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Quality consignments were on offer from local breeders Chrissy and Martin Mullan (Blue Gates Flock), Adrian Liggett and Brian Williamson (Corbo and Farmhill Flocks); John Trimble (Curley Flock); S&M Warnock (Straidarran Flock) and guest consignment, brought out by Jeff, Jennifer, Katie and Robbie Aiken, from Lancashire based breeder Procters Farm Ltd.

With 100% clearance and 56% of sales over 1000gns the sale averaged 1897.12gns for 59.

The sale leader came from the Procters Farm Limited consignment selling Lot 42, PFD1903220(2), a 100K Sportsmans Batman daughter out of a Teiglum Younggun dam she sold for 14000gns. From a strong family bloodline her granddam is the renowned Procters Vicki, PFD1701645 the dam of 12000gns Procters Cheeky Monkey and Procters Crystal, Reserve Texel Champion RWAS 2019. Purchased by C Bellis, Denbigh, Wales she comes in lamb with twins to World Record priced sire 350K Sportsmans Double Diamond.

John Trimble’s Curley Flock consignment, Sub Lot68, TYC1900872, a Mullan BFG daughter which sold for 3800gns.

Also from the same pen the hammer dropped at 11,000gns for Lot 19, PFD1903137(2), again another Batman daughter. This gimmer’s granddam is the full sister to 16K Procters Samurai and also comes in lamb with twins to Double Diamond. She joins the local Carmavy Flock of S&J McCollam, Crumlin.

Claiming another of the top six prices in the sale was Lot 43 from the Procters consignment. PFD1903467(E1) is a daughter of 12K Fordafourie Balvenie out of a Tophill Union Jack dam which is a full sister to 8K Procters Vagabond. With an index of 211 she ranks in the top 10% with her EBV figures. Scanned with a single pregnancy to Procters Dingle Dollar, a Batman son, she joins Ashley Dickson’s Lonicera Flock, Castlederg.

Featuring in the top prices and claiming the third highest price of the day was Adrian Liggett and Brian Williamson, Corbo and Farmhill Flocks with their 10K Strathbogie Best Bet Daughter, Lot 22, WBO1900193(4). She is a sister to Champion Texel Ewe Lamb Omagh Show 2019 and out of Reserve Champion Ewe Lamb Omagh Show, a 60k Clintery Yuga Khan daughter. She sold in lamb to 3K Tullagh Dragon, a Teglium Braveheart son and sire of 100K Sportsmans Batman and moves South to join Donna Vidal’s Flock in Trim, Co Meath.

From the same pen Lot 45, WBO1900199(E1) changed hands for 4200gns to Limavady breeder Martin Warnock for his Straidarran Flock. She is another Best Bet daughter out of a Springwell Viera dam in lamb to 17K Sportsmans Cannon Ball. The Corbo and Farmhill Flocks also sold the top priced ewe lamb Lot 69 for 2400gns.

Corbo & Farmhill Flocks 10K Strathbogie Best Bet Daughter, Lot22, WBO1900193(4) which sold for 6500gns

Lot 69, LIG2000559(E2), a Corbo Coors Light daughter out of a Hartside All Star dam sold to join Owen and Liam Donohoe’s Derryvore Flock, Enniskillen.

Sixth in line for the money was John Trimble’s Curley Flock consignment. Sub Lot 68, TYC1900872, a Mullan BFG daughter out of one of their Glenside ewes which has bred lambs to 5.2K and females into four figures cashed in for 3800gns. She sold in lamb to Philip Dodds for his Tullybrannigan Flock, Newcastle, scanned with twins to joint purchased 3.2K Lakeview Dirty Dancer is by 15k Harestone Commander and his Dam was Plasucha show gimmer 2019.

This year’s sale also offered the opportunity for buyers to purchase from a charity auction lot from Graham and Joanne McFarland, Drewmar Flock, Co Tyrone with all proceeds going to the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice. Lot 32, FQR1900551(2) raised 2800gns for the Children’s Hospice. This Tamnamoney Big Horn daughter out of a Ballyhivistock Unique dam sells in lamb to 15K Knock Yardsman and joins S R Glenn’s Flock, Carryduff, Co Down.

The January Gems vendors thank Ballymena Livestock Market for the smooth running of the sale, their buyers, underbidders and sponsors namely NFU Mutual, AB Europe, Greenvale Animal Feeds, Galloway & Macleod, GH Engineering, Frazers Feeds, The Veterinary Clinic Rathfriland, LCC Group, TopFlock, The Sheep Vet, AgriCare Nutrition, Taylors (Fyfin) Ltd, Natural Nutrition, P&T Thompson Sheep Breeding Services, McFarlane Animal Health, Natural Stockcare, P&M McKenna Agri Supplies and Tannahill Livestock Care.