Northern Ireland Premier Show & Sale - Dungannon

19th - 20th August 2010

17000gns Blackstown Rambo packs a punch at Dungannon ringside !

A successful sale of all classes culminated in the Gimmers, clearing 82% to average a respectable £536, an increase of £6 on the 2009 productive sale. The Shearling Rams exceeded expectations with £614 average to a 89% clearance, £23 up on 2009 average, with 106 lots forward and 94 finding new homes with solid interest from the South. The Ram lambs topped with a powerful punch from Blackstown Rambo to a topper of 17000gns, with a similar clearance rate to 2009 at 70%, averages were up on the year by £55 to a decent £792, a buoyant early sale for Northern Irelands finest Texel breeders.

Demand for Gimmers from Scottish and Southern Irish Breeders keeps the elite female trade strong at Dungannon

Highlight of the Gimmers sale was the high price for Lot 37, the female Reserve Champion carefully selected earlier in the day by Judge Mr John Forsyth, Maybole, Scotland, owner of the prestigious Glenside flock. An embryo lamb and daughter of the well proven Brague Nixon, out of a Tophill Joe Dam, from the Mullan flock owned by the Hanthorn family selling at 4600 gns and moving across the water to Scotland and home to Malcolm Reids Kelso flock. Also from the Mullan flock, Lot 38 achieved 1000gns, one of the five Gimmers to exceed the 1000gns mark in the evening sale, by Milestonehill O’Gara and out a daughter of the 120,000gns Loosebeare Imp. The Mullan flock pen completed averaging a healthy 1685 gns.

Lot 37 – MULLAN – HBN09006 Brian Hanthorn - Sold for 4600gns – Highest Priced Female & Reserve Best Female

The Champion Female Lot 27 attained the second highest of the evening at 1550gns from Kenneth Wilsons Firgrove flock, sired by the 10000gns Cambwell OBE and out of a home bred ewe by Pergill Monarch. Emma, Megan and Robert Shaws Mounthill flock Lot 16 achieved the third top of 1300gns, an ARR/ARR Cherryvale Nijinsky daughter, again out of a home bred ewe. Both Gimmers heading to Scotland and the Killochries flock run by Ian Graham.

Lot 51 from Murray Annett topped at 1200gns with a daughter from one of the top families in the Milestonehill flock. Sired by the homebred Milestonehill Outlaw, himself a son of the renowned Mellor vale Masterpiece bred by Charlie Boden, Cheshire and heads to Perth & Kinross and Kerr Jarvies, Tapanui flock.

Four of the Gimmer high prices of the evening finding new homes in Scotland.

Lot 27 - FIRGROVE – WFI09021 – Kenneth Wilson - Sold for 1550gns – 2nd highest priced Female & Best Female

Commercial demand ensures Shearling rams clear to a healthy 89%.

Ring 2 at the Dungannon Marts attracted a strong commercial interest at the Texel Society sale on the 20th August. Topping the trade were two lots the first Lot 142, Heathmount Powerpack at 1300gns from McKinney Brothers, County Londonderry Heathmount flock. Sired by Austin Shaws Fairmount Napoleon out of a Baltier King daughter. Joint high price went to Lot 224 and second place in the pre sale show, Farmhill Pirot bred by Brain Williamson a Garngour Nobleman son.

Lot 224 – FARMHILL PIROT – WBO09002 – Brian Williamson – sold for 1300gns Joint highest priced Shearling & 2nd place Shearling Ram Class

John Foster Springhill flock, County Tyrone, had a roaring trade with four out of the top ten prices, three of which topped the 1000 gns mark. Best of the bunch was the 7th place Shearling Lot 125 from the show, the 1250 gns Springhill Perfection, by the prominent Douganhill McFly and out of a Teiglum Magnum daughter. Daughters from Perfection performed well at the recent Omagh show. Springhills consignment of eight strong Shearlings averaging a respectable 867gns.

