Tuesday 8th July 2025

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Forward: 755 Sheep comprising 401 Spring Lambs, 58 Prime Hoggs, 296 Cast Ewes and Rams forward. 

 

SPRING LAMBS 

The lamb trade was nothing short of electric — a day that had to be seen to be believed! Demand was sky-high, and prices reflected it, with Hawes lambs averaging an exceptional 378p/kg or £162.56. The only thing missing? More sheep! With buyers hungry for quality and plenty of room to handle higher numbers, there’s no doubt twice as many lambs could have easily been sold. If you’ve got them, now’s the time to bring them.

Once again, weight was in high demand, and the pounds added up nicely, topping at £196 for 52kg Texel lambs from C & M Hugill, Hawes, with 49kg lambs from the same home selling to £194. Texel lambs at 50kg sold to £195 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, with lambs of the same weight from JM Smith, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. This was followed by a consignment from DT Dinsdale & Son, Aysgarth, selling 51kg Texels to £190, with Charollais lambs at the same weight also reaching £190. Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £184 at 47kg from KJ Burrows, Dent, with same-weight Suffolks from A & H Watson selling to £182. Plenty of heavy lambs were selling in excess of the £180 mark.

Numerous pens of Beltex and better-conformation lambs sold in and around the 400p/kg mark, topping at 410p/kg for 40kg Beltex lambs, selling to £164 from PF Goodall, Redmire. Beltex lambs also topped at £188 for 47kg from JR & LA Capstick, Killington. Handy-weight commercial Continental and Suffolk lambs just over the 40kg mark were regularly selling in the £150s and into the early £160s.

Mule lambs sold to a staggering £178 for 48kg from JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, with 43kg Mule lambs reaching £148 from K & M Sowerby & Son, Askrigg. Lightweight Swaledale lambs saw a sharper trade, selling to £116 at 35kg from WH Harker, Leyburn, and 33kg Swaledales to £112 from J Sunter & Son, Hawes.

We look forward to seeing you next week at Hawes Auction Mart. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with one of our auctioneers to discuss the marketing of your prime sheep — we're always happy to help. A good day is guaranteed at Hawes, with strong trade, friendly faces, and the crack flowing freely in our café.

 

Beltex to 410p, PF Goodall, Redmire

Texel x to 400p, D Williamson, Robin Hoods Bay

Suffolk to 391p, KJ Burrow, Dent

Charollais to 386p, JK Foster, Catterick Garriston

Mules to 371p, JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside

Swaledales to 339p, J Sunter & Son, Simonstone

Total Av. 378.52p/kg  

 

Leading Prices:

Texel x – C & M Hugill, £196, (to C Steadman, Butchers Kirkby Stephen) £194, £188,

J Scarr & Sons, £195, (to Westmorland Ltd, Tebay) £175, JM Smith, £193, £184.50, £170, DT Dinsdale & Son, £190,

R Moore & Son, £186, £173, A & H Watson, £184, £176, D Hodgson, £184, £176, £159, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £179, £173,

D Williamson, £179, £171, £159, £150, £148, £124, JR & LA Capstick, £176, £171, £166, Whyte & Percival, £172,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £171, £169, £158, SM Elphick, £170, DB & A Hoggarth, £169, £165, J Sunter & Sons, £169,

J & JH Whaley, £168, AJ & J Sunter, £167.50, K Calvert Ltd, £167 x2, P Dinsdale & Son, £165.50, JW Porter & Sons, £165, £161,

AD Lambert, £162, £149, £132, T & LM Goad & Sons, £159.50, £155, LC Scarr & Son, £157, AD Coates & Son, £154,

J Sunter & Sons, £153, BL Acton, £150, Croft Farm Ptns, £150, £139.50, J Sunter & Son, £149, K & M Sowerby & Son, £148,

B Clarkson, £140, A & NJ Heseltine, £135.50, JS Towler, £128.

Suffolk - DT Dinsdale & Son, £190, £159, KJ Burrow, £184, £178, £172 x2, £170.50, A & H Watson, £182, £170 x2, £160,

JM Smith, £180, £170, DB & A Hoggarth, £167.50, £161, K & M Sowerby & Son, £148.

