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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.
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Market Reports
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Forward: 6 Calves and 549 Sheep comprising 180 Spring Lambs, 241 Prime Hoggs and 128 Cast Ewes and Rams.
SPRING LAMBS
The summer show and sale of prime lambs enjoyed a far better trade then expected with a busy ring of buyers ensuring all types of lambs keenly bid for. The overall market average was 345p/kg very much in line with other market centres especially with a good number of hill bred lambs already coming forward early in the season.
A highlight of the day was the early summer show and sale of prime lambs kindly sponsored by Horner Shearing equipment. The judging was in the capable hands of Martin Hare of Lane End Farm Shop who we thank for his time and expertise. Some great pens of lambs put forward for the judge to cast his eye over saw the championship rosette awarded to a cracking pair of Beltex x lambs from BC Gregg of Angram Livestock which created eager bidding selling to £270 or 587p/kg with the judge backing his judge and purchasing the winners! A successful day saw them collect second prize Suffolk lambs selling to £218 at 52kg purchased by Mr D Morland of Westmorland Ltd. A great consignment of lambs from JR & LA Capstick, Killington saw them awarded reserve champion rosette with the first prize pen of Suffolk lambs selling for £196 at 45kg purchased by Mr D Morland of Westmorland Ltd with this consignment also awarded the second prize pen of continental lambs selling to £192 at 46kg.
More lambs easily could have been sold to the vendors advantage with more needed each week as buyers left today short in supply. There were more hill lambs forward selling cheviots to £156 at 47kg from Springhill partnership. Mule lambs topped at £149 at 50kg from DJ Amsden, Hawes. A number of horned spring lambs forward saw Rough Fells at 37kg selling to £113 from E & K Bland and Swaledales at 34kg selling to £99 J Sunter and Son, Simonstone.
SHOW AND SALE OF SPRING LAMBS
Kindly Sponsored by Horner Shearing & WH Harker, Leyburn.
Judged By Martin Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong
Continentals
1st & Champion, BC Gregg, Ellingstring 46kg £270/587p/kg to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop Tong
2nd - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 46kg, £192
3rd - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 45kg, £172
Suffolks
1st & Res Champion, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 45kg, £196/436p/kg to Westmorland Ltd
2nd - BC Gregg, Ellingstring, 52kg, £218
Continentals out of Mules
1st - MW & E Pedley, Little Musgrave, 42kg, £145
Mules
1st - DJ Amsden, Hawes, 46kg, £140
2nd - DJ Amsden, Hawes, 50kg, £149
3rd - DJ Amsden, Hawes, 44kg, £135
Continentals to 587p/kg, BC Gregg, Ellingstring
Suffolks to 436p/kg, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Mules to 326p/kg, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
Total Average 345p/kg
Leading Prices:
Continental – BC Gregg, £270, £154.50, £141, £139, JR & LA Capstick, £192, £172, £157, £154, £153, H Kirkbride & Son, £170,
E & K Bland, £155, MW & HE Pedley, £154, £153, £145, Springhill Ptns, £154, £146, £140, JW Porter & Sons, £151, £146,
R & JM Harper, £150, £146.50, DA & MA Brown & Son, £148, £147, LC Scarr & Son, £145,£140, Whyte & Percival, £144,
P Dinsdale & Son, £144, £142, RC Whitehead & Son, £143, £140, M Bateman & Son, £140, DB & A Hoggarth, £138, £123,
K Calvert Ltd, £134.
Suffolk - BC Gregg, £218, £140, JR & LA Capstick, £196, DA & MA Brown & Son, £172, £170, £163, S Troughton, £165,
RC Whitehead & Son, £165 x2, £147, £138, JM Smith, £164.50, £157.50, £155, £150 x2, R & JM Harper, £144.50,
DB & A Hoggarth, £138 x2, £130.
Cheviot - Springhill Ptns, £156,
Zwartble - E Brown, £150.
Mule - DJ Amsden, £149, £141, £140, £135, £130, E & K Bland, £137.
Blackface - P Dinsdale & Son, £130.
Rough Fell - E & K Bland, £113.
