ZSA OFFICIAL SALE AVERAGES 2018 on November 1, 2018 SALE AVERAGES 2018   Carlisle Premier, 3rd August  Average 6 Flock ewes £322.08 53 Shearling ewes £516.50 55 Ewe lambs £385.25 7 Aged rams £885.00 17 Shearling Rams £540.81 42 Ram lambs £631.33 Tullamore, 18th August Average 3 Shearling Rams €426 5 Ram Lambs €310 8 […]

  Carlisle Zwartbles In lamb Sale on November 23, 2018   Zwartbles Female Sale tops at 1100 for Ewe Lamb Harrison and Hetherington held the annual in lamb females and empty ewe lamb sale on behalf of the Zwartbles Sheep Association. It was the latter that reached the top price of 1100 Olbre Firecracker the […]

  Sale Report for Worcester In-Lamb Sale 2018 on November 17, 2018   In-Lamb Females in Demand  A combination of nice quality females and a good number of buyers made the first of this year’s ZSA in-lamb sale a success. Champion and top priced sheep made the journey from Northumberland for consigner Caroline Anderson worthwhile. […]

  Sale Report for EXETER SALE on September 7, 2018   The annual show and sale on behalf of the Zwartbles sheep assocation met with a good level of interest and solid trade with the best of the rams soaring to 600gns for Gwen Renfree of Liskeard who sold another at 450gns and to 480gns […]

  Sale Report for Stirling Market on September 22, 2018 A disappointing trade but with vendors being realistic about the cash shortage in the agricultural sector this resulted in a better than usual clearance rate. The top price on the day of 310gns,went to a flock ewe that was sold outside the ring, Thistledome Dutchess […]

  Sale Report for Welshpool Market on September 22, 2018   The Girls Bring It Home (again!) at Welshpool   A repeat of last year at Welshpool today when a female topped the sale, and like last year’s sale topper from Scotland, Lot 523, Jane McBean’s Dash Wood Exchequer made another long journey, this time […]

  Sale Report for Worcester Black Diamond Sale on August 11, 2018   Black Diamonds Shine at Worcester Whilst the top price was achieved by a ram, the recent Worcester Sale was dominated by the girls, in direct contrast to the same sale last year. A lot of males failed to find new homes this […]

  Sale Report for Carlisle Market Premier Sale on August 3, 2018   New Zwartbles Breed Record 4000gns A new breed record of 4000 was achieved at the Zwartbles Sheep Association Premier Sale held at Harrison and Hetherington Carlisle the ram lamb Didcot Ferrari who was the overall sale Champion was sold by heather Hourston Orkney […]