Summer Show & Sale of Prime Lambs 2025
Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Forward: 13 Calves 1531 Sheep comprising 744 Prime Lambs, 56 Prime Hoggs and 731 Cast Ewes and Rams.
SUMMER SHOW AND SALE OF PRIME LAMBS
Kindly Sponsored by I’Anson Bros Ltd, Masham
Judged by Thomas Birkbeck, Soulby
Beltex
1st & Champion, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 49kg £242/494p/kg to Westmorland Ltd, Tebay
2nd - Res Champion, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, 45kg £220/489p/kg to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong
3rd - MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave, 42kg, £170
Continental
1st - BC Gregg, Ellingstring, 44kg, £198
2nd - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 47kg, £175
3rd - MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave, 40kg, £154
Suffolk
1st - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 48kg, £185 (to C Steadman Butchers Kirkby Stephen)
2nd - TW Anderson & Son, Northallerton, 49kg, £177
3rd - D Alderson, Barnard Castle, 47kg, £161
Mule
1st - DJ Amsden, Hawes, 48kg, £155
2nd - JC & N Throup, Skipton, 43kg, £139
Masham
1st - A Lambert, Bainbridge, 38kg, £114
2nd - A Lambert, Bainbridge, 34kg, £102
3rd - A Lambert, Bainbridge, 36kg, £108
Horned
1st - AH Price & Son, Keasden, 36kg, £114
2nd - AH Price & Son, Keasden, 31kg, £80
PRIME LAMBS
The Summer Show and Sale of prime lambs saw a strong and well-presented entry forward, with large numbers filling the show pens and generating strong competition throughout the day. A special thank you goes to the judge, Mr Thomas Birbeck, for his time and expertise, and to I’Anson Feeds, represented by Gail Harker, for generously sponsoring the sale. Taking the overall championship was the first prize pair of lambs consigned by JR & LA Capstick, Killington, which attracted eager bidding in the ring and sold for £242 at 49kg to Dave Morland of Tebay Services. The reserve champion rosette went to the second prize pair of lambs from BC Gregg, Masham, with 45kg Beltex lambs selling to £220 and purchased by M Hare of Lane End Farm Shop, Tong. It was a successful day for the Gregg family, who also secured the first prize pen of five continental lambs, selling at £198 for 44kg, again to M Hare. JR & LA Capstick also enjoyed further success, taking the first prize pen of Suffolk-sired lambs, which sold to £185 at 48kg and were purchased by the judge. Congratulations to all the prize winners and thank you to everyone who entered and supported the show.
The trade continues to hold up remarkably well for the time of year, with this week’s market average reaching 345p/kg—a rise of 52p compared to the same week last year. Trade remained similar throughout the sale, with well-fleshed, heavy-weight lambs commanding premium prices and the best of them exceeding £200. A quality consignment of continental lambs from S Troughton, Sedbergh sold to £208 and £202, both at 49kg. Heavy-weight Texels from A Lodge, Malham Moor sold to £204, followed by £202 from J & S Mitchell, Sedbergh. Numerous pens achieved prices well over £180. Lambs with top conformation continue to sell around 400p/kg, with the best show lambs reaching 495p/kg and 490p/kg. Handy-weight commercial lambs maintained a very similar trade to previous weeks. Upland-bred lambs are now coming forward in greater numbers, with Cheviot crosses topping at £162 from DA & MA Brown & Son, Leyburn, and Mule lambs reaching £155 from DJ Amsden, Hawes. Lamb numbers are required each week at Hawes, with vendors once again leaving pleased with their day’s trading.
Beltex to 494p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Texel x to 429p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring
Suffolk to 412p, S Troughton, Sedbergh
Mule to 338p, DB & A Hoggarth, Sedbergh
Total Av. 345.45p/kg
Leading Prices:
Beltex - JR & LA Capstick, £242 (to Westmorland Ltd, Tebay), BC Gregg, £220 (to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop Tong), £198, £153,
D Stainthorpe, £172, £148, £130, MW & HE Pedley, £170, £161, £154, £148, R Marwood & Son, £161, £153, £150 x3,
R Mudd & Sons, £160, £150, £148, CT & JE Willoughby, £153, £151, £150, JW Porter & Sons, £149.50, £139,
K Calvert Ltd, £146, £144, £132, TG Willoughby, £140.
Texel x – S Troughton, £208, £172, £135, BC Gregg, £206, £169, £156, £150, A Lodge, £204, £162, J & S Mitchell, £202, £168, £146, £127, B & J Park, £190, £168, £163, J Scarr & Sons, £190, £153, AT Pratt, £184, £148.50, C & M Hugill, £184, £180, £164, £158.50,
SM Elphick, £183, £148, JR & LA Capstick, £180, £175, £173.50, £158, TW Anderson & Son, £174, £168, £164, £162,
D & A Cowperthwaite, £168, £145.50, DA & MA Brown & Son, £163.50, £152, DT Dinsdale & Son, £162.50, Whyte & Percival, £160.50,
S Bell & Sons, £156, Croft Farm Ptns, £155, £132, JW Porter & Sons, £153.50, SM Iveson, £153.50, R & J Myers, £152,
J & JH Whaley, £152, £138, TG & B Todd, £151.50, £144, D Stainthorpe, £150, £124, J Pratt & Sons, £149.50, £135,
SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £148, £146.50, K Calvert Ltd, £147.50 , £128, MW & HE Pedley, £146.50, £145, £144, LC Scarr & Son, £146.50,
D Alderson, £143, £120, MA Donaldson & Son, £138, £137.50, £133, MP & HM York, £134.50, AH Price & Son, £130,
BE Hall, £120, £100, AD Coates & Son, £117, £110, J Binns, £104, JW Porter & Sons, £144, £137, DB & A Hoggarth, £144, £143,
RF & RD Kettlewell, £144, HB farms, £143, JC & N Throup, £141.50, PM Hill, £141, P Dinsdale & Son, £138.
