Tuesday 17th March 2026

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Forward: 1407 Sheep comprising 1160 Prime Hoggs & 247 Cast Ewes and Rams

 

PRIME HOGGS 

A truly buoyant and upbeat trade was seen in today’s prime hogg sale, with demand exceptionally strong ahead of this week’s festival. Many thanks to those who answered the call for hoggs—those who did were rewarded with a tremendous trade throughout.

Continental and Suffolk hoggs regularly sold in excess of 400p/kg, with handy-weight hoggs once again in very strong demand. Trade peaked at 440p/kg for 42kg Texel hoggs from JW & JH Burton & Son, Gayle, grossing £185 and purchased by The Meat Hook Butchers, Sedbergh. Other notable prices for handy weights included 45kg Beltex hoggs to £190 from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck.

Heavyweight hoggs met a flying trade, topping at £206 for Texels from RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton. Close behind was a pen of 15 60kg Texdales from T Metcalfe & Son, Muker, selling to £200, with another pen of 51kg Texdales from the same home achieving £181. Suffolks peaked at £189 from I Lancaster, Saltburn, with plenty of both handy and heavy hoggs selling between £180 and £200.

A tremendous show of upland hoggs was once again on offer at Hawes, with over 70% of the entry being horned hoggs. Buyers were present for all classes and weights, ensuring a strong and competitive trade throughout. Mule hoggs topped at £182 from R & RM Dent, Ravenstonedale, with others from the same home to £180. TM Barrass & Son, Walden, also achieved £180. Well-fleshed handy-weight Mules sold in excess of 370p/kg, peaking at 387p/kg from DT Dinsdale & Son, Aysgarth.

Horned hoggs were in particularly high demand, with many pens of well-fleshed sheep regularly exceeding £170. Trade topped at £187 for Swaledale tup hoggs from GJ & ME Walker & Son, Dunsop Bridge. K & GJ Huck, Austwick, sold a strong consignment to £184 for 52kg hoggs and £179 for 48kg hoggs. S & D Robinson, Horton in Ribblesdale, topped at £182, with further pens to £180 at 50kg with a of 22 and £171.50 at 46kg for a pen of 43. Numerous pens of well-fleshed hoggs sold between 360p/kg and 370p/kg, peaking at 373p/kg on two occasions from S & D Robinson and K & GJ Huck.

A larger number of lightweight Swaledales were forward, with well-fleshed types particularly keenly sought after. Rough Fell hoggs topped at £170 from John Capstick, Sedbergh, followed by 47kg hoggs to £167.50 from SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh. Dalesbred hoggs twice reached £167 from HH Smith, Whitby and Ms Coates, Stainforth.

A mixed entry was forward overall, as many consignments now come towards their conclusion. Nevertheless, the trade remained highly positive, with an overall market average of 360p/kg and an SQQ average of 366p/kg, achieved including over 70% of the entry being horned hoggs.

 

Sheep with Lambs at Foot

The opening sale of sheep with lambs at foot will be held on Tuesday 7th April 2026. We have sheep entered for this date already, if you are interested in selling or buying please do not hesitate to contact us

 

Texels to 440p, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes, Av. 373p/kg

Suffolk to 423p, DC Miller, Preston, Av 385p/kg

Beltex to 422p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

Mules to 387p, DT Dinsdale & Son, Aysgarth, Av. 366p/kg  

Swaledales to 373p, S & D Robinson, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Av. 351p/kg

 

Total Average 360p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel - RW & MA Suttill & Son, £206, T Metcalfe & Son, £200, £181, £180, WS & EM Hartle, £187, £185, £181.50,

J & JH Whaley, £187, £150, Taylor Bros, £186.50, £177.50, £173, S Featherstone, £186 x2, £181, £170, £158, £156, £151, JR Blades, £186, Spout House Farms, £185, JW & JH Burton & Son, £185, D & B Harding, £184, £181, £179,  I Lancaster, £182, JR Calvert, £179,

HH Smith, £161, £150,  JH Wilde & Sons, £160, £156, DT Dinsdale & Son, £159, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £154.40, DC Miller, £150.

