QUALITY rams with good gigots were very much in demand at Gisburn Auction Marts' evening ram sale.
The pre-sale judges, Geoff Carr, of Barnoldswick, and Andrew Haggas, of Otterburn, awarded Mark Worthington, of Ramsbottom, the championship rosette for his Charollais shearling.
It sold for £700 to CG Heeley, Westhoughton.
However, it was a Texel shearling from Richard Wilson, of Beckwithshaw, which was the sale leader at £760. Taking him home was Tom Robinson and Son, Slaidburn.
Thomas and James Whiteford, of Brampton, had a successful trip down the M6, selling a pen of 12 Beltex cross Texel shearlings to average £534, topping at £710 to Anthony Hewetson, of Bank Newton.
Alan Harker, of Long Preston, sold a Texel shearling for £700 to John Hartley, of Rimington, and another nine shearling rams from the same vendor sold to level at £541.
Jason Craddock, of Bolton by Bowland, sold his Texel shearling for £710 to Gordon Whitwell, of Waddington and another Texel shearling for £510 to P & J Brown & Son, Otley.
Renowned prime lamb producer Robert Towers, of Farleton, had a good following with his pen of four Charollais cross Beltex ram lambs which were all snapped up for between £440 and £460.
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