Tuesday 5th May 2026

 

Forward: 1566 Sheep comprising 7 Spring Lambs, 598 Prime Hoggs, 299 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 251 Ewes with 411 Lambs at foot.

 

SPRING LAMBS

Spring lambs were in strong demand at Hawes Auction Mart today, with numbers now needed to meet buyers’ requirements as companies look for more lambs. A firm trade saw all lambs forward average £211.29 or 462p/kg. Leading the way were 48kg Suffolk lambs selling to £232 from BC Gregg, Masham. The consignment from KJ Burrow, Dent topped at £224 for 50kg Suffolks.

 

Suffolks to 483p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 462p/kg

 

Suffolks - BC Gregg, £232, £190, KJ Burrow, £224, £201, £199.

 

PRIME HOGGS 

An increased entry of over 600 prime hoggs met plenty of demand, with trade remaining firm throughout. Handy-weight continentals sold in excess of 400p/kg, topping at 450p/kg and grossing £214 for Beltex hoggs from JW & JH Burton & Son, Gayle, purchased by Martin Hare. Heavyweight Texels peaked at £204 from AP Moore, Reeth, while a full pen of 52kg Texel hoggs from AT Lambert & Son, Simonstone sold to £200, again purchased by Martin Hare.

Hill-bred hoggs topped at £202 for heavyweight Swaledale tup hoggs from JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside.

 

Leading Prices:

Continental - JW & JH Burton & Son, £214, £189, AP Moore, £204, AT Lambert & Son, £200, £166, S Featherstone, £198, £180,

CR & A Thornborrow, £194, £170, £168, £167, Taylor Bros, £192, T & LM Goad & Sons, £192, A Sharples, £188, M & P Carter, £188,

WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £184 x2, £181, £178, £174, £166, £160, £144, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £181, R Mudd & Sons, £172,

CR & A Thornborrow, £169, SM Iveson, £180, S Featherstone, £161, £159, £156, £150, A & J Myers, £158, D & EM & ID Brown, £148.

Swaledale – JW Porter & Sons, £202, £184, TM Barrass & Son, £192, £168, £148,  JE Cowperthwaite, £190 x2, J Hulley, £188,

G Harker & Son, £184, £182, £170 x2, GR Scarr, £184, KD Hulley, £180, T & LM Goad & Sons, £166, £154, £149,

MA Bainbridge, £164, £158, £152, J & G Huck, £162, JR Blades, £162, £155, G Barraclough, £160, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £158, £142,

M & P Carter, £152, £140, S Featherstone, £148, E & K Bland, £146, J Scarr & Sons, £140.

BFL - T Alderson, £196, A Sharples, £122.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £192, £180, £168.

Suffolk - DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £191, £176, HH Smith, £172, D Bentley, £154, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £152, AP Moore, £148.

Cheviot - E Blackburn, £190, £160, £158, £108.

Rough Fell - E & K Bland, £182

Blackface - D & B Harding, £181, £157, £151, P Turnbull, £174, £170, £164, £152, £143, £142 x3, £137, £125, HH Smith, £128, £110.

Mules - JW & JH Burton & Son, £178, £164, £161, T & LM Goad & Sons, £172, RN Hoggarth, £170, £147, D & B Harding, £170, £168, x2, M & P Carter, £168, S Featherstone, £160, £151, RA & M & EJ Thompson, £158, £134, P Turnbull, £151, £145,

WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £150, £142, WC Stones & Son, £138, de & p Wilson & Ptn, £130, JW & E Bostock & Ptns, £130, A Sharples, £121, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £120.

Goat - RN Hoggarth, £156.

Herdwick - RN Hoggarth, £148, H Tunstall & Son, £126, £100.

 

CAST EWES 

Good show of Ewes & Rams forward today with every class of sheep forward. Texels topped the trade at £240 with both R Marwood & Son & SM Iveson achieving £228. A good consignment from HB Farms, Fadmoor topped a few sections with Suffolks at £230 followed by KJ Burrow at £196. Mules also headed by HB Farms at £186 with JW & JH Burton & Son at £180 BFL topped at £205 for J Turnbull. Hill Cheviots topped at £180 for HB Farms with JR Blades at £146 and £138. Some stonking Roughfell ewes came from E & K Bland selling for £167 & £166. Swales topped at £142 for A Sharples with JW & JH Burton & Son at £141 and RA & M & EJ Thompson at £140. Few more tups around today and were sought after with £245 Texel for Taylor Bros with D & B Harding at £230. BFL topped at £200 for S & RJ Calvert followed at £185 Ted Alderson. Two massive Blackface Rams came from D & B Harding and realised £197 & £170. Swaledales topped at £170 for JE Cowperthwaite and £150 for KD Hulley.

 

Continentals to £240

Suffolks to £230, HB Farms, Fadmoor

BFL to £205, J Turnbull, Kildale

Mules to £186, HB Farms, Fadmoor

Beltex to £184, T Pounder, Bedale

Cheviot to £180, HB Farms, Fadmoor

Romney to £180, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Rough Fell to £167, E & K Bland, Gaisgill

Swaledale to £142, A Sharples, Hawes & JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Blackface to £136, D & B Harding, Whitby

Gritstone to £130, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Herdwick to £112, Taylor Bros, Richmond

 

CAST RAMS

Continental to £245, Taylor Bros, Richmond

BFL to £200, S & RJ Calvert, Low Row

Blackface to £197, D & B Harding, Whitby

Swaledale to £170, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Suffolk to £164, JH Wilde & Sons, York

 

SHOW AND SALE OF EWES & LAMBS

Kindly Sponsored by M/S Labbate, Garsdale and Paradigm Sharpening, West Burton.

