Tuesday 27th October 2026

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Forward: 4 Calves 1342 Sheep comprising 1102 Prime Lambs, 240 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

SHOW & SALE OF YOUNG FARMERS PRIME LAMBS 

Kindly Sponsored by Lane End Farm Shop, Tong& JW Cockett & Son, Hawes.

Judged by Martin Hare, Lane End Farm Shop 

Young handlers prime lamb competition. 

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Hawes Auction was delighted to host its annual Young Handlers Prime Lamb Competition on Tuesday, with over twenty enthusiastic young shepherds and shepherdesses coming forward to proudly show their prime lambs. It was a fantastic day, with a busy market, a wonderful atmosphere and an excellent turnout of young people, all demonstrating their enthusiasm and passion for the sheep sector.

The standard of entries was very good, and every young handler deserves great credit for the effort, preparation and confidence shown in the ring. It was particularly encouraging to see so many young people getting involved in the industry and supporting an event that celebrates the next generation of livestock farmers.

Our sincere thanks go to Martin Hare and Sally Holdsworth of Lane End Farm Shop for generously sponsoring and judging this enjoyable competition. Their continued support is greatly appreciated and helps make events like this possible.

The overall championship rosette was awarded to young Wilf Gregg, who took home the JW Cockett & Son Shield for Overall Champion, as well as the Lane End Trophy for Best Continental Lamb. It was a memorable day for Wilf, whose 46kg Beltex lamb went on to sell for an excellent £350, purchased by judge Martin Hare. Second place in the Continental class went to Luke Bell Percy, whose 49kg Texel sold for £290 to Rob Atkinson, while third place was awarded to George Pedley, whose 50kg Texel sold for £300 to Martin Hare.

In the Native class, Olivia Blades claimed first place with her 49kg Mule lamb, which sold for £165 to Martin Hare. Second place went to Toby Cowperthwaite, whose 49kg Mule sold for £160, while Lily Alderson took third place with her 45kg Mule, selling for £145. Both the second- and third-placed lambs were also purchased by Martin Hare.

Congratulations to Wilf, Olivia and all our prize winners, but equally to every young handler who came along, took part and helped make the competition such a success. You should all be proud of your efforts, and it was a pleasure to see such enthusiasm and ability on display.

Finally, a huge thank you to all our prime lamb buyers for their tremendous support throughout the competition and for bidding so generously on the young handlers' lambs. Your encouragement and support are invaluable in helping us promote the next generation of the farming industry.

Hawes Auction looks forward to welcoming everyone back again next year for another fantastic Young Handlers Prime Lamb Competition!

 

Continental    

1st & Champion, Wilf Gregg, Ellingstring, 46kg, £350, 761p/kg to Lane End Farm Shop

2nd - Luke Bell- Percy, Jervaulx, 49kg, £290, 592p/kg 

3rd - George Pedley, Lt Musgrave, 50kg, £300, 600pp/kg 

 

Native    

1st - Olivia Blades, Hawes, 49kg, £165, 337p/kg 

2nd - Toby Cowperthwaite, Eldroth, 49kg  £160, 327p/kg 

3rd - Lily Alderson, Hawes, 45kg, £145, 322p/kg 

 

PRIME LAMBS    

Hawes Auction once again proved to be a great place to sell Mule lambs, with a pleasing trade throughout the weekly sale of prime lambs. Numbers saw a welcome increase, with 1,102 lambs forward. The handy-weighted Texel and Continental lambs were particularly sought after, with more well-fed, correctly finished lambs of this type easily absorbed by buyers. There were also a larger number of heavy-weighted lambs on offer this week.

The handy-weighted Continental lambs were certainly the flavour of the day, with plenty of pens trading between 330p and 360p/kg, while the better-quality sorts were reaching around 400p/kg. The heavy-weighted Continental lambs saw the best selling between £165 and £190 per head, peaking at £200 from A Lodge, Malham Moor.

The Mule trade was also pleasing, with handy-weighted lambs through to the mid-40kg range in strongest demand, once again demonstrating the strength of the Hawes trade for well-presented Mule lambs.

The top price for heavy-weighted Mules was £172 from N White, Marrick, with well-fleshed heavy Mule lambs generally selling in the region of £160. A highlight among the handy-weighted Mules was a tremendous pen of 40 lambs weighing 44kg from R & E Cowperthwaite, Settle, which sold for £137.50 per head.