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £190, £160.

Cheviot - BL Acton, £189, £168, E Blackburn, £152, I Lancaster, £148.

Suffolk - I Lancaster, £189, HH Smith, £185.50, D & B Harding, £185, S Featherstone, £183, DC Miller, £165.

Swaledale – GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £187, K & GJ Huck, £184, £179, S & D Robinson, £182, £180,  £171.50, £150, JR Blades, £180,

TM Barrass & So, £180, £169, £159,  £151, G Calvert & Sons, £177, £163, MR Ewbank, £176.50, £161, AD Coates & Son, £176, £168,

J Rukin & Son, £175, £169, MR & LE Rukin, £175, £174,£169,  BL Acton, £174.50, J Scarr & Sons, £174, A Fawcett & Sons, £173, £164,

P Ewbank, £172, S Bell & Sons, £172, MA Bainbridge, £171.50, JW Porter & Sons, £171.00, H Tunstall & Son, £169,

Spout House Farms, £162, KD Hulley, £160, J Sunter & Sons, £160, T Metcalfe & Son, £158.50, £150.50, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £153,

A & TA Blades, £151, M & P Carter, £151, SJ & AK Hirst, £150.

BFL - JW & JH Burton & Son, £181, SR & EJ Crossland, £177, JW Porter & Sons, £174, RA & M & EJ Thompson, £174,

JS & S Atkinson, £131.

Mule – R & RM Dent, £182, £180, TM Barrass & Son, £180, £176, Spout House Farm, £179, DR Smith, £179,£160,  J Scarr & Sons, £176, JR Calvert, £172, JW & JH Burton & Son, £169, JW Porter & Sons, £168, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £160, RA & M &EJ Thompson, £158, TW & GM Hartley, £150, J & JH Whaley, £150.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £174, £140.

Rough Fell - J Capstick, £170, SL Hoggarth, £167.50, £143, £138, £137.50.

Dalesbred - HH Smith, £167, DC Miller, £138.50.

Blackface - M/S Coates, £167, HH Smith, £124.

Masham - DC Miller, £163.

Herdwick - Taylor Bros, £126, SW & TA Milner, £115.

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CAST EWES 

Few more Ewes & Rams about today and buyers were looking to fill up for the festival. Rams dominated the top price with TW Clark & Sons sending a consignment from Easingwold and topped with a Blue Texel at £248, Beltex at £200 and a massive Dalesbred at £186. BFL came next with JS & S Atkinson at £231 followed by A Pratt at £222 and TW & GM Hartley at £220 and £218. Swaledale Rams dominated with JS & S Atkinson at £150 & £140. Ewes today would be up on the week with the biggest uplift on the leanest sorts. Texel Ewes were topped by G Harker & Son at £220 with R Mudd & Sons at £190 and JW Porter & Sons at £188. BFL came next with S Bell & Sons achieving £198 and TW Clark & Sons at £180.First time consigner A Pennell sold well with Suffolk at £194, Romney’s at £180, Wensleydales at £178. Mules not many forward but sought after with £172 from AC & SG Ramsden, £167 H Kirkbride & Son and £159 from Petch Farms. Swaledale were topped with some belting Ewes from G Harker & Son at £146 followed by NR & CR Hodgson at 3138 with 10 lots above £123. Blackface came from the East side and were topped with W Tyreman at £131 & £120 and SW & MA Milner at £122. 

 

Continental to £220, G Harker & Son, Arkengarthdale

BFL to £198, S Bell & Sons, Askrigg

Suffolk to £196, AL Dawes, Colsterdale

Romney to £180, A Pennell, Richmond

Wensleydale to £178, A Pennell, Richmond

Mules to £172, AC & SG Ramsden, Hawes

Herdwick x to £164, O Blades, Hawes

Beltex to £162, A Pennell, Richmond

Cheviot to £158, S Hodgson & N Bissell, Ravenstonedale   

Swaledale to £146, G Harker & Son, Arkengarthdale 

Blackface to £131, W Tyreman &Sons, Whitby 

Dalesbred to £114, TW Clark & Sons, Easingwold

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to £248, TW Clark & Sons, Easingwold 

