Texels meet with Strong Trade at Gortin

Thursday 7th October 2010

Trade continues to remain strong for Texels at the ram sales with averages up in most centres across the Province in both the Ram lamb and Shearling sections.

Gortin Mart on Thursday evening was no exception with 23 lambs selling to an average of £321 with a top price of £462 for two lambs; the very first lamb into the ring shown by John Watson, which was 2nd in its class, the other was a Douganhill McFly son shown by Neil McIlwaine, Newtownstewart.

John Foster with his Reserve Champion ram is congratulated by judge Marcus Barton, Lack

In the shearling ring John Watson, Annacloy also took top price with a Milestonehill Landlord son selling to £641, in total 11 shearling sold to a very respectable average of £440. Jim and Alan Elliott travelled from Cookstown with a pen of 3 shearlings averaging £494 for the pen.

The Overall Champion ram lamb exhibited by Brian Williamson, Omagh. Also included is the judge Marcus Barton, Lack

In the Smyth’s Daleside sponsored show, judge Marcus Barton, Lack, chose his Champion from the lamb class and the pen of Brian Williamson, Omagh. While his reserve Champion came from the shearling class, a Downkillybegs son, shown by John Foster, Ardstraw.

Show Results
Kindly Sponsored by Smyth’s Daleside Feeds

Overall Champion B Williamson, Omagh
Reserve Champion J Foster, Castlederg

Shearling Rams
1st J Foster, Springhill
2nd J Watson, Duvarren
3rd J & A Elliott, Cookstown
4th A & J Young, Kilrail

Ram Lambs
1st B Williamson, Farmhill
2nd J Watson, Duvarren
3rd A & J Young, Kilrail
4th A Liggett, Corbo

Leading Prices

Shearling Rams
J Watson; 610gns
J & A Elliott; 510 ,470, 430gns
M & J Watson; 470gns

Ram Lambs
N McIlwaine; 440, 380gns
J Watson; 440gns
C & M Mullan; 420, 360 gns
A Liggett; 400gns