Top-priced lot from Andrew Friel that sold for €1,100. \ Glenalla Photography
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Stranorlar Livestock Mart held its second annual SIS multibreed ram sale on 14 September.
With over 60 Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS)-approved rams on offer across nine different breeds, the sale attracted a large number of commercial farmers. Demand was high with a higher sale average and clearance rate than the 2023 sale.
Topping the prices at €1,100 was a five-star Teiglum Braveheart-sired Texel ram lamb from the pen of Andrew Friel. Demand for Texels was high throughout the day with 21 rams sold to an average of €737.
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Next up were the Suffolks and a powerful ram lamb from the pen of Richard Thompson topping this section at €950. The seven Suffolk entries had the highest average of the sale at €762.
The Charollais section topped at €800 for a January-born ram lamb from Jason and Caroline Cairns. The nine Charollais lambs averaged €649.
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Stranorlar Livestock Mart held its second annual SIS multibreed ram sale on 14 September.
With over 60 Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS)-approved rams on offer across nine different breeds, the sale attracted a large number of commercial farmers. Demand was high with a higher sale average and clearance rate than the 2023 sale.
Topping the prices at €1,100 was a five-star Teiglum Braveheart-sired Texel ram lamb from the pen of Andrew Friel. Demand for Texels was high throughout the day with 21 rams sold to an average of €737.
Next up were the Suffolks and a powerful ram lamb from the pen of Richard Thompson topping this section at €950. The seven Suffolk entries had the highest average of the sale at €762.
The Charollais section topped at €800 for a January-born ram lamb from Jason and Caroline Cairns. The nine Charollais lambs averaged €649.
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