Christmas Show of Prime Lambs 2024

Tuesday 10th December 2024

Forward: 20 Calves and 2717 Sheep comprising 2465 Prime Lambs and 252 Cast Ewes and Rams.

CHRISTMAS SHOW OF PRIME LAMBS

Judged by Matthew Prince, Highfield Farm Shop, Chesterfield.

Kindly Sponsored by Hammond’s Butchers, Bainbridge, Tophams Meats

& Northern Fallen Stock Ltd.

Beltex

1st & Champion, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, 52kg, £320, 615p/kg to Matthew Prince, Chesterfield

2nd - BC Gregg, Ellimgstring, 43kg, £180

3rd - R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, 48kg, £175

Texel

1st & Res Champion, D Hodgson, Askrigg, 49kg, £250, 510p/kg to Matthew Prince, Chesterfield

2nd - AT Lambert & Son, Simonstone, 53kg, £188

3rd - R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, 47kg, £156

Mule

1st - WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, 55kg, £145

2nd - WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, 49kg, £141

3rd - WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, 56kg, £146

Mashams

1st - PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw, 45kg, £136.50

2nd - PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw, 41kg, £123

Blackface

1st & Champion Horned, P Turnbull, Whitby, 39kg, £126

2nd - P Turnbull, Whitby, 41kg, £127

3rd - P Turnbull, Whitby, 46kg, £143

Rough Fell

1st - A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale, 43kg, £132

2nd - SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh, 48kg, £132.50

Swaledale

1st - A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale, 44kg, £139

2nd - JA Alderson, Barras, 49kg, £145

3rd - DJ Amsden t/a A & JA Iveson, Hawes, 50kg, £140

Dalesbred

1st - PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw, 39kg, £119

PRIME LAMBS

The Annual Christmas Show and Sale of Prime lambs saw a bumper entry of 2465 forward selling a strong trade throughout the sale with the trade holding firm until the very end. It was nice to welcome lambs to Hawes Auction from majority of the northern counties. Thanks to our vendors supporting our Christmas show with a good line up of prime lambs for our judge Mr Matthew Prince of Highfield Farm Shop, Chesterfield to cast his expertise eye over who thank for his time and expertise. A special thank you goes to our sponsors Northern Fallen Stock, Tophams Meats and Hammonds Butchers Bainbridge.

The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of Beltex Lambs, this smart pair of Beltex sired lambs from BC Gregg, Ellingstring weighing 52kg went onto sell for £320 or 615p/kg purchased by the judge Mr Matthew Prince. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the first prize pair of Texel sired lambs from D Hodgson, Askrigg these lambs weighing 49kg went onto sell for £250 purchased by the judge Mr Matthew Prince. The award for the champion pen of Horned lambs was awarded to the first prize pen of Scottish Blackface lambs selling for £126 weighing 39kg from P Turnbull, Whitby.

The overall market average was 293p/kg. The trade saw well fleshed lambs continue to be eagerly bid for. Heavy weighted lamb trade slightly easier as seen nationwide but standard weights and handy/light weighted continue to be just as dear. Plenty of good quality continental lambs sold between 330p/kg and 370p/kg. Heavy weighted continental lambs regularly sold in the mid one hundred and fifties to one hundred and eighty.

There was a bumper entry of 990 mule lambs forward selling to an average of £135.30 or 292p/kg. Heavy weighted mule lambs regularly sold in excess of the one-hundred-and-forty-pound mark topping at £147.50 from Libby Winspear, Hawes. Handy weighted mules well finished weighing between 44kg to 47kg looked the trade of the day regularly selling at 300p/kg or more.

There was a bumper entry of Swaledale lambs in the market once again. Leading the way at £145 was a pen of 49kg lambs from JA Alderson, Barras followed by the consignment from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead selling to £140.50 and £139 with others pens of Swaledale lambs selling to £140. Dalesbred lambs sold to £134 at 45kg from BD & PM Gill & Son, Ingleton. Other hill breeds saw Cheviots at 49kg sell to £154 from WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton.

Beltex to 615p/kg, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 345p/kg

Texel to 510p/kg, D Hodgson, Askrigg, Av. 305p/kg

Suffolk to 318p/kg, J Alderson & Son, Howgill, Av. 308p/kg

Swaledale to 316p/kg, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale, Av. 276p/kg

Mules to 313p/kg, JC Walker & Son, Dunsop Bridge, Av. 292p/kg

Total Average: 293p/kg

Leading Prices:

Beltex – BC Gregg, £320 (to Matthew Prince, Highfield Farm Shop), £180, £157, £148, £144,

R Mudd & Sons, £175, (to C Steadman, Butchers Kirkby Stephen) £155, £144 x2, R Marwood & Son, £165, £140.50,

T Pounder, £160, £146 x2, £141.50, PJ Broughton, £159, £137, AJ & L Hunter, £154, WA Dinsdale & Son, £151,

K Milburn & A Devlin, £150, £138, MK Verity, £149, £138, DA & MA Brown & Son, £147, PD Bowdin, £143, Booth Brothers, £143, £136.

Texel x – D Hodgson, £250, £142.50, AT Lambert & Son, £188, £166, £163, £160, £158, A & NJ Heseltine, £169,

EM Winspear, £164, £163, JL & JA Sunter, £160, JA Dent & Sons, £160, £148.50, £146.50 x2, T & LM Goad & Sons, £159, £145, £144,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £157, £145.50, R Mudd & Sons, £156, T Pounder, £156, Bank House Farms, £155.50, £141,

RS Harker & Son, £154, £143, £142.50, A Lodge, £153, £149, £146.50, K Milburn & A Devlin, £152, A Calvert, £151, A & H Watson, £151,

R Wood & Son, £150, £141, Taylor Bros, £148.50 x3, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £147.50, Whyte & Percival, £147, £140,

JM Smith, £146.50, £144.50, AJ & L Hunter, £146, BC Gregg, £146, G Mudd, £145.50, AT Pratt, £145, R & R Gornall, £144.50,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £143, HJ Thwaite, £142.50, £140, AD Coates & Son, 3142, DA & M Brown & Son, £141,

GM Sedgwick & Son, £141, Bank House Farms, £141.

