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Beltex premier sale tops at 60,000gns

The Farmers Guardian-supported Beltex Sheep Society’s premier show and sale at Carlisle saw a top price of 60,000gns for a shearling ram

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Ryder Jordan
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Ryder Jordan

The sale leader from Brian Ryder, Moffat, was Ryder Jordan by the Woodies Edgy son, Tanqueray Gladiator and out of a home-bred ewe. It sold in a two-way split to Lipley Beltex, Market Drayton, and Messrs Tippetts, Shifnal.

Next in the shearling rams at 22,000gns was Langlands Jack The Lad by Smart Ass Alfie out of Ardstewart Gaynor from J. and S. Wilkinson, Richmond. It sold in a five way share between Messrs Gray, Selkirk; Messrs Cockburn, Perth; Harvey Farms, Duns; Faughhill Farming, Melrose and Messrs Hunter, Castle Douglas.

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Langlands Jack The Lad

Two shearling rams made 18,000gns. They were Wannop's Jetski from Morecambe-based Wannops Farms. The Aviemore Festival son out of a home-bred ewe was bought by Messrs Ryder.

Wannop's Jet Ski

At the same price and selling in half shares to Faughhill Farming, and Andrew Morton, Denny, was Callacrag Jesus by Callacrag Hot Shot out of a home-bred ewe from Andrew Baillie, Carstairs. Ìý

Callacrag Jesus

Making 10,000gns apiece were Curwen Hill Jericho, an Airyolland Goin' Gets Tough son from Daniel Towers, Lancaster, which sold to Messrs Thornley, Leicester, Lipley Beltex and Messrs Tippetts, and Carse Jump Start by Buckles Fizzy Pop from William McMillan, Newton Stewart, which went to Messrs Williams, Aboyne, and Messrs Gregor, Inverurie.

Ram lambs

ÌýA 25,000gns bid saw the sale's reserve champion from Stuart Wood, Westhill, Aberdeen, lead the ram lambs. Selling to Messrs Ingram, Inverurie, this was Woodies Karate Kid, a son of Vicky's Gladiator out of the Woodies Snoop Dog sired Bailey Brook Diamond.

Woodies Karate Kid

Grant Maxwell, Melrose, took a 16,000gns bid for the ram lamb, Faughhill Kaiser, a son of Ainstable Javelin out of the Buckles Dark Dawn daughter, Heatheryhall Glitter. The joint buyers were Messrs Laing, Biggar, Messrs Baillie, Carstairs, and Messrs Taylor, Lanark. Mr Maxwell also took the sale's overall championship with the shearling ram, Faughhill Julius by Kingledores Godzilla which made 7,000gns to Messrs Wales, Carlisle.

Mellor Vale King King, a ram lamb by Lipley Hugo Boss from Rosie Boden, Stockport, sold for 10,000gns to Miller Farms, Inverurie, and Messrs Wood.

ÌýAged rams sold to 5,000gns for Airyolland Goldmine, a 2021-born son of Ardstewart Dare Devil from I.A. Wainwrigth, Cupar, which was knocked down to Messrs Green, Melrose.

ÌýTop price female at 7,000gns was Aviemore Jerri, a Baily Brock CR7 daughter which sold in the dispersal for Colin G. Mair and Partners, Turriff. The buyer was Messrs James, Builth Wells.

Aviemore Jerri

ÌýAverages - 6 aged rams, £2,590; 477 shearling rams, £1,765.54; 80 ram lambs, £2,227.96; 166 shearling gimmers, £844.65.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

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