Livestock - Sale Announcements
Tuesday 27th May
500 Prime Lambs & Hoggs at 10am
300 Cast Ewes & Rams
20 Calves at 10:30am
100 Ewes with Lambs at Foot at 12pm
Tuesday 10th June 10am
Show & Sale of Spring Lambs.
Kindly Sponsored by Horner Shearing.
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday 28th June 2025
Hoghton View Pedigree Hereford Herd
10 Year Anniversary Sale on Farm.
BLUETONGUE GUIDANCE
On the 18th May 2025, following identification of historic BTV-3 Bluetongue cases in cattle in Lancashire, the Restricted Zone (RZ) was extended to include Lancashire and the remaining part of North Yorkshire. Hawes Auction weekly sale of Prime Sheep and Cast ewes will take place and the show and sale of Hoggs with Lambs at foot.
To support farmers and livestock markets, the Livestock Auctioneers' Association have provided guidance for movements of finished, store and breeding stock through livestock markets from outside of, and within the Restricted Zone (RZ).
Click the link below to access the guidance
https://laa.co.uk/.../btv-3-bluetongue-guidance-for.../
If you've got questions please don’t hesitate to contact our team.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PRIME/CAST SELLERS
VETERINARY ATTESTATIONS FOR PRIME/CAST SHEEP
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Land, Farms & Property - Sales & Lettings

As part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) livestock farmers are now able to apply for funding to pay for a vet’s health and welfare review, which includes a farm visit and laboratory testing. The review’s report will identity priorities specific to each farm to improve health and welfare of livestock. Currently, this grant is open to farmers who are eligible for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and are likely to make a claim for BPS in 2023.
Payment Rates:
£372 for a dairy cattle review
£522 for a beef cattle review
£436 for a sheep review
£684 for a pig review.
For further information or help to apply then please contact Laura Alderson or James Alderson
The Slurry Infrastructure Grant is now available from Defra. Apply for grants of £25,000 - £250,000 towards the cost of slurry stores, covers and supporting equipment, to increase or improve storage capacity for up to 6 months worth of slurry. Applications must be submitted by 31st January 2023. Please contact Laura or James for further information.
The new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Scheme is now open! Farmers will be rewarded for carrying out actions to improve the environment.
There will be a phased introduction of the SFI Scheme, with the first standards focusing on assessing and improving soil health and later in the year animal welfare.
If you are eligible for BPS then you are able to apply for SFI. There are also some opportunities to apply for SFI if you have a Stewardship Agreement.
SFI Agreements will last 3 years, with annual amendments possible. Payments will be made quarterly. Payment rates available below.
Please get in touch with Laura or James for more information. Office: 01969 667207
Market Reports
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Forward: 1144 Sheep comprising 87 Spring Lambs, 349 Prime Hoggs, 312 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 173 Ewes with 223 Lambs at foot. 327 Lots of Machinery & Implements.
SPRING LAMBS
There was an increased entry of spring lambs forward today selling to an overall market average of 322p/kg. Leading the way was a consignment from JR&LA Capstick, Killington topping at £170 for 47kg Texels purchased by M Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. This was followed by Suffolk x lambs from the same home selling to £156 purchased by The Meat Hook, Sedbergh. The consignment from DA&MA Brown & Son, Leyburn sold Texels to £155, with Texels from KJ Burrow, Dent and JM Smith, Mickleby selling to the same price. Hampshire Prime Lambs topped at £151 from K&J Stables, Durham.
Continental x to 362p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolk to 339p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Total Av. 322p/kg
Leading Prices:
Continental x – JR & LA Capstick, £170 (to Lane End Farm Shop, Tong), £154, £142, DA & MA Brown & Son, £155, £140, £133,
JM Smith, £155, £150, KJ Burrow, £155, £150, R Mudd & Sons, £150, £146, £140, K Calvert Ltd, £146,
RC Whitehead & Son, £144, £141, £129, K & J Stables, £138, £130, AA & RW Stanley, £135.50, £131, £130,
Suffolk- JR & LA Capstick, £156, £154, KJ Burrow, £153, £150, RC Whitehead & Son, £141, £130, £127, £125 x2, £120,
DA & MA Brown & Son, £140, £136, £134,
Hampshire - K & J Stables, £151.
