Gary Beacom’s Lakeview pen took the top price of the day at the Northern Irish Texel Breeders Club Sale at Beatties Livestock Sales. Lakeview’s topper this time was Lakeview Guff, a Hexel Fan Club son out of a Plasucha Aberfeldy daughter for 1050gns.
It was Stewart Ferris’ Bellefield flock which caught judge Neil McIlwaine’s eye for first place ram lamb and overall Natural Stockcare champion. A Haddo Floyd son out of a Knap Yard Master daughter he later sold for 1000gns.
Taking the judge’s second place rosette in the ram lambs and Natural Stockcare reserve championship was Mark Patterson’s Alderview lamb, a Cherrylea Fireball son out of a Kingspark Dynamite daughter. He later moved home for 720gns
In the shearlings the best call of 980gns came for one from Seamus McBride’s McBride flock. He is a homebred son of McBride Emerald out of a McBride Cantona dam.
Gary Beacom’s Lakeview exhibit claimed second place in the show. This one is a Glenside Emerald King son out of a Teglium Braveheart daughter which later changed hands for 880gns
Changing hands for the same money was Milestonehill Fallguy from Murray Annett’s pen. He is another Ballydesland Eddie son and out of a Plasucha All Rounder daughter.
Meanwhile, Pat and Ros Garrivan’s Ballydesland pen took the red ticket in the shearlings, with this going to a homebred son of Ballydesland Eddie out of a Kelso Oxygen daughter which later sold for 850gns
Averages; eight shearling rams £694, 39 ram lambs £559 (Beatties Livestock Sales).