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Averages up at Exeter's Great July Sheep Fair

4,976 breeding ewes sold at this year's Great July Sheep Fair at Exeter Livestock Centre, averaging £232.25 across all breeds and ages

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Top price ram from Peter Derryman and family, Yarcombe, which sold for 2,000gns.
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Top price ram from Peter Derryman and family, Yarcombe, which sold for 2,000gns.

There was an entry of 3,165 Suffolk cross shearling ewes at the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian supported Great July Fair at Exeter Livestock Centre, with 400 more forward on the year. Judges, Graham and Tom Perkins,...

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