Beltex - JR & LA Capstick, £188, £178, R Mudd & Sons, £166, £165, £161.50, £158, £157.50, D Williamson, £166, £161, PF Goodall, £164, K Calvert Ltd, £159, B Clarkson, £158, Croft Farm, £157, JW Porter & Sons, £152, A & NJ Heseltine, £148, £135.50.

Mules - JW Porter & Sons, £178, K & M Sowerby & Son, £148.

BFL - DB & A Hoggarth, £170, A & H Watson, £158.

Charollais - JK Foster, £162, £150.

Swaledales - WH Harker, £116, J Sunter & Son, £112.

 

PRIME HOGGS

Well-fleshed hoggs met a sharper trade as numbers begin to tighten, selling to an average of 270p/kg. Texel hoggs topped the day twice at £162, from JE & SF Ward, Sleights, and JS Towler, Langcliffe. Suffolk hoggs followed closely, topping at £156.Well-fleshed prime hoggs remain in strong demand, and Hawes is well equipped to handle more numbers — now’s the time to market them.

    

Leading Prices:

Cheviot - JS Towler, £162, M Hallam, £130.

Continentals – JE & SF Ward, £162, £146, W Gardner, £132, £126, £122, A Hollings, £132, £124, E & JM Featherstone, £132,

JR Davidson & Son, £118 x3.

Suffolk - A Hollings, £156.

Mules - JW Porter & Sons, £132, A Hollings, £100.

Blackface - HH Smith, £124, £120, £108.

Swaledale – KD Hulley, £120, W Gardner, £108.

Herdwick – W Gardner, £118, £106.

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CAST EWES 

Ewes followed the rest of trade today and would be up £10-£15 on the week with very similar numbers forward. Plenty of newly spained ewes forward but anything with meat were keenly bid for. Top price came from SH TA & M Sutcliffe with Suffolks at £196 with others from J Binns at £186 and JR & LA Capstick at £182. JR & LA Capstick had the top two prices of Texel x ewes at £192 & £174. Beltex Ewe from JR Blades made £190. Mules were stronger than last weeks. DT Dinsdale & Son topped at £168 with SH TA & M Sutcliffe at £156. Swales topped the horned ewe trade and even though 60% of the ewes forward were Swales with quite a lot freshly spained they were still sought after. GJ & JM Scarr topped at £136 with a further 8 lots between £106-£118 but the leanest would be the biggest jump up from £50-£70. A lone Herdwick from JE & SF Ward from Whitby made £124 and Roughfells from A & H Watson made £120-£110. Grazing men are starting to look for ewes but are requiring clipped ewes.

 

Suffolk to £196, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Texel to £192, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Beltex to £190, JR Blades, Muker

Mules to £168, DT Dinsdale & Son, Aysgarth 

Cheviot to £160, M Hallam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Swaledale to £136, GJ & JM Scarr, Garsdale 

BFL to £130, J Sunter & Sons, Askrigg

Herdwick to £124, JE & SF Ward, Whitby

Rough Fell to £120, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

 

CAST RAMS

Only 3 Rams forward and Texels topped at £158 from AD Coates & Son. 

 

Texel x to £158, AD Coates & Son, Keld

Blacknose Valais to £152, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

BFL to £130, JS Towler, Settle

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Tuesday 1st July 2025

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Forward: 731 Sheep comprising 327 Spring Lambs, 106 Prime Hoggs, 298 Cast Ewes and Rams forward. 

 

SPRING LAMBS 

The spring lamb trade remains firm at Hawes Auction, with consistent demand and more lambs needed each week to meet buyer requirements. This week’s overall market average stood at 341p/kg, matching last week’s level—even as many other centres reported an easing in trade earlier in the week.

Heavyweight lambs continue to sell well, with strong demand and prices holding firm. More entries are needed to satisfy buyer demand, especially for well-finished, heavier lambs. Better-bred Continental lambs are comfortably making over 360p/kg, proving there’s a premium for quality.

A standout top price came from first-time vendor DF Stainthorpe, whose journey from Whitby paid off handsomely—selling 50kg Texel lambs to £188. Fellow Whitby vendor J Scott also made his debut at Hawes and was well rewarded, selling 52kg Texels to £182, purchased by Martin Hare of Lane End Farm Shop.

