Tuesday 25th November 2025

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Forward: 1703 Sheep comprising 1416 Prime Lambs, 287 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

As seen nationally, the prime lamb trade continues to climb, with a stronger trade again this week in Hawes. More lambs were easily sold, and additional numbers could have been handled to the vendors’ advantage. The overall market average was just over 300p/kg, including 583 Mules and over 320 horned lambs.

The trade for continental lambs saw export-type lambs meet a slightly sharper demand, while heavy-weight lambs remained a similarly strong trade. Topping the market this week were well-conformed, heavy-weight Beltex lambs, selling to £186 at 56kg from BC Gregg, Masham. This was followed by other heavy-weight Texels selling to £180 from D Hodgson, Askrigg, with plenty more heavy lambs making around £170. Heavy-weight Suffolk lambs topped at £159, also from BC Gregg, Masham. There were plenty of pens of well-fleshed, handy-weight lambs selling between 320p/kg and 330p/kg.

It was noticeable that Mule lambs sold to a stronger trade, averaging 303p/kg, with handy-weight Mules in the mid-40kg range easily making around 310p/kg. Heavy-weight Mule lambs sold to a top of £160 on three occasions—from R & E Cowperthwaite, Settle; WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton; and K & A Woof, Marsett—with many more heavy Mule pens selling in the £150s. The overall average for Mules was £142.10 a head.

There was the largest entry of the season of 320 horned lambs, which sold to a market average of 274p/kg, topping at 313p/kg from JR Blades, Muker. Lightweight, well-fleshed horned lambs were in strongest demand. Horned lambs topped at £140 for Dalesbreds from DL Mudd, Buckden. Scotch Blackface lambs sold to £134 from P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton, and Swaledales peaked at £129 from ME Bainbridge, Richmond.

There was also an increased entry of Cheviot lambs, which were well bid for, selling to a top of £147 and £145.50 from Megan Hallam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale.

Join us on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 for our annual Christmas Show and Sale of prime lambs — a festive day full of quality stock, good company, and seasonal cheer. Everyone is welcome, so come along and enjoy the atmosphere!

            

Texel x to 333p/kg, K & M Sowerby & Son, Marsett, Av. 313p/kg

Beltex to 332pkg, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 322p/kg

Mule to 314p/kg, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 303p/kg        

Swaledales to 313p/kg, JR Blades, Muker,Av. 272p/kg

Total Average: 300.2p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel x – D Hodgson, £180, J Scarr & Sons, £175, £168, £152, £145, JR Blades, £170, G Calvert & Sons, £166, £164, £145,

AJ & L Hunter, £162.50, £156, £146, £144, MR & LE Rukin, £162, £147, £142, Whyte & Percival, £162, £153,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £162, £152, Taylor Bros, £161, £145, WC Stones & Son, £157, £148, £145, £142, £140, £135.50, £135,

Amy Mudd, £157, T & LM Goad & Sons, £156, £141, ME Bainbridge, £155, Freya Hulley, £154,  DL Mudd, £151, JS & S Atkinson, £150, SM Iveson, £150, Booth Brothers, £148, £139, £136, £135.50, CJ & AJ Owen, £148, £134, KD Hulley, £145, £143, £142,

RF Lambert, £145, £138, B Clarkson, £144.50, AD Coates & Son, £144, JH Sharp & Sons, £143.50, AL Dawes, £143,

A & AJ Lambert, £143, A & H Watson, £142, LV & N Croft, £141.50, R & JM Harper, £141.50, £136, A & TA Blades, £140, AT Pratt, £140,

GS Milburn, £138, DB & A Hoggarth, £139.50, GM Sedgwick & Son, £136.50, £134, £130.50, J Alderson & Son, £136.50, £132.50,

T Tennant & Son, £135, RW & MA Sutti8ll & Son, £134.50, KJ Burrow, £133, K & M Sowerby & Son, £130.

Beltex – BC Gregg, £186, £167, £158, R Mudd & Sons, £160, £152, £150, £148, £147, £143.50 x3, WC Stones & Son, £156,

A & TA Blades, £148, DB & A Hoggarth, £142, R & JM Harper, £138.50.

BFL - WA Dinsdale & Son, £162.

