An 8500gns call was the best of the evening at the Longtown Ladies sale of Texel females, with the Usk Vale flock of Willy Davis and Paul Rowlands once again scoring a number of top prices, including the sale leading bid.
Topping the honour list was HAK2001512, a gimmer bred in the Knock flock and sired by Garngour Alabama. She is out of an Allanfauld Am The Man daughter and sold carrying to Morwood Eurostar. Buying this one was A E Jones for the Ynystoddeb flock, Carmarthenshire.
Second best at 5500gns was another from the same home and again bred in the Knock flock, HAK2001529. This Sportsmans Chieftain daughter is out of a Tophill Wall St-sired dam and was offered in-lamb to Lakeview Earn Your Keep. A maternal sister to a 20,000gns gimmer she was taken by Carl Henry Bellis, Denbigh.
Robbie Wilson, Milnbank, then took 4800gns for his best of the sale, LYM2003801, an Ellen Valley Caesar daughter out of a dam by Strathbogie Yes Sir. She sold in-lamb with twins to Harestone Eldorado and was the pick of the Nicholson family, Duns.
Another from Usk Vale then sold at 4500gns, with this being UVP2004162, a Hexel Born To Be Wild daughter out of a dam by Sportsmans A Star and in-lamb to Morwood Eurostar. This maternal sister to the 20,000gns Usk Vale Eddie was knocked down to David Houghton for the Tophill flock, Bury.
Next at the same money was one from Robert Cockburn’s Knap pen, with this being a Sportsmans Cannon Ball daughter out of a dam by Clinterty Yuga Khan. She had stood champion in the pre-sale show and was taken by the judge, James Theyer, Clanfield, in-lamb to New View Electrifying.
Then at 2600gns was one from Alan Blackwood’s Auldhouseburn consignment, BYZ2025915. This Usk Vale Corker daughter is out of a dam by Rhaeadr Best of the Best and sold in-lamb to Seaforde Empire King. She was offered carrying triplets and found a new home with Carl Bellis.
Close behind at 2500gns was another Knap entry from Robert Cockburn, CKP2004736. Again by Cannon Ball, she is out of a Yuga Khan daughter and sold in-lamb to New View Electrifying. Buying her was H Smith, Brampton.
And next in line at 2400gns was one from Auldhouseburn, BYZ2025940. She’s again by Corker and out of a dam by Haymount Windsor. In-lamb to Saltcotes E Class, she was bought by M McAteer, Clauty, Co Derry.
Robbie Wilson then took the same money for LYM2004027, a Knock Yardsman daughter out of a dam by Strathbogie Yes Sir and in-lamb to Teiglum Dancing Brave. She headed to a new home in Yorkshire with Sam and Sarah Beachell.
Averages; 90 gimmers £1268, 24 ewe lambs £853 (Cumberland and Dumfries Mart).