Worcester sale attracts entry of 66 Oxford Down sheep
The Premier Show & Sale of Oxford Downs to be held at McCartneys Worcester market on Saturday, 2nd August..
There is an entry of 66 head from 12 flocks, comprising 44 females and 22 rams and including MV accredited and Signet performance recorded stock.
The flocks consigning to the sale are:
Applewick
Billesdons
Caston
Greyland
Horsley
Langrigg
Longfriday
Meadow Farm
Montrose
Pauntley
Rose-Dene
Weeton
The sale gives buyers the opportunity to obtain quality Oxford Down breeding stock, whether a new stock ram, foundation stock for a new flock, females to replenish an existing flock, or a ram for crossing work as a terminal sire. Bidding is available online through MartEye.
Link to catalogue here
Full Show Results are now available for Devon County Show
Congratulations to Andrew Amor and Holly Plante of the Pauntley Flock who won the breed championship at Devon County Show, the first breed classes of the season.
Judge Mr R Vincent chose to put the homebred ram lamb as his champion.
Reserve Champion and Champion opposite sex went to Ms Rebecca Simpson and her ewe lamb.
Full results can be found at the link below.
(photo courtesy of Country Girl Media)
New Sale Date Added
A new association sale has been added to the list and will take place on Saturday 30th August at Borderway Mart, Carlisle. The sale will be open to all ages of Rams and Females for both MV and Non MV sheep. More details will follow soon.
The annual consignment of Oxford gimmers from Andrew Rutherford, Guards Farm, Gretna, Dumfriesshire sold to £250 at the Carlisle native breeds sale. All seven made the same price and went to the same buyers, E & O Morgan, Penallta, Hengoed, Caerphilly who established their Morhouse flock last year with ewes from the Applewick reduction. The Langrigg gimmers had run with service sire Greenlands Garrosh.
7 shearling ewes sold to £250 and averaged £250.
Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington
Oxfords rams enjoyed their best trade in decades at the 2024 Kelso Ram Sales.
A shearling by Billesdons Braveheart from Andrew Rutherford's Langrigg flock at Guards Farm, Gretna, Dumfriesshire made the top price of £900, setting a new Oxford centre record for Kelso.
The buyer was Rob Boswell of Balnasium Farm at Loch Tay in Perthshire. He uses Oxford rams on the older ewes in his Lairg-type Hill Cheviot flock, selling the Oxford x lambs as stores through Caledonian Marts, Stirling. These achieve a worthwhile premium over the pure Cheviot lambs.
The tup will also be used on a small flock of pure Oxford ewes that Mr Boswell purchased last year.
The Langrigg pen averaged £680 for five, all selling to commercial buyers.
Auctioneers: C&D Auction Marts Ltd