Mule – WA Dinsdale & Son, £160, £152, K & A Woof, £160, £143, £141, R & E Cowperthwaite, £160, £150, £141,

S Bell & Sons, £157, £146, J Scarr & Sons, £154, £142, £138, J Garth & Son, £154, T & LM Goad & Sons, £152, £149,

JR & LA Capstick, £151, £144,  DL Mudd, £150, ME Bainbridge, £150 x2, JS & S Atkinson, £150, A & TA Blades, £150, £132.50,

J Allison & Sons, £149, £143, £140, J Sunter & Sons, £138, £141, R Wood & Son, £145, £140, M Hallam, £144,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £142, A & AJ Lambert, £141, £138, A Spence, £141, £139, AL Dawes, £140, LV & N Croft, £140, AT Pratt, £140,

R & PR Banks & Son, £140, JW & JH Burton & Son, £140, A & H Watson, £139, DB & A Hoggarth, £136.50, JH Sharp & Sons, £136,

S & P Parker, £136, SL Hogarth, £135, H & EM Tiplady, £135, £131.50, KD Hulley, £135, KJ Burrow, £134, GS Milburn, £133. 

Suffolk - BC Gregg, £159, SM Iveson, £149, KJ Burrow, £148, J & JH Whaley, £142, G Harper, £141, R & JM Harper, £140,

DB & A Hoggarth, £137.

Cheviot - M Hallam, £147, £145.40, P Dinsdale & Son, £145.50, LA Booth, £129.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £143.

Blue de Maine - Booth Brothers, £143.

Dalesbred - DL Mudd, £140.

Blackface - P Dinsdale & Son, £134.

Swaledale – ME Bainbridge, £129, B Thornborrow, £122.50, £120.50, JR Blades, £122, £120, £119,  JL Cloughton & Son, £122, £101,

MR & LE Rukin, £120, £113.50, £111, £107,  AJ & L Hunter, £120, M Hallam, £120, WC Porter & Son, £120, £109, KJ Burrow, £119.50,

LV & N Croft, £116.50, £111.50, W & C Iceton & Son, £116, £108.50, S & P Parker, £115, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £111, D Hodgson, £111,

J & SJ Bland, £110, £108, MM & CL Whitehead, £110, £100, GJ & JM Scarr, £108.50, A & H Watson, £108.50,

D & DR Alderson, £108.50, JH Sharp & Sons, £107.

Rough Fell - SL Hoggarth, £124, £119, £118, £114.

Herdwick - R Sharp, £117, Cragg & Carr, £115, £107.

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CAST EWES 

Trade would be stronger on the week especially on the leaner type Ewes top price was some strong BFL Ewes from WA Dinsdale & Son at £200 & £170. Some smaller but smart Texel ewes from Taylor Bros made £172 followed by AL Dawes at £166. Mules were headed again by some well meated ewes from Taylor bros at £148 followed by Dixon Bros at £142 and KR & SN Dinsdale at £141. Swales as last week take on two halves with strong big ewe from K & A Woof at £118 and a pen of 14 well meated ewes from KR & SN Dinsdale at £112 with A & H Watson at £106. 

 

BFL to £200, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Continental to £172, Taylor Bros, Richmond

Suffolk to £159, JR Blades, Muker

Cheviot to £134, BL Acton, Hawes

Mules to £148, Taylor Bros, Richmond

Swaledale to £118, K & A Woof, Marsett

 

CAST RAMS

Beltex x Ram from D Hodgson made £180 and a strong Cheviot from M Hallam achieved £165. A Dalesbred Ram from LC Scarr was £144 and Swaledales topped at £126 for JS & S Atkinson followed by 2 lots from J Dixon & Son at £122. 

 

Beltex to £180, D Hodgson, Askrigg

Cheviot to £165, M Hallam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Texel x to £155, JMW Brown & Son, Low Row

Dalesbred to £144, LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge

Swaledales to £126, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

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Friday 21st November 2025

 

