Chelford Rare Breed sale

monica waltho · Post by **monica waltho** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:57 pm

I went to the sale at Chelford very quite but of course York and AGM were on as well. Shetland sheep from 10-35gns,Oxford Downs 60-95gns,South Down 45-55gns,Cotswolds 80-130gns Greyface Dartmoor45-150gns,N Ronaldsay 5-15gns Jacobs 25-150,Herdwicks 25-35gns

Cattle DEXTERs quite a few not forward 2001 black cow due to calve Jan 2008 not sold at 310gns nice cow by Cornahair Outlaw only one I would have taken home. 02 cow not sold at gns not incalf,03 cow large cow 6mths incalf 250gns not sold,03 cow with heifer calf incalf again sold at 340gns,06 heifer sold 170gns. 2 non reg bulling heifers 06 sold at 105 and 110gns.
Two Kerrys 05 sold 100and 125gns.
Some very poor Highlands who actually sold quite well 93 not incalf 180gns 98 cow with heifer calf 360 and a 06 heifer 145gns.
Beef Shorthorns good strong cattle 5 not sold got to top price of 720gns. 06 bull sold at 420gns.
Longhorns 95 incalf 380gns,2000 incalf cow 520gns did not watch the rest as they were mostly steers was although I was told a Red poll 06 sold for 420gns.

How was York?

Sylvia · Post by **Sylvia** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:00 am

I bet the Shetland sheep owners were fed up. And from the prices of the Dexters it looks as if they would have been slightly more profitable sent for slaughter too

Louisa Gidney · Post by **Louisa Gidney** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:10 am

I was at York but in the sheep lines so didn't see the Dexters sold. I spoke to one vendor who sold 2 non short red bulling heifers at 140 & 160gns, she said a lot of stock were passed out.
Sheep: Manx Loaghtan top prices 30gns ram, 20gns ewe - breed champion & Reserve Interbreed Primitive Champion Shetland ewe Primitive Champion & Reserve Overall Interbreed Champion passed out at 90gns
Heb ewes started at 10gns but shearlings & lambs generally 20-40gns
One of the Teddy Bear breeds (South Down or Ryeland?) was selling at 220gns & passing at 175gns, which astounded me.
A lot of empty pens. Very few buyers.

Penny · Post by **Penny** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:51 am

The stock presented at York was of good quality, but quite rightly so the vendors generally chose to keep the stock rather than except poor prices. The 2 red horned heifers were really fit and well cared for, someone got a bargain there.
Buyers just were not there. The ampitheatre was half empty.

Jo Kemp · Post by **Jo Kemp** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:55 pm

Our local commercial mart in Castle Douglas has been cancelled as there is a shortage of buyers
Was anyone at Carlisle? Neil Ewart was selling his Dexters and I did so want to see them...... I like many potential buyers was at the AGM

monica waltho · Post by **monica waltho** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:04 pm

I think the commercial trade is probably worse than the rare breeds I had also heard that the autioneers called a halt to a sale of ewe lambs because no one was bidding.The dexters at Chelford were what I would call plain and the lady who was selling the shetlands had lost her grazing and had no choice .