92nd Clun Forest Sheep Society Show & Sale - Ludlow 2016
The 92nd Clun Forest Sheep Breeders Society Show & Sale took place in Ludlow with a firm trade for both ewes and rams, with buyers from as far as the Ilse of Skye.
The 123 Females on offer saw 100% clearance with a top price of £300.00 for a ewe lamb, which also went to Scotland to new breeder Mary Parry of Lockerbie.
The Champion Pen of 10 Two Shear Ewes went to veteran Clun Breeder Gordon Roberts and were later sold for £172.00 to another familiar name to Clun breeders of J.Hamer, Bicton. However the top priced pen of 10 ewes went to W.G.Smith, Burrington. These ewes sold for £182 to yet another new breeder, J.Tamplin of Caerphilly, Wales.
In the Male Section there was a steady trade on rams with 84% clearance and an average of £264 for Shearling Rams. The top price of the day was for a very strong Walton ram from Evan Jones, Presteigne who was sold for £640.50 to John Shepperson from Wiltshire. The winner of the A.E.Williams Salver for the Best Average of 3 rams went to renowned breeder Richard Price with an average of £486.50. The Champion Male from I.T.Davies sold to D.Jones, Brecon for £535.
In the Ram Lamb Class young Cameron Hendrie followed up his success in the Royal Welsh Show with his lamb winning the class and the Reserve Male Championship. The lamb was also bought by Mr. Tamplin for £367.50 and will surely produce some quality Cluns in the Gwent valley.
Prices
44 Shearling Rams Top - £640.50 Av. - £263.69 (up £32 on 2015)
2 Aged Rams Top - £315 Av. - £157.50
6 Ram Lambs Top - £367.50 Av. - £211.75 (up £54 on 2015)
65 Shearling Ewes Top - £190 Av.- £131.07
45 Two Shear Ewes Top - £182 Av.- £158.88 (up £26 on 2015)
13 Ewe lambs Top - £300 Av.- £88.00
Prize winners
Best Shearling Ram - Bert Davies Cup
1 I.T.Davies
2 R.Vincent
3 R.Price
4 A.E.Williams
Best Ram Lamb - I.T.Davies Cup
1 C.Hendrie
2 I.T.Davies
3 I.T.Davies
Best Aged Ram - Sunderlands Cup
1 S.Thackery
2 J.Shepperson
Best Novice Ram - J.Gwilliam Cup
1 J.E.T.Jones
2 W.G.Smith
3 J.E.T.Williams
Champion Ram - R.J.Price Salver
I.T.Davies Honddu 02264
Res Champion Ram - Pen-y-Wern Cup
C.Hendrie Midlem 194
Best Average Price for 3 Rams - A.E.Willams Salver
1 R.Price £486.50
2 J.E.T.Jones £420
Best Pen of 10 Two Year Old Ewes
1 G.R.Roberts
2 A.Froggatt
3 G.R.Roberts
Best Pen of 10 Yearling Ewes
1 S.Thackery
2 C.J.Davies
Champion Pen of 10 Ewes
G.R.Roberts - Furlongs
Best Single Ewe - W.H.Bason Cup
1 A.Froggatt
2 I.T.Davies
2 B.& D.Roberts
3 E.Spice
Highest Priced Pen of 10 Ewes Any Age - Lt.-Col.J.T.Luntley Cup
Winner W.G.Smith £182
The 123 Females on offer saw 100% clearance with a top price of £300.00 for a ewe lamb, which also went to Scotland to new breeder Mary Parry of Lockerbie.
The Champion Pen of 10 Two Shear Ewes went to veteran Clun Breeder Gordon Roberts and were later sold for £172.00 to another familiar name to Clun breeders of J.Hamer, Bicton. However the top priced pen of 10 ewes went to W.G.Smith, Burrington. These ewes sold for £182 to yet another new breeder, J.Tamplin of Caerphilly, Wales.
In the Male Section there was a steady trade on rams with 84% clearance and an average of £264 for Shearling Rams. The top price of the day was for a very strong Walton ram from Evan Jones, Presteigne who was sold for £640.50 to John Shepperson from Wiltshire. The winner of the A.E.Williams Salver for the Best Average of 3 rams went to renowned breeder Richard Price with an average of £486.50. The Champion Male from I.T.Davies sold to D.Jones, Brecon for £535.
In the Ram Lamb Class young Cameron Hendrie followed up his success in the Royal Welsh Show with his lamb winning the class and the Reserve Male Championship. The lamb was also bought by Mr. Tamplin for £367.50 and will surely produce some quality Cluns in the Gwent valley.
Prices
44 Shearling Rams Top - £640.50 Av. - £263.69 (up £32 on 2015)
2 Aged Rams Top - £315 Av. - £157.50
6 Ram Lambs Top - £367.50 Av. - £211.75 (up £54 on 2015)
65 Shearling Ewes Top - £190 Av.- £131.07
45 Two Shear Ewes Top - £182 Av.- £158.88 (up £26 on 2015)
13 Ewe lambs Top - £300 Av.- £88.00
Prize winners
Best Shearling Ram - Bert Davies Cup
1 I.T.Davies
2 R.Vincent
3 R.Price
4 A.E.Williams
Best Ram Lamb - I.T.Davies Cup
1 C.Hendrie
2 I.T.Davies
3 I.T.Davies
Best Aged Ram - Sunderlands Cup
1 S.Thackery
2 J.Shepperson
Best Novice Ram - J.Gwilliam Cup
1 J.E.T.Jones
2 W.G.Smith
3 J.E.T.Williams
Champion Ram - R.J.Price Salver
I.T.Davies Honddu 02264
Res Champion Ram - Pen-y-Wern Cup
C.Hendrie Midlem 194
Best Average Price for 3 Rams - A.E.Willams Salver
1 R.Price £486.50
2 J.E.T.Jones £420
Best Pen of 10 Two Year Old Ewes
1 G.R.Roberts
2 A.Froggatt
3 G.R.Roberts
Best Pen of 10 Yearling Ewes
1 S.Thackery
2 C.J.Davies
Champion Pen of 10 Ewes
G.R.Roberts - Furlongs
Best Single Ewe - W.H.Bason Cup
1 A.Froggatt
2 I.T.Davies
2 B.& D.Roberts
3 E.Spice
Highest Priced Pen of 10 Ewes Any Age - Lt.-Col.J.T.Luntley Cup
Winner W.G.Smith £182
