The sale of Ewes was well supported and carried on a similar trade to Tuesday’s shearling sale with all classes in strong demand. The day started with a reduction sale from The Gillians Laithe flock of Texel sheep from Messrs Watson of Hellifield. Their run of sheep topped at £600 for a 2 shear ewe, with most selling from £200 to £300 Each. Suffolk Females topped at £540 for a Gimmer Lamb from Pamela Lupton.
Half bred ewes were a sharp trade, young Mules finding favour selling to £140 and £130 for 2 shears from D&J Coates, followed at £128 from Matt Mason, who also made £128 of a pen of homebred shearling that had reared lambs. Older Mules to £120 for 3 crop correct from Peter Houseman, whilst older Correct sheep ranged from around £80 upto £105 for 4shear from Mike Allen. Continental and Suffolk crosses were short of requirements and more could have been sold, with £100 to £130 the range for flock aged cross bred ewes, and Suffolk crosses to £140 from John Turner. 

A selective crowd surrounding the Tup ring this afternoon, however good quality shearling tups could getaway very nicely. A kind thank you to Adam Staveley and Matt Mason for judging the Pre Sale ram classes. It was both 1^st Prize winners from their respective breeds topping at 950gns for the 1^st Prize Continental Ram which was presented by Ann Robinson, Pannal, Harrogate. The other a tremendous Suffolk Ram lamb from Jane Soulsby of Temple Sowerby, Penrith which went on to sell for 650gns.

All in all a successful day with plenty of fresh faces ringside interested in buying Rams of differing breeds and definitely a worthwhile fixture in the sales calendar.

PRINCIPLE PRICES

Breeding Ewes

Shearlings

Suffolk – Av £144

£360 S Read; £140 J Turner;

Texel – Av £210

£600 £280x2 £250 W Watson; £260 DH&FA Lucas;  

Mule – Av £120

£128 W Mason & Son; £112 H&M Plews

Beltex – Av £133

£170 W Watson; £140 £135 £130 D Asquith;

2 Crop

Mule – Av £118

£140 £130 D&J Coates; £128 £120 W Mason & Son; £112 J&F Nutter;

Texel – Av £218

£500 £420 £400 £260 £250 W Watson;

Beltex – Av £128

£128 Fox Farm;

3 Crop

Mule – Av £110

£120x2 £82 GW Houseman; £105 £95 M&B Allen;

Texel – Av £140

£350 £190 £180 W Watson; £135 P Ives ; £110 £102 GW Houseman; 

Beltex – Av £135

£135 Fox Farm;

BM Ewes

Mule – Av £70

£80 £78 E&S Baines; £70 M&B Allen;

Texel – Av £96

£108 GW Houseman; £100x2 £95 E&S Baines; £98 RA&M Earnshaw; £82 J Frankland;

130 RAMS

Shearling Rams

1^st J Nutter Lot 72

2^nd RS Morphett Lot 76

3^rd PJ Lupton Lot 5

Lambs Rams

1^st G Soulsby Lot 33

2^nd S Bolland Lot 29

3^rd G Souslby Lot 32

Champion – G Soulsby

Reserve – S Bolland

Cont Ram

1^st RC Robinson Lot 24

2^nd DP Roberts Lot 45

3^rd A Harker Lot 62

PRICES

Ram Lamb

Suffolk – Av £336

650gns G Soulsby; £350 S Bolland; 320gns x2 S Bolland; 320gns M Brown; 300gns ML Evans;

Charollais – Av £287

350gns J Danforth; 280gns x2 CW Marwwod & Son; 260gns CW Marwood & Son;

Beltex – Av £297.5

300gns x2, 250gns DP Roberts

Shearling Ram

Suffolk – Av £332

650gns PJ Lupton;  450gns x3 JA Key; 420gns PJ Lupton; 300gns DJ&LJ Holt;

Charollais – Av £367

400gns M Crabtree; 350gns J Danforth

Texel – Av £443

950gns RC Robinson; 700gns AF Harker; 620gns, 550gns M Crabtree; 520gns AF Harker

Forthcoming Sheep Sales

Friday 30^th & Saturday 31^st August

Friday – Show & Sale of 18 Pedigree HAMPSHIRE DOWN Sheep

 Show of 445 Pedigree BELTEX Sheep

Saturday- Sale of Pedigree BELTEX Sheep

Show & Sale of 58 WENSLEYDALE Sheep

Show & Sale of 164 JACOB Sheep

Wednesday 4^th September

Sale of 10,000 STORE LAMBS

Prize Show & Sale of Suffolk & Continental X Gimmer Lambs

C Hagar Trophy for the Best Pen of 10 Continental X Gimmer Lambs

Prize Show for Masham Wethers

Craven Cattle Marts Cup for the Best Pen of 40 Masham Wether Lambs

Tuesday 10^th September

Opening Show & Sale of 7,370 MULE GIMMER LAMBS

Forthcoming Cattle Sales

Saturday 7^th September

Stirks, Weaned calves, Breeding & Cull Goats, Store & Breeding Sheep

Wednesday 11^th September

Sale of Store & Breeding Cattle to include Sale of Native Sired Cattle