The sheep trade is flying high at the moment and that confidence has crept into the pedigree world all autumn with some great prices being paid for breeding females in particular.
While this year’s sale didn’t hit the heights of the 2020 sale, there was some very good money being paid for the top lots in the sale.
The sale included 96 lots from the Enniscrone flock of Ronan Gallagher, the Clew Bay flock of Jimmy Garrivan and the Silverhill flock of Neville Myles.
It was the Silverhill flock who took home the top price of the night. His February 2020-born hogget was scanned in-lamb with twins to the €6,500 Blessington champion Greenhill Dance Monkey due in March 2022. She was knocked down at €2,100.
@farmersjournal at Carrick Christmas Belles @IrishTexel ewe sale. This ewe from Neville Myles scanned carrying twins to Greenhill Dance Monkey sells for €2100. @FJ_Pedigree @FJSheep pic.twitter.com/kEaExTzbAw
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) December 28, 2021
Following close behind was lot 35 from Ronan Gallagher. This March 2020-born hogget is by Stainton Coca Cola and out of a Knap Alligator ewe.
She is scanned in-lamb with twins to the €8,500 ram Hill View Eloi. She was knocked down at €2,000.
@farmersjournal at Christmas Belles @IrishTexel sale in Carrick. A Stainton Coca Cola daughter from Ronan Gallagher scanned carrying two lambs to Hill View Eloi sells for €2000. @FJ_Pedigree @FJSheep pic.twitter.com/a0a081IXZP
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) December 28, 2021
Her full sister, lot 12 was also scanned in-lamb with twins to Hillview Eloi and she sold for €1,700.
Lot 36 was another Staintin Coca Cola ewe, this time scanned in-lamb with twins to the €7,000 Blessington reserve champion Annaghdown Edoardo. She was sold for €1,850.
@farmersjournal in Carrick at Christmas Belles Texel sale. Another from Ronan Gallagher, a Stainton Coca Cola daughter scanned with twins to Hillview Eloi. Sells for €1700. @FJSheep @FJ_Pedigree pic.twitter.com/eFkYdUQd9m
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) December 28, 2021
The top ewe from Jimmy Garrivan’s pen was a Staintin Coca Cola ewe going back to a Garngour Aerosmith ewe. She is scanned in-lamb with twins to Hillview Eloi and sold for €1,250.
@farmersjournal in Carrick at Christmas Belles Texel sale. Top price so far for Jimmy Garrivan, a Jan 2020 ewe by Stainton Coca Cola sells carrying twins to Hill View Eloi for €1250. @FJ_Pedigree @FJSheep pic.twitter.com/uxMPX3Alwi
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) December 28, 2021
One of the highlights of the sale was 13 recipient ewes with pedigree Suffolk lambs at foot. Thewe lambs were all bred by Ronan Gallagher and were all lambed in the last few weeks. The 13 outfits averaged €812/head with a top of €1,300 being paid for a recipient ewe and her pedigree Suffolk ram lamb at foot.
@farmersjournal at Christmas Belles ewe sale. Another recipient ewe with a pedigree Suffolk ram lamb at foot sells for €1300. @FJ_Pedigree @FJSheep pic.twitter.com/IaxVWaXY1U
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) December 28, 2021
For a full sale report check out next week’s Irish Farmers Journal.
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