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Ballymena Sale (3rd August)

For the first time the premier sale in Northern Ireland moved to an evening event.  This paid dividends with a packed ringside that resulted in a cracking trade. 

There was a tremendous clearance rate of 79 per cent and the ram lambs sold averaged £633.59.  Twelve shearling rams sold to average £574.44.

Highest price of 4,000gns went to A Gault (Forkins Flock)  for the champion ram lamb.  This Cairness Kanine son was sold to S&W Tait Burnview Flock. 

Second highest price of 2,000gn went to G Beacom Lakeview flock.  This Garryhinch Empire son was finally knocked down to P Gurney for use in the Oakbridge flock. 

On the night eight lambs sold at four figure prices. 

Edinburgh Sale (30th July)

The 2010 Edinburgh sale had a 69% clearance rate.  This year's sale grossed £235,384 and averaged £1,929.38 for 122 ram lambs sold. 

20,000gns was the top price paid to S Buckley's, Sitlow flock, for a Cairness Carbon son who had stood reserve the previous day.  R Wilson, Strathisla, who judged this year's sale was the final bidder with a third going to CA Proctor's Conveth flock.  Sitlow had the highest average of the day of £6,720 for four lambs sold. 

The second highest price of 18,000gns was paid by the Robinson family from N Ireland for a Strathisla Sea Bird son.  This was the first lamb in a pen of nine from R Wilson.  The Strathisla flock went on to average £4,635.

S&W Tait had the third highest average on the day of £3,754 for five lambs sold.  The Burnview flock had a top call of 6,000gns selling to Mrs RH Goldie's Harpercroft flock. 

JG Douglas had won the overall Champion by a lamb from the 1st place group of three.  This lamb by Baileys Bacchus was sold for 5,000gn.  However, it was the Cairness lamb by Fyvie Classic that had been placed third in the single ram class that obtained their highest price of 10,000gns.  Overall J Douglas ended the day to average £3,022 for nine lambs sold. 

The Rhaeadr flock of M Evans from Wales received the third highest price of 12,000gns from the Barbour family from Annan.  This ram lamb is a son of Baileys BMW who has won the Royal Highland and Royal Welsh shows in 2010.  This was the icing on the cake for Myfyr who had a complete clearance of his eight lambs to average £3,137. 

The fifth highest price of 9,000gns was paid to CA Proctor and Co.  The Conveth flock ended the day with an average of £2,373 for five lambs sold. 

Mark Priestley, Limestone flock, received 7,000gns for a Strathisla Stoner son selling to B Nicholson. 

The Middlemuir flock of Pat Machray received a top call of 5,00gns for a Cairness Stockbroker son.  Pat had one of his best days to go home with an average of £2,153 for his three lambs sold.

K&L Mair, Deveronside had a top price of 6,000gns for a Strathisla Sea Bird son.  This well fleshed lamb was finally knocked down in a joint purchase to C Holmes, Rookery flock and M Weaver, Perrinpit flock.  The Rookery flock also paid 5,500gns for an outstanding lamb from A Knox, Haddo flock. 

Champion sold to Ross Lawrence for 5000gns.

Reserve Champion from S Buckley sold for the highest price of 20K

2nd highest price of 18K went to sale judge Robbie Wilson.

1st prize recorded ram lamb from S & W Tait sold for 6K.

1st prize ram lamb from S Buckley sold for 4K.

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National Sale (Shrewsbury 24th July)

A packed ringside resulting in a cracking trade for our first main Suffolk sale of 2010.  Of the 236 lots entered, forty one animals made four figure sums with two further lots making over 10,000gns. 

Top price of 26,000gns was paid for the Champion ram lamb presented by J Douglas.  After some furious bidding this Cairness Achievement son was knocked down to Gary Beacom for use in the Lakeview flock, N Ireland.

The second highest price of 13,500gns was paid to  G Biddulph.  The Pexhill flock ended the day with an average of 3,914gns for five sold. 

TA Irwin and Sons from Devon had the third highest price when A Wilson and J Gibb paid 8,200gns to secure a Cairness Carbon son.  The Kings flock sold four lambs to average 2,770gns. 

WH Sinnet's Stockton flock was one of the largest vendors with twelve tremendous lambs.  Their consistency was matched with some furious bidding.  With a top call of 8,000gns for the reserve champion John went on to average 2,112gns.

RH Wilson also secured a 8,000gn bid for a Glenhead Golden Phoenix son.  The Strathisla flock had a complete clearance of their nine lambs to average 2,244gns. 

Performance recorded stock were also in demand by both pedigree and commercial customers.  The Bentley flock secured a top price of 5,200gns from M Prince and R Garner for an animal at the top of the breed percentiles.  The Harding family sold six to average 1,970gns. 

The best from G Owen's Morris flock was 4,800gns for a Plasllewelyn Pirate son.  Five lambs on offer were sold to average 1,626gns. 

S&L Buckley's sold a Roundacre Raceway lamb for 4,000gns.  The Sitlow flock ended the day with five sold to average 1,232gns.

M Evans Rhaeadr flock secured a top call of 3,600gns for a Baileys Brigadier the Second son.  Myfyr's eight lambs sold to average 1,226gns. 

The Midhope flock of John Key also had a cracking trade for Signet performance recorded stock.  With prices at 3,000gn and 2,600 John ended the day with an average of 1,232gns for five sold. 

The final sale analysis will be updated on Tuesday.

The Supreme Champion J.G. Douglas which sold for 26,000 gns

Reserve Champion, W.H. Sinnett & Sons sold for 8000gns

1st Prize Ewe Lamb, D.R. & A.G. Jeffries

Best of 3 Ram Lambs, W.H. Sinnett & Sons averaged 3650 gns

Besd Recorded Ram Lamb, Rodger K. Denby sold for 720gns

Ram Lamb with best gigot, Ross Lawrence sold for 1900gns

To view complete sale photographs go into Stackyard link.

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