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3,239 Breeding Sheep: Comp 2,075 Shearlings & Correct Ewes, Annual sale of 1,152 Broken Mouth Ewes & 12 Rams.
CCM Auctions held their Fortnightly Sale of Breeding Ewes together with The Annual Sale of Broken Mouth Ewes. A mixed show of younger sheep saw trade for good smarter sorts along similar lines, although commercial types were harder to cash. In the broken mouth section there was a swift trade for Swaledales, especially the smarter sorts with £55 to £70 the range for these, recording an overall average of £49.
Shearlings
Texel to £150 av £105 R Wilson
Mule to £138 av £102 RG Johnson & Son
Lleyn to £94 av £92 N Duckitt
Beltex to £158 M Grayshon
Ewes
Mule to £142 av £131 RW Airey
Texel to £115 M Grayshon
Swaledale to £88 JM&S Tennant
Broken Mouthed
Texel to £70 P Metcalfe
Mule to £68 av £47 S Hodgson
Swaledale to £80 av £49 K&GJ Huck
Dalesbred to £40 JK Wilson
Lleyn to £67 av £49 CD&RF Kitching