 

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​The May Show and Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot saw an increased entry of over 250 outfits, met by a strong ring of buyers and a lively trade from start to finish. A special thank you goes to judge Trevor Sharp for his time and expertise, along with our sponsors, Paradigm Sharpening and Labbate Building, for their continued support.

The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of continental gimmer shearlings with Beltex twins from Libby Winspear, Hawes, which went on to sell for a prize-winning record of £550. The reserve champion rosette went to the first prize pen of Mule gimmer shearlings with Texel twins from K & A Woof, Marsett, selling for £370, with continental gimmer shearlings and twins from the same home also reaching £370.

The first prize pen of continental ewes with twins came from WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale, with two-crop ewes selling to £415.

A run of Cheviot Mule ewes with Texel twin lambs at foot from JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge met eager bidding, with young sheep selling to £420 and older ewes making £415 and £395. Mule ewes topped at £360 for two-crop ewes with twins from JR Fothergill, Hawes, while aged ewes with twins topped at £355 from JC White, Lunesdale.

A larger proportion of hill-bred sheep forward today met plenty of demand, with some buyers leaving empty-handed. The first prize rosette was awarded to Owlands Farm, Hurst for a pen of correct Swaledale ewes with Mule twins selling to £322. Dalesbred ewes with twin Mule lambs from the same home sold to £335.

A highlight of the sale was the consignment of Swaledale sheep with Mule lambs from SD Thompson, Aysgarth, peaking at £335 for a Swaledale ewe with a smart single Mule gimmer lamb. Pens of Swaledale ewes with Mule twins from the same home sold to £315 and £300. Young Swaledale ewes with twin Mule lambs sold to £325 from Ronnie Metcalfe, Gunnerside. Aged Cheviot ewes with Cheviot Mule twin lambs topped at £260 from A & TA Blades, Hawes.

A special consignment of Zwartble ewes with lambs at foot from K Slee, Mallerstang, saw a Zwartble ewe with twin gimmer lambs sell to £500, while a ewe with a wether lamb sold to £220.

Trade and demand remain strong, with vendors encouraged to enter sheep for next week’s sale. On Tuesday 19th May 2026, the sale will include the Annual Show and Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot, alongside the May Sale of Machinery.

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The Hogg with lambs at foot Show and Sale will be on Tuesday 19th May 2026.

 

Judged by Mr T Sharp, Kendall 

 

Cont X Shearlings with Lambs 

1st & Champion, EM Winspear, Hawes, £550

2nd - K &A Woof, Marsett, £370

 

Cont X Ewes with Lambs          

1st - WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale, £415

2nd - SM Iveson, Askrigg, £365

 

Mule Shearlings with Lambs     

1st & Reserve Champion, K & A Woof, Marsett, £370

2nd - K & A Woof, Marsett, £350

 

Mule Ewes with Lambs              

1st - JR Fothergill, Hawes, £360

 

Swaledale Ewes & Lambs    

1st - Owlands Farm, Hurst, £322

2nd - WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale, £275

 

Twins       

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £356

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £279

 

Singles     

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £224

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £204                                               

                    

Twins

Texels - EM Winspear, £550, £370, WC Stones & Son, £415, JR Blades, £360, JC White, £355, OJ & AJ Kendall, £328, £320,

J Alderson, £285.

Zwartble - K Slee, £500.

Cheviot - JS & D Cloughton & Son, £420, £415, £395, JR Blades, £342, A & TA Blades, £260, £252, £245, £220, Croft Farm Ptns, £190.

Mule - K & A Woof, £370, £350, JR Fothergill, £360, JC White, £355, £325, S & A Bland, £350, HJ Thwaite, £340, £330, JR Blades, £318, OJ & AJ Kendall, £300, J Alderson, £295, JM Dickeson, £288, £250.

Suffolk - SM Iveson, £365.

Dalesbred - Owlands Farm, £335.

Swaledale - R Metcalfe, £325, £260, £255, Owlands Farm, £322, £245, £185, SD Thompson, £315, £300, £260, £200, £180,

WC Stones & Son, £275, JF & GR Howard, £215, TR Fothergill, £210. 

    

Singles     

Swaledales - SD Thompson, £335, £200, £160, £145, Owlands Farm, £280, JF & GR Howard, £170.

Mules - S & A Bland, £300, JC White, £235, HJ Thwaite, £230, OJ & AJ Kendall, £222, JC White, £222, SM Iveson, £222,

JR Blades, £215, £200, £195, A & TA Blades, £170.

Texels - JR Blades, £285, £245, JC White, £270.

Cheviot - E & K Bland, £280, JR Blades, £240, A & TA Blades, £225, £210, Croft Farm Ptns, £175 x4, £170 x2,

Dalesbred - Owlands Farm, £245, £205.

Zwartble - K Slee, £220.

