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2007 Scottish National Show & SaleWednesday 12th & Thursday 13th September 2007Lock-down sale peaks at 40,000gnsReport by Patsy Hunter – Scottish Farmer Averages:
The Scottish National Texel Show and Sale at Lanark Market suffered an almighty blow, as news of the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak struck just as the sheep had arrived at the market for the pre-sale show on the Wednesday. All plans were, therefore, sent in to disarray, and then, to make matters worse, a sheep with a suspicious mark on its jaw was discovered in the inspection, causing a lock-down of the premises until a ministry vet arrived from Galashiels to test the animal. Eventually, the sheep in question was given the all-clear, and, due to the fact that it was doubtful the sale would get the go ahead the following day, Texel Society officials, along with Lawrie and Symington auctioneers, made the decision to sell all the sheep that evening.
As would be expected in such circumstances, the sale — which eventually finished up at 1.25am — became essentially a breeders sale, as the majority of buyers were consignors plus local buyers who were able to get there at short notice. At the end of the day, a 50% clearance was met, with 203 ram lambs changing hands, levelling out at £1754.37. "Under the circumstances, I'd say it was a remarkable sale," said Lawrie and Symington's Brian Ross. "The breeder’s lambs were a good trade. It wasn't ideal, but better to have a sale than no sale," he added. For the top end of the lambs, the demand was high as ever, and it was the much talked about pen of Garngour lambs from the Clark family's flock at North Garngour, Lesmahagow, that led the trade — peaking at 40,000gns and levelling out at a phenomenal £13,209, for five.
Hitting the top spot — and eclipsing the 100-ewe flock's previous top of 17,000gns, got in 1997 for Garngour Diplomat — was Garngour Nirvana, a son of Hexel Lexus, a Baltier I Catcher-sired ram bought from Donald MacPherson at Lanark two years ago. The dam, a daughter of Clynnog Joe Tex, goes back to a Cambwell gimmer bought in 2001 for 2800gns. Forking out the 40,000gns for this sale topper was buyer of last year's 110,000gns seller at Carlisle, Malcolm Reid, for his Kelso Texel flock at Kelso.
And, making the 1600gns paid for Hexel Lexus seem even more of a bargain, another son of his reached the sale's third top price of 16,000gns. This was Garngour Nobleman, out of a ewe by the 32,000gns Fordafourie Kracker. Buying back some of his own breeding was Sandy Lee, Fordafourie, Fraserburgh, with a half share going to Albert and George Howie, West Knock, Stuartfield, Peterhead. Another from Garngour, a full ET brother to the Clark's Carlisle and Worcester champions, reached 4500gns, going to James and Hannah Draper's Shrewsbury-based Claybury flock. Garngour Nijinsky is by Tamnamoney Lynbrook and out of a Clynnog Joe Tex-sired dam. Meanwhile, the family's 35-ewe Teiglum flock sold to a top of 5000gns, for Teiglum Noteworthy, a son of the 21,000gns Craighead Masterpiece, out of a ewe by Tapanui Icon. He went to Jim Currie, Carlinside, Nemphlar, Lanark.
Second-best price of the sale was another that had been hyped-up plenty beforehand, Bruce Renwick's Castlecairn Nile God, from his flock at Legars, Kelso. A son of the 12,000gns Humeston Midas, he is out of a Baltier Kracker daughter that is a maternal sister to Castlecairn Keltic Star. He now joins the Sportsman's flock, selling at 28,000gns to Charlie Boden, of Boden and Davies, Mellor Hall, Mellor, Stockport.
Two ram lambs hit 11,000gns; the first being Bruce and Colin Mair's Muiresk Northern Dancer, from the family's 80-ewe flock at Turriff. Sired by the 14,000gns Cowal Maverick, and out of a Craighead Hercules-sired dam, he sold in a three-way split to the Campbell's Cowal flock, at Drimsynie, Lochgoilhead; Allan Chisholm, Wester Moy, Muir of Ord, Aberdeenshire; and David McKerrow, Nochnary, Freuchie, Cupar.
Matching that price was the pre-sale show champion, Strathbogie Nixon II, from James Innes and shepherd, Michael Leggat, Dunscroft, Huntly. Best for this 60-ewe flock was a son of the 14,000gns Eastfield Merlin bought at Lanark last year with Milnbank. Out of a Castlecairn Kung Foo Fighter daughter that stood first at Turriff Show last year, he sold to Allan Cullen, Craighead, Carluke, with Mr Innes retaining a share.
