Texel females were well bid for at the Main NSA Ram Sale, Builth Wells, with ahigh of 1700gns in the gimmer and ewe lambs selling to 1100gns and 100% clearances in both sections.
Topping the gimmer trade was the reserve female champion from E G Morgan’s Blaencar flock in the form of YME2007585 a Knock Yardsman daughter out of a dam by a Strathbogie sire. Buying her was K Jones, Dorstone, Hereford.
Second best at 1400gns was a Claybury gimmer from the Draper family. This was DHL2001712, a Strathbogie Cannonball daughter out of a dam by Cowal Your My Boy. She found a new home with Ross Withers, Probus, Truro.
Close behind at 1300gns was the female champion from the pre-sale show, another from Claybury, DHL2001776. She’s by Wilodge Bravo and out of a dam by Stainton Vantage II and sold with an index in the top 1% of the breed. This one sold to join A E Davies, Aberdulais.
The Morgan family then took 1100gns for another of theirs, YME2007570. Sired by Blaencar Bandit she is out of a dam by Midlock Yorkie and was knocked down to S Truszkowski, Glascoed.
And making 1000gns was another of the Claybury pen, DHL2001673. She’sby the homebred Claybury Crusader and out of a dam by Stainton Vantage II. Again with a top 1% index she was another bought by A E Davies, Aberdulais.
Ewe lambs
In the ewe lambs the best price of the day was 1100gns paid for the first prize ewe lamb from the pre-sale show from the Claybury flock of the Draper family, DHL21018910. This one is by Mellor Vale Dakota and out of a dam by Strathbogie Youi. Selling with a top 5% index she was taken by A P James, Bridgenorth.
Peter and James Vaughan then sold at 740gns for VFK2101993. This one is by the 65,000gns Garngour Craftsman and out of a dam by Plasucha Aberfeldy and was taken by R Whitton, Synodinn, Ceredigion.
Averages; 29 shearling ewes £798 (+£343.52), 26 ewe lambs £392.94 (+£135.03).