Edstaston Charollais Sheep

Worcester Saucy Sale Saturday 2nd October 2021

An excellent trade saw total clearance of the Edstaston Charollais consignment.

Shearling ewes averaged £1690.00 selling to a top of £2730.00

Edstaston Vanity 20TG00969 sold for £2730.00 to Drew & Stephen Cowan, Banbridge, N. Ireland for their Tullyear flock.

Ewe lambs averaged £616.00 selling to a top of £735.00 twice.

21TG01064 sold for £735.00 to William Doherty for his Dover flock in Southern Ireland.

21TG01067 sold for £735.00 to Robert Towers, Lancaster for his Camphouse Flock.

NEW PURCHASE - Ffrwd Wingman 21YET02460 ARR/ARR

Purchased privately from Dewi Evans on Anglesey in a joint venture between Edstaston Charollais and Knockin Charollais.

Wingman is sired by Dalby Veainu who is a son of Edstaston Tulloch. He has great presence and length with a tremendous skin and back end. We are really looking forward to his progeny in December 2021.

Ffwrd Wingman 21YET02460 ARR/ARR

WORCESTER PREMIER SALE – SATURDAY 26TH JUNE 2021

An excellent trade selling 2 shearling rams and 8 ram lambs to a top of £2300.00.

Lot No. 185 Edstaston Wheel of Fortune 21TG01095 sold to Layer Marney Lamb, Colchester for £2300.00

Edstaston Wagner 21TG01084 sold privately to Paul & Ollie James for their Ditton Priors flock.

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KNOCKCROGHERY VALD'ISERE H19-20-047 ARR/ARR

Purchased at the Southern Irish Premier Sale 2020 for 4400 Euros from the Knockcroghery flock of Declan & Joe Miley. This son of Oakchurch Utopia 19WKW00707 caught the eye with his exceptional muscling and tight skin.

KNOCKCROGHERY VALD'ISERE H19-20-047 ARR/ARR

Update on Edstaston Charollais in Mexico

Edstaston Charollais genetics are proving to be much sought after in Mexico. Leading the way are progeny of Edstaston Turnberry 18TG00725 who is rapidly gaining a reputation for length, width, shape and great skins.

Edstaston Turnberry 18TG00725 ARR/ARR

Embryo son of Edstaston Turnberry in Mexico

EDSTASTON VIENNA 20TG00987 ARR/ARR INDEX 369

This top 1% daughter of Knockin Shockin was sold at Worcester Saucy Sale 2020 for 2000 gns. to Declan & Joe Miley of the Knockcroghery flock in Southern Ireland.

Her dam was a Pride of Pembroke 15WAJ00415 and Edstaston Madison 12TG00162 cross.

EDSTASTON VIENNA 20TG00987 ARR/ARR INDEX 369

EDSTASTON VALDERAMA 20TG00928 ARR/ARR INDEX 310

Sold privately to Thomas Darling of Crunklaw Farms, Berwick-on-Tweed. This top 5% lamb on Index is a son of Knockin Shockin out of Edstaston Remy 16TG00565.

Edstaston Remy is an Edstaston Madison 12TG00162 daughter by Arbyrn Olazabal 14WRF00262.

EDSTASTON VALDERAMA 20TG00928 ARR/ARR INDEX 310

EDSTASTON VIVA LA VIDA 20TG00961 ARR/ARR

Sold privately to William Doherty of the Dover flock in Southern Ireland.

A top 10% son of Knockin Shockin out of 16TG00566 who is a twin sister to Edstaston Remy 16TG00565. Dam is Edstaston Madison 12TG00162. This family have produced several 4 figure lambs.

EDSTASTON VIVA LA VIDA 20TG00961 ARR/ARR

Worcester Premier Sale Saturday 29th June 2019

Edstaston Charollais had a very good Premier sale selling 8 ram lambs to average 1800 gns. Top call was for Lot No. 85 - 19TG00872 Edstaston U R The Man ARR/ARR who sold for 4800 gns. to Robert Whittaker for his Hundalee flock in Scotland.

Edstaston U R The Man

This Shockin son out of an Alazabal cross Madison daughter had exceptional figures with a terminal sire index of 341 which puts him in the top 1% for the breed.

A full brother to U R The Man has been retained for use within the Edstaston Charollais flock. This ram is called Edstaston Umpire Dickie Bird 19TG00873 ARR/ARR. His terminal sire index is 305 which comfortably puts him in the top 5% for the breed.

Next came Lot No. 83 – 19TG00886 Edstaston Ultravox ARR/ARR who sold for 4000 gns. to Norman McMordie in Northern Ireland for his Riverdale flock.

Edstaston Ultravox

This son of Shockin is out of Edstaston Madison who was a prolific show winner. He is in the top 10% for the breed on terminal sire index.

Making 2600 gns. was Lot No. 244 – 19TG00869 Edstaston Urban Warrior ARR/ARR who sold to the Sloan family for their Rigghead flock in Scotland. This Shockin son was also out of Edstaston Madison.

At 1700 gns. was Lot No. 243 – 19TG00863 Edstaston Up and At Em ARR/ARR. This ram lamb sold to Simon Evans for his Gwilli flock in Wales. This top 5% lamb with a terminal sire index of 299 is a Shockin son out of an Alazabal cross Madison daughter.

New Purchases

Edstaston Charollais are pleased to announce the purchase of Rockdale U2 H2819035 ARR/ARR. Purchased for 1300 Euros at the Southern Ireland Premier Sale 2019 at Tullamore. Bred by David Argue this very smart tight skinned lamb was third highest ranked lamb on sheep Ireland during July 2019 evaluations.

Rockdale U2

This lamb was jointly purchased with the Dalby flock along with another lamb at Dungannon Premier Sale 2019 from the Greenvale flock of William Sherrard.

Greenvale Uptown Boy

Saucy Sale Saturday 5th October 2019

Edstaston Charollais sold 3 ewe lambs at the Saucy Sale to average 880 gns.

Leading the bids was Lot No. 86 – 19TG00878 ARR/ARR who sold for 1250 gns. to Declan Miley for his Knockcroghery flock in Southern Ireland. This Shockin daughter was out of the great breeding ewe Edstaston Nelly G – 13TG00240 who has bred numerous four figure progeny to a top of 5800 gns. for Edstaston Tempranillo who also went to Southern Ireland jointly to the flocks of Edward Buckley (Kilbarry) and Jim and Frampton Jeffrey (Bawnard).

Lot No. 86 – 19TG00878 ARR/ARR

Semen and Embryos to Mexico

Edstaston Charollais are delighted to say they have successfully exported both semen and embryos to Mexico. The consignment consisted of embryos sired by Knockin Shockin and Edstaston Turnberry and semen from Edstaston Turnberry, Edstaston Shropshire Lad, Rainbow Santana and Hillside Tennyson.