AUTUMN SALE OF EASYCARE SHEEP FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2019 Sale – 11am
within Borderway Mart, Carlisle CA1 2RS
“THEY ARE WHAT THE LABEL SAYS” Sale Includes: 129 Females & 36 Rams
SPECIAL REGULATIONS & CONDITIONS OF SALE 1.
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The show and sale will be held subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Easy Care Sheep Society, the Conditions of Sale as recommended by the LAA and the Auctioneers Standard Conditions of Sale. ALL SHEEP OFFERED FOR SALE MUST BE THE PROPERTY OF A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY AND CONFORM TO EASY CARE TYPE. NO WOOL - NO EVIDENCE OF SHEARING - NO HORNS ALL SHEEP MUST HAVE EASY CARE PRINTED ON THE MANAGEMENT PART OF THE TAG. Your Tag Manufacturer can arrange this. If the sheep are not tagged you will be provided on site with tags and will be charged 20p per tag and you will have to tag the sheep yourself. Entry is open to MAEDI-VISNA and non MAEDI-VISNA flocks. All relevant documentation must accompany all sheep. Substitutes are allowed. Details of any substitutes must be lodged with the Auctioneers ONE WEEK prior to the sale. All sheep are warranted by vendor as correct in mouth and udder at the time of sale. Vendors are responsible for taking their sheep to the sale ring and returning them to the pens after being offered for sale. All sheep must be delivered to the sale premises on either THURSDAY 3th October - 3.00pm to 6.00pm FRIDAY 4th October - 7.00am to 9.00am
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Limited straw for bedding will be provided but vendors must provide their own feed stuffs/buckets etc. 10. All rams will be sold in guineas with a commission rate of 5.2%. All females will be sold in £’s with a commission of 5.2%. Commission will be split between auctioneers and the society. 11. All transactions either by auction or by private treaty following the sale must be passed through the Auctioneer’s sale office. 12. Vendors shall have the right to place a reserve price on any, or all of their sheep. This must be notified to the Auctioneers in writing preferably before commencement of the sale, and will be treated as a reserve and not a guide. An upset price of 200gns will apply to all Rams and 150gns for all Ram lambs. THE EASYCARE SHEEP SOCIETY Secretary: Louise Hobson, Glovershaw Farm, Bingley, Yorkshire, BD16 3AR Tel: 01274 566925 or 07931 756972 E- info@easycaresheepsociety.com
VENDORS INDEX O BEVAN, Park House Cottage, Otley Road, Eldwick, BD16 3DA A BREWSTER & SON, Easter Denoon, Eassie, Forfar, Angus, DD8 1SY MICHAEL J CLARKE, East Tullyfergus, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH11 8JY DAVIES PARTNERS, Synton Mains Farm, Selkirk, TD7 4PA T & J ELLIOT, Blackhaugh Farm, Galashiels, Selkirk, TD1 1TW MESSRS GRAVES, Hesket House, High Hesket, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0HU JM & VJ HOWARD LTD, Lane Farm, Holme, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire HD9 2QF STEVEN MURRAY, West Preston, Kirkbean, Dumfries, DG2 8AU GM & WF SKINNER, Monellie, Drumblade, Huntly, AB54 6ER DEREK STEEN, Coxhill Farm, Old Carlisle Road, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, DG10 9QN C TAYLOR, White Hurworth Farm, Wingate, Co Durham, TS28 5ND WESTALLS, Boulsworth End Farm, Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, BB10 3RS
CATALOGUE MV SECTION (RAMS) RAMS BYRE
Pen 508a Lot 161
GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale
Lot 162
GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale
Lot 163
GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale
Lot 164
GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale
Lot 165
GM & WF Skinner Details at time of Sale
Pen 507 & 509 Lot 166
D Steen UK0582059 13005 Myostatin: Non Carrier
Born: 04/18
TWIN
ARR/ARR
Lot 167
D Steen UK0582059 13014 Myostatin: Non Carrier
