There were 314 breeding rams on offer with plenty of trade for the best quality with some excellent prices being achieved.
Texel’s
Texel shearling rams sold up to £780 from Paul Johnson of Bignall End who also received £650 (twice), £640 (twice) for other Texel shearling rams.
Other leading Texel shearlings as follows:-
£720 L Hadfield & Sons of Peak Forest
£640 L Hadfield & Sons of Peak Forest
£620 Mr Bowdler
£620 (twice) WL & JA Forrester of Higher Heath, Whitchurch
Texel x Beltex shearling rams from Belfield & Deakin of Leigh sold up to £600 with another at £580 and Millennium shearling rams from the same vendor at £540 (twice). Rouge x Beltex shearling rams from the same vendor sold up to £520 and £480 with other shearling rams selling up to £400 for Suffolks from S & G Mellor of Cellarhead and £380 from June Sherratt, £370 for a Charollais shearling from J Goldstraw of Waterhouses, £340 for Beltex shearling from R Harrison of Ashbourne and also from Philip Naden of Meerbrook.
Border Leicester shearlings from AT Turner sold up to £250 (twice) with Cheviot shearlings from T Artindale of Knutsford at £260 and Blue Faced Leicester shearling from P Williams of Tean at £340 (twice).
Lleyn shearlings from G & M Roobottom sold up to £240.
Ram Lambs
Produced a top price of £380 for Texels from S Talbot of Uttoxeter with other Texels from D Doughty of Fulford at £330.
Suffolks
Suffolks from G Biddulph of Gawsworth at £350.
Charollais
Charollais from Madders & Johnson of Hopton at £360 and £350.
Aged Rams
Aged rams sold up to £410 for a 2 shear Texel from Pilkington Farmers of Hartington with a 2 shear Texel from A Leeson of Ilam at £320, a 3 shear Suffolk from A & K Farming of Heaton at £300 and a Blue Texel 2 shear from D S Sault of Yoxel at £300.
A small entry of MV accredited ewes sold up £230 for a Beltex x Texel from K Thomas of Hilderstone with Texel shearling ewes from J Mifflin of Halmer End at £210 and £205.
