Tuesday 20th May 2025

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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

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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. 

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SPECIAL SHOW & SALE OF HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT 

Kindly Sponsored by Agri Lloyd & Midgley Motors

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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

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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.

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Saturday 17th May 2025

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SPECIAL MAY SHOW AND SALE OF CATTLE 

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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

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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. 

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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

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Leading Prices per Head: 

Continentals - P Dinsdale & Son, £1542, AT Pratt, £1835, H Kirkbride & Son, £1498.

Holsteins/Friesians - H Kirkbride & Son, £1582

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Tuesday 13th May 2025

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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

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Tuesday 6th May 2025

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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