Sale Report for Welshpool on September 23, 2017   New Top Price At Welshpool   The 5th Welshpool Sale proved, unsurprisingly in Wales you’d think, a good sale for the Celts, but it wasn’t the Welsh hitting the top spots, but the Scots! Leading the charge by taking Overall Champion and a new top price of 700gns was […]

  Sale Report for Stirling Market on September 16, 2017   Although the weather was fine and dry it acted against the ZSA Stirling sale as many potential buyers were kept at home harvesting. As a result many of the show animals failed to meet their reserves. Included in these was the show champion, a […]

  Sale Report for Exeter Market on September 15, 2017   Males Dominate Exeter Sale Although there seemed to be a goodly number of buyers around the sale ring at Exeter, and vendors from as far afield as Shropshire and West Sussex, trade was very sticky with female prices well down on last year’s sale. The top […]

  Sale Report for Tullamore Market (Inaugural Southern Ireland Branch Sale) on August 19, 2017   Strong Trade at the Inaugural Southern Ireland Branch Zwartbles Sale   Although the entry (62 sheep) was small, and only just over 59% of sheep changed hands, prices were strong at the first official Zwartbles sale in Southern Ireland. Neither the […]

  Sale Report for Ballymena Market on August 21, 2017   Ewe Lamb Tops NI Sale for Second Year Running   A good turnout of buyers at Ballymena Mart saw a ewe lamb top the sale for the second year. However, although the quality was on the whole very good, trade proved to be very sticky with […]

Sale Report for Worcester Market on August 12, 2017 Worcester Zwartbles to 2000gn   The early sale at Worcester this year attracted a large crowd of buyers seemingly keen to buy tups for their flocks. Bucking the trend was the sale topper, a ewe lamb, Lot 378, Beech Hay Elegance, consigned by Rob & Vicky Grinnall, who […]

Zwartbles Top at 1900gns Killymallaght Enrique The premier sale at Carlisle attracted some furious bidding for attractive sheep. The top price at the thirteenth sale was a bid of 1900gns paid by R Heigh for his Brookdene flock Bentham. Killymallaght Erinque a Febuary born ram lamb was bred by R & A Megarrell Co Londonderry. […]

  ZSA OFFICIAL SALE RESULTS 2016 on November 30, 2016   Carlisle Premier, 5th Aug    Average 2          Flock ewes                              £341.25 51        Shearling ewes                       £374.91 69        Ewe lambs                              £400.52 1          Aged rams                              £1155.00 13        Shearling Rams                      £438.58 35        Ram lambs                              £462.00     Worcester, 13thSept             Average 2          Shearling Ram                        £540.75 7          Ram lamb                                £399.00 4          Flock […]

Zwartbles In Lamb Sale tops at 1100gns   The annual Zwartbles in lamb sale at Carlisle attracted buyers from all parts of the UK and  Ireland. Although trade throughout was very steady the sale topper was a gimmer Clarewood Cover Girl from T & C Critchley Hutton Preston selling to G & M Booth’s  Megaboo […]