Sheep Sales

Top Price Achieved

Sam Driver champion Dorset gimmer made 800gns

Dorset champion from Sam Driver tops Carlisle Sale at 800gns

A top price of 2000gns was paid for the Hollinrake's shearling ram

A top price of 2000gns was paid for the Hollinrake's shearling ram

The Hollinrake's Knotlow flock achieve top prices at British Dorper sale at Carlisle

Matt’s Halo from Matthew Burleigh topped the females at 4000gns

Matt’s Halo from Matthew Burleigh topped the females at 4000gns

The Blue Texel, Matt's Halo sells to Orkney for 4000gns

Forkins Hawkeye from Alastair Gault, was the pre-sale champion and sold for 10,000gns

Forkins Hawkeye from Alastair Gault, was the pre-sale champion and sold for 10,000gns

Northern Ireland

Trio of 10,000gns at the Northern Irish National Texel Sale at Ballymena

Westbroad Dutch Spotted to 3200gns

Store lambs continue to sell at prices above those of 2023

Store lambs continue to sell at prices above those of 2023

Store lamb values remain strong across the country

Topping the sale at 24,000gns was Caereinion Gladiator

Topping the sale at 24,000gns was Caereinion Gladiator

Scots make their mark in Worcester for Texels

A huge turnout was forward for the Logie Durno on farm sale which averaged in excess of £1000 for the Ingram family

A huge turnout was forward for the Logie Durno on farm sale which averaged in excess of £1000 for the Ingram family

Logie Durno's on-farm ram sale averages a colossal £1054 for 376 rams

Breeding sheep and store lambs met a flying trade at Longtown. This pen of 131 Texel cross store lambs from Bryden Nicolson sold at £112 per head

Breeding sheep and store lambs met a flying trade at Longtown. This pen of 131 Texel cross store lambs from Bryden Nicolson sold at £112 per head

David and William Moir sell Mule gimmers to £250 at Longtown

GB Lamb prices are expected to remain firm when New Zealand values have increased

GB Lamb prices are expected to remain firm when New Zealand values have increased

Increased trade for smaller NZ lamb crop set to bolster UK trade in coming months

Woodies Karate Kid a substitute lamb from Stuart and Murray Wood topped the lambs at 25,000gns

Woodies Karate Kid a substitute lamb from Stuart and Murray Wood topped the lambs at 25,000gns

Woodies Karate Kid tops Carlisle Beltex ram lamb trade for Stuart and Murray Wood

First prize pen of continental cross ewes from JR and LA Capstick topped the sale at £325

First prize pen of continental cross ewes from JR and LA Capstick topped the sale at £325

The first of the breeding sheep sales at Hawes tops at £325 for gimmers

Second prize cross-bred ram from Logie Durno sold for a Bentham centre record of £5000

Second prize cross-bred ram from Logie Durno sold for a Bentham centre record of £5000

Logie Durno sells cross-bred shearling ram for £5000 record at Bentham

Aviemore Jerri from Colin Mair and Partners topped the gimmer trade at 7000gns

Aviemore Jerri from Colin Mair and Partners topped the gimmer trade at 7000gns

An Aviemore gimmer from the part dispersal topped the Beltex females at Carlisle

Overall champion pen of Half-bred ewe lambs pictured from left with judge, John Sleigh, Darcy and Georgie Alexander (on behalf of DR Alexander & Son), and breeder Fiona Anderson

Overall champion pen of Half-bred ewe lambs pictured from left with judge, John Sleigh, Darcy and Georgie Alexander (on behalf of DR Alexander & Son), and breeder Fiona Anderson

Half-bred ewe lambs from Fiona Anderson achieve £400 at Quoybrae

Powerhouse Bodyguard stood overall champion and made 1800gns

Powerhouse Bodyguard stood overall champion and made 1800gns

Rouge Sheep Society's annual show and sale at Carlisle tops at 1800gns twice

Champion pen of Texel prime lambs from J Little jnr, Keltie Bridge, pictured with the judge Jim Nisbet

Champion pen of Texel prime lambs from J Little jnr, Keltie Bridge, pictured with the judge Jim Nisbet

