Sales Diary
Weekly Sales
Store Sheep Sale - 6 day Rule Applies (Unsold sheep may be returned home, but standstill comes into force)
10.00am - Lamb/Hoggetts, Lightweight Lambs (weighed) followed by Store Lambs, Ewes & Rams, then Breeding Sheep will be sold after the Store Sheep at approximately 12 noon.
10.30am - Rearing Calves.
Cattle Sales
Store Cattle, Beef Breeding Cattle & Cull Cattle.
Extra Information
All sheep must carry official (UK) Identification Tags before entering the market. Cattle must have ear tags which correspond exactly with the passport - 2 tags for cattle born after 1997. All livestock vehicles must be cleaned and disinfected before leaving the mart, orwithin 24 hours after signing a decleration to do so at home or another place. Pedestrians are requested to wear appropriate clean clothing & to make use of foot baths provided when entering or leaving the livestock area.
Please Note: Cattle Sale Dates may be altered & added to.
Claiming Date: Saturday 18th January 2025 - Individual Ewe Sale for Bluefaced Leicester & Swaledale Sheep
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January 2026
Tuesday 6th January
Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep
Tuesday 13th January
Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep
Saturday 17th January
Sale of Store Cattle, Beef Breeding Cattle & Cull Cows. Catalogue Closes Tuesday 6th January 2026
Tuesday 20th January
Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep
Saturday 24th January
Prize Show & Sale of Individual Registered Bluefaced Leicester Females for The Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association. Judging 10.30am. Sale 11:30am also Prize Show & Sale of Individual Crowned Swaledale Ewes, Gimmer Shearlings & Gimmer Lambs for The Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association. Judging 10.30am also Sale of Herdwick Ewes, Gimmer Shearlings & Gimmer Hoggs on behalf of the Herdwick Sheep Breeders Association
Judging 10.30am. Prize Show & Sale of Individual Pedigree Females (All Breeds), Including section for MV Accredited Females. Judging 10:30am. Catalogue closes Tuesday 6th January 2025
Tuesday 27th January
Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep
February 2026
Tuesday 3rd February
Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 10th February
Show & Sale of Pens of 5 Swaledale Prime Hoggs. Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep
Tuesday 17th February
Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep
Tuesday 24th February
Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep. Spring Sale of Machinery & Implements
March 2026
Tuesday 3rd March
Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep
Saturday 7th March
Spring Show & Sale of Store Cattle, Beef Breeding Cattle, Cull Cows. Catalogue closes Tuesday 24th February
Tuesday 10th March
Sale of Swaledale Gimmer Hoggs. Sale of In Lamb Ewes. Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 17th March
Prime Hoggs. Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 24th March
Prime & Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 31st March
Prime & Cast Sheep.
April 2026
Tuesday 7th April
Prime & Cast Sheep. Opening Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot
Tuesday 14th April
Prime & Cast Sheep. Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot.
Tuesday 21st April
Spring Lambs. Prime & Cast Sheep. Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot.
Tuesday 28th April
Spring Show & Sale of Calves for the Bill Thompson Trophy. Ewes with Lambs. Prime & Store Sheep. Spring Lambs.
Sale of Gimmer Hoggs (All Breeds).
May 2026
Tuesday 5th May
Spring Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Prize Show & Sale of Ewes with Lambs at Foot
Tuesday 12th May
Spring Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot.
Saturday 16th May
Show & Sale of Store Cattle, Beef Breeding Cattle, Beef Breeding Bulls, Cull Cows. Catalogue Closes Tuesday 5th May
Tuesday 19th May
Sale of Tractors, Implements, Tools etc. Spring Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep.
Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot.
Tuesday 26th May
Spring Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot.
Including Special Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
June 2026
Tuesday 2nd June
Prime Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 9th June
Show & Sale of Spring Lambs. Prime Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 16th June
Prime Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 23rd June
Prime Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 30th June
Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep,
July 2026
Tuesday 7th July
Calf Show & Sale. Prime Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 14th July
Prime Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep.
Friday 17th July
Opening Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs. Catalogue Closes Tuesday 7th July.
Tuesday 21st July
Prime Lamb Show & Sale. Prime Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 28th July
Prime Lambs. Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep.
Friday 31st July
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs. Catalogue Closes Tuesday 21st July.
August 2026
Tuesday 4th August
Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 11th August
Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Friday 14th August
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs. Catalogue closes Tuesday 4th August
Tuesday 18th August
Evening Show & Sale of 1,000 Mule & Cont Gimmer Shearlings & Ewes. Catalogue closes Tuesday 11th August.
Sale of Crossing Rams. Entries to Time of Sale. Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 25th August
Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep. Nemsa Mule Gimmer Lamb Catalogue Closes.
