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Title: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: namethatsheep on September 06, 2015, 10:30:01 am: Harrison & Hetherington Auction
Saturday 19 September

0900hrs - Judging of breed classes

1000hrs - Sheep: Badgerface 8; Black NCC 7; BWM 24; Border L 4; Hamps Down 16; Hebs 27; Icelandic 13; Jacob 171; Kerry Hill 116; Llanwenog 12; Manx L 7; Ouessant 3; Ox Down 6; Polled Dorset 17; Portland 1; Rye 104; Col Rye 66; Shetlands 112; Southdown 1; Tees 7; Valais Blacknose 2; Wensleydale 6

Goats 46 - Boer, Bagot, GG, Pygmy, X
Cattle 45 - Belties, Dexters, Highlands, White Park, Longhorn (16)
Pigs 66 - Berks, Kune, Saddleback, Pietrain X, OX&S, Tam
Poultry & Waterfowl 1157

Should be a good sale
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: Victorian Farmer on September 06, 2015, 11:34:21 am: Iv never missed this sale but it has gone dawn hill. Im going to the RBST in York end of the month will see haw it compares to carlile. Big trek for us.
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: BALLOCH on September 21, 2015, 09:37:51 pm: Sale was busy ,café heaving all day and never got near.Sheep that I saw sell were good prices.Plenty of breed choice but a few not turning up which is a pity for folk that make a journey to buy a type.My Icelandic females all sold to one buyer down in Whitby north yorksire,and quite a few rams sold.Vallais black nose female made £3800 ,and a 4 year old mule carrying twin vallais embryo lambs made £4000,wow !
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: Womble on September 23, 2015, 11:42:17 am: Wow! I mean just, Wow!

I wonder how long those prices will hold up!?
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: Roxy on September 23, 2015, 01:48:51 pm: Wow indeed! Wish I could make those prices with my sheep
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: BALLOCH on September 23, 2015, 02:22:59 pm: I guess they will be like alpaca,eventually there will be plenty around and price will drop.These sheep arnt that good for meat and their wool is quite coarse,so carpet wool.so apart from the cute factor they are dear sheep!At the end of the day you can still find them legs up no matter what they cost,i think at that price tho id want them insured x
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: Victorian Farmer on September 24, 2015, 03:25:45 pm: 18 months ago these were bought as an investment . I said it was a good thing to get into good stuff makes money .York rare breed will be the next were fowl make £70 each and good breeds will sell for thousands not hundreds .So we will see whot they make there vallias iceladic etc october friday the 2nd and the 3rd
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: BALLOCH on September 27, 2015, 09:29:03 pm: No Valais or Icelandics entered for York just looked at catalogue,but a good variation of rare breed sheep
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: Victorian Farmer on September 28, 2015, 10:30:36 am: Yes looks good 5 hours drive and on 2days need to leave thersday. Lots of stock. Who else is going.
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: Deere on September 28, 2015, 08:09:27 pm: Its been in my diary for a while now, im even taking the trailer!

Just about to look at the catalogue :thumbsup:

Im not coming from as far away as you though, just north Derbyshire.
Title: Re: Sale - Rare & Minority - Carlisle 19 Sept
Post by: BALLOCH on September 28, 2015, 08:19:36 pm: I think the 1st day is just a show not a sale,we arnt going but rnjoyed it when we went.It used to be our local sale when we lived down there.The sheep auctioneer does his best and even went up in 50p to help,have a good time.