Forward: 864 head of Store & Breeding Sheep comprising of 602 Store Lambs & 262 In Lamb Sheep
CCM Auctions held their final Wednesday sheep sale of this season where there was a nice entry presented. Store Hoggs were good to sell with trade rising in line again with the improved prime trade, The best end of the Texel’s making £60 plus.
Included in today’s sale was a dispersal of 220 Swaledale Ewes on behalf of the family of the Late Mr Derek Appleton of Hebden. The ewes were presented in fine bloom and with correct sheep topping at £127 each averaging £88.87 scanned 148%, whilst the ewes, udders only, averaged 61.56.
STORE SHEEP – av £42.63
Suffolk – av £48.22
£54 DG Robinson; £45 J Towler; £45 JC Mitchell;
Texel – av £49.78
£67 £59 S Horn; £63.50 £59 T Blackwell; £61 £60.50 £54.50 JT Dobson; £59.50 A Jones; £55 J Hopkinson;
£53 AV Caton
Mule – av £49.50
£49.50 DG Robinson; £47 £46 A Fisher; £44 J Hopkinson; £42.50 J Towler; £40 JW Tinkler; £40 AV Caton;
Charollais – av £52.22
£54 £52 JT Dobson;
Swaledale – av £28.53
£31 £31 £30 DG Robinson; £30 C Mellin; £30 A&G Greenwood; £30 N Grrenwood; £30x2 AV Caton;
Zwartable – av £47
£47 DG Robinson;
GIMMER LAMBS
Mule – av £52.11
£68 J Dibb; £50 AV Caton
Swaledale – av £80.73
£92 £30 AV Caton
INLAMB SHEEP
Texel – av £113.64
£126 £122 £108x2 £102 E Robson
Mule – av £126.15
£130 CG Cooke; £80 D Appleton
Swaledale – av £77.06
£127 £94 £90x2 £80 £79 £79 £74 D Appleton
Mule Hoggs – av £90
£90 CG Cooke