An Auldhouseburn gimmer by Seaforde Empire King ruled the ring at the Builth Babes in-lamb sale when setting the day’s top price of 4000gns.
Sale topper for Alan Blackwood was BYZ2231856, a gimmer out of a Knap Vicious Sid daughter which is dam of the 75,000gns Auldhouseburn Boss and sold in-lamb with twins to the 130,000gns Haymount Fan Dabi Dozi. She headed to Herefordshire to Vaughan Farms’ Kingspark flock.
Another by the same sire from the same home then took the next best price of 3000gns, with this being BYZ2231832. She’s out of a Knock Yardsman daughter and was offered carrying twins to the privately purchased Hope Valley Golden Balls. This one was bought by Robert Evans, Hope Valley.
Making 2800gns was another Auldhouseburn gimmer, this time by Clinterty Yuga Khan and out of the noted Cowal ewe, CKC1000201, herself a Kelso Pavarotti daughter. This one was sold carrying a single to Fan Dabi Dozi. She found a new home across the water in Eire with John Neville.
The Teilo flock of the Davies family claimed the next best price when taking 1800gns for their pen leader, VDT2000880. This two-crop ewe is by Deveronvale Viscount and out of a dam by Knock Nugget. Sold in-lamb to Haymount Finders Keepers, she had been champion at Llandeilo earlier in the year and headed to Scotland with Alan Blackwood.
Then at 1500gns was another of the Auldhouseburn pen, BYZ2221817. This Saltcaotes E Class-sired gimmer is out of a dam by Rhaeadr Best of the Best and was again in-lamb to Fan Dabi Dozi, this time with twins. Buying her were T W G and N Davies.
Nick Legge’s Thornbury flock then produced another at the same price, LEN2201396. She’s by Usk Vale Champagne Charlie and out of a Rhaeadr ewe by Clinterty Yuga Khan. She sold carrying twins to Ettrick Grey Goose and was the pick of W H Williams and Son for the Dolau flock.
And selling at 1300gns was another from Alan Blackwood, BYZ2231705. She’s another by Saltcotes E Class and is out of a Rhaeadr Best of the Best daughter and sold in-lamb with twins to Fan Dabi Dozi. This one was knocked down to Martin Gethin, Ardbrack.
Averages; in-lamb females £1054.57, ewe lambs £639.19 (Builth Market Auctioneers).