The overall market average was 309p/kg, with demand particularly strong for well-finished lambs of the right weight and type. Lighter-weight lambs are also beginning to attract greater interest as export buyers start to seek suitable supplies. If you have well-finished, lighter-weight lambs to sell, please contact the auctioneers to discuss marketing them at Hawes.

More lambs could easily have been handled, and we look forward to welcoming vendors and buyers again next week.        

 

Total Average: 309p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Beltex – BC Gregg, £350, £188, Luke Bell- Percy, £290, £170, AT & A Blades, £198, JA Pedley, £192, AJ Whaley, £180,

JG & PH Thompson & Sons, £170, £156, Booth Brothers, £170, AT Lambert & Son, £161, JR & LA Capstick, £160,

R Mudd & Sons, £158, £156, J Dixon & Sons, £146 

Texel – GJ Pedley, £300, A Lodge, £200, £180, £170, Megan Hugill, £192, J Scarr & Sons, £188, £169, N White, £181, £170, £161,

BC Gregg, £178, Adam Whaley, £178, H Whaley, £176, JH Cloughton, £176, Tommy Scarr, £173, Ben Scarr, £171, RW & MA Suttill, £170, MW & HE Pedley, £170, £169, £167, £156, J & JH Whaley, £170, Emma Cloughton, £170, AT Lambert, £164, £162,

Corner Bros, £162.50, £156, £155, R Mudd & Sons, £162, A & AJ Lambert, £160, £156, Lily Alderson, £160, D Hodgson, £158,

TJ Cowperthwaite, £158, A & TA Blades, £158, P Keiley, £157, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, £155, JR & LA Capstick, £155 

Dutch Spotted - Craig Barnes, £200 

Hampshire - Olivia Blades, £182, JW & JH Burton, £143

Mule – N White, £172, £167, £158, JR & LA Capstick, £168, £154, D Alderson, £165, Olivia Blades, £165, RW & RA Booth, £165, £151,

J Garth, £160, TJ Cowperthwaite, £160, JW & JH Burton, £160, £144, A Lodge, £156.50, £150, R & R Gornall, £152,

J Scarr & Sons, £151, £146, JS & S Atkinson, £150, £145.50, GM Sedgwick & Son, £146, D Stephenson, £145.50, Lily Alderson, £145,

A & AJ Lambert, £145, TG & B Todd, £145

BFL - RW & RA Booth, £168, C & M Hugill, £150, S Pedley, £148, R & R Gornall, £145 

Suffolk - D Alderson, £157, £156, £148.50, A & H Watson, £148, £144, TJ Cowperthwaite, £145, G Beresford, £144, £144, 

JG & PH Watson, £142.50, C Bell, £142 

Cheviots - JG & PH Thompson, £153, JR & LA Capstick, £148 

Romney - Springhill Partnership, £150, JW & JH Burton, £146, £140

Gritstone- JE Cowperthwaite, £140 

Rough Fell - A & H Watson, £130 

Swaledale – SM Iveson, £121 

 

CAST EWES

Ewes and Rams – Stronger Trade Across the Board

Fewer ewes forward today, with trade stepping up a gear or two. Many more ewes are needed each week to satisfy a full ringside of keen buyers.

Texel ewes sold to a top of £218 from CR & A Thornborrow, Aysgarth, who also sold other pens to £210. Corner Bros, Richmond, sold a lovely run of Cheviot-Mule ewes to £192, while Romney ewes sold to £178 from Springhill Partnership.

Mule ewes saw the best and biggest selling £150+, topping at £158 from Corner Bros, Richmond.

Another good show of hill-bred ewes saw strong Cheviots sell to £168 from Springhill Partnership, Masham. Rough Fells sold to £140 from A & H Watson, Middleton.

All Swaledale ewes were a little sharper on the week. The best end sold at £120+, topping at £127 from T Dent & Son, Leyburn. Medium ewes sold from £75–£90, with small and lean sorts making £45–£60.

All tups sold to a strong trade. Cheviot tups sold to £170 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, while Rough Fell tups sold to £148 from GM Sedgwick & Son, Howgill.

 

Texel x to £218, CR & A Thornborrow

Romney to £178, Springhill Partnership

Cheviot to £168, Corner Bros

Mules to £158, Corner Bros

Swaledale to £155, RW & MA Suttill

Rough Fell to £140, A & H Watson

 

CAST RAMS

Cheviot to £170, J Scarr & Sons

Rough Fell to £142, A & H Watson

BFL to £134, JW & JH Burton

Texel to £120, A & H Watson

Swaledales to £94, A & NJ Heseltine

 

CALVES

A small but wonderful show of calves forward. Lim bull calves sold to £820 from J Scarr & Sons Askrigg who sold other lim bulls to £810. BB Bulls sold to £760 from the same home.

