A good show of Kerry Hills met a buoyant trade at the Society Sale held at Carlisle as part of the Rare Breeds Sale.

Topping the sale was a yearling ram from the Wrotham Flock of Derek Knowles, second in the pre sale show, the ram sired by a Marlbrook Ram out of a home bred ewe, sold for £1200, joining the Kinbroon Flock of Allan Barclay and Gemma Stewart.

Pre- Sale Show champion was a yearling ram from the Pentrenant Flock of Robert and Jean Price, by a Woodhouse 2 ram out of a homebred ewe the ram made £900 selling to Mr Sutherland, West Lothian.

Reserve Champion was a yearling ewe – Wrotham Edith from Derek Knowles which sold for £400, joining the Wycoller Flock of Lucy Whitehead, Lancashire.

Top priced female was a yearling ewe from the Whitcastles Flock of Derek and Cindy Steen selling for £620 to join the Rushfield Flock of C Anderson, Dumfries.

The next best price for females was £600 which was achieved three times by the Four Crosses Flock of Gwilym Pugh, one selling to the Reidstown Flock of James McClintock, Ballymena, and a pair of ewes joining the Racecourse Flock of J W Bell, Scarborough.

Topping the ewe lambs was one from the Pentrenant Flock of Robert and Jean Price selling for £450 to join the Top Spot flock of Angie Burgess, Dumfries.

Best of the ram lambs through the ring came from the Downwood Flock of Jim Rowe, a son of the Parkgate ram which sold for a record price earlier in the year, the lamb made £700 joining the Huntsman Flock of Rory Innes, Jedburgh.

Show Results

Yearling Ewe

1. Mr D Knowles (Lot 210)
2. Mr & Mrs R Price (Lot 195)
3. Mr G Pugh (Lot 193)

Ewe Lamb

1. Mr & Mrs R Price (Lot 233)
2. Mr S Mitchell (Lot 241)
3. Mr D Knowles (Lot 214)

Ram 2 yr & Over

1. Mr J Harland (Lot 244)

Yearling Ram

1. Mr & Mrs R Price (Lot 260)
2. Mr D Knowles (Lot 257)
3. Mr & Mrs R Price (Lot 261)

Ram Lamb

1. Mr & Mrs R Price (Lot 299)
2. Mr R J Stott (Lot 293)
3. Mrs H Bright (Lot 304)

Overall Breed Champion  Mr & Mrs R Price Yearling Ram

Reserve Overall Breed Champion  Mr D Knowles (Yearling Ewe)

Best Opposite Sex – Mr D Knowles Yearling Ewe

Averages