Tops for the 40-ewe Anglezarke flock owned by Dr Steven Symes and his wife, Janet, was a 9000gns bid for Anglezarke Nimrod, a son of the Irish breed record holder, the 30,000gns Castleknowe Matchmaker. Out of a Knock Impulse daughter, he sold jointly to the Mair's Muiresk flock and the Knox family's Haddo flock at Fyvie, Turriff.
Making the same money was Baltier Nijinski, from Robert Forsyth's Whithorn-based flock. An ET son of the 48,000gns Douganhill Jeronimo, he is out of a Craighead Hercules-sired dam, bought from Castlecairn. Buyers were Margaret Lyon, Milnbank, Turriff, and James Innes, Dunscroft, Huntly.
Mr Forsyth also collected 8000gns for Baltier Nailer, a Goldies Matador son, out of a Turin-bred dam by Haddo Kerfuffle, that was bought for 4000gns. Joint buyers for that one were Archie and John MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth, and John Gilmour and son, John, Humeston, Maybole.
Outside the ring, Steve and Helen Smith, Penybryn, Castle Caereinion, Welshpool, sold the best from their Penparc flock at 8000gns. Penparc Nobleman, a Springwell Jaguar son, sold to Matt and Craig Ridley, Haltcliffe, Hesket New Market, Wigton, with the Smiths keeping a half share.
Alwent Nelson, from Doug Nesbitt, Alwent Cottage, Winston, Darlington, was the first of two lambs to reach 7000gns. Nelson, which stood fourth in his class at the Great Yorkshire, is by the home-bred sire Alwent Major Force and out of a Turin Hardy-sired ewe that has previously produced sons to 4800gns and 6000gns. He sold to J and J Campbell, Wedderlie, Gordon, Berwickshire. Hitting the same price later in the sale was Knock Nugget, the best from Albert and George Howie, West Knock, Stuartfield, Peterhead. Sired by Glenside Mylord and out of a dam by Anglezark Krug, he sold to Welsh buyers J and GY Davies, for the Aman flock, at Pen-Yr Heol, Rhydaman, Sir Gaerfyrddyn.
Four lambs sold at the 6000gns price mark, the first going early on in the sale from Duncan Gill's Fortrose-based Templand flock. Selling to Jimmy Warnock, Watchknowe, Sandilands, this was Templand Nixon, a son of the 9000gns Clinterty Las Vegas, out of a Knock Impulse gimmer.
Welsh seller, Iolo Prys Jones collected the same money for Llangwm Noddy, from his 100-ewe flock at Corwen, Denbighshire. Sired by Cowal Monarch of the Glen, a ram bought for 4200gns at Carlisle last year, he is out of a Clynnog Joe Tex-sired dam that was bought from Garngour at the Select Seven sale two years ago. He was another to sell to Matt and Craig Ridley's Haltcliffe flock.
S Bothwell, Stocken Hall Farm Cottage, Stretton, Oakham, paid 6000gns for Millar's Night Rider, from Martin and Cyril Millar, Glenleary Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland. A son of Mellor Vale Masterpiece, out of a Crailloch Galaxy-sired ewe, he stood breed and inter-breed champion at Ballymoney Show earlier this year. A top for John Forsyth’s Maybole-based Glenside flock was 6000gns for Glenside Nibscot, out of the ewe that stood champion at the Highland and Royal shows last year. Sired by the 39,000Euros Bailey's Mega, he sold to K Hourston's Orkney-based Didcot flock. Robert Cockburn, Connachan, Crieff, and Kerr Jarvie, Tapanui, Perth & Kinross, forked out 5000gns for Hull House Nijinsky, the best from John Mellin's Hull House flock from Hellifield, Skipton. He is another by the 30,000gns Castleknowe Matchmaker, out of a dam by Douganhill Hero. Selling for the same money, to the Campbell's Cowal flock, was Thinacres Nugget, from Hugh Frame, Thinacres, Quarter, Hamilton. Sired by Milnbank Maramba, bought for 2000gns at the second Lanark sale last year, and out of a ewe by Tartan Heart Throb, this one stood first in his class at East Kilbride Show. Top female price was 3500gns for a gimmer from Vaughans Farms' Kingsland flock, at Leominster, Herefordshire. This Castlecairn Lord Lieutenant daughter sold to Messrs Phillipson, The Stables, Ulverston, Cumbria. RAM LAMB TOP TEN AVERAGES
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