93rd Clun Forest Sheep Society Show & Sale - Ludlow 2017
The 93rd Clun Forest Sheep Breeders Society Show & Sale took place in Ludlow with a good trade for ewes but rams were harder to sell with prices back on last year. It was great to see breeders from all patrs of the UK, Ireland and Europe in attendance.
The 94 Females on offer saw 100% clearance with a top price of 255 gns for a shearling ewe , which went to Scotland for the second year in a row to Mary Parry of Lockerbie.
The Champion Pen of 10 Two Shear Ewes once again went to veteran Clun Breeder Gordon Roberts and were later sold for 170 gns to a new breeder of J.Stuckey, Totnes, Devon. However, the top priced pen of 10 ewes went to Gordon Roberts second pen, these ewes sold for 178 gns to a regular buyer in recent years, Gary Phillips, Carmarthen.
In the Male Section there was a very selective trade on rams with an average of £239.67 for Shearling Rams. The top price of the day was for the Champion, a Foxglove bred ram from I.T.Davies, who was sold for 730 gns to keen showman Cameron Hendrie of Talgarth. The winner of the A.E.Williams Salver for the Best Average of 3 rams went to Mark Lloyd, Sarnesfield who had run of 8 strong rams, which really stood out with a top 3 average of £566.66. The Reserve Champion Male from Richard Price's Trewyrlod was sold for £420 to a long established unregistered breeder, Margaret Deakins of Craven Arms.
In the Ram Lamb Class was also won by I.T.Davies and was bought by Del Knowles of St Albans for 170 gns to go to his successful Wrotham Flock. It was great to see young Kira Newey follow up on her 'Clun Funday' success with her first red rosette at the society sale in the Aged Ram class with a Greenway bred ram and was bought for 190 gns by Harold Marsh, who runs one the the UK's oldest Flocks at Stokesay, Craven Arms.
Price Summary
42 Shearling Rams Top - £766.50 Av. 239.67
6 Aged Rams Top - £199.50 Av. - £136.50
12 Ram Lambs Top - £367.50 Av. - £112.17
65 Shearling Ewes Top - £190 Av.- £173.49 (up £42.42)
40 Two Shear Ewes Top - £186.90 Av.- £179.55 ( up £20.67)
3 Aged Ewes Top - £126 Av. £126
13 Ewe lambs Top - £158 Av.- £145.95 ( up £57.88)
Prize Winners
Best Shearling Ram - Bert Davies Cup
1 I.T.Davies Foxglove 03477
1 R.Price Trewyrlod 02004
2 N.Faulkner Cerney 01151
Best Ram Lamb - I.T.Davies Cup
1 I.T.Davies Honddu 04082
2 A.Froggatt Kingswood 00181
3 D.Searle & R.Vincent Pixie 00351
Best Aged Ram - Sunderlands Cup
1 K.Newey Greenway 00152
2 B. &. J.Hunter Hunter 00021
3 C.Hendrie Honddu 02276
Best Novice Ram - J.Gwilliam Cup
1 R.Price Trewyrlod 02004
2 N.Faulkner Cerney 01151
Champion Ram - R.J.Price Salver
I.T.Davies Foxglove 02344
Reserve Champion Ram - Pen-y-Wern Cup
R. Price Trewyrlod 02004
Best Average Price for 3 Rams - A.E.Willams Salver
1 L.E.Lloyd £566.66
2 R.Price £336.66
Best Pen of 10 Two Year Old Ewes
1 G.R.Roberts
2 W.G.Smith
3 G.R.Roberts
Best Pen of 10 Yearling Ewes
1 S.Thackery
Champion Pen of 10 Ewes
G.R.Roberts - Furlongs
Best Single Ewe - W.H.Bason Cup
1 I.T.Davies
2 I.T.Davies
3 S.J.Thackery
Highest Priced Pen of 10 Ewes Any Age - Lt.-Col.J.T.Luntley Cup
Winner G.R.Roberts £186.90
The 94 Females on offer saw 100% clearance with a top price of 255 gns for a shearling ewe , which went to Scotland for the second year in a row to Mary Parry of Lockerbie.
The Champion Pen of 10 Two Shear Ewes once again went to veteran Clun Breeder Gordon Roberts and were later sold for 170 gns to a new breeder of J.Stuckey, Totnes, Devon. However, the top priced pen of 10 ewes went to Gordon Roberts second pen, these ewes sold for 178 gns to a regular buyer in recent years, Gary Phillips, Carmarthen.
In the Male Section there was a very selective trade on rams with an average of £239.67 for Shearling Rams. The top price of the day was for the Champion, a Foxglove bred ram from I.T.Davies, who was sold for 730 gns to keen showman Cameron Hendrie of Talgarth. The winner of the A.E.Williams Salver for the Best Average of 3 rams went to Mark Lloyd, Sarnesfield who had run of 8 strong rams, which really stood out with a top 3 average of £566.66. The Reserve Champion Male from Richard Price's Trewyrlod was sold for £420 to a long established unregistered breeder, Margaret Deakins of Craven Arms.
In the Ram Lamb Class was also won by I.T.Davies and was bought by Del Knowles of St Albans for 170 gns to go to his successful Wrotham Flock. It was great to see young Kira Newey follow up on her 'Clun Funday' success with her first red rosette at the society sale in the Aged Ram class with a Greenway bred ram and was bought for 190 gns by Harold Marsh, who runs one the the UK's oldest Flocks at Stokesay, Craven Arms.
Price Summary
42 Shearling Rams Top - £766.50 Av. 239.67
6 Aged Rams Top - £199.50 Av. - £136.50
12 Ram Lambs Top - £367.50 Av. - £112.17
65 Shearling Ewes Top - £190 Av.- £173.49 (up £42.42)
40 Two Shear Ewes Top - £186.90 Av.- £179.55 ( up £20.67)
3 Aged Ewes Top - £126 Av. £126
13 Ewe lambs Top - £158 Av.- £145.95 ( up £57.88)
Prize Winners
Best Shearling Ram - Bert Davies Cup
1 I.T.Davies Foxglove 03477
1 R.Price Trewyrlod 02004
2 N.Faulkner Cerney 01151
Best Ram Lamb - I.T.Davies Cup
1 I.T.Davies Honddu 04082
2 A.Froggatt Kingswood 00181
3 D.Searle & R.Vincent Pixie 00351
Best Aged Ram - Sunderlands Cup
1 K.Newey Greenway 00152
2 B. &. J.Hunter Hunter 00021
3 C.Hendrie Honddu 02276
Best Novice Ram - J.Gwilliam Cup
1 R.Price Trewyrlod 02004
2 N.Faulkner Cerney 01151
Champion Ram - R.J.Price Salver
I.T.Davies Foxglove 02344
Reserve Champion Ram - Pen-y-Wern Cup
R. Price Trewyrlod 02004
Best Average Price for 3 Rams - A.E.Willams Salver
1 L.E.Lloyd £566.66
2 R.Price £336.66
Best Pen of 10 Two Year Old Ewes
1 G.R.Roberts
2 W.G.Smith
3 G.R.Roberts
Best Pen of 10 Yearling Ewes
1 S.Thackery
Champion Pen of 10 Ewes
G.R.Roberts - Furlongs
Best Single Ewe - W.H.Bason Cup
1 I.T.Davies
2 I.T.Davies
3 S.J.Thackery
Highest Priced Pen of 10 Ewes Any Age - Lt.-Col.J.T.Luntley Cup
Winner G.R.Roberts £186.90