Regular consignors JR & LA Capstick, Killington brought another top-quality run, selling shapely 48kg Texels to £184, purchased by Tebay Services. The Capsticks also saw their 46kg lambs make £178 to the same buyer. J Scott returned to the ring with 45kg smart Beltex lambs, selling at £172, again to Martin Hare.

Heavy lambs regularly sold around the £170 mark or more, including top-end Suffolks from KJ Burrow, Dent, reaching £171 and £170.

Handier-weight lambs also held a solid trade, with well-finished lighter weights drawing keen interest and competitive bidding.

 

Texel x to 387p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Beltex to 382p, J Stott, Whitby

Charollais to 364p, J Binns, Keighley

Suffolk to 361p, DF Stainthorpe, Whitby 

Swaledales to 297p, J Sunter & Son, Simonstone

Total Av. 341p/kg  

 

Leading Prices: 

Texel x – DF Stainthorpe, £188, (to Westmorland Ltd, Tebay), £174, £168, £152, JR & LA Capstick, £184, £178, £170, £159, £156,

J Stott, £182, £170, £160, DA & MA Brown & Son, £176, £166, £150 x2, £144, A & AJ Lambert, £172, £134,

R Wood & Son, £170, £149.50, £140.50, DB & A Hoggarth, £164, £157, £140.50, R & JM Harper, £163, £145.50,

R Mudd & Son, £159, £148, £144, £132, JW Porter & Sons, £151.50, £140, £138.50, BC Gregg, £147 x2, P Dinsdale & Son, £146.50,

J Scarr & Sons, £146, K Calvert Ltd, £146, R Marwood & Son, £144, WT Metcalfe & Son, £135.50, £128, £121, PF Goodall, £134,

P Dinsdale & Son, £133.50, £133, LC Scarr & Son, £132. 

Beltex - J Scott, £172, (to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong), £166, JR & LA Capstick, £167, £156, BC Gregg, £160, £156, £140,

R Marwood & Son, £158, £150, £144, £140 x2, R & JM Harper, £153, JW Porter & Sons, £148, £140, R Mudd & Sons, £145, £138, £121,

K Calvert Ltd, £130, 

Suffolk - KJ Burrow, £171, £170, £160, £155, £153.50, £146, MJ & JD Handley, £166.50, DF Stainthorpe, £166, £160,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £159.50, JR & LA Capstick, £154.50, DB & A Hoggarth, £153, £142.50, R & JM Harper, £143.50,

R & R Gornall, £149, £136.

Charollais - JK Foster, £156 x2, £142, £134, J Binns, £120.

Blackface - P Dinsdale & Son, £115.

Swaledales - J Sunter & Son, £98

 

PRIME HOGGS

The trade for prime hoggs remains strong, with continued interest from outlets still requiring good-quality, well-finished hoggs. Vendors with suitable hoggs should not hesitate—the demand is still very much there. Continental hoggs with cover are easily selling in excess of 300p/kg, with buyer’s keen for flesh and finish.

Leading the trade this week were:

•    Suffolk hoggs from JE & SF Ward, Whitby, topping the sale at £144

•    Texel hoggs reaching £138 from PE & TJ Wilson, Leyburn

 

These prices reflect a solid and competitive trade for the right types. Don’t let them stand at home — there’s still a real demand for good, well-fleshed hoggs at Hawes. If you’ve got some left to go, now’s the time. The trade remains strong, especially for quality types, and buyers are actively looking.

 

Leading Prices:

Suffolk - JE & SF Ward, £144, £132, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £120, J Binns, £118.

Continentals – PE & TJ Wilson, £138, JE & SF Ward, £134, £125, £120, DF Stainthorpe, £132, £131, JR Blades, £126.

Swaledale – WH Harker, £122, RT Tennant, £120, E Blackburn, £118, WT Metcalfe & Son, £113, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £107, £104,

JR Blades, £100, JS & S Atkinson, £92.

Gritstone - PE & TJ Wilson, £120.

Mules - J Binns, £112.

Herdwick x - JE & SF Ward, £104.

