Friday 11th September 2026

 

SALE OF STORE LAMBS

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Forward: 2679

 

The fortnightly sale of store lambs so another strong number forward of 2679 forward selling to another nice market average of £114.01 with the entry of lambs not as strong as the impressive entry we had forward we had a fortnight ago. 

The strongest lambs would be easily as a strong of a trade as the previous trade and probably up a notch with the best pens of store lambs trading in the region of the £140 mark. Leading the way was T Metcalfe, Garsdale with a pen of strong Texel lambs selling to £144.50 followed by other leading consignments of texel lambs to £144 from R Marwood & Son, Newsham £142.50 from HG Lynas & Son £121 from K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge with pens selling to £140 from D & SM Pratt, Leeming with Beltex lambs also achieving £140 from JM Beresford, Chapel Le Dale with plenty of pens of strong Continental lambs selling in the one hundred and thirties. The Suffolk trade was topped by BD & A Horner, Garsdale at £138 with other pens to £134 from JR Davidson & Son, Horton in Ribblesdale. Longer term lambs would sell to a stand on trade. all texel lambs forward sold to an average £118.61

Once again Hawes boosted a strong trade for the strongest mule lambs. the next size down of mule lambs wouldn’t be any dearer than the previous sale held a fortnight ago. Best pens of mule lambs would continue to trade in the one hundred and twenties with a highlight being a pen of 45 strong mule lambs selling to £127.50 from MJ & JD Handley, Sedbergh with other leading prices being £125 for a pen of 43 from BD & A Horner, Garsdale matched by a pen of 22 from DL Mudd, Buckden with plenty more of the strongest best pen’s trading in excess of the one hundred and twenty mark. All mule lambs forward averaged £111.84.   

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Continental x to £144.50, T Metcalfe, Garsdale, Av. £118.61

Mules to £136, F Bainbridge, Baldersdale, Av. £111.84

Suffolk to £138, BD & A Horner, Garsdale, Av. £119.4

Beltex x to £141, K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge, Av. £121.3

 

Total Average £114

 

Leading Prices:

Texel x - T Metcalfe, £144.50, £135, R Marwood & Son, £144, £129, HG Lynas & Son, £142.50, D & SM Pratt, £140, £127,

J Dixon & Sons, £138, £136.50, K Calvert Ltd, £136.50, £124.50, AJ & L Hunter, £136, £130, £123.50, A & AJ Lambert, £132.50,

DH & JR Lowther, £132, TR Fothergill, £131, K Slee, £128.50, BD & A Horner, £128, R & D Waggett, £127, £126, S & RD Parker, £126.50, AT Lambert & Son, £125, JA & E Metcalfe, £123, JR Davidson & Son, £121, LV & N Croft, £121, K Slee, £120.

Beltex - K Calvert Ltd, £141, JM Beresford, £140, BE Hall, £131, T & G Farrow, £130, LV & N Croft, £129, SE Hunter, £126,

S & RD Parker, £110, JA & E Metcalfe, £103.50.

Mules - F Bainbridge, £136, £121, JR Fothergill, £128, £122, MJ & JD Handley, £127.50, BD & A Horner, £125, DL Mudd, £125, £119,

J Dixon & Sons, £122, JF & AW Sutton, £121, AT Pratt, £121, LC Scarr & Son, £120, T Metcalfe & Son, £120, JH Sharp & Sons, £120,

J Sunter & Sons, £120, JS &D Cloughton & Son, £119.50, AJ & L Hunter, £119, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £119, JC Fawcett, £119,

SD Thompson & Son, £118, Croft Farm Ptns, £118, AJ & J Sunter, £118, T & G Farrow, £117.50, £108, RJ Cloughton, £117,

Collier Holme Farm, £116, A Fawcett & Sons, £116, Middleton Livestock Ltd, £115.50, J Brown, £115.50, D Hodgson, £115,

A & TA Blades, £115, £110.50 x2, £100.50, ST & SE Allen, £111.50. JR Fothergill, £115, C Hird & Son, £113.50, S Pedley, £109.50,

T & K Ellison, £109.50, KJ Burrow, £109.50, A & NJ Heseltine, £109, S Alderson, £108, J Alderson, £107, KD Hulley, £107, £102, 

SE Hunter, £107, £101, RW Clarkson & Son, £107, £103.50, F Bainbridge £105, BL Acton, £104, T Metcalfe & Son, £102,

RF & RD Kettlewell, £101, Croft Farm Ptns, £101.

