The 30th annual Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders Club ‘Skipton Stormers’ show and sale saw a top call of 4000gns the first prize ewe lamb and reserve champion from Myfyr Evans, Rhaeadr. This one is by Sportsmans Enforcer out of a Garngour Alabama-sired dam. She became a joint acquisition by Procters Farm, Lancashire, and Stephen Cobbold, Suffolk.
Further Rhaeadr ewe lambs sold at 1600gns, this for the third prize winner, a March-born Sportsmans Dare Devil daughter, out of a Hartside All Star dam purchased for 13,000gns, going to Northern Ireland with Co. Antrim’s P Whyte, plus another at 1000gns.
The show champion, tapped out by judge Helen Keighley, of the Manderlea flock was the first prize shearling ewe from Gordon and David Gray’s Ettrick flock. Their Claybury Dunkirk daughter, from a Clinterty Yuga Khan-sired ewe had been served by the Sportsmans Cannon Ball son, Sadlerhead Frank The Tank.
First into the sale ring, she went under the hammer at a section top 2500gns to B M and B I Mosey, Gilling East, Ryedale.
The Grays sold five shearling ewes at four-figure prices, including the runner-up in its show class, again by Claybury Dunkirk out of a Garngour Awesome dam in-lamb to Cosyn Texels Formula One, at 1800gns to E Little, of Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, plus others at 1500gns, 1400gns and 1200gns.
Averages; 10 gimmers £1146.60, 12 ewe lambs £1064.87 (CCM Auctions).