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CAST EWES 

Ewe numbers good for the time of year with plenty just freshly spained ewes and trade would be back on the week, ewes with meat were wanted but other fat or leanest of sorts buyers were more selective. Top prices came from the Suffolks with a consignment from MA Donaldson & Son at £185 followed by Sledmere Estate at £160. Texels also topped at £185 for R Marwood & Son and were followed at £178 by RG Blackburn. Beltex topped at £160 from R Marwood & Son and followed with J Dixon at £140. Mules topped at £131 for J Scarr & Sons with £126 for PF Goodall. Swaledales topped at £120 for RT Tennant with JS & S Atkinson at £106 with meated ewes between £60-£85 and leanest between £30-£60.

 

Texel to £185, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

Suffolk to £185, MA Donaldson & Son, Snape

Beltex to £160, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

Mules to £131, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg 

Zwartble to £130, MA Donaldson & Son, Snape

BFL to £122, JK Foster, Garriston

Swaledale to £120, RT Tennant, Conistone 

Rough Fell to £104, GM Sedgwick & Son, Sedbergh

Blackface to £92, MS & AA Ford Whitby

Cheviot to £92, E Blackburn, Low Row

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CAST RAMS

Only 3 rams forward with Swaledales topping at £120.

 

Swaledales to £120, JR Blades, Muker

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Saturday 28th June 2025

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Hoghton View Herefords 10th Anniversary Sale – A Landmark Success

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The 10th Anniversary Production Sale of Hoghton View Herefords proved to be a resounding success, drawing breeders from across England, Scotland, and Wales to the picturesque Lancashire farm. Hosted on-site and conducted by Hawes Auction Mart, the sale showcased a decade of top-tier breeding — and buyers responded with enthusiasm and competitive bidding throughout.

 

The sale opened with a strong showing of cows and calves, setting the tone early. Leading the section was Hoghton View Chaela 1st with her heifer calf by Hoghton View Jackaroo, Chaela 3rd, selling for an outstanding 7200gns. Close behind was Whitehill 1 Annie, achieving 7000gns alongside her embryo bull by Auckvale 1 Walktall Hoghton View New York. Another standout, Hoghton View New Dawn 1st with her calf New Dawn 3rd, sired by the eye-catching new stock bull Rempstone Alcatraz, reached 6800gns. The cow and calf section averaged a tremendous £6,468 — a testament to the consistency and quality on offer.

 

However, it was the 2024 crop of heifers that truly stole the show. These stylish, well-grown young females exemplified the best of Hoghton View genetics, combining performance with presence. The ring erupted with bids as Hoghton View Alice 3rd, a daughter of Auckvale Walktall, entered first and topped the sale at a remarkable 7500gns. She was closely followed by the powerful Hoghton View Lilie 7th, bringing 6700gns, and the striking Ms Unique 4th, another Jackaroo daughter, who sold for 6000gns. This elite group of heifers averaged an impressive £4,788, with interest from both established and emerging breeders.

 

The sole bull entry, Hoghton View Aftershock, didn’t disappoint either. Sired by Hoghton View Endure and out of the great Alfreda cow family. Widely regarded as one of the best bulls bred at Hoghton View to date, he caught the eye of many and eventually sold for 6600gns, underlining his future potential.

 

Demand remained strong into the frozen genetics offering. Embryos peaked twice at 600gns — for Moorside New Dawn x Auckvale Walktall and Shraden Alice x Auckvale Walktall — with the full embryo section averaging £521. Semen from the herd’s latest stock bull, Rempstone Alcatraz, sparked a bidding frenzy online, reaching 150gns per straw on two occasions.

 

Hawes Auction Mart would like to extend sincere thanks to Steven, Lizzie, Stanley, Martha and Edith Walker, and Stephen and Susan Coar, along with the entire Hoghton View team, for their trust and hospitality. Gratitude also goes to Jonny Dymond and the team at Halls, Shrewsbury, for their expert handling of the online bidding platform, which helped attract a nationwide audience.

 

The Hoghton View 10th Anniversary Sale will be remembered not just for its strong trade, but for the atmosphere, hospitality, and the clear confidence in the future of this outstanding herd.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Hawes Auction team if you are considering holding an on-farm sale, whether it is a retirement sale of machinery or a production sale of livestock.

