Sale of Registered Lleyn Sheep at Stirling
2010-09-20

The Shearling Ewes from Hamish Goldie, South Bowerhouse were placed champion pen of females, winning the Roxan ID Perth Lleyn Sale Trophy by judge Ian Walling of Farmstock Genetics.

Hamish Goldie with the Champion Shearlings.

These shearlings then went on to sell for the female top price of the day £190 to D.F.W.H Walter, Balthayock Farm, Perth. Father Jim Goldie sold his third prize pen for £190 to the same buyer.

Also selling for £190 was a pen of shearlings from Debbie McGowan, Incheoch Farms, Alyth which sold also to D.F.W.H Walter.

The second prize pen of shearlings from David Alexander, Millside Farm, Galston sold for £178 to Bardspark Farms, Stonehaven.

Larga Farms of Orkney had the largest run of shearlings and sold to £182 and £180 to A Ross, Allan Grange Park, Rossshire.

In the ewe lamb section Jock Allan, Burghmuir, Biggar won the class and sold for £82 to C Levack, Quarry Brae, Caithness.

The Ram section was won by Laga Farms of Orkney with a homebred shearling ram which was sold for 1000gns to Mr Crawford, Crooklands Farm, Lanarkshire. Laga Farms also sold a ram for 620gns to G Brown, Camilty Lodge, West Caldar. The second prized ram from JA & R Geldard realised 600gns when bought by Johnston & Sons, Roughlands, Falkirk. Robert Johnston & Sons, Bensfield Farm, Falkirk sold a rams for 580 & 520gns to Ballitomb Farm Partnership and Mr Milnes respectably.

Chief Prices:

Shearling Ewes:
H Goldie £190
Debbie McGowan £190
JK Goldie £190
Laga Farms £182
Laga Farms £180
David Alexander £178
Debbie McGowan £175
JK Goldie £170
David Alexander £152
Ewe Lambs:
JF Allan £82
Farmstock Genetics £68
JF Allan £62
Farmstock Genetics £58 x 2

Rams:
Laga Farms 1000gns
Laga Farms 620gns
JA & R Geldard 600gns
Robert Johnston 580gns
Laga Farms 580gns
Derek Steen 550gns
Robert Johnston 520gns
JK Goldie 510gns

Averages:
260 Shearling Ewes: to £190 average £142. 45
85 Ewe Lambs to £82 average £60.94
30 Rams to 1000gns average £466.90

Show Results:

Shearling Ewes
1st H Goldie
2nd David Alexander
3rd JK Goldie

Ewe Lambs
1st JF Allan

Champion Females H Goldie

Shearling Rams
1st Laga Farms (26)
2nd JA & R Geldard (10)
3rd JK Goldie (7)

Aged Rams
1st Orchard Lleyns (3)

Champion Ram Laga Farms

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