- Record £1450.82 ram lamb average
- 20,000gns Knap Impact tops trade
A record breaking ram lamb trade at the English National Sale saw a new best ever average set when 98 lambs levelled at £1450.82.
Helping lift the trade to these new heights was Robert Cockburn’s sale topper, Knap Impact. This son of the 22,000gns Duncryne Hakuna Matata is out of Robert’s noted ewe, CKP2004684 ‘Daisy Duke’ and had been part of the first prize group of three in the pre-sale show.
Selling in a two-way split, he was shared at 20,000gns by Peter and James Vaughan, Kingspark and Jim and Nicky Hartwright, Whitehart.
Next best in the lambs was a 5500gns sale for Auldhouseburn Istabraq from Alan Blackwood. Sired by the 12,000gns Okehall Hot Shot and out of a Sportsmans-bred dam by the 160,000gns Rhaeadr First Choice, he was taken by James Amphlett, Brecon.
Close behind at 5000gns was another from the same home, Auldhouseburn Ivan Attitude, with this one being by Okehall Hammerhead and out of a Scholars Governor-sired dam. Taking this one in equal shares were Charlie Fielder, Test Valley and Keith Darling, Kingstead.
Nick Legge’s Thornbury flock under the stewardship of shepherd Peter Stubbs continued its recent good form next, taking a 4500gns bid for Thornbury Iron Mike, a Mellor Vale Huntsman son out of a dam by Glenside Forever II. Sold with a top 5% index, he went away with A E Jones for the Ynystoddeb flock.
Then at 3800gns was the best of the day from the Wight family’s Midlock pen, Midlock Impact. Sired by Claybury Hotshot, he is a full ET brother to the family’s Lanark topping Midlock Inferno and was bought by Steve and Carolyn Williams, Wollascott.
Top Ram Lamb Averages
| Prefix | Number Sold | Average |
| Knap | Three | £7770 |
| Auldhouseburn | Two | £5512 |
| Tima | Three | £3045 |
| Cambwell | Five | £2121 |
| Haddo | Two | £1890 |
| Thornbury | Seven | £1740 |
| Allanfauld | Two | £1680 |
| Teiglum | Four | £1561 |
| Milnbank | Six | £1452 |
| Ettrick | Four | £1338 |
David Gray, Tima, then followed up at 3500gns with Tima Impressario, an Overburns Hulk son out of a dam by Sportsmans Unbeatable. Selling with a top 1% index he heads south with Georgie Helyer for the Langford flock.
Three then sold at 3000gns, with the first being the champion from the pre-sale show, Thornbury Italian Stallion from Nick Legge. This son of Drumcon History Maker is out of a Plasucha-bred dam by Sportsmans Express and was knocked down to J Kunica, Wessington.
Second at this level was Robert Laird’s Cambwell Ivan. This one is by Deveronvale Fantastic and out of a dam by Caereinion Diamond and found a new home with Brydon Johnson, Shetland, for the Vinjara flock, with a top 1% texelplus index.
The third 3000gns call came for Robbie Wilson’s leader, Milnbank Impulse. A son of the 30,000gns Clanfield Golden, he’s out of a dam by Holylee Foreman which was sold for 6000gns as a gimmer and went home with Fordwell Farm Partners, for the Fordwell flock, Oxon.
And making 2800gns was another of David Gray’s, Tima Impressive. He’s by Sadlerhead Fury and out of a dam by Clinterty Yuga Khan. Ranked in the top 25% of the breed, he is from the same family as the £11,000 Ettrick Cocky Bob and sold to Roger and Anthony Williams’ Clun flock Craven Arms.
Average; 98 ram lambs £1450.82 (McCartneys).