Suffolk - R Gill, £166, JM Smith, £145.50, £139.50, J Alderson & Son, £133.50, JF & GR Howard, £122.

Cheviot - WA Dinsdale & Son, £154, AT Pratt, £139, M Hallam, £138.50, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £135.50, JF & GR Howard, £129.

Mules - EM Winspear, £147.50, £136.50, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £146, £145, £141, £140.50, T Metcalfe & Son, £145, £142, £140,

JC & N Throup, £145, J Scarr & Sons, £145, £137.50, J & JA Burrow, £145, £136, JA Alderson, £145, £136, WA Dinsdale & Son, £144,

Bank House Farms, £142, £140.50 x2, R & RM Dent, £142, T & LM Goad & Sons, £142, A & H Watson, £142, £136,

JR & LA Capstick, £142, £141, RS Harker & Son, £141.50, £140.50, R & E Cowperthwaite, £141.50 x2, £140.50, A Lodge, £141.50,

JS & S Atkinson, £141, £140, J Sunter & Sons, £141, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £141, Ellis Bros, £140.50, J Garth & Son, £140.50,

WA & A Booth, £140, HW & G White, £140, T & LM Goad & Sons, £140, DJ Amsden, £140, MJ & JD Handley, £140,

J Allison & Sons, £139, £136.50, R & R Gornall, £139, AJ & L Hunter, £139, JL & JA Sunter, £138.50, DA & MA Brown & Son, £137.50,

J Nelson & Son, £137.50, AT Pratt, £137, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £137, K Milburn & A Devlin, £137, S Bell & Sons, £136.50,

A Spence, £136.50, WC Porter & Son, £136,

Swaledale – JA Alderson, £145. £138, KM & KJ Curwen, £140.50, £139, JE Cowperthwaite, £140, £139.50, £136, DJ Amsden, £140,

MR & LE Rukin, £140, £123, T Metcalfe & Son, £139, A & H Watson, £139, J Alderson & Son, £136, BE Hall, £136, £135,

Bank House Farms, £135.50, R & PR Banks & Son, £133.50, AD Coates & Son, £133, R Walton, £130.50, J Scarr & Sons, £126.50,

J Sunter & Sons, £125, P Hallam, £123.50, RW Clarkson & Son, £122.50, B Thornborrow, £121.

Gritstone - JE Cowperthwaite, £143.50, £141.

Blackface - P Turnbull, £143, £127, £126, K Milburn & A Devlin, £142, £127.50.

BFL – JL & JA Sunter, £143.

Masham - PD Bowdin, £136.50, £123, CT & JE Willoughby, £126.

Dalesbred – BD & PM Gill & Son, £134, PD Bowdin, £119, LC Scarr & Son, £117.

Rough Fell – SL Hoggarth, £132.50, £114.50, A & H Watson, £132, £112.50, K Milburn & A Devlin, £119.50.

Hampshire - J Chapman, £120.50.

Herdwick - Cragg & Carr, £114, £102 x2.

CAST EWES

Texel Ewes topped the trade with a shapely Ewe from R Marwood & Son achieving £225 with further lots at £200 & £198. KR & SN Dinsdale also had a couple of ewes at £208. The same vendor topped with Suffolk at £188 followed by HB Farms at £180 some big powerful BFL Ewes achieved £170 from WA Dinsdale & Son. Mules were up a notch again T Tennant & Son and A & H Watson both had lots at £150 and seven other vendors had lots between £145 and £148 all Mules Averaged £139.10. P Turnbull fetched over some great Blackface Ewes from Kildale making £122 & £108. Swales Ewes topped at £120 from R Marwood & Son followed with a strong pen from KR & SN Dinsdale at £106 good meated ewes would be dearer with lean one like last week. Rams were topped at £160 with a BFL From D & DR Alderson and a big Roughfell Ram from SL Hoggarth topped the horned tups at £138.

Continentals to £225, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

Suffolk to £188, KR & SN Dinsdale, Carperby

BFL to £170, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Mules to £150, T Tennant & Son, Askrigg & A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Blackface to £122, P Turnbull, Kildale

Swaledales to £120, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

CORRECT & CAST RAMS

BFL to £160, D & DR Alderson, Gunnerside

Roughfell to £138, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Swaledales to £100, T Metcalfe & Son, Muker

CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE OF CALVES

Judged by Henry Avison, Coverdale

Kindly Sponsored by Genus Breeding and Wensleydale Creamery

Great to see so many bidders around the ring with a good show of 20 Calves. Special thanks to Genus & Wensleydale Creamery who kindly sponsored the classes again and our Judge Mr Henry Avison. Our Champion came from regular consigner B Clarkson with a BRB Heifer that achieved £490. Reserve Champion was a Limousin Bull from H Kirkbride & Son which sold for £520. Bull Calves were keenly bid for and B Clarkson topped the trade at £530 for a young shapely Calf. Limousin Heifers from H Kirkbride & Son achieved £460 £440 for nice long sorts. Thanks to all vendors and buyers throughout the year and our next calf sale will be 1 month from today.

Continental

Heifers

1st & Champion, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £480

2nd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £460

3rd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £440

Bulls

1st & Res Champion, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £520

2nd - J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, £480

3rd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £530

Bulls

BRB to £530, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £470

Limousin to £520, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, Av. £485