 

Bulls       

Limousins to £820, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £815

BRB to £760, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 705  

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Friday 23rd October 2026

 

SALE OF STORE LAMBS

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Forward: 1529

 

A fast & strong trade again for all types of lambs with longer keep lambs looking very well sold. 

Texel lambs sold to £141 form J & JH Whaley, many of the best end selling £130+ other pens of Texel lambs selling to £133.50 from JH Sharp & Sons. Mules’ lambs looking well sold  again, topping at £123.50 from J Dixon & Sons with other pens to £123 from K & M Sowerby & son. More Hill lambs forward with more buyers forward looking for these types, Cheviot sold to £124 from JH Capstick, a ring full to £120 from R Charnley. All Swaledale lambs looking a strong trade, topping at £91 from RW Ridley, other pens to £87 from D & DR Alderson. All Swaledale forward averaged £80.22. 

 

Next Store Lamb Sale: Friday 6th November

Vendors are kindly requested to advise the office of the number for the next sale.

 

Texel to £141.00, J&JH Whaley, Hawes, Av. £118.70

Suffolk to £128.00, K Raw, Dent, Av. £113.37

Cheviot to £124.00, JH Capstick, Ravenstonedale, Av. £117.36

Mule to £123.50, J Dixon & Sons, Downholme, Av. £109.38

Beltex to £123.00, Collier Holme Farm, Hawes, Av. £111.52

Gritson to  £105.00, Woodend Farms, Countersett

Swaledale to £91.00, RW Ridley, Richmond, Av. £80.22

Blackface to £85.00, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh

 

Total Average £109.15

 

Leading Prices: 

Texel - J&JH Whaley £141, £133.50, £127, £125; JH Sharp & Sons £136; C Stanley £135, £134x2, £126; A&AJ Lambert £134.50;

SR&EJ Crossland & Boby £132; S&RD Parker £130x2; K Metcalfe & Sons £128.50; K Calvert Ltd £126.50; AE Luffman £126.

Suffolk - K&SJ Raw £128, £126.50; T&G Farrow £125; SM Iveson £124; KJ Burrow £124.

Cheviot - JH Capstick £124; R Charnley £120; KJ Burrow £119.50; R Peel £119.

Mule - J Dixon & Sons £123.50; K&M Sowerby & Son £123; JS&D Cloughton & Son £122, £121.50; SM Iveson £121; C Stanley £121;

S Alderson £120x2.

Beltex - Collier Holme Farm £123; JA&DE Wharton £122; T&G Farrow £117.50.

Gritson - Woodend Farms £105.

Swaledale - RW Ridley £91; D&DR Alderson £87; T&G Farrow £86.50; SM Iveson £86; TP Atkinson Ltd £85; SE Hunter £84.50;

M Kearton £81; D&DR Alderson £81.

Blackface - K Milburn & A Devlin £85.

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Tuesday 20th October 2026

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Forward: 1334 Sheep comprising 826 Prime Lambs, 508 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

Hawes Auction enjoyed a sharper trade for prime lambs this week, with buyers showing greater confidence, increased interest and a keener appetite to purchase throughout the sale. It was the handy-weighted lambs that led the way once again, meeting with stronger demand and a noticeable lift in trade. Mule lambs also enjoyed an improved market on the week, particularly those well-finished lambs within specification, while heavier-weighted lambs held a similar trade to the previous week. The overall market average rose to 310p/kg, with handy-weighted lambs averaging 320p/kg.

Heavy-weighted lambs met with a similar trade to last week, topping at £184 for 61kg lambs from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. This was followed by 54kg Texel lambs from WS & EM Hartle, West Burton, selling to £180, with 51kg Beltex lambs from AT Pratt, Burtersett, making £178. Leicester lambs were also keenly bid for, with heavy weights from WC Porter & Son, Reeth, topping at £180.

It was the handy-weighted continental lambs that really caught the eye, with butcher buyers keen to secure well-shaped, well-finished lambs. With requirements to fill both this week and next, the best sorts were noticeably sharper and attracted plenty of competitive bidding. Leading the way were 43kg Texel lambs from JG & PH Thompson, Selside, selling to £168, equivalent to 391p/kg, closely followed by R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, at 390p/kg. There was plenty of demand for commercial lambs too, with good numbers trading between 325p/kg and 350p/kg.

