Class leads Welsh National
T
he Society’s Welsh National Sale peaked at 5800gns when Cefyn Pryce sold his shearling ram Caereinion Class.
Leading the way was Caereinion Class at 5800gns
This Kimbolton Ace son is out of a dam by the noted homebred sire Caereinion Number One which is also dam to rams at 5000gns and 4000gns. Selling with a texeplus index in the top 1% of the breed, he was knocked down to David Williams, Abermule, Powys. Next best in the shearlings was a 2600gns call for the best of the day from Elgan Davies’ Llwyngan flock in the shape for Llwyngan Concorde, a son of the £30,000 Midlock Youre The One out of a Hollyford Thunderbolt daughter. He was the pick of Messrs Davies Bros of the Trefere flock, Penparc, Ceredigion.
Llwyngan Concorde sold at 2600gns
Selling at 2300gns was Dragon Champion from the Williams family, with this Strathbogie Yes Sir son being out of a dam by Aman Vyrnwy. He sold to Michael and Heulwen Owens, Pont Sian, Ceredigion. And close behind at 2200gns was the Robinson family’s Preenbank Carismo, an Arkle Batman son out of a dam by Talcoed Wildfire. He found a new home with Jonathan and Linda Phillips for the Faerdref flock, Glanyrafon. And taking 1800gns was another from Cefyn Pryce. This was Caereinion Cef, a Langford Adder Again son out of a dam by Kimbolton Venturer. He sold to G Davies for the Caebetran flock, Felin Fach.
A 2300gns call secured Dragon Champion
At the same money was the pen topper from the Davies family’s Canllefaes flock, Canllefaes Chief. Sired by Curley Big Mac and out of a dam by Talcoed You Know, he headed away with I H Hughes, Pontllyfni. And the Canllefaes flock then took 1700gns for Canllefaes Cracker. This one is by Talcoed You Know and out of a Scolton Uranium daughter and was taken by the Vaughan family, Machynlleth, for the Dolcorsllwyn flock.
Ram Lambs
Best of the day in the tup lambs was a 2000gns bid for Plasucha Diamond from local vendor Robert Bennett. This Plasucha Corker son is out of a dam by
Knock Yankee which is also dam to the 20,000gns Plasucha Bossman. He sold with an index in the top 5% of the breed and was taken by R Brown, Rushbury.
Second top here was Rob Evans’ lamb, Hope Valley Dynamo. Sired by Sportsmans Belter, he is out of a Knap Vicious Sid daughter and was bought by S and G Mellor, Cellarhead.
Sales
28 Autumn 2020
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