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Tuesday 28th April 2026

 

Forward: 851 Sheep comprising 1 Spring Lamb, 249 Prime Hoggs, 181 Cast Ewes and Rams & 153 Sheep with 267 Lambs at Foot.

 

SPRING LAMBS

The first spring lamb of the season was forward from SR Crossland and EJ Brody, Low Row, a heavyweight Suffolk which sold for £220.

More spring lambs are required for the sale on Tuesday 5th May, as we have strong customer demand.

 

Suffolk - SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £220/407p/kg

 

PRIME HOGGS 

The prime hogg trade remains very strong, with fresh buyers ringside once again looking to purchase. Vendors are encouraged to market their hoggs promptly, as companies are now beginning to buy in preparation for the upcoming festival.

Once again, handy-weight hoggs were in the greatest demand, regularly selling in excess of 400p/kg, with the best hoggs exceeding the £200 mark. Topping the market today were heavyweight Cheviots from JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge, selling at £209.

A consignment of Beltex-cross hoggs from R Mudd & Son, Cubeck, sold to a top of £208 (495p/kg), with others from the same home reaching £200 on two occasions. Further notable prices included £206 and £202 from WJ Metcalfe & Partner, Askrigg, and £202 from S Mason, Kirkby Stephen.

Hill-bred hoggs topped at £198 for heavyweight Herdwicks from Messrs Lightfoot, Glenridding, with Swaledales selling to £194 from Laurie Blades, Hawes.

An entry of dry gimmer hoggs was also included, with Mules selling to £178 from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck.

 

Beltex to 495p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 461p/kg

Texels to 457p, CR & A Thornborrow, Thornton Rust, Av. 388p/kg

Mules to 378p, RW Ewan, New Hutton, Av. 326p/kg  

Suffolk to 368p, T & LM Goad & Sons, Dent, Av. 361.5p/kg

Swaledales to 350p, RT Tennant, Conistone, Av. 271p/kg

 

Total Average 373p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Cheviot - JS & D Cloughton & Son, £209, RJ Lund, £180, E Blackburn, £158, £138, £100.

Texel x - WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £206, £202, £198, £194, £180, £178, £171, £170, £164, £148, £141, £136,   S Mason, £202,

R Mudd & Sons, £200, E Blackburn, £199, O Snee, £198, £162, CR & A Thornborrow, £192, £190, £164, £132,

JR Davidson & Son, £184, £159, £158 x2, £140, J Duffus & Son, £148, £142, £130, RW Ewan, £139.50.

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £208, £200, CR & A Thornborrow, £191, J Duffus & Son, £102.

Suffolk - T & LM Goad & Sons, £195, JR Davidson & Son, £142.

Herdwick - M/S Lightfoot, £198, Cragg & Carr, £140, £138, £136, £121, RW Ewan, £128.

Swaledale – L Blades, £194, RT Tennant, £173, £156, £148, £140, MA Bainbridge, £170, £138, M/S Lightfoot, £170, £158, £154,

T & LM Goad & Sons, £151, £140, PF Goodall, £138, JH Pedley, £132.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £190. 

Mule – R Mudd & Sons, £178, £172, T & LM Goad & Sons, £175, £172, £158, JR Davidson & Son, £142, £133, RW Ewan, £140.

Rough Fell - GM Sedgwick & Son, £158, £120.

Dalesbred - T & A Hird, £138, £114, PD Bowdin, £114, £106.

Teeswater - C Ackroyd, £136.

 

CAST EWES 

Ewes a great trade once again with not just as much size as last week but anything with meat were keenly bid for, the leanest sorts wouldn’t be just as dear as last week but still better off sold. Topping the trade at £232 was a Suffolk from SR & EJ Crossland. KR & SN Dinsdale fetched a good consignment and topped the Zwartbles at £200 & £176 but their Texel came top & realised £222 with JW & JH Burton & Son twice hitting £200. Not many BFL forward but achieving £202 were K & A Woof followed by D Cloughton at £200. In general Mules wouldn’t be just as big as last week but a strong ewe from DA & MA Brown & Son made £200 followed by K & A Woof at £176. DA & MA Brown & Son also headed the Cheviot prices at £178 with Croft Farm closely following at £169. Swaledales topped twice at £130 for K & A Woof and R Metcalfe and followed at £120 twice for JL & JA Sunter and JH Sharp & Sons. Wouldn’t be just as many with meat and the leanest sorts would be just a touch easier than last week. Rams only handful forward but headed by a good BFL from JS & D Cloughton & Son at £230 followed by Teeswaters at £218 & £190 for Bainbridge Bros. A Texel reached £176 for KR & SN Dinsdale & Son. 

 

Suffolk to £232, SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, Low Row

Continental to £222, KR & SN Dinsdale, Carperby

BFL to £202, K & A Woof, Marsett

Mules to £200, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Zwartble to £200, KR & SN Dinsdale, Carperby

Teeswater to £190, Bainbridge Bros, Marrick

Masham to £182, SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, Low Row

Cheviot to £178, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale   

Romney to £170, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Rough Fell to £138, GM Sedgwick & Son, Sedbergh

Swaledale to £130, K & A Woof, Marsett

Dalesbred to £98, PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £230, JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge

Teeswater to £218, Bainbridge Bros, Marrick

Texel to £176, KR & SN Dinsdale, Carperby

Cheviot to £140, J Duffus & Son, Leyburn

 

SALE OF SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

The weekly sale of sheep with lambs at foot saw another strong entry of over 150 outfits. There was plenty of demand ringside, with fresh purchasers in attendance.