Swaledale - J Sunter & Son, £99.
PRIME HOGGS
The trade for prime hoggs was far better than expected with buyers eagerly and actively looking to purchase them. Well fleshed continental hoggs regularly selling in excess of the 300p/kg peaking at 330p/kg from S Featherstone, Kirkby Moorside. Heavy weighted hoggs topped at £168 from DE & P Wilson and Partner, Farndale. Horned hoggs topped at £138 for heavy weight Swaledale tup hoggs from G Calvert & Sons, Keld with plenty selling around £130 mark.
Continental - DE & P Wilson & Ptns, £168, £144, S Featherstone, £154, £152, £138, £132, £120, £118, £116, Springhill Ptns, £142,
HB Farms, £142, KR & SN Dinsdale, £142 x2, £140, A & TA Blades, £120, JS Lynas, £120, £112, P Turnbull, £118, HB Farms, £118,
RF Lambert, £117,
Herdwick x - RC Whitehead & Son, £144.
Mule - DE & P Wilson, £138, KR & SN Dinsdale, £138, £125, S Featherstone, £130, A & TA Blades, £120, £114, £105,
T & LM Goad & Sons, £112, DE & P Wilson & Ptns, £110.
Swaledale - G Calvert & Sons, £138, J Rukin & Son, £132, £118, £100, S Bell & Sons, £132, DE & P Wilson & Ptns, £124, £118 x2,
D Bentley, £112, £110, £100, P Turnbull, £107, £106, G Barraclough, £104, P Turford, £104, J Hallam Son & Daughter, £104,
T & LM Goad & Sons, £100.
Suffolk - DE & P Wilson & Ptns, £140, D Bentley, £120, £100.
Blackface - D Shaw-Fencing & Forestry, £138, HH Smith, £117, £116, £109, P Turnbull, £115, P Turford, £110.
Cheviot - G Barraclough, £126.
CAST EWES
Less Ewes forward but a good trade throughout. Texels topped at £200 for JR & LA Capstick followed with CR & A Thornborrow at £188. Suffolks were next with a nice packet from Sledmere Est, Driffield at £198, £170 & £165. BFL Achieved £185 for R Bland. Some strong cheviot ewes from J Binns realised £176 followed by Springhill Ptns at £142. Horned sheep were headed by some powerful Roughfells from E & K Bland at £140 and followed with T & LM Goad & Son at £128, not many Swale Ewes forward today but still anything with meat were good. Topping again from E & K Bland at £120 and followed with two Whitby consigners of P Turford at £116 and J Hallam at £112. Mules were fewer in numbers and topped at £148 for P Dinsdale & Son and J Binns at £142.
Texel x to £200, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolk to £198, Sledmere Estate, Diffield
BFL to £185, R Bland, Gaisgill
Cheviot to £176, J Binns, Keighley
Beltex to £150, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Charollais to £150, J Binns, Keighley
Mules to £148, P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton
Rough Fell to £140, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
Swaledale to £120, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
Blackface to £108, P Turnbull, Kildale
CAST RAMS
E & K Bland topped the Ram section with a Cheviot Ram at £170 and then also had a Roughfell at £140. D Shaw had a massive Blackface at £145.
Cheviot to £170, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
Blackface to £145, D Shaw-Fencing & Forestry, Whitby
Roughfell to £140, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
BFL to £126, BL Acton, Leyburn
Continental to £100, JR Blades, Muker
Swaledale to £46, T & LM Goad & Sons, Dent
CALVES
6 young calves forward selling to a very good trade. Topping was a Limousin Bull from H Kirkbride & Son at £595 this was followed by J Scarr & Sons Blue bull at £590 and a Friesian x at £300. Heifers made £475 for a Blue from J Scarr & Sons with a Limousin from H Kirkbride & Son at £460. More could be sold to advantage so if you fancy trying some ring, Kenton Foster.
Bulls
Limousin to £595, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, Av. £422.5
BRB to £590, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £445
Heifers
BRB to £475, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg
Limousin to £460, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg
Tuesday 3rd June 2025
Forward: 726 Sheep comprising 137 Spring Lambs, 158 Prime Hoggs, 298 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 53 Ewes with 80 Lambs at foot.