Suffolk - BD & A Horner, £138, JR Davidson & Son, £134, C Hird & Son, £128, £117, SE Hunter, £126, SM Iveson, £125.50,

A Gouldthorpe, £119, DH & JR Lowther, £105, 

Cheviot - K Drea, £119, KJ Burrow, £117.50, Collier Holme, £114, DH & JR Lowther, £107.50.

Zwartble x – AJ & L Hunter, £110, £100.

Masham - LC Scarr & Son, £104.

Dorset x - M Kitching & S Smith, £97, £94.50, 

Horned - BE Hall, £82, £74.

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Tuesday 8th September 2026

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Forward: 1131 Sheep comprising 801 Prime Lambs, 330 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

There was a welcome jump in the prime lamb trade at Hawes today, with buyers noticeably keener to secure lambs and competition considerably sharper throughout the sale.

It was the handy-weight Continental lambs that saw the biggest improvement, selling to a market average of 325p/kg. The overall market average was 315p/kg, while Mule lambs once again proved in strong demand.

Quality and well-conformed lambs were particularly sought after. The top price per kilo was 408p/kg, achieved by BC Gregg, Masham, for a smart pair of 49kg Beltex lambs selling for £200 to M Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. Texel lambs sold to 391p/kg from JR & LA Capstick, Killington.

Heavy-weight lambs also met a tremendous trade, topping at £212 for 60kg Texel lambs from J Rukin & Son, Keld. Hitting the £200 mark were MW & HE Pedley, Kirkby Stephen, with a 55kg Blue Texel, while A Lodge, Malham Moor, also achieved £200 for 56kg Texel lambs. The same home sold 51kg Beltex lambs for £189 to Hammonds Butchers, Bainbridge, with other pens reaching £188.

Other leading prices for heavy-weight lambs included £198 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, with plenty of heavy lambs trading between £165 and £190.

As mentioned earlier, it was the handy-weight Continental lambs that showed the sharpest increase in trade. The better-shaped lambs regularly sold in excess of 350p/kg, while good commercial types were consistently making between 320p/kg and 340p/kg.

Mule lambs were also in good demand at Hawes. Heavy-weight Mules sold to a top of £156 from A Lodge, Malham Moor, followed closely by £155 from S Bell & Sons, Askrigg. The top price per kilo was 323p/kg, achieved by JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth, for 43kg lambs selling at £139.

A strong and encouraging trade overall, with the improvement in demand particularly evident for well-finished, quality lambs and a welcome boost to the prime lamb market at Hawes.

 

Beltex to 408p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 353p/kg 

Texel to 384p, JM & DE Wood, Horton-in-Ribbles, Av. 320p/kg 

Mules to 323p, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth, Av. 305p/kg

Swaledales to 317p, BE Hall, Keld, Av. 289p/kg 

 

Total Av. 315.56p/kg    

 

Texel x – J Rukin & Son, £212, £184, £178, £167, £161, £157, A Lodge, £200, £188, £163, J Scarr & Sons, £198, £174, S Bell & Sons, £182, DA & MA Brown & Son, £180, £178, £151, A & AJ Lambert, £179, £152, Springhill Ptns, £179, AT Lambert & Son, £174, £170, £150, 

MW & HE Pedley, £174, £172, £155, £151.50, LV & N Croft, £172, JF & GR Howard, £165, MR & LE Rukin, £163, £159, DL Mudd, £161,

R Wood & Son, £160, TG & B Todd, £159.50, BC Gregg, £159, S Bell & Sons, £159, MW & HE Pedley, £158,

JR Davidson & Son, £158, £155, £154, JW & JH Burton & Son, £157, JR & LA Capstick, £155, D & A Cowperthwaite, £155,

AT Lambert & Son, £155, JF & GR Howard, £153, M Alderson, £153, Whyte & Percival, £152.50, R Moore & Son, £152.