Strong ewes with well-grown lambs were in the greatest demand, peaking at £425 for a continental ewe with twin Texel lambs from S Pedley, Little Musgrave. This was followed by a consignment from JR Blades, Muker, where aged Suffolk ewes with twins sold to £372, and a ring full of aged Cheviot Mule ewes with twins sold to £350.

Suffolk-cross two-crop ewes with twin Texel lambs sold to £370 from SM Iveson, Askrigg, while the leading pen from AD Lambert, Raydale, reached £370 for a strong continental ewe with twins. Mule ewes with strong twins sold to £345 from S Pedley, Little Musgrave.

A highlight of the sale was the consignment of Texel shearlings with smart Texel single lambs from EM Winspear, Hawes, which topped at £295 twice, with others selling to £290.

We look forward to hosting the show and sale of sheep with lambs at foot on Tuesday 5th May 2026. A strong entry is expected, including 90 Swaledale ewes with Mule lambs at foot.

Please advise entries by Wednesday 29th April 2026.

 

Twins       

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £327

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £170

 

Singles     

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £217

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £140                                                

                                                  

Twins

Continental - S Pedley, £425, £350, £340, AD Lambert, £370, WC Stones & Son, £350, £345, AT Lambert & Son, £342,

J Pratt & Sons, £340, £335, £320, £315, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £312, Collier Holme, £305, £300, A Lambert, £285, £280, £272, £250.

Suffolk - JR Blades, £372, SM Iveson, £370, J Pratt & Sons, £340, £305, £280.G Barraclough, £335.

Cheviot - JR Blades, £350, £305, A Lambert, £265.

Mules - S Pedley, £345, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £332, G Barraclough, £330, £325, £320, £290, AT Lambert & Son, £315,

J Pratt & Sons, £310, £300, Collier Holme, £308, AD Lambert, £300, £280, A Lambert, £255, £250.

Lonk - A Lambert, £182.

Swaledales - WC Porter & Son, £180, £175, A Lambert, £150, £145 x2.

 

Singles

Continental - EM Winspear, £295 x2, £290, £250, Collier Holme, 3230, J Pratt & Sons, £208, £202, £185, £165.

Suffolk - SM Iveson, £240, JR Blades, £220.

Mules - G Barraclough, £225, A Lambert, £188, £180, J Pratt & Sons, £175, £172, Collier Holme, £170.

Cheviot - JR Blades, £222, J Pratt & Sons, £165.

Swaledales - WC Porter & Son, £130, A Lambert, £120.

Lonk - A Lambert, £128.

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Tuesday 21st April 2026

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Forward: 11 Calves Sheep comprising 334 Prime Hoggs, 228 Cast Ewes and Rams & 170 Sheep with 275 Lambs at Foot.

 

PRIME HOGGS 

The weekly sale of prime hoggs continues to have a strong trade with more could have easily been sold to the advantage of the vendors. Leading the way this week once again was heavy weighted continental hoggs selling to £221 for 52kg for texels from R Mudd & Son, Cubeck. This was followed by £218 for 51kg Texels from Whyte & Percival, Bainbridge. The height remains on for the handy weighted continental hoggs that continue to easily sell over the 410p/kg mark selling to a top of 451p/kg for 41kg beltex hoggs from R Mudd & Son, Cubeck. 

Hawes continues to offer a strong trade for upland hoggs peaking at £200 for Swaledale tup hoggs from JR Blades, Muker followed by £194 from T Metcalfe & Son, Muker. Herdwick tup hoggs peaked at £190 for heavy weights from M/S Lightfoot, Glenridding with Dalesbreds selling to a top of £186 from M/S Coates, Settle and Rough Fells to £183 from A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale. Mules peaked at £187 from Whyte & Percival, Bainbridge with a penful of 52kg mules selling to £180 from T & LM Goad & Sons, Dent. Handy weighted mules sold to 400p/kg from JW & E Bostock with swales peaking at 395p/kg from S Bell & Sons, Askrigg.

 

Continental to 451p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 402p/kg

Mules to 400p, JW & E Bostock & Ptns, Gammersgill, Av. 348p/kg  

Swaledales to 395p, S Bell & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 329p/kg

 

Total Average 349.6p/kg      SQQ 373.16p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Continentals - R Mudd & Sons, £221, £185, £178, Whyte & Percival, £218, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £196, £192, £178, £177, £174, £170, £153, CR & A Thornborrow, £196, £182, £168, £162, AR Barker, £186, M Bell & Son, £182, £180, Elm Gill Farm, £178, T Metcalfe & Son, £178,

J Alderson & Son, £160, RW Ewan, £159.

Swaledale – JR Blades, £200, £168, T Metcalfe & Son, £194, £186, £178, £162, £160, £154, £150, T & LM Goad & Sons, £184, £156,

JA Alderson, £182, S Bell & Sons, £180, £178, £172, £150, M/S Lightfoot, £179, Elm Gill, £176, RMS Livestock Ltd, £174,

J & SJ Bland, £172, £166, £154, £150, RW Clarkson & Son, £172, MM & CL Whitehead, £171, £170, £150, J Allison & Sons, £151,

Spout House Farms, £151.

