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John Green’s Greenall flock, Melrose, has been named the champion flock in the Northern Area Texel Breeder’s Club’s flock competition under judge Reece Stevenson, Brick Hills. The Greenall flock had won the large flock class,…
Read moreA recent rise in prime lamb trade has seen Texel sired stock enjoying the better end of the prices at markets across the UK, with Texel bred cull ewes also in hot demand. At Lanark…
Read moreTopping the day’s trade at the NITBC sale, Lisahally, was a ram lamb at 1360gns from Adrian Liggett’s Corbo flock. This one had been the Holden Agri and Fuels champion from the pre-sale show and…
Read moreDemand for shearling rams at the Shropshire and Borders Texel Club sale, Welshpool, was exceptional, with the average rising more than £100 on the year and a top call of 2900gns. Leading the prices was…
Read moreTaking the top call of 2050gns at the NITBC’s sale, Swatragh, was the champion from the pre-sale show under judge David McIlwaine, Ciaran McAuley’s shearling ram fromhis Capecastle flock. This is a Loosebeare Chief son…
Read moreThe Solway and Tyne Texel Club’s second sale, Carlisle, saw a brace of ram lambs sell at 3800gns, with the first of these being Allanfauld Jumping Jack from the MacGregor family. This Brackenridge Fly Half…
Read moreSociety chief executive John Yates recently spoke to the New Zealand-based Head Shepherd podcast hosted by leading genetics consultant Mark Ferguson to discuss the evolution of the breed and the Society in recent years, including…
Read moreNorthern Ireland breeders saw prices reach 3280gns at the latest NITBC sale, Enniskillen, when the reserve champion from the pre-sale show hit the ring. This was Geoffrey Cathcart’s Carnview Jagerbomb, a Corbo I Texel son…
Read moreLeading the shearling ram section at the NITBC sale, Armoy, were Pat and Ros Garrivan of the Ballydesland Flock. Their first-prize shearling ram, Ballydesland Ivor, a son of the homebred Ballydesland Eddie, sold for 1550gns.…
Read moreRobbie Wilson’s Milnbank flock topped the North of Scotland Texel Club’s sale at Thainstone with a ram lamb at 6000gns. Leading the trade was the champion from the pre-sale show, LYM2606185, a Hilltop Invictus son…
Read moreTop call at the South East Texel Club’s sale was a 1400gns bid for shearling ram Clayhill Iron Man from Nick and Sarah Pile. Sired by the homebred Clayhill Goliath and out of a dam…
Read moreSkipton’s Northern Area Texel Breeders’ Club sale saw a top of 6000gns paid for the champion from the pre-sale show, shearling ram Coniston Invincible from Jeff and Jennifer Aiken and family. He’s by Tatham Hall…
Read moreIt was shearling rams that were the pick of the trade at the Southern Central Texel Breeders’ Club Sale, Wilton, where prices peaked at 1110gns. Taking this lead call was Morgan Imp, a Corras Guardian-sired…
Read more20,000gns top Six five figure sales Record £1637 average 89% clearance Shearling rams followed the seasonal trend at the Main NSA Ram Sale, Builth Wells, when recording a new centre best average of £1637, a…
Read moreLeading the female trade at the Main NSA Ram Sale at 4800gns was the female champion from the pre-sale show from Hywel Thomas’ Cennan flock. Trade topper was TCA2500318, with this being a Cowal Escobar…
Read moreRam lamb trade hit a high of 2700gns at the Main NSA Ram Sale, Builth Wells, when Rhys Jones sold his lamb, Llyn Y Bugail Jack Daniels. A bumper trade saw a 90% clearance and…
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