AUTUMN SALE OF EASYCARE SHEEP FRIDAY 30th September 2022 Sale – 10.30am within Borderway Mart, Carlisle CA1 2RS “THEY ARE WHAT THE LABEL SAYS” Sale Includes: 257 Females & 54 Rams


Secretary: Louise Hobson, Glovershaw Farm, Bingley, Yorkshire, BD16 3AR Tel: 01274 566925 or 07931 756972 E- info@easycaresheepsociety.com
1. 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.
9. Limited straw for bedding will be provided but vendors must provide their own feed stuffs/buckets etc.
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 Yearling Rams and 150gns for Ram lambs.
3. 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.
4. Entry is open to MAEDI-VISNA and non MAEDI-VISNA flocks. All relevant documentation must accompany all sheep.
6. All sheep are warranted by vendor as correct in mouth and udder at the time of sale.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS & CONDITIONS OF SALE
5. Substitutes are allowed. Details of any substitutes must be lodged with the Auctioneers ONE WEEK prior to the sale.
7. Vendors are responsible for taking their sheep to the sale ring and returning them to the pens after being offered for sale.
2. 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
8. All sheep must be delivered to the sale premises on either Thursday 29th September - 1pm to 6pm Friday 30th September 7am to 9am
11. All transactions either by auction or by private treaty following the sale must be passed through the Auctioneer’s sale office.
THE EASYCARE SHEEP SOCIETY
10. All rams will be sold in guineas with a commission rate of 5.25%. All females will be sold in £’s with a commission of 5.25%. Commission will be split between auctioneers and the society.
J & E MCINTYRE, Glenlea, Whauphill, Dumfriesshire, DG8 9NS
DEREK STEEN, Coxhill Farm, Old Carlisle Road, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, DG10 9QN
A & D HEYES, Newfield Farm, Crawe Row Lane, Hamsterley, Co. Durham DL13 3QT
M RUNCIMAN AND PARTNERS, East Mains, Lauder, TD2 6SG
A & A FARMING, 3 Bishopdale Close, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5HZ
J WADDINGTON, Skirdenhall Farm, Tosside, Nr Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4SX
ELI, CE & DLI EVANS, Neuadd Fawr, Tal y bont, Ceredition SY24 5HN
MICHAEL J CLARKE, East Tullyfergus, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH11 8JY
VENDORS INDEX
J GREENER, Kinkry Hill Lodge, Roadhead, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 6NA
GM & WF SKINNER, Monellie, Drumblade, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, AB54 6ER
WE COOK (FARMERS) LTD, Bourne End Farm, Wooton, Bedfordshire, MK43 9AP
STEVEN MURRAY, West Preston, Kirkbean, Dumfries, DG2 8AU
Disclaimer: The responsibility for export of sheep rests with either the purchaser or the vendor and not Harrison & Hetherington Ltd nor the Easycare Sheep Society.
JM & VJ HOWARD LTD, Lane Farm, Holme, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire HD9 2QF
Export to Northern Ireland: As of 1 January 2021, the rules for exporting sheep from the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland and the European Union have changed for moving breeding stock to Northern Ireland NO Direct Export or Vendor Returns will be available. It will be the responsibility of the purchaser and/or the vendor to make any necessary arrangements for sheep going to Northern Ireland.
Lot 1006 D Steen
UK0582059 15593
Lot 1002 GM & WF Skinner UK 0521837 03615
UK0582059 15599
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARR
Born: 06/04/21 TWIN
UK0582059 15597
Lot 1007 D Steen
Lot 1004 GM & WF Skinner UK 0521837 03617
UK0582059 15594
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARR
Lot 1005 D Steen
SHEARLING GIMMERS
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARR
Myostatin Result: 1 Copy Carrier
UK0582059 15610
Pen VENDOR
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARQ
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/AHQ
Pen 435
Myostatin Result: 1 Copy Carrier
Lot 1001 GM & WF Skinner UK 0521837 03614
Myostatin Result: 2 Copy Carrier
Myostatin Result: 2 Copy Carrier
Lot 1009 D Steen
Lot 1010 D Steen
MV SECTION (RAMS) SHEARLING RAMS
Lot 1003 GM & WF Skinner UK 0521837 03616
Myostatin Result: 1 Copy Carrier
Born: 25/04/21 TWIN
Born: 09/04/21 TWIN
430 434 D Steen 50
Myostatin Result: 1 Copy Carrier
Pen 436 437
Lot 1008 D Steen
MV SECTION (FEMALES)
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARQ
DESCRIPTION
UK0582059 15606
UK0582059 151612
Lot 1011 D Steen
Born: 01/05/21 TWIN
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARR
CATALOGUE