SPRING LAMBS
Thank you to those that answered our requests for spring lambs, but more were desperately required to fill the buyers’ requirements with an impressive market average of 392p/kg to include the first draw of Swaledale prime lambs of the year! Plenty of pens of better conformation lambs sold easily in excess of the 400p/kg topping at 430p/kg for 41kg Beltexs selling to £176 with 40kg Beltex lambs to £170 all consigned by R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck. Heavy weight texel lambs topped at £186 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg weighing 52kg purchased by Westmorland Services Limited. Following this at £182 was 44kg Texel lambs from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck with the same price achieved for Texel lambs from RC Whitehead & Son, West Burton with the consignment from JM Dickeson, Middleton in Teesdale topping at £181. Suffolk lambs topped at £179 twice for 44kg lambs from JR & LA Capstick, Killington. There was plenty more lambs selling in the late one hundred and seventies. Mule lambs sold to £114 weighing 32kg from WC Porter & Son, Reeth with a pen of 33kg Swaledale lambs selling to £100 from J Sunter & Son, Hawes.
The sale next week will include the annual summer show of Spring Lambs kindly sponsored by Horner Shearing Equipment.
Continental x 429p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck
Suffolk to 407p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Mules to 356p, WC Porter & Son, Reeth
Swaledales to 303p, J Sunter & Son, Simonstone
Total Av. 389p/kg
Leading Prices:
Continental x – J Scarr & Sons, £186, £179, R Mudd & Sons, £182, £176, £170, RC Whitehead & Son, £182, £169,
JM Dickeson, £181, £150, £148, £146, JW Porter & Sons, £178 x2, £171, JR & LA Capstick, £178, £176, £172, Whyte & Percival, £177,
MW & HE Pedley, £174, £169, £167, JJ & E Labbate, £173.50, £164, DA & MA Brown & Son, £172, £169, BC Gregg, £171 x3, £161,
MP & HM York, £169, £159, £156, GS Milburn, £165, WT Metcalfe & Son, £164, P Dinsdale & Son, £161, £158,
Suffolk - JR & LA Capstick, £179 x2, (to Westmorland Limited) RC Whitehead & Son, £177, £174, DA & MA Brown & Son, £172, £165,
GJ & JM Scarr, £169, A Lambert, £161, MP & HM York, £139.
Mules - WC Porter & Son, £114.
Swaledales - J Sunter & Son, £100.
PRIME HOGGS
The trade for good quality hoggs went up a notch today with buyers looking to finish orders for this weekend’s festival. Plenty of well-fed continental hoggs would sell in the region of three hundred pence per kilogram and more. The market topped at £192 for 64kg texel hoggs from ME Dinsdale, Carperby with others from the same home to £182 at 60kg. The consignment of well finished hoggs from Jack Towler, Langcliffe sold to a top of £174, £171 and £168 with plenty more hoggs selling in the region of £160. Upland hoggs from the same home sold to £154 for Jacobs and Mules to £153 and £150. Swaledale hoggs topped at £148 from JA Alderson, Barras with Dalesbred selling to £144 from R Capstick and Son, Ingleton.
Leading Prices:
Continentals – ME Dinsdale, £192, £182, JS Towler, £174, £171, £168, £166, £162, £161, £155, £154, £150 x4, £147, £130,
JR Davidson & Son, £156, £124, £118, £110, PE & TJ Wilson, £155, A Lambert, £154, E Blackburn, £151, £106, CB Alderson, £100.
Suffolk - JS Towler, £162, £151,
Mule – JS Towler, £153, £150, £140, T & LM Goad & Sons, £125, £117, JR Davidson & Son, £100.
Cheviot - JS Towler, £153, £110, E Blackburn, £120.
Swaledale – JA Alderson, £148, £138, J Dixon & Sons, £142, £138, J Allison & Sons, £141, £132, £131, £126,
JS & D Cloughton & Son, £140, Dixon Bros, £134, £102, MR Ewbank, £130, £122.