BFL to £231, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

Beltex to £200, TW Clark & Sons, Easingwold

Dalesbred to £186, TW Clark & Sons, Easingwold

Swaledales to £150, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

 

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Tuesday 10th March 2026

 

Forward: 1156 Sheep comprising 1000 Prime Hoggs, 128 Cast Ewes and Rams, 28 Breeding Gimmer Hoggs

 

PRIME HOGGS 

A strong trade was experienced for prime hoggs at Hawes on Tuesday morning, with demand far exceeding the numbers forward and more hoggs could easily have been sold to the advantage of vendors. The firm trade seen on Monday continued into Tuesday’s sale, leaving vendors well pleased with returns.

Handy weighted and well-finished hoggs continue to be the most sought after, with nicely bred continental hoggs regularly selling in excess of the 400p/kg mark. Trade peaked at 440p/kg for a pair of 40kg Beltex hoggs from T Richardson, Hawes, who also topped the market at £181 with a 45kg Beltex hogg.

Texel hoggs sold to a top of £178 for 46kg from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, closely followed by £177 for another 46kg pen from WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale, with plenty of well-finished hoggs selling in the mid £170s.

There was a noticeable shortage of Mule hoggs forward, with buyers keen for more to satisfy requirements. Mule hoggs topped at £172.50 for 46kg from JW & JH Burton & Son, Gayle, followed by £172 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. Heavy Mule hoggs weighing 49kg sold to £170 from TM Barrass & Son, Walden, with T Richardson, Hawes achieving the same price for hoggs of the same weight.

A large proportion of the sale consisted of horned hoggs, accounting for over 70% of the entry, with a particularly strong trade throughout. Heavy Swaledale hoggs were keenly competed for, with seven pens selling in excess of £170, topping at £177 from JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth. A strong pen of 25 Swaledale wethers at 54kg from K & GJ Huck, Austwick sold to £174.50, with another pen of 48kg hoggs from the same home selling to £171.50.

Swaledales topped at 375p/kg for a ring-full of 39kg hoggs from JC Fawcett, Hawes, selling to £146. All Swaledale hoggs forward weighing over 45kg averaged a very respectable £164.23. Dalesbred hoggs sold to £168 from T & A Hird, Buckden, while Rough Fell hoggs topped at £163 from SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh.

With buyer’s keen for all classes and numbers short of requirements, more prime hoggs are required for next Tuesday’s sale at Hawes. Vendors are encouraged to take advantage of the current trade where a full ring of buyers will once again be competing for all types of hoggs. Please do not hesitate to contact the auctioneers for marketing advice or to discuss entries.

 

Beltex to 440p, T Richardson, Hawes, Av. 365p/kg

Texels to 419p, T Richardson, Hawes, Av. 375p/kg

Suffolk to 390p, M Bell & Son, Askrigg, Av 363p/kg

Mules to 382p, T Richardson, Hawes, Av. 353p/kg  

Swaledales to 374p, JC Fawcett, Hawes, Av 332p/kg

 

Total Average 344p/kg      SQQ 355p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Beltex - T Richardson, £181, £176, K Calvert Ltd, £176, PD Bowdin, £154, AJ & L Hunter, £154, Elm Gill Farm, £148, £125, £110,

T Pounder, £128, £125.

BFL - WC Porter & Son, £180, Bainbridge Bros, £174.

Texel - J Scarr & Sons, £178, WC Stones & Son, £177, £162, £157, £153,  K Calvert Ltd, £176, £166, £162, Taylor Bros, £175, £168, £164, Whyte & Percival, £171, JF & GR Howard, £170, KR & SN Dinsdale, £168.50, £162 x2, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £168,

E Blackburn, £168, £153, £152, T Richardson, £165.50, £155, M Bell & Son, £165, £155,  RW & MA Suttill & Son, £165, £162,

AJ & L Hunter, £164, J Duffus & Son, £159,  PD Bowdin, £154.