 

 

Tuesday 24th June 2025

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Forward: 13 Calves, 657 Sheep comprising 313 Spring Lambs, 105 Prime Hoggs and 239 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

 

SPRING LAMBS 

There was a very similar number of prime lambs forward, selling to a comparable trade, with an average of 340p/kg. It was the heavyweight lambs that lit up the ring today, with the best types selling in excess of the £200 mark.

Leading the way was a consignment from M.E. Dinsdale, Carperby, selling heavyweight Suffolks to £222 at 61kg, with 53kg Suffolks from the same home reaching £200. A consignment of pure Charollais lambs from Kenton Foster sold heavyweights to £214 and £194.

Heavy lambs were certainly in demand, and more could have been sold to advantage. Notable sales included 50kg Texel lambs to £190 and £186 from R. Wood & Son, Aysgarth; 48kg Texel crosses to £188 from D.A. & M.A. Brown & Son, Leyburn; and 49kg Texels to £188 from J. Scarr & Sons, Askrigg.

There was plenty of better-conformation, handy-weighted lambs regularly selling between 370p/kg and 400p/kg.

A larger number of hill-bred lambs were forward today, with Mule lambs topping at £141 at 46kg from D.J. Amsden, Hawes.

 

Texel x to 392p, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale 

Beltex to 387p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

Suffolk to 377p, ME Dinsdale, Carperby  

Mules to 321p, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton 

Swaledales to 297p,  J Sunter & Son, Simonstone

Total Av. 340p/kg  

 

Leading Prices: 

Suffolk - ME Dinsdale, £222, £200, A & H Watson, £184, £143, KJ Burrow, £183, £175 x2, £160, £140, JH Pedley, £183, £134,

JR & LA Capstick, £174, £158, DA & MA Brown & Son, £171, RC Whitehead & Son, £150.50, £148, £136, R & JM Harper, £140,

MP & HM York, £135, £127.50, DC Miller, £120,  

Charollais - JK Foster, £214, £194.

Texel x – R Wood & Son, £190, £186, £146, J Scarr & Sons, £188, £157, DA & MA Brown & Son, £188, £158,

JR & LA Capstick, £185, £178, £172, £148, PF Goodall, £180, Isla Bell, £180, £149, A & H Watson, £176,

RC Whitehead & Son, £174, £154.50, £140, MW & HE Pedley, £174, £158, £154, £148, H Kirkbride & Son, £170, £145,

Croft Farm, £166, £128,  KJ Burrow, £165, R Mudd & Sons, £156, Whyte & Percival, £156, £142.50, MP & HM York, £147, £128,

JL & JA Sunter, £146, R & JM Harper, £146, £140.50, JH Pedley, £144, £139, £126, JK Foster, £141, TG & B Todd, £139, £136,

LC Scarr & Son, £138, JJ & E Labbate, £136, DC Miller, £129, HW & G White, £128.

Hampshire - J Bell, £182, £171, £144.

BFL - R Bland, £159.

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £151, £145, Jess Labbate, £131. 

Blue de Maine - K & J Stables, £146, £128.

Mules - DJ Amsden, £141, £130, DC Miller, £128, JS & S Atkinson, £125, HW & G White, £120, JJ & E Labbate, £114. 

Rouge - JR & P & RA Swainson, £132. 

Cheviot x - E & K Bland, £120

Rough Fell - E & K Bland, £110

Swaledales - J Sunter & Son, £98.

 

PRIME HOGGS

The prime hogg trade remained very similar as we now come to end of the season as many companies now fully switch across to spring lambs.

    

Leading Prices:

Continentals – JR Davidson & Son, £146, £130 x2, £124, JR Blades, £138, £126, 

Suffolk - Jess Labbate, £136.

Swaledale – JE Cowperthwaite, £129, £100, DC Miller, £128, £100, MM & CL Whitehead, £114, JR Blades, £111, £102,

A & TA Blades, £108. 

Dalesbred - JE Cowperthwaite, £128, AD Lambert, £102.

Herdwick - JS Towler, £100.

