Tuesday 13th January 2026

 

Forward: 1883 Sheep comprising 1380 Prime Hoggs, 192 Cast Ewes & Rams & 311 Store Lambs.

 

PRIME HOGGS

Trade remains buoyant, with handy weighted hoggs once again selling to a similarly strong trade. Heavyweight hoggs continue to add up well, topping at £184 from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, for 52kg Texels. This was followed by heavyweight Texels from CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire, selling to £180.

A strong run of hoggs from Fleets Farms Ltd, Leyburn, sold to £174, £173 and £170. These were inside-fed, sheared continental hoggs, with plenty of pens of heavy hoggs regularly selling in the £160s. Heavyweight Mules twice topped at £155 from G & G Schofield, Buckden.

Handy weighted continental hoggs with the best conformation sold in excess of the 400p/kg mark, topping at 410p/kg for a smart pair of Beltex hoggs from BC Gregg, Ellingstring. Handy weighted, well-fleshed continentals regularly traded between 320p/kg and 350p/kg.

The Mule trade remains buoyant, with well-fleshed handy weighted Mules easily selling in excess of the 300p/kg mark. Horned hoggs topped at £142 for Dalesbreds from H & EM Tiplady, West Burton, with Swaledales selling to £141 from R & E Cowperthwaite, Settle, and £138.50 from MR & LE Rukin, Keld.

    

Beltex to 410p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 344p/kg

Texel x to 354p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 313p/kg  

Suffolk to 344p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 312p/kg

Mule to 323p, SW & TA Milner, Easington, Av. 299p/kg   

Swales to 300p, R & E Cowperthwaite, Settle, Av. 275p/kg

 

Overall Average: 298.3p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – JR & LA Capstick, £184, £158 x2, CT & JE Willoughby, £180, £146, Fleets Farm, £173, £170, £165, £161, £158, £157, £154.50, Taylor Bros, £168, £153, £150, £147 x2, SW & TA Milner, £166, £160.50, £158, £145.50, £145, £144, B Clarkson, £160,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £159, £151.50, JW & JH Burton & Son, £159, £151, £150.50, MR & LE Rukin, £157, £148.50, AT Lambert & Son, £152, Bainbridge Bros, £150, Whyte & Percival, £149.50, T & G Farrow, £149, Collier Holme, £149, £145, £140, M Bell & Son, £146,

WC Stones & Son, £146, A & AJ Lambert, £144, JH Sharp & Sons, £144, JC Alderson, £144, Woodend Farms, £143, £140,

J Capstick, £143, AT Lambert & Son, £142, £140, B Clarkson, £141.50, ME Waggett, £140, J Scarr & Sons, £140.

Suffolk - Fleets Farm Ltd, £174, £163.50, £158, M Bell & Son, £170, £154, £148, GS Milburn, £146, Woodend Farms, £143, £142,

D Alderson, £141, £133.50, KR & SN Dinsdale, £135, £132, BC Gregg, £134, JF & GR Howard, £131.

Beltex - WA Dinsdale & Son, £164, BC Gregg, £160, £139, R Mudd & Sons, £155, £140.50, £138, £137, £135, JF & GR Howard, £139,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £138, D Alderson, £137, A & TA Blades, £126.

Cheviot - Fleets Farm Ltd, £156.50, JF & GR Howard, £143.50, £135, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £143.50, £136, KJ Burrow, £136,

D Pearson & Son, £120.

BFL - CT & JE Willoughby, £155, WC Porter & Son, £150, £145, DA Cloughton, £142, K & A Woof, £140, £136.

Mules – G & G Schofield, £155 x2, £144, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £150, £143, WA Dinsdale & Son, £150, £146x2,

M/S Hutchinson, £148, J Scarr & Sons, £148, £137, JR & LA Capstick, £146, Bainbridge Bros, £146 x3, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £146,

E & KA Parker, £144, R & E Cowperthwaite, £144, K & A Woof, £144, £138, JH Sharp & Sons, £143, R & PR Banks & Son, £143, £134,

JW & JH Burton & Son, £140.50, A & AJ Lambert, £135, S Alderson, £135, JF & GR Howard, £134, WC Porter & Son, £133,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £132, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £131, WC Stones & Son, £131, AJ & J Sunter, £130.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £153, £147.

Dalesbred - H & EM Tiplady, £142, £133, Bainbridge Bros, £135.

Swaledales - R & E Cowperthwaite, £141, £136, £130.50, DL Mudd, £139.50, £132, MR & LE Rukin, £138.50, £130, £121,

GS Milburn, £134, JA Alderson, £134, £131, WA Dinsdale & Son, £133, WC Porter & Son, £130, AD Coates & Son, £130,

R & PR Banks & Son, £129, H & EM Tiplady, £129, AJ & J Sunter, £127, J Scarr & Sons, £125, ME Waggett, £124.50,

B Thornborrow, £123, S Reynoldson & Son, £123, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £122.50, JC Fawcett, £121, M/S Hutchinson & Son, £121, MR Ewbank, £120.50.

Masham - Bainbridge Bros, £140, pd Bowdin, £120, SW & TA Milner, £115.50.

Jacob x - E & KA Parker, £138.

