A shearling ram from Sean McCloskey’s Glenroe flock led the prices at the Northern Ireland Texel Club’s Swatragh sale, selling at 1400gns.
Sale leader was Glenroe Fearless, a son of Glenroe Bicardi and out of a homebred dam and sold to A and J Gallagher.
James Wilkinson’s Ballygroogan pen was next to pocket the cash with Ballygroogan Freestyle, a Strathbogie Best Bet son out of a Baltier Thunderbolt daughter moving to join Cathal O’Neills Cahore flock for 1200gns.
Third best in the shearlings at 1150gns was Eagle Rock Firmino from Conor Kelly. He is by Eagles Rock Dreamcatcher and out of a Tamnamoney Torrens daughter
Also hitting four figures for a shearling ram was Michael Ward’s Altinaghree exhibit. Foreman, an Altinaghree Einstein son out of a Knap Bonanza daughter sold to Martin O’Kane for 1000gns.
Leading the way in the ram lamb sales was Andrew Fyffe’s Fairywater German. This one is a Craighead Eyecatcher son out of a Teiglium Braveheart daughter. This lamb was judge Philip Whyte’s Farmware reserve champion which topped the ram lamb sales at 1300gns to Albert Marshall.
This lamb’s pen mate, Fairywater Grassman also an Eyecatcher son sold for 920gns. Roger Strawbridge’s Farmware champion came in close behind at 900gns. This was Tamnamoney Go, a Ballynahone Foreman son out of a Procters Cocktail dam, he joins Joe Casey’s flock.
Taking top price for John Curries’s Tullagh pen was his fourth place Teiglium Firecraker son out of a Mossvale Visa daughter selling for 850gns. Cathal O’Neill’s sixth place Cahore Franco son out of a Garngour Aristotle dam caught the buyers eye selling for 820gns.
Averages; 20 shearling rams £754, 45 ram lambs £615