- Location
- Mendips Somerset
18 TH SHEARWELL THAME SUMMER SHEEP SALE Due to Covid 19 social distancing requirements this year’s sale was held over three days 5th to 7th August thus reducing the numbers of attendees on each day. We would like to thank our purchasers for their co-operation and our vendors for supporting us during these strange times. As well as our staff who have worked hard during the last few months to ensure the sale was a success.
Trade must be quoted dearer in all sections by at least £14.00 per head with some breeds up considerably. Beltex and Beltex x were a flying trade with pen after pen topping the £200.00 mark, selling to £295.00 for shearlings and ewes. The shearlings came from the run of G E Haynes & Son, while the older ewes were consigned by D.G. and G.A. Davies. Rawding Partners took £272.00, Messrs. Davies £270.00 and Seabrook Partners £220.00. Cheviot and Cheviot Mules sold to £188.00 from G.A. Stephens, with others to £182.00. Rob & Caroline Mole took £172.00 for Cheviot Mule (had lambs) with the same money for R.M. Parsons & Son (run dry). VJ & ML Roots & Son sold Charollais x to £220.00, Lleyns sold to £150.00 from J North & Son (run dry) while lambed from J & R Morris & Son topped at £140.00. Texel and Texel x topped at £260.00 from Gore Farm followed by Seabrook Partners at £248.00. A R & H C Hunt took £205.00. Lambed out of North of England Mules topped at £188.00 from Harrison Bros whose consignment of 300 averaged £170.00.
Day 2 saw Suffolk x in the ring with a run from George Eaton, last year’s winner selling at £198.00 twice. Other pens sold to £180.00 all home bred. Next door neighbors F.C. Lester & Son sold at £175.00 while Rob and Caroline Mole took £175.00 for lambed sheep. 700 from Eddy Bullman sold to £172.00 having also lambed. Older ewes sold to £145.00 from R. Randall & Son.
Day 3 was dedicated to the North of England Mules, regular consignors J & H Tustian once again topped the day with their run of lambed sheep. The top pen selling at £182.00, £178.00 and £172.00. Neighbors Thorneycroft Farm sold lambed at £172.00, while P.L. Morris took £163.00. Thorncombe Park took £160.00 and £155.00 for their top pens with their consignment of 450 averaging £143.78. CR & DP Hunt took £159.00 x 2 along with TJ Smith & Son & H H Wadland & Sons. Strong 2 crop ewes were well in demand topping at £162.00 for two pens from F.C. Lester and son who took £155.00 for their next two pens. The only run of 2 crop Welsh Mules from Barton farms sold at £132.00, while 3 crop from Robert Hicks sold at £131.00. A run of genuine full mouth from annual consigners A Pearson and son sold to £123.00. N C Mules topped at £182.00 to average £138.27 up £16.27 Suffolk X topped at £198.00 to average £147.32 up £15.00 Texel X topped at £260.00, to average £165.48 up £29.83 Beltex topped at £295.00, to average £169.22 up £31.62 Cheviot & Cheviot Mule topped at £188.00, to average £159.00 Lleyn topped at £150.00, to average £132.47 up £14.05 Scotch Half Bred topped at £170.00, to average £156.72 Suffolk Ewe Lambs topped at £102.00 to average £92.00 Beltex Ewe Lambs topped at £142.00 to average £98.81
Auctioneers: Simon Draper, FLAA, Greg MacDougall FLAA (Bentham Mart) and Thomas Hior
Trade must be quoted dearer in all sections by at least £14.00 per head with some breeds up considerably. Beltex and Beltex x were a flying trade with pen after pen topping the £200.00 mark, selling to £295.00 for shearlings and ewes. The shearlings came from the run of G E Haynes & Son, while the older ewes were consigned by D.G. and G.A. Davies. Rawding Partners took £272.00, Messrs. Davies £270.00 and Seabrook Partners £220.00. Cheviot and Cheviot Mules sold to £188.00 from G.A. Stephens, with others to £182.00. Rob & Caroline Mole took £172.00 for Cheviot Mule (had lambs) with the same money for R.M. Parsons & Son (run dry). VJ & ML Roots & Son sold Charollais x to £220.00, Lleyns sold to £150.00 from J North & Son (run dry) while lambed from J & R Morris & Son topped at £140.00. Texel and Texel x topped at £260.00 from Gore Farm followed by Seabrook Partners at £248.00. A R & H C Hunt took £205.00. Lambed out of North of England Mules topped at £188.00 from Harrison Bros whose consignment of 300 averaged £170.00.
Day 2 saw Suffolk x in the ring with a run from George Eaton, last year’s winner selling at £198.00 twice. Other pens sold to £180.00 all home bred. Next door neighbors F.C. Lester & Son sold at £175.00 while Rob and Caroline Mole took £175.00 for lambed sheep. 700 from Eddy Bullman sold to £172.00 having also lambed. Older ewes sold to £145.00 from R. Randall & Son.
Day 3 was dedicated to the North of England Mules, regular consignors J & H Tustian once again topped the day with their run of lambed sheep. The top pen selling at £182.00, £178.00 and £172.00. Neighbors Thorneycroft Farm sold lambed at £172.00, while P.L. Morris took £163.00. Thorncombe Park took £160.00 and £155.00 for their top pens with their consignment of 450 averaging £143.78. CR & DP Hunt took £159.00 x 2 along with TJ Smith & Son & H H Wadland & Sons. Strong 2 crop ewes were well in demand topping at £162.00 for two pens from F.C. Lester and son who took £155.00 for their next two pens. The only run of 2 crop Welsh Mules from Barton farms sold at £132.00, while 3 crop from Robert Hicks sold at £131.00. A run of genuine full mouth from annual consigners A Pearson and son sold to £123.00. N C Mules topped at £182.00 to average £138.27 up £16.27 Suffolk X topped at £198.00 to average £147.32 up £15.00 Texel X topped at £260.00, to average £165.48 up £29.83 Beltex topped at £295.00, to average £169.22 up £31.62 Cheviot & Cheviot Mule topped at £188.00, to average £159.00 Lleyn topped at £150.00, to average £132.47 up £14.05 Scotch Half Bred topped at £170.00, to average £156.72 Suffolk Ewe Lambs topped at £102.00 to average £92.00 Beltex Ewe Lambs topped at £142.00 to average £98.81
Auctioneers: Simon Draper, FLAA, Greg MacDougall FLAA (Bentham Mart) and Thomas Hior