Rough Fell - J Capstick, £128, SW & TA Milner, £124.50, £109, £103.SL Hoggarth, £121.50, G Stephenson, £107.

Herdwick - G Stephenson, £116.50, £105.50, E & KA Parker, £108.

 

CAST EWES & RAMS    

Similar numbers forward with a trade a step dearer again. Top price was shared with both Tex x and Beltex x with a quality consignment from R Mudd & Sons, with both achieving £200. Only a handful of Suffolk Ewes forward and they were £189 & £188. Some strong Cheviot Ewes came next making £188, £174, £170. Mules from DL Mudd headed at £160 followed by J Scarr & Sons at £151. Swaledales were less in number but trade would be dearer by £10 with both Jake Hulley & DL Mudd topping at 3130 with JA Alderson at £126. More Rams met with a good trade topped with a BFL from WA Dinsdale & Son at £202 and £190 with A & TA Blades at £192. Texels also from WA Dinsdale & Son at £190 and two massive Roughfells from SL Hoggarth at £165, £135.

 

CAST EWES

Beltex to £200, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

Texel to £200, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

Suffolk to £189 

Cheviot to £188 

BFL to £182, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Mules to £160, DL Mudd, Buckden

Zwartble to £145, Megan Hugill, Hawes

Swaledale to £130, J Hulley, Hawes

Rough Fell to £100, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Dalesbred to £86, DL Mudd, Buckden

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £202, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Texel to £190, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Rough Fell to £165, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Beltex to £160, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Dutchspotted to £152, J Stephenson, Downholme

Dalesbred to £136, PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw

Cheviot to £135, Collier Holme Farm, Hawes

Swaledale to £130, J Pratt & Sons, Bainbridge

 

STORE LAMBS

A Small but tidy show of 311 Store Lambs met with an excellent trade with buyers looking for more lambs. Some Texel x from D Hodgson topped the sale at £139 but a big consignment from N & B & R Hird followed by £133. The same consigner had two smart pens of Mule Lambs which achieved £128, £118. Only two pens of Suffolk lambs forward and these were keenly bid for and achieved £129 & £126 from M Bell & Sons. Swaledale Tup Lambs from D Hodgson made £104 and wethers from J Milbank at £85. This sale worked really well if enough interest we hope to repeat again in another 2 weeks. Anybody wishing to enter store Lambs please call Kento 07711 469280.

 

Texel - D Hodgson, £139, N & B & R Hird, £133, £122, T & G Farrow, £127, M Bell & Son, £124, K Metcalfe & Sons, £119,

E Blackburn, £82. Av. £116.2

Suffolk - M Bell & Son, £129, £126. Av. £127.3

Mules - N & B & R Hird, £128, £118, K Metcalfe & Sons, £120, C Stanley, £100. Av. £120.5

Swaledales - D Hodgson, £104, J Milbank, £85, N & B & R Hird, £76, T & G Farrow, £74, A & AJ Lambert, £74, £72, C Stanley, £72.

Av £71.58

Cheviot - E Blackburn, £100.

Dalesbred - SB & C Harrison, £82.

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Tuesday 6th January 2026

 

Forward: 1564 Sheep comprising 1382 Prime Hoggs & 182 Cast Ewes & Rams.

 

PRIME HOGGS

The opening sale of prime hoggs of the season saw in-specification hoggs meeting plenty of demand and selling well throughout. Heavy-weighted hoggs led the trade, topping at £186 from D. Hodgson, Askrigg, with a 58kg Beltex. Texels peaked at £180 from R.W. & M.R. Cooper, Spennithorne, followed closely by £179.50 from Bainbridge Bros, Marrick, with plenty more selling in excess of the £160 mark.

The Mule hogg trade reached a high of £162.50 for a pen of 34 heavy-weighted hoggs from Bainbridge Bros, Marrick, followed by £158.50 from R. & P.R. Banks & Son, Walden, and £158 from R. & E. Cowperthwaite, Settle. Many more pens of Mules sold in excess of £150.

Handy-weighted export hoggs sold to a top of 380p/kg for 40kg Beltex hoggs from B.C. Gregg, Masham, grossing £152. The horned hogg trade topped at £155 for heavy-weighted Swaledale tups from W.A. Dinsdale & Son, Grinton. Dalesbred hoggs from H. & E.M. Tiplady, West Burton, topped at £139, with a pen of 45kg Dalesbreds from the same home selling to £135.50.