PRIME HOGGS
Prime Hogg trade remains very similar, with hoggs topping at £146 for Texels from K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge. Well fleshed handy weight continental hoggs continue to be in big demand selling easily in excess of 300p/kg mark.
Leading Prices:
Continentals – G Barraclough, £141, Taylor Bros, £140, £115, P Turnbull, £138, DR Smith, £135, £120, T Metcalfe & Son, £132,
JR Davidson & Son, £132, £129, £126, £110, £104, AT & A Blades, £130, WM Scott, £128, £126, WI & am Atkinson, £120,
HG Lynas & Son, £120, £100 x2, RA & M & EJ Thompson, £119, K Milburn & A Devlin, £119, D & EM & ID Brown, £114,
Taylor Bros, £100.
Swaledale – JG Brunton, £136, £133, AD Coates & Son, £131, £121, S Bell & Sons, £130, J & SJ Bland, £128, £113,
T & LM Goad & Sons, £124, WI & AM Atkinson, £120, £108 x2, TM Barrass & Son, £118, £110, £106, D Bentley, £118, £117, £109, £108.50, WM Scott, £115, P Turnbull, £115, DA & MA Brown & Son, £112, Spout House Farms, £109.50, £102, £101.50 x2,
WM Scott, £109, £106.50, D & EM & ID Brown, £106, B Spence & Sons, £103 x2, TG & B Todd, £102, A & AJ Lambert, £100.
Mule – A & TA Blades, £130, £125, DR Smith, £126, T & LM Goad & Sons, £118, £110, £106, RA & M & EJ Thompson, £116,
JR Davidson & Son, £115, WI & AM Atkinson, £115, TM Barrass & Son, £113, P Turnbull, £108.
Suffolk - D Bentley, £130, £108, HG Lynas & Son, £127.50.
Cheviot - K Drea, £128.
Blackface - P Turnbull, £123, £122, £115, £114 x2, HH Smith, £102, £100.
Dalesbred - PD Bowdin, £107.
CAST EWES
More Ewes forward and buyers more selective. Texel Ewes topped at £232 and £220 for JR & LA Capstick and his consignment also topped the Suffolks at £202 twice and £200. Mules would be easier on the week but more of them were freshly spained. G Mudd had a pen full of Mules at £144, the same vendor also had a pen of 13 Swales at £116 and they are followed with E Blackburn at £111, Swales Ewes were nearly half the sale and were easier but not as many powerful ewes forward.
Continentals to £232, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolk to £202, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Romney to £193, M & K Chippendale, Kirkby Stephen
Beltex to £170, DR Smith, East Witton
Cheviot to £170
Blue de Main to £148, K & J Stables, Durham
Mules to £144, G Mudd, Hawes
Hampshire x to £140 JM Smith, Mickleby
BFL to £134, RA & M & EJ Thompson, Westerdale
Swaledale to £116, G Mudd, Hawes
Rough Fell to £110, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh
Dalesbred to £100, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale
Blackface to £84, P Turnbull, Whitby
CAST RAMS
Only 6 Rams forward which topped at £190 for a Beltex from J Dixon & Sons and 2 cheviot Rams from B Spence & Sons at £154.
Beltex to £190, J Dixon & Sons, Downholme
Cheviot to £154, B Spence & Sons Thornton Rust
Texel to £115, Taylor Bros, Richmond
BFL to £100, T & LM Goad & Sons, Dent
EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
The on-going drought and change in BTV regulations made buyers very cautious. Leading the way was a Continental ewe with twin lambs selling to £315 from S Pedley, Little Musgrave. Horned ewes with lambs topped at £195 from Knock Hall Farm, Appleby.
Twins
Continentals - S Pedley, £315, AP Moore, £270, C Hancocks, £235,
Mules - J Alderson, £210.
Swaledale - Knock Hall Farm, £195, £180 x2, £170, £168, WC Porter & Son, £185, £168, £165, G Mudd, £172, J & SJ Bland, £168, £130, Croft Farm Ptns, £152, £100, J Alderson, £100.