Herdwick - M/S Lightfoot, £190, RW Ewan, £141.

Mule – Whyte & Percival, £187, £172, T & LM Goad & Sons, £180, JW & E Bostock & Ptns, £168, RW Clarkson & Son, £168,

J Scarr & Sons, £160.

Dalesbred - M/S Coates, £186, £174, £162, £160, £153.

BFL - SD Thompson, £168.

Cheviot - RW Ewan, £158, KJ Burrow, £129.

Rough Fell - A & H Watson, £183, K Milburn & A Devlin, £160.

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CAST EWES 

Ewes were a very good trade & ewes with meat were especially well bid for. Some of the leaner sorts wouldn’t be just as dear as the week before but still a very good trade. Texels topped the trade at £260 and £258 with R Caton reaching £250 & £238 for some belting Cheviot Mules from JR Blades. With 10 lots of Tex x at £222 or above. BFL achieved £208 for JH Sharp & Son with A & H Watson achieving £190. That same vendor topped the mule section at £208 followed by R Caton at £192. Hill Cheviots made £172 and £166 for JR Blades. Strong Swaledales sold to A top of £156 for JS & S Atkinson. With two vendors closely following at £150 were RW & MA Suttill & Son & J Alderson. Nine lots of Swaledales were £130 or above with medium ewes achieving £90-£120 and the leanest £70-£90. Rams today topped by the Texels at £228 for AC & SG Ramsden and £208 for T Metcalfe & Son. BFL Topped at £222 for J & J Postlethwaite followed by SD Thompson at £215. Only four Swales forward but all strong rams with both J Sunter & Sons & RA Sowerby achieving £168.

 

Continental to £260

BFL to £208, JH Sharp & Sons, Chapel Le Dale

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

Beltex to £182, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

Suffolk to £175, Jack Alderson, Sedbergh

Cheviot to £172, JR Blades, Muker   

Masham to £170, R Caton, Stainforth

Swaledale to £156, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

Blacknoise Valais to £150, L Blades, Hawes

Blackface to £140, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh

Goat to £140, JS & S Bland, Hawes

Dalesbred to £140, RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to £228, AC & SG Ramsden, Hawes

BFL to £222, J & J Postlethwaite, Howgill

Swaledales to £168, J Sunter & Sons, Askrigg

 

SALE OF EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

The weekly sale of sheep with lambs at foot saw the largest entry of the season with an offering of 170 outfits with families to suit all buyers’ requirements as more younger replacement ewes and hill bred sheep come on to the market. Leading the way this week was the run of Mule gimmer shearlings and twin texel lambs from JS & S Atkinson, Scorton selling to £435, £415 and £390 with mule shearlings and singles selling to £330. Continental shearlings sold to a top of £370 with twins from JA Alderson, Barras followed by £360 from A Lambert, Bainbridge. 

The older sheep saw powerful outfits in big demand with buyers slightly shying away from the smaller and younger families. Strong outfits continue to be in demand with strong Suffolk aged ewes and twin lambs selling to £390 from MW & HE Pedley, Kirkby Stephen with continental ewes and twins selling to £355 from the same home. Aged mule ewes with texel twins peaked at £355 from JS & S Atkinson followed by £345 from Booth Bros, Sedbergh. 

The single trade saw aged continental ewes and singles top at £280 from MW & HE Pedley, Kirkby Stephen followed by £275 from Alec Lambert.

There are over 100 families already entered for next week’s sale with more entries required for the catalogue before Wednesday at 5pm.

 

Twins       

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £331

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £225

 

Singles     

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £199

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £173                                  

                

Twins

Mules - JS & S Atkinson, £435, £415, £390, £355, £300, Booth Bros, £345, £320, E Watts, £320, A Lambert, £310, £228,  L Blades, £305, JA Alderson, £305, MW & HE Pedley, £302, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £300, Collier Holme, £295, J Pratt & Sons, £292, K Slee, £278,

AC & SG Ramsden, £270, A & TA Blades, £260.

Suffolk - MW & HE Pedley, £390.

Continentals - JA Alderson, £370, £355, A Lambert, £360, MW & HE Pedley, £355, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £350, £340, £330,

WC Stones & Son, £345, A & TA Blades, £320, £310, £292, K Slee, £285, JA Davis, £280, £245, AR Barker, £275.

Cheviot - A & TA Blades, £310, Croft Farm Ptns, £272.

Romney - A Lambert, £265.

Lonk - A Lambert, £245.

Swaledales - A Lambert, £200, £180.

 

Singles

Continental - MW & HE Pedley, £280, A Lambert, £275, £225, £195, WC Stones & Son, £245,

J Pratt & Sons, £235, £232, £225, £218, £205, £185, £175, £172, £170, MW & HE Pedley, £235, NW Martin, £225 x2, £205, £190,

E Watts, £175, 

Mules - JS & S Arkinson, £330, Collier Holme, £232, A Lambert, £215, £195, £180, J Pratt & Sons, £195, £180, £170, £168, £165,

E Watts, £190, K Slee, £180, AC & SG Ramsden, £172, £165, NW Martin, £168.

