HEXHAM TUP SALE

12TH OCTOBER 2009

Hexham & Northern Marts conducted the sale of

Blackface Shearlings & Ram Lambs on behalf of

members of the North of England Branch of the

Blackface Sheep Breeders Association.

The sale was kindly sponsored by Cath Reed of NFU Mutual Insurance

There was an entry of 283 Shearling Rams and 34 Ram Lambs. Prior to the sale the Shearlings were expertly judged by Annabelle Morshead, Nilston Rigg Farms, Langley on Tyne.  There were 23 excellent shearlings turned out for the show and the awards were made as follows.

First Prize      - M J Snaith, Clennell

Second Prize  - W Walton, Toft House

Third Prize    -  R & RJ Coulson, High Staward

Champion Shearling by a Yatesfield Sire from M J Snaith, Clennell which went on to sell for £12500

Awards for the Group of Three Shearlings were,

1st Prize  - H & H Robson, Townshields 2nd Prize  - RJ & J Raine, Townfoot 3rd Prize -  W Walton, Toft House

Ram Lambs were expertly judged by Mr Tom Hunter, Lamperts who made his awards as follows,

First Prize       -  Nilston Rigg Farms, Nilston Rigg

Second Prize  -   K W Shield, Tecket

Third Prize    -   Nilston Rigg Farms, Nilston Rigg

Champion Ram Lamb by a Toft House Sire, from Nilston Rigg Farms which went on to sell for £1000

Awards for the Group of Three Ram Lambs were,

1st Nilston Rigg Farms, Nilston Rigg, 2nd GM & C Walton Allensgreen, 3rd Nilston Rigg Farms, Nilston Rigg

The Scotch Type Rams and the Overall Champions were expertly judged by Mr Geoff Paxton, Greenleighton who made his awards as follows,

Best Scotch Type Ram

First Prize      -    Ram Lamb by a Home Bred Sire from R A Robson, Toft House, which went on to sell for £2600

Second Prize  -   Shearling from K W Shield, Tecket

Third Prize    -   Shearling from F T Walton, Dudlees

Best Scotch Type Ram, by a Home Bred Sire, from Robert Robson, Toft House which went on to sell for £2600

OVERALL CHAMPION  -  Shearling from M J Snaith, Clennell

RESERVE CHAMPION  -   Ram Lamb from Nilston Rigg Farms, Nilston Rigg

Overall Champion & Reserve Champion

TROPHY WINNERS

                                                                              Steven Mckay receiving the Overall Champion Trophy from Cath Reed                              Harry Morshead receiving the Champion Lamb Trophy

                                                                                         Robert Robson receiving the Scotch Type Trophy                                                         Neil Robson receiving the Willie Armstrong Memorial Shield                 

  Steven Mckay receiving the trophy for the highest priced tup

The G F Stephenson Memorial Trophy for the highest priced tup was new to the sale this year and was most generously donated to the branch by Mr Geoff Peddie of S & G Engineering, Prudhoe in memory of George Stephenson and the time spent with him at Monkridge.  Mr Peddie is seen pictured above, making the first presentation of the trophy to Steven Mckay on behalf of M J Snaith for the Clennell tup which sold for £12500.

Leading Prices

Shearlings

£12500 Clennell, £6500, Toft House, £5500 Wanwood Hill, £4000 High Staward, £3400 Horseholme & Whiteside, £3200 Wanwood Hill, £3000 Hott Bank, £2800 Toft House (S A Robson), £2500 Toft House & Hott Bank, £2200 Horseholme & Troughend (x2), £2000 Penpeugh, Wanwood Hill & Townshields, £1800 Wanwood Hill & Troughend, £1700 Yatesfield, £1600 Carrick & High Staward, £1400 Bennetsfield, £1300 High Staward, £1200 Tecket, £1100 Horseholme, Crowhall & High Staward, £1000 Edges Green, Townshields, Toft House, Rookland, Hott Bank, Nilston Rigg (H Morshead) &Clennell, £950 Closehead, Allensgreen & Redesmouth, £900 Great Chesters, Crowhall, Hott Bank, Redesmouth & The Steel, £850 Alwinton,

Ram Lambs

£2600 Toft House (R A Robson), £1100 & £1000Nilston Rigg, £800 Tecket, £700 Nilston Rigg, £480 Penpeugh, £400 Nilston Rigg (H Morshead), £380 & £350 Penpeugh, £320 Tecket & Nilston Rigg.

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