Gritstone - PE & TJ Wilson, £148.
Dalesbred - R Capstick & Son, £144.
Herdwick - JS Towler, £140.
CAST EWES
Ewes overall would be dearer on the week with more forward. JR & LA Capstick topped the Texel Trade at £202 followed by R Mudd & Sons at £200 with 10 lots above £170. The same vendor also topped the Suffolks at £172. Mules there were more forward and trade would be better with J Binns achieving £156, 2 lots made £150 and 8 further lots £160 or above. The same vendor also topped with Cheviots at £154 followed with D Harris at £141. Swales were topped with some strong ewes from JA Alderson at £140 and were followed with JC Walker & Son at £130 and MR Ewbank at £128 but would be more of the leaner versions forward and these would be £40-£65.
Continentals to £202, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolk to £172, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Mules to £156, J Binns, Keighley
Cheviot to £154, J Binns, Keighley
BFL to £150, JC Walker & Son, Dunsop Bridge
Swaledale to £140, JA Alderson, Barras
Hampshire to £135, KJ Burrow, Dent
Rough Fell to £121, MP & HM York, Sedbergh
Blackface to £116, P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton
Dalesbred to £110, A Lambert, Bainbridge
Herdwick to £82, JS Towler, Settle
CAST RAMS
9 Rams forward and were topped with P Dinsdale & Son Texel Ram at £180 with BFL at £152 and JA Alderson had Swales at £136.
Continental to £180, P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton
BFL to £152, JC Walker & Son, Dunsop Bridge
Swaledales to £136, JA Alderson, Barras
SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
A larger entry of sheep with lambs at foot was met by a noticeably busier ring of keen, active buyers — no doubt encouraged by the recent rain however trade remains very similar. The sale topped at £280 for Texel x ewes with Texel lambs from M & J Mudd, Leyburn. The consignment of Mule hoggs with single Texel lambs from JS & S Atkinson, Scorton sold to £255, £245 and £235. Continental ewes with single lambs sold to a top of £195 from HG Lynas & Son, Ravensworth.
Twins
Continentals - M & J Mudd, £280, £232, HG Lynas & Son, £162. Av. £247
Mules - C Hancocks, £228, £222, HG Lynas & Son, £225. Av. £225
Singles
Mules – JS & S Atkinson, £255, £245, £235, £230, HG Lynas & Son, £160, £150. Av. £227
Texdales - HG Lynas & Son, £195, £192, C Hancocks, £175, £170, JS Lynas, £152. Av. £180
Herdwick – JS Towler, £100.
Tuesday 27th May 2025
Forward: 9 Calves. 674 Sheep comprising 77 Spring Lambs, 303 Prime Hoggs, 261 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 12 Ewes with 21 Lambs at foot.
SPRING LAMBS
The weekly sale of spring lambs saw a slightly smaller entry this week selling to a very similar trade to the previous week with an overall market average of 322p/kg. Leading the way at £162 was a 49kg Texel lamb from BC Gregg, Masham purchased by M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop with others from the same good home selling to £157. The consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington topped at £156 with others from the same home selling to £150. Whyte and Percival sold Texel lambs to £153.
Continental x to 355p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolk to 339p, KJ Burrow, Dent
Total Av. 322p/kg
Leading Prices:
Continental x – BC Gregg, £162 (to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong), £157, £152 x2, £145, JR & LA Capstick, £156, £150, £141, £137, Whyte & Percival, £153, £147, £141, DA & MA Brown & Son, £147, £140, £138, RC Whitehead & Son, £138, £136, £130.
Suffolk - RC Whitehead & Son, £144, £140, £137, £135, KJ Burrow, £139 x2, £134, DA & MA Brown & Son, £138,
A & H Watson, £134, £124.