Singles
Continentals - C Hancocks, £182, £170, AP Moore, £155.
Mules - C Hancocks, £165, Knock Hall Farm, £165, J Alderson, £160.
Swaledale - Croft Farm Ptns, £142.
SPECIAL SHOW & SALE OF HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
Kindly Sponsored by Agri Lloyd & Midgley Motors
The Inaugural show & sale of hoggs with lambs at foot was kindly sponsored by Agri-Lloyd and Midgley Motors. Thanks goes to our judge Norman Frankland, Giggleswick for his time and expertise and thanks to our vendors for supporting us in this new venture.
The Championship rosette was awarded to the 1st prize pen of Mule Hoggs from Winter Bros, Clickham that went on to sell for £415 purchased by the judge, with the Winter Bros awarded 2nd prize pen of mules selling at £390.
Reserve Champion rosette was awarded to the 1st prize pen of Continental hoggs from S Pedley, Little Musgrave that went on to sell for £360.
Other highlights of the sale saw a black texel hogg with a badger face texel x gimmer lamb selling for £350 from MW&HE Pedley, Little Musgrave.
The consignment of mule gimmer hoggs from JS & S Atkinson, Scorton topped at £340. The trade in general was selective with some buyers put off travelling to Hawes by the recent change in BTV restrictions and the on-going drought.
MULE HOGGS
1st & Champion, Winter Bros, Appleby, £415
2nd - Winter Bros, Appleby, £390
3rd - JS & S Atkinson, Scorton, £340
CONT/ SUFFOLK HOGGS
1st & Reserve Champion, SJ Pedley, Little Musgrave, £360
2nd - MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave, £280
3rd - Booth Bros, Sedbergh, £232
Mule Singles - Winter Bros, £415, £390, JS & S Atkinson, £340, £300, £290 x2, £280, MW & HE Pedley, £280,
JH Pedley, £270, £232, £230, DJ Amsden, £218, E & K Bland, £202, S & A Bland, £200
Mule Twins - DJ Amsden, £232, £230, S & A Bland, £228.
Suffolk Singles -AP Moore, £250, £208.
Continental Singles - S Pedley, £360, £260, £250, MW & HE Pedley, £350, £220, £205, T & SB Procter, £310, £300, Booth Bros, £232.
Continental Twins - T & SB Procter, £250,
MACHINERY & IMPLEMENTS
Ifor Williams Trailer, £5000, Claas Markant 65 Conventional Baler, £4200, Bale Wrapper, £3500, Toyota Hilux, £3400, New Holland 565 Small Baler, £3300, Prattley Handling System, £3000, Marshal M560 Muck Spreader, BJ Trailer, £2000, Marshall Silage Trailer, £2000, Ifor Williams Livestock Trailer, £2000, Livestock Trailer, £1950, Kverneland UN 752 Bale Wrapper, £1800, Pottinger Rowing Up Machine, £1600, Nissan xtrail, £1400, Livestock Trailer, £1300, Kuhn Tail Topper, £1220, Quad Bike, £1200.
Saturday 17th May 2025
SPECIAL MAY SHOW AND SALE OF CATTLE
Forward: 138 Cattle, comprising 105 Store Cattle, 28 Beef Breeding Heifers with Calves at Foot, 1 Incalf Cow and 4 Cull Cows.
Kindly Sponsored by; Bainbridge Vets; Carrs Billington Agriculture; JMP Foodservice; J Warren ABP Ltd; King Hope & Co (Chartered Accountants); Mr FW Lawson; NFU Leyburn; Spar - J Blades & Sons, Hawes,
STORE CATTLE
Judged by Luke Wilkinson, Leyburn
Champion and winner of the J Blades & Sons (Grocers) Trophy, was a Blue x Limx Heifer from JR Blades, Hawes which made £2020 to EW & JR Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge
Reserve Champion and winner of the Bainbridge Vets Shield was a Lim x Heifer from WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon and made £1610 to G & JE Bell, Long Marton.
