630 Breeding Sheep (235 Sheep with 362 Lambs at foot, 33 Store Hoggs)
Numbers steadily on the rise and more customers at the ringside as grass starts to appear, trade was up for the smart outfits by around £10-£15, older ewes with lambs £5-£10 dearer. Keep entries coming and pre-enter with office by 12noon Friday prior to sale for inclusion in catalogue listing, Thankyou.
Today we held a show of sheep with lambs at foot, kindly judged by Mr N Tattersall.
Show Results –
Pens of 5
1st A&G Midgley
2nd RG Johnson
Pairs
1st R&VJ Towers
2nd DM White
Sheep with Lambs at foot (per outfit)
Texel Ewes + Twins to £240 (av £212) AN Throup
Texel Ewes + Singles to £168 (av £115) P&AM Simpson
Texel Shlgs + Twins to £235 (av £206) A&G Midgley
Texel Shlgs + Singles to £175 (av £132) NM Parker
Suffolk Ewes + Singles to £122 RG Johnson & Son
Charollais Ewes + Twins to £220 (av £218) JD Towers & Son
Charollais Ewes + Singles to £140 (av £140) JD&V Towers & Son
Charollais Shlgs & Twins to £210 JD&V Towers & Son
Mule Ewes + Twins to £165 (av £154) DM White
Mule Ewes + Singles to £122 (av £117) T Lund
Mule Shlgs & Singles to £130 NM Parker
Swaledale Ewes + Twins to £92 (av £87) S Hodgson
Swaledale Ewes + Singles to £100 (av £84) S Hodgson
Jacob Ewes + Twins to £110 K Woodhouse
Store Hoggs
Suffolk to £92 (av £88) R&J Bradley
Texel to £74 (av £73) GR Danvers
Swaledale to £53 GR Danvers
Herdwick to £45 M Hutchinson