SALE OF STORE LAMBS

Fewer lambs forward with some not able to come due to the bad weather. Buyers were very keen to buy for all the new found grass & forage. Anything with size would be the dearest trade of the season. Topping today was CT & JE Willoughby with a smart pen of Beltex x lambs at £138.50 followed closely by Collier Holme Farm at £136 and PF Goodall at £135. Some nice Texel lambs forward considering the time of year end and these were headed by S & RD Parker at £138 with JR Blades at £136.50, K Metcalfe & Sons at £136 and J & SE Bainbridge at £135 with all Texels averaging just a few pence short of £120. Suffolks achieved £135 twice for JR Davidson & Son and K Foster followed at £130 by BL Acton for some nice tight skinned sorts. Mules averaging just up on last sale at £107.74 but again anything with size was keenly bid for with WM & JE Shuttleworth once again with a smart pen achieving £130.50 followed closely by EM Winspear at £129.50, JR Davidson & Son at £129 and another smart pen of 36 lambs from JS & D Cloughton & Son at £125 with 20 lots £110 or above. Swaledales were a tale of two halves. Bigger stronger easy to sell with AL Dawes at £98.50 AND w & c Iceton & Son at £97 followed by RW Ridley at £95. PF Goodall had some at £91 and 14 lots were £67 or above and it was just the small long-term projects which were harder to place. More Lambs could easily have been sold and so anyone considering selling some store please get your entries in by Tuesday 25th November.

 

Forward: 1331 Store Lambs

 

Beltex to £138.50, CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire, Av. £123.17

Texel x to £138, S & RD Parker, Arkengarthdale, Av. £119.34

Suffolk to £136, JR Davidson & Son, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Av. £119.24

Mules to £130.50, WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, Av. £107.74

Horned to £98.50, AL Dawes, Colsterdale, Av. £60.94

 

Leading Prices:

Beltex - CT & JE Willoughby, £138.50, Collier Holme, £136, PF Goodall, £135, JR Blades, £129, S & RD Parker, £121, £103,

SM Iveson, £113.

Texel x - S & RD Parker, £138, JR Blades, £136.50, K Metcalfe & Sons, £136, £132, J & SE Bainbridge, £135, Collier Holme, £134.50,

GD & AR Barningham, £134, £130, A & TA Blades, £131.50, AT Pratt, £131, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £131, £129.50, £125,

SM Iveson, £130.50, CT & JE Willoughby, £129.50, £128, £117, JR Blades, £127, £122, JH Capstick, £127, JR Davidson & Son, £126,

AJ Pratt, £126, REC Simpson & Sons, £122, AJ & L Hunter, £120.50, £119, £112, RI Capstick, £120, EM Winspear, £117 x2,

PF Goodall, £116, GR Dent, £115, AD Lambert, £114.

Charolais - JK Foster, £137, £126.

Suffolk - JR Davidson & Son, £136, £122, £109, JK Foster, £136, BL Acton, £130, SM Iveson, £126, 

Mules - WM & JE Shuttleworth, £130.50, £117.50, EM Winspear, £129.50, £111, JR Davidson & Son, £129,

JS & D Cloughton & Son, £125, K Metcalfe & Ptns, £123.50, £113, BL Acton, £122, £116, J & SE Bainbridge, £120, K & HJ Fawcett, £118,

A & TA Blades, £117, JH Capstick, £116.50, JJ & E Labbate, £116, J Sunter & Sons, £115, JH Pedley, £113.50,

RW Clarkson & Son, £112.50, £107, K & A Woof, £110, B Spence & Sons, £110, AT Pratt, £108, RF & RD Kettlewell, £105, £101,

RN Hoggarth, £105, A Sharples, £104, £103, A & L Huddleston, £104, PF Goodall, £104, SE Hunter, £101, T & LM Goad & Sons, £100.

Cheviot - B Spence & Sons, £124, £105, JH Capstick, £113.

Horned - AL Dawes, £98.50, W & C Iceton & Son, £97, £88, £68, RW Ridley, £95, PF Goodall, £91, AJ & L Hunter, £84,

C Hird & Son, £81, £69, D & DR Alderson, £80, £71, Allen & McGregor, £72, R Metcalfe, £68, AJ Pratt, £68, M Kearton, £67,

LM Staley, £60.

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Tuesday 18th November 2025

 

Forward: 1637 Sheep comprising 1355 Prime Lambs, 282 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

There was a much-improved trade for prime lambs in Hawes today, with a full attendance of buyer’s keen to purchase. Heavy-weight lambs remained a similar trade, while handy-weight continental lambs were noticeably sharper, regularly selling in excess of 310p/kg. Mule lambs also met an increased trade. Well-meated horned lambs are beginning to attract greater interest from buyers, although caution remains around leaner types. The overall market average was 295p/kg.

Topping the market were heavy-weight lambs from A. Sharples, Hawes, selling for £166, followed by £165 from Booth Bros, Sedbergh, £164 from A. Cooper, Stationdale, and £160 from Taylor Bros, Richmond. Beltex lambs at 51 kg sold for £160 twice from JR & LA Capstick, Killington. Heavy-weight Romneys also reached £160 from JW & JH Burton, Gayle. Plenty more pens of heavy-weight lambs sold towards the £160 mark.