         

Beltex to 380p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 326p/kg

Texel x to 348p, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes, Av. 309p/kg  

Suffolk to 322p, G Barraclough, Rosedale, Av. 311p/kg

Mule to 321p, RW & RA Booth, Wharfe, Av. 304p/kg   

Swales to 290p, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 264p/kg

 

Overall Average: 298p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – RW & MR Cooper, £180, Bainbridge Bros, £179.50, T Dent & Son, £175, £142, WS & EM Hartle, £174, ME & LE Rukin, £172, £147, J Rukin & Son, £161, £144,  CJ & AJ Owen, £160, WA Dinsdale & Son, £160, Taylor Bros, £159, £158, £157.50, £156, £154,

WS & EM Hartle, £158 x2, J Scarr & Sons, £158, GM Sedgwick & Son, £156, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £155, TG & B Todd, £154,

Whyte & Percival, £154, JW & JH Burton & Son, £153, DA & AM Brown & Son, £152, £138, S Reynoldson & Son, £151.50, £136,

RW & RA Booth, £150.50, AD Coates & Son, £147, J Sunter & Sons, £147, RW & MR Cooper, £145, £136, M Bell & Son, £144,

Booth Brothers, £144, B & J Aconley, £142, £138, £137.50, £130.50, A & H Watson, £138, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £136,

H Kirkbride & Son, £136, £135, RMS Livestock Ltd, £134, R & JM Harper, £133, T Metcalfe & Son, £131, A & H Watson, £130.

Beltex - D Hodgson, £186, BC Gregg, £152, £138, £132, R Mudd & Sons, £149, £145, £137, £133, £130, R & JM Harper, £133.50,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £131, PE & TJ Wilson, £131.

Mules –  Bainbridge Bros, £162.50, R & PR Banks & Son, £158.50, R & E Cowperthwaite, £158, 154.50, £147.50,

GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £157, £146.50, Bainbridge Bros, £156, DA & MA Brown & Son, £155, £139, WA Dinsdale & Son, £154 x2, £150, RW & RA Booth, £154, ME Bainbridge, £153.50, T Dent & Son, £152, £137.50, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £150.50, M Bell & Son, £150,

J Allison & Sons, £145, JW & JH Burton & Son, £145, R & RM Dent, £143, T Metcalfe, £140, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £139.50,

S Bell & Sons, £139, GM Sedgwick & Son, £139, RMS Livestock Ltd, £139, JH Pedley, £138.50, J Scarr & Sons, £136,

J & JA Burrow, £135, SJ & AK Hirst, £134, PE & TJ Wilson, £132, B & J Aconley, £131, A & H Watson, £128, H & EM Tiplady, £128,

J Sunter & Sons, £122.

Suffolk - Taylor Bros, £162, DA & MA Brown & Son, £154.50, M Bell & Son, £154, £128, T Dent & Son, £141.50, R & JM Harper, £133.50, PE & TJ Wilson, £130, A & H Watson, £127.

Swaledales - WA Dinsdale & Son, £155, £140.50, H & EM Tiplady, £133.50, MR & LE Rukin, £133.50, £122, ME Allison, £132.50,

J Rukin & Son, £131.50, £130.50, £130, T Metcalfe & Son, £131, S Reynoldson & Son, £130, B & J Aconley, £126,

J Sunter & Sons, £125.50, D Hodgson, £125, RW & RA Booth, £125, AD Coates & Son, £122.50, ME Waggett, £120.50, JH Pedley, £120, JR Blades, £120.  

BFL - JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £144, H Kirkbride & Son, £136, RMS Livestock, £131.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £140.

Dalesbred - H & EM Tiplady, £139, £135.50, BD & PM Gill & Son, £130, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £120.

Rough Fell - A & H Watson, £133, LA Booth, £127, GM Sedgwick & Son, £125, £111, £107.50, JJ & E Labbate, £125,

A & H Watson, £115, £103.50.

Cheviot - DA & MA Brown & Son, £130, LA Booth, £122.50. 

Blackface - P Turnbull, £128.

Masham - PD Bowdin, £119.

 

CAST EWES & RAMS    

Less Ewes forward today but trade was very good in all sections. Topping the trade came PJ Broughton with two Texel x Ewes at £192 and another at £155. Suffolks from HB Farms made £178 and £168 for nice fit Ewes. Mules were topped with a big Ewe from R Wood & Sons at £174 followed by B Spence & Sons at £168 with only one lot under 3128. Only 3 BFLs both from P Turnbull made £159 & £154. Well fleshed Romneys from JW & JH Burton & Son were £145 & £140. Pen of the day was 20 Blackface’s from P Turnbull topping with a massive ewe at £152 with further lots at £135 & £128. Swaledales were topped at £128 for B Spence & Sons followed by P Broughton at £120 and S bell & Sons at £110 with 10 lots above £90 and other just under. 

Rams topped at £172 for BFL from H & EM Tiplady followed by £162 for HB Farms and a big Roughfell from JJ & E Labbate achieving £158.

 

CAST EWES

Texel to £192, PJ Broughton, Bransdale

Suffolk to £178, HB Farms, Fadmoor

Mules to £174, R Wood & Son, Aysgarth

BFL to £159, P Turnbull, Kildale

Blackface to £152, P Turnbull, Kildale

Beltex to £150, K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge

Romney to £145, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Swaledale to £128, B Spence & Sons, Thornton Rust

Cheviot to £120, A Hollings, Whitby

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £172, H & EM Tiplady, Walden

Roughfell to £158, JJ & E Labbate, Sedbergh

Swaledale to £135, D & DR Alderson, Gunnerside

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Tuesday 30th December 2025

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Forward:  Sheep comprising 1479 Prime Lambs and 258 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

1479 Prime Lambs 

The final sale of prime lambs of the year saw a welcome lift in trade, sharpening on the previous weeks strong trade, with a larger proportion of upland lambs forward.

