FLOCK averages
GEORGE and John Browell, of the Quarry flock from Hexham, had a field day for their first time selling crossing-type Bluefaced Leicester lambs at Carlisle, achieving a new high of £12,000.
The brothers, along with John’s two sons, Ridley and Lewis Browell, topped the sale with a March-born ram lamb by last year’s £5500 Carlisle purchase, Dawyck P20, out of a home-bred dam by Carry House H10. He sold in a three-way split to the Reed family of the West Biggins flock, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham; Andrew Hunter, The Steel, Bellingham; and Martyn Archer, Carry House, Wark, Hexham.
It was another family team behind the sale leaders from Dawyck who sold seven to average £3314. The Thornborrow family – Malcolm and sons, Craig and Gary, and Gary’s partner, Marian Porter – Easter Dawyck, Stobo, Peebles, saw their pen leader make £10,000 to Finlay Robertson, of the Beeches flock from West Calder. This lamb is by Smearsett M2, which was bought at Hawes for £7000 and has previously bred to £4000, whilst the dam, goes back to Hewgill M1.
The third lamb, a son of the £65,000 Riddings ram bought last year which bred sons to £17,000 and £16,000 at Hawes, this year, made £7000, to W Lockhart and Son, Laggan Park, Moniaive and Hugh Rorison, Clonrae, both Thornhill, Dumfriesshire.
Dawyck then teamed up with Kevin Ridley of the Shitlington flock, Hexham, and Shaun Proctor, Kirkby Stephen, to buy the £8000 Steel shearling from Andrew Hunter, The Steel. He is from the first crop of shearling sons by the £8500 Hawes purchase, Spurrigg P2 – the sire of the £30,000 Steel Bruno lamb sold privately this year.
The same home sold another for £5500 to JRF Pattinson and Son, Hott Bank, Bardon Mill, Hexham. He is by the £3000 Nunscleugh
SALE LEADER at £12,000 from Quarry House
P18 bought last year at Hawes for £3000, and out of a home-bred dam that goes has previously bred sons to £12,000 going back to a Firth tup.
The Lords’ Hewgill flock from Stainmore, Kirkby Stephen, sold to £7500 for their No 2, purchased by James Mills, Larne, Co Antrim. Backed by homebred genetics, he is the result of the Hewgill M39 sire onto a Riddings L7 sired-ewe.
The same home sold the pre-sale champion, a lamb, for £6000 in a three-way split to Hexham breeders, The Steel, Carry House and Shitlington. His pedigree features the £5500 Marriforth P1 sire bought last year onto a homebred ewe.
Despite being first in the ring, Martyn Archer’s Carry House flock, reached £5000 for a ram lamb son of Carry House Ronaldo – a tup sold last year for £28,000 with a share being retained – out of a home-bred dam by Carry House Jackpot. He sold in a three-way split to Hexhambased breeders, Wanwood Partners; Messrs Murray and Sons and Messrs Morshead.
Selling at the same money was the sole entry from John Smith-Jackson, Shafthill, High Town, Haltwhistle. His lamb is by frozen semen from the Smearsett E1, bought from a fundraiser for the late Hannah Brown. The dam is by the Blarnavaid L10.
Second prize in the presale show, he sold to the Browells, Quarry House, with Messrs Burrow and Rutter Armstrong, Penrith, taking an equal share.
Another to hit £5000 was the best from the Lee family, Agars Hill, Whitfield, Hexham. This lamb is a result of the Midlock L32 sire onto a Shafthill J27 ewe and found a new home with Messrs Lodge, Settle.
The best from father and son duo, John and Callum Park of the Forebrae flock, Dalpeddar, Sanquhar, made £5000 when selling to Messrs Elliott, Powburn, Alnwick; Messrs Dixon, Morpeth; and Messrs Burston, Holystone, Morpeth.
He is a ram lamb son of last year’s £5000 Alwinton P3, and bred from a home-bred ewe by Drimsynie M5.
Shearlings sold to £4500 from the Wight family, Midlock, Crawford. A son of Midlock Zeus, which has bred progeny to £9000 previously, while the dam is a Macqueston ewe bought at Carlisle for £4000. He travels down to Wales with Messrs Roberts, Gaerwen, Gwynedd.
The first prize shearling made £2400 for James Herdman of the Edlingham flock, Alnwick. He is by Newbigging Walls L11, and sold to Messrs Barker Farms, Richmond.
Flock (No)
(£)
Ram lambs Carry House (7)
Top (£) Average 5000 2314.29
Tintoside (3) 1100 766.67 Midlock (8) 2000 1212.50 Rowntree (7) 450 300.00 Kilfaddoch (3) 600 450.00 Moscow (4) 800 612.50 Bleagill (4) 3000 2125.00 Agars Hill (3) 5000 1950.00 Dawyck (7) 10,000 3314.29 Kilnstown (3) 1000 716.67 Firth (5) 1000 660.00 Riddings (6) 2500 1550.00 Grennan (5) 450 300.00 Yore House (6) 1000 700.00 Old Thorne (3) 400 333.33 Sandhopes (6) 850 500.00 Steel (5) 8000 4700.00 Gariochsford (3) 500 500.00 Bailey Mill (3) 400 366.67 Farewell Grange (4) 1000 762.50 Mcffi (3) 700 566.67 Marriforth (5) 1800 680.00 Culloch (3) 1800 1066.67 Binsey (5) 1000 740.00 Forebrae (4) 5000 3275.00 Kristaim (3) 500 416.67 Shitlington (9) 1300 844.44 Breck House (4) 1800 1025.00 Hassiewells (11) 800 336.36 Linkshead (3) 2500 1200.00 White House (10) 900 535.00 Quarry House (4) 12,000 4300.00 Kilburn (3) 600 483.33 Todhills (5) 1000 700.00 Nunscleugh (4) 2000 1100.00 Hill End (5) 1800 1190.00 New Hartrigg (9) 900 522.22 Hamildean (5) 4500 2580.00 Glenrath (5) 3800 1560.00 Libberton (4) 1800 1100.00 Scarrowmanwick (5) 2200 1220.00 Glenlaugh (4) 500 425.00 Old Hemley (4) 400 325.00 Black Edge (4) 450 400.00 Cairn Smiddy (3) 800 683.33 Mid Knockglass (7) 2200 950.00
Aged rams and shearlings Scrogton (6) 1200 833.33 Morley (3) 800 473.33 Ersock (5) 650 470.00
ANDREW HUNTER’S Steel lamb sold for £8000
TOP PRICE
Soflen (4) 700 562.50 Castle Eden (5) 500 390.00 West Butsfield (6) 650 500.00 Newfield Mains (9) 1000 511.11 Branton (4) 550 490.00 Edlingham (5) 2400 1270.00 Shaw Head (3) 450 316.67 Hargill House (6) 900 500.00 Nunscleugh (10) 1500 905.00 Todhills (4) 700 375.00 Kilnstown (7) 1600 731.43
Kirkton (7) 1200 800.00 Quarry House (12) 2200 933.33 Homilton (12) 800 539.17 Clennell Hill (7) 2000 942.86 Hott Bank (6) 1400 958.33 Alwinton (3) 650 566.67 Shitlington (3) 1400 1133.33
Females Black Edge (3)
200 200.00