The trip across the water was worthwhile for Tommy Jackson when he achieved the top two prices at the Carlisle May Fair. Travelling from Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland, Mr Jacksons ram lamb, Milltown Grizzly Grant topped trade when he sold for 7,000gns. Purchased by A & RA Middleton, Leck Fell House, Cowan Bridge, Grizzly Grant is an ET lamb sired by the renowned Carlaustan Extrovert and out of Glencoy Cherry.
Second top at 3,500gns, again from Tommy was a substitute lot, also sired by Extrovert, Milltown Gyspy Girl. Gypsy Girls’ dam, Diamond Destiny has previously bred daughters to 3,500gns (Milltown Fantasy) and 2,600gns (Milltown Foxy). Gypsy found her new home in Aghalee, Antrim, with James Johnston.
Father/daughter duo, A Beattie & L Kennedy, reached 2,000gns for a pair of lambs selling with their recipient mother. Carlaustan Genevieve, a single born ET ewe lamb, is sired by Tiptop Diablo and out of an imported ewe (IM0595). Carlaustan Goofy was a natural born triplet and twinned on to the recipient ewe. Also sired by Diablo and out of an imported ewe (IM0605), Goofy is a full brother to Carlaustan Extrovert. This pair found their new home Barquhill, Wigtownshire, with M & R McCornick.
Selling for 1,800gns was Barquhill ET from M & R McCornick. Out of Williams Diamante and sired by Westbroad Diego, sire of 3,000gns Barquhill Faith, this flashy ewe hogg sold to Graeme Jackson, Mount Pleasant, Lancashire.
Finally, from D Steen, Coxhill, was Coxhill Fern selling for 1,600gns. Purchased by R Spencer & Son, Fern is out of Blackberry (IM0977) and sired by Navac Blacklaw Concrete.
Other leading prices:
1,500gns: Myreside Golden Girl, Grayrigg Foot Forever-Few, Grayrigg Foot Foxglove & Elite First Class
Averages:
31 Embry Lambs Weaned or Suckling Recipient Dams: £1050.68
23 Ewe Hoggs : £1180.11
2 Non-MV Pedigree Ewes & Lambs: £813.75
2 Non-MV Ewe Hoggs: £1155.00
