The NI Texel Breeders Club sale at Lisahally Mart saw a top of 1520gns for the Holden Agri & Fuels champion, a shearling ram from Sean McCloskey’s Glenroe flock. A Glenroe Bacardi son out of a Foundry Willow daughter he heads to join Peter Kealey’s flock, Drum.
Seamus McBride took the next best with his fourth place McBride shearling ram, a Quarry Eminem son out of a Fairywater Surfer daughter. He sold to Alwyn Fleming Limavady for 1080gns.
Jacqueline Browne’s Drumeagle exhibit which claimed the third place rosette saw the hammer fall at 1000gns to McCloskey Livestock. He is a Castlecairn Doodlebug son out of a Fairywater Columbo daughter.
Topping the leader board for ram lamb sales were J, R and G Foster’s Springhill flock with a Haddo Fortune son out of an Emlach Derrick daughter. He moves home to Claudy to join Nigel Madden’s flock for 800gns.
Roger Strawbridge’s Tamnamoney flock claimed the next two leading prices at 740gns and 720gns for Ballynahone Foreman sons out of Clarks Bolt and Knap Wot A Nut daughters, respectively. Both lambs head to join flocks in Donemana.
Adrian Liggett’s Corbo exhibit which claimed Mr Glendinning’s Holden Agri & Fuels reserve championship also changed hands for 720gns. He is a Hexel Fan Club son out of a Auldhouseburn Crackpot daughter and moves home to Drumahoe.