Beltex - MW & HE Pedley, £200, £180, BC Gregg, £200, (to Lane End Farm Shop, Tong), £180, £154, A Lodge, £189, £178,

JR & LA Capstick, £180, £178, £170, R Marwood & Son, £165, £160, £158, JF & GR Howard, £164, A Mudd, £149, H Wood, £135.

Suffolks - JR & LA Capstick, £169, DA & MA Brown & Son, £159, A & H Watson, £156, £138, TJ Cowperthwaite, £150,

MW & HE Pedley, £150, R & JM Harper, £149, D Stephenson, £139, JW & JH Burton & Son, £138, DT Dinsdale & Son, £136.50,

B & J Park, £136.50, J & JA Preston, £130, JR Davidson & Son, £130.

Teeswater - Bainbridge Bros, £164.

BFL - Bainbridge Bros, £158, £153, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £156.

Mules - A Lodge, £156, S Bell & Sons, £155, £141.50, A & AJ Lambert, £152, £140, LV & N Croft, £149, £131.50,

DJ Amsden, £148.50, £141.50, £141, £130, A Fawcett & Sons, £146, R Capstick & Son, £144, J Scarr & Sons, £143,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £140, J Allison & Sons, £140, DL Mudd, £139, JE Cowperthwaite, £139, DT Dinsdale & Son, £138,

SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £136, £134, D Stephenson, £135.50, Bainbridge Bros, £135, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £134.50,

S Alderson, £133.50, AJ & J Sunter, £132.50, A & H Watson, £131.50, D Hodgson, £130, JE Cowperthwaite, £130, C & M Hugill, £130.

Dutch Spot x - AR Barker, £140.

Cheviot – MW & HE Pedley, £137.

Swaledale - Owlands Farm, £133, JS Calvert Ltd, £126, HG Lynas & Son, £120, B Thornborrow, £118, BE Hall, £111, £104,

MR & LE Rukin, £109.

Dalesbred - Owlands Farm, £119.

Herdwick - Cragg & Carr, £114, £101.

 

CAST EWES 

Well finished ewes selling to a fast trade with leaner hard worked ewes a little harder to cash. Pure Texel ewes sold to £231 from RG Blackburn, Penrith who sold other pens to £221. Beltex sold to £210 from D Wightman, Kendal who sold first crossed texel ewes to £180. Over fat Mule ewes would be less on the week, topping at £150 from D Wightman. Kendal with other pens of stronger mule ewes selling £140+ Another large show of hill bred ewes forward topping at £129 for rough fell from A & H Watson Kirby Lonsdale. Strong Dalesbred ewes sold to £120 from DL Mudd Buckden. Best of the Swaledale ewes selling £100 + Medium Swaledale ewes selling £65-£75 with the smaller/leaner types £45-£50.  Topping at £117 from B Thornborrow Keld other pens sold to £116 from MA Bainbridge Barnard Castle.  

 

Continentals to £231, RG Blackburn, GT Strickland

BFL to £164, HS Metcalfe, Wharton

Mules to £150, Wightman Farming Ltd, Burton in Kendal

Suffolk to £141

Beltex to £139, Wightman Farming Ltd, Burton in Kendal

Cheviot to £134, Wightman Farming Ltd, Burton in Kendal

Rough Fell to £129, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Swaledale to £120, D Stephenson, Garsdale

Dalesbred to £120, DL Mudd, Buckden

 

CAST RAMS

Continental to £140, Springhill Ptns, Jervaulx

Swaledale to £112, MR & LE Rukin, West Stonesdale

 

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Tuesday 1st September 2026

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Forward:  1010 Sheep comprising 672 Prime Lambs, 338 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

There was a smaller entry of prime lambs forward this week, with many vendors busy amongst sheep sales and local agricultural shows. Trade was slightly sharper throughout the sale, with buyers eagerly looking to purchase well-fleshed, fed lambs, whilst the leaner and under-finished types proved more difficult to sell. A busy ringside of buyers, well into double figures, was present at Hawes this week.