Handy-weight continental lambs once again proved the standout trade, attracting strong buyer competition and selling well beyond expectations. Prices regularly exceeded the 350p/kg mark, with continental lambs in the early 40kg weight range consistently making around £150. Beltex lambs from BC Gregg, Masham led the way, topping the trade at an impressive 388p/kg or £162 at 42kg. Three pens of handy-weight Beltex lambs from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, which sold easily over 380p/kg.

Heavy-weight continental lambs also enjoyed a noticeably sharper trade, topping at a tremendous £192 for Texels from Luke Bell Percy, Masham. A run of well-finished heavy-weight Texels from Fleets Farm, Leyburn sold extremely well at £180 (x2), £179.50 and £178, while the consignment from Whyte & Percival, Bainbridge reached £179. Plenty of pens of heavy-weight continental lambs comfortably broke through the £170 barrier. Heavy-weight Mules peaked at £165 from J Dixon & Sons, Downholme, with BFLs selling to a strong £161 from S Bell & Sons, Askrigg.

The Mule trade held firm throughout, averaging 315pence per kilo, with handy-weight Mules regularly exceeding 320p/kg. Horned lambs saw a much-improved trade, with increased demand across the board, particularly for inside-fed handy-weight lambs selling around 300p/kg. Horned lambs peaked at £142 for 47kg Scotch Blackface lambs from P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton, while Swaledale lambs twice reached a top of £136 from DJ Amsden, Hawes and JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth.

258 Cast Sheep & Rams

Demand for cast sheep remained strong, with a buoyant and energetic trade throughout. Continental ewes led the way, selling to a top of £185 from K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge, with others from the same home reaching £175—a level also matched by T Tennant & Son, Askrigg. Leicester ewes shone at £180 from A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale.

The Mule ewe trade was lively, twice topping at £158 from A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale and JH Pedley, Barbon, with many pens comfortably selling above £150. Horned ewes saw a noticeable lift, twice reaching £148 for Rough Fells from SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh, with further strong ewes from the same home at £142 and £141 from A & H Watson. Swaledale ewes performed well, topping at £120 from A Fawcett & Son, Hardraw, with plenty of strong pens around £110.

Tups enjoyed a strong trade, topping at £160 for BFLs from J Dixon & Sons, Downholme. Horned tups were equally sought after, reaching £160 for Swaledales from JH Pedley, Barbon, with further Swaledales selling to £150.

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PRIME LAMBS

Beltex to 388p/kg, Av. 361p/kg

Texel to 375p/kg, Av. 346p/kg 

Suffolk to 365p/kg, Av. 330p/kg

Swaledale to 315p/kg, Av. 275p/kg

Mules to 340p/kg, Av. 315p/kg

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Total Average: 315p/kg

 

Leading Prices:

Beltex – K Calvert Ltd, £174, £162, £160, £158, £154, BC Gregg, £162, R Mudd & Sons, £157, £156, £154, £153

Texel x – L Bell-Percy, £192, Fleets Farm, £180 x2, £179.50, £178, £175.50, £175, £173.50, £170, Whyte & Percival, £179  

Suffolk - ME Dinsdale, £164, A & H Watson, £153, £152.5, G & P Middleton, £152, 

Cheviot - JH Cloughton, £164, DA & MA Brown & Son, £154, KJ Burrow, £152, JF & GR Howard, £148.50, £148, £145 PD Bowdin, £145, Spout House Farms, £150, D Alderson, £149, £140, DB & A Hoggarth, £145, 

Mules - J Dixon & Sons, £165, Spout House Farms, £156, DL Mudd, £152, DJ Amsden, £152, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £150,

R & RM Dent, £150, £147, KD Hulley, £149, JE Cowperthwaite, £147, JH Sharp & Sons, £145,

Swaledale – DJ Amsden, £136, JE Cowperthwaite, £136, £130, MR Ewbank, £134, DL Mudd, £134, S Bell & Sons, £132.50,

S Alderson, £132, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £131, J Scarr & Sons, £130, KD Hulley, £130

Gritstone - JE Cowperthwaite, £153,

Blackface - P Dinsdale & Son, £142, 

BFL – S Bell & Sons, £161, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £154.50, 

Dalesbred – AD Lambert, £111, DJ Charnley, £106.50,

Rough Fell – A & H Watson, £128, D Stephenson, £123.50,

Herdwick - G Stephenson, £114, 

 

CAST EWES

Continentals to £185, K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge

Rough Fell to £148, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

BFL to £180, A & H Watson, Middleton    

Mules to £158, A & H Watson, Middleton

Blackface to £108, Elm Gill Farm, Mallerstang

Swaledales to £120, A Fawcett & Sons, Hawes

 

CORRECT & CAST RAMS

BFL to £160, J Dixon & Sons, Stainton

Rough Fell to £130, A & H Watson, Middleton

Swaledales to £160, JH Pedley, Barbon,

Dalesbred to £130, DJ Charnley, Litton

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Tuesday 23rd December 2025

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Forward: 2023 Sheep comprising 1751 Prime Lambs and 272 Cast Ewes and Rams.

