Prices reached €340/head at a clearance sale of a prizewinning Cheviot ewe flock, which took place in Tullow Mart on Tuesday afternoon.
The flock of 120 three- and four-year-old in-lamb ewes was presented in pens of 10 by well-known sheep farmers David and Dylan Leybourne from Tullow, Co Carlow.
The ewes, which are scanned in-lamb to a pedigree Suffolk ram, are due to start lambing on 1 March, with the majority of lots carrying between six and seven sets of doubles.
Auctioneer Alan Kinsella was busy taking online bids, which resulted in the sale achieving a 100% clearance rate.
Speaking to the Irish Farmers Journal after the sale, Dylan Leybourne expressed his delight at the prices he received for his sheep.
“I am very happy with the prices I got today. As long as I can remember, we have been breeding Cheviot sheep at home.
“I decided to get out of them because I have a full-time job, so I can’t really follow them anymore. I am happy out with how the sale went today.”
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying seven doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €340.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €300/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €325/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying seven doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €315/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €270/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying seven doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €265/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €240/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €240/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying seven doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €275/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying one set of triplets, six doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €225/head.
This pen of four Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying two doubles and two singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €190/head.
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Prices reached €340/head at a clearance sale of a prizewinning Cheviot ewe flock, which took place in Tullow Mart on Tuesday afternoon.
The flock of 120 three- and four-year-old in-lamb ewes was presented in pens of 10 by well-known sheep farmers David and Dylan Leybourne from Tullow, Co Carlow.
The ewes, which are scanned in-lamb to a pedigree Suffolk ram, are due to start lambing on 1 March, with the majority of lots carrying between six and seven sets of doubles.
Auctioneer Alan Kinsella was busy taking online bids, which resulted in the sale achieving a 100% clearance rate.
Speaking to the Irish Farmers Journal after the sale, Dylan Leybourne expressed his delight at the prices he received for his sheep.
“I am very happy with the prices I got today. As long as I can remember, we have been breeding Cheviot sheep at home.
“I decided to get out of them because I have a full-time job, so I can’t really follow them anymore. I am happy out with how the sale went today.”
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying seven doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €340.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €300/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €325/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying seven doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €315/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €270/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying seven doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €265/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €240/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying six doubles and four singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €240/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying seven doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €275/head.
This pen of 10 Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying one set of triplets, six doubles and three singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €225/head.
This pen of four Cheviot in-lamb ewes, carrying two doubles and two singles back to a pedigree Suffolk ram, sold for €190/head.
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