We had a quality show of cattle forward today. Some strong Store Cattle forward. Anything with age or size were keenly bid for and just the younger or grazing cattle harder to place. Steers topped at £2400 & £2000 for Lim Blks from E & K Bland and AT Pratt with 3 at £2000 or above. BRB for JF & GR Howard made £2230 and some strong Angus from T Metcalfe & Son achieved £2200, £2150 and £1950. Heifers were headed with a smart Lim Hfrs from P Dinsdale & Son at £2420 & £1980 with E & K Bland at £2040. A grand consignment from JC Fawcett of Blue Hfrs out of Friesian cows making £2360, £2240, £2230 with a further 8 lots of £2000 or above. Angus Hfrs again topped by T Metcalfe & Son at £1920 followed by G & P Middleton at £1620 and £1600 x2 for JF Bowe.
Heifers
1st & Champion, JR Blades, Hawes,£2020
2nd & Res Champion, WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, £1610
3rd - G & P Middleton, Garsdale, £1620
Steers
1st - JR Blades, Hawes, £1970
2nd - E & K Bland, Gaisgill, £2000
3rd - T Metcalfe & Son, Muker, £2200
Leading Prices: Heifers:
Limousin - P Dinsdale & Son, £2420, £1980, E & K Bland, £2040, RF & RD Kettlewell, £1880 x2, £1760, £1580, G & P Middleton, £1700, AT Pratt, £1700, £1670, £1390, S Alderson, £1680, £1420, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £1610, £1540,
J Dixon & Sons, £1580 x2, £1400, £1280, £1160, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £1420.
British Blue – JC Fawcett, £2360, £2240, £2230, £2190, £2170, £2060, £2030, £2020, £2000 x2, £1990, £1940, £1740,
JR Blades, £2020, RF & RD Kettlewell, £1860, JF Bowe & Son, £1840, £1830, £1720, £1710, £1660 x2.
Holstein - JC Fawcett, £2140.
Aberdeen Angus – T Metcalfe & Son, £1920, G & P Middleton, £1620, £1460 x2, JF Bowe & Son, £1600 x2, £1460 x2.
Overall Average £1744
Leading Prices: Steers:
Limousin – E & K Bland, £2400, £2000, £1700, AT Pratt, £2080, £2060, £2000, G & P Middleton, £1990,
WM & JE Shuttleworth, £1920 x2, JR Blades, £1900, RF & RD Kettlewell, £1840, £1660,
G & P Middleton, £1780, £1740 x2, £1620, £1610, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £1780, £1680, £1600, £1520,
S Alderson, £1700, £1660, £1610, £1380, £1200, A & TA Blades, £1660, £1560, £1480, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £1640, £1500,
Croft Farm Ptns, £1400, £1320, £1060 x2, £1020.
British Blue – JF & GR Howard, £2230, JR Blades, £1970.
Aberdeen Angus - T Metcalfe & Son, £2200, £2150, JF & GR Howard, £1950,
SM Iveson, £1540, £1500, £1470, £1360, £1310, £1280, £1250, G & P Middleton, £1500.
Blonde - C Bell, £1180.
Overall Average £1634
BEEF BREEDING CATTLE
Kindly Sponsored by FW Lawson
Judged by James Huck, Hubberholme
We had quality show of heifers with Calves at foot from 2 vendors and majority from JW & ME Taylor & Sons with these commanding some high prices with most going to regular satisfied customers. Outfits sold to a top price of £4350 with a further 4 lots sold at £4000 and above, all either Lim x or Blue heifers with Lim x Calves at foot. All heifers from 2 vendors averaged £3860.
Hfr & Calf
1st & Champion, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, Dent, £3900
2nd - JW & ME Taylor & Sons, Dent, £4350
3rd - JW & ME Taylor & Sons, Dent,£4000
Leading Prices:
Limousin - JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £4350, £4150, £4000 x3, £3900, £3800, £3450, MP & HM York, £3350
British Blue – JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £4350, £3950, £3650, £3550, MP & HM York, £3550.
Incalf BRB Cow - RF & RD Kettlewell, £2160.
