Date: 21 January 2023 | Texel

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Procters & Tathan Hall Production Sale including the Durrisdeer Adult dispersal sale

Borderway, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RS

A Sportsmans Double Diamond daughter lead the trade at the production sale from the Procters and Tatham Hall flocks of Procters Farms, which also hosted the dispersal of the adult portion of Robert Osborne’s Durisdeer flock.

Taking the best call of 4000gns was PFD2104638, a gimmer out of a dam by Sportmans Batman which is in turn out of the 19,000gns Ettrick purchase. She sold with a top 10% index and scanned with twins to Uppermill Fabio when bought by Paul Swindell, for the Royal flock, Co Down.


Top price - Procters Flock - 4000gns

Second best at 3200gns was a one-crop ewe from the Tatham Hall draft, THF2004067. This Caereinion Bonus daughter is out of a dam by Thrunton Younique and with a top 10% index. In-lamb with a single to Halbeath Everest, she sold to David and Vicky MacTaggart, Threave.


Tatham Hall Flock - 3200gns

Following that at 2800gns was a Tatham Hall gimmer, THF2104943. Sired by Douganhill Dynamite and out of a dam by Smithy Ben, she was offered carrying twins to Old Hemley Eastwood. She was the pick of Thomas Ayrton, Ayrtons.


Tatham Hall Flock - 2800gns

And then at 2600gns was another of the Procters gimmers by Double Diamond, PFD2104583. She’s out of a Knap Alligator daughter which was purchased for 22,000gns from Allanfauld. She sold in-lamb to Smithy Energizer and with a top 10% index when sold to Northern Irish buyer A Procter, Derry.


Tatham Hall Flock - 2600gns

A trio then made 2000gns, with the first being a Tatham Hall ewe, THF2004212. This one crop ewe is by Caereinion Bonus and out of a dam by the £35,000 Scrogtonhead U Stoate. She sold carrying a single to Halbeath Everest when purchased by Michelle Lyth, Leaholm.

Second at this level was another by Bonus, THF2004119. She’s out of a dam by Whitehart Woody and was again sold in-lamb to Everest, this time with twins. She has a top 5% index and was taken by W J Jack and Son, Redcastle.

And the final 2000gns call came for THF2004075, another Caereinion Bonus daughter, this time out of a dam by Thrunton Younique. She was again in-lamb to Everest with twins and headed home with Alistair Jack, Kilcoy.

Best of the Durisdeer offering was a one-crop ewe, ORD2009259 at 1400gns. Sired by Milnbank Aristotle and out of a dam by Bradleys Agent Steel, she sold in-lamb to Nochnary Eusebio and was knocked down to Steve Richardson, Stonebridge.

Averages
19 Procters Flock £1188.16
46 Tatham Hall Flock £860.77
39 Durisdeer Flock £536.30