Despite no very high prices the averages for Charollais shearling rams jumped to £930.21 at the NSA early ram sale, held for the first time at Brecon Market. This was an increase on the 2023 average of over £161.
Three vendors shared the top spot at 1,200 gns for their tups. Charles Marwood, a regular consignor at this sale, achieved this price twice for rams from his pen of 15 from the Foulrice flock, in Yorkshire. First was a top 5% high index performance tup by Lowerye Vulcan which sold to Michael Miller from Dorset. Also with top figures was the other ram at 1,200 gns this time sired by Foulrice Atlas and sold to Jan Boomars, Surrey.
Bryan Evans, from Powys had a couple of 1st prize tickets and saw these 2 shearlings sell for 1,200 gns and 1,150 gns. These went to Mr C Jones from Shropshire and regular commercial buyer, A C Phillips from Brecon.
Deborah Whitcher had a strong pen of 10 shearlings forward from her Galtres in Yorkshire which topped at 1,200 gns for a son of Bachymbyd Vengeance selling to NSA Wales and Border Chairman, Geoff Probert, Worcestershire. Her average for the 10 finished the day at £1,018.50.
Also averaging over £1,000 for their pen of 10 yearlings were Gail and Gwyn Jones, Springhill Flock from Chepstow. Their buyers were all commercial lamb producers who paid up to 1,150 gns twice for their best.
Best of the ram lambs came from local breeder Paul Curran, Brecon with a pen of 7 lambs from his Wernfawr flock. Topping his trade at 1,200 gns was the day’s pre-sale champion, selling to D A Evans & Partners, Abergavenny. The Wernfawr ram lambs averaged £757.50.
Averages: 49 Shearling rams £930.20, 13 ram lambs £630.00 (Hereford Market Auctioneers).