The overall market average was 308p/kg, with handy-weight export lambs averaging 322p/kg. There were plenty of pens of well-finished, fed Continental lambs easily trading in excess of the 325p/kg mark.

Heavyweight lambs once again led the way, with the consignment from DA & MA Brown & Son, Leyburn, selling 55kg Texel lambs to the top price of the day at £188, purchased by Martin and Sally Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. This was followed by £185 from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, whose lambs also achieved the top price per kilogram of the day at 378p/kg.

Beltex lambs topped at £175 for 50kg lambs from BC Gregg, Masham, whilst shapely heavyweight Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £166 from DA & MA Brown & Son, Leyburn, who also sold the top-priced Cheviot x lambs at £159.

There were fewer Mule lambs forward today, although the best-fleshed Mules once again sold in excess of the 300p/kg mark. Heavyweight Mules topped at £158 from DA & MA Brown & Son, Leyburn, followed by £155 from BE Hall, Keld. A pen full of 48kg Mules from N Iveson, Gayle, also met a strong demand.

 

Beltex to 378p, Av. 335p/kg, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Texel to 370p, Av. 315p/kg, G Harker & Son, Arkengarthdale

Suffolks to 335p, Av. 310p/kg, DA & MA Brown, Coverdale

Mules to 312p, Av. 303p/kg, JH Pedley, Barbon 

 

Total Av. 308p/kg    

 

Texel x – DA & MA Brown & Son, £188, £170 x2, £166, JR & LA Capstick, £185, £169, H Kirkbride & Son, £175, G Harker & Son, £170 

Beltex - BC Gregg, £175, £157, J Sunter & Sons, £158, R Mudd & Sons, £153, £145, D Hodgson, £153  

Suffolks - DA & MA Brown & Son, £188, KJ Burrow, £144, £141, JH Pedley, £136.50

Mules - DA & MA Brown & Son, £158, BE Hall, £155, £137, N Iveson, £145, REC Simpson & Sons, £143, S Bell & Sons, £140,

RS & BA Harker, £138.50, J Scarr & Sons, £138, J Allison & Sons, £137

Cheviot – DA & MA Brown, £159 

BFL - J Allison & Sons, £151 

Hampshire - JW & JH Burton, £141 

Swaledale - RW Ridley, £121, G Harker & Son, £108, BE Hall, £108 

 

CAST EWES 

Like the prime lambs, there was a smaller entry of cast sheep forward today. Trade remained very similar, with a busy ringside of buyers, including a number looking to purchase ewes for further feeding.

A fresh buyer for the better-conformation Continental ewes helped sharpen the trade, with these topping at £212 from K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge, followed by £206 from J Duffus & Son, Leyburn.

There were fewer of the strongest Mule ewes on offer this week, with the best peaking at £150 from D & A Cowperthwaite, Garsdale.

There was another large entry of Swaledale ewes forward, topping at £140 from J Handley & Sons, Chapel Le Dale, with plenty of the stronger, fit ewes selling in excess of the £100 mark. There were also a large number of older Swaledale ewes forward, many of which showed signs of having worked hard suckling lambs through the recent dry summer. 

 

Continentals to £212, K Calvert LTD, Bainbridge

Mules to £150, D & A Cowperthwaite, Garsdale

Swaledale to £140, J Handley & Sons, Chapel-le-Dale

Herdwick to £86, The Cragg & Carr, Hawes

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £145, REC Simpson & Sons, Marske

Swaledale to £115, G Harker & Son, Arkengarthdale

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Friday 28th August 2026

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Show & Sale kindly sponsored by Ash Tree Insurance & Grass Fed Finance.

 

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Total Forward: 3446

JUDGE: John & Susan Drinkwater, Lancaster

 

The third annual Show & Sale of Continental and Suffolk Gimmer Lambs at Hawes continues to go from strength to strength, with a wonderful entry of 630 gimmer lambs presented to a busy ringside of both local and travelled buyers.