Friday 28th August
Catalogued Show & Sale of Store Lambs. Special Show of pens of 10 Suffolk & Continental Gimmer Lambs.
Show pens of 20 Store Lambs. Catalogue closes Tuesday 18th August.
September 2026
Tuesday 1st September
Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 8th September
Show & Sale of Calves. Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Friday 11th September
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs. Catalogue closes Tuesday 1st September.
Monday & Tuesday 14th & 15th September
Annual Two-Day Show & Sale of 30,000 Mule Gimmer Lambs on behalf of the North of England Mule Sheep Association. Prizes for Pens of 10. Judging 8.00am. Sale 9.15am each day. Catalogue closes Tuesday 25th August.
Tuesday 22nd September
Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Thursday 24th September - Hawes Hunks
Show & Sale of Terminal Sire Breeding Rams & Bluefaced Leicester Rams. Section for MV Accredited.
Catalogue Closes Tuesday 8th September.
Friday 25th September
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs. Catalogue closes Tuesday 15th September.
Monday 28th September
12,000 Mule, Masham, Cheviot Mule & Cont X Gimmer Lambs & Shearlings. Prizes for Pens of 10 N of E Mule Gimmer Lambs & Cheviot Mule Gimmer Lambs. Judging 8.00am. Sale 9.00am. Catalogue closes Tuesday 15th September.
B District Swaledale Ram Entries Close
Tuesday 29th September
Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
October 2026
Thursday 1st October
Prize Show & Sale of 1,000 Registered Bluefaced Leicester Rams, Ram Lambs & Females for the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association. Judging 7.15am. Sale 9.00am.
Monday 5th October
First Annual Show & Sale of Swaledale Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings. Sale includes Uncrossed & Crossed Ewes. Prizes for Pens of 10 Judging 8.30am. Sale 10.00am. Catalogue closes Tuesday 23rd September
Tuesday 6th October
Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Friday 9th October
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs. Catalogue closes Tuesday 29th September.
Saturday 10th October
Sale of 6,000 Swaledale Gimmer Lambs & Gimmer Shearlings. Prizes for Pens of 10. Judging 8.30am. Sale 9.30am
Catalogue closes Tuesday 29th September
Monday 12th October
Third Sale of 5,000 Mule, Masham, Cheviot Mule & Cont X Gimmer Lambs at 10am.
Catalogue closes Tuesday 29th September
Tuesday 13th October
Second Sale of Swaledale Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings. Includes Correct & Correct Below Ewes
Ewes at 12 noon. Catalogue closes Tuesday 6th October. Followed by Second Sale of Terminal Sire Breeding Rams.
Entries to time of Sale. Prime Lambs. Cast Ewes.
Tuesday 20th October
Prime Lambs. Cast Ewes
Friday 23rd October
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs. Catalogue closes Tuesday 13th October.
Tuesday 27th October
Young Farmers Prime Lamb Competition. Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th October
Annual Two-Day Prize Show & Sale of 900 Registered Swaledale Aged Rams, Ram Lambs & Shearling Rams for the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association (B District). Judging 8am. Sale at 10:30am.
Entries to Christine Whitehead (B District Secretary)
November 2026
Tuesday 3rd November
Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Friday 6th November
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs. Catalogue closes Tuesday 27th October.
Saturday 7th November
“Gregg Day”
The end of Season Sale of all classes of Breeding Sheep, Gimmer Shearlings & Gimmer Lambs.
The Second Show & Sale of Swaledale Breeding Rams Followed by sale of all classes of Breeding Rams incl Terminal Sires & BFL Rams. Catalogue Closes Thursday 29th October.
Tuesday 10th November
Opening Sale of Correct & Cast Rams. Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Saturday 14th November
Christmas Show & Sale of Store Cattle, Beef Breeding Cattle & Cull Cows. Judging 9am. Sale 10.30am.
Catalogue closes Tuesday 3rd November.
Tuesday 17th November
Correct & Cast Rams. Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Friday 20th November
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs. Catalogue closes Tuesday 10th November.
Tuesday 24th November
Correct & Cast Rams. Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
December 2025
Tuesday 2nd December
Prime Lambs. Cast Ewes & Rams.
Friday 5th December
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs
Catalogue closes Tuesday 25th November
Tuesday 9th December
Christmas Show & Sale of Prime Lambs. Judging at 8:30am.
Christmas Show & Sale of Calves. Judging 10.00am
Correct & Cast Rams. Prime Lambs. Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 16th December
Prime Lambs. Cast Ewes & Rams.
Friday 19th December
Catalogued Sale of Store Lambs
Catalogue closes Tuesday 9th December
Tuesday 23rd December
Prime Lambs. Cast Ewes & Rams.
Thursday 25th December
A merry Christmas to All our Customers
Tuesday 30th December
Prime Lambs. Cast Ewes & Rams.