CULL CATTLE
Cull cows topped at 310p for AT Pratt Lim x and Friesian topped at 287p for H Kirkbride.
Continentals to 310p/kg, AT Pratt, Hawes
Friesians to 238p/kg, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg
Total Average: 271.7p/kg
Leading Prices per Head:
Continentals - P Dinsdale & Son, £1542, AT Pratt, £1835, H Kirkbride & Son, £1498.
Holsteins/Friesians - H Kirkbride & Son, £1582
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Forward: 755 Sheep comprising 32 Spring Lambs, 262 Prime Hoggs, 209 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 94 Ewes with158 Lambs at foot.
SPRING LAMBS
A larger entry of spring lambs was presented this week, meeting strong buyer demand. A total of 32 lambs were forward, achieving an overall market average of 346p/kg.
Topping the trade was a consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, with Texel lambs weighing 48kg selling for £176 and £168, both purchased by Westmorland Services Ltd. Following closely was a consignment from BC Gregg, Masham, with 46kg Texel lambs selling for £166, bought by M Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. DA & MA Brown & Son, Leyburn, also enjoyed a strong trade, with 48kg Texels reaching £166. Additionally, Suffolk cross lambs from the same home sold to £165, achieving 385p/kg.
Spring lambs are required each week – please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us for entries or enquiries.
Suffolks to 384p, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale
Continentals to 367p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Continental - JR & LA Capstick, £176, £168 (Both lots sold to Westmorland Ltd),
BC Gregg, £166, (to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong) £152, DA & MA Brown & Son, £166, £152,
RC Whitehead & Son, £158, £155, £146.
Suffolk - DA & MA Brown & Son, £165, RC Whitehead & Son, £152, £150.50, £145, £144BC Gregg, £152
Total Average: 346p/kg
PRIME HOGGS
The trade was slightly sharper this week for hoggs especially in specification hoggs and well finished horned hoggs. Heavy weights topped at £160 for BFLs from GJ & M Scarr, Garsdale. Texel hoggs topped at £152 for heavy weights from Laurie Blades, Hawes followed by Olivia Blades, Hawes selling Hampshires to £148. Well finished handy weighted continentals sold between 310p/kg and 345p/kg. heavy weight Swaledale tup hoggs sold to £141 from JW Porter & Sons followed by £140 from JR & SL Pratt, Leyburn.
Leading Prices:
BFL - GJ & JM Scarr, £160, PJ Broughton, £125.
Continental – L Blades, £152, A & TA Blades, £147, £146, £141, £140, £136, P Turnbull, £145, O Blades, £140, HH Smith, £130,
JR Blades, £129, £119 x2, S & RD Parker, £126, £115, AD Lambert, £124, PJ Broughton, £120, £119, E Blackburn, £119, £104,
RF Lambert, £106.
Hampshire x - O Blades, £148, £141, L Blades, £145.
Swaledale – JW Porter & Sons, £141, JR & SL Pratt, £140, £130, £118, SJ & AK Hirst, £135, GJ & JM Scarr, £133,
RT Tennant, £131, £113, £107, £100, A & AJ Lambert, £130, HH Smith, £127, £106, RW Clarkson & Son, £123, AD Lambert, £112,
S & RD Parker, £110, £100, MA Bainbridge, £106, £105.50, £100, JR Blades, £101.
Suffolk - L Blades, £136.
Mules - A & TA Blades, £124, PJ Broughton, £119, AD Lambert, £116, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £110, JR Blades, £102.
Blackface - HH Smith, £122, £115, P Turnbull, £120.50, £120 x2.
Cheviot - E Blackburn, £110, JR Blads, £110.
CAST EWES
Similar Numbers forward and most Breeds same trade as last week. Texels topped at £230 twice and also had 2 lots at £220 for G Mudd. Some nice Suffolks forward with JR & LA Capstick at £222 and £202 and 2 further lots from RC Whitehead achieved £202. Cheviot Ewes topped at £160 x2 and E Blackburn made £158. Mules would be down on the week and were topped at £150 for a pen of 10 from G Mudd. Over half the sale were Swaledales and these topped at £130 and followed by a full pen from G Mudd at £125 with 7 lots at £110 or above. Lean ewes still a good price.