A two-tier trade developed throughout the sale, with the best-quality, well-grown gimmer lambs in particularly strong demand as buyers competed keenly for quality. Trade for the second-quality lambs was more selective, whilst the smaller end was generally comparable to the store lamb trade. Buyers were clearly prepared to pay a premium for the best, well-grown gimmer lambs, with some excellent prices achieved.

Judging was in the capable hands of John & Sue Drinkwater, who awarded the Championship to the first prize pen of Suffolk gimmer lambs from D Alderson, Cockleberry.

Leading the sale at £215 was a cracking pen of Texel gimmer lambs from CT & JE Willoughby. First-cross Texel Mules from JC & N Throup sold to £208, with further pens of the same breeding reaching £192 from JA & CA Gibson, Kendal.

A lovely pen of Beltex-cross gimmer lambs from R Marwood & Son also made £208, with other smart pens of Beltex-cross gimmers selling to £192 from JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Kendal.

There was keen interest in the well-grown Suffolk gimmers, which sold to a top of £188 from D Alderson, Cockleberry, who also sold further pens to £174.

A run of Tex-Dale gimmer lambs from MR Ewbank attracted plenty of interest, selling to £130.

An excellent overall average of £150.86 was achieved for all gimmer lambs sold, underlining the continued strength and potential of this sale. Now in its third year, the Show & Sale of Continental and Suffolk Gimmer Lambs is going from strength to strength, with a strong buyer following and increasing confidence in the sale. The demand for quality breeding females was evident throughout, with the best lambs commanding an excellent premium.

A great day's trading at Hawes and a sale that continues to establish itself as an important fixture in the breeding sheep calendar.

 

SHOW & SALE OF GIMMER LAMBS

Forward: 507

 

Suffolk

1st & Champion, D Alderson, Barnard Castle, £188

2nd - D Alderson, Barnard Castle, £174

3rd - L Bosomworth, Northallerton, £165

 

Continental X

1st - CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire, £215

2nd - D Alderson, Barnard Castle, £180

3rd - JC & N Throup, Draughton, £208

 

Total Average: £150.86

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Leading Prices: 

Continental x: CT & JE Willoughby, £215, JC & N Throup, £208, 195, R Marwood & Son, £208, £190, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, £192, JA & C Gibosn, £192, DC & KL Hutchinson, £180, D Alderson, £180, JM & AM Morland, £180, £162. Av. £154.61

Suffolk: D Alderson, £188, £174, £156, L Bosomworth, £165, £142, £124, RF & RD Kettlewell, £130, SM Iveson, £126,

J Middleton, £122, £120. Av. £137.15

BFL X: S & M Hallam, £128.

Mules: AD Coates & Son, £122, £107.

 

 

SHOW & SALE OF STORE LAMBS

Forward: 2939

 

A tremendous entry of just shy of 3,000 store lambs was forward at Hawes today for the August sale, with the trade maintaining the strong and competitive levels seen at the previous sale. With over 600 more lambs forward than at the corresponding sale last year, the additional numbers were easily absorbed by a strong and enthusiastic ring of buyers, with plenty of competition throughout the sale.

The recent rain was certainly welcomed by many, giving a much-needed boost to grass keep and helping to underpin confidence in the store lamb trade. Hawes once again enjoyed a very strong overall market average of £113.18 for all store lambs forward.

The sale also included the August Show of Store Lambs, which was exceptionally well supported, particularly in the Mule class. We were delighted to welcome Jonny Beresford, Kirkby-in-Furness, to cast his expert eye over a superb show of lambs. We thank Jonny for giving up his time and for judging the classes so thoroughly.

The first prize pen of Texel-cross lambs was awarded to D & SM Pratt, Northallerton, which went on to sell for £141. The first prize Mule pen, from a particularly strong class, was awarded to JW Porter & Sons, Richmond.

