Northie Sparklers Sale - NI

Demand for North Country Cheviot females continues to grow with in Ireland, the second annual Northie Sparkler Sale was held at Beatties Pedigree Centre on Friday 3rd of February 2023 by Leam Livestock and the Kilvaddy flock. The sale also included guest consignors, the Ross & Benrafton flocks & was held as an export sale for the first time, interest from both sides of the water came with the online bidding.

The sale started well with females steadily making over £525 for flock ewes from the Stragole & Benrafton flocks, with the first highlight of the sale coming for Lot 5 from the Benrafton flock, a one crop Humbleheugh Xtra Special daughter, carrying twins to Wester Certainty she sold for £1680 to the Doorat flock in Donemana, Co. Tyrone.
Next bigh price came for Lot 12, a big long correct Gimmer from the Kilvaddy flock, sired by Broomhillbank Alert & carrying twins to Kilvaddy Warrior she joins the Liddlesdale flock in Co. Fermanagh for £2205 which was a sale record for a in lamb Gimmer, this was quickly surpassed when Lot 16 which had gained a lot of interest before the sale for her size, length & correctness was sold for £2310. This gimmer from the Stragole was sired by Allanshaws Xackeri which has bred ewe lambs to £1785 & also bred the female champion and reserve overall champion at the NI club sale in September,  sold carrying a single to Stragole Diamond to the JHK Farms flock in Co Londonderry.
Demand continued with trade for breedy females steadily making between £525 & £945, the sale peaked at £2625, a new sale record, for Lot 28 a one crop ewe from the Ross flock, picked for her size & length, she was sired by Nisbet Mill Warrior and in lamb to Allanshaws Bombay carrying twins & has joined the Rosehill flock in Co. Londonderry.

In the ewe lamb section of the sale picked females met a strong trade with show standard females peaking at £1050 for a Carruthers Birra Moretti daughter from a great female line in the Stragole flock selling to the Kilvaddy flock, next 2 highest prices for a ewe lambs were again from the Stragole flock both sired by Humbleheugh Xtra Special selling £819 & £546, both joining the Fingerpost flock in Co. Tyrone.
The Kilvaddy flock’s ewe lambs topped at £525, sired by Kilvaddy Captain, she is joining the Benrafton flock.

In all there was a 95% clearance on the night with records broken several times, with 6 females heading to England & 2 joining flocks in Southern Ireland, it was great to see new & returning customer’s finding females for their flocks.

The sale organisers would like to wish everyone well with their purchases & a successful lambing in 2023.