    

PRIME LAMBS

Continental and Mule lambs were very much in festive demand at Hawes, as prime lambs nationwide enjoyed a welcome lift in prices, with a strong entry of 1,751 forward. Handy-weight continental lambs once again led the way, selling exceptionally well, with heavy-weight continentals easily £10 up on the week. Mule lambs also joined the Christmas cheer, returning an improved trade and averaging just shy of 310p/kg, with an overall market average of 315p/kg.

Heavy-weight continental lambs provided plenty of sparkle, with the best types selling well in excess of £180 and peaking at £190 from Libby Winspear, Hawes, fittingly achieved on her birthday with a standout pen of heavy-weight Texels. This was closely followed by £188 and £183 from Whyte and Percival, Bainbridge, while W.A. Dinsdale & Son, Grinton, sold heavy-weight Texels to £185. Plenty more heavy-weight lambs changed hands in the region of £180. Heavy-weight Beltex lambs topped at £180 from D. Hodgson, Askrigg. Handy-weight continental lambs (38–45kg) proved the trade of the day, regularly selling around 350p/kg for well-fleshed sorts, with numerous pens exceeding this level and a festive peak of 388p/kg from Seth Guy, Hawes.

A good seasonal entry of Mule lambs was forward once again and met with plenty of demand. Heavy-weight Mules topped at £164 from R. & R. Gornall, Dent, followed by £159 from S.D. Thompson, Aysgarth, and J. Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. Further pens sold to £158.50 from W.A. Dinsdale & Son, Grinton, with plenty of Mule lambs trading comfortably in the one hundreds and fifties. All Mules forward averaged just shy of 310p/kg.

Horned lambs also enjoyed a bright trade, with Dalesbreds selling to £139 from Bainbridge Bros, Marrick. Scotch Blackface lambs peaked at £135 from P. Turnbull, Whitby, while Swaledales topped at £130 from J. Scarr & Sons, Askrigg (46kg) and £130 from G. Calvert & Sons, Keld (47kg).

The final sale of the year will be held as normal on Tuesday, 30th December 2025, at 10:00am. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous New Year, and to sincerely thank you for your continued support throughout the year.

 

Beltex to 386p/kg, Seth Guy, Hawes, Av. 358p/kg

Mules to 367p/kg, M/S Coates, Stainforth, Av. 307p/kg

Texel to 365p/kg, AT Pratt, Hawes, Av. 325p/kg 

Suffolk to 364p/kg, G Barraclough, Rosedale, Av. 340p/kg

Swaledale to 301p/kg, A & AJ Lambert, Bainbridge, Av. 264p/kg

 

Total Average:  315p/kg

 

Leading Prices:

Texel x – EM Winspear, £190, £160, Whyte & Percival, £188, £183, £161, WA Dinsdale & Son, £185, £154JH Sharp & Sons, £181,

K Calvert Ltd, £178, £173, £169, £159, G & G Schofield, £171, AT Pratt, £170, J Rukin & Son, £169, £150,  SD Thompson, £167,

G Calvert & Sons, £166, RF Lambert, £164, £150,  EM Winspear, £164, D & SM Pratt, £164, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £162,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £160, Traylor Bros, £160 x2, £157 x2, £154 x2, JW & JH Burton & Son, £160, £156, £153.50,

JA Dent & Sons, £159.50, D Hodgson, £159, S Alderson, £159, R & H Hird, £159, J Scarr & Sons, £155, T Metcalfe & Son, £155,

CT & JE Willoughby, £155, £150, M Bell & Son, £154, R & R Gornall, £154, D Hodgson, £153, DC Miller, £153, AT Pratt, £153,

SM Iveson, £152, £150.50, D & SM Pratt, £152, S Alderson, £150, J Sunter & Sons, £150.

Beltex – D Hodgson, £180, £155.50, JL & JA Sunter, £169, BC Gregg, £168, (to C Steadman, Butchers Kirkby Stephen) £154,

D & SM Pratt, £163, £153, £151.50, £149, R Mudd & Sons, £159, £158, £155, £154.50, £152, £150 x2, £149, £144,

Seth Guy, £151, £140.50, £139, £135, K Milburn & A Devlin, £148, £141.

Mules - R & R Gornall, £164, £135, J Scarr & Sons, £159, £144, SD Thompson, £159, £157, £150, £135,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £158.50, £150, £144, J Garth & Son, £156, G & G Schofield, £155, £144, RW & RA Booth, £153,

A & AJ Lambert, £152, £135.50, JL & JA Sunter, £151,£135, ME Bainbridge, £150, J & JA Burrow, £150, £147, £136,

GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £150, J Sunter & Sons, £150, £141, WC Porter & Son, £149, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £149,

Bainbridge Bros, £148, J Allison & Sons, £146, R & PR Banks & Son, £146, S Bell & Sons, £145, JW Porter & Sons, £144,

JW & JH Burton & Son, £144, JR & LA Capstick, £143, M/S Coates, £143, JS & S Atkinson, £140, AT Pratt, £140, T Dent & Son, £139,

SM Iveson, £137.

Charollais - JK Foster, £166, £145

BFL - Bainbridge Bros, £164, CT & JE Willoughby, £137.

