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Dartmoor Greyface Sheep Sale Dates 2019
The 96th Annual Show & Sale of Pedigree Greyface Dartmoor Sheep
Exeter Livestock Market
Friday 30th August 2019
With 40 rams and 60 females forward, the Premier Show & Sale was certainly the place to be. The top price ram was lot number 83, bred by Mr & Mrs Gatrill and selling to Mrs L Coleman for £1400 gns. The top priced females were lot number 61, again bred by Mr & Mrs Gatrill and selling to S Benthall for 360 gns. Average prices were up slightly on last year with a clearance of 70% on rams and 71% on females. The top honours were as follows:
| Class | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Single Hog Ram | Mr & Mrs Rickson (entry 98) | Mr & Mrs J Gatrill (entry 83) | R T Alford & J A Rogers (entry 113) | Mr & Mrs D Martin (entry 106) |
| Pair of Hog Rams | Mr & Mrs Rickson (entries 95 & 98) | Mr & Mrs J Gatrill (entries 82 & 83) | Mr & Mrs D Martin (entries 105 & 106) | |
| Three Hog Rams | Mr & Mrs R Gatrill (entries 81, 82 & 83) | Miss K Hand (entries 88, 89 & 90) | Mrs S & Mr D Champion (entries 115, 116 & 117) | |
| Old Ram | Mrs S & Mr D Champion (entry 114) | Mr P Pearse (entry 110) | Mr P Blythe (entry 100) | Mrs M Osborne (entry 108) |
| Woolled Ram | Mrs M Osborne (entry 109) | Mr S Curtis & Ms J Satchell (entry 119) | Mr S Curtis & Ms J Satchell (entry 118) | Mrs E Dawson (entry 94) |
| Pair of Old Ewes | Mrs J Vernon (entry 76) | Mrs J Vernon (entry 74) | Mrs S & Mr D Champion (entry 59) | |
| Pair of Shearling Ewes | Mrs J Vernon (entry 78) | Mr & Mrs J Gatrill (entry 61) | Mr & Mrs J Gatrill (entry 65) | Mr S Curtis & Ms J Satchell (entry 67) |
| Pair of Woolled Ewes | Mr & Mrs Rickson (entry 53) | Miss K Hand (entry 57) | Mrs J Vernon (entry 78) | Mr S Curtis & Ms J Satchell (entry 67) |
| Cups and Special Prizes | Winner |
| Champion Bullhornstone Cup | Mr & Mrs Rickson (entry 98) |
| Perpetual Golden Jubilee Trophy | Mr & Mrs Rickson (entry 98) |
| Jack Cockram Memorial Cup | Mr & Mrs Rickson (entries 95 & 98) |
| Herbert Coker Memorial Cup | Mrs M Osborne (entry 109) |
| W I Hawkins Trophy | Mr & Mrs R Gatrill (entries 81, 82 & 83) |
| Championship Trophy | Mrs J Vernon (entry 78) |
17th National Show & Sale of Traditional and Native Breeds
To include Greyface Dartmoor Sheep sold under the DSBA Conditions of Sale.
Will be held 13th – 14th September 2019 at Melton Mowbray. Entries are invited. Catalogues will be available from Melton Mowbray Market Office
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Welshpool Livestock Sales
To include a show and sale of Greyface Dartmoor sheep sold under the DSBA Conditions of Sale
Will be held on Saturday 21st September 2019 at Welshpool Livestock Centre.