12th September 2020
Rugby Farmers Mart, Stoneleigh Park
The 2020 Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society Premier Sale went ahead this year without the customary pre-sale show due to the coronavirus restrictions.
Topping the sale on the day and leading the shearling rams was Souldrop Spirit from N & T Hodgkinson, selling to H E Roberts, Anglesey, for 450gns closely followed by Souldrop Samson from the same flock taken home by S Willett for 400gns. Highhedges Daewon from S & S Cowle sold for 300gns and Mrs F R Fitzgerald’s Gawcombe Apache, 290gns.
Ram lambs were in demand with three from S Brodie, Brockhall Sirius, Brockhall Smoky and Brockhall Storm selling for 400gns, 340gns and 260gns and Springwood Emlyn, Springwood Errol and Springwood Ethan from Mrs J Evans’s flock finding new homes at 310gns, 240gns and 220gns. Another ram lamb Celyn Yuri this time from B&H Thomas, breeders of last year’s Supreme Champion, reached 250gns.
Topping the aged ram section was five year old Caer Goll Gaffer, sold by Mrs A V & Mr J W Brigg for 350gns.
Mrs J Evans again headed up the female sale with three of her homebred shearling ewes selling for 200gns and 150gns twice with two shearling ewes from J M Jeyes and family closely behind at 140gns and 135gns. The flock ewes forward from Mrs J Cammack sold for 110gns and ewe lambs peaked at 95gns for a pen from J Bradley.
Thank you to all the vendors and buyers for supporting our Premier Sale this year and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2021.
Teresa Hodgkinson
| AVERAGES |
| SHEARLING EWES |
| Top 3 averaging £173.88 selling to £210 |
| 13 averaging £139.81 selling to £147 |
| Others to £126.00 |
| EWES |
| 3 selling for £115.50 |
| EWE LAMBS |
| 12 averaging £91.87 selling to £99.75 |
| Others to £78.75 |
| SHEARLING RAMS |
| Top 2 averaging £446.25 selling to £472.50 |
| 2 averaging £309.75 selling to £315.00 |
| Others to £147 |
| RAM LAMBS |
| Top 3 averaging £367.50 selling to £420.00 |
| 4 averaging £254.62 selling to £273.00 |
| Others to £178.50 |
| AGED RAMS |
| 4 averaging £158.81 selling to £367.50 |
