The 2024 Premier Show and Sale
14th September 2024
Rugby Farmers Mart, Stoneleigh Park
Judge : Mr S Brodie, Northants
A strong trade at this year’s Premier Show & Sale saw a new breed record of 1850gns for the male and supreme champion Celyn Cybi, a ram lamb bred by B&H Thomas & Sons, Anglesey sired by Brockhall Tornado, and bought by W Roberts, also from Anglesey. Their ram lamb Celyn Cawr, placed second by Judge Stuart Brodie, made 420gns to P. Morris, Glos, with PJH Statham’s third placed ram lamb Cena Nigellus, by Bradley Psycho, just behind at 400gns.
Shearling rams from JM Jeyes and Family, Warks, saw Lawford Percival, by Cynfarwy Vicar, going to J Brown for 620gns and Slapton Upton, fourth in his class, selling to 580gns. The first placed shearling ram was the reserve male champion Glanmor Orion from M Jones, Gwynedd, sired by Manor Monty and selling to R Owen, Anglesey for 550gns. Also at 550gns was R Owen’s own ram Trefri Ynyr, by Celyn Yays. Third in his class was Celyn Bedo, another entry from B&H Thomas & Sons going to Northamptonshire with RG Elliott and Son for 520gns.
The two rams forward on the day were the first placed Catcomb Gordon on offer from M Gibson & Family selling to 300gns and D & T Williams’s second placed Manor Nelson at 200gns.
Leading the ewe lambs at 300gns was the female champion from N&T Hodgkinson, Lincs, who were selling for the last time before their retirement. Their other three ewe lambs achieved 220gns, 200gns and 140gns, all were daughters of Highhedges Eagle and all went home with M Roston, Berks. Also at 200gns, were two ewe lambs from D Thomas & family with another from B&H Thomas & Sons, second in her class, at 190gns. The Ling Cup for the group of three ewe lambs was taken home this year by M Jones.
The top priced females on the day were shearling ewes from N&T Hodgkinson’s Souldrop flock with the reserve female champion, sired by Highhedges Eagle, taken home to Devon by Mrs C S White for 620gns, and their fourth placed shearling ewe selling to the Jeyes family for 520gns. Following on in the class were one from WR Robert’s Nant flock at 460gns, two homebred ewes from The Hadfield Family at 430gns and 400gns and another from N&T Hodgkinson also at 400gns.
Heading up the aged ewe class in first and second place were ewes from D&T Williams selling for 280gns and 300gns, both to J Bradley, Warks, followed by OJ&EL Campbell-Hill’s third placed ewe at 240gns. Strong demand for females saw 100% clearance in both shearling ewe and ewe classes.
As always, we thank our vendors and buyers for making this another successful show and sale, the judge Stuart Brodie and Rugby Farmers Mart for hosting our sale.
With the re-emergence of Bluetongue there were unfortunately members who had to withdraw their lots. We can only hope that this disease can be contained to minimise the spread and does not impact further on the autumn breed sales which are so important to the farming community.
Averages
| Ewe Lambs 17 averaging £177.26 to £315 12 to £105 | Ram Lambs 1 at £1942.50 6 averaging £306.25 to £441 6 to £210 |
| Shearling Ewes 8 averaging £471.18 to £651 37 averaging £307.90 to £378 11 averaging £203.31to £210 | Shearling Rams 5 averaging £592.20 to £651 6 to £252 |
| Ewes 7 averaging £205.50 to £315 | Rams 2 averaging £262.50 to £315 |
Teresa A Hodgkinson
