The White Diamonds Texel sale held at Raphoe Livestock Mart by the Donegal Texel breeders club (on Friday 13 December) has become a big night in Texel breeders’ calendars over recent years and this year was no different, attracting a crowd of very active ringside and online bidders.
With just under 70 lots of high-quality, in-lamb, Texel shearling ewes and ewe lambs on offer, there was a strong selection for the eager buyers to choose from.
The excellent ringside and online activity led to an overall sale clearance of 95% and an average price of €802 was obtained.
The pre-sale show’s judge was well-know Texel breeder Paul Mallon of the Tawney flock. Mallon’s pick of the yard was a standout ewe lamb from the Umricam flock of Micheal Grant. The double five-star ewe lamb was sired by Haddo Fabio. She then went on to top the sale, selling for €2,750 to Oliver Doherty – after frantic ringside and online bidding. The Buncrana man went on to sell three more ewe lambs on the night, to give him a strong pen average of €1,275.
Topping the in-lamb shearling ewe section was the well-known Silverhill flock of Neville Myles. The strong Hexel Fan Club-sired shearling ewe was scanned carrying a single and sold for €2,050.
Taking the second top price in the shearling ewe section was Letterkenny man Gerard Sheils, selling his Sportmans Deal Breaker-sired ewe for €1,640.
She was scanned carrying twins to €5,500 Connemara Hilltop and she was picked up by breeders Daniel and Ciaran Heraghty.
Local Raphoe man John Parke also had a great day in the sales ring, selling his lead in-lamb shearling for €1,500. This shearling was sired by Greenstar Fast Track and was scanned carrying a single to Cheeryvale Highflyer.
It was another local Raphoe man, Sam Wilson that was on the top of the price list. Selling his Milnbank Firefly-sired shearling ewe for €1,340.
Long-standing Donegal Texel breeder William Doherty was also in the money on the night, selling his shearling ewe for €1,240.
She was scanned in-lamb with twins to Silverhill Hiawatha, the overall champion at the Donegal Texel breeder’s premier sale held earlier in the year.
The White Diamonds Texel sale held at Raphoe Livestock Mart by the Donegal Texel breeders club (on Friday 13 December) has become a big night in Texel breeders’ calendars over recent years and this year was no different, attracting a crowd of very active ringside and online bidders.
With just under 70 lots of high-quality, in-lamb, Texel shearling ewes and ewe lambs on offer, there was a strong selection for the eager buyers to choose from.
The excellent ringside and online activity led to an overall sale clearance of 95% and an average price of €802 was obtained.
The pre-sale show’s judge was well-know Texel breeder Paul Mallon of the Tawney flock. Mallon’s pick of the yard was a standout ewe lamb from the Umricam flock of Micheal Grant. The double five-star ewe lamb was sired by Haddo Fabio. She then went on to top the sale, selling for €2,750 to Oliver Doherty – after frantic ringside and online bidding. The Buncrana man went on to sell three more ewe lambs on the night, to give him a strong pen average of €1,275.
Topping the in-lamb shearling ewe section was the well-known Silverhill flock of Neville Myles. The strong Hexel Fan Club-sired shearling ewe was scanned carrying a single and sold for €2,050.
Taking the second top price in the shearling ewe section was Letterkenny man Gerard Sheils, selling his Sportmans Deal Breaker-sired ewe for €1,640.
She was scanned carrying twins to €5,500 Connemara Hilltop and she was picked up by breeders Daniel and Ciaran Heraghty.
Local Raphoe man John Parke also had a great day in the sales ring, selling his lead in-lamb shearling for €1,500. This shearling was sired by Greenstar Fast Track and was scanned carrying a single to Cheeryvale Highflyer.
It was another local Raphoe man, Sam Wilson that was on the top of the price list. Selling his Milnbank Firefly-sired shearling ewe for €1,340.
Long-standing Donegal Texel breeder William Doherty was also in the money on the night, selling his shearling ewe for €1,240.
She was scanned in-lamb with twins to Silverhill Hiawatha, the overall champion at the Donegal Texel breeder’s premier sale held earlier in the year.
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