PRIME HOGGS
It was noticeable that well finished continental hoggs in more demand in Hawes today and buyer’s keener to purchase the quality in which more are required for the upcoming festival at the end of next week. The consignment from Jack Towler, Langcliffe topped the market at £160 with heavy weight Texels with others from the same home selling to £154 with Mule hoggs from the same home topping to £154 with plenty more pens from this home selling in excess of £150. Texel hoggs at 49kg sold to £156 from Coates Bros, Widdle. Beltex hoggs sold to 340p/kg at 44kg grossing at £149 from PJ Broughton, Fadmoor. Plenty of pens of well fleshed continental hoggs selling between 310p/kg and 325p/kg with vendors urged to forward this type of hoggs next week for the festival. Horned hoggs sold to £133 from B & J Aconley, Farndale.
Leading Prices:
Continentals – JS Towler, £160, £154, 152, £151, £150 x2, £145, £140, £137, Coates Bros, £156, £116, £110, £108, £107,
RF & RD Kettlewell, £151, PJ Broughton, £149, £100, A & TA Blades, £143, £109, Whyte & Percival, £136, AJ & L Hunter, £134,
A Whitehead, £133, RW Ewan, £124.
Mule – JS Towler, £154, A & TA Blades, £145, £111, PJ Broughton, £141, £134, £107, £104, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £116, HH Smith, £112, AC & K Pye & Son, £112, £108, £101, T Dent & Son, £104.
Swaledale – B & J Aconley, £133, £104, J Dixon & Sons, £131, £107, JR Blades, £120, £111, B Thornborrow, £116, £100,
M & P Carter, £116, P Turnbull, £114, £108, JR & SL Pratt, £110, MR & LE Rukin, £110, £108, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £106, £105,
AC & K Pye & Son, £106, £102, DJ Amsden, £103, A & J Myers, £100.
Suffolk - HH Smith, £132, RF & RD Kettlewell, £110.
Rough Fell - A & H Watson, £99.
Blackface - HH Smith, £108, P Turnbull, £98, £90.
Cheviot - RW Ewan, £108.
CAST EWES
Ewes good trade although not the higher priced big ewes today but the middle sized and fleshed would be better on the week. Texels topped at £175 from D Hodgson followed by JR & LA Capstick at £170 who also topped the Suffolks at same price. Beltex x from G Mudd achieved £172 and he had the top priced Mules at £158 and £152. More Cheviots forward which were headed at £170 from AT Lambert & Son with 6 further lots at £150 or above. 60% of the sale were Swales and these were headed by A & H Watson and T Dent & Son both at £130 with 20 ewes from C Patchett at £120.
Texel x to £175, D Hodgson, Askrigg
Beltex to £172, G Mudd, Hawes
Suffolk to £170, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Cheviot to £170, AT Lambert & Son, Simonstone
Mules to £159, G Mudd, Hawes
Swaledale to £130, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale & T Dent & Son, Swinithwaite
Herdwick to £89, JE & SF Ward, Whitby
BFL to £80, Bank House Farms, Cowan Bridge
CAST RAMS
9 Rams forward with Texels at £170 and BFL at £150.
Continental to £170
BFL to £150, Bank House Farms, Cowan Bridge
Swaledales to £75, BJ Broughton, Bransdale
CALVES
Nine young calves were forward and met with a fantastic trade. The top price was a very smart Blue Bull from B Clarkson, which achieved £880, followed by a Limousin from J Scarr & Son at £710, who also had a Blue at £690. Heifers were topped by B Clarkson’s Blue at £670, followed by J Scarr & Son’s entry at £610. The next sale is on Tuesday 10th June 2025.
Bulls
BRB to £880, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £785
Limousin to £710, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £682.5
Heifers
BRB to £670, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £640
Limousin to £470, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, Av. £430
SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT LAMBS
There were fewer sheep with lambs at foot, but the trade was strong as the much-needed rain boosted buyers' confidence. Aged Mule ewes with Texel twin lambs sold to £272 from AT Lambert, Simonstone. We are already looking forward to next week’s sale, with over 75 outfits entered so far and more entries welcome. Please don’t hesitate to contact an auctioneer with your entries.
Twins
Continentals - HG Lynas & Son, £242.
Mules - AT Lambert & Son, £272, £245, A Whitehead, £222 Av. £251
Singles
Continental - HG Lynas & Son, £175, £160.
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.