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CAST EWES 

Plenty of ewes forward for the time of year and well fleshed ewes were keenly bid for. Topping the trade was two Charollais ewes from Kenton Foster @at£200 & £180. A good big Blue Faced Leicester from S Bell & Son came next at £180 and the same price was achieved for Texels from JR & LA Capstick who had further Texels at £165 & £163. Suffolks were topped with K Milburn & A Devlin at £170 followed again by JR & LA Capstick at £165. Hampshire Downs from J Bell, Ingleby Arncliffe made £162 & £152. More mules forward and tale of two halves £154 was achieved from A & TA Blades followed at £150 for both J Scarr & Sons and DA & MA Brown & Son and they saw an average of £116 with a couple of lean sorts under the £100 mark. 

 We saw some good strong horned ewes of various breeds with Swaledales coming out on top at £140 from JE Cowperthwaite followed by E & K Bland at £138, with nine lots of £102 or above, and all the Swales averaged £73.

Rough Fells came next at £138 & £136 from JJ & E Labbate and E & K Bland respectively with Blackface also at £136 from K Milburn

9 Rams forward which had both BFL and Texels topping at £170 and a powerful swale from MM & CL Whitehead making £148

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Charollais to £200, J K Foster

Texel to £180, JR & LA Capstick

Suffolk to £170, K Milburn

Beltex to £162, P Goodall

Mules to £154, A & TA Blades 

BFL to £180, S Bell & Sons

Swaledale to £140, J E Cowperthwaite 

Hampshire to £160, J Bell

Rough Fell to £138, JJ & E Labbate

Blackface to £136, K Milburn

Dalesbred to £112, A D Lambert

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CAST RAMS

Continental to £170, AJ & L Hunter

BFL to £170, JS &S Atkinson

Swaledales to £148, MM & CL Whitehead

 

CALVES

More Calves forward and mainly lim hefs . Lim bulls sold to £670   for   a nice young sort from J Scarr & Sons with 2 nice  blue hefs which would make nice cows  from B Clarkson achieved £605 & £585

Next sale is in 4 weeks 22nd July with summer show and sale

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Bulls       

Limousin to £670, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £605

BRB to £570, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £570

                  

Heifers    

BRB to £605, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £595

Limousin to £475, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £341

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Tuesday 17th June 2025

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Forward: 737 Sheep comprising 327 Spring Lambs, 180 Prime Hoggs, 232 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

 

SPRING LAMBS 

There was an increased number of spring lambs forward, met with a stronger trade and more buyers present. More lambs could easily have been sold to the advantage of vendors. Heavyweight lambs were in stronger demand and again, more could have been sold. The overall market average was a couple of pence dearer than last week, averaging 347p/kg.

A consignment from BC Gregg, Masham, topped the market at £206 for 56kg Texel lambs, followed by 51kg Texel lambs selling to £191 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £184 at 51kg from KJ Burrow, Dent, followed by 48kg Suffolks reaching £180 from AC & K Pye & Son, Abbeystead.

Lambs with better conformation were regularly selling between 370 and 395p/kg, with 41kg Beltex lambs from JW Porter & Son, Gunnerside, achieving 395p/kg or £162.

Upland lambs sold to £154 for 46kg Mules from A Fawcett & Sons, Hardraw. Swaledale lambs sold to £100 at 33kg from J Sunter & Son, Simonstone.

More lambs are required each week to fill buyers demand.

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Beltex to 395p, JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside

Texel x to 391p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington  

Charollais to 385p, MA Donaldson & Sons, Hardraw

Suffolk to 374p, MA Donaldson & Soons, Snape   

Mules to 335p, A Fawcett & Sons, Hardraw 

Swaledales to 303p, J Sunter & Son, Simonstone 

Total Av. 347p/kg  

 

Leading Prices:

Texel x – BC Gregg, £206, £168, £147, £141, £140, £136, J Scarr & Sons, £191, (to Westmorland Ltd, Orton), £152,

B Spence & Sons, £184.50, £179, £143, R Moore & Son, £182, AC & K Pye & Son, £181.50, £149,

JR & LA Capstick, £180, £177, £172, £171, £161, £160, KJ Burrow, £178 x2, £167, £165,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £176, £161, £156, £149, £140, Whyte & Percival, £176, Springhill Ptns, £172, £139, £137, 

J Sunter & Sons, £170, SR Taylor, £169, JW Porter & Sons, £164, £149, £147, B Clarkson, £164, A & H Watson, £163.50, £146,

WT Metcalfe & Son, £155, £134, MA Donaldson & Son, £150, £141, £138, £130, AD Lambert, £148, £118,  AJ & J Sunter, £146.50,

JS & S Atkinson, £146, £142, £130, £124, J & JH Whaley, £140, R Mudd & Sons, £140, £136, £130, SR Taylor, £137, B Clarkson, £129.50.

