Welsh National Show & Sale - Welshpool

27th - 28th August 2010

Sale Report

Glenside flock rules the roost with the sales topper Glenside Ripvanwinkle at the Societies NEW Welsh National

The AMC sponsored Welsh National proved popular for vendors at its new home in Welshpool. Auctioneers Welsh Livestock Sales proudly hosted the event with clearances and averages exceeding expectations, for the first Pedigree sheep sale of the season to be held at the new £13.5 Million sales mart. The auctioneers commented that it had been “A highly successful sale”.

Sound trade throughout the day with quality sheep in demand from buyers that had travelled from across Wales and the Midlands, clearances for Gimmers up 6% to 78% on the 2009 Builth National, averaging £417. Shearling Rams 15% up at 80% clearance with an increase of £70 to end at £694. Ram Lambs had the best of the day with clearances improving by a massive 31%, with averages also increasing by £192 to finish at an impressive £643 for 90 sold, the second highest average since 1997, with only the peak of 2002 slightly ahead but with 30 less sold.

Lot 180 – FPG1000045 – GLENSIDE RIPVANWINKLE – John Forsyth
– sold for top price at sale for 4,000gns

Trade topped at 4000gns for Glenside Ripvanwinkle an embryo son of Strathbogie Python – purchased last year for 9000gns and the sire of John Forsyth’s 40,000gn sale at the 2010 Scottish National. The dam is an ET daughter of his multi show winning ewe Lulu, the buyer was S I Lewis from Wales. John Forsyth sold another by the same sire to D R Owen & Sons, Tywyn, Gwynedd, for 2800gns, not far behind Charlie Boden, who sold Mellorvale Reyna for 3800gns to P J Evans, Brecon. Reyna was sired by this years Yorkshire Show Champion, Baltier Panther, who is shared between the Mellorvale and Baltier flocks. An ET brother – Mellor Vale Raul made 1800gn sold to G Probert, Leominster, both were out of a Claybury ewe purchased for 4000gns at their reduction sale.

The pre sale show champion was Procters Robbie, a February born son of Kerryhill Oliver out of a Douganhill Masterpiece ewe; he sold to D J Morgan, Brecon, for 3000gns. Making the long journey south worthwhile was the reserve champion from the Ettrick flock, Ettrick Rio Grande, who now makes his way over to the Isle of Man having been purchased by the Kermode family, Orrisdale, for 1500gns, having spotted him at the Great Yorkshire show in July. He is by Mitchellhill Paparazzi, out of a maternal sister to Ettrick Jackpot.

Top for the Claybury flock was 1000gns for Claybury Ruler a Douganhill Ferrari son, he goes off to work for B Thomas, Llangadog.

Shearling rams made a steady trade to achieve the 3rd highest average since 1997 at £694 for premier breeding stock. Topping at 1500gns for Clun Python, consigned by the well known shearling specialist A E Williams & Son – sire of this was Wolfclyde Nitro, purchased at the Kelso ram sales in 2008 for 3800gns. Regular top shearling sellers from the South West weren’t far from the action during the very busy trading day, which had the Welshpool Livestock Sales Ring 1 bursting with an audience in excess of 400 keen breeders, the Chave and Quick families sold at 1100gns and 1000gns twice for sons of the 3100gns Cennen Magnum – a ram bought in partnership at the NSA ram sale in 2007. Tops was Peacehay Pavarotti out of a Lyonshall King of Clubs daughter. 1000gns Loosebeare Paris out of a Kingsland Lion daughter topped for the Quick family.

A massive daughter of Glenside King II out of a Mortimer Faithful dam sold at 1500gns for Angela Nairey, Meinspride, and topped the Shearling ewe section, having been placed Reserve Champion female at the pre sale show, she now joins J S Raffles’ flock, Anglesey.

At 700gns the female champion from T MacTaggart, Rascarrel, heads off to D G Davies, Dinbych, to join his other purchases from Llangwm and Ettrick. Second top of the shearling ewe section was 850gns paid for a Magnum daughter consigned by the Quick family, Devon.

Lot 45 – MTR091789 – RASCARREL – Female Champion – sold for 700gns

Sale Statistics
Gimmers 73 forward 57 sold 78% clearance £418
Shearling Rams 39 forward 31 sold 80% clearance £694
Ram Lambs 132 forward 90 sold 68% clearance £643

Lot 1148 – PFD1000212 – PROCTERS ROCCO – Procters Farms Ltd - Male Champion and Supreme Champion – sold for 3,000gns

Lot 219 – GGH1000132 – ETTRICK RIO GRANDE – Gordon Gray - Reserve Male Champion – sold for 1,500gns

Lot 37 – LNM099046 – MEINSPRIDE – Mrs. A Nairey - Reserve female champ sold for 1,500gns

Lot 157 – VPK1000066 - KINGSLAND RUNAWAY – Vaughan’s Farms Ltd – sold for 750gns

A few tips for buyers prior to the sale

Lot 81 – WSF09758 – CLUN PHANTOM – A E Williams & Son – sold for 1,500gns

Lot 184 – FPG1000091 – GLENDSIDE RAPPER – John Forsyth – sold for 2,800gns

Lot 232 – BCM1000030 – MELLOR VALE REYNA – C Boden – sold for 3,800gns