Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their second annual ‘Ewetopia’ sale of ewes, shearlings and ewe lambs on the evening of Tuesday 13th August 2024. Forward were 244 head including……
26 Ewe Lambs sold 550 Guineas
97 Shearling Ewes sold to 520 Guineas
26 Ewe Lambs sold to 800 Guineas
36 Ewes with Lambs at Foot sold to £390
Show
Sincere thanks go to our judge Mr Robert Barker who travelled up from Ponton, Lincolnshire to oversee some tremendous classes. Picked as champion was a wonderful pedigree Charollais ewe lamb from noted breeder Deborah Whitcher, Foulrice. The terrific sort is sired by Artnaguillion Armani out of a homebred ewe by the influential flock sire Inglis Cymro, full of character and style she looks to have all the makings of a great sheep and with such an illustrious pedigree behind her she surely has a bright future. Reserve champion went to a pedigree North Country Cheviot Park type gimmer shearling from Stephen Dodsworth’s South Lund Flock, sired by a Hightae tup out of a ewe with Ericstane breeding she looks every bit a ready-made show sheep and will hopefully go on and do just that successfully over the remainder of this summer and in years to come.
Show Results
Best Pure-Bred Texel or Beltex (Any Age)
1st I Spedding, Harelaw – Texel Shearling
2nd M Whitfield-Stout, Cornsay – Beltex Shearling
3rd Harry Askwith, Low Mown Meadows – Beltex Shearling
Best Pure-Bred Native (Any Age)
1st S Dodsworth, Woodbrae – North Country Cheviot Shearling
2nd I Spedding, Harelaw – Suffolk Shearling
3rd W Burton, West Common Top – North Country Cheviot Shearling
Best Any Other Continental (Any Age)
1st D Whitcher, Foulrice – Charollais Lamb
2nd I E & A C Teasdale, High Farm – British Rouge Lamb
3rd C Cumming, Glebe Farm – Dutch Spotted Shearling
Champion
D Whitcher, Foulrice – Charollais Lamb
Reserve Champion
S Dodsworth, Woodbrae – North Country Cheviot Shearling
Sale
A fabulous crowd gathered for the second year of this popular sale; a brilliant forty-six buyers were chased hard by a host of underbidders as trade for all classes proved strong with a wonderful 98% clearance rate achieved.
Proceedings began with a dispersal of continental ewes and mid-May born lambs from D & M Lowes, Wilson House, Barningham, the super run of MV Accredited Beltex, Texel and Blue Texel crosses saw thirty-six ewes and sixty-three lambs average £136.67 per life.
Top price of the day went to our worthy champion when she sold to the judge for 800 guineas, next in line at 550 and 520 guineas were two fine examples of the increasingly popular Dutch Spotted breed from C Cumming, Glebe Farm with a super Suffolk from Wolsingham’s Ian Spedding following at 510 guineas. A sharp trade was witnessed all night with plentiful breeds represented, see the top prices below.
Ewes & Lambs
£390 £385 £375(x2) £370 £320 £310 £305 £295 £290 £250 £240 D & M Lowes.
Cross Bred Shearlings & Ewes
£400 D Mallon. £230 £195 £190 £135 D & M Lowes. £230(x2) £220 £200 JC & A Metcalf.
Ewe Lambs (Guineas)
Charollais – 800 500 400 350(x2) D Whitcher.
Blue Texel 400 200 Charlotte Newton. 170 M Whitfiled-Stout. 170 C Cumming.
British Rouge – 400 280 I E 7 A C Teasdale.
North Country Cheviot – 350 S Dodsworth.
Dutch Spotted – 320 290 220 200 J Stead. 220 P J Tindale.
Zwartbles – 250 240 J C & A Metcalf.
Texel – 160 Namens Leases Farm Ltd.
Suffolk – 160 Namens Leases Farm Ltd.
Shearling Ewes (Guineas)
Dutch Spotted – 520 C Cumming. 300(x2) W S I Anderson.
Suffolk – 510 270 I Spedding. 380 360 350(x8) D G Wise.
North Country Cheviot – 500 S Dodsworth. 320 300 290 250 230 W Burton.
Blue Texel – 400 300 ABP Wilsons. 400 200 M Whitfield-Stout. 260 250 190 J Thompson.
Texel – 380 350 250(x8) I Spedding. 250 230(x3) J Warren.
Charollais – 350 300 C Dougherty.
British Rouge – 350(x5) 280 I E & A C Teasdale. 220 210 190 180(x2) J Warren.
Beltex – 330 300 M Whitfield-Stout. 300 H Askwith.
Bleu Du Maine – 250(x3) Jacob Stevenson.
Routex – 210(x2) 200(x2) 170 J Warren.
Ryeland – 180 170 150(x3) L & S Barker. 150 140 100 Sue Ellwood.
Aged Ewes (Guineas)
Dutch Spotted – 550 C Cumming.
North Country Cheviot – 500 S Dodsworth.
Suffolk – 350 340(x2) 230 220 A Morton.
Charollais – 330 320 310 300(x2) 280 270 265 260(x2) 250 200 C Dougherty.
Beltex – 300 H Askwith.
British Rouge – 200 170(x2) 130 J Warren.