Beltex lambs sold to a top of 352p/kg for 42 kg lambs from BC Gregg, Masham, grossing £148, with others at 348p/kg from Dixon Bros, Barden Moor. Handy-weight continental lambs were certainly in strong demand throughout the day.

The mule lamb trade stepped up a gear, with handy weights selling around 300p/kg. A total of 724 mules averaged 295p/kg. Heavy-weight mules sold to £159 from R. Woods & Son, Leyburn, £156.50 from SD Thompson, Aysgarth, and £153.50 from WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton, with many more pens making around £150. Mules sold to a top of 310p/kg from HH Smith, Whitby, followed by 305p/kg, with plenty more pens of well-fleshed handy weights achieving around 300p/kg.

More horned lambs came forward this week, topping at £131.50 for 44 kg Scotch Blackfaced from K. Milburn & A. Devlin, Sedbergh. Swaledales topped at £130 from JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth, followed by £128.50 from GJ & ME Walker, Dunsop Bridge. Dalesbred lambs reached £130 from Owlands Farm. Lightweight horned lambs are beginning to attract increased interest from buyers in the lightweight export market, provided they are well-fleshed. 

Please be aware that an increasing number of companies now require lambs to be belly clipped for hygiene reasons. Vendors are encouraged to take this into consideration when preparing stock for sale. A belly clipping service is available at the auction market.

The Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Lambs will take place on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.            

 

Beltex to 352pkg, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 318p/kg

Texel x to 320p/kg, JM Summerson, Whitby, Av. 308p/kg

Suffolk to 310p/kg, JF & GR Howard, Raydaleside, Av. 297p/kg

Mule to 309p/kg, HH Smith, Whitby, Av. 295p/kg                           

Swaledales to  279p/kg, ME Allison, Spennithorne, Av. 249p/kg

 

Total Average: 295p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – A Sharples, £166, Booth Brothers, £165, £138, A Cooper, £164, £160, £138, Taylor Bros, £156, £148,

J Rukin & Son, £155, £139, TG & B Todd, £154.50, £137.50, JC Walker & Son, £152, JR & LA Capstick, £152, R & R Gornall, £151,

AJ & L Hunter, £148, £147, £139, HH Smith, £147, WA Dinsdale & Son, £147, R & H Hird, £145, S Bell & Sons, £144.50,

JM Smith, £144, £141, £138, Dixon Bros, £144, £135, £133.50, £130, A & TA Blades, £144, £132, JE Cowperthwaite, £143,

J & JH Whaley, £142, J Sunter & Sons, £141, D Hodgson, £140.50, SR Wilkinson, £140, Booth Brothers, £140, £132, SM Iveson, £140, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £138.50, O Blades, £138, R & R Gornall, £138, GM Sedgwick & Son, £137.50, £133.50, £131,

JM Summerson, £137, £131, R Mudd & Sons, £135, H Kirkbride & Son, £135, DT Dinsdale & Son, £134, JH Pedley, £134,

KJ Burrow, £131.50.

Beltex – JR & LA Capstick, £160 x2, D Hodgson, £158, WA Dinsdale & Son, £158, BC Gregg, £158, £148,

R Mudd & Sons, £149, £148, £142, £135, £134.50, JC Walker & Son, £141, K Milburn & A Devlin, £136, LA Booth, £132, Dixon Bros, £132.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £160, £140.

BFL - WC Porter & Son, £160, W & A Lambert & Son, £155, Bainbridge Bros, £149, J Allison & Sons, £148.50.

Mule – R Wood & Son, £159, £144.50, £134, SD Thompson, £156.50, WA Dinsdale & Son, £153.50, £143.50,

T & SB Procter, £149, £135, £130, J Garth & Son, £148.50, J Scarr & Sons, £148, £140, £139, £133, JR & LA Capstick, £148, £139,

GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £148, J Allison & Sons, £145, £138 X2, Bainbridge Bros, £144, R & H Hird, £142.50 x2,

B Spence & Sons, £142.50, £134, J & JH Whaley, £142, S Bell & Sons, £142, JC & N Throup, £142, £138, WC Porter & Son, £140,

JC Walker & Son, £140, JE Cowperthwaite, £139.50, JW & JH Burton & Son, £138, H & EM Tiplady, £138 x2, H Kirkbride & Son, £138,

T Dent & Son, £137, £134.50, £133.50, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £136, S & P Parker, £136, DT Dinsdale & Son, £136,

D & DR Alderson, £136, W & A Lambert & Son, £133.50, P Turnbull, £133, £131, R & PR Banks & Son, £133, DI Holliday, £132.50,

KJ Burrow, £132.50, J Sunter & Sons, £132.50, R & R Gornall, £132, TG & B Todd, £131, JH Pedley, £130.50. 