Scottish Texel Breeders show and sale at UA Stirling won by lambs from J Little jnr

Sale leader at 6000gns was the first prize gimmer from Charlie Boden's Sportsmans flock

Sale leader at 6000gns was the first prize gimmer from Charlie Boden's Sportsmans flock

North West Texel Club sale at J36 sells to 6000gns for Sportsmans gimmer

Sale leader at €20,000 from Neville Myles, Silver Hill

Sale leader at €20,000 from Neville Myles, Silver Hill

Top Texel Prices

Irish Premier Texel sells for €20,000 at Blessington; others at €18,000 and €15,000

Busy ringside at Lairg auction for the annual sale of North Country Cheviot lambs Ref:RH140818096

Busy ringside at Lairg auction for the annual sale of North Country Cheviot lambs Ref:RH140818096

Store lamb sales from Quoybrae to Islay and Lanark to Lairg – averages up £13-£33

Record priced ram lamb at 2000gns from Jonathan Long's Chaileybrook flock

Record priced ram lamb at 2000gns from Jonathan Long's Chaileybrook flock

Chaileybrook Southdown flock sets 2000gns ram lamb record at Worcester

Ref:RH130121031 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Ref:RH130121031 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Opening store lamb sales kick off well

Top price of 7000gns in the ring

Top price of 7000gns in the ring

More Sheep Sold

Brian Davies’ ewe lamb, Ty-Gwyn Hot Chick makes 7000gns at Carlisle

Derg Hercules topped the sale at 10,000gns

Derg Hercules topped the sale at 10,000gns

lamb secures lead price

Blue Texels and Dutch Spotted at Carlisle sale hit 10,000gns

Champion was the shearling ram from the Trumper family and reserve went to the ram lamb from the Harries

Champion was the shearling ram from the Trumper family and reserve went to the ram lamb from the Harries

Champion and reserve Jacobs make 3500gns and 1600gns at Carlisle

Jimmy Douglas' Cairness lamb topped the sale at 6500gns

Jimmy Douglas' Cairness lamb topped the sale at 6500gns

Lead Price Secured

Jimmy Douglas' Cairness flock takes 6500gns top price for a Suffolk lamb at Carlisle

Hayberries Moonraker topped the sale at 3000gns for P and S Addison

Hayberries Moonraker topped the sale at 3000gns for P and S Addison

3000gns Top Price

Joint top price of 3000gns at the Zwartbles Premier show and sale at Carlisle

Delegates enjoyed a week long tour visiting individual breeders, SRUC, AB Europe, and attending several agricultural shows and receptions

Delegates enjoyed a week long tour visiting individual breeders, SRUC, AB Europe, and attending several agricultural shows and receptions

50 Years of Trading

International Guests Celebrate British Texel Sheep Society’s 50th

Paula and David Reid sold their Conchar lamb for 10,000gns

Paula and David Reid sold their Conchar lamb for 10,000gns

Scottish breeders star as vendors and purchasers at National Suffolk sale Shrewsbury

This Blue Texel ram lamb, Ettrick jackpot

This Blue Texel ram lamb, Ettrick jackpot

Blue Texel ram lamb, Ettrick Jackpot, makes £10,000 in private deal

Jim and Jenni Cannon, Redbrae, sold a full brother to their top priced Lanark lamb for £10,000 privately to Hazel Martindale, Landale

Jim and Jenni Cannon, Redbrae, sold a full brother to their top priced Lanark lamb for £10,000 privately to Hazel Martindale, Landale

Redbrae Suffolk ram lamb makes £10,000 in private deal

Champion pen of lambs from JR and LA Capstick made £170

Champion pen of lambs from JR and LA Capstick made £170

Capstick's champion topped Hawes prime lambs at £170 per head

Moirs sell Charolais cross store bullocks at Carlisle for £2080

Pen leader from Jim Innes made 10,000gns

Pen leader from Jim Innes made 10,000gns

Solwaybank Suffolk ram lamb makes 40,000gns to top Scottish Area sale at Lanark

Joint sale leader at 11,000gns was this Limestone ram lamb from M Priestley

Joint sale leader at 11,000gns was this Limestone ram lamb from M Priestley

Mark Priestley's Limestone flock dominates Ballymena Suffolk trade

This Sandy Lane shearling took the championship and later realised 700gns

This Sandy Lane shearling took the championship and later realised 700gns

Champion Dorset tops Lanark sale at 700gns for Sam Driver, Sandy Lane

Christine and Robert Calvin are selling a gimmer from each of their Ballyhivistock flocks to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and The Boom Foundation

