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Females peaked at 850gns on two occasions at the Welsh
Beltex Club sale at Welshpool Livestock Sales’ principal
centre on Thursday, 14 December.
First to sell at that price was the Reserve Champion from Sion
Jones, Pennant, Llanon, Ceredigion, in the shape of Fronarth Hot
To Trot ET. Forming part of Sion’s reduction, this Osprey
Geronimo daughter is out of Fronarth Foxglove, herself by
Swffryd Double Trouble. She caught the eye of JP Phillips and
heads to Erwood, Built Wells, scanned with a pair to Wannop’s
Hermes.
Sion welcomed many of the top prices, including 820gns for
Fronarth Geranium ET, which again scanned a pair to Wannop’s
Hermes but this time was by Clary Dumfries and out of the
Pantgwyn Wil-sired Fronarth Beauty. She was knocked down to
GM Phillips, Llanafan, Builth Wells.
GM Phillips paid a further 800gns for Fronarth Gabby ET, the
Supreme Champion which is a full sister to Geranium and also
carrying a pair to the Wannop’s ram.
Fronarth Honey ET, by Osprey Geronimo and out of the Hackney
Corker-sired Matt’s Dolce & Gabanna, sold to A Tortoriello,
Llanbister, Llandrindod Wells, for 650gns. She scanned a single
to Clary Dumfries.
Matching the 850gns top price was Glantre Hullabaloo from
husband and wife team, Michael and Heulwen Owens, who are
also reducing numbers as they move to milking cows. Sired by
Faughhill Fraggle Rock and out of the Ardstewart Aragon-sired
Glantre Damson, she sold to T Jones, Feelingwm, Uchaf,
Nantgaredig, carrying a pair to Lurg Guilt.
The Owens, from Pontsian, Llandysul, saw their Glantre Hope
sell to D Morgan, Talybont, Ceredigion, for 620gns. Carrying a
pair to Lurg Guilt, this Glantre Dyson daughter is out of Glantre
Esyllt, an Ardstewart Commanche daughter.
Two sold for 600gns apiece with D Morgan also snapping both
of these up. First was Glantre Geulwen ET, similarly bred to Hope
and also scanned twins to Lurg Guilt.
Glantre Honey Bunny offered some different breeding, being
by Artnagullion Dupe and out of a home-bred Rathbone
Brandon daughter. She was another scanned twins to the Lurg
ram.
SION’S EWES ARE HOT TO TROT AT WELSHPOOL
14 DECEMBER
WELSHPOOL IN-LAMB SALE
Sion Jones’ Reserve Champion, Fronarth Hot to Trot ET, sold for the
joint top price of 850gns
Judge
RESULTS
Ryan Joseph, Brynsa Flock, Herefordshire
AGED EWE
1 S Jones FRONARTH SAJ.G001
2 S Jones FRONARTH SAJ.G028
3 DL Rowlands DEIO’S DLR.G014
SHEARLING EWE
1 S Jones FRONARTH SAJ.H003
2 M & H Owens GLANTRE MHO.H091
3 M & H Owens GLANTRE MHO.H040
EWE LAMB
1 DE Owen SMART ASS DEO.J050
CHAMPION
1st Prize Aged Ewe S Jones
RESERVE
1st Prize Shearling Ewe S Jones
AVERAGES (2022 COMPARISON)
11 AGED EWES £530 (4 X £354)
13 SHEARLING EWES £597 (3 X £403)
3 EWE LAMBS £315 (4 X £431)
14 DECEMBER