Mule lambs enjoyed a welcome lift in trade, averaging 303p/kg, with well-fleshed lambs in the mid-40kg range regularly selling around 310p/kg and the best pens reaching 320p/kg. Heavy-weighted mules topped at £170 from AL Dawes, Healey, followed by 55kg lambs from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, selling to £165.

Looking ahead to next Tuesday, Hawes will host its popular annual Young Handlers Prime Lamb Competition, with judging commencing at 9am ahead of the sale at 10am. Our thanks go to Martin and Sally Hare of Lane End Farm Shop for kindly sponsoring and judging this popular event, and for their continued support of Hawes Auction.

More prime lambs are required for next week’s sale. With buyers active and demand particularly strong for handy-weighted, well-finished lambs, we encourage vendors to make the most of the trade and bring their lambs to Hawes. We look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday!

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Texel x to 391p/kg, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside,Av. 323p/kg      

Beltex to 387pkg, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 357p/kg

Suffolk to 327p/kg, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 313p/kg

Mule to 320p/kg, JH Pedley, Barbon, Av. 303p/kg                           

Swaledales to 302p/kg, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale, Av. 273p/kg

 

Total Average: 310p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – J Scarr & Sons, £184, £166, WS & EM Hartle, £180, £168, T Pounder, £174, £170, £150, DL Mudd, £170, £150, £141,

JG & PH Thompson & Sons, £168, £160, £155, £152, J Rukin & Son, £168, £162, £160, £156,

T Dent & Son, £166, £148,£146, £142.50, £140, Whyte & Percival, £165 x2, £147, M Bell & Son, £162, DA & MA Brown & Son, £160, £143, W & A Lambert & Son, £159, JR & LA Capstick, £155, £154, £147, KD Hulley, £152, TG & B Todd, £150.50, JH Sharp & Sons, £150,

AT Pratt, £146, £144.50, AL Dawes, £144.50, T & LM Goad & Sons, £144, W & A Lambert & Son, £143.50, £141, JH Pedley, £142,

Amy Mudd, £141, AD Coates & Son, £140, P Dinsdale & Son, £140, AH Price & Son, £140.

BFL - WC Porter & Son, £180, WA Dinsdale & Son, £171, £170, £169, £164, M Walker, £168, £166, £151, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £159,

J Sunter & Sons, £143.

Beltex – AT Pratt, £178, R Mudd & Sons, £174, £161, £154, £146, £144, JR & LA Capstick, £172, RG Lund, £146, AL Dawes, £145,

T & LM Goad & Sons, £143.

Mule – AL Dawes, £170, £157, £133,  JR & LA Capstick, £165, ME Bainbridge, £160, £151, R & RM Dent, £160, £137,

J Scarr & Sons, £157, £144.50, AT Pratt, £150, WC Porter & Son, £148.50, £143, £131.50, DL Mudd, £148, M Walker, £147,

R & PR Banks & Son, £146.50, J Sunter & Sons, £146, £139.50, TG & B Todd, £146, £145, JH Pedley, £144, £131 x2,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £144, KD Hulley, £143, a Spence, £142.50, £141.50, £140, JH Sharp & Sons, £142.50, J Allison & Sons, £140, £131, JE Cowperthwaite, £139.50, N Iveson, £139, W & A Lambert & Son, £139, NM Peacock, £137 x2, T Dent & Son, £136.50,

JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £130, P Dinsdale & Son, £130.

Suffolk - M Bell & Son, £165, £152, £145, £138, JR & LA Capstick, £147, £144, DA & MA Brown & Son, £146,

JG & PH Thompson & Sons, £145, P Dinsdale & Son, £144, JE Cowperthwaite, £142, JH Pedley, £141.

Cheviot – DA & MA Brown & Son, £148, £147, £144, RJ Cloughton, £140.

Dalesbred - ME Bainbridge, £136.

Blackface - P Dinsdale & Son, £134, £122.

Swaledale – DA & MA Brown & Son, £124, D & DR Alderson, £111, £100, B Acton, £110.

 

CAST EWES 

A bigger show of 508 ewes was forward, with ewes full of meat selling to a considerably stronger trade, while harder-worked ewes proved a little more difficult to place.

Topping the sale at £248 were Texel tups from JG Brunton, Marske, who also sold Blue Texel tups to £222. Swaledale tups sold to £132 from SH, TA & M Sutcliffe, Horton in Ribblesdale.

Ewes sold to a top of £200, with the best pure-bred ewes making £180–£200. First-cross Texel ewes sold to £174 for a ring full from T Richardson, Bainbridge.

