A successful sale at Welshpool Livestock Market yesterday saw Wedderburn Gigi (affectionately known as Bubbles) top our trade at 2600gns, followed by Wedderburn Giggles at 2000gns.
Wedderburn Gigi, 2600gns
Our only other female entry was Wedderburn Holly Hock, the second prized ewe lamb at this year’s Royal Welsh show. Sired by last year’s Royal Welsh male champion, Whatmore Guinness, she sold for the second top ewe lamb price of 2200gns.
Wedderburn Holly Hock, 2200gns
We also topped the rams at 1600gns with our senior stock ram Merryboro Fast and Furious after serving us well.
Merryboro Fast and Furious, 1600gns
Thank you to all buyers, underbidders and helpers yesterday. That’s the summer sales finished for us now and good luck to all buyers from sales and privately.
This pair of twins at the Royal Welsh show last week gained second in the ewe lamb class and third in the ram lamb class.
Wedderburn Holly Hock
Wedderburn Hothead Henry
Wedderburn Hothead Henry and Wedderburn Holly Hock are sired by last year’s Royal Welsh male champion, Whatmore Guinness. They will be the first and only offspring to be offered for sale by him this year at Welshpool Society Sale on the 23rd August.
The pair of lambs then teamed up with the shearling ewe, Wedderburn Gladioli, to win second place in the group of three.
Wedderburn Gummy Bear also had third in the shearling ram class capping a successful week and we are very pleased with these results.
The annual sale at Worcester Livestock Market did not disappoint – what a sale indeed!
Topping our pen of shearling ewes was Wedderburn Golden Girl after she stood fourth in the class in the pre-sale show. Sired by the noted Glencoy Chance and out of the consistent breeder, Lochlad Conker, she was knocked down to Jade Bett for 2500gns.
Wedderburn Golden Girl, 2500gns
Next up at 2200gns was Wedderburn Green Goddess. She is by Merryboro Fast and Furious and out of Whatmore Earwig who was reserve breed champion at The Royal Three Counties in 2022. After she had earlier stood second in her class, she was snapped up by Dave Roberts for his Boyo flock.
Wedderburn Green Goddess, 2200gns
At the same money was another Fast and Furious daughter in the form of Wedderburn Goldie. She is out of the 20,000gns Candy Floss and finds her new home with Ilona Thompson.
Wedderburn Goldie, 2200gns
Wedderburn Goldcrest didn’t miss out on the party with the bidding for her capping at 2000gns. She is sired by Boyo Easy On The Eye and out of the prize winning Lochlad Cuckoo. Goldcrest had previously been placed reserve female champion at this year’s Royal Three Counties Show.
Wedderburn Goldcrest, 2000gns
Our 9 shearling ewes averaged £1843, which we are highly delighted with.
In the male section Wedderburn Gregor won the male championship in the pre-sale show having previously been placed second in the Royal Three Counties Show. Bidding capped at 1500gns for this Merryboro Fast and Furious son.
Wedderburn Gregor, 1500gns
We would like to wish all purchasers the best of luck with our sheep and we’d also like to thank the merry bunch of helpers who make it all possible.
Even with a record entry of females forward for the Premier Society sale at Carlisle it was Longfield Forest that caught our eye, securing her for 12,000gns. She travelled across the water from Robert Nelson, Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Forest is out of Glencloy Brooklyn and is sired by the infamous Challoch Bearskin. We’re looking forward to seeing what these new genetics bring to the flock.
Wedderburn Flirty topped Welshpool Autumn Sale when she sold to an undisclosed purchaser for 18,000gns. She is sired by Glencloy Chance and out of Import Candy Floss, Flirty is a full sister to Wedderburn Flipper who we sold for 10,000gns at Carlisle the previous week.
Leading the way at the Worcester Society sale was two of our shearling ewes topping the day at 2600gns.
The first to hit the 2600gns mark was Wedderburn Forest, a Glencoy Chance daughter out of a Hiroshima daughter, Lochlad Cuckoo. She headed home to Yeovil, Somerset with Ilona Thompson.
Wedderburn Forest
Joining her on the trailer home to Somerset with the previous purchaser was the second shearling ewe, Wedderburn Flower. She is out of an imported female and sired by Beili Everett.
Wedderburn Flower
At 1800gns was another shearling ewe in the form of Wedderburn Faith ET. This Boyo Easy On The Eye daughter is out of the Lochlad Cpt Jack Sparrow daughter, Lochlad Danika. She was knocked down to D Whitcomb, Brecon, Powys.
Wedderburn Faith
Our pen of ewe lambs peaked at 1850gns for Wedderburn Gladys ET, a Merryborro Fastandfurious daughter out of Diamond Electra. Taking this one back to Totnes, Devon, were M I and J Bushby.
Wedderburn Gladys
Pen leader for our ram lambs at 1500gns was Wedderburn Golden Balls. Previously standing third at The Royal Welsh Show he is sired by Fastandfurious and heads across the water to Ballinderry, Co Antrim, with G Hayes.
Topping our pen at the Welshpool Society sale was Whatmore Edelweiss, an ET-bred daughter of Glencloy Chance out of the 20,000gns imported female Candy Floss. She sold in lamb to Boyo Easy On The Eye to Elgan Jones.
Next up and selling for 1800gns was Pentre Elsa, a Lochlad Braveheart daughter out of an imported female. Having been served by Glencloy Chance, this one headed home to Hereford with Darren Mattia.
After securing the pre-sale female championship at Carlisle this month, our flashy ewe lamb Wedderburn Flipper later went onto sell for 10,000gns to the judge, Dave Roberts for his Boyo flock. She is sired by Glencloy Chance and is out of the 20,000gns imported female, Candy Floss (IM1028).
