Guest consignor Procters Farm enjoyed the best of the trade at Saturday’s January Gems sale, Ballymena, with the Lancashire-based flock taking bids of 14,000gns and 11,000gns.
The sale leader, PFD1903220, a twin-born daughter of the 100,000gns Sportsmans Batman is out of a dam by the 70,000gns Teiglum Younggun and is from the same family as the 12,000gns Procters Cheeky Monkey. This one headed back across the Irish sea again to join Carl Bellis, Denbigh, carrying twins to the 350,000gns Sportsmans Double Diamond.
Second best of the sale at 11,000gns was PFD1903137 from the same pen and again by Batman. She was another offered in-lamb to Double Diamond and sold to the McCollam family, Crumlin, for the Carmavy flock.
Claiming the third highest price of the day at 6500gns were Adrian Liggett and Brian Williamson, Corbo and Farmhill Flocks with their Strathbogie Best Bet Daughter, WBO1900193. She sold in lamb to the 3000gns Tullagh Dragon and moves South to join Donna Vidal’s Flock in Trim, Co Meath.
Selling at 5000gns was another from the Procters consignment. PFD1903467 is a daughter of Fordafourie Balvenie out of a Tophill Union Jack dam which is a full sister to the 8000gns Procters Vagabond. Scanned with a single pregnancy to Procters Dingle Dollar, a Batman son, she joins Ashley Dickson’s Lonicera flock, Castlederg.
From the Corbo and Farmhill pen WBO1900199 changed hands for 4200gns to Limavady breeder Martin Warnock for his Straidarran Flock. She is another Best Bet daughter out of a Springwell Viera dam in lamb to the 17,000gns Sportsmans Cannon Ball.
Sixth in line for the money was John Trimble’s Curley flock with TYC1900872. She is a Mullan BFG daughter out of one of a Glenside ewe which and sold at 3800gns. She sold in lamb to Lakeview Dirty Dancer and was the pick of Philip Dodds for his Tullybrannigan flock, Newcastle.
This year’s sale also offered the opportunity for buyers to purchase a charity auction lot from Graham and Joanne McFarland’s Drewmar flock, Co Tyrone, with all proceeds going to the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice. This entry, FQR1900551 raised 2800gns for the Children’s Hospice. This Tamnamoney Big Horn daughter out of a Ballyhivistock Unique dam and sold in-lamb to the 15,000gns Knock Yardsman and joins S R Glenn’s flock, Carryduff, Co Down.
The Corbo and Farmhill Flocks then sold the top priced ewe lamb Lot69 for 2400gns This was LIG2000559, a Corbo Coors Light daughter out of a Hartside All Star dam. She sold to join Owen & Liam Donohoe’s Derryvore flock, Enniskillen.
Averages; 18 Blue Gates gimmers £938.88, 13 Curley gimmers £1361.53, 11 Corbo and Farmhill females £2181.90, eight Straidarran gimmers £900, eight Procters gimmers £4750 (Ballymena Livestock Mart).
