SHOW RESULTS –

SUFFOLK  - Judge – HA Sawrey

Ram Lamb –

1^st KR Thomas Lot 595

2^nd ML Evans Lot 675

3^rd S Bolland Lot 637

Shearling Ram –

1^st ML Evans Lot 665

2^nd S Bolland Lot 635

3^rd Lucas & Nairey Lot 614

CHAMPION – ML Evans Lot 665

RESERVE – KR Thomas Lot 595

TEXEL – Judge – PC Longdin

Ram Lamb –

1^st JL North Lot 384

2^nd JW Mellin Lot 323

3^rd PK Woof Lot

Shearling Ram –

1^st  D Towell Lot 279

2^nd Procters Farm Lot 398

3^rd JW Mellin Lot 213

Female –

1^st J Perring Lot 244

2^nd E Elliott Lot 253

3^rd R Wilson Lot 231

CHAMPION – D Towell Lot 279

RESERVE – JL North Lot 384

BLUE FACED LEICESTER Judge – Steven Taylor

Ram Lamb –

1^st D Lodge Lot 189

2^nd H Harvey & Son Lot 200

3^rd H Harvey & Son Lot 199

Shearling Ram

1^st AJ Mason Lot 135

2^nd CD&RF Kitching Lot 67

3^rd JK Wilson Lot 103

Female

1^st AJ Mason Lot 2

2^nd AJ Mason Lot 3

CHAMPION – AJ Mason Lot 135

RESERVE – AJ Mason Lot 2

BELTEX Judge – John Stephenson

Best Ram

1^st – WG Beckwith Lot 1269

2^nd JH Barrow & Son Lot 1243

3^rd C Windle Lot 1247

CHAROLLAIS Judge – John Stephenson

Aged or Shearling

1^st J Stott Jnr Lot 1204

2^nd CW Marwood Lot 1229

3^rd CW Marwood Lot 1228

Ram Lamb

1^st CW Marwood Lot 1230

2^nd CW Marwood Lot 1232

3^rd JD&V Towers & Son Lot 1240

CHAMPION – J Stott Jnr Lot 1204

RESERVE – CW Marwood Lot 1230

ZWARTABLE

Ram Lamb –

1^st  J Lingings Lot 1385

Female –

1^st MJ Beckwith Lot 1370

2^nd MJ Beckwith Lot 1371

3^rd MJ Beckwith Lot 1372

AVERAGES & PRICES –

BLUE FACED LEICESTER

186 forward & 96.8% clearance rate.

CCM Auctions held their Annual Show & Sale of Blue Faced Leicester Rams & Females at Skipton on Friday where a great sale was experienced, helped by a better show than last year of rams and ram lambs with power and ready for work. 52 Ram lambs were in the entry selling to the days top price of 1,800gns and a total clearance of every lamb was seen, with a 96.8% overall clearance rate.

It was Messrs Booth’s Smearcett flock from Feizor who had the top price on the day with a much fancied ram lamb sired by Kirkby Redgate X1 out of a Z4 Hundith receiving frantic bidding running to 1,800gns eventually falling to Kevin Wilson of Blubberhouses. The Smearcett flock sold another Ram Lamb at 1,300gns, by the Highberries sire purchased last year and out of a full sister to D15, it found a new home with Chris Ryder of Blubberhouses.

John Mason took championship honours at this year’s sale with a shearling ram, sired by the E4 Low Tipalt ram out of a Z7 Smearcett got ewe, it sold to Peter Webster of Windermere for 1,600gns. The Masons also made 1,100gns of a second shearling ram, sired by V33 Lunesdale out of a W2 Lunesdale ewe,

it headed off into South Cumbria with Jeff Burrow of Grayrigg.

Other four figure prices included a homebred shearling from Ian Mellin of Malhamdale by an Otterburn Lodge sire selling to V Verity & Sons of West end for 1,100gns and Messrs Kitching of Threshfield who presented the first prize pen of 20 Mule Gimmers at the 2^nd Sale in 2016 whose pen leading shearling ram by Riddings G11 went home with Stephen Pickard and daughter Mellissa to Bolton by Bowland for 1,000gns.  

Aged Ram Av £370

Shearling Ram Av £460

Lamb Ram Av £377

Shearling Ewe Av £525

Prices (gns) –

1,800gns 1,300gns WA&A Booth

1,600gns 1,100gns AJ Mason

1,100gns ID Mellin

1,000gns CD&RF Kitching

950gns 900gns 800gns Ellis Bros

800gns JK Wilson

 SUFFOLK RAMS

TEXEL

214 forward & clearance rate of 93%

David Towell of Glusburn hit four figures 5 times in the shearling ram MV acc section. First price shearling and leading price of 1800gns was paid by Phillip Sutcliffe of Horton in Ribblesdale closely followed by a shearling ram of 1600gns selling to RN Kirkby of Northallerton.

John Mellin of Hull House headed the ram lambs at 650gns. Meanwhile John Norths Reserve Champion and first prize was 420gns headed up a pen of lambs averaging 338gns.

Aged Ram           av £262

Shearling Rams av £522

Lamb Ram           av £289

Shearling Ewe   av £207

Aged Ewe            av £201

Prices (gns) –

1,800gns 1,600gns 1,250gns 1,200gns 1,100gns 900gns(x4) 800gns(x2) 750gns DA Towell;

950gns D Pawson

850gns(x2) 750gns  Procters Farm

800gns MA Keighley

800gns JW Mellin

750gns FA Nairey

CONTINENTAL

The non MV sheep section

In the non MV Commerical ring a strong trade was to be had for any well presented cross bred and pure rams with two of the best runs forward again from RC Robinson of Pannal and TC Whiteford of Brampton. Topping the day’s trade was a Texel x tup from James Whiteford selling for 1500gns to Geoff Booth of Dowshaw farm, Lothersdale.

Other good runs helped the trade along to a strong average for the Lingfield ring of £431   

Texel Shearling Ram      av £502

Beltex Shearling Ram    av £413

Rouge Shearling Ram     av £367

Charollais Shearling Ram av £268

Prices (gns) –

The MV sheep section

In the commercial MV ring

Beltex Shearling Ram Av £282

Texel Shearling Ram Av £266

Prices (gns) –

500gns 480gns 380gns C Windle

420gns JH Barrow

360gns WG Beckwith

BLUE TEXEL

Shearling Ram Av £266  Top 480gns

Ram Lamb av £388           Top 420gns

Shearling Ewe Av £349  Top 475gns

Ewe Lamb Av £333           Top 350gns

Prices (gns) –

480gns J Rodenburg

475gns 450gns x2 420gns x2 400gns DCS Alenander

CHAROLLAIS

CW Marwood had the top price of today’s sale at 480gns and a further entry at 420gns whilst John Stott of Crosscrake, Kendal hit 400gns with his pen leader.

Shearling Ram Av £326

Lamb Ram Av £240

Prices (gns) –

480gns 420gns 350gns CW Marwood

400gns 320gns J Stott Jnr

350gn M Worthington

HAMPSHIRES

The trade was selective today with a top price of 750gns. Quality sheep selling well but more resistance for a commercial type of sheep.

Shearling Ewe   av £417

Ewe Lamb           av £378

Shearling Ram   av £210

Prices (gns)

750gns 550gns 420gns J Galbraith

480gns L Chasney

480gns 400gns x2 EB Jones

OTHERS

Zwartable           av £210                 Top 250gns MJ Beckwith

Bleu du Main     av £294                 Top 280gns S Goldie