And what a swansong it proved to be for David on his final appearance in the gimmer shearling show arena recently when winning the Mule show class for the second year running. The sale of 489 lots attracted a large crowd from a wide area, with particular interest in large machinery. A lead price of £22,500 fell to a 51 plate John Deere 6810 4wd tractor, followed at £10,100 for a 20 plate John Deere Gator. A Teagle rear discharge spreader from 2005 made £5,800, a 2017 Marshall BC21 bale trailer £5,200, a 12ft Ifor Williams livestock trailer with sheep decks £3,700, a mobile sheep handling system £3000. The next CCM Machinery and Implement sale is on Thursday, October 23.