Shield Winners 2020 disrupted 2020 sales season saw neither the Main NSA Sale at Builth Wells or the Kelso ram sales go ahead, however, replacement sales did take place and the Society’s shields for the highest average for pens of performance recorded shearling rams have been awarded based on these sales.
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Shield Winners 2020
The flock with the highest average at the Hereford and Llandovery sales which replaced the main NSA Sale, was Paul and Anna Johnson’s Corriecravie flock. Their average of £887.25 was achieved for four sold at the Hereford sale.
Paul & Anna Johnson - Corriecravie
Gordon Gray – Ettrick
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Meanwhile, taking the shield for the Kelso replacement sale staged at Lanark was Gordon Gray’s Ettrick flock with an average price of £2577 for nine shearlings sold. Society chairman Roy Campbell said that despite the difficulties posed by this year, demand for Texel rams had been strong at sales the length and breadth of the country, with texelplus rams often among the leading prices.
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“Both flocks are to be congratulated on their success at these major commercial sales. These sales attracted good quality tups and these awards are a great way of recognising the success of breeders.”
