Texel cross Beltex shearling ram which sold for 5,500gns
Sale topper was a three-quarter Texel, quarter Beltex shearling ram by Blackjack which sold to J.P. and C.M. Jones, Maesterran Pengoes.
Next, at 4,000gns, was a Texel shearling ram by Dirty Harry which joined the Sinclair family, Crookston.
At the same money was another Blackjack-sired Texels which sold to B. Jones, Idrigehay.
All the top priced females were by Crackerjack headed at 600gns twice. Firstly, by a two-shear pure-bred Texel ewe which went to G. Hargreaves, Lancaster, followed by a Texel shearling selling to H. Huddleston, Snab Green.
A pair of Texel ewes made 拢580 each to W.J. and V. Case, Ulverston.
Ewe lambs topped at 拢520 for a Crackerjack daughter which was knocked down to J. Shaw, Mill Brook, with a Garngour Awesome sired ewe lamb making 拢400 to G.E. Powell, Shrewsbury.
Averages
Shearling rams, 拢1,106.11; aged ram, 拢1,470; two and three-shear ewes, 拢320.11; gimmer shearlings, 拢303.62; ewe lambs, 拢190.95.
Auctioneers: North West Auctions with Mitchells.
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