Suffolk - M Bell & Son, £163, £147, R & R Gornall, £160, Woodend Farms, £150, SM Iveson, £149, £142, KJ Burrow, £149,

R Mudd & Sons, £148.50, JM Dickeson, £145, D Alderson, £143, £142, G Barraclough, £142, A & H Watson, £123.50.

Cheviot - AT Pratt, £149, KJ Burrow, £136.50, G Barraclough, £131.50,

Romney - JW & JH Burton, £144.

Herdwick x - Woodend Farms, £140, G Stephenson, £130.

Dalesbred – Bainbridge Bros, £139 x2, Owlands Farm, £135, M/S Coates, £128, PD Bowdin, £116, £110.

Masham - GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £136, PD Bowdin, £132, £126.50, CT & JE Willoughby, £119.

Blackface - P Turnbull, £135, £122, K Milburn & A Devlin, £108.

Swaledale –J Scarr & Sons, £130, G Calvert & Sons, £130, £109, £100, J Rukin & Son, £128, £114, S Alderson, £128, £117, £110,

Owlands Farm, £125.50, J Sunter & Sons, £121, MR & LE Rukin, £120, £118, £117, £102, R & R Gornall, £120,

T Metcalfe & Son, £118, £108, G Stephenson, £114.50, A & AJ Lambert, £111.50, G Barraclough, £111, WC Porter & Son, £110,

PD Bowdin, £110, J Sunter & Sons, £109.50, Elm Gill Farm, £109.50, D Hodgson, £108, JW Porter & Sons, £107, £101.50,

JH Sharp & Sons, £103, RW Clarkson & Son, £100, BE Hall, £100, MW Dent, £100.

 

CAST EWES     

Ewe trade up in all departments today with buyers wanting to stock up before Christmas. Topping the trade was a smart Charollais Ewe from JK Foster at £222. A Smart BFL Ewe from JW & JH Burton & Son achieved £190 followed with two from JK Foster at £168. Suffolks were brought from Sledmere Estate and achieved £186, £178 & £172. The same good consignment topped the Cheviot section at £180 & £174. Texel Ewes topped at £170 for both K Calvert Ltd at £170 followed by Breck House at £168. Horned Ewes today were topped twice by the same vendor, Elm Gill having both Swaledales & Blackface achieving £126 then two vendors achieved £120 for Swaledales, M Bell & Son & G Barraclough followed by P Turnbull with £120 for Blackface Ewes. Medium horned Ewes would be £85-£100 with the leanest between £55-£75. Few Rams forward with Texels at £144 & £140 from N Hobson and J & JH Whaley Suffolks at £140 and Swaledales topped at £136 for JW Porter & Sons with JL & JA Sunter at £122. 

 

Charollais to £222, JK Foster, Leyburn

BFL to £190, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes    

Suffolk to £186, Sledmere Estate, Driffield

Cheviot to £180, Sledmere Estate, Driffield

Continentals to £170, K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge & JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Mules to £170, K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge

Romney to £152

Beltex to £146, K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge

Blackface to £126, Elm Gill Farm, Mallerstang 

Swaledales to £126, Elm Gill Farm, Mallerstang

 

CORRECT & CAST RAMS

Continental to £144, N Hobson, Ripon

Suffolk to £140, N Hobson, Ripon

Swaledales to £136, JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside

BFL to £130, J & JH Whaley, Hawes

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Friday 19th December 2025

 

SALE OF STORE LAMBS

Just short of 1000 lambs forward with lambs mainly on the smaller side to previous sales and more of the end of run lambs. A Smart Texel lamb from SE Hunter topped today’s sale at £130 with J Duffus & Son, following closely behind at £127 and HH Smith at £122. Just a few Beltex x forward with BD & A Horner at £119.50 and Croft Farm at £116. Suffolks were £116.50 for A & TA Blades with a pen of 26 at £108 for SM Iveson. Mules topped at £129 for a big fit lamb from D Bentley followed by SE Hunter at £115 and HH Smith with Scotch Mules at £113 & £105.50 Cheviot Mules made £103 for J Duffus & Son with A pratt at £97 and E Blackburn at £92. Horned Lambs were topped with Roughfells from LA Booth at £86, Blackface topped at £79.50 for 36 from O Cornforth and Swales at £79 for G Alderson £76.50 for K & A Woof and £74 for D Hodgson. Thanks to all our vendors and buyers throughout the season and wishing you all a Merry Christmas. We have provisionally pencilled in a Store Lamb sale for Friday 9th January 2026 if you have any to enter please contact the office or Kenton before 30th December 2025.

