On-Farm Production Sale 2021
The 5th Bank Farm Lleyn On-Farm Production Sale that was scheduled to take on Thursday 12th August 2021 will no longer be held due to the ongoing challenges and risks that the COVID-19 pandemic may present.
If you are interested in purchasing rams please call Marcus or Kathryn on 01299 896851 or email [email protected]
If you are interested in purchasing rams please call Marcus or Kathryn on 01299 896851 or email [email protected]
On-Farm Production Sale 2020
The 5th Bank Farm Lleyn On-Farm Production Sale will not be held this year due to COVID-19. After much careful consideration of the ongoing situation with the apparent recent rise in COVID-19 cases, we have made the decision to not proceed with this year’s on-farm sale currently scheduled for Thursday 13th August. Download our update.
VIEW the list of rams and females for sale.
If you are looking to purchase rams please call Marcus or Kathryn on 01299 896851 or email [email protected]
VIEW the list of rams and females for sale.
If you are looking to purchase rams please call Marcus or Kathryn on 01299 896851 or email [email protected]
On-Farm Production Sale 2019
The 4th Bank Farm Lleyn On-Farm Production Sale was held on Saturday 27th July 2019 from 11.30am to 2.00pm at Bank Farm, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6BQ.
Marcus and Kathryn Bullock sold rams from the Bank Farm flock of performance recorded Lleyn sheep. The sale was administered by Worcester-based auctioneers McCartneys and will be conducted under the unique ‘Helmsman’ system, which proved to be a great success with buyers last year. VIEW the photographs from the 2019 Bank Farm Lleyn DOWNLOAD the 2019 Bank Farm Lleyn Sale Catalogue. For further information please call Marcus or Kathryn on 01299 896851 or email [email protected] |
sPONSORS
Our sponsors for the 2019 Bank Farm Lleyn On-Farm Production Sale.
Main Sponsor JG Animal Health
Founded in August 2004 JG Animal Health is a company specialising in Minerals and Vitamin Nutritional Supplements. They are able to offer completely impartial advice on the best form of supplementation for your livestock
Tel: 01886 880482 E Mail: [email protected] |
Auctioneer for Sale
McCartneys has a long standing heritage in supporting the needs of the countryside economy and at the heart of the business are the 5 livestock markets – Brecon, Kington, Knighton, Ludlow and Worcester.
Tel: 01905 769770 E Mail: [email protected] |
Nomark Equip specialise in the sales of All Terrain Vehicles and associated equipment.
Tel: 01584 811831 E Mail: [email protected] |
3IN1FEEDERS and its parent Advantage Feeders have a focus on innovation as this is the basis to our success.
Tel: 08000 786030 E Mail: [email protected] |
Rappa supply a complete livestock handling range for everyone from smallholders to large farms.
Tel: 01264 810665 Website: www.rappa.co.uk/contact-us |
Roxan iD has been providing innovative animal tagging solutions since 1998.
Tel: 01750 724110 E Mail: [email protected] |
On-Farm Production Sale Report held Saturday 28th July 2018
Thank you to everyone who supported the 2018 On-Farm Production Sale takes place at Bank Farm, Abberley, Worcestershire.
The 3rd on-farm sale by Marcus and Kathryn Bullock offered rams from the Bank Farm flock of performance recorded Lleyn sheep. The sale saw buyers pay an average of £990.00 for 48 rams sold on the day, with a new record price of 3400 guineas realized for Lot 13.
The sale, administered by Worcester-based auctioneers McCartneys, once again conducted under the unique ‘Helmsman’ system, proved to be a great success with potential buyers in attendance from all corners of England, Scotland and Wales, as well as considerable new interest over the telephone from Lleyn breeders in Estonia who had visited the farm only one week before to view this years’ consignment of rams.
“This concept has now been readily accepted, allowing all buyers the opportunity to bid with confidence on our full offering of rams, in the knowledge that every bid is completely transparent to those attending. The feedback from buyers has been extremely complimentary and they completely back the concept. The sale once again offered rams with sound FEC indexes in order to reduce reliance on worm drenches, and in conjunction with the high indexes available this attracted a significant number of buyers.
“The silent auction style system was once again well received, with eight rams in total going to live auction having reached the maximum silent auction bid of 1000gns,” explained Mr Bullock.
Leading the prices at 3400gns was yearling 619/1704431, a twin born registered ram with an overall index of 212 including outstanding EBVs for 8-week weight, scan weight and FEC. He is bred by 619:01083 out of a 7-year old homebred ewe, and eventually sold to George Cullimore, for his pedigree Lleyn flock based at Kelston, near Bath, after a fierce bidding battle with several other interested breeders.
