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Het seizoen voor de ooien veiling staat voor de deur. Hierbij een lijstje van de aangekondigde veilingen Saturday 30th October The annual production sale for G Beacom (Lakeview) and S&W Tait (Burnview) will be held at Dungannon mart.  The sale … Continue reading

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Here’s a brief report by Jonathan Long from Friday’s tup sale at Kelso, more details will follow in due course. Selling for £4800, a new Kelso record for a Suffolk shearling was one from Thrunton, this was a Strathisla Black … Continue reading

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By Jonathan Long and Suffolk Sheep Society. The 2010 Edinburgh sale had a 69% clearance rate.  This year’s sale grossed £235,384 and averaged £1,929.38 for 122 ram lambs sold. 20,000gns was the top price paid to S Buckley’s, Sitlow flock, for a … Continue reading

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By Jonathan Long on July 27, 2010 10:10 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks The dispersal of John Laing’s Flodden Suffolk flock at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, saw one of the flock’s stock rams top trade at 2600gns. Sale leader … Continue reading

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A packed ringside resulting in a cracking trade for our first main Suffolk sale of 2010.  Of the 236 lots entered, forty one animals made four figure sums with two further lots making over 10,000gns.  Top price of 26,000gns was paid for … Continue reading

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In de afgelopen weken heb ik veel belangstelling gehad voor de schapen. Heel wat mensen willen al een fokram voor komend seizoen vastleggen of hun belangstelling uitspreken voor vrouwelijk fokmateriaal. Opvallend veel belangstelling is er uit het buitenland. Zoals ik … Continue reading

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Cairness tops Carlisle Suffolk sale (Taking Stock): Jimmy Douglas, Cairness, has topped today’s Suffolk trade at Carlisle with 5000gns sale for the day’s pre-sale show champion. By Cairness Just the Best, this lamb is out of a ewe bred in … Continue reading

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Stong lamb entry at Ashford Market A good entry of lambs for Ashford Market’s first Friday sale of the season saw several pens of prime lambs on offer as well as strong store prices. The best stores went at about … Continue reading

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The Taking Stock team has now hit Edinburgh and arrived in time to take a look at the Suffolk tup lambs penned for sale tomorrow before hitting the bar. Suffice to say after the drive from Builth to Carlisle last … Continue reading

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