 

Forward: 907 Store Lambs

 

Texel x to £130, SE Hunter, Forest-in-Teesdale, Av. £95.64

Mules to £129, D Bentey, Farndale, Av. £92.37

Beltex to £119.50, BD & A Horner, Garsdale, Av. £116.7

Suffolk to £116.50, A & TA Blades, Hawes, Av. £99.10

Rough Fell to £86, LA Booth, Sedbergh

Blackface to £79.50, O Cornfoth, Kildale, Av. £65.48

Swaledales to £79, G Alderson, Gt Musgrave, Av. £57.47

 

Leading Prices: 

Texel - SE Hunter, £130, £116.50, J Duffus & Son, £127, £109.50, £107.50, £98, £92, HH Smith, £122, £110.50,  H Kirkbride & Son, £119,

O Snee, £119, £101, A & TA Blades, £117.50, £109, £93, £88, A Denby, £116, REC Simpson & Sons, £114.50,

RF & RD Kettlewell, £114, £81.50, J Alderson & Son, £111.50, £86, £81, C Hancocks, £104, £100, £90, O Cornforth, £101,

G Alderson, £99, £97.50, K & A Woof, £99, LA Booth, £91, GR Dent, £91, T Tennant & Son, £91, E Blackburn, £89, C Stanley, £80.

Mules - D Bentley, £129, £101, SE Hunter, £115, HH Smith, £113, £105.50, £90, JL & JA Sunter, £105, REC Simpson & Sons, £103,

J Alderson & Son, £101, RF & RD Kettlewell, £100, H Kirkbride & Son, £99, C Hancocks, £98, £89, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £98,

JL & JA Sunter, £91, R & R Gornall, £90, A Denby, £89.50, A & TA Blades, £85, GR Dent, £81, K & A Woof, £81, SE Hunter, £80,

AT Pratt, £80.

Beltex - BD & A Horner, £119.50, Croft Farm Ptns, £116.

Suffolk - A & TA Blades, £116.50, SM Iveson, £108, RF & RD Kettlewell, £100, SE Hunter, £70.

Cheviot - J Duffus & Son, £103, £99.50, AT Pratt, £97, E Blackburn, £92, Allen & McGregor, £81.

Horned - LA Booth, £86 O Cornforth, £79.50, £56, G Alderson, £79, K & A Woof, £76.50, D Hodgson, £74, Croft Farm Ptns, £69,

REC Simpson & Sons, £62.50, J & SJ Bland, £62, C Stanley, £60.50, £55, GR Dent, £53.50, Allen & McGregor, £53,

BD & A Horner, £51.50, J Alderson, £51.50. 

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Forward: 7 Calves 2028 Sheep comprising 1722 Prime Lambs and 306 Cast Ewes and Rams.

    

PRIME LAMBS

There was an increased entry of 1,722 lambs, with continental handy-weighted lambs in strong demand. More handy-weighted lambs could easily have been sold to the advantage of vendors, with these well-fleshed lambs regularly trading between 330–350p/kg.

The entry today mainly consisted of hill lambs, with 1,245 of the 1,722 forward being Mule and Horned lambs. The trade for Mule lambs remains very similar, with an overall market average of 293p/kg.

Handy-weighted continental lambs were in the greatest demand, and more of these are required. A consignment of Beltex handy-weighted lambs from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, led the way, selling a pen of 12 at 370p/kg, with plenty of pens of this specification selling between 330–350p/kg.

The trade for heavyweight lambs remains similar, peaking at £177 for heavy Texels from J S & S Atkinson, Scorton, followed by £174 from Taylor Bros, Richmond.

The Mule trade remains similar, twice topping at £155 from W M & J E Shuttleworth, Barbon, and J Garth & Son, Keasden, with plenty of pens of heavyweight lambs selling in the region of £150. Handy-weighted, well-fleshed Mule lambs continue to sell around 300p/kg.

Sales over the Christmas period will continue as normal on Tuesday 23rd December 2025 at 10am and Tuesday 30th December 2025 at 10am. For more information regarding these sales, please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers: Ian on 07957 256337 or Kenton on 07711 469280.

 

Beltex to 367p/kg, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 347p/kg

Texel to 359p/kg, LA Booth, Sedbergh, Av. 313p/kg 

Suffolk to 341p/kg, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 316p/kg

Mules to 323p/kg, K & M Sowerby & Son, Marsett, Av. 294p/kg

Swaledale to 279p/kg, MR & LE Rukin & Son, Keld, Av. 251p/kg

 

Total Average:  293p/kg

 

Leading Prices:

Texel x – JS & S Atkinson, £177, £156, £138,  Taylor Bros, £174, £155, £154.50, £151.50, T Metcalfe, £161, WS & EM Hartle, £160, £150, Matt Alderson, £160, £149 x2, ME Dinsdale, £159, J & SJ Bland, £158, R & E Cowperthwaite, £155, B Clarkson, £155, £138,

Ted Alderson, £154, MR & LE Rukin, £153, DL Mudd, £153, £142, WA Dinsdale & Son, £153, G Calvert & Sons, £153, £143, £140,

Lily Alderson, £149, AT Lambert & Son, £149, £147, £145,  BC Gregg, £148, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £147, J Rukin & Son, £147 x2, £138, JR & LA Capstick, £147, AJ & L Hunter, £147, WC Stones & Son, £145, £139, AD Coates & Son, £143, £142, T & LM Goad & Sons, £142, Booth Brothers, £141.50, Whyte & Percival, £141, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £141, CR & A Thornborrow, £140, A & H Watson, £140,

LA Booth, £140, PD Bowdin, £139, S bell & Sons, £139, AJ & L Hunter, £139, RR Akrigg, £138, GM Sedgwick & Son, £138.

