Peter Woof’s Stainton flock took both top honours in the pre-sale show and the top price in the sale ring at last week’s Northern Area Texel Club’s sale at Skipton.
Mr Woof’s topper was a March, 2017-born daughter of the 8500gns Anglezarke Uno, by Knock Trident, out of a dam by the same sire.
Scanned carrying twins to a homebred tup, Stainton AK49, by Knock Yankee, a 30,000gns purchase, the victor, recipient of the Wilf Wood Trophy, sold for a sale-topping 1000gns to JSimpson, of Pocklington, York.
Mr Woof then followed up with the second top call of 900gns for his fourth prize February 2017-born gimmer, this one sired by Knock Yankee, out of an Anglezarke Uno ewe that goes back to Sportsmans Tremendous.
Carrying twins to the 15,000gns Auldhouseburn Bolt, it went home with Steve Richardson, for the Stonebridge flock, Barnsley.
Show judge Tom Pateman, of the Violet Hill flock at Brompton by Sawdon, Scarborough, remained in the same show class for his chosen reserve champion, the second prize shearling ewe from John Green’s Greenall flock, Lilliesleaf, Melrose who was making his debut at the rescheduled winter showcase.
This, too, was a March 2017-born gimmer. She is by the 7800gns Scottish-bred Strathbogie Wild Boy, himself a son of Aman Vyrnwy, out of a dam by the 6500gns Teiglum Utah. Scanned carrying triplets to the homebred Greenall Batistuta, Mr Green, made the journey south worthwhile when seeing his reserve champion sell for 800gns to Cumbrian breeder Jimmy Fawcett, Silloth.
Jeff Aiken brought out a consignment of gimmers on behalf of Procters Farm, with the pen leader, a product of the 70,000gns purchase, Teiglum Younggun, and scanned carrying twins to Strawfrank Alphonso, selling locally to Jill Perrings, Giggleswick for 750gns. Another shearling ewe from the same home made 650gns.
Standing third in the shearling ewe class was Angela Nairey’s Meinspride flock, with a March, 2017-born gimmer, homebred by the Strathbogie Terminator son, Meinspride Vanguard, out of a Clantibuies Virtuoso-sired dam. Scanned in-lamb to Limestone Buccaneer, the third prize winner sold for 700gns to the Wharfedale-based Keighley family, who run the Mandelea flock.
Calderdale’s Spyros Spyrou, of Gib Farm, Hebden Bridge, who has twice been winter champion at Skipton in recent years, stepped up with both the first and second prize ewes.
Picking up the red rosette was a March 2015-born homebred ewe by Bryn Garth Very Good and out of a Stainton Ricochet-sired dam, while the class runner-up was a February, 2016, daughter of the 32,000gns Hexel Wildcard out of a dam by Deveronvale Superb.
Both ewes had been scanned carrying twins to Eden Valley A1, by Clinterty Yogi Bear, with the first prize winner, which received the NATSB Trophy, falling for 420gns and the runner-up, a full sister to Mr Spyrou’s 2013 Skipton supreme champion, making 380gns.Both joined the same North Craven buyer, Giggleswick’s J Frankland,.
The first prize ewe lamb and recipient of the NATSB Trophy came from from Mark and Val Collins, who run the Logram pedigree flock at Low Ground Fold, Howsham, York, with a daughter of Millar’s A One, out of a Glenside Razzle Dazzle ewe. The February 2018-born lamb also sold for 380gnsto John North, again from Giggleswick.
Averages; Shearling gimmers £412.43, aged ewes £420, ewe lambs £304.50(Craven Cattle Marts).