Continentals to £230, M& K Chippendale, Kirkby Stephen
Suffolks to £222, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
BFL to £200, EM Winspear, Hawes
Romney to £200, M & K Chippendale, Kirkby Stephen
Cheviot to £160
Mules to £150, G Mudd, Hawes
Zwartble to £142, MR & LE Rukin, West Stonesdale
Swaledale to £130, M & K Chippendale, Kirkby Stephen
Blackface to £120, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh
Dalesbred to £110, P Turnbull, Whitby
CAST RAMS
Rams not many forward but topped at £205 with A Sharples Texel and another Texel Ram at £200 from J Scarr & Sons.
Continental to £205, A Sharples, Sedbusk
Zwartble to £180, EM Winspear, Hawes
BFL to £156, GJ & JM Scarr, Garsdale
Beltex to £155, EM Winspear, Hawes
Cheviot to £142, E Blackburn, Low Row
Swaledale to £112, MA Bainbridge, Forest in Teesdale
EWES & LAMBS
A slightly smaller entry of sheep with lambs at foot this week, but trade stayed firm despite some buyers showing caution due to the ongoing dry spell or having nearly filled their requirements. Horned ewes with Mule lambs stole the show—clearly the trade of the day. More of this type could have easily been sold to the advantage of vendors, with strong demand evident.
Leading the way was the consignment from WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale selling to £358 for 2/3crop Texel ewes with twin lambs at foot with others from the same home selling to £305. The consignment from K & A Woof, Leyburn sold Texel x shearlings with texel twins selling to £330 followed by Mule shearlings & ewes with twins selling to £315. Horned ewes certainly in demand and more could have been sold. Young Swaledale ewes with Mule single gimmers from B & J Park, Garsdale sold to £260 and £225. Broken mouthed Swaledale ewes with mule lambs sold to £238 from J & SJ Bland, Hawes. Next week sale includes the Show and Sale 150 Hoggs with lambs at Foot.
Twins
Texel x - WC Stones & Son, £358, £305, K & A Woof, £330, £235, C Hancocks, £235. Av. £294.3
Swaledale- J & SJ Bland, £238, £188, J Alderson, £230, R Metcalfe, £220, £185, RN Hoggarth, £205, RW Ridley, £162, £130. Av. £186.4
Mule - K & A Woof, £315, £260, J Alderson & Son, £245, £215, GM Sedgwick & Son, £245, £230 x2, £225, £210,
RF & RD Kettlewell, £240, £220, J Alderson, £230, Av. £244.6
Herdwick - WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £122.
Singles
Swaledale - B & J Park, £260, £225, £192, £180, RN Hoggarth, £125. Av. £204.3
Mule - C Hancock’s, £185, J Alderson & Son, £175, £165, RF & RD Kettlewell, £160. Av. £172.5
Texel x - C Hancocks, £178.
Herdwick - WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £108, RN Hoggarth, £100. Av. £94
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Forward: 11 Calves 1330 Sheep comprising 3 Spring Lambs, 542 Prime Hoggs, 215 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 204 Ewes with 366 Lambs at foot.
SPRING LAMBS
Just a small selection of spring lambs forward topped at £154 and £150 for Hampshire x lambs from KJ Burrow, Dent.
Suffolks to 335p, KJ Burrow Dent, Av. 323.6p/kg
Suffolk - KJ Burrow, £154, (to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong) £150.
PRIME HOGGS
Following on from a sharper prime hogg trade last Tuesday in Hawes auction, hoggs trade slipped as the week went on with Hawes trade today in line with national trend. The consignment from JW & JH Burton & Son, Gayle lead the way selling Texel hoggs at 48kg to £168 and £166 purchased by M Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. Mule hoggs topped at £144 from WC Stone & Son, Arkengarthdale followed by £142 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. Swaledale hoggs topped at £138 from P Ewbank, Pateley Bridge.
