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Scottish breeders dominate Solway and Tyne Texel Breeders Club show and sale

Knock Yankee sold for 30,000gn
Knock Yankee sold for 30,000gn

Breeders from the north of Scotland led the charge at the Solway and Tyne Texel Breeders’ Club autumn show and sale in Carlisle.

Leading the sale at 30,000gn was a ram lamb from well-known north-east breeder Albert Howie, who runs the Knock flock at West Knock, Stuartfield, Peterhead.

The top price was paid for February-born triplet Knock Yankee, by Tophill Wall Street and out of a 4,500gn dam by Cambwell Trademark. He sold in a seven-way split to breeders from all corners of the UK including David McKerrow from Nochnary Farm, Cupar, Fife.

Strathbogie Yogi sold for 15,000gn
Strathbogie Yogi sold for 15,000gn

Next best at 15,000gn was February-born ram lam Strathbogie Yogi from Jim Innes’s Strathbogie flock at Dunscroft, Huntly.

By Millar’s Windbrook and out of a dam by Glenside Razzle Dazzle, he sold to RJ Teward & Son, New View, Staindrop, Darlington.

Thereafter the next leading price of 14,000gn was achieved twice for ram lambs, including a lot from Robbie Wilson’s Milnbank flock at North Dorlaithers Farm, Turriff.

Milnbank Yellowstone
Milnbank Yellowstone

Mr Wilson’s February-born Milnbank Yellowstone is by Glenside Willy Nilly and out of a dam by Strathbogie Untouchable. He sold to IM Jaeban, Forth House Farm, Cockermouth, Cumbria.

In the shearling ram section, Jim Innes dominated with lots from his Strathbogie flock.

A top of 7,800gn was achieved when March-2015 born Strathbogie Wild Boy went under the hammer.

By Aman Vyrnwy Dya and out of a dam by Carnew Trooper, he sold in a two-way split to Perthshire breeders Robert Cockburn at Errol, and Wood and Hunter, Dalchirla Farm, Muthill, Crieff.

Next best in the shearling section at 5,800gn was March-2015 born Strathbogie Willie, by Mullan Vivaldi and out of a dam by Glenside Razzle Dazzle. He sold in a two-way split to RC Ellis, Gwern-Y-Marl, Flintshire, Wales, and Messrs McCaffrey, Brooke Side, Cheshire.

In the females section, Perthshire breeder Robert Cockburn led the charge with a gimmer from his Knap flock.

By Tamnamoney Tuborg Gold and out of a dam by Baltier Rascal, she sold to Messrs Herdman, 86 Killysorral Road, Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Other leading prices included 4,500gn for a ram lamb from Brian Buchan’s Clinterty flock at New Aberdour, Fraserburgh.

Clinterty Yankee Doodle, by Tophill Wall STreet and out of a ewe by Ettrick Smasher, sold to D Gray, Sunnycroft, Selkirk.

In all Harrison and Hetherington sold 542 lots.

Averages were: 265 ram lambs to £1,264.40 (+£406.93); 179 shearling rams to £979.78 (+£262.86); one aged ram to £1,890 (+£1,387.75); 85 shearling gimmers to £845 (+£17.91); and 12 ewe lambs to £892.50 (+£505).

The sale also featured a draft of gimmers from the Allanfauld flock with 23 selling to average £957.60.