46 In Lamb Ewes sold, with an average of £1537 up £477 on last year with the same number sold.
Top price of the night went to “Loughash”, Patrick and John Harkin, receiving 5000gns for a gimmer, sire: 55k Auldhouseburn, sire of dam: 24k Dalchirla, scanned single to 18k Dalchirla.
Second top price of 4800gns went to Gordon Crawford, “Aghanlane” for a 1 crop ewe, sire: Hammerhead (son of 12k High Staward), sire of dam: son of 160k Elmscleugh, scanned single to 20k Aghanlane.
Two breeders went on to receive 4200gns, Colm McAteer, “Drumboy”, 3 crop ewe, sire: Mc Coy Lookalike, sire of dam: 3.1k Lurgan (full sister to 18k, 2020), scanned twins to 14k Auldhouseburn and “Loughash”, P and J Harkin, 2 crop ewe, sire: 100k Loughash, dam of sire: 24k Elmscleugh, scanned twins to 65k Auldhouseburn.
Following on were Glenbeg Blackies, O and S Brannigan selling their 2 crop ewe, sire: 3k Dalwyne, sire of dam: 22k Dalchirla, scanned single to Homebred son off 28k Glenbeg for 3000gns and a 2 crop ewe, sire: 28k Glenbeg, sire of dam: 52k Crossflatt, scanned twins to 6k Drumboy for 2400gns.
Alphonsus Mc Evoy, Kilcoo also received 2400gns for his 3 crop ewe, sire: 6k Woolfords, scanned single to 5k Cairnhill.
Other leading prices on the night: 2200gns C McHenry, 2200gns T McClenaghan, 2000gns Loughash, 1900gns, 1400gns P McGuigan, 1800gns M & R Smyth, 1600gns, 1500gns, 1200gns (x2) Glenbeg Blackies, 1600gns C McAteer, 1500gns S McCusker, 1400gns, 1100gns A Butler, 1400gns Douglas Bros, 1100gns T & D Harkin, 1100gns C Toner, 1000gns D Branagan. There were no dry ewe lambs sold this year.
