Dungannon Sale 2003

DUNGANNON FARMERS’ MART
SATURDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 2003

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Strong demand from commercial flock owners ensured Ulster Texel breeders ended their final Dungannon sale of the season on a high on Saturday, September 13th 2003.

Trade was much improved on the same event last year with a virtual total clearance as bidders from the mainland and Irish Republic helped see many rams sold for over 400gns, mainly into commercial flocks.

Top price of the day was 1100gns paid for Limavady father and son Stanley & Martin Warnock’s unplaced ram lamb sired by Castlecalm Ion Rocket out of a Clougher Flyer daughter.

The Provita Champion and best ram lamb from Martin and Cyril Millar of Coleraine made 800gns.

Other leading ram lamb prices for lots sold as far afield as Sligo included;
Sharon Bothwell, Maguiresbridge 500gns, James Morgan, Jerrettspass 450gns, Victor Chestnutt, Bushmills, 550gns, and 600gns twice. R I Strawbridge, Coleraine 420gns, 480gns, H Gamble, Bangor, Co. Down 600gns, 580gns JK Currie, Ballymena 440gns, 420gns, DARD Greenmount 500gns, M & J Watson, Dundonald 420gns, C & M Millar 400gns, Bryan Gardiner, Ballymena 650gns, 550gns, S & M Warnock 440gns.

Typical of the robust demand for Texel shearling rams from producers seeking consistently good lambs were the following prices;
JD Hazelton, Dungannon 420gns, Marcus Barton, Lack, 550gns, C & M Millar, 600gns, M & J Watson, 480gns, 400gns, 420gns, A Elliott, Cookstown 420gns, Robt Boyd, Newry 400gns. McClenaghan Bros, two Liverpool Vet School students from Scrava, Co. Down 500gns for their first placed shearling ram. Stock rams sold to 600gns made by Marcus Barton.

In the shearling ewe ring JK Currie sold to 420gns and 400gns. With Louise Reid, Seaforde, Co. Down taking 500gns, 400gns and 400gns for her classy shearling ewes. D McCabe, Antrim 460gns, M & J Watson 480gns.

Show results:
Provita Champion and best ram lamb, Cyril & Martin Millar, Coleraine with a Clougher Dominator son our of a Whitehall Commander daughter.

Provita Reserve Champion and best recorded lamb, Alistair Gauilt, Newtownabbey showing a Sweetwall Gigolo son bred from a daughter of Groughfoot G & T.

Shearling rams 1. McClenahan Brothers, Scarva 2. J Watson, Annacloy 3. M & J Watson, Dundonald, 4. R & S Chesney, Kircubbin 5. James Morgan Jerrettspass 6. Marcus Barton, Lack.

Ram lambs 1. C & M Millar, 2. R I Strawbridge, Coleraine 3. J Watson 4. Cynthia Aiken, Dromara, 5. Frank Morrison, Ballytrim 6. Mary Clarke, Stormont.

Recorded ram lambs 1. Al Gault 2. Victor Chestnutt, Bushmills 3. J K Currie, Ballymena 4. DARD Greenmount 5. Frank Morrison.

Shearling ewes 1. M & J Watson 2. J K Currie 3. Louise Reid, Seaforde 4.David McCabe, Antrim 5. R & S Chesney 6. Jonathan Kerr, Comber.

Judge W H Knox of Haddo, Aberdeenshire.