Topping the ram lamb trade at the Main NSA Ram Sale, Builth Wells, at 7500gns was Geoff and Eifion Morgan’s Blaencar Gladiator.
This first prize winner from the Royal Welsh Show earlier this summer is by Haymount Filmstar and out of a dam by Teiglum Crackerjack and sold in a two-way split to Robin Clwyd Ellis and Tomos Huw Ellis for the Eglur and Kauri flocks, respectively.
The Davies family’s Teilo flock followed that with one at 5000gns in the shape of Teilo Gogoniant. He’d stood second in the texelplus class in the pre-sale show and is by Haymount Finders Keepers and out of a dam by Mattadale Dance Monkey. He was bought by Neil Harvey for the Blackadder flock.
Alan Powell then sold Monnow Hill Game Face, a Glenside Forever II son out of an Ettrick-bred dam by Douganhill Desperado. He was knocked at 2800gns down to Stuart Barclay for the Harestone flock.
James and Ellie Amphlett followed that when taking 2400gns for Topwood Glen Coco, a Knockem Fandabbydozi son out of a Teiglum-bred dam by former sire of the year Knock Bantastic. Buying him was Christopher Cornthwaite, Clitheroe, for the Stumps Cross flock.
The Davies were then back in the money taking 2300gns for Teilo Gawr, another by Haymount Finders Keepers and out of a dam by Hope Valley C The Stars. Sold with an index in the top 10% of the breed he headed away with the James family, Ditton Priors, Bridgenorth.
Following him at 2000gns was Topwood Gangnam Style from the Amphletts. This one is a full brother to the 2400gns Coco and was taken by A J and J A Powell, Knighton.
Messrs Hughes then took 1900gns for Vale Groovy, a Roxburgh Dirrington son out of a dam by Tima Web Cam and with an index in the top 10% of the breed he was the pick of John Elliot, Roxburgh.
And the first prize texelplus lamb from the pre-sale show then sold at 1700gns. This was Jeremy Theyer’s Chedworth Gladiator, a Chedworth Fantastic son out of a dam by Strathbogie Cannonball. With an index in the top 5% he sold to J L Daniels, Ingworth.
Average; 175 ram lambs £668.31 (Clee Tomkinson Francis and Hexham and Northern Marts).