Opening Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs
Forward: 2231 Head, Overall av £68.18 (+£5.27 on 2012)
CCM Auctions conducted their opening fortnightly sale of store lambs for 2013 at Skipton Mart on Wednesday. There was a reduced entry compared to last year and generally lambs would be a shade smaller, however anything with power or style was a nice trade reflecting the prime value, several pens over £80, good medium keep lambs £65 to £74, commercial store lambs to run on making early £60’s. The Prize Show for pens of 40 or more lambs was judged by Mr Tony England, Tiverton, Devon. Awards below.
1st Prize: Mr M Parker, Winterburn. 40 Suffolk x @ £82.50 each
2nd Prize: Messrs RG Greenwood & Son, West Marton. 40 Texel x @ £82 each
3rd Prize; J Sugden, Laycock: 42 Texel x @ £85 each
4th Prize: DM White, Hebden; 52 Texel x @ £68.50 each
PRINCIPLE PRICES
Suffolk x to £82.50 av £68.31 TOPS: £82.50, £77, £71, £67.50(x2) M Parker; £81 £67 E Moore;
£76.50 S Beeforth; £68.50 Swinbank & Briggs; £67 WS Hudson; £67 W Crane.
Texel x to £87 av £68.57 TOPS: £87 P&JA Fielding; £85 £84 J Sugden; £82.50 AJ Ogden; £82.50 JW Hall;
£82 RG Greenwood & Son; £80 Mrs R Capstick; £80 £78 J&AJ Coates & Son; £79.50 RH&DE Parker;
£79 M Parker; £79 R&VJ Brown; £78 WM&E Dugdale; £76 S White; £76 GA Parker; £76 C&M Crawshaw;
£75 M Tomlinson; £75 Swinbank & Briggs.
Beltex x to £89 av £71.78 TOPS: £89 £87 S Beeforth; £72 £65 JW Hall
Charollais x to £66 av £66 TOPS: £66 S Beeforth
Mule Wethers to £54.50 av £52.60 TOPS: £54.50 C&M Crawshaw; £50 N Heseltine.