Swaledale – JE Cowperthwaite, £177, £166, £157.50, £154K & GJ Huck, £174.50, £171.50, JH Pedley, £172, £168, £151,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £171.50, JR & SL Pratt, £171, £168, £165, TM Barrass & Son, £170, £162.50, £154,  S Guy, £169,

S Reynoldson & Son, £168, £161, ME Allison, £167, MA Bainbridge, £166.50, J & SJ Bland, £166 x2, DW & K Hutchinson, £166, £165, ME Waggett, £165, £158, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £162, £154, £150, R & PR Banks & Son, £159.50, £157, JA Alderson, £159,

WM & JE Shuttleworth, £158.50, RT Tennant, £158, £151, AD Coates & Son, £156.50, £156, PD Bowdin, £155, M Bell & Son, £154,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £152, T Metcalfe & Son, £150.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £174, £167, GR Scarr, £161.

Cheviot - JS & D Cloughton & Son, £173, £147, PD Towler, £157, E Blackburn, £146, £130.

Mule – JW & JH Burton & Son, £172.50, J Scarr & Sons, £172, £156, TM Barrass & Son, £170, T Richardson, £170,

JS & D Cloughton & Son, £168, Elm Gill Farm, £166, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £165, Bainbridge Bros, £164.50, £161,

R & PR Banks & Son, £158, T Metcalfe & Son, £158, E Blackburn, £153.

Suffolk - M Bell & Son, £169, £164, KR & SN Dinsdale, £162, A & H Watson, £160.

Dalesbred - T & A Hird, £168, £118, £110.

Rough Fell - SL Hoggarth, £163, £149, £146, £129, £128, £118, A & H Watson, £139.

 

CAST EWES 

A Smaller show forward today but a good trade right through. Topping the trade was A & H Watson at £208 for a strong Suffolk Ewe and other Suffolks sold for £190-£188 from RC Whitehead & Son. BFL Came next at £200 for WC Porter & Son and matching this was WA Dinsdale & Son with ewes at 3200 & £199. Texels also peaked at £200 for both Whyte & Percival & G Harker & Son. Mules were in short supply but good meat and these were topped by JR Blades at 3178 and £172 with RC Whitehead & Son at £174 with the mules averaging £160. Horned ewes today were topped by the Roughfells at £150 from E & K Bland, Gaisgill with him also selling some at £130. Followed closely by Roughfells sold by GM Sedwick & Son at £136. Swaledales hit £122 for 4 breeders with JA Alderson, E & K Bland, G Harker & Son & JE Cowperthwaite. Rams topped at £205 for Texels from T Metcalfe & Son and £200 for AT Lambert & Son. A big Cheviot from JS & D Cloughton achieved £190 and horned Rams topped at £138 for A & AJ Lambert’s Swaledales and £139 for GM Sedgwick & Sons Roughfell’s. 

 

Suffolk to £208, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Continental to £200, Whyte & Percival, Bainbridge & G Harker & Son, Arkengarthdale

BFL to £200, WC Porter & Son, Reeth & WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Mules to £178, JR Blades, Muker

Rough Fell to £150, E & K Bland, Gaisgill

Beltex to £140, Sarah Bland, Gaisgill

Gritstone to £124, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Swaledale to £122, E & K Bland, JA Alderson, G Harker & Son, & JE Cowperthwaite 

Cheviot to £96, J Duff & Son, Leyburn  

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to  £205, T Metcalfe & Son, Muker

Cheviot to £190, JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge

Rough Fell to £139, GM Sedgwick & Son, Sedbergh

Swaledales to £138, A & AJ Lambert, Bainbridge

 

SWALEDALE BREEDING GIMMER HOGGS

A small selection of running Swaledale gimmer hoggs forward today sold to £128 for 35kg from J & SJ Bland, Hawes.