Leading Prices:
Continental – JW & JH Burton & Son, £168, £166, £148, A Lodge, £150, £142, £139, HH Smith, £148, £130, M & P Carter, £147,
JMW Brown & Son, £146, £139, £120, J Metcalfe & Sons, £144, £134, T & LM Goad & Sons, £136, KJ Burrow, £136,
Bank House Farms, £134.50, £134, JH Sharp & Sons, £134, £130, RW Ewan, £129, A & J Myers, £120.50, £120.
Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £148, £140.
Mules - WC Stones & Son, £144, J Scarr & Sons, £142, JW & JH Burton & Son, £140, £130, Bank House Farms, £136, £124,
T & LM Goad & Sons, £133, Spout House Farms, £126.50, P Dinsdale & Son, £124, HH Smith, £124, J Metcalfe & Sons, £117,
A Lodge, £110.
Suffolk - J Metcalfe & Sons, £142, KJ Burrow, £140.50, £140, HH Smith, £135, £122, JMW Brown & Son, £123, A Hollings, £120 x2,
D Bentley, £110, Coverhead Farms, £110.
Cheviot - JS & D Cloughton & Son, £140, RW Ewan, £111, A Hollings, £110.50.
BFL - JW & JH Burton & Son, £140 x2, Bank House Farms, £139, £135,
Swaledale – P Ewbank, £138, £114, JW & JH Burton & Son, £135, £126, OM Wearmouth & Son, £134, £132, £114, D Bentley, £131,
JA Alderson, £130, £120, ME Bainbridge, £130, WI & AM Atkinson, £128.50, £120, J & SJ Bland, £128, £120, £114, £112,
M Bell & Son, £123, M & P Carter, £123, £111, Bank House Farms, £122, £121, £116, KJ Burrow, £119, AT & A Bainbridge, £112,
J Scarr & Son, £112, Spout House Farms, £111, RJ Tiplady, £110, WI & AM Atkinson, £110, JS Calvert Ltd, £110, D Bentley, £110.
Dalesbred - WI & AM Atkinson, £124, £118.50, £109, PD Bowdin, £113.
Herdwick - E Blackburn, £122, M & P Carter, £101, £100.
Blackface - HH Smith, £119, £109.
CAST EWES
A good show for the time of year with the majority of sheep forward being Hill Sheep. Top Price came from 3 Belte Ewes at £230. A good Run of Ewes came from G Mudd which headed a number of sections his Texel ewes achieved £212 and £192, his Mule Ewes headed at £155 and a pen of 14 strong Swale Ewes topped at £124. Cheviots topped at £170 and £152 and Roughfells topped at £124 from E & K Bland and then £120 from SL Hoggarth
Beltex to £230, M & K Chippendale, Kirkby Stephen
Continentals to £212, G Mudd, Hawes
BFL to £200, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg
Cheviot to £170
Suffolks to £162, HB Farms, Fadmoor
Mules to £155, G Mudd, Hawes
Blackface to £125, M & K Chippendale, Kirkby Stephen
Rough Fell to £124, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
Swaledale to £124, G Mudd, Hawes
Romney to £120, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes
Herdwick to £100, M & P Carter
CAST RAMS
Rams few more forward today (15) with a Continental Ram from Breck house at £200 and a BFL to £150 from JW & ME Taylor & Sons. Swales to £140 for AT & A Bainbridge.
Continental to £200, Breck House Enterprise Limited, Bransdale
BFL to £150, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, Dent
Cheviot to £140, A Hollings, Whitby
Swaledale to £140, AT & A Bainbridge, Forest-in-Teesdale
SHOW AND SALE OF EWES & LAMBS
Kindly Sponsored by M/S Labbate, Garsdale and Paradigm Sharpening, West Burton.
A bumper entry of sheep with lambs at foot forward this week for the Spring Show and Sale of Show with Lambs at foot. A special thank you goes to sale day sponsors Labbates and Paradigm as well as our judge Mark Townley for his time and expertise. The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of continental ewes with twin lambs from WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale that went onto sell for the days top price of £450. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of Mule ewes with twin lambs from K & A Woof, Marsett. These went onto sell for £320. Texdale ewes with twin lambs from Libby Winspear sold to £352 followed by others to £335.
