English National In Lamb Sale 2008

Report by The Scottish Farmer

Top price of the day went to GLENSIDE who sold for 1200gns

Having topped the previous week’s female sale at Carlisle, John Forsyth, Lochlands, Maybole, once again collected the highest price, at the Texel Sheep Society and Solway and Tyne Texel Breeders’ Club show and sale of in-lamb females, at Borderway Mart, on December 12th.

Selling at 1200gns, was a gimmer from Mr Forsyth’s Glenside flock, by Glenside Lion King, and out of a Tullagh bred ewe by Knock Impulse. She sold, in lamb, to J Winter, Clickham Farm, Appleby in Westmorland, Cumbria.

The Show champion from DENTY sold for 900gns.

At 900gns, the champion, a one-crop ewe from Mrs L Stuart’s Denty flock at Castle Douglas, sold to Brian McTaggart, for the Douganhill flock, also Castle Douglas. That one is by Glenside Lachlan, out of a Knock Idaho-sired ewe, and sold in lamb to Humeston Outback.

At 850gns, J Winter also took home a Milnbank Moneymate-sired gimmer, from the Denty flock. She is out of a Denty Hercules daughter and sold due to Humeston Outback.

Averages:
11 ewes £280.64
63 gimmers £263.83.

Auctioneers:
Harrison and Hetherington

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