Ewe lambs attracted the top two prices at the Badger Face Texel Sheep Society show and sale at Carlisle where the reserve champion, Bonny & Bold Flaming Glory, from Northern Ireland breeder Tara O’Brien, led the trade at 3000gns.

The lamb from Coshquin, Co Londonderry, is by the imported Cleenagh Makavelli and out of Cleenagh Creme De La Creme. She sold down to Dorset with Eastbury Livestock, Blandford, Dorset.

Fellow Co Londonderry breeders, Russell Millen and Seamus Killen, Coleraine, sold their fourth prize ewe lamb, Knockmult Freya, for 2800gns, to Oliver Watson, Hill Farm House, Pennington. For their money, they get a daughter of Duhonw Frank the Tank out of an imported ewe.

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Stuart and Angie Burgess, New Abbey, Dumfries, gave 1800gns for the second prize ewe lamb, Knockmult Faye, from the same home. She is sired by Riverside Delboy.

High Ploughlands Frankie matched that price for Hannah Pedley, High Ploughlands, Kirkby Stephen.

This ewe lamb is a daughter of Woodies Del Boy, and was knocked down to Fraser Forsyth, Corra, Castle Douglas.

Topping the males at 2500gns was the shearling ram, Pistyll Everest, from Welsh breeder Michael James, Builth Wells. Purchased privately from Angharad Francis, he is a son of Hunters Carlsberg, out of a Beech Hay ewe. Final bidders were Messrs Timm, Monk Fryston, Leeds.

Hunters Fast ‘n’ Furious topped the ram lamb trade at 1800gns for Aberdeenshire breeder, Stuart Hunter, West Cairnhill. This Duhonw Extreme son is out of Hunters Dream Catcher and sold to Messrs Douch, Carmarthen, Dyfed.

Averages: 12 ewe lambs, £1365; three ewes, £630 (+£350 for the same number sold); 25 gimmers, £779.10 (-£459.17 for two more); 23 lamb rams, £826.30 (-£411.97 for three fewer); 15 shearlings, £812 (-£912.33 for six more).

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.