Suffolk - S Troughton, £202, JR & LA Capstick, £185 x2, (to C Steadman Butchers Kirkby Stephen) A & H Watson, £182, £160, £143, TW Anderson & Son, £177, £162.50, £154, RF & RD Kettlewell, £174, PM Hill, £164, £159, £139, D Alderson, £161, £134,
HB Farms, £158, £140, DB & A Hoggarth, £146, S Pillar, £141, MP & HM York, £137.50, MA Donaldson & Son, £136.
Cheviot - DA & MA Brown & Son, £162, S Pillar, £146.
Hampshire - Walburn Hall Farm, £155.50, £137.50, J & JH Whaley, £114.
Mule – DJ Amsden, £155, £139, £135, £124, JC & N Throup, £139, £128, S Bell & Sons, £138, SH & TA & M Sutcliffe, £135,
DB & A Hoggarth, £135, A & H Watson, £131, JW Porter & Sons, £130, £105, MP & HM York, £125, AH price & Son, £119, BE Hall, £116,
A Lambert, £114.
Dalesbred – AH Price & Son, £114.
Masham - A Lambert, £114, £108, £102.
PRIME HOGGS
Well-fleshed prime hoggs remain in strong demand at Hawes, with today’s sale attracting eager bidding throughout. The trade topped at £156 for a heavyweight Rough Fell tup hogg from E & K Bland, Gaisgill. A quality consignment from Dan Stainthorpe, Saltburn saw Suffolk hoggs also sell to £156, with Texel hoggs reaching £150 and Beltex hoggs selling to £148. Well-finished hoggs continue to be keenly sought after on a weekly basis at Hawes.
Rough Fell - E & K Bland, £156.
Suffolk - D Stainthorpe, £156, T Richardson, £112.
Swaledale - E & K Bland, £145, J Sunter & Sons, £122, JR Blades, £120, RA & M & EJ Thompson, £108.50.
Blue de Maine - J Binns, £138.
Texel - J Binns, £115.
Gritstone - J Binns, £101.
CAST EWES
Bumper sale of Cast Sheep with 731 sold and trade remained good throughout with grazing Ewes been the dearest sold. Texels topped the trade from C & M Hugill followed by R Marwood & Son at £172. Suffolks were headed at £170 for HB Farms, Fadmoor at £162 for PM Hill, Whitby. Some smart Teeswaters from Horner’s at Whitby made £160. Mules topped at £148 for DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale with more freshly spained sorts on offer. Cheviots made £142 for R Marwood & Son and further lots at £140 for DA & MA brown & Son and S Pillar followed. Best of the horned sheep were 2 stonking pens of Roughfell ewes from E & K Bland and these achieved £152 & £150. Blackfaces from S Pillar sold for £130. We had 444 Swale ewes forward topping the trade was R Marwood & Son and R & J Myers both at £114 with 10 lots above £96 but the majority were leaner freshly spained sorts and were still keenly bid for between £50-£65.
Continentals to £182, C & M Hugill, Hawes
Suffolk to £170, HB Farms, Fadmoor
Teeswater to £160, G Horner, Whitby
Rough Fell to £152, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
BFL to £150, R & J Myers, Bransdale
Mules to £148, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale
Cheviot to £142, R Marwood & Son, Newsham
Blackface to £130, S Pillar, Pickering
Gritstone to £118, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth
Swaledale to £114, R Marwood & Son, Newsham & R & J Myers.
Dalesbred to £110, DA & MA brown & Son, Coverdale
Herdwick to £72, D Stainthorpe, Mickleby
CAST RAMS
11 Rams forward selling to £170 for a Teeswater from Horner’s, Whitby and BFL to £160 for DL Mudd and Swales to £130.
Teeswater to £170, G Horner, Whitby
BFL to £160, DL Mudd, Buckden
Continental to £150, DL Mudd, Buckden
Cheviot to £150, Walburn Hall, Downholme
Swaledale to £130, Walburn Hall, Downholme
SUMMER SHOW & SALE CALVES
Kindly Sponsored by Genus
Kindly Judge by Mr D Coates, Preston
Continental Bulls
BRB - 1st & Champion, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £910
Limousin - 2nd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £650
BRB - 3rd -J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £760
Heifers
BRB - 1st & Res Champion, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £690
BRB - 2nd - J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £560
Limousin - 3rd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £500
CALVES
13 Young Calves forward thanks to Mr D Coates for judging and Genus for Sponsoring once again. Top spot was a cracking Blue Bull from B Clarkson and this met some fierce bidding and was sold at £910 to the judge. A Blue Bull from J Scarr & Sons was next at £760 and 4 Limousin Bulls from H Kirkbride & Son & J Scarr & achieved £650. Res Champion and top price heifer was a Blue again from B Clarkson at £690 with others from J Scarr & Son and H Kirkbride & Son at £560.
Bulls
BRB to £910, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £835
Limousin to £650, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg & J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £650
Heifers
BRB to £690, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £625
Limousin to £560, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, Av. £454
