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Whitley Hey production sale tops at 3,300gns

The 24th annual Whitley Hey production sale on behalf of Paul Slater, Macclesfield, at J36, saw 600-head forward and bidding peak at 3,300gns, with pure-bred Texel rams by £36,000 Teiglum Firefly attracting the high prices

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
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A pure-bred Texel ram which topped the sale at 3,300gns.
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A pure-bred Texel ram which topped the sale at 3,300gns.

The top three rams by this sire were all out of the first pen of the day, among them the 3,300gns sale leader, which sold to A.N. and A. Jelly, Chorley, with two at 3,200gns selling to B. Jones, Idrigehay, and T.D., M.E. and G.E. Todd, Sedbergh.

Charollais cross Beltex sold to 2,600gns twice, with three quarter Beltex rams selling to 2,400gns twice and 2,200gns. A total of 26 rams sold between 1,500gns and 2,000gns.

READ MORE: Beltex Premier Sale sees Lionheart roar to 60,000gns lamb record

Females sold to a £750 high for a pair of Texels, with a further three making £700, and more than 70 sheep selling between £400 and £520.

Topping the ewe section was a Beltex cross at £680, with pure Texels making £600 three times and a strong ewe trade resulting in just 10 selling below the £400 mark.Ìý

READ MORE:ÌýNSA Wales and Border early ram sale sees highs of 3,500gns

Gimmer lambs peaked at £650 for a pair of Texels, with a second pair making £520, and 28 lambs selling for more than £300.

AVERAGES:ÌýShearing rams, £1,254; warranted ewes, £441.62 (+£41.62 on 2024) shearling ewes, £392.87 (+£70.20) gimmer lambs, £269.05 (+£64.07).

Auctioneers:ÌýNorth West Auctions with Darlington ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Auction Mart.

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