NSA Wales & Border early sale produces high value of three,800gns

A high value of three,800gns with good averages mirrored a “stable commerce” on the Nationwide Sheep Affiliation (NSA) of Wales & Border’s early ram sale.

The sale, which passed off Monday, August 7, was held on the Royal Welsh Showground and is historically regarded as a “trailblazer” for the season, the NSA stated.

The best value went to a February-born Charollais shearling, bought to Hywel and Avril Rees, from Charles Marwood, CW Marwood & Son.

Talking on the sale, Marwood stated: “It’s a significantly better sale than final 12 months, the entire tone is totally different. The shearling was by our senior inventory ram, Lowerye Vulcan.

“He’s very properly balanced and was listed within the high 2/3% of the breed and was the second prize efficiency recorded ram within the present. We’ve got retained his twin brother as a inventory ram.”

The client, Hywel Rees, stated his buy can be happening his pedigree Llynfi flock of 68 Charollais ewes. He additionally runs a business flock of 300 ewes at Somerset Farm within the Vale of Glamorgan.

“It has good muscling and is properly fleshed, with good bone, good on its ft and all rounder,” he stated.

Gross sales

A Charollais shearling from NSA Wales & Border ram sale committee member Gareth Jones’ Roblestone flock made 2,000gns.

The ram, from Jones’ Pembrokeshire-based flock, was described as a “good robust shearling” by the NSA and was third in its class within the Royal Welsh Present this 12 months.

Arwyn and Jane Davies’ Charollais breed champion, a December-born shearling, was bought for 1100gns to RJ and J Towers, Ingleton, Yorkshire.

The NSA stated the sale continues  12 months for the Arbryn flock of 60 pedigree ewes, which additionally took the Interbreed group of three title on the Royal Welsh Present.

Tim Prichard bought the highest-priced Beltex cross ram at 1020gns. Adrian Davies bought three Beltex cross shearlings at 1,000gns and one at 900gns.

The champion Texel was from the Chave household’s Peacehay flock based mostly in Somerset. The shearling made 900gns with the pen topping at 1,000gns.

Paul Fast, a daily at NSA Wales & Border gross sales, had his yearling ram make the Texel breed high value of 1150gns and his household had a mean of 800gns on the sale.

“It was sale, however fairly selective. Something with a bit extra high quality and there was positively a premium. It was a greater sale than final 12 months,” he stated.

The sale’s organisers stated they had been delighted with the day’s buying and selling and chair Graham Jones stated the sale had a pleasant ambiance.

“The very best sheep had been promoting properly and there was fairly backside out there,” he stated.

“There was some cash flying about for the perfect rams. The cross bred rams had a buoyant commerce.”