Suffolk - W & A Lambert & Son, £154, KJ Burrow, £150, £131.50, SM Iveson, £150, BC Gregg, £148.50, JH Pedley, £147, £136,

JM Summerson, £143, JF & GR Howard, £140, £130, T & SB Procter, £138, JE Cowperthwaite, £138, JM Smith, £136.50,

DT Dinsdale & Son, £135.50, HH Smith, £135, R & R Gornall, £131.

Masham - GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £138, PD Bowdin, £124.50.

Cheviot - JF & GR Howard, £138, W & A Lambert & Son, £131.

Gritstone - JE Cowperthwaite, £134.

Blackface - K Milburn & A Devlin, £131.50.

Dalesbred - Owlands Farm, £130, R Capstick & Son, £120.

Swaledale – JE Cowperthwaite, £130, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £128.50, ME Allison, £125, £111.50, D Hodgson, £125,

Bainbridge Bros, £125, Owlands Farm, £122, ME Waggett, £116.50, £104, £100, WC Porter & Son, £114.50, S & P Parker, £110,

AJ & L Hunter, £109, D & DR Alderson, £102. 

Rough Fell - K Milburn & A Devlin, £125.

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CAST EWES 

Similar numbers forward with trade up on the week. Texels were headed at £172 for RA Thompson with RF & RD Kettlewell & Son at £150. Zwartbles came next for E Brown at £148. The consignment from DA & MA brown & Son topped the cheviots at £146 and £130 and also had 3 lots of Mules all at £140 followed by Taylor Bros at £134. Swales again were topped by DA & MA Brown & Son at £110 followed at £96 for RA Thompson and £92 for R & PR Banks & Son. Rams were headed at £180 for a BFL Ram from JE Cowperthwaite with Swales at £128 and £122 for T Metcalfe & Son and a Cheviot Ram at £122 for SD Thompson.

 

Texel x to £172, RA Thompson, Westerdale

Zwartble to £148, EC Brown, Coverdale

Cheviot to £146, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

BFL to £140, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Mules to £140, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Swaledale to £110, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Gritstone to £96, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Blackface to £95, P Turnbull, Kildale

Dalesbred to £92, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Roughfell to £86, TR Mason, Kirkby Stephen

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £180, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Swaledales to £128, T Metcalfe & Son, Muker

Cheviot to £122, SD Thompson, Aysgarth

 

 

Saturday 15th November 2025

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CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF BEEF BREEDING, STORE & CULL CATTLE

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Forward:  99 Cattle compromising 74 Store Cattle, 5 Beef Breeding Cattle & 20 Cull Cattle.

 

Hawes Auction Mart would like to thank the following businesses for their generous support & sponsorship, Wensleydale Vets (Leyburn & Hawes) & Yorkshire Dales Accountancy, (Hawes). Hawes auction market enjoyed a successful Christmas show and sale of Cast Cows and Store Cattle.

 

BEEF BREEDING

The beef breeding cattle attracted plenty of attention ringside, with buyers keenly inspecting the heifers with calves at foot. Leading the way was a heifer with a strong calf at foot from GS Milburn, Dent, selling to £3,480. A Limousin × Simmental heifer with a month-old bull calf from Croft Farm, Hardraw, sold to £3,000.

 

STORE CATTLE

The store cattle sale was well supported by a busy ring of new and returning cattle buyers, both local and from farther afield, ensuring that all types and ages of store cattle were well bid for. The only disappointment was that there were not more cattle forward, as these could have easily been sold to the advantage of the vendors. Don’t be afraid to give the cattle sales at Hawes a try.