Suffolk - KJ Burrow, £184, £170, £148, AC & K Pye & Son, £180, £140, DA & MA Brown & Son, £151, JR & LA Capstick, £150,

A & H Watson, £147.50, MA Donaldson & Sons, £146 x2, £145.50, £138, £134, £130.

Beltex – JW Porter & Sons, £162, A Whaley, £160, (to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong) BC Gregg, £156, £154,

R Mudd & Sons, £150, x2, £130, R Marwood & Son, £149, £147.

Hampshire - KJ Burrow, £160.

Charollais - MA Donaldson & Sons, £150.

BFL - Breck House Enterprises Ltd, £140.

Mules - A Fawcett & Sons, £154, 

Swaledales - J Sunter & Son, £100.

 

PRIME HOGGS

There was a very mixed entry of prime hoggs forward today with well fleshed hoggs in demand and selling to a strong trade. There is still a strong demand for well fleshed hoggs and will be required in the next few weeks. Leading the way was JA Alderson, Barras and R Mudd & Sons selling continental hoggs to £172.  

    

Leading Prices:

Continentals – JA Alderson, £172, R Mudd & Sons, £172, JR Davidson & Son, £160, £142, £132, J Binns, £158, £108,

JR Blades, £146, S Featherstone, £130, £122, £120, £118, £114, £100, D & B Harding, £130, £122, PJ Broughton, £101.

Mule – D & B Harding, £142, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £130, £110, PJ Broughton, £120, S Featherstone, £120, J Binns, £120,

JR Davidson & Son, £120.

Blackface - D & B Harding, £132, £130, £124, £112, P Turnbull, £116.

Swaledale – A & M Brennand & Sons, £128, JR Blades, £126, £104, J & SJ Bland, £120, £118, JW Porter & Sons, £120,

JL Cloughton & Son, £118, G Barraclough, £114, B Thornborrow, £112, P Hallam, £111, £110 x2,

DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £110, £108, £103, £100 x2, J Binns, £102, 

Dalesbred - LC Scarr & Son, £117.

Cheviot - J Binns, £116.

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CAST EWES 

More forward today with ones freshly spained starting to come in. Ewes were better trade overall and it would be the leaner ewes that would be the biggest difference on the week. BFL & Texels took top spots with a good quality consignment from A & H Watson topping both sections at £215, Texels followed next at £204 by JR & LA Capstick who in turn had the top 2 lots of Suffolk Ewes at £190 & £180. A few Beltex x Ewes forward and nice sorts from JW Porter & Sons achieved £200 & £182. Mules a few more forward with 2 sorts, fit ones topped at £174 for JS & S Atkinson followed closely by Whyte & Percival at £173, there was 9 strong lots above £150 and overall average of £130 with leaner spained sorts in. Swales topped at £114 for JA Alderson with G Barraclough at £106 and a pen of strong ewes for T & G Farrow at £104. The Swale average would be down but more of the leaner end forward and they seemed a decent trade. 

 

Texel x to £215, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

BFL to £215, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Beltex to £200, JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside

Suffolk to £190, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Mules to £174, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

Cheviot to £130, LA Booth, Sedbergh 

Swaledale to £114, JA Alderson, Barras

Herdwick to £102, A & M Brennand & Sons, Chapel Le Dale

 

CAST RAMS

11 Rams forward which were topped with a big BFL from WA Dinsdale & Son and the Swaledales at £114 from JA Alderson closely followed by £110 & £102 from TM Barrass & Son.

 

BFL to £205, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Swaledales to £114, JA Alderson, Barras

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Tuesday 10th June 2025

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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

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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

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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

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Forward: 726 Sheep comprising 137 Spring Lambs, 158 Prime Hoggs, 298 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 53 Ewes with 80 Lambs at foot.  

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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 to 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.

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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. 

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