NSA South West Ram Sale Report
15th August 2012
The 24th Annual NSA South West Ram Sale was held this Wednesday 15th August at Exeter Market.
Following on from the NSA's Builth early sale averages from last year were down but the clearance was quite respectable and of the three major breeds the Charollais having the highest clearance at 81%, Texels at 59% followed by the Suffolks at 55%. The sale as usual attracted buyers and sellers from as far as Wales and the Midland Counties.
The numerically smaller breeds generally had a good sale with the sale being topped by a Beltex Shearling Ram sold by Miss Louise Moorhouse Exeter for £1,050 to Mr R Bond of Blackawton, Totnes.
Texels had the next highest price at £987 for a shearling sold by Messrs R & R Jordan of Chagford and purchased by Mr J Eustice of Weybridge.
The top price Charollais Shearling Ram was £682.50 sold by Messrs C Hopper & Son to Mr M D Tewson of Newton Abbot.
Lleyns sold to £630 for a Shearling Ram sold by J Dufosee of Warminster to Mr R Nicholls of Totnes.
In the Suffolk ring top price £567 for a Shearling consigned by Mr Derek J Farr of Hereford and purchased by Mr Gubb.
Berrichons went to £787.50 for a shearling sold by Mr J Yeo of Barnstaple to Mr S Poad of Saltash Cornwall.
Polled Dorset went to £525.00 and sold by Mr W L French to Mr Sisur of Okehampton.
Leading prices (followed by average)
Beltex
Shearling Rams to £1,050 (av£463.05) for Miss L Moorhouse Exeter
Ram Lambs to £525 (av £390.00) for Miss L Moorhouse Exeter
Aged Ewes to £525 for Miss L Moorhouse Exeter
Shearling Ewes to £441 (av £357) for Mr M Petherick
Ewe Lambs to £315 (av £288.75) for Miss L Moorhouse Exeter
Berrichon due Cher
Older Rams to £451.50 (av £435.75) for Woodston Farm Partnership, Tenbury, Wells
Shearling Rams to £787.50 (av £510.18) for J Yeo, Braunton.
Blue Faced Leicester
Shearling Rams to £315 (av £315) for Mrs H P Havill Newton Abbot
Border Leicester
Shearling Rams to £367.50 (twice) (av £315) for R J & S E Whitcombe Hampshire
Ewes to £231 (av £208.51) for M J & V M Pile Barnstaple
Charollais
Ram Lambs to £546 (av £360.98) for Mr & Mrs M J Alford, Cullompton
Shearling Rams to £682.50 (av £467.96) for C Hopper & Son, Tiverton
Aged Rams to £577.50 (av £577.50) for Abi Edwards Cullompton
Ewe Lambs to £609 (av £472.50) for Norman & Vile, Taunton
ShearlingEwes to £525 (av £299.95) for Norman & Vile, Taunton
Aged Ewes to £609 (av £336) for Norman & Vile, Taunton
Dorset Horn
Rams to £115.50 (av £115.50) for Miss C L Moorhouse Exeter.
Hampshire Down
Ram Lambs to £336 (av £336) for G & J Boyes Crediton
Shearling to £430.50 (av £358.10) for H C Derryman & Son, Honiton
Lleyn
Shearing Rams to £630 (av £311.77) for J Dufosee Warminster
Polled Dorset
Shearling Rams to £525 (av £357) for Mr W L French of Launceston
Ram Lambs to £378 (av £357) for Mr D W Rossiter of Kingsbridge
Romney
Shearlings to £262.50 (av £237.83) to C P Prouse & Son Holsworthy
Older Rams to £157.50 (av £157.50) from C P Prouse & Son Holsworthy
Roussin
Shearling Rams to £315 (av £315) for Mrs S D Martyn Launceston
Suffolk
Shearling Rams to £567 (av £486.21) for D J Farr Hereford
Ram Lambs to £514 (av £411.42) C Hopper & Son Tiverton
Texel
Older Rams to £472.50 (av £357) for F H Chave & Son Sampford Arundel
Shearling Rams to £987 (av £465.26) for R & R Jordan Chagford
Ram Lambs to £315 (av £294) for S & T Evans Carmarthan
Older Ewes to £241.50 (av £187.53) for S A 7 B M Bennett & Son St Austell
Shearling Ewes to £420 (av £271.50 for F H Chave & Son Wellington
Auctioneers: Rendells, Stags, Kivells & Husseys