 

Swaledales - J & SJ Bland, £128, DI Holliday, £119, £107.  Av. £118

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Saturday 7th March 2026

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73 Cattle Forward: 66 Store Cattle and 6 Cull Cattle

 

SPRING SHOW AND SALE OF STORE CATTLE 

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A very strong trade today for anything with size or shape with smaller native breeds also selling really well. Highest price today came from Bainbridge Bros, Marrick with a very smart blue heifer that earlier in the day was placed as Reserve Champion and achieved £2310. Next in the Blue heifer section came from JF Bowe 7 Son, with his blue x friesian fit for either job, these were keenly bid for with two achieving £2100 and another at £2030. Limousin heifers were topped by DL Mudd with some smart sorts at £2040 with another three at £1940. In-between was B Acton at £2020 and £1920. Angus sired heifers topped at £1880 for T Metcalfe & Son and £1800 for G & P Middleton. Young Shorthorns from C Guy sold well with three at £1270. Steers were topped with a big blue steer with age from RW Ewan at £2230. Our Champion today came next from JR Blades, a younger but smart Steer and this achieved £2220. Strong blue x friesian from RF & RD Kettlewell achieved £2170 and £2080. Angus Steers came next in the prices from T Metcalfe & Son at £2180, £2030 & £2000. Limousin Steers were topped by S Alderson at £2010 and C Stanley had a pair in at £1950. Shorthorns again from C Guy hit £1300 for 2 and £1270 for another. Next Cattle sale is the 16th May 2026.

 

Kindly Sponsored by Agri Lloyd.

Judged by Martin Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong

 

Steers

1st and Overall, Champion receiving the Barclays Bank Trophy was a Limousin Steer from JR Blades, Hawes selling for £2220 to the Judge M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong

2nd - JR Blades, Hawes, £2000 

3rd - Croft Farm Ptns, Hawes £1780

 

Heifers

1st - Bainbridge Bros, Marrick. £2310

2nd - B Acton, Hawes, £1980

3rd - B Acton, Hawes, £2000

 

Leading Prices: Heifers: 

British Blue – Bainbridge Bros, £2310, JF Bowe & Son, £2100 x2, £2030, £1950, £1730 x2, BL Acton, £2000, RW Ewan, £1400.

Limousin – DL Mudd, £2040, £1940 x3, BL Acton, £2040, £1980, £1920, £1810, £1680, £1710, AT Pratt, £1910, G & P Middleton, £1900, RF & RD Kettlewell & Son, £1830, £1810, J Dixon & Sons, £1680, £1500, S Alderson, £1660, £1580, £1500, JR Blades, £1630.

Aberdeen Angus - T Metcalfe & Son, £1880, £1700, G & P Middleton, £1800, £1770. 

Beef Shorthorn - C Guy, £1270 x2, £1170.

Averaged: £1783

 

Leading Prices: Steers:

British Blue – RW Ewan, £2230, £1980, JR Blades, £2220, £2000, £1880, RF & RD Kettlewell, £2170, £2080, SM Iveson £1860 x3.

Aberdeen Angus – T Metcalfe & Son, £2180, £2030, £2000, £1940, £1820.

Limousin – AT Pratt, £2100, S Alderson, £2010, £1930, C Stanley, £1950 x2, Croft Farm Ptns, £1780, £1535,

JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £1580, J Dixon & Sons, £1470. 

Beef Shorthorn - C Guy, £1300 x2, £1270.

Averaged: £1862

 

CULL CATTLE

Continental to 306p/kg, T Metcalfe & Son, Muker, Av. 286p/kg

Friesian/Holstein to 244p/kg, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av.  215.25p/kg

 

Leading Prices: 

Continental - T Metcalfe & Son, £1820, AD Lambert, £1558.

Friesian/Holstein - J Scarr & Sons, £1781, £1593, H Kirkbride & Son, £1636, £1162

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Tuesday 3rd March 2026

 

Forward: 1227 Sheep comprising 831 Prime Hoggs, 245 Cast Ewes and Rams & 151 In-Lamb Breeding Sheep  

 

Prime Hoggs – A Sharper Spring Trade in Hawes as 28 Pens of Horned Hoggs Sell Over £150

 

PRIME HOGGS 

With the sun shining and a welcome hint of spring in the air, trade lifted notably in Hawes today. A smaller entry of prime hoggs was met with a stronger and livelier trade as numbers tightened. The yard saw another predominantly hill-bred show, and all classes were certainly in demand—many more could easily have been handled.

