sale reports/

Sultan tops Lanark at 4000gns

Culter Allers topped the sale with Sultan (MBC1101092) a mid February born son of Tullagh Pacha (CJT09001) placed 3rd in the show, this breedy looking ram travels up to the north of Scotland to join the flocks of Oldfield and Wester Moy. Another top sale followed when they sold a member of the 1st prize pen of 3, a son of Cowal Powerhouse (CKC09911) to Didcot for 2100gn.

Milnbank Sgt Pepper (LYM1100426) sold for the 2nd top price on the day at 2600gn this was achieved for massive son of Razzle Dazzle (FPG1000055) out of a dam by Ettrick No Limits (GGH07098) which stood 1st at the RHAS as a gimmer; he goes to work for the Ettrick and Annan flocks.

A Kennedy, Mitchellhill, followed this with a sale at 2200gn for Mitchellhill Seve (KJM1100071) the 5th prize son of Glenside Ring a Ding (FPG1000054), this was a twin to the ram he sold at the Premier sale for 4200gns with his dam being a former Res Champ at Biggar Show, signing the cheque for this flashy lamb were the Gibb family from Rusha.

David Gray sold Tima Skype (GCT1101307) for 2000gn to Donny Allan, Ballochneck, for his money he bought an ET son of Knock Reebok (HAK1000041) out of the top breeding ewe in the Ettrick flock; Skype is an ET brother to the 6000gn Ettrick Smasher (GGH1101110) and a maternal brother to Rainbow Warrior (GGH1000041).

At 1800gn J Sinclair, Crookston, bought a top muscle scanning ram, coming third in the show Cambwell Shergar (LTC1100559) is a son of Cambwell Rankin (LTC1000088) from the very successful Cambwell Flock, the dam having been purchased from Crawfordjohn.

Recouping his outlay was Society Chairman Gordon Gray when he sold Ettrick Supersonic (GGH1101191) to young Greg Gillespie from Campbelltown, at 1600gn he gets a late March born son of Claybury Rider (DHL1000128) out of Rainbow Warriors (GGH1000041) dam (GGH08027). Supersonic is also a maternal brother to Tima Skype (GCT1101307).

Not far behind came two sales at 1400gn, firstly for the pre sale champion from Richard Wood, Kingledores Scallywag (WRK1100038), this Ring a Ding (FPG1000054) son joins the Nochnary Flock of D McKerrow and sons, also at this money was Garngour Scapegoat (CJN1100825) by the homebred Rembrandt (CFT1000185)out of an Annan Bred ewe (JKA08011).

Messer’s Green, Craggs Farm, Lilliesleaf, struck it lucky when they sold their 1st ever Texel, Greenall Stan the Man (GFX110009) for 1100gn to A Allison, Easton, Dunsyre. This was achieved for a son of Mitchellhill Paparazzi (KJM09015) out of a Summerwood bred foundation ewe.