Beltex – JF & GR Howard, £158, R Mudd & Sons, £156, £155, £154, £150.50, £150, £146, £145 x2, BC Gregg, £153,

JF & GR Howard, £146, JW & JH Burton & Son, £141, WC Stones & Son, £139, LV & N Croft, £138, CR & A Thornborrow, £127, £124.

Suffolk - ME Dinsdale & Son, £158, D Alderson, £155, £133, BC Gregg, £150, JF & GR Howard, £144, WC Stones & Son, £141,

DC Miller, £137.50, A & H Watson, £136.50, DB & A Hoggarth, £136, £120, JH Pedley, £133, DT Dinsdale & Son, £129.50. 

Romney – JW & JH burton & Son, £157, £145.

Mules - J Garth & Son, £155, £151, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £155, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £152, £147, JH Sharp & Sons, £150,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £150, £148, £142, JS & S Atkinson, £150, £144, S Bell & Sons, £145, £140.50, RW & RA Booth, £145,

BR Fawcett, £145 x2, DL Mudd, £144, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £143 x2, R & RM Dent, £143, LV & N Croft, £142.50,

R & E Cowperthwaite, £142, £136, T & LM Goad & Sons, £142, S Alderson, £142, JR & LA Capstick, £141, DB & A Hoggarth, £140,

J Scarr & Sons, £140, JW & JH Burton & Son, £138, B Spence & Sons, £136, JF & GR Howard, £134, AJ & J Sunter, £134,

T Dent & Son, £134, DA & MA Brown & Son, £134, JJ & E Labbate, £132, WC Porter & Son, £131, A & H Watson, £130,

H & EM Tiplady, £130.

Cheviot - JS & D Cloughton & Son, £141.50, BL Acton, £135, JF & GR Howard, £133.50, PD Bowdin, £121.50.

Herdwick - J Mudd, £141.

Dalesbred – DL Mudd, £136, BD & PM Gill & Son, £126, PD Bowdin, £119.50.

Swaledale – S Bell & Sons, £132, B Spence & Sons, £132, R & E Cowperthwaite, £130, £124, £120, £116, O Coates, £125,

KD Hulley, £125, £105, B Thornborrow, £124, £100,  J Rukin & Son, £123.50, £118, £108, RW & RA Booth, £122,

MR & LE Rukin, £122, £120, £105, WC Porter & Son, £120, JL Cloughton & Son, £118, J Sunter  & Sons, £116, JC Alderson, £115,

RW Clarkson & Son, £115, JR Blades, £111, Bank House Farms, £108, AJ & J Sunter, £105.50, S Alderson, £105,

JS & D Cloughton & Son, £104, JH Pedley, £100.

Masham - DC Miller, £130.

Rough Fell – J Capstick, £115, SL Hoggarth, £110, £100, GM Sedgwick & Son, £110, £100.

 

CAST EWES     

A decent show of Ewes & Rams forward today. Topping today was Texel Ewes from WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale at £198 with others from CR & A Thornborrow at £170 & £160. A Zwartble Ewe came next at £158 for J Stephenson with Cheviots next at £152 & £146. Not many Mules forward with TG & B Todd at £150 followed by WPP Farming at £148. Horned Ewes topped today with some Roughfells from J Capstick at £122. Swaledales came next with S Bell & Sons achieving £120 followed by JS & D Cloughton & Son at £117 with 10 lots above £100 this average was up again from last week with mediums between £72-£95 and leanest £42-£65.

 

Continentals to £198, WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale

Zwartble to £158, J Stephenson, Downholme    

Mules to £150, TG & B Todd, Garsdale

Cheviot to £152

Rough Fell to £122, J Capstick, Sedbergh

Swaledales to £120, S Bell & Sons, Askrigg

Herdwick to £110, J Capstick, Sedbergh

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CORRECT & CAST RAMS

BFL to £172, S Bell & Sons, Askrigg

Continental to £162, RF Lambert, Bainbridge

Beltex to £158, J Stephenson, Downholme

Swaledales to £128 S Bell & Sons, Askrigg

 

CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE OF CALVES 

Judged by Ruth Labbate, Sedbergh

Kindly Sponsored by Genus Breeding and Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes

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Just a small show forward of young calves with two consigners and a ring side of buyers so more could be sold to advantage. Champion today was a Limousin Bull from H Kirkbride & Son which achieved £750 the same vendor made £650 for his 1st prize Limousin heifer and £560 for young BRB Heifer. J Scarr & Sons were awarded Reserve Champion again with a Limousin Bull and this achieved £660. Thanks to our judge Ruth Labbate and once again to Genus and Wensleydale Creamery for their generous sponsorship. 

 

Continental 

Bulls        

1st & Champion, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £750

2nd & Res Champion, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £660

3rd - J Scarr & Sons,Askrigg, £560

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Heifers                

1st - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £650

2nd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £560

3rd - J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £460

 

Friesian Bulls

1st - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £200

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Bulls                

Limousin to £750, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, Av. £656.6

Friesian to £200, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg        

                          

Heifers        

Limousin to £650, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, Av. £555

BRB to £560, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg  ​​

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