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POLL DORSET AND DORSET HORN - MAY SHEEP FAIR

WEDNESDAY 5th MAY 2010 - TOP PRICE 2800 gns

May Fair 2010 Gallery of images

Male Champions & Overall Champions - Tom Wright, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland; Best Pair Ram Lambs	Female Champion - Messrs Fooks Bros, Bridport, Dorset Best Shearling Ewe

Exeter Market Auctioneers report a similar entry of 1794 sheep offered with a 95 % clearance reflecting a strong trade and keen demand throughout. Top price female was the Female Champion “Poorton L125” from Messrs Fook Bros of Bridport selling at 700 gns. Many congratulations to all prize winners and in particular to Tom Wright of Ballymoney, Co Antrim Northern Ireland who won the best pen of five or more ram lambs and his 1st prize ram lamb “Ballytaggart Nirvana” sold for 2800 gns. to T G Wilson of Pickering,Yorkshire with the Ballytaggart pen of six averaging £1286.25. Messrs R & R Hole of Sherborne sold their second prize ram lamb “Sherborne Never Say Die” at 2200 gns. to Mr David Rossiter.

The Huish flock from David Rossiter sold a ram lamb “Huish Napoleon” at 2100 gns. being purchased by Mr G Cubitt. Top price Shearling ram was 1000 gns for “North Covert Lloyd” from Mr Nick Burrington whose pen of three shearlings averaged £969.50. The best horned ram exhibit was won by Mr Norman Hammond of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Other notable ram prices were as follows :-
Lot 103 1700 gns. – Ram Lamb from W & K Carson,Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Lot 104 1400 gns. – Ram Lamb from W & K Carson,Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Lot 154 1300 gns. – Ram Lamb from T Wright, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Lot 148 1200 gns. – Ram Lamb from G Cubitt, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Lot 140 1200 gns. – Ram Lamb from R Sizmur, Okehampton, Devon
Lot 86 1100 gns. – Ram Lamb from R Currie, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Lot 127 1100 gns. – Ram Lamb from Messrs Fooks Bros, Bridport, Dorset


Top pen prices were :-
T Wright,Ballymoney, Northern Ireland 6 Ram Lambs averaging £1286.25
W & K Carson,Ballymena, Northern Ireland 7 Ram Lambs averaging £1081.50
NJ Burrington, Exeter, Devon 3 Shearling Rams averaging £969.50
DW Rossiter, Kingsbridge,Devon 7 Ram Lambs averaging £927.00


An excellent attendance from all corners of the British Isles ensured that the Breeding Females met a very strong trade with prices generally up £30 to £40 per head on last year. Top price of the day went to the day’s Reserve Champions at £245 for a pen of Registered Hoggets from Messrs Fooks Bros of Bridport. The day’s Champion pen was a pen of Registered Ewe Lambs from Mr R Sizmur of Okehampton that later sold for £198.

The Unregistered section met equally strong demand selling to £208 for a pen of Hoggets from Mr I R Prouse of Holsworthy. Unregistered Ewe Lambs sold to £108, twice, firstly for Mr D W J Mingo of Honiton and secondly for a pen from Mr A A Hosegood of Crediton. Unregistered Ewes met solid demand and topped at £135 for a pen of 6T/FM from Mr A Habberfield of Wiveliscombe.

Crossbreds also met keen demand and sold to £152 for two pens of Dorset cross Mule Hoggets from Mr D Elworthy of Umberleigh.

Best prices were as follows:

Purebred MV Registered
16	Hoggets	from Messrs Fooks Bros to	£245.00
5	Hoggets	from Mr A Palk to	£220.00
21	Hoggets	from Messrs S & D Cole to	£178.00
24	Hoggets	from Messrs D J Thomas & Son to	£178.00
63	Hoggets	from Mr W L French to	£175.00
31	Hoggets	from Messrs RJ Jeanes & Son to	£175.00
48	Hoggets	from Messrs A & C Kingdon to	£168.00
10	Ewe Lambs	from Mr R E Sizmur to	£198.00
5	Ewe Lambs	from Mr M Hayman at	£155.00
10	Ewe Lambs	from Messrs HR & JAE Wyatt to	£145.00
10	Ewe Lambs	from Messrs JB May & Son to	£128.00
5	Ewe Lambs	from Messrs PW Baker & Son at	£125.00
5	Ewes	from Messrs PW Baker & Son at	£132.00
10	Ewes	from Messrs Holden & Whitewood to	£122.00

Purebred Unregistered Non MV
113	Hoggets	from Mr I R Prouse to	£208.00
48	Hoggets	from Mr A Palk to	£172.00
15	Hoggets	from Messrs CA & SC Kekwick to	£160.00
5	Hoggets	from Mr A Palk to	£160.00
24	Hoggets	from Mr S E Prettejohn to	£155.00
101	Hoggets	from Mr D J Cole to	£152.00
21	Ewe Lambs	from Mr D W J Mingo to	£108.00
27	Ewe Lambs	from Mr A A Hosegood to	£108.00
3	Ewe Lambs	from Mrs N Trevett to	£92.00
145	Ewes	from Mr A Habberfield to	£135.00
24	Ewes	from Mr A Palk to	£132.00
2	Ewes	from Mrs N Trevett to	£110.00

Crossbred Section
20		Dorset X Hoggets from Mr D W Elworthy to	£152.00
44		Dorset X Hoggets from Mr J Short to	£130.00
71		Dorset X Hoggets Mr R D Partridge to	£128.00
8		Dorset X Mule Hoggets from Mrs N Trevett to	£115.00
8		Dorset X Mule Hoggets from Mr R G Tucker to	£115.00
37		Dorset X Hoggets from Mr R C Andrews to	£108.00
14		Dorset X Mule Hoggets from Mrs I Sturla to	£105.00

Sale Averages
	Numbers Forward	Numbers Sold	Min	Max	Average
Reg. Ram Lambs	82	73	294.00	2940.00	750.75
Reg. Shearling Rams	59	42	288.75	1050.00	509.38
Reg. Ewe Lambs	100	91	85.00	378.00	143.29
Reg. Ewe Hoggets	322	313	85.00	735.00	168.67
Reg. Ewes	5	5	132.00	132.00	132.00
Purebred Ewe Lambs	24	24	90.00	108.00	100.75
Purebred Ewe Hoggets	637	626	92.00	208.00	141.12
Purebred Ewes	191	191	80.00	135.00	114.12
Purebred Ewes & Lambs	20	19	110.00	165.00	128.68
Crossbred Ewe Lambs	115	107	70.00	145.00	118.00
Crossbred Ewe Hoggets	209	181	80.00	152.00	119.45
Crossbred Ewes	25	25	95.00	112.00	100.44

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