Texels are top sellers at Thainstone's annual ram show
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Texels led the way at the annual ram show and sale held at Thainstone Centre on Tuesday, when the champion from the Knox family’s Haddo flock topped at 2200gns.
The event, sponsored by Harbro, saw 628 pedigree and cross-bred rams sell to new homes.
Colin Slessor, deputy head of livestock said: “A good ringside of buyers present at Thainstone today ensured a good, steady trade for all breeds and classes of rams forward.”
Topping the trade when selling to Sue and Alexandra Hall, Inverebrie, Ellon, and landing the overall champion award from judge Olivia Donald, Newton Farm, St Katherines, was the shearling Haddo Europe.
He is by Hexel Django, out of a Clinterty Yuga Khan ewe.
The same home stood reserve champion with the first prize tup lamb which made 1600gns to Alan Rae, Mains of Orchardtown, Udny.
This was Haddo Ferrari, by Feddal Road Easypeasy, out of a Hexel Born To Be Wild-sired dam.
In the Suffolks, Jimmy Douglas from Woodhead, Cairness, Fraserburgh, topped the trade at 2000gns for a ram lamb by Cairnton Strik, out of a home-bred ewe.
He sold to Trevor Burke, Northern Ireland.
David Middleton, Mid Mains of Balfour, Fettercairn, awarded the champion ticket in the Suffolks to Jim Innes of the Strathbogie flock, Dunscroft, Huntly.
His champion, a shearling by Crewelands Kingpin, out of a Deveronside ewe, sold for 1200gns to David Moir, Home Farm, Cairness.
Finlay Hunter from West Cairnhill, Culsalmond, took the reserve championship with a ram lamb by Howgillfoot Sniper, out of a Maidenstone ewe.
Brian Barclay, Tullo of Garvock, Laurencekirk, paid 1000gns for this one.
Beltex rams sold to 1600gns for the champion from Stuart Wood’s Woodies flock at Broadwater, Skene, Westhill, to Ian and Faye Wilkie, Whitestone, Skene.
This was Woodies Hop To It, by the 12,000gns Eyecatcher, out of a dam which won the aged ewe class at the Royal Highland Show in 2018 and 2019.
Stuart also sold another Beltex shearling at 1200gns to CJ MacPherson, Dulsie Farm, Glenferness, Nairn, and his reserve champion, another shearling named Woodies Game On, for 1050gns to RA MacKintosh, Tombreckachie, Glenlivet.
He is by 5500gns Skiddawview Endurance.
Matthew Seed, Home Farm of Auchry, Cuminestown, topped the Bluefaced Leicesters at 1120gns for a third prize winning shearling when sold to William Barnetson, Lynegar, Watten. He also sold his champion for 800gns to the Sutherlands at Sibmister, Thurso.
Stuart and Wendy Hunter from West Cairnhill, Culsalmond, Insch, took the champion male award with a shearling.
The champion, named Hunters Fendt, by Beili Blues Elliot, sold for 1100gns to the Meldrums at Shenval, Ballindalloch, while another from their home, Hunters Frankie, by a home-bred tup, made 900gns to Cameron Taylor, Butlers Cottage, Haddo Estate.
Border Leicester rams reached 1150gns for the champion from Jimmy Douglas, Woodhead, Cairness, when sold to Skelbister Farm, Orphir, with the same flock producing the reserve champion, which later sold for 1100gns.
Craig Bacon, Eastside Farm, Whitecairns, topped the Charollais rams at 950gns for a first prize shearling winner by Lowereye Tryfan, when sold to Messrs Manson, Caithness.
Meanwhile, Eilidh and Erin Duncan, Barnyards, Clola, Mintlaw, dominated the pre-sale show, with the champion realising 700gns to RJ Mathers Ltd, Woodside of Litterty, Turriff, and the reserve selling for 620gns to Ian Cruden, Bridges, Kinnoir, Huntly.
Scott McRobbie and James Lowe, New Deer and Strichen, led the way in the any other breed rams when they received 1000gns for a Texel cross Beltex shearling which sold to David Moir, Home Farm, Cairness.
Dutch Spotted females topped at 1600gns for a gimmer backed by imported bloodlines from Stuart Wood, Broadwater, Skene, when sold to John Gunn and Sons, Cairnroich, Swiney.
The same buyers paid 1000gns for another Dutch Spotted female from J and A Budge, Knockglass Farm, Watten.