Cheviot - J Pratt & Sons, £200, £150, Croft Farm Ptns, £285 x2, £175.

Gritstone - A Lambert, £170.

Swaledales - A Lambert, £145.

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SHOW & SALE OF CALVES

Spring Show of Calves for the Bill Thompson Trophy, kindly sponsored by Genus Breeding & Raydale Preserves, Hawes. 

Today we held our spring show & sale of calves. Once again, we were kindly sponsored by Genus Breeding & Raydale Preserves and our thanks go to them and also our thanks to our judges Hannah & Martin Pedley who backed their choice today by purchasing the champion and reserve champion today. We had 11 young calves forward and with 8 active buyers round the ring more could have been sold to an advantage. Top price and champion today came from J Scarr & Sons and was a Limousin bull that sold for £900. The Reserve Champion came from the same home a blue heifer made £740 again going to our judges.  H Kirkbride & Soon came again with some strong Limousin bulls achieving £790, £760. Two blue bulls 1 month old sold for 3780 & £700 from B Clarkson.

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1st & Champion, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £900

2nd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £790

3rd - J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £740

Av. £757.7

 

Heifers          

1st & Res Champion, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £740    

2nd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £660        

3rd - J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £410 

Av. £603.3

 

Bulls

Limousin - J Scarr & Sons, £900, £760, H Kirkbride & Son, £790, £760, £710, £660.

BRB - B Clarkson, £780, £700.

 

Heifers

BRB - J Scarr & Sons, £740. 

Limousin - H Kirkbride & Son, £660, £410.

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Tuesday 14th April 2026

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Forward: 912 Sheep comprising 295 Prime Hoggs, 189 Cast Ewes and Rams & 166 Sheep with 262 Lambs at Foot.

 

PRIME HOGGS 

There was a smaller entry of prime hoggs forward this week, but trade remains strong, with buyers requiring numbers each week at Hawes. Heavy-weight hoggs continue to sell in excess of the £200 mark, peaking at £202 on numerous occasions from P Turnbull, Whitby, matched by T & LM Goad & Sons, Dent with heavy-weight Texels. This was closely followed by B & J Aconley, Farndale, selling heavy-weight Texels to £200.

Hill-bred heavy-weight hoggs topped at £191 for Cheviot crosses from JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge, followed by £185 for Rough Fells from E & K Bland, Gaisgill, and Scotch Blackfaces to £180 from P Turnbull, Whitby. Mules twice peaked at £180 from HH Smith, Whitby and T & LM Goad & Sons, Dent.

Handy-weight hoggs remained in strong demand, with plenty of pens of continentals exceeding the 400p/kg mark, peaking at 470p/kg. This topped at £202 for 43kg Beltex hoggs from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck. Best meated handy-weight horned hoggs sold in the region of 400p/kg.

More hoggs are required for next week’s sale, and we recommend taking advantage of the strong trade.

 

Beltex to 470p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 436p/kg

Texels to 436p, DE & P Wilson & Ptns, Farndale, Av. 384p/kg

Suffolk to 429p, HH Smith, Whitby, Av. 376p/kg

Mules to 400p, HH Smith, Whitby, Av. 353p/kg  

Swaledales to 388p, JJ & E Labbate, Garsdale, Av. 328p/kg

 

Total Average 362.8p/kg      SQQ 380.5p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel - T & LM Goad & Sons, £202, P Turnbull, £202, B & J Aconley, £200, £150,  ME Waggett, £192,

CR & A Thornborrow, £192, £190, £149, DT Dinsdale & Son, £183, R & D Waggett, £180 x2, J Rukin & Son, £180, £166,

RW Ewan, £170, £168, £159, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £170, £156, J Duffus & Son, £166, £152, £143, HH Smith, £164, £162,

JH Wilde & Sons, £160 x2.

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £202, £180, J Duffus & Son, £180, CR & A Thornborrow, £146.

Cheviot - JS & D Cloughton & Son, £191, R & J Myers, £152, RW Ewan, £149, G Barraclough, £132.

Rough Fell - E & K Bland, £185, £170.

Mule – HH Smith, £180, T & LM Goad & Sons, £180, P Turnbull, £150, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £150, R & J Myers, £140. 

Blackface - P Turnbull, £180, £172, HH Smith, £152, £137.

Herdwick - RW Ewan, £170, £150, B & J Aconley, £160, Cragg & Carr, £141, £128.

Suffolk - DE & P Wilson, £168, HH Smith, £163, A Lambert, £160, G Barraclough, £140.

Swaledale – T & LM Goad & Sons, £162, E & K Bland, £160, ME Waggett, £160, A Fawcett & Sons, £160, P Turnbull, £158, £141,

DJ Amsden, £150, £149, £146, JH Cloughton, £148, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £146, JF & GR Howard, £139,

JH Wilde & Sons, £139, £134, R & J Myers, £138, JJ & E Labbate, £132, 

Dalesbred - T & A Hird, £152, AD Lambert, £115, £110, £100.