Born: 04/18
TWIN
ARR/ARR
Lot 168
D Steen UK0582059 13003 Myostatin: Non Carrier
Born: 04/18
TWIN
ARR/ARR
Lot 169
D Steen UK0582059 13006 Myostatin: Non Carrier
Born: 04/18
TWIN
ARR/ARR
Lot 170
D Steen UK0582059 13007 Myostatin: Carrier
Born: 04/18
TWIN
ARR/ARR
Lot 171
D Steen UK0582059 13017 Myostatin: Non Carrier
Born: 04/18
TWIN
ARR/ARR
Lot 172
D Steen UK0582059 13009 Myostatin: Carrier
Born: 04/18
TWIN
Lot 173
D Steen UK0582059 13013 Myostatin: Non Carrier
Born: 04/18
TWIN
NON MV SECTION (FEMALES) AGED EWES ALLEY B
VENDOR
26a
Westalls
DESCRIPTION
12 (4shr)
EWE LAMBS ALLEY
VENDOR
27 & 29b
S Murray
60
28
Davies Partners
50
29b
C Taylor
7
DESCRIPTION
ARR/ARQ
NON MV SECTION (RAMS) AGED RAMS ALLEY B Lot 174
Pen 30a
O Bevan UK136283 00191
Born: 03/05/17
TWIN
Lot 175
Pen 30b
A Brewster & Son UK540205 4847
Born: 05/05/17
TWIN
Lot 176
Pen 31a
Westalls UK0744323 00801 Born: 2015 Myostatin: Carrier Joint top priced ram Worcester 2016.
Lot 177
Pen 31b
Messrs Graves UK102269 01354
Lot 178
Messrs Graves UK102269 00479
Lot 179
Messrs Graves UK102269 00508
Lot 180
T & J Elliot UK562121
2shr
Lot 181
T & J Elliot UK562121
2shr
Lot 182
T & J Elliot UK562121
2shr
T & J Elliot UK562121
2shr
JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK703197 3020
Born: 04/15
Lot 183
Pen 32
Pen 33
Lot 184
Bred by John Davies
SHEARLING RAMS ALLEY C Lot 185
Pen 54
Lot 186 Lot 187
Pen 55
A Brewster & Son UK540205 4848
Born: 15/04/18
TWIN
A Brewster & Son UK540205 4849
Born: 22/04/18
TWIN
Westalls UK0180447 12541 Born: 05/18 Framed at 900ft above sea level
Myostatin: T+
SINGLE
Lot 188
Pen 52b
JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606
Born: 05/18
TWIN
JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606
Born: 05/18
TWIN
Michael J Clarke UK544993
Born: 04/18
TWIN
Lot 193
Michael J Clarke UK544993
Born: 04/18
TWIN
Lot 194
Michael J Clarke UK544993
Born: 04/18
TWIN
Lot 195
Michael J Clarke UK544993
Born: 04/18
TWIN
Lot 189 Lot 190
Pen 52a
Lot 191 Lot 192
Messrs Graves 102269 03945 Messrs Graves UK102269 03956
Pen 53b
RAM LAMBS ALLEY C Lot Pen 196 52a
Michael J Clarke UK544993
Born: 04/19
TWIN
EASYCARE SHEEP The main features of the Easy Care breed:
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Easycare are the ideal low cost meat sheep for the modern farmer.
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Medium sized, hornless, extremely hardy and requiring very little maintenance. Rams adult bodyweight around 75 kg Rams are particularly pre-potent and immensely virile , hardy and can cover large numbers of ewes. Ewe adult body weight around 60 kg Ewes milk well and are excellent mothers. Lambs are active and alert at birth and grow quickly.
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1.8 Lambs reared per Ewe Ease of lambing - specifically developed for this purpose Vitality at birth - born with hair for protection High growth rate - Lambs reach 17 kgs carcass weight at 12 weeks High meat yield and Easycare meat is of the highest quality – light in texture, fine grained, lean and with an exceptional taste.
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They are characterised by a unique fleece which seasonally sheds.
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No shearing or crutching and a low propensity for diseases such as foot rot combine to minimise veterinary and shepherding costs.
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Minimal shepherding Low veterinary care Well protected - unaffected by extreme weather conditions Thrives on lowland grass Meets modern market requirements Healthy constitution - quick to recover and less prone to many illnesses Very profitable - cuts over 80% of shepherding costs
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THE PROFITABLE COMMERCIAL OPTION AND PERFECT CHOICE FOR THE SMALLHOLDER
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