The Continental trade remained very strong, with the best Continental lambs regularly selling in excess of £130, whilst plenty of good-quality lambs were comfortably in the £120s. Long-keep Continental lambs were trading around the £100 mark, demonstrating plenty of confidence across all types.

Once again, Hawes declared itself the home of the Mule lamb, with an outstanding 1,940 Mule store lambs forward selling to an impressive average of £112.70. Mule lambs topped at £136 from JL & JA Sunter, Downholme, with plenty of the best pens selling in the £120s and the next stage of lambs easily achieving prices in the £110s. The strength and depth of the Mule trade was a real highlight of the day.

A few more horned lambs are now starting to make an appearance, with Swaledale lambs topping at £91 from TW & GM Hartley, Dent, followed by £84 from J Thompson & S Tulley. All Swaledale lambs averaged a very respectable £73.76.

A thoroughly successful August sale, with 2,939 lambs easily absorbed into a very competitive ring of buyers. The strength of the trade, coupled with the increased numbers forward, once again demonstrates the confidence in Hawes as a major centre for store lambs.

Don’t delay in entering your store lambs for our next sale on Friday 11th September.

 

Continental X

1st - D & SM Pratt, Leeming, £141

2nd - JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, £130.5

3rd - D Hogson, Askrigg, £133

            

Mules

1st - JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, £129.50

2nd - J & SD Cloughton, Bainbridge. £124

3rd - SJ Pedley, Little Musgrave, £125.50

 

Continental x to £141, D & SM Pratt, Leeming, Av. £116.5

Mules to £136, JL & JA Sunter, Downholme, Av. £112.70

Suffolk to £124, T & G Farrow, Richmond, Av. £116.41

Beltex x to £147, MC & AE Staley, Kaber, Av. £105

 

Total Average £113.18

 

Leading Prices:

Texel x - D & SM Pratt, £141, JW Porter & Sons, £136, £131, £130.50, £122.50,  PJ Broughton, £134, D Hodgson, £133,

R & D Waggett, £130.50, £122.50, S & RD Parker, £130, T Metcalfe, £130, £121, DC & KL Hutchinson, £128.50, R & Y Willison, £128,

T & G Farrow, £128, ed Bousfield, £126, AD Coates & Son, £125, JR Calvert, £125, AT Lambert & Son, £124, MC & AE Staley, £124,

RJ Cloughton, £123.50, JA & E Metcalfe, £122, JC Fawcett, £122, Booth Brothers, £122, G Alderson, £121.

Beltex - MC & AE Staley, £147, £130, £118, K Calvert Ltd, £130, T &G Farrow, £121, RW Ridley, £105.

Mules - JL & JA Sunter, £136, JW Porter & Sons, £129.50, £120, £118, £115.50, S Pedley, £125.50, £118,  J & JH Whaley, £124.50,

JS & D Cloughton & Son, £124, £120, S Alderson, £123.50, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £123, £116, P Hallam, £121.50, £117,  £115,

MC & AE Staley, £121, JL & JA Sunter, £120, RJ Cloughton, £119.50, MJ & JD Handley, £119.50, £116.50,  PJ Broughton, £118.50,

J Dixon & Sons, £118, J & SJ Bland, £118, R & J Myers, £118, £116.50, AL Dawes, £118, JC Fawcett, £117.50, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £117, A Lambert, £116.50, JR Calvert, £116, G Alderson, £116, JL & JA Sunter, £115, T & G Farrow, £115.

Suffolk - T & G Farrow, £124, MC & AE Staley, £120, J Thompson & S Tully, £120, JW Dixon, £118.50, Woodend Farms, £117,

SM Iveson, £114.50, £110, A Lambert, £111. 

Dutchspot x - FJ Willison, £111.50, £98.50.

Masham - A Lambert, £106.50.

Cheviot - S & M Hallam, £104, £102.50.

Teeswater - I Tyson, £100, £93.

Dorset x - FJ Willison, £98.

Border Leicester - T & C Norton, £94.

Horned - TW & GM Hartley, £91, J Thomspon & S Tully, £84, BE Hall, £70, M Kearton, £70.​​

 

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