BFL ewes were keenly bid for, selling to £161 from WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton. All Mule ewes met a strong trade, with a pen full selling to £159 from M Bell & Son, Askrigg.

A big show of 384 hill-bred ewes forward, Swaledale ewes was forward, selling to a top of £130 from WA Dinsdale & Son. The best Swaledale ewes made £110–£120, medium sorts £75–£85, and smaller types £50–£60.

Rough Fell ewes sold to £124 from JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Kendal.

 

Texel x to £174, T Richardson, Leyburn

Suffolk to £171

Cheviot to £169

BFL to £161, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Mules to £159, M Bell & Son, Askrigg

Swaledale to £137, JG Brunton, Marske

Rough Fell to £124, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to £248, JG Brunton, Marske

BFL to £132, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Swaledales to £132, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

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Tuesday 13th October 2026

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Forward: 2659 Sheep comprising 1184 Prime Lambs, 346 Cast Ewes and Rams, 1107 Swaledale Breeding Ewes & Shearlings, and 22 Breeding Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

There was a nice increase in numbers this week, with 1,184 prime lambs forward. The trade saw handy-weighted Continental lambs in greatest demand, particularly those weighing between 38kg and 44kg. Heavier-weighted lambs met a little more resistance this week, with trade slightly back on the previous week, in line with the national trend. The handy-weighted Continental lambs sold to a sharper trade, with more required to satisfy buyers’ requirements.

Smart Texel-cross lambs from JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside, sold to a top of £188 for a 51kg lamb, or 369p/kg. Other heavy-weighted Texel lambs sold to £180 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. Plenty of pens of heavier lambs continued to trade in the £160s and £170s.

There was another good entry of Mule lambs at Hawes Auction, selling to an overall market average of 298p/kg. The best-meated lambs weighing between 44kg and 48kg continued to trade in excess of 300p/kg. Heavier-weighted Mules were slightly less, peaking at £159 from DA & MA Brown & Son, Leyburn.                

 

Beltex to 369pkg, S Guy, Hawes, Av. 341p/kg

Texel x to 369p/kg, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside, Av. 309p/kg

Suffolk to 330p/kg, B & J Park, Garsdale, Av. 306p/kg

Mule to 310p/kg, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale, Av. 298p/kg                           

Swaledales to 315p/kg, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale, Av. 274p/kg

 

Total Average: 303.71p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – JG & PH Thompson & Sons, £188, £161, £161, J Scarr & Sons, £180, £163,

Corner Bros, £176, £171, £170, £168, £162.50, £161.50, £160, £158.50, £156, £156, £155, £150, A Lodge, £175, £165, £160,

S Bell & Sons, £164, BC Gregg, £160, £153, B Clarkson, £160, T & LM Goad, £159, £152, B & J Park, £156, CT & JE Willoughby, £155,

R & E Cowperthwaite, £155, R Mudd & Sons, £153, JE Cowperthwaite, £153   

Suffolk - G Harper, £174, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, £160, BC Gregg, £151, B & J Park, £151, £143.50, JE Cowperthwaite, £143.

Beltex – R Mudd & Sons, £168, £167, £159, £151, BC Gregg, £166, LA Booth, £154.50, £143, £136, £126, R & JM Harper, £153.50,

S Guy, £144.

Mule – DA & MA Brown, £159, £145.50 J Scarr & Sons, £156.50, £148, JC & N Throup, £155, £148, £142.50 A Lodge, £152, £150,

J Sunter & Sons, £150, JS & S Atkinson, £150, £145, DB & A Hoggarth, £146, CT & JE Willoughby, £145, J & JA Burrow, £145, £140,

T & LM Goad, £145, NM Peacock, £143.50, JE Cowperthwaite, £143.50, R & E Cowperthwaite, £143, £141.50, S Alderson, £141,

N Iveson, £140.50, AJ & J Sunter, £140.

Cheviot – DA & MA Brown, £148.50, LA Booth, £138.50, £137 

Charollais - DT Dinsdale & Son LTD, £141 

Cheviot – DA & MA Brown, £148.50, LA Booth, £138.50, £137 

Swaledale – KM & KJ Curwen, £137, £130, £108, DA & MA Brown, £116.50, £114, RW Clarkson & Son, £112, p Ewbank, £107.50.

 

CAST EWES 

A bigger show of ewes again here at Hawes, with many more needed to fulfil buyers’ orders. Trade would be a pound or two sharper on the week.

