Logie Durno rams and females from the Ingram family proved the pick of the Premier Charollais sale at Worcester, producing most top prices to include the 6200gns lead.
Reduced numbers forward following the previous week’s inaugural breed sale at Carlisle, meant averages held up well in all sections with the exception of the ram lambs, which last year saw a new high of 24,000gns against this year’s top lamb sale of 5500gns.
Sale leader this year was the pre-sale show champion, a shearling ram from William and Carole Ingram, sons Gregor and Bruce and daughter Amy’s flock based outside Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
Selling at 6200gns, this big lad is sired by Logie Durno All Star, a Foxhill Va Va Voom son, and out of a home-bred dam that is sister to the 9500gns Logie Durno Walking Thunder and a 12,000gns gimmer sold at the flock production sale.
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Backing his convictions having tapped him out as champion was the pre-sale judge, Robert Hopper, of the Cogwell flock from Tiverton, Devon, who bought him in partnership with Patrick Tully, of the Bridgwater, Somerset-based Bincombe flock.
The Ingrams also took 5200gns for their reserve shearling champion, this time sired by Crogham Aries II out of a Logie Durno Umpire daughter that stood second at the Great Yorkshire Show in 2021. A brother to the champion at last year’s Premier show and sale, he found a new home with D and J Norman’s Kirkhouse flock, in Cockermouth.
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Logie Durno also made their mark amongst the ram lambs, purchasing the first prizewinner which went on to take the reserve overall honours and sell for the second top of 5500gns.
This was Mitchel and Elizabeth Britten’s Cavick Cracker, from Cavick House Farm, Wymondham, Norfolk. He is by the home-bred sire, Cavick Balenciaga, a son of Loanhead Al Pacino which is owned in partnership with the Ffrwd and Wern flocks. Ingram genetics were behind the dam which was a Loanhead female, bred by Gregor and Bruce Ingram, and sired by Rhaeadr Orlando.
Also heading back up to Aberdeenshire to Logie Durno at 3200gns was the ram lamb, Moelfryn Corker, from Gethin Davies, Llanon, Ceredigion. He is sired by Bronwydd Wise Guy and out of a privately purchased Boyo female by Rigghead Untouchable.
The Ingrams then received 4500gns for a tup lamb by the show-winning tup, Foxhill Va Va Voom, and bred from a home-bred Logie Durno Untouchable daughter. He headed home with father and son duo, Paul and Ollie James, buying for the Ditton flock, Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
Two ram lambs made 4000gns, with the first being Pembroke Crafty, from Dave Lewis, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire. By the 4600gns Foxhill Benedict, he is out of a 2000gns Arbryn female and caught the eye of Tom Newth, for his Shepton Mallet, Somerset-based Prestleigh flock.
Matching that price was the best from Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire-based Adrian Davies. Glyn Coch Corach Rambler is by the privately purchased Moelfryn Bouncer and out of a home-bred Wernfawr Ultimate Warrior daughter. He sold down to Norfolk, with the Brittens for their Cavick flock.
The reserve ram lamb made 3600gns for Jonathan Wales, Carlisle. His Thackwood Columbia is by Boyo Vancouver, out of a home-bred female by Ffrwd Topnotch and was knocked down to J Lewis, Sandbach, Cheshire.
Just behind, on 3200gns, Emyr Hughes, Haverfordwest, Carmarthenshire, sold Bronwydd Casanova to Grant Pink’s Bicton flock from Shrewsbury. His purchase is by the home-bred Bronwydd Brenin and out of a Wernfawr Vinnie daughter.
A select number of females was topped by the section champion, a gimmer from Gregor and Bruce Ingram’s Loanhead flock which made 1800gns. Another by Logie Durno All Star, she is out of a Rhaeadr Orlando daughter and sold down to Somerset with Matthew and Jamie Collard, Taunton.
Averages: Four gimmers, £1443.74 (+£282.91 for 14 less); 14 shearling rams £2205.00 (+£541.70 for eight fewer); 61 ram lambs £1443.31 (-£270.29 for 28 less).
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