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Charollais premier sale tops at 6,200gns

Top price of the day of 6,200gns at the Charollais premier sale at Worcester went to champion from the pre-sale show, a shearling ram from the Ingram family's Logie Durno flock, Aberdeenshire

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Sale leader at 6,200gns
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Sale leader at 6,200gns

ÌýThis was a shearling ram by Logie Durno All Star out of a home-bred dam which is sister to the 9,000gns Logie Durno Walking Thunder.

It sold to the judge, Robert Hopper of the Cogwell flock, Tiverton, in partnership with Patrick Tully of the Bincombe flock, Bridgwater.

The Ingram's then took 5,200gns for their reserve shearling ram champion, a son of Crogham Aries II out of a Logie Durno Umpire daughter. A brother to the champion at last year's premier show and sale, it sold to D. and J. Norman, Cockermouth.

Shearling ram which sold for 5,200gns

Having secured the ram lamb and reserve overall championship, Cavick Cracker from Mitchel and Elizabeth Britten, Wymondham, then went on to the secure the second highest price of the day at 5,800gns. By Cavick Balenciaga, which is owned in partnership with the Ffrwd and Wern flocks, out of a Loanhead female by Rhaeadr Orlando, the ram lamb was knocked down to the Ingram family.

Cavick Cracker which sold for 5,800gns

The Ingrams then sold a ram lamb by Foxhill Va Va Voom and out of a Logie Durno Untouchable daughter, to Paul and Ollie James for the Ditton flock, Bridgnorth, for 4,500gns.

Logie Durno ram lamb which sold for 4,500gns

Two more ram lambs followed at 4,000gns. The first being Pembroke Crafty from Dave Lewis, Narbeth. By Foxhill Benedict out of a 2000gns Arbryn female it caught the eye of Tom Newth for his Prestleigh flock, Shepton Mallet.

The other at 4,000gns was the best from Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire-based Adrian Davies. This was Glyn Coch Corach Rambler is by Moelfryn Bouncer and out of a home-bred Wernfawr Ultimate Warrior daughter which sold to Messrs Britten.

ÌýThe reserve ram lamb champion, Thackwood Columbia from Messrs Wales, Carlisle, was by Boyo Vancouver and was knocked down to J. Lewis, Sandbach, at 3,600gns.

Females sold to 1,800gns for the female champion, a shearling ewe from the Loanhead flock of Gregor and Bruce Ingram, Inverurue. By Logie Durno All Star and out of a Rhaeadr Orlando daughter, it sold to Matthew and Jamie Collard, Taunton.

ÌýAverages: 4 shearling ewes, £1,443.74; 1 ewe lamb, £525.00; 14 shearling rams, £2,205.00; 61 ram lambs, £1,443.31.

ÌýAuctioneers: McCartneys.

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