 

CAST EWES 

Trade would be up again on the week, strong ewes with meat were in demand. Topping the trade today a Beltex x at £248 from R & J Myers, Bransdale and followed by £196 for R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck. Suffolks from JM Smith, Whitby sold for £245 and £225 with HB Farms following closely at £222. Texels topped at £235 and then hit £222 twice for SH TA & M Sutcliffe and J Rukin & Son. Only a few BFL forward and they averaged £194. Mules were stronger on the week and topped by SH TA & M Sutcliffe at £198 with AT Pratt & HH Smith both at £190. Horned ewes were well bid for and topped again at £166 for Roughfells consigned from E & K Bland. Some belting Swaledale ewes forward topping at £156 from DT Dinsdale & Son and £152 from E & K Bland with £151 from JA Alderson. 10 lots at £130 or above all swales averaged £116. Not many rams forward BFL topping at £228 for P Turnbull with the same vendor having a Tex x at £202. Beltex achieved £182 for B & J Aconley and Wensleydales at £180 for A Lambert. Swaledales topped today at £158 for GJ & JM Scarr and £152 for P Turnbull.

 

Beltex to £248, R & J Myers, Bransdale

Suffolk to £245, JM Smith, Mickleby

Continental to £222, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

BFL to £198, JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge

Mules to £198, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, Horton-in-Ribblesdale & J Rukin & Son, Keld

Rough Fell to £166, E & K Bland, Gaisgill

Swaledale to £156, DT Dinsdale & Son, Aysgarth

Cheviot to £136, G Barraclough, Rosedale

Dalesbred to £128, T & A Hird, Buckden

Herdwick to £110, B & J Aconley, Farndale 

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £228, P Turnbull, Kildale

Texel to £202, P Turnbull, Kildale

Beltex to £182, B & J Aconley, Farndale

Wensleydale to £180, A Lambert, Bainbridge

Swaledales to £158, GJ & JM Scarr, Garsdale

 

SALE OF EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

There was another strong entry of 166 ewes with lambs at foot, with sheep to suit all buyers’ requirements and budgets. Quality outfits met strong demand, with the best twin outfits selling in excess of the £400 mark, topping at £430 for a Continental ewe with smart twin lambs from MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave. They also sold pure Beltex shearlings with a single Beltex gimmer lamb to £300.

Also selling in excess of the £400 mark was a Dutch Spotted cross shearling with twin lambs at foot from GM & A Jackson, Little Eccleston, topping their consignment at £415. Continental shearlings with single lambs from the same home sold to £290.

A run of full-mouthed Suffolk ewes with twin lambs at foot topped at £375 from HB Farms, Fadmoor. There was a large number of aged Mule ewes with lambs at foot, with strong ewes and strong lambs in demand, peaking at £348 from WC Porter & Son, Reeth. Plenty of aged Mule ewes with twins sold between £320 and £335.

Leading prices for singles saw big Mule ewes with single lambs sell to £280 from WC Porter & Son, Reeth.

A larger number of hill-bred ewes came forward, with Cheviot ewes and Cheviot Mule twins topping at £280 from Croft Farm Partnership, Hardraw, while singles sold to £202. Horned sheep also came forward in slightly greater numbers. Correct Swaledale ewes with Mule twins sold to £245 from WC Porter & Son, Reeth, who also sold broken-mouthed Swaledale ewes with Mule twins to £235. Swaledale ewes with continental twin lambs sold to £200 from A & TA Blades, Hawes.

Entries are already flowing in for next week’s sale, to include 20 Mule shearlings with Texel twin lambs at foot.

 

Twins       

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot Av. £316

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £242

 

Singles     

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £227

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £163

                                                   

Twins

Continental - MW & HE Pedley, £430, £370, £330, GM & A Jackson, £415, £340 x2, £328, £320, OJ & AJ Kendall, £352,

A Lambert, £338, £282, PF Goodall, 3328, £305, £302, £300, J Pratt & Sons, £290.

Suffolk - HB Farms, £375, £345, £342.

Beltex - NW Martin, £350.

Mules - WC Porter & Son, £348, J Pratt & Sons, £335, £308, £285, £280, £275, £240, OJ & AJ Kendall, £320, £270,

HB Farms, £320, £295, A & TA Blades, £318, £280, PF Goodall, £318, A Lambert, £312, £300, £270, AC & SG Ramsden, £308,

AD Lambert, £305.

Masham - A Lambert, £295.

Cheviot - Croft Farm Ptns, £280.

Swaledales - WC Porter & Son, £245, £235, A & TA Blades, £200.

 

Singles

Beltex - MW & HE Pedley, £300, NW Martin, £250, £210.

Continental - GM & A Jackson, £290, £260, £240 x2, £238, £230 x2, £210, £200, £190, PF Goodall, £285, £265, £240, £218, £210,

NW Martin, £275, £250, £222, A Lambert, £182.

Mules - WC Porter & Son, £280, PF Goodall, £235, A & TA Blades, £232, J Pratt & Sons, £232, £182, A Lambert, £212, £210, £170.

Cheviot - A & TA Blades, £240, Croft Farm Ptns, 3202, £195 x2, £192.

Suffolk - PF Goodall, £230.

Kerry Hill - J Pratt & Sons, £225.

Romney - A Lambert, £215.

Masham - A Lambert, £205.

Lonk - A Lambert, £185, £168.

Swaledales - LJ Winspear, £170, A & TA Blades, £155.