Heavy weighted continentals stole the top spot once again, peaking at £190 for 58kg Texels from R & J Myers, Fadmoor, followed by Beltex twice reaching £180 from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck and G & G Scholfield, Buckden. Heavyweight Suffolks from JR & LA Capstick, Killington sold to £178, followed by £174 from SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh. Heavy Leicester hoggs topped at £172 from WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton.

Handy-weight continental hoggs remain the most sought-after, with well-fleshed sorts regularly selling between 350p/kg and 380p/kg, topping at 420p/kg for Beltex from Trevor Pounder, Crakehall. All Texel hoggs averaged an impressive £158.60, with all Suffolk hoggs averaging £156.88.

Hill-bred hoggs also enjoyed strong demand. Heavyweight mules topped at £170 from M & P Carter, Rosedale, followed by £160 from TM Barrass & Son, Walden. Further trade saw 49kg mules to £159.50 from G & G Scholfield, Buckden, £158.50 from TM Barrass & Son, Walden, 48kg mules to £158.50 from RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton, and 47kg mules to £158 from JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes. Lightweight mules topped at 357p/kg, with handy weights trading around 340p/kg.

Horned hoggs enjoyed plenty of interest, topping at £165.50 for heavyweight Swaledales from JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, followed by £165 from RT Tennant, Kilnsey, £161 from Laurie Blades, Hawes, and £159.50 for 51kg tups from JA Alderson, Barras. A pen of 48kg Swaledales made £155 from JW Porter & Sons, with 45kg Swaledales to £149 from TG & B Todd. All Swaledales forward averaged a strong 319p/kg, with very few pens below the 300p/kg mark as 19 pens of Swaledale hoggs sell over the £150 mark. Heavyweight Rough Fells topped at £157 from EG Clark, Appleby, followed by £156.50 and £156 from SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh. Scottish Blackface hoggs sold to £154 from P Turnbull, Kildale.

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Beltex to 417p, T Pounder, Bedale, Av. 383p/kg

Texels to 388p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 346p/kg

Suffolk to 363p, DT Dinsdale & Son, Aysgarth, Av 318p/kg

Mules to 357p, DT Dinsdale & Son, Aysgarth, Av. 324p/kg  

Swaledales to 342p, JL Cloughton & Son, Askrigg   Av 319p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel - R & J Myers, £190, Whyte & Percival, £172, £163, £156.50, T & LM Goad & Sons, £171, TG & B Todd, £170,

WS & EM Hartle, £170, £166, S Reynoldson & Son, £167, JR & LA Capstick, £164, £163, H Peirson & Son, £163,

Taylor Bros, £163, £162, £159.50, JW & JH Burton & Son, £163, Spout House Farms, £160.50, J Scarr & Sons, £160,

DT Dinsdale & Son, £159, Bainbridge Bros, £159, £153, PD Bowdin, £156, Owlands Farm, £156, £155, £150,  TG & B Todd, £153,

J Metcalfe & Sons, £151, S Reynoldson & Son, £148.

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £180, G & G Schofield, £180, T Pounder, £146, J Stephenson, £128.

Suffolk - JR & LA Capstick, £178, SL Hoggarth, £174, DT Dinsdale & Son, £156.

BFL - WA Dinsdale & Son, £172, £162, JC Fawcett, £162, G & G Schofield, £160 x2, JL & JA Sunter, £152 x2, TM Barrass & Son, £151.

