Sale Reports
Carlisle In Lamb Sale 8 January 2024
The Sale of In Lamb Ewes and Ewe Hoggs with the following Averages being achieved.  The Show was judged by Mrs Susan Orr, Elsrickle Mains, Biggar Averages:                3 Ewes                                            £518.00 16 Shearling Gimmers               £1004.06 18 Ewe Lambs                              £659.16 Leading Prices as follows: Champion and 1st prize gimmer from S & A Watson, Intock sold for £1890.00 2nd Prize gimmer ...
Melton Mowbray Winter Warmers
8 Females were sold at Melton Mowbray Winter Warmers recently.  Ewes were all in lamb A Ewe from Messrs Watkins, sold at £787.50. 4 Gimmers from Messrs Watkins averaged £720 2 Ewe Lambs were sold to average £472.50 ...
Ballymena Sale 27th September 2023
U.R.B.A. Border Leicester’s show their worth at their 108th Annual Show and Sale when averages were up in all sections albeit there were fewer sheep up for offer. Top price of the night and Show Champion judged earlier by Tom Nelson,”Kilphin”  Ayrshire was a Gimmer from the Reps of Sam Agnew, “Ballynarry” BL60LU4 sire: Muirmouth Mountain Dew dam: Ballynarry BL60LP7 selling for 1500gns. James Aiken, “Carnew” Dromara ram lamb Carnew BL466V1 sire: ...
Welshpool Border Leicester sale 28th September 2023
Pleasefind detailed the report of the Welshpool sale on Thursday 28th September Champion Female - Misses R C & M Watkins (lot 1102) sold for 1000gns Reserve champion Female - Messrs Kirkham & Bourne (lot 1101 )  sold for 750gns Champion Male - Messrs Kirkham & Bourne ( Lot 1121) sold for 800gns Reserve Champion - DJ & GA Watkins ( Lot 1146) sold for 600gns Best pen 3 rams - Roddy & Libby Jones 1st prize Ram lamb - Ben Lugsden sold for 180gns Be...
Lanark Show and Sale Wednesday 13th September 2023
Wednesday 13th September – Show and Sale of Border Leicester Sheep Lawrie & Symington Ltd Lanark Agricultural Centre 13th September 2023 Lawrie and Symington conducted the annual show and sale of Border Leicester Sheep when they sold 130 head. The sale included the reduction of the Knockglass Flock on behalf of Messrs Barrowman. The sale was topped at £3000 twice, firstly from Mary Laidlaws Drennans Flock purchased by Messrs Watson, Mitchel...
Kelso Ram Sales 2023
A total of 37 Rams were sold in Ring 1 at Kelso on 8th September.   They averaged £695 down by just over £120 on the year. The sale was topped by a Shearling from Jimmy Douglas, Clola which sold to £4000 BL84N U4 Sire: (30992) Lyham Commander Dam: BL84N S16; Sire of Dam: (30722) Ditton Blackhall ...
Melton Mowbray Border Leicester Sale 2023
Melton Mowbray Border Leicester Sale took place on Saturday 9th September, when 29 Rams & Females were sold. Benn Lugsden topped the sale with a Ram Lamb at £840.00;  3 Ram Lambs aveeraged £392.00 Gimmers were topped at £766.50 from N. Howie "Lyham" 13 Gimmers went on to average £531.46 Ewe lambs were topped at £651 from Benn Lugsden "Neben" with 4 Ewe Lambs averaging £399 Shearling Rams sold to £525 from N Howie "Lyham" with 6 Shearlings av...
Exeter Ram Sale 2023
The Exeter Ram Sale was held on Wednesday 16th August 2023 A total of 5 Shearlings were sold to a top of £840 from Mrs Sue Martyn, Hornacott the Shearlings averaged £567 4 Gimmers were sold to a top of £472.50 from Mrs Sue Martyn, Hornacott to average £420.00 ...
Carlisle In Lamb Sale 9 January 2023
The Sale of Border Leicester in lamb females took place in Carlisle market on 9 January 2023.  Averages:                    MV Section 2 Ewes                                  £1050.00 Top £1312.50 9 Shearling Gimmers       £1131.66  Top £1575.00 19 Ewe Lambs                    £736.10  Top £1575.00 Non MV Section 2 Ewes                                  £367.50 Top £367.50 10 Shearling Gimmers    £706.12  Top £1050.00 At the show prior ...
Welshpool Sale 29th September 2022
The annual sale at Welshpool market saw a good steady trade with the  sale champion ram by Westforth Winston from the Trinant flock selling for 1050gns  to the judge of the day Mr Mike Rowlands, Llanidloes.  However it was his twin brother who topped the market  at 1100 gns selling to the Millend Flock and the top price ram lamb was 500gns from the Roden flock  Shearling rams averaged £473.08 and ram lambs averaged £366.66 Top price female wa...