Myostatin Result: 1 Copy Carrier
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARH
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARH
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARQ
Myostatin Result: 1 Copy Carrier
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARQ
NON MV SECTION (FEMALES) GIMMERS
ALLEY B VENDOR DESCRIPTION 27A M J Clarke 10 27B A & A Farming 10 28A J Greener 5 28B M Runciman and Partners 12 29 A & D Heyes 20 30 J & E Mcintyre 20 31 33 S Murray 80 ALLEY C 48 J Waddington 20
Lot 1016 D Steen
SHEARLING
UK0582059 15611
Myostatin Result: 2 Copy Carrier
Lot 1014 D Steen
UK0582059 15600
UK0582059 15595
Born: 04/21 TWIN ARR/ARQ
EWE LAMBS
UK0582059 15592
Myostatin Result: 1 Copy Carrier
Myostatin Result: 2 Copy Carrier
Lot 1015 D Steen
Lot 1012 D Steen
Myostatin Result: 1 Copy Carrier
Lot 1013 D Steen
ALLEY B VENDOR DESCRIPTION 26 WE Cook (Farmers) Ltd 30
UK0582059 15601
Lot 1029 J Waddington
Born: 04/21 TWIN
UK0185349 1698
UK0185349 530
Born: 04/21
Lot 1028 J Waddington
Lot 1030 W E COOK (FARMERS) LTD UK710681
Born:15/04/21 TWIN
Lot 1021 A & D Heyes
Born: 04/21
Pen 50A
Lot 1031 W E COOK (FARMERS) LTD UK710681
NON MV SECTION (RAMS)
Born: 04/21
Born: 04/21
UK0136086 01048
Born:15/04/21
AGED RAMS
Lot 1024 M J Clarke UK544993 Born: 04/21
Lot 1018 J Waddington UK0185349 521
Pen 49B Lot 1019 A & D Heyes UK0136086 01034
Lot 1022 M J Clarke UK544993
Born: 04/21 TWIN
Pen 50B Lot 1026 J Waddington UK0185349 1695 Born: 04/21 TWIN
SHEARLING RAMS
Born: 04/18 TWIN
Born: 04/18 TWIN
Pen 49A
Lot 1023 M J Clarke UK544993
Lot 1027 J Waddington UK0185349 1697 Born: 04/21 TWIN
Born: 04/21 TWIN
Lot 1017 J Waddington
Pen 51
Lot 1020 A & D Heyes UK0136086 01046
UK0185349 1696
Lot 1025 M J Clarke UK544993 Born: 04/21
UK710681
Lot 1039 JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606 17716
Lot 1049 ELI, CE & DLI Evans
Lot 1046 JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606 17729
Lot 1047 JM & VJ Howard Ltd Details at time of sale
Born: 05/20 ARH/ARR
Born:15/04/21 TWIN
Born:15/04/21 TWIN
Born:15/04/21 TWIN
Lot 1041 JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606 17720
Pen 53A
Born:15/04/21 TWIN
Born: 05/20 ARR/ARR
Lot 1034 W E COOK (FARMERS) LTD UK710681
Born: 05/20 ARQ/ARR
Lot 1048 JM & VJ Howard Ltd Details at time of sale
Lot 1040 JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606 17719
Lot 1038 W E COOK (FARMERS) LTD UK710681
Born:15/04/21 TWIN
Born: 05/20 ARR/ARR
Born:15/04/21 TWIN
Lot 1043 JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606 17722
Lot 1044 JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606 17725
Lot 1033 W E COOK (FARMERS) LTD UK710681
Born:15/04/21 TWIN
Lot 1035 W E COOK (FARMERS) LTD UK710681
Lot 1045 JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606 17727 Born: 05/20 ARH/ARQ
Lot 1036 W E COOK (FARMERS) LTD UK710681
Born: 05/20 ARR/AHQ
Lot 1032 W E COOK (FARMERS) LTD
Born: 05/20 ARH/ARR
Lot 1037 W E COOK (FARMERS) LTD UK710681
Born: 05/20 ARR/ARR
Lot 1042 JM & VJ Howard Ltd UK125606 17721
Pen 52
The main features of the Easy Care breed:
• Minimal shepherding
Born: 04/04/22 TWIN
Born: 04/04/22 TWIN
Lot 1053 J Greener UK115331 00052
• Low veterinary care
• Thrives on lowland grass
RAM LAMBS
1.8 Lambs reared per Ewe
UK744421 21405
Born: 04/20
• Meets modern market requirements
THE PROFITABLE COMMERCIAL OPTION AND PERFECT CHOICE FOR THE SMALLHOLDER
• High growth rate Lambs reach 17 kgs carcass weight at 12 weeks
• Easycare are the ideal low cost meat sheep for the modern farmer.
• Ewes milk well and are excellent mothers. Lambs are active and alert at birth and grow quickly.
• Ease of lambing specifically developed for this purpose
• Well protected unaffected by extreme weather conditions
• Healthy constitution quick to recover and less prone to many illnesses
• They are characterised by a unique fleece which seasonally sheds.
Pen 53B Lot 1052 J Greener UK115331 00051 Born: 10/04/22 SINGLE
• Vitality at birth born with hair for protection
Lot 1054 J Greener UK115331 00053
• No shearing or crutching and a low propensity for diseases such as foot rot combine to minimise veterinary and shepherding costs.
• 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
• Very profitable cuts over 80% of shepherding costs
Born: 04/20
Lot 1050 ELI, CE & DLI Evans UK744421 21407
Lot 1051 ELI, CE & DLI Evans UK744421 21408
ABOUT THE BREED
• High meat yield and Easycare meat is of the highest quality light in texture, fine grained, lean and with an exceptional taste.
Born: 04/20
• Medium sized, hornless, extremely hardy and requiring very little maintenance.