Beltex ewes sold to a top of £220 from T Ponder, Bedale, who also sold other pens of Texel ewes to £214. Many of the strongest Continental ewes sold for £180+, with the best of the Mule ewes making £160 or more, topping at £168 from SH TA & M Sutcliffe, Horton in Ribblesdale.

Hill ewes saw their sharpest trade for some time. Cheviots topped at £158 from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead, while Rough Fell ewes sold to £140 from SL Hoggarth, Howgill.

Another large show of Swaledale ewes was forward, with the best end selling for £110+. Topping at £130 was ME Allison, Spennithorne, with other pens making £129 from MM & CL Whitehead, Muker.

o    Medium Swaledale ewes: £75–£85

o    Small Swaledale ewes: £50–£60

A strong trade for all cull tups, with Texels selling to £220 from S Bell & Sons, Askrigg. Zwartble tups sold to £208 from S Pedley, Kirkby Stephen.

 

Beltex to £220, T Pounder, Bedale

Texel x to £190, T Pounder, Bedale

Mules to £168, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Cheviot to £158, KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead

BFL to £155, T & JE Willoughby, Redmire

Swaledale to £130, ME Allison, Spennithorne

Zwartble to £129, J Simpson-Beilby, Marske

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to £220, S Bell & Sons, Askrigg

Zwartble to £208, S Pedley, Lt Musgrave

Rough Fell to £140 SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Swaledales to £106, T & LM Goad & Sons, Dent

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BREEDING SHEEP 

HORNED BREEDING EWES

Correct Ewes to £315, A Fawcett & Sons, Hawes, Av. £201

Correct Below Ewes to £180, JS Calvert Ltd, Reeth, Av. £138

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BREEDING EWES

Breeding sheep attracted a strong crowd, with buyers present for all types of sheep and stock to suit every budget. There was plenty of interest in Swaledale ewes, with buyers still looking to purchase replacement breeding sheep.

Leading the way was the much-admired run of Swaledale two- and three-crop ewes from A Fawcett & Sons, Hardraw, which sold to £315, £305, £300 and £295. This was followed by £290 for a pen of three-crop ewes from Owlands Farm, Hurst, with the run from T & G Farrow selling twice to £280. A pen of one- and two-crop ewes from AD Lambert, Raydale, sold to £270.

Swaledale gimmer shearlings sold to a top of £275 from A Fawcett & Sons, Hardraw. With over 1,100 breeding sheep forward, there were correct sheep to suit all buyers’ budgets. Broken-mouth ewes peaked at £180 from JS Calvert Ltd, Reeth.

The sale also included a flock reduction of Herdwick ewes from Woodend Farms, Countersett. Pens of one-crop Herdwick ewes sold to £155 and £150 twice, with the run averaging £120.21.

 

Leading Prices:

Correct Swaledale – A Fawcett & Sons, £315, £305, £300, £295, £255, £240, £230, £215 x3, Owlands Farm, £290, £240, £208,

T & G Farrow, £280 x2, £250, AD Lambert, £270, £205 x2, EW Atkinson, £255, £240, £230, Dixon Bros, £245, £215,

R & PR Banks & Son, £230, £205 x2, ME Allison, £230, £220, TP Atkinson Ltd, £220, RK Ridley, £220, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £215,

J & SJ Bland, £215, RW Ridley, £212, £202, JR & SL Pratt, £210, TM Barrass & Son, £210, ME Waggett, £205, £200, Dixon Bros, £202,

JS Calvert Ltd, £200.

Mule - REC Simpson & Son, £172.

Herdwick - Woodend Farms, £155, £150 x2, £130 x3, £122, £115, £110, £108, £100.

Correct Below Swaledale –.JS Calvert Ltd, £180, JH harrison, £170, TM Barrass & Son, £152, G & P Middleton, £152, £150, £145,

R & PR Banks & Son, £148, £145, ED Bousfield, £145. 

 

SHEARLINGS

Swaledales - A Fawcett & Sons, £275, G Lambert, £205. 

Mules - J & SJ Bland, £175. 

Continental - Woodend Farms, £158.

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BREEDING RAMS

A large crowd of buyers gathered today for all types of breeding rams, with trade being as fast throughout.

Texel tup shearlings sold to a top of £800 from R Cloughton, Hawes, who also sold others to £750.

Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) rams reached £720 from S Yates, Masham, while BFL ram lambs sold to £650 from Knock Hall Farm, Appleby.

 

BFL Rams to £720, S Yates, Ellingstring, Av. £475

Terminal Sire Breeding Rams to £800, RJ Cloughton, Hawes, Av. £581

 

Leading Prices: 

Continental – RJ Cloughton, £800, £750, £600 x2, £550, B & A Myers & Daughters, £550 x2, K Calvert Ltd, £450, £380, S Smith, £350.

