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The Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. held their
Autumn Ram Fair on Tuesday 7th October 2003, when there was 678
rams and females of all classes forward.
The annual show and sale of Bluefaced Leicester Rams & Females
saw an excellent show of sheep forward. A packed ring of buyers
were present with trade very dear prices were double what they
were last year. Mr A.R. Carruther, Peela Hill took the honours
selling two good shearling rams at the joint top price of £2000,
purchasers being Messrs Forster, The Nook, Penton and Messrs Story,
Crindledykes, Bardon Mill (best shearling average £1086.66).
Two shear rams to £360 The Flatt and £350 Snowden Close,
three/four shear £260 The Side. Ram lambs to £420 Bush
on Lyne and £360 from Baggarah (who had the top average of £265), £340
Drumrash Farm Partnership.
Two shear ewes to £110 Wylliebrae,
shearling ewes £190, £180 Wylliebrae and £155
Allensgreen, ewe lambs £150 Sunnyside.
Prior to the sale
judging was efficiently carried out by Mr M. Wood, Brockholes,
Bardon Mill, Hexham who awarded the overall championship to Messrs
R.C. & W.M. Brough, Bush on Lyne, Longtown for a ram lamb which
also received the G.E. Carter Trophy and the Robert Telford Memorial
Trophy and later sold at £420 to Mr R. Sunderland, Aspatria.
Reserve champion was a ram lamb from Drumrash Farm Partnership
which sold at £340 to Greystoke Castle Farms. Other awards
were as follows:-
3rd place ram lamb – Mr D. Fleming, Fairfield, Longtown,
sold at £320 to Messrs Armstrong, Triermain.
1st place shearling ram – Drumrash Farm Partnership, sold
at £400 to Messrs Morris, Westerkirk.
2nd place shearling ram – Mr D. Fleming, Fairfield, sold
at £400 to Messrs Robinson, Ottercops.
3rd place shearling ram – W.J. Coltherd, Foulshiels, Yarrow,
sold at £480 to Mrs Dodds, Otterburn.
A grand turnout of Suffolk and Continental rams and females saw
the ring bursting at the seams.The best quality show of rams forward
for years saw all breeds meeting a great trade with vendors returning
home very pleased. Top of £560 for a Texel shearling ram
from J. Beck, Portospittal, others to £500 and £480
Kirkton, Suffolks to £400 Twislehope and £380 Skelfhill,
Beltex £380 Portospittal, Charollais £340 Lesson Hall,
North Country Cheviot £250 Hilltop, Bleu d’Maine £160
Orchard, Lleyn £100 Whitcastle. Ram lambs to £550 and £500
for Suffolks from The Lands, Charollais £250 and £240
The Kerr, Texel £260 and £220 Nether Ernambrie. Aged
rams to £320 for a Texel from Kirkton others £220 Abbey,
Suffolks £150 Hallees, Charollais £260 and £250
The Lands. Females to £140 for a two shear Suffolk from Cleughside
with shearlings to £135 Redcat.
OTHER LEADING PRICES:-
Leicester Ram Lambs - £310 Allensgreen and Westwood, £300
Drumrash and Jerriestown.
Leicester Shearling Rams - £800, £700 Peela Hill, £480
Crawthat, £420 Howahill, Snowden Close and Foulshiels, £410
Crawthat, £400 Archerbeck, Raggetsyke, The Side, Parkhill,
The Close and Corrie Mains.
Leicester Rams (2 shear) - £320 Alderley Terrace.
Leicester Shearling Ewes - £160 Wylliebrae, £155, £140
Allensgreen.
Leicester Ewes (2 shear) - £300, £220, £180 Snowden
Close.
Suffolk Ram Lambs - £380, £280 The Lands, £300, £280
Redcat, £260, £230 Archerbeck.
Suffolk Shearling Rams - £340 Skelfhill and Whitcastle, £320
Twislehope, £300 Twislehope, Skelfhill and Whitcastle.
Texel Shearling Rams – £440 Kirkton, £420 East
Middle, £380 Roseview and Kirkton, £350 East Middle, £320
North Deanhead and Megdale, £300 Standalene.
Texel Rams (2 shear) - £320 Kirkton.
Texel Rams (3 shear) - £200 Falla.
Texel Ewe Lambs - £100 Peela Hill.
Beltex x Texel Shearling Rams - £380, £300 Portospittal.
2002 sale report>>
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