NSA Eastern Region Rugby Ram Sale
Date: 27th August 2021
Time: 2pm approx
Location: Rugby Livestock Market
Top quality terminal sires attracted some keen buyers at NSA Eastern Region’s Rugby ram sale last Friday 27th August at Rugby Farmers Mart, Warwickshire.
Despite entry numbers being slightly reduced from 2020, the quality of stock was evident for all to see with bidders still having a good number of rams to select from with some well known breeders putting forward some excellent pens from which to choose.
The pre-sale show was ably judged by David Inman of Salters Hill Farm, Melton Mowbray who selected an impressive pen of Charollais from A.D. and R.M. Thomas of Model Farm, Kimcote, Leicestershire as overall champions, receiving the Heygates Perpetual trophy for the overall champion group of three.
Selling started keenly following the show with encouraging prices bid for Charollais, Texel, Suffolk and a number of cross bred rams, but it was the Charollais that dominated the day overall. Securing the top price for his stylish Charollais shearling ram, Charles Sercombe of Sanlands farm, Frisby on the Wreake, Melton Mowbray also took the overall top price of the sale selling to 760gns to W.W. and J.A. McCurdie, Warwickshire.
A good offering of cross bred rams from V and J Roots attracted attention taking one of the top prices of the day with their Charollais cross Beltex shearling ram fetching 700gns. A good selling day continued for the Roots family also selling the top price Suffolk ram of the day for 560gns to Mr H Eadon, Warwickshire.
Top Texel price went jointly to M and L Blakemore and Sons, Bedford and P Weaver from Little Nottinghamshire, both selling to 620gns to B.F Humphrey and sons, Northamptonshire and J. Watson and sons, Warwickshire respectively.
An NSA Eastern Region committee representative said: “We were very pleased to attract a good show of quality rams for the sale, perhaps some of the best we have ever seen at this sale. The rams on offer were strong and forward and offered a large group of buyers opportunity to take home some excellent stock. It was a very positive sale with good clearance and demand shown from some new and old faces. Thank you to all involved in bringing the sale together”.
Auctioneer – Tom Wrench, Rugby Farmers Mart.
AVERAGES:
Overall sale average - £563.37
SHOW RESULTS:
Best pen of three Charollais shearling rams:
1st AD and RM Thomas, Leicestershire – Also taking overall Champion
2nd G Stephens, Leicestershire
3rd C Sercombe, Leicestershire
Best pen of three Texel shearling rams:
1st M. & L. Blakemore & Sons, Bedford
2nd J Pinny, Northamptonshire
3rd A Barnes, Staffordshire
Best pen of three Suffolk shearling rams:
1st J Key, Sheffield
2nd G Biddulph, Cheshire
3rd J. & R. Lowe, Warwickshire
