Lisahally sale hits 1080gns high

The NI Texel Club returned to Lisahally Mart for their Annual Show and Sale of Texels, more than half way through with the Club’s sale season breeders continue to reap steady trade for quality lots.

Sponsorship for the show was kindly provided by Holden Agri and Fuels Ltd, Strabane, with judge for the evening Richard Henderson, Ballynahone Texels, Tobermore.

Taking Mr Henderson’s first place rosette in the shearling ram class was Andrew Fyffe, Fairywater Texels, with his Proctors Yankee son out of an Ettrick Rainbow Warrior dam.  He later sold among the leading prices for 580gns.

John Foster’s Springhill exhibit caught the judge’s eye for second place, a Ballynahone Aftershock son out of an Oldfield United Star ewe.  This ram later changed hands for 560gns to Aiden McLaughlin, Ballymaclenaghan. Also from the same pen taking leading trade at 580gns to James O’Hagan, Omagh, was another Aftershock son from a homebred Ronaldo daughter and a Bluehill Yogi son out of a homebred V Tech daughter selling to S & D McReynolds, Dungiven, for 480gns.

Sean McCloskey’s Glenroe exhibit claimed third place in the judge’s line-up. His Drumgooland Aga Khan son out of an Ettrick Van Gogh dam was first into the ring setting the pace for the sale of shearling rams. ‘Glenroe Bob’ sold to take the top price of the evening at 1080gns to Aaron Proctor, Cross.

Mr Henderson choose his first place ram lamb and overall Holden Agri Ltd champion from Adrian Liggett’s Corbo pen. A Strathbogie Best Bet son out of a Springwell Viera dam sold to take the second top price of the evening at 700gns to Harry Donaghy, Claudy.

The judge selected his second place lamb and Holden Agri Ltd reserve champion from Michael Smyth’s Foyleview pen. His Tamnmoney Bonkers son born to a homebred Foyle View Wally daughter made 380gns to B Keys, Co Tyrone. Mr Henderson returned to the Fairywater pen to give Andrew Fyffe’s Garngour Alabama son out of a Knock Trident ewe the third place rosette. This lamb later changed hands to Samuel Thompson Goshaden for 500gns.

The evening’s trade saw 16 Shearling rams sell to average £604gns and 37 Ram Lambs average £314gns.

Show Results Kindly Sponsored by Holden Agri and Fuels Ltd

Overall Champion    Adrian Liggett Corbo

Reserve Champion   Michael Smyth Foyle View

Shearling Ram Class                                    

1^stAndrew Fyffe

2^ndJ, R & G Foster

3^rdSean McCloskey

4^thRobert Waugh

5^thMcKinney Bros

6^thMessrs C & M Mullan

Open Ram Lamb Class

1^stAdrian Liggett Corbo

2^ndMichael Smyth Foyle View

3^rdAndrew Fyffe

4^thAlistair Breen Drumderg

5^thBrian Williamson Farmhill

6^th J, R & G Foster Springhill

7^thRoger Strawbridge Tamnamoney

8^thMartin Warnock Straidarran

9^thGary Rankin Garvetagh Hill

Leading Prices

P Blee 640gns

S McBride 620gns; 500gns

M Millen 560gns

C Mullan 550gns; 480gns

R Waugh 510gns

McKinney Bros 510gns; 500gns

W Smyth 480gns; 450gns

N Thompson 480gns

A Fyffe 450gns