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Eighteenth Annual Show and Sale of Rare and Minority Breeds of Sheep and Goats, also Cattle, Horses, Poultry and Waterfowl |
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| Saturday 18th September 2010 |
The 18th annual show and sale of Rare, Minority and Traditional breeds of cattle and sheep, poultry and waterfowl at Borderway Mart, Carlisle was the most successful ever.
Boosted by a very strong commercial breeding sheep trade nationally these primitive and minority breeds met ferocious demand from pedigree enthusiasts and commercial breeders alike.
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The £1000 bid for a Ryeland shearling gimmer, a new breed record price, bred by Messrs Parry of Bryn Hendre, Llangaffo by a homebred sire from a Ruslin ewe was just one of numerous highlights.
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Twenty four Kerry Hill females made over £200 (9 over £300). Ryelands consistently over £250, Hampshires and Derbyshire Gritstones at £200; Wensleydales were up to £400, Dorsets to £280 and Teeswaters between £80 -£90.
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The primitive sheep also sold wonderfully well with Shetlands to £260 for a Rench bred ram lamb and 25 females between £65 and £130 with every single animal sold in the ring.
There were two Manx Loaghtan at £150 and £200; six Black Welsh Mountain over £80; Hebrideans to £95, many North Ronaldsays over £50 a piece and so on.
The same brisk trade was seen in the Jacob ring with prices ranging for decent quality sheep £150 - £300 to a top of £380.
The cattle ring saw a good quality collection of principally Dexters which sold to £1300 along with an entry of Highland and Longhorn females with prices matching current commercial trends with the better quality attracting pedigree premium prices.
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As ever the huge entry (just over 1000 cages) of poultry and waterfowl attracted an enormous crowd of buyers. The top quality trios of all breeds were making £100 or more with Wyandottes at £310 and seven lots of Call Ducks between £130 and £200 and Rhode Islands at £150.
Geese were selling to £180 for a handsome pair of Red Breasted and Bareheaded and Hawaicens over £100 a pair.
The whole event was a great success and due reward for the many enthusiasts devoted to preserving the merits of the traditional bloodlines of many species and breeds.
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