Hotly-contested at 2000gns were two more high-index yearlings – 619/1704452, a twin born ram with a top 1% index of 266, was secured by new breeders Paul & Sarah Eckety, Flock 2185, who had travelled from Dorset to make their purchase. Again he was pedigree registered and sired by 619:01083. Also selling at 2000 guineas was 619/1704520, a triplet-born ram boasting an index of 220 – this 01083 son was keenly sought by 3 established breeders, but finally went home with Neil Perkins, having travelled from Dinas Island, Newport in West Wales. He had earlier given 1750 guineas for another twin-born 01083 son – 619/1704416, boasting an index of 223.
At 1550gns was 619/1704425, another top 1% ram with an index of 273 – part of a final offering from the senior stock ram 619:091904, this ram will head to the South coast with Bethan and Dominic Klinkenberg. Following closely behind with a final bid of 1500 guineas, ram 619/04511 heads to the well-established flock of Lleyn sheep at Harper Adams University in Shropshire – once again sired by 619:01083 out of a 6-year old ewe.
A further two rams went to conventional auction, the first of these being 619/1704494, a twin born ram with a maternal index of 256, selling to Messrs. Keswick, Rockcliffe Estate near Stow-on-the Wold for 1300 guineas. The first ram of the day to be auctioned was Lot 3 ram 619/1704396, a triplet-born ram sired by 619:01331. He went to Slawston Grange Estate, Leicestershire.
Auctioneer Clive Roads of McCartneys, Worcester, said the sale had been an unprecedented success, with a large number of potential buyers in attendance. “Marcus and Kathryn are to be applauded for trying something different and the interest shown by buyers and potential buyers at the sale is testament to the work they’ve done in breeding sound, commercially relevant, functional sheep.
Averages: Yearling rams £ 990.00, two year old rams £ 382.50 (McCartneys).
The 3rd on-farm sale by Marcus and Kathryn Bullock offered rams from the Bank Farm flock of performance recorded Lleyn sheep. The sale saw buyers pay an average of £990.00 for 48 rams sold on the day, with a new record price of 3400 guineas realized for Lot 13.
The sale, administered by Worcester-based auctioneers McCartneys, once again conducted under the unique ‘Helmsman’ system, proved to be a great success with potential buyers in attendance from all corners of England, Scotland and Wales, as well as considerable new interest over the telephone from Lleyn breeders in Estonia who had visited the farm only one week before to view this years’ consignment of rams.
“This concept has now been readily accepted, allowing all buyers the opportunity to bid with confidence on our full offering of rams, in the knowledge that every bid is completely transparent to those attending. The feedback from buyers has been extremely complimentary and they completely back the concept. The sale once again offered rams with sound FEC indexes in order to reduce reliance on worm drenches, and in conjunction with the high indexes available this attracted a significant number of buyers.
“The silent auction style system was once again well received, with eight rams in total going to live auction having reached the maximum silent auction bid of 1000gns,” explained Mr Bullock.
Leading the prices at 3400gns was yearling 619/1704431, a twin born registered ram with an overall index of 212 including outstanding EBVs for 8-week weight, scan weight and FEC. He is bred by 619:01083 out of a 7-year old homebred ewe, and eventually sold to George Cullimore, for his pedigree Lleyn flock based at Kelston, near Bath, after a fierce bidding battle with several other interested breeders.
Hotly-contested at 2000gns were two more high-index yearlings – 619/1704452, a twin born ram with a top 1% index of 266, was secured by new breeders Paul & Sarah Eckety, Flock 2185, who had travelled from Dorset to make their purchase. Again he was pedigree registered and sired by 619:01083. Also selling at 2000 guineas was 619/1704520, a triplet-born ram boasting an index of 220 – this 01083 son was keenly sought by 3 established breeders, but finally went home with Neil Perkins, having travelled from Dinas Island, Newport in West Wales. He had earlier given 1750 guineas for another twin-born 01083 son – 619/1704416, boasting an index of 223.
At 1550gns was 619/1704425, another top 1% ram with an index of 273 – part of a final offering from the senior stock ram 619:091904, this ram will head to the South coast with Bethan and Dominic Klinkenberg. Following closely behind with a final bid of 1500 guineas, ram 619/04511 heads to the well-established flock of Lleyn sheep at Harper Adams University in Shropshire – once again sired by 619:01083 out of a 6-year old ewe.
A further two rams went to conventional auction, the first of these being 619/1704494, a twin born ram with a maternal index of 256, selling to Messrs. Keswick, Rockcliffe Estate near Stow-on-the Wold for 1300 guineas. The first ram of the day to be auctioned was Lot 3 ram 619/1704396, a triplet-born ram sired by 619:01331. He went to Slawston Grange Estate, Leicestershire.
Auctioneer Clive Roads of McCartneys, Worcester, said the sale had been an unprecedented success, with a large number of potential buyers in attendance. “Marcus and Kathryn are to be applauded for trying something different and the interest shown by buyers and potential buyers at the sale is testament to the work they’ve done in breeding sound, commercially relevant, functional sheep.
Averages: Yearling rams £ 990.00, two year old rams £ 382.50 (McCartneys).