Mule –  M & P Carter, £170, TM Barrass & Son, £160, £158.50, G & G Schofield, £159.50, TG & B Todd, £159.50, £136,

Spout House Farms, £159.50, T & LM Goad & Sons, £159, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £158.50, JW & JH Burton & Son, £158,

A Spence, £157.50, Bainbridge Bros, £152.50 x2, WA Dinsdale & Son, £151, PD Bowdin, £141, JL & JA Sunter, £141, KJ Burrow, £140,

DT Dinsdale & Son, £134.50, J Scarr & Sons, £134.50, SM Iveson, £133.50, 

Swaledale – JW Porter & Sons, £165.50, £155, RT Tennant, £165, £154.50, L Blades, £161, JA Alderson, £159.50,

R & J Myers, £157.50, £153, J Sunter & Sons, £156, £154, J Scarr & Sons, £155.50, M & P Carter, £155.50,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £155, £152.50, £150, Bainbridge Bros, £155, £145.50, JS & S Atkinson, £153.50, £140.50, A & TA Blades, £153,

S Reynoldson & Son, £152, JH Wilde & Sons, £151, £142, TG & B Todd, £149, DT Dinsdale & Son, £148.50, Spout House Farms, £147, TM Barrass & Son, £146.50, RA Sowerby, £146, RJ Cloughton, £145.50, £144, P Ewbank, £143, JL Cloughton & Son, £142.50,

H Tunstall & Son, £141.50. 

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £158.

Rough Fell - EG Clark, £157, £146.50, SL Hoggarth, £156.50, £156, £152, £150, £140, £119.

Blackface - P Turnbull, £154, £114, SW & TA Milner, £136, £110.

Masham - EG Clarke, £153.50, £139.50, £130.50.

Cheviot - KJ Burrow, £149, £148.50, £135.

Herdwick - M & P Carter, £139.50.

Dalesbred - PD Bowdin, £121.50.

 

CAST EWES 

The cast sheep trade remains buoyant as numbers continue to tighten. Cast rams began the sale, topping at £230 for a Texel from JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, followed by £220 from HB Farms, Fadmoor. A Charollais with Leicester tups from the same home sold to £180. Swaledale rams topped at £150 from JA Alderson, Barras, with others to £138.

Cast ewes topped at £205 for Texel x ewes from C & M Hugill, Hawes, followed by £192 from Coverhead. Leicester ewes sold to £191 and £189 from S & D Robinson, Settle, with £188 from FG & AM Falshaw & Son, Buckden. Mule ewes topped at £148 from R & J Myers, Fadmoor, and £146 from M & P Carter, Pickering. Horned ewes sold to £126 for Scotch Blackfaces from P Turnbull, Whitby, and Swaledales to £122 from S & D Robinson, Settle.

 

Continental to £205, C & M Hugill, Hawes

BFL to £191, S & D Robinson, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Cheviot to £178, R & J Myers, Bransdale   

Mules to £148, R & J Myers, Bransdale 

Beltex to £146, R & J Myers, Bransdale

Suffolk to £138, SW & TA Milner, Easington

Swaledale to £122, S & D Robinson, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Blackface to £126, P Turnbull, Kildale

Rough Fell to £118, SW & TA Milner, Easington

Dalesbred to £90, DL Mudd, Buckden

 

CAST RAMS

Continental to £230, JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside

Charollais to £220, HB Farms, Fadmoor

BFL to £180, HB Farms, Fadmoor

Swaledales to £150, JA Alderson, Barras

 

IN-LAMB BREEDING SHEEP

A nice entry of breeding sheep was forward for this week’s sale, consisting of in-lamb ewes. The sale commenced with a pen of 20 Dalesbred ewes scanned in lamb to the Teeswater, selling to £210 from W Hodgson & Ptns Ltd, Pickering, who also sold Swaledale ewes in lamb to the Leicester at £195 and £170. A consignment from Coverhead Farm saw Mule ewes sell to £212, continentals to £190, and Texdales to £188.

Next Week

Tuesday 10th February will include a sale of gimmer hoggs, with a consignment of Swaledales already entered. More entries are invited.

 

Mules - WPP Farming, £212.

Dalesbred - W Hodgson & Ptns, £210.

Swaledales - W Hodgson & Ptns, £195, £170 x2, WPP Farming, £158. Av. £176.4

Continentals - WPP Farming, £190, £188, £168, £165, £155 x2. Av. £166.8

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