 

A big thank you to Andrew Dyson, Masham, for coming down to judge the show — we are very grateful for your time and expertise. A lovely show of store cattle was put in front of Andrew, and he awarded the champion rosette to the first-place steer from JW Porter & Son, Gunnerside. This much-admired steer, bred locally in Hawes by Andrew Kiely, went on to sell for the top price of the day, £2,680, purchased by Martin and Sally Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the first-place heifer from DJ Amsden, Hawes — a 15-month-old pedigree Limousin heifer that went on to sell for £2,440.

 

Quality cattle were in demand, with yearling Limousin steers from J Dixon & Sons, Downholme, selling to £2,430, and British Blues from the same home selling to £2,210. Limousin steers from JW Porter & Son, Gunnerside, sold to £2,340, followed by £2,200 for 18-month-olds from J & JH Whalley, Widdale. Native steers sold to £2,200 and £2,100 for Angus bullocks from T Metcalfe & Son, Muker. Plenty more were regularly selling in the region of the £2,000 mark.

 

The heifer trade saw strong demand following the reserve champion from Amsdens. Heifers sold to £2,400 for a 24-month-old Limousin from GS Milburn, Dent. British Blue heifers at 14 months old sold to £2,210 from JH Sharp & Sons, Chapel-le-Dale. Other leading prices for heifers included £2,110 for 18-month-old Limousins from Croft Farm, Hardraw, followed by £2,100 from P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton, and British Blue heifers to £2,100 from A Fawcett & Sons, Hardraw. Native-bred heifers saw Beef Shorthorn heifers sell to £2,050 from Woodend Farms, Countersett.

 

A nice selection of younger spring-born sucklers was also on offer. April/May-born Longhorn steers sold for £1,220, £1,160 and £1,150 from LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge.

 

The next sale of store cattle will take place on Saturday 17th January 2026. Hawes continues to attract new buyers to the store cattle sales, and more numbers are required.

 

Show Results

Kindly Judged by Andrew Dyson, Masham

 

Champion – Lot 40 - JW Porter & Son, £2680

Reserve Champion – Lot 189 - DJ Amsden, £2440 

 

Class 1 – Store Heifers

1st – Lot 189 - DJ Amsden, £2440

2nd - Lot 48 - P Dinsdale, £2100

3rd – Lot 7 - JH Sharp & Son, £2210

 

Class 2 – Store Steers

1st - Lot 40 - JW Porter and Son, £2680

2nd - Lot 37 - J Dixon and Son, £2430

3rd – Lot 38 - J Dixon and Son, £2210  

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Leading Prices

Heifers:

British Blue –  £2210 JH Sharp & Sons, A Fawcett & Sons £2100 £2050, JF Bowe & S0n £1950 x2 

Limousin – DJ Amsden £2440, GS Milburn £2400, Croft Farm Partnership £2300 £2110, P Dinsdale & Son £2100,

A & TA Blades £2040 £1970 £1880, J & JH Whaley £2030 x 2, JH Sharp & Sons £1990

Hereford - C Bell £1200 

Aberdeen Angus - JF Bowe & Son £1880 £1800 £1560

Beef Shorthorn – Woodend Farms £2050

Longhorn – LC Scarr & Son £1130 £1040

Heifers Average - £1698.24

 

Steers: 

Limousin – JW Porter & Son £2680 £2340, J Dixon & Sons £2430, J & JH Whaley £2200 £2060, AJ & HC Clark £2160 x2,

RF & RD Kettlewell £2150 £2080 £2060

British Blue - J Dixon & Sons £2210 £2190, A Fawcett & sons £1960

Hereford - C Bell £1370

Aberdeen Angus - T Metcalfe & Son £2200, £2100, SM Iveson £1990, C Bell £1850, AJ & HC Clark £1680

Whitebred Shorthorn - The Cragg & Carr £1000

Longhorn - LC Scarr & Son £1930 £1840 £1220

Steers Average - £1764.21

 

Bulls:

Limousin - P Dinsdale & Son £1660

                

CULL CATTLE    

A good entry of 20 cast cows and OTM cattle was well supported and keenly bid for. Leading the way was a 40-month-old Simmental cow from AD Lambert, Raydale, selling to 304p/kg or £2,006. This was followed by a consignment of beef cows from AT Pratt, Hawes, selling to 295p/kg and 290p/kg, with plenty more beef cows selling in the region of the 270p/kg mark. Dairy cows sold to a top of 250p/kg from B Spence & Sons, Thornton Rust, with the same vendor achieving the top price per head at £2,087. All cast cows forward averaged 255p/kg or £1,639 a head.