Christine and Robert Calvin are selling a gimmer from each of their Ballyhivistock flocks to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and The Boom Foundation

Ballyhivistock dispersal to raise money for Macmillan and The Boom Foundation

Sam Driver's two-shear Poll Dorset ram topped the sale at 1050gns

Sam Driver's two-shear Poll Dorset ram topped the sale at 1050gns

Dorset ram tops Worcester sale at 1050gns

Derek Steen's gimmer sold for 2400gns

Derek Steen's gimmer sold for 2400gns

Wedderburn Golden Girl leads Worcester Dutch Texel sale at 2500gns

Halfpint sold for 13,500gns

Halfpint sold for 13,500gns

Artnagullion Dutch Spotted Ram Lamb Sells for Record 13,500gns at Swatragh

Judge Chris Abernethy, pictures with the champion winners from George Lumsden, Meikle Begshill, Drumblade

Judge Chris Abernethy, pictures with the champion winners from George Lumsden, Meikle Begshill, Drumblade

Meigle Begshill Texels top North of Scotland Club show at Huntly

Judge A Argo (left) and C Smith, South Flanders who won the award for the best pen of Suffolk cross lambs

Judge A Argo (left) and C Smith, South Flanders who won the award for the best pen of Suffolk cross lambs

South Flanders wins West and Central Suffolk prime lamb prize at Stirling

Overall champion and sale leader at 6200gns from Logie Durno

Overall champion and sale leader at 6200gns from Logie Durno

Logie Durno dominates Worcester Charollais sheep sale

Springhill Casino Royale topped the sale at 10,000gns for G Foster Photograph: Agri images

Springhill Casino Royale topped the sale at 10,000gns for G Foster Photograph: Agri images

Graham Foster's Springhill flock dominates inaugural Charollais Supreme

Sale leader at 3400gns

Sale leader at 3400gns

Colin and Ros Bowen’s Pembrokeshire-based Gwyndy Charollais flock dispersal

Judge Roy McFarlane presents the champion and reserve honours

Judge Roy McFarlane presents the champion and reserve honours

Hampshire Downs reach 4500gns at Shrewsbury breed sale

Top priced ewe hogg at £3500

Top priced ewe hogg at £3500

Prices reached £3500 at Patrick and Kirsty Sowerby's dispersal of Swaledale ewe hoggs

Champion winning lambs, Dutch Texels from Terrys Farm sold for £250 and 609.8p/kg pictured from left are Ian Sowerby and James Birbeck

Champion winning lambs, Dutch Texels from Terrys Farm sold for £250 and 609.8p/kg pictured from left are Ian Sowerby and James Birbeck

Dutch Texel lambs from Messrs Sowerby achieved £250 or 609.8p per kg at Carlisle

Milltown Hulk ET from Tommy Jackson topped the trade at 4000gns

Milltown Hulk ET from Tommy Jackson topped the trade at 4000gns

Dutch Spotted led the May Fair of pedigree sheep at Carlisle at 4000gns

Champion pen from A McKenzie and partners, Ardgate, sold for £185 per life pictured left with Jamie Pirie and judge, Douglas Adam, Muirdean

Champion pen from A McKenzie and partners, Ardgate, sold for £185 per life pictured left with Jamie Pirie and judge, Douglas Adam, Muirdean

Ardgate achieve top price of £185 per life at United Auctions, Stirling

Champion pen from David Carr sold for £355 per life

Champion pen from David Carr sold for £355 per life

Highwood hoggs with lambs top Darlington show and sale at £355 per life

Chairman of British Wool, Jim Robertson: Prices strengthened in the autumn but have weakened again over the last two months

Chairman of British Wool, Jim Robertson: Prices strengthened in the autumn but have weakened again over the last two months

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