Lot 187 – CORBO PLAYBOY – LIG090046 – Adrian Liggett – Sold for 1050gns – 1st Place Shearling Ram Class

1st prize Shearling from Adrian Liggett exceeded the 1000gns mark with Corbo Playboy by Backburn Otto, a Castlecairn Kennedy son achieving 1050gns. Young breeders Beth & Jack Gault watched their Cherryvale consignment and 4th prize Shearling, Cherryvale Popeye lot 204 another popular Douganhill McFly son make 1100gns and staying locally in County Antrim for N & D Hamills Ballynadrenta flock.

Ram Lambs – BLACKSTOWN RAMBO – WWB1000053 – James Wilson – Sold for 17,000gns – Highest Priced Ram Lamb & 3rd Place Ram Lamb Class.

17000gns Blackstown Rambo packs a punch ringside at early Texel breed sale

The highlight of the sale saw a massive 17000gns bid for the 3rd place lamb, lot 325, bred by James Wilson. Rambo with Brague Nixon as his Grand Sire, a Millcomb Powerhouse Son proved popular ringside. Out of a home bred dam who is a Mellor Vale Masterpiece daughter. Rambo delighted the ringside audience with strong bidding to the 17,000gns, with final bid going in third shares to the Larkhill flock owned by Cahir McAuley, the Haramer flock owned by George Harper and the Lisnataylor flock owned by Elayne Stevenson. Rambo eclipsing last year’s sale topper by 11,000gns.

Lot 352 – BALLYNAHONE RAMBO – HBR1000059 - Richard Henderson – Sold for 9.500gns & 8th place Ram Lamb Class

Lot 352 added to the highlights in the ram class as another punch came from a classy lamb in the form of Ballynahone Rambo, bred by the Henderson family, County Londonderry, Rambo gave a left hook to achieve 9500gns, going to Scotland in a joint bid from the Annan and Corrie flocks, of Keith Jamieson and Jim Black. Sired by Mullan Playboy, who was himself purchased jointly at the Dungannon sale in 2009 for 5200gns. A proven sire that has bred ram lambs to 1st and 3rd prize at RUAS.

John Forsyths Overall Champion lamb Lot 249, bred by James Adams, Kerryhill Renegade reached 3200gns with this, another Brague Nixon son out of a home bred ewe, knocked down to R C Ellis, Denbighshire, of EGLUR Flock.. Johns reserve champion Lot 384 didn’t disappoint breeder Robbie Mulligan with a 2300gn bid from Murray Annetts Milesstonehill flock, County Down.

McKinney Brothers, Blackhill flock added to their haul from the Shearling rams with a 6400gns bid for a ram lamb, lot 427, Heathmount Rhinestone a Kelso Oxygen son and out of a Douganhill McFly daughter going to James and Austin Morgans, Drummillar flock. As well as substitute Lot 1146 achieving 1000gns to make a well worthy sale day for the Heathmount flock.

31 lambs exceeded the 1000gns mark pleasing a plethora of Northern Irish breeders. Great success for Springhill with two to 1600gns. The Henderson family adding to their successful sale day of Rambo with Lot349, Ballynahone Rocket out of the best breeding ewe in his flock, with sons to 2800gns, 1400gns, Rocket reaching the heights of 1400gns and Rossi lot 348 sired by the Henderson family’s Mullan Playboy to 1100gns. Lots 408 & 409 from the Forkins flock topped 1350gns and 1300gns for a Tamnamoney Ned and Mullan Playboy sons. Millars flock also had a notable sale for their Millars Rocketman and 1st prize ram lamb, Lot 363 propelled to 2000gns again from Ian Grahams Killochries flock, Scotland, adding to his previous purchases at the Gimmer sale. Millars 6th prize lamb, Millars Ranger, a Kelso President son and out of a home bred ewe, went for 1100gns.

Averages:
76 Gimmers to average £536, top of 4600gns
177 Ram Lambs to average £792, top of 17,000gns
94 Shearling rams to average £585, top of 1300gns (x2)

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Auctioneers: Dunnganon Farmers Mart 028 8772 2727

photos by Alfie Shaw