At Lawrie and Symington’s annual show and sale of Beltex-sired lambs on Monday, 11 November, it was the winning pen in the Beltex cross any other breed 43kg and under from A & D Murray, Calton, that went on to
READ FULL STORYHexham Mart Beltex x Store Lambs – 10 August 2018 Judging this tremendous show of lambs this year was Mr K Harryman, Keskdale who placed M/s CA&JG Skidmore, Needless Hall first in the Other Continental class and Overall Champions. This
READ FULL STORYEarly wedding present for farming couple at Skipton Beltex show There was an early wedding present for soon-to-be-married farming partners Ian Moorhouse and Laura Hammond when they secured first prize in the annual Beltex-cross lambs show at Skipton Auction Mart.
READ FULL STORYBuyers travelled to Hopes Auction Wigton to secure Beltex commercial shearling gimmers. The trade exceeded expectations for an excellent selection of Beltex x shearling gimmers, the champion pen making £300 per head with the reserve champion pen at £250 per
READ FULL STORYButchers prefer to buy Beltex Lambs which means that consumers are guaranteed a consistent product Due to the high heritability of the double muscling traits of the breed Beltex rams have the ability to pass these characteristics on to commercial
READ FULL STORYHarrisons Butchers Wigton use Beltex Lamb to meet customers requirements Paul Harrison of Harrison butchers Wigton uses Beltex x carcasses to meet customers requirements – Paul said “our customers really appreciate the texture and flavour of the Beltex lamb we
READ FULL STORYThe Beltex Sheep Society has a membership of 800 and continues to grow – the society deals with registrations and promotes the breed with the production of a year book and members directory. Social media is used to promote the
READ FULL STORYHoggs with Beltex sired lambs at NSA Scotsheep 2018 held on 30th May, at Kings Arms Farm, Ballantrae. Beltex Society Chairman John Harbinson commented “the sheep on the farm were outstanding and it was particularly pleasing to see an exceptional
READ FULL STORYBeltex Hoggs lead the trade at Hopes Auction Wigton on March 6th 2018
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For all Beltex Sheep Society enquiries please contact secretary:
Barbara Huddleston,
Beltex Sheep Society,
Lane Farmhouse, Crooklands,
Milnthorpe,
Cumbria, LA7 7NH
T/F: 015395 67973
M: 07918 638197
E: beltex.sheep@beltex.co.uk
©Beltex Sheep Society 2019
Sale Dates 2020Sat 16th May - Carlisle (Ewes with lambs at foot & Dry Ewe Hoggs)
2. Sat 30th May - Newark (Ewes with lambs at foot & Dry Ewe Hoggs)
3. Thurs 6th & Fri 7th Aug - Thame Sheep Fair
4. Wed 12th - Fri 14th Aug - Carlisle Premier
5. Wed 19th Aug - NSA Exeter
6. Sat 22nd Aug - Melton Mowbray ( NEW Central Club Sale 20200
7. Wed 25th Aug - Leek (Evening Sale)
8. Mon 31st Aug - Dungannon NI
9. Wed 2nd Sept - Welshpool
10. Fri 4th Sept - Worcester
11. Sat 5th Sept - Skipton
12. Sat 5th Sept - Newark
13. Mon 14 Sept - Kendal - Jct 36 (Evening Sale)
14. Mon 14 Sept - Ballymena (Evening Sale)
15. Tues 15 Sept - Ruthin
16. Thurs 17 Sept - Lanark
17. Sat 19 Sept - Stirling
18. Wed 23 Sept - Hexham
19. Fri 25 Sept - Omagh (Evening Sale)
20. Sat 26 Sept - Carlisle 2nd Sale
21. Sat 28 Nov - Newark Winter Warmers InLamb
22. Fri 4 Dec - Dungannon InLamb
23. Mon 7 Dec - Welshpool InLamb
24. Fri 11 Dec - Carlisle InLamb
25. Sat 12 Dec - Lanark InLamb
26. Sat 12 Dec - Skipton InLamb
Dates as at 27th January, still some dates and venues to be finalised.
BELTEX QUALITY HOGGETS in demand at Hopes Auction Wigton 21 January 2020 - #BeltexQuality #thebutcherschoice