The sale included a bumper entry of Swaledale ewes with Mule lambs at foot and created plenty of interest in which more could have easily been sold to the advantage of vendors. Swaledale ewes with Single mule gimmer lambs sold to £420 and £405 from E & K Bland, Tebay who enjoyed a strong trade throughout the day selling Swaledale ewes with Mule twin gimmers to £360 and other pens to £330. This was followed by £310 for Swaledale ewes with twin mule gimmer lambs from JA Alderson, Barras.
The Hogg with lambs at foot Show and Sale will be on Tuesday 20th May 2025.
Judged by Mark Townley, Gressingham
Store & Primestock (Sale of Ewes with Lambs)
Cont X Ewes with Lambs
1st & Champion WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale, £450
2nd - EM Winspear, Hawes, £352
3rd - LV & N Croft, Ellingstring, £298
Mule Ewes with Lambs
1st & Reserve Champion, K & A Woof, Marsett, £320
2nd - LV & N Croft, Ellingstring, £272
Mule Shearlings with Lambs
1st - K & A Woof, Marsett, £332
2nd - K & A Woof, Marsett, £300
Swaledale Ewes & Lambs
1st - E & K Bland, Gaisgill, £280
2nd - M Allan (Knock Hall Farm) Dufton, £232
3rd - M Allan (Knock Hall Farm) Dufton, £235
Twins
Texels - WC Stones & Son, £450, EM Winspear, £352, £335, £290, L Blades, £300, £295, LV & N Croft, £298, J Pratt & Sons, £275, Knock Hall Farm, £258, J Alderson, £238, AC & SG Ramsden, £230. Av. £335.70
Swaledale - E & K Bland, £360, £330, £280, JA Alderson, £310, R Metcalfe, £278, £255, WC Stones & Son, £242,
Knock Hall Farm, £235 x2, £232, £215, £212, L Blades, £235 x2, £232, J Alderson, £228, JR & SL Pratt, £220, £175, S & A Bland, £218, Croft Farm Ptns, £182, £170, RW Ridley, £182, £178, £155, G Mudd, £168, AC & SG Ramsden, £150. Av. £225.9
Mule - K & A Woof, £332, £320, £300, RD Anderson, £302, £292, EM Winspear, £282, Av. £288
Hampshire - L Blades, £305.
Cheviot - J Pratt & Sons, £210, £195. Av. £200
Singles
Swaledale. - E & K Bland, £420, £405, £202, £175, JA Alderson, £250, R Metcalfe, £205, JR & SL Pratt, £170, £160, £125. Av. £248.1
Beltex - L Blades, £300, £295, £270. Av. £291.2
Texels - G Barraclough, £228, £220, £215, £210, £192 x2, J Pratt & Sons, £165, £150. Av. £201.2
Mule - J Pratt & Sons, £185, J Alderson & Son, £185, J Alderson, £180. Av. £181.8
SHOW & SALE OF CALVES
Spring Show of Calves for the Bill Thompson Trophy,
Kindly Sponsored by Genus Breeding & Raydale Preserves
Kindly Judged by Bob Ewan, Kendal
Today we held our Show & Sale for The Bill Thompson Trophy and had a good show forward. Thanks to our regular sponsors Genus and Raydale Preserves. Our judge Bob Ewan picked the oldest calf as our Champion a smart Blue Heifer from B Clarkson and it fetched £810 other heifers achieving £605 both for J Scarr & Son. Reserve Champin came from H Kirkbride & Son was a Limousin Bull which reached £670.B Clarkson two Blue Bulls headed the prices at £700 and £680. Calves next in 2 weeks- time and more entries welcome for keen buyers.
Heifers
1st & Champion, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £810
2nd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £580
3rd - J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £520
Av. £624
Bulls
1st & Res Champion, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £670
2nd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £600
3rd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £700
Av. £643.3
Bulls:
BRB - B Clarkson, £700, £680.
Limousin - H Kirkbride & Son, £670, £600, J Scarr & Sons, £610, £600.
Heifers:
BRB - B Clarkson, £810, £580, J Scarr & Sons, £605, £520.
Limousin - J Scarr & Sons, £605.