 

Show Results

Kindly Judged by Eric Blacklock, Catterick

 

Cont X

1st - AT Pratt, Hawes, 295p/kg, £1885

2nd - AT Pratt, Hawes, 290/kg, £1725

3rd - T Metcalfe & Son, Muker, 272p/kg, £1618

 

Black & Whites

1st - B Spence & Sons, Thornton Rust, 250p/kg, £2087

2nd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, 225p/kg, £1806

3rd - S & P Parker, Bentham, p/kg, £1660

 

Continentals to  304p/kg, AD Lambert, Raydale

Native Cattle to 270p/kg, Woodend Farms, Bainbridge

Black & Whites to 250p/kg, B Spence & Sons, Thornton Rust  

Total Average: 255p/kg    

 

Continentals –   AD Lambert £2006, AT Pratt £1885 £1883 £1825 £1740, T Metcalfe & Son £1618, S Alderson £1545

Black & White – B Spence & Sons £2087, B Clarkson £1806, S & P Parker £1660

Native - Woodend Farms £1603 £1506

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Tuesday 11th November 2025

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Forward: 1910 Sheep comprising 1682 Prime Lambs and 228 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

A larger entry of prime lambs met a slightly disappointing trade this week as a couple of firms not requiring lambs late in the day. The mule trade remained on a similar level to last week, with another good show of numbers forward. In total, 1,631 lambs were presented, averaging 285p/kg.

Stealing the headlines was Libby Winspear, Hawes, with her superb heavyweight, shapely Texel lambs. They topped the sale at £204 for 66kg, with others from the same home achieving £200. Texel lambs from JR & LA Capstick, Killington peaked at £170 for 51kg, purchased by C Steadman Butchers, Kirkby Stephen.

Matching that £170 top was BC Gregg, Masham, followed closely by B Clarkson, Bainbridge, whose heavyweight Texels reached £169. There was an excellent show of heavy continental lambs throughout, with plenty selling in the £150–£165 range.

Heavyweight Leicesters sold to a top of £170 twice from WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton, who also produced some sensational heavyweight Mule lambs to £156, with many other strong Mule pens around the £150 mark.

Handy-weight continentals were a touch easier on the week, trading slightly back on last sale’s stronger rates.

 

Beltex to 351 pkg from JM Dickeson, Barnard Castle, Av. 296p/kg

Texel x to 345p/kg from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 292p/kg

Mule to 303p/kg from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 286p/kg

Cheviot to 296p/kg from JF & GR Howard, Raydaleside, Av. 286p/kg                           

Swaledales to  270p/kg from MR & LE Rukin, Keld, Av. 251p/kg

 

Overall Average: 284.9p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Beltex – EM Winspear £204 £200, WA Dinsdale & Son £167, BC Gregg £161, JR & LA Capstick £150, JM Dickeson £144,

R Mudd & Sons £140 

Texel –  JR & LA Capstick £170 £159, BC Gregg £170 £157 £155 x 2, B Clarkson £169, T Pounder £166,

AJ & L Hunter £165 £160.50 £158, EM Winspear £159, J Rukin & Son £157, WA Dinsdale & Son £156, S & RD Parker £155,

R & D Waggett £155

Mule – WA Dinsdale & Son £156 £148, P Hallam £152 £148, JR & LA Capstick £149 £144, J Garth & Son £148, J Scarr & Sons £145,

S Bell & Sons £143.50, DJ Amsden £142, T Dent & Son £140, ME Bainbridge £140, S Alderson £140

BFL - WA Dinsdale & Son £170 x 2

Dalesbred - BD & PM Gill £127

Swaledale – P Hallam £131, DJ Amsden £129, JW Porter & Son £125 £114, MR & LE Rukin £124, N Iveson £120,

MM & CL Whitehead £119, MC Staley £118, S & RD Parker £110, B Thornborrow £110

Herdwick – Woodend Farms £121, £115

Cheviot x - AT Pratt £133, D Oversby £127, JF & GR Howard £121.50

Rough Fell – John Capstick £150, £120

Goat - J Dixon & Sons £108

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Cast Ewes & Rams

Less ewes forward and not just any with power about. Cheviot ewes topped the trade today at £140 and followed by Texdales at £135. Mules topped at £132 for JR Lancaster with others at £114 for KR & SN Dinsdale, and £110 for P Dinsdale. Swaledales were headed at £110 for EM Winspear with S & RJ Calvert achieving £104; with mediums between £65-£80 and leanest at £30-£50.

