Melton Midlands Sheep Fair including the NSA Eastern Region Ram Sale
Date: 20th September 2024
Location: Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY
Sale Report
A grand entry of rams for the NSA Eastern Region Melton Mowbray Ram Sale in mid September saw Texels top the trade for Phil Weaver, Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Having already taken the pre-sale Champion pen, ably judged by Mr Ben Copley, Leicestershire, Mr Weaver’s Texel shearlings sold to a top price of 1550gns, under the hammer of auctioneer Martin Lloyd, with several others all reaching more than 1300gns for some very good sheep.
Charollais shearlings were also in demand with Chris Timm, York, selling to a top of 1380gns, whilst Suffolks from JW & SM Hallam & Eggleston, Loughborough, Leicestershire, sold well to a top price of 1200gns.
Blue Texels from SJ Timms, Coventry, topped at 700gns with Beltex Shearlings to 500gns from Matthew Prince, Stonedge, Derbyshire. Crossbred Shearlings topped at 800gns from R & B Smith Slapton, Northamptonshire.
Ram lambs were also in strong demand with some super lambs on offer. The top price saw Charollais ram lambs from the Sercombe family, Melton Mowbray, sell to 1000gns, Suffolk ram lambs from Woodview Farm Ltd, Cambridgeshire, reached 880gns.
Note on the sale. NSA ram sales around the country pride themselves in selling high quality animals that are independently inspected for testicles, teeth and general health by an NSA-approved inspector. NSA Eastern Region is committed to taking this one step further with its two sales (at Rugby and Melton Mowbray) being for MV-accredited rams only, giving buyers an additional level of assurance. Unlike for many iceberg diseases, an accessible accreditation scheme is available for MV and NSA Eastern Region supports breeders’ involvement in the programme to contribute towards health standards within the national flock.
