A Sportsmans Double Diamond daughter from Alan Blackwood’s Auldhouseburn flock took the top call of 5500gns at the Longtown Ladies in-lamb sale.
Price leader was BYZ2129118, a gimmer out of a dam by the 125,000gns Rhaeadr Best of the Best and in-lamb to the homebred Auldhouseburn Finbars Fury and bought by Nicola Howie, Cairnton, Aberdeenshire.
Following her at 4500gns was the best from the Castlecairn flock of Bruce Renwick, RNA2101219, a Sportsmans Dirty Harry daughter out of a dam by Strathbogie Your Tupped. She was offered carrying to Haymount Foremost and was taken by Johnny Cubitt, Northern Ireland.
Also making this money was one from the Usk Vale pen of Paul Rowlands and Willy Davis, UVP2104911. This Teiglum Cinnamon daughter is out of a dam by Hexel Born To Be Wild and sold in-lamb to the 100,000gns Glenside Fortune. She was taken by Wyn Thomas, Ammanford.
A 3800gns call then secured the best of the day from Robert Cockburn, Knap. This was CKP2105840, a Sportsmans Deal Breaker daughter out of the Textravaganza champion, Daisy Duke, herself a Sportsmans Cannon Ball daughter and in-lamb to Haddo Falcon. She was the pick of A Hambleton, Dovedale.
Then at 3400gns was another from Usk Vale in the form of a Knock-bred gimmer, HAK2101657. She’s by Sportsmans Chieftain and out of a dam by Tophill Wall St. In-lamb to Auldhouseburn Fancy Pants, she sold to Southern Irish buyers Pat and Barry Farrell, Oberstown.
And close behind and also heading across the Irish sea was one from Auldhouseburn at 3200gns. This was BYZ2129025 a Sportsmans Double Diamond daughter out of a dam by Rhaeadr Best of the Best. Sold in-lamb to Auldhouseburn Finbars Fury, she was taken by Paul Swindell, Royal, Northern Ireland.
A trio then traded at 2200gns, with the first being another from Castlecairn, RNA2101319. She’s out of a dam by Knockem Dennis The Menace and is out of a dam by Haddo Whisky Galore and was sold in-lamb to Procters Eye Catcher. Buying this one was James Porter, Saltcotes.
Next at this level was one from the MacGregor family, Allanfauld, XMM212416. Sired by Procters Chumba Wumba, she is out of a dam by Fordafourie Young Star and sold in-lamb to Seaforde Egyptian Warrior and with an index in the top 5% of the breed. She found a new home with Robin Ellis, Eglur.
And the final 2200gns call came for one from Gordon Gray’s Ettrick consignment, GGH2111081, a Claybury Dunkirk daughter out of a dam by Garngour Ultimatum and in-lamb to the homebred Ettrick Funtime Frankie. She sold with a top 5% index when bought by J and S Wilkinson, Langlands.
Averages; 113 gimmers £936, 30 ewe hoggs £796 (C and D Auction Marts).