January 7, 2021 6:20 am
The fifth annual Texel Twilight sale took place at Station Road Mart, in Cootehill, Co. Cavan, on Tuesday, December 29. It saw some of the highest averages achieved for this sale to date, with an extremely high clearance rate and vendors going home very happy.
Leading the way was Pat and Barry Farrell from the Oberstown flock who had a great night achieving nine out of the top 10 prices.
Lot number four, a Knap Arthur Daly hogget, sired by the €6,700 Tamnamoney Denzil and carrying triplets, sold to Martin McGuinness from the Kilcurry flock for the sale’s top price of €2,850.
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The Oberstown flock achieved the highest pen average at the sale at €1,765 each for the pen of 10.
Malachy McMeel had a good night, with his lot 11 being sold for €1,000. \ Mullagh Previous Next
The second of three Christmas Texel sales took place in Cootehill Mart, Co Cavan, on Tuesday night.
Fifty-two catalogued pedigree Texel ewes went under the hammer in the Texel Twilight Sale, with online bidding and ringside bidding available.
In line with Monday’s Texel sale in Carrick-on-Shannon, bidding was brisk and an almost 100% clearance rate was achieved, with only one hogget going home unsold and 51 finding new homes.
Texel Twilight sale set to see 55 pedigree in-lamb hoggets up for grabs
Most sheep sales are now over for 2020 but there are a few exceptions. The Texel Twilight sale is set to take place in Station Road Mart Cootehill on Tuesday (December 29) at 6:00pm.
The sale will see 55 pedigree Texel in-lamb hoggets up for grabs from 10 breeders from the North East Texel Club.
The Twilight Sale is in its fifth year of existence and, according to the club’s chairman, Michael McHugh, it is encouraging to see some new breeders, whose flocks were established with the purchase of ewes at previous Twilight sales, now exhibiting sheep at this year’s sale.