BFL - S Yates, £720, K & A Woof, £650, £450, Knock Hall Farm, £650, £520, £300, N Iveson, £580, J & JA Burrow, £420,

LJ Winspear, £400, DT Dinsdale & Son, £320.

Suffolk - SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £500.

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Monday 12th October 2026

 

THIRD SALE OF MULE AND CONTINENTAL GIMMER LAMBS

 

Forward: 2275 Gimmer Lambs, Comprising 2049 Mule Gimmer Lambs, 17 Masham, 114 Suffolk Gimmer Lambs, 37 Cheviot Mule Gimmer Lambs, 38 Continental & Other Gimmer Lambs & 20 Gimmer Shearlings.

The third annual sale of gimmer lambs at Hawes Auction followed two successful sales, with trade proving more challenging on the day. Following the strong prices achieved at the first two sales, a number of buyers were now fully stocked, while the ongoing drought across southern areas continues to cause concern, with many farms still desperately short of grass and already utilising winter fodder supplies. This resulted in some southern buyers choosing not to travel north for the sale.

There was still plenty of interest throughout the sale, with the quality of lambs on offer being much as expected for a third sale of the season. Stronger lambs showing plenty of promise and looking like making good breeding sheep regularly sold in excess of £150. The overall market average was £138, with the sale topping at £210 for a pen of Mule gimmer lambs from JF & GR Howard, Raydaleside.

A much-admired run of Suffolk gimmer lambs from D Alderson, Brignall, sold to £192, £190 and £188, with all Suffolk-cross gimmer lambs averaging £169.54. Texel-cross gimmer lambs sold to £175 from WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, while Cheviot Mule gimmer lambs were presented by G Barraclough, Rosedale.

The annual Gregg Day end-of-season sale of all breeds of breeding sheep, gimmer shearlings, gimmers and breeding rams takes place on Saturday 7th November 2026. Entries close on Thursday 29th October 2026.

 

Mules Average:                   £136.4

Suffolk Average:                 £169.5

Mule Shearlings Average: £168.5

Continental Average:         £140.8

Cheviot Average:                £136.1

Masham Average:              £135.6

 

Total Average £138.4

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Leading Prices: 

Mule Gimmer Lambs – JF & GR Howard, £210, £185, £155, JC Fawcett, £200, WI & AM Atkinson, £188, £160, £152,

K & HJ Fawcett, £188, £160, A & F Watson, £185, £158, HW & G White, £175, £164, £158,  JH Sharp & Sons, £172, £150,

TM Barrass & Son, £172, £156, £154, N & R Hird, £170, £160, W & C Iceton & Son, £170, TG & B Todd, £170, T & A Hird, £170 x2, Bainbridge Bros, £170, £162, £152, PA Raine, £168, £160, Middleton Livestock Ltd, £168, TM Barrass & Son, £168,

W & A Lambert & Son, £165, NA Edgar, £162, MJ & JD Handley, £160, A & AJ Lambert, £158, £155, A Sharples, £158,

GT & MA Wearmouth, £158, GD & AR Barningham, £158, W & M Buckle, £155, RR Akrigg, £155, LH Seymour, £154,

JJ & JM & RJ Milburn, £152, TG & B Todd, £152 x2, P Dinsdale & Son, £152, H & M Plews, £150, AJ Pratt, £150, SE Hunter, £150,

NW & ME Mason & Son, £150.

Suffolk - D Alderson, £192, £190, £188, £170, £168, G Barraclough, £162, £158, £155, £138, SE Hunter, £145, MJ & JD Handley, £128. 

Masham - WI & AM Atkinson, £152, £120, DL Mudd, £102. 

Continental x - WM & JE Shuttleworth, £175, ED Bousfield, £152, £148, Collier Holme, £126, £112, A Denby, £124. 

Mule Gimmer Shearlings - ED Bousfield, £170 x2, RN Hoggarth, £140.

Cheviot x - G Barraclough, £170, £130, MJ & JD Handley, £145, KJ burrow, £135, Collier Holme, £130, £100.

BFL X - WM & JE Shuttleworth, £140.

Herdwick x - JM & AM Morland, £105.

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Saturday 10th October 2026

 

Sale of Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings and Gimmer Lambs

Sale Kindly Sponsored by JG Paxton & Sons, Machinery Sales.

