Leading the Texel trade at 10,000gns was a 2021-born daughter of Clinterty Yuga Khan out of a Whitehart A Lister sired dam, in-lamb to Ettrick Gaucho, which sold to Messrs Howie, Parkgate, Dumfries.
Making 8,000gns was a shearling gimmer by Sportsmans Cannonball, also out of an A Lister daughter. It sold, in-lamb to Etrrick Gaucho, to Messrs Ingram, Inverurie.
Also selling for 8,000gns was a 2021-born ewe by Whitehart A Lister out of a Meinspride Usain sired dam which went to an undisclosed buyer.
Bluefaced Leicesters also sold to 10,000gns for a 2019-born daughter of Midlock G1 out of Duhonw F40 by Swathburn E1 which is a full sister to £20,000 Duhonw K1 which has bred sons to £15,000. It sold, carrying twins, to Messrs Lowe, Shrewsbury.
Next at 3,500gns was a shearling gimmer out of the same ewe but by Low Tipalt N1 and in-lamb to Midlock T004 which sold to Messrs Forbes, Pitlochry.
Another Duhonw F40 daughter, a 2021-born ewe, again by Low Tipalt N1 and scanned with triplets to Giants Causeway S001 made 3,000gns to Messrs Walker and Son, Clitheroe.
Badger Face Texels topped at 9,000gns for Duhonw Daisy, a 2022-born embryo transfer (ET) ewe by Sunnybank Attack out of Whatmore Beeswax. It sold, scanned with twins to Knockmult Foden, to David Roberts, Shropshire.
Next at 7,000gns was the dam of the top price ewe, 2020-born Whatmore Beeswax by Whatmore Xpert, which has also bred progeny to 11,000gns. It sold also scanned for twins to Knockmult Foden, to an undisclosed buyer.
At the same money was Duhonw Delilah, another 2022-born ET ewe by Sunnybank Attack out of Beeswax which sold carrying a single to Knockmult Foden, to Messrs Jones, Llandelio.
Averages – Texels - 9 flush ewes, £5,985; 47 implanted pregnancies, £1,438.72; 42 flock ewes, £1,640; 34 shearling gimmers, £2,300.74; 18 ewe lambs, £1,417.50; Bluefaced Leicesters - 12 flock ewes, £2,266.25; 7 shearling gimmers, £2,505; Badger Face Texels - 3 flush ewes, £8,050; 10 implanted pregnancies, £1,512; 10 flock ewes, £1,669.5; 9 shearling gimmers, £1,738.33; 15 ewe lambs, £1,750.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
