Gimmers hit 4000gns high

GIMMER prices reached a high of 4000gns at the KiwiKit Roxan sponsored Northern Irish National Sale, Ballymena, when Alastair Gault sold his female champion from the Forkins flock, right.

Sale topper was a Procters Deacon daughter out of a dam by Tophill Yankee Boy.

She sold to Will-

iam Taylor, Macos-quin, County Lon-donderry.

Then at 2200gns was one from John Trimble’s Curley flock. She’s by Rhaeadr Best of the Best and out of a dam by Garngour Alabama and sold to Owen Donohoe, Derryvore, Enniskillen.

Next in line at 1400gns was from Martin and Cyril Millar’s Millars flock. Sired by Hexel Diamond, she is out of a dam by Auldhouseburn Bobby and was taken by Ashley Dickson, Drumquin.

Then at 1100gns was Gary Beacom’s best from Lakeview. She’s by Castlecairn Doodlebug and out of a dam by Arkle Awesome and sold to P J Varley, The Neale, Mayo.

And at 1000gns was Andrew Fyffe’s Fairywater gimmer. Sired by the homebred Fairywater Columbo, she’s out of a dam by Milnbank Womaniser and was taken by A Follis, Lisbellaw.

Average: 23 gimmers £931.30 (Ballymena Livestock Market).