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Forward: 2524 Sheep comprising 196 Gimmer Shearlings and 2328 Gimmer Lambs.

 

The Annual Show and Sale of Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings and Gimmer Lambs at Hawes Auction enjoyed a successful day, with a buoyant trade throughout and strong interest from buyers travelling from across the United Kingdom, from Devon to the Scottish Isles. Quality sheep were in demand, with the best types attracting keen competition and regularly achieving strong prices.

Thanks go to our pre-sale judges, Helen Drinkall, Oakenclough, and Craig Hutchinson, Bowes, for their time and expertise. A special mention also goes to our sponsors, JG Paxton & Sons Ltd, for their continued support.

Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings

Quality, abortion-vaccinated gimmer shearlings were in strong demand, with plenty of buyers competing for the best types. The first-prize pen was awarded to G Calvert & Sons, Keld, and went on to sell for £400. Their second-prize pen followed closely at £380, with the consignment averaging £362.90. The third-prize pen, awarded to JA Alderson, Barras, topped the day's trade at £410. Swaledale gimmer shearlings averaged £289, an impressive £109 up on the corresponding sale last year.

Swaledale Gimmer Lambs

The annual show and sale of Swaledale gimmer lambs attracted a busy ringside of buyers, with a strong trade maintained throughout. Quality lambs were particularly sought after, with the best pens easily and regularly selling in excess of £200, and plenty of the leading pens trading around the £250 mark.

The pre-sale champion pen, awarded to JW Porter & Son, Low Oxnop, sold for £320. This home also secured the second-prize rosette, with their pen selling for £280.

The ongoing flock dispersal from JS Calvert Ltd, Reeth, attracted considerable interest, with the show gimmer lamb topping the day's trade at £385 and further lambs from this home selling to £255. The sale also included the dispersal from WH Harker, which achieved a top price of £280.

A particularly well-admired pen of 10 from G Harker & Son, Punchard, sold for £350, further highlighting the demand for quality sheep.

The overall market average for Swaledale gimmer lambs was £159, an excellent £40 up on the year.

The next sale at Hawes Auction will be the annual Gregg Day Sale on Saturday 7th November 2026, featuring all breeds of breeding ewes, gimmer shearlings and gimmers, alongside the show and sale of Swaledale breeding rams and a sale of Leicester rams and other breeding rams. Entries are now invited, with the closing date being Thursday 29th October 2026.

 

SHOW RESULTS

Kindly Judged by Mrs Helen Drinkall, Oakenclough & Mr Craig Hutchinson, Bowes

 

Gimmer Shearlings

1st - G Calvert & Sons, Keld, £400

2nd - G Calvert & Sons, Keld, £380

3rd - JA Alderson, Barras, £410

 

Gimmer Lambs

1st - JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, £320

2nd - JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, £280

3rd - B Thornborrow, Keld, £210

 

Gimmer Shearlings    

Leading Prices: JA Alderson, £410, G Calvert & Sons, £400, £380, £350 x4, EW Atkinson, £330,

GR Scarr, £290, £265, £250, £245 x2, £240, N & H Sutcliffe, £260, £250, EW Atkinson, £260, AD Lambert, £225.

Average £289.5

 

Gimmer Lambs

Leading Prices: JS Calvert Ltd, £385, £255, £240, £195,  G Harker & Son, £350, £190, JW Porter & Sons, £280, WH Harker, £280,

D & DR Alderson, £255, £250, £195, £185, RS Harker & Son, £255, £210,  £195 x2, £180, GJ & JM Scarr, £255, £180,

TW Cowperthwaite, £250, £245, £235, £210, £200 x2, £195, £192,  JT Dixon & Son, £240, £200, £190,

MR & LE Rukin, £235, £230, £205 x2, £200, £185, S Bell & Sons, £230, ME Allison, £220, K & HJ Fawcett, £220, £210, £185 x2, £180,

JR & SL Pratt, £215, £210, £200, ME Waggett, £215, £200, £195,  EW Atkinson, £210, B Thornborrow, £210, £200, MR Ewbank, £210,

J Dixon & Sons, £205, J Rukin & Son, £200 x2, H & EM Tiplady, £200, £185 x2, GA & DE Slack, £200, AD Coates & Son, £195,

M/S Hutchinson, £195, P Ewbank, £195, D Hodgson, £190, KM & KJ Curwen, £189, S Reynoldson & Son, £185, R Metcalfe, £180,

MW Dent, £180, AD Coates & Son, £180, LW & GM Atkinson, £180, S & RJ Calvert, £180. 

Average £157.2

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