1000 head to be sold at Jalex breeding sheep sale

Over 1000 breeding shape are to come under the hammer at the Jalex Production Sale to be held on farm at Gloverstocn Road, Randalstown on Thursday evening 30th July 7pm.

In the rostrum will be auctioneer Richard Beattie who just this week has moved to a new online sales platform. All customers new and old need to register via https://beattie.marteye.ie/ to ensure they are able to bid from home in addition to those spaced round the sale ring.

Due to current social distancing regulations the sale will be for buyers only with spectators who usually attend encouraged to watch via the online sales link or the live stream that will be on facebook.

There are glowing reports of how well the Jalex sheep have performed for several years now on farms throughout the country.

James Alexander and family are busy preparing for the production sale of breeding sheep on farm Thursday 30th July, 7pm

James has found that customers return year after year as the breeding females are highly fertile, good mothers and very milky.

This is the biggest offering from the Jalex flock presenting an excellent opportunity for sheep producers to source genuine replacements and also ideal for recipient work.

The catalogue comprises of 450 Suffolks out of Cheviot Mule ewes (NC Cheviot ewe x traditional Blue Leicester Tup) 100 Suffolks out of Scotch Half Bred ewes (NC Cheviot ewe to Border Leicester Ewe) 100 Straight Suffolk Cheviot Hoggets. (Wicklow cheviot ewes)

150 Cheviot Mule bred gimmers, (NC Cheviot ewe x Traditional Blue Leicester Tup)

20 Beltex Blue Leicester gimmers, 20 Blue Leicester x Texel gimmers. 50 Scotch Mule Gimmers. 100 Cheviot Mule draft ewes (four crop ewes) 15 Suffolk Shearlings, three Suffolk Ram Lambs. Selection of Aberfield Shearlings (Blue Leicester X Texel) Selection of Suff x Tex Shearlings.

All sheep will be Toxo and Enzo vaccinated well before the sale so that they can go straight to work.

Buyers are welcome to view stock by appointment on the Saturday prior to the sale up until 2pm. Please contact James on 07816775501 to make arrangements.

For full details contact Richard Beattie 07984694616.