Saturday’s sale of the female portion of the Wilodge flock for Paul Tippetts and Christine Williams saw two sales at 5000gns, with another at 4500gns.
First at the top call was a gimmer by Whitehart Big Style, TIP2003037. This one is out of the 16,000gns Beautry ewe by Loosebeare Voldemort and sold carrying to Blackadder De Boer. She sold carrying a single and was taken in a two-way split by Robert Laird, Cambwell and Neil Edmondson, Castle Bank.
The other at 5000gns was another of the gimmers TIP2003043. Again by Big Style, she is out of another Voldemort-sired Beautry ewe and again sold in-lamb to De Boer. Buying this one was Declan Harrison, Wigton.
Selling at 4500gns was a gimmer, TIP2003003, another by Big Style and out of a dam by Eglur Yukon. She was again offered in-lamb to De Boer and found a new home with J Pritchard, Rochester, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
At the same money was a Midlock Cobra-sired gimmer, TIP2003022. This one is out of a dam by Deveronvale Ace of Diamonds and was again offered in-lamb to De Boer. She headed home with T Vaughan and E Davies, Hengoed.
Then making 3500gns was another by Cobra and out of the 16,000gns Beautry ewe. This gimmer was offered empty and with a embryo pregnancy and sold to Steve and Helen Smith, Welshpool, for the Pen Parc flock.
Next best were a brace at 2200gns, with the first being yet another Big Style-sired gimmer, TIP2002991. She’s out of a dam by Eglur Yukon and sold in-lamb to De Boer and was bought by J Pritchard, who had earlier bought her full ET sister for 4500gns.
The other at this money was a ewe lamb, TIP2103378. This Teiglum Crackerjack daughter ius out of a ewe by Y. Braveheart. She sold to Willie and Carol Ingram, Logie Durno.
And the same buyers then paid 1800gns for a Beautry ewe, CUB1501158, which had originally been purchased for 4800gns in 2015. This one is by Loosebeare Voldemort and out of a dam by Beautry Panama.
Averages; five flush ewes £2751, eight flock ewes £1286.25, nine shearling gimmers £2776.67, 20 ewe lambs £826.88, 29 pregnancies £853.40 (Harrison and Hetherington).
