This year’s Christmas Belles sale hosted 53 Texel ewes from the Clewbay and Enniscrone flocks of Jimmy Garrivan and Ronan Gallagher, including a guest consignment of 12 ewes from Neville Myles.
Day two of our Texel travels and we’re in Carrick showgrounds today for the Christmas Belles sale of in lamb Texel joggers and suffolk embryos. Strong start for Ronan Gallagher for this in lamb ewe at €1100. @farmersjournal @FJ_Pedigree @FJSheep @IrishTexel pic.twitter.com/ROzjejkpyT
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) December 28, 2019
It was once again the Enniscrone Texels who took home the prize of top-priced ewe of the sale with €3,200 for a Tophill Wall Street daughter. This ewe attracted a lot of attention before the sale and was sold carrying a single to Stainton Coca Cola, who was purchased in Lanark this year for £16,000.
Carrick Christmas Belles: Top price so far at €3200 goes to Ronan Gallagher for his Tophill Wall Street in lamb ewe scanned carrying a single to Staunton Coca Cola.
@farmersjournal @FJ_Pedigree pic.twitter.com/P0Pzji6elP
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) December 28, 2019
Following close behind this at €3,050 was Neville Myles with his Strathbogie Yes Sir daughter out of a Castlecairn Vavavoom ewe. This ewe is a full-sister to Silverhill Bushtucker, who sold for €15,000 at the 2018 Blessington sale, and sold in-lamb with twins to Garngour Alabama.
Next highest price also went to the Myles consignment with €2,200 being paid for another Strathbogie Yes Sir daughter. This ewe was flushed this year producing 20 Grade 1 embryos and sold in-lamb with twins to Springwell Abu-Dhabi.
Ronan Gallagher took home the next top price with a Shannagh Won O Won daughter going back to a Tophill Union Jack ewe. This ewe was scanned with a single to Garngour Aerosmith.
Another ewe breaking the €2,000 barrier was a Tophill Wall Street ewe from Ronan Gallagher. This ewe was scanned with a single to Garngour Aerosmith and sold for €2,050.
Jimmy Garrivan’s top price went to a Teiglum Young Gun daughter going back to a Shannagh Won O Won ewe carrying a single lamb to Blue Gate Bravo. She sold for €1,500.
Another full-sister scanned carrying twins sold for €1,400 on the day.
€990 average
The sale achieved a 100% clearance with an average price of €990/ewe being paid. Ronan Gallagher averaged €1,109 for 21 ewes, Jimmy Garrivan averaged €772 for 20 ewes and Neville Myles averaged €1,149 for 12 ewes.
A number of recipient ewes carrying pedigree Texel embryos were sold between €450-650/ewe. Ronan Gallagher also sold four recipient ewes with single pedigree Sufflok lambs at foot with the ewe/lamb outfits making €500, €520, €550 and €580 each.
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