Record prices at the Dutch Spotted Society First Sale in Northern Ireland
Beatties Livestock Centre in Omagh was the venue for the Dutch Spotted Society’s first sale in NI. For many breeders this was their first appearance selling Dutch Spotted Sheep as there has been a phenomenal growth recently in the popularity of the breed. Judge for the sale was Alan Smyth, originally from the Ballymena area but now residing in Penrith. N.I. breeders were looking forward to having their own sale with a little intrepidation, but trade proved to be similar to that at the main Society Sales in GB with some excellent sheep meeting a super trade.
At the pre-sale show the judge worked his way through the classes efficiently and results are:
Ewe Lambs 1 st K & C Corrigan, Highmead Ballinamallard ~ 2 nd Liam Campbell, Glencloy Carnlough ~ 3 rd Emma Allen, Diamond Castlederg ~ 4 th Gareth McCabe, Mourneview Castlewellan
Shearling Rams 1 st David McClintock, Tamneybrake Ballymena ~ 2 nd David McClintock, Tamneybrake Ballymena ~ 3 rd K & C Corrigan, Highmead Ballinamallard ~ 4 th R Wilson, Aimney Pomeroy
Male Champion David McClintock, Reserve David McClintock
Female Champion K & C Corrigan, Reserve Liam Campbell
Show Champion K & C Corrigan, Reserve Liam Campbell
In the sale ring the reserve champion ewe lamb, Glencloy Erika ET, realised a new N. Ireland record price for Dutch Spotted selling at 7000 gns. This lamb was out of a ewe imported from Netherlands in 2019 and sired by Challoch Bearskin, a ram who has featured prominently in the breed over the past two years.
The top male price was for the second prize ram lamb, Diamond Excalibur, offered by Emma Allen, out of her imported ewe Bella who has been a consistent breeder with a string of high-priced progeny produced over the last few years and sired by Drumhirk Decider who has also been proving himself as the sire of many high-priced progeny.
Female Prices in gns:- 7000 Liam Campbell; 2800 Liam Campbell; 2600 Emma Allen; 2300 Liam Campbell; 1700 Emma Allen; 1620 Gareth McCabe; 1600 Gareth McCabe
Male Prices on gns:- 4100 Emma Allen; 2500 Adam Donald; 2200 K & C Corrigan; 1700 Liam Campbell; 1300 Simon Robinson
The Dutch Spotted Breeders in N. Ireland would especially like to thank Richard Beattie for conducting the sale, Alan Smyth for coming over to judge the pre-sale show and to all the purchasers and supporters who helped make the first Society sale in N. Ireland a success.
