Results and prices from three Suffolk sales

See below show results and leading prices:

RATHFRILAND SHOW & SALE - Wednesday 2nd September

Judge: Stephen Toye – Boveedy Flock

Results

Shearling: 1st Lot 1 Keith McAdoo; 2nd Lot 2 Keith MAdoo

Ram Lamb: 1st Lot 8 John Trimble; 2nd Lot 39 David & Sarah Kelly; 3rd Lot 29 Keith McAdoo; 4th Lot 10 James McCann

Pairs: 1st David & Sarah Kelly; 2nd Norman Robinson; 3rd Patrick McVerry; 4th Mark Heron

Champion – John Trimble selling for 800gns

Reserve Champion - David & Sarah Kelly selling for 1000gns

Leading Prices:

Heather Watson 1150gns; David & Sarah Kelly 1000gns 550gns x 2; John Trimble 800gns; James McCann 900gns; Sean Burns 600gns & 550gns; Sean McArdle 550gns; Anthony Patton 700gns; Jason & Joseph Trimble 600gns & 550gns; Patrick McVerry 850gns x3 & 500gns; Keith McAdoo 700gns & 600gns; Mark Herron 550gns & 500gns x3

PLUMBRIDGE SALE - Thursday 3rd September

Leading Prices

Shearling Rams: Robin McAdoo 800gns; William Moore 800gns 650gns x 2 500gns; Tori Robson 1800gns & 1600gns

Ram Lambs: Gary McAdoo 500gns x 2; Robin McAdoo 750gns, 650gns, 600gns 500gns x2; Kimi & Lewis Chambers 900gns & 750gns; Lesley Liggett 720gns 680gns, 620gns 520gnsx 2 500gns; Samantha Allen & Alan Shortt 1000gns, 800gns, 750gns, 700gns; Martin Harkin 550gns & 500gns; Leanne Watson 1300gns 1100gns x2; William Moore 600gns 550gns; Wesley Cousins 500gns

BALLYMENA RAM LAMB SHOW & SALE - MONDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2026

JUDGE: Andrew Wilson, Castleisle Suffolks

Ballymena’s ram lamb show & sale saw a packed show & sale ring with Alastair Gault of the Forkins flock taking 1st Prize Ram Lamb and Overall Champion selling to 3200gns to Ian Donald of the Donbraid flock.

Sean & Jane McCloskey took 2nd and Reserve Champion selling to 4100gns to Wesley Cousins of the Botera Flock. The Drapersfield flock of Lisa Doyle took 3rd prize selling to 700gns to A McHugh, Co. Tyrone and 4th Norman Robinson selling to 550gns to B McCollum, Ballymena.

Alastair Barkley of the Blackbrae flock came out on top in the pairs with Dennis Taylor taking 2nd and Andrew McNeilly 3rd.

Results

Ram Lamb: 1st A Gault; 2nd S&J McCloskey; 3rd L Doyle; 4th N Robinson; 5th P Kennedy; 6th J Gilliland & K Steele; 7th M&E Butler

Pairs: 1st A Barkley; 2nd D Taylor; 3rd A McNeilly

Ram Lambs averaged 1,115gns

Many thanks to SH Coleman Glarryford, sponsors of the sale.

Other leading prices:

J Smyth twice to 4200gns to J Robson, Co. Tyrone and W Crawford, Newtownstewart

J Gilliland 3800gns to W R Blair, Co. Antrim

J Smyth 3500gns to J Lamont, Co. Antrim

E&J Gould 2900gns to I MacRoberts , Co. Down

J Smyth 2600gns to I MacRoberts, Co. Down

A Gault 2600gns to K McAdoo, Co. Tyrone

E&J Gould 2600gns to N Walsh, Co. Down

T Lamont 2500gns to W Cousins, Co. Tyrone

E&J Gould selling twice to 2300gns to D&T Beattie, Co. Tyrone & J McLoughlin, Co. Antrim

B Lamb 2100gns to D Devlin, Newry

E&J Gould selling twice to 2000gns to J McAuley, Co. Antrim and K J Smyth, Co. L Derry

J Smyth 1900gns to M McCumisky, Hilltown

E&J Gould 1900gns to J McLoughlin, Ballymena

J Trimble 1800gns to B Blaney, Co. Antrim

B Lamb 1700gns to McIlrath Farms, Kilrea

J Trimble 1700gns to K McGarry, Hilltown

S McCloskey 1650gns to J McMillan, Co. Antrim

A Barkley 1500gns to R Workman, Co. Antrim

J Smyth 1400gns to S Bradley, Plumbridge

L&M Liggett 1400gns to H Crawford, Ballymena

A Barkley 1400gns to M McKillop, Co. Antrim

B Lamb 1300gns to N Rickey, Fermanagh

A Barkley 1350gns to M McKillop, Co. Antrim

RC&JC Watson 1200gns to D White, Co. Antrim