A Millhouse Crossbow daughter from James Theyer’s Clanfield flock was the top performer at the Gloucester and Border Counties Texel Club sale at Worcester.
This one, THE2000561 is out of a Plasucha-bred dam by Mullan Awesome and sold at 2200gns carrying to Teiglum Dynamite and with an index in the top 25% of the breed. Buying this one was Paul James, Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
Second best at 1800gns was one from well travelled vendors Robin and Caroline Orr, Fife. There pen topper ONH2000894 is by Peacehay Ya Belter and out of a dam by Clinterty Yuga Khan and sold having been served by Claddagh Dynamite. She headed back to Scotland to West Mains Farm, Glen Eagles.
Then at 1400gns was the best of the ewe lambs, with this one also coming from Clanfield in the form of THE2100799. She’s by Hope Valley C The Stars and is out of a Hexel-bred dam by Plasucha All Star. Sold with an index in the top 5% of the breed she also found a home in Bridgnorth with the James family.
Three then traded at 1200gns with the first of these being another Halbeath gimmer from the Orrs. This was ONH2000868, a Castlecairn CIA daughter out of a dam by Peacehay Ya Belter. Again in-lamb to Claddagh Dynamite she also headed back north of the border to West Mains Farm.
Second at this money was a gimmer from Jeremy Theyer’s Chedworth flock, THX2000135. Sired by Plasucha Corker, she is out of a dam by Fordafourie Young Star and sold carrying to Clanfield Elite and was knocked down to Powell Partners, Vowchurch.
And the final 1200gns call came for another Clanfield ewe lamb from James Theyer, THE2100870. She’s by Sportsmans Ducati and out of a Tophill Wall St daughter. This one was the pick of V J and M L Roots, Southam Warwickshire.
Averages; 54 gimmers £668.88, nine ewe lambs £631.20 (McCartneys).