14 rams forward with top price for BFL at £142 for JW Porter & Sons; Swaledales topped at £130 for ME Bainbridge and followed at £128 for DW & K Hutchinson.

 

CAST EWES 

Texel x to £135

Suffolk to £134

Cheviot to £140

Mules to £132, JR Lancaster

BFL to £130, T Alderson

Swaledale to £110, EM Winspear

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £142, JW Porter & Sons

Swaledales to £130, ME Bainbridge

 

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Friday 7th November 2025

 

SALE OF STORE LAMBS

A strong entry of in excess of 2,300 store lambs was forward, selling to a continued strong trade. The trade is being helped by prime lambs starting to climb, with many reporting forage coming in the south, especially forage crops.

The trade topped at £132 for a pen of Texel lambs from G.D. & A.R. Barningham, Arkengarthdale, with a pen of smart, tight-skinned lambs to the same price from B.J. Thomas, Horton-in-Ribblesdale. This was followed by strong Texel lambs to £130 from J.R. Davidson, Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Medium keep Texel lambs were regularly selling between £108 and £115, with long keep Texel lambs in demand and selling either side of the £100 mark. Suffolk lambs peaked at £119 from J. Chapman, Hawes.

A bumper entry of Mule lambs was forward, with an entry of 1,123, and all sizes were keenly sought after. A very strong pen of Mule lambs from W.M. & J.E. Shuttleworth, Kirkby Lonsdale peaked at £127, followed by £125.50 from J. & S.E. Bainbridge, Richmond. The trade saw medium sorts selling between £105 and £116, with smaller types in the region of £100.

Other hill lambs saw Cheviot lambs sell to a top of £109 from B.L. Acton, Hawes, followed by £101.50 from J. Chapman, Hawes. There was an increased entry of Swaledale lambs forward to a much-improved trade. This week saw the Swaledales topping at £96 for a pen of 43 strong lambs from D. Hodgson, Askrigg. This was followed by R.W. Ridley, Hurst, at £82 and £80, and D. & D.R. Alderson, Gunnerside.

The demand for store lambs remains very strong, with more numbers required for the next sale to fill buyers’ requirements.

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📅 Next Sale: Friday, 21st November 2025

🕓 Entries close: Tuesday, 11th November 2025

 

Forward: 2304 Store Lambs

 

Texel x to £132, Av. £108.38

Suffolk to £119, Av. £112.50

Mules to £127, Av. £106.12

Cheviots to £109, Av. £100.04

Horned to £96, Av. £65.70

 

Leading Prices:

Texel x - GD & AR Barningham, £132, £121, BJ Thomas, £132, JR Davidson & Son, £130, £122, AC & SG Ramsden, £129, £122,

TK Styan & Partners, AJ & L Hunter, £127, £116, AL Dawes, £126, PF Goodall, £120.50, £120.50, JR Blades, £120,

RJ Cloughton, £119, £118, Laurie Blades, £118.50, K Metcalfe & Sons, £118, £118, £118, AJ Pratt, £118,  SM Iveson, £117.50, ,

S & A Bosomworth, £117, REC Simpson & Sons £117, JA & E Metcalfe, £116.50, A & AJ Lambert, £116, 

Suffolk - J Chapman, £119, SE Hunter, £115, SM Iveson, £111, RF & RD Kettlewell, £110

Mules - WM & JE Shuttleworth, £127, J & SE Bainbridge, £125.50, £118, A Sharples, £120, JC White, £119.50,

TK Styan & Partners, £118, T Metcalfe & Son, £116, JC Fawcett, £115.50, £115, £114.50, AT Pratt, £115, T & LM Goad, £114.50,

JH Pedley, £114, £109, SD Thompson, £113, SE Hunter, £112, £108, W & C Iceton & Son, £110.50, W & J Whitaker, £110,

A & TA Blades, £109, J Pratt & Sons, £109, Collier Holme Farm, £109, J Sunter & Sons, £109, B Spence & Sons, £108,  

Masham - T & A Hird, £98.50, 

Cheviot - BL Acton, £109, J Chapman, £101.50, 

Horned - D Hodgson, £96, RW Ridley, £82, £64, D & DR Alderson, £80, RK Ridley, £80, £62, SE Hunter, £79, W & J Whitaker, £78.50,

R Metcalfe, £74.50, REC Simpson & Sons, £62, 

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