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 Farmers 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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