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Forward: 800 Sheep comprising 453 Prime Hoggs, 142 Cast Ewes and Rams, 77 Sheep with 128 Lambs at Foot

 

PRIME HOGGS 

Texels to 447p, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, Nappa Scarr, Av. 408p/kg

Suffolk to 432p, G Barralcough, Rosedale, Av. 406p/kg

Beltex to 424p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 390p/kg

Swaledales to 390p, C Stanley, Sedbergh, Av. 336p/kg

Mules to 386p, JW & E Bostock & Ptns, Gammersgill, Av. 365p/kg  

 

Total Average 364.82p/kg     SQQ 373.62p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Beltex - BL Acton, £212, R Mudd & Sons, £174. 

Suffolk - BL Acton, £212, S Featherstone, £194, G Barraclough, £190, £180, £164, D Bentley, £186, £171, A Hollings, £180,

D Alderson, £178, £177, £130.

Texel - S Featherstone, £204, £187, £186, £167 x2, £158, K Milburn & A Devlin, £201, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £187, £184, £170, £167,

D Alderson, £185, £170, D Middleton & Son, £184, £173, £171, £156, C Stanley, £182, £179, A Hollings, £179, £170, JC Alderson, £172,

KJ Burrow, £166, AC & SG Ramsden, £160, JR Blades, £157. 

Swaledale – JA Alderson, £190, £176, £150, A Fawcett & Sons, £178, £164, £157, T & LM Goad & Sons, £178, JC Alderson, £176, £164, M/S Hutchinson, £176, £151, G Barraclough, £171, £156, S Reynoldson & Son, £170, £166, D Bentley, £168, £161,

TM Barrass & Son, £162, £155, JR Blades, £160, C Stanley, £156, P Ewbank, £154. 

Cheviot - A Hollings, £186, BL Acton, £179, KJ Burrow, £157, G Barraclough, £122.

Mule – T & LM Goad & Sons, £186, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £184, £140, TM Barrass & Son, £180, £170, DR Smith, £174, £169, £168,

JW & E Bostock & Ptns, £162 x2, A Hollings, £158, PD Bowdin, £151, D Alderson, £146. 

Rough Fell - SL Hoggarth, £165 x2, £160, £140, GM Sedgwick & Son, £160, £151, £143, £134.

Herdwick x - DR Smith, £158, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £124.

BFL - D Alderson, £145, LJ Winspear, £136.

Dalesbred - AD Lambert, £132, PD Bowdin, £129.

 

CAST EWES 

Less Ewes forward today but cracking trade for everything forward topping the trade was newcomer DE Cussons reaching £230 for his Suffolk Ewe, followed by HB Farms at £220. Continentals topped at £228 and £202 with shapely ewes from R Mudd & Sons and followed closely by CR & A Thornborrow, at £198. Only the odd BFL forward and achieved £222 from CT & JE Willoughby. Mules hit £190 on three occasions LC Scarr & Son, D Hodgson and R Wood & Son. Horned ewes took a big jump up but we did have some good strong sorts forward topping were Roughfell ewes from SL Hoggarth at £172 & £162. Blackface ewes came next selling for £161 & £135 from W Tyreman & Sons and some good powerful Swaledales from CT & JE Willoughby achieved £156 & £142 with DR Smith at £137. Not many Rams forward but a massive Roughfell from SL Hoggarth topped this section making £192. Three rams from A Hollings achieved £190, £182, £178 for Cheviot, Suffolk and BFL. Swaledale rams topped at £162 for D Bentley. 

 

Suffolk to £230, DE Cussons, Harome

Continental to £228, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

BFL to £222, CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire

Mules to £190, LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge, D Hodgson, Askrigg, R Wood & Son, Aysgarth

Rough Fell to £172, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Blackface to £161, W Tyreman & Sons, Whitby

Beltex x to £158, CR & A Thornborrow, Thornton Rust

Swaledale to £156, CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire 

Cheviot to £150, A Hollings, Whitby   

Dalesbred to £126, AD Lambert, Raydale

 

CAST RAMS

Rough Fell to £192, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Cheviot to £190, A Hollings, Whitby

Suffolk to £182, A Hollings, Whitby

BFL to £178, A Hollings, Whitby

Swaledales to £162, D Bentley, Farndale

 

SALE OF EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

 

Twins       

Suffolk to £440, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh, Av. £410

Continental to £415, A Lambert, Bainbridge, Av. £375

Mule to £355, MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave, Av. £315

 

Singles    

Continental to £300, A Lambert, Bainbridge, Av. £241.5

Mules to £275, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh, Av. £224.4

                                  

Twins

Suffolks - K Milburn & A Devlin, £440, PF Goodall, £400, £390.

Continentals – A Lambert, £415, £335.

Mules - MW & HE Pedley, £355, £352, AD Lambert, £340, £320, A Lambert, £340, £300, £298, PF Goodall, £322,

AT Lambert & Son, £320, K Milburn & A Devlin, £308, AC & SG Ramsden, £298, £295, E Watts, £295, £292.

 

Singles

Continental - A Lambert, £300, £262, £252, £245, £230, £225, PF Goodall, £285, £200.

Mules - K Milburn & A Devlin, £275, PF Goodall, £245, A Lambert, £228, £220, E Watts, £215.

Masham - PF Goodall, £255.

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