A good sale today with Store lambs in very strong demand. Continental and down cross lambs for short keep were very good to sell on the back of the quickly increasing prime sheep prices seen in the live marts. Leading the continental prices were Martin and Val Brown of Leyburn with a pen of Beltex crosses at £116 each, then £107 for Suffolks from Michael Harker of Wycollar with Matt Thornber of Clitheroe close behind at £106. 5 other pens making 3 figure prices and the reminder of stronger lambs on the day generally late 380s and in the 90’s. Mules were good to sell, topping £90 from Jack wade, and averaging over £80. Horned lambs found a ready enquiry, best pens £70 plus, mediums types late 50’s and 60’s, small end £30’s and 40’s, whilst some nice runs of Cheviot lambs averaged £80. Horned feeding ewes sold to £51.
A good interest in inlamb ewes with a run of correct Mules ranging from £145 to £120, Continental and Suffolk sheep in the £120’s and £130’s, whilst some South Country Cheviot sheep scanned Singles in the £70’s and £80’s.

The Winter sale of Blue Faced Leicester females brought a select entry from good local breeders with excellent crossing lines. Taking the championship was John Mason of Oddacres when his Micklaw sired gimmer hogg took the eye of show judge Ashley Caton. It later sold for £450 to JR Lancaster in Bordley. Top of the shop price wise was Kevin Wilson of Blubberhouses with his F1 Big head sired Gimmer hogg selling at £550 to Mrs J Pennell of Darlington.

PRINCIPLE PRICES

Store Hoggs

Beltex – Av £91.39

£116 AM&HV Brown; £106 £74 £63 MJ&C Thornber;

Suffolk – Av £81.24

£107 £98 M Harker; £94 £76 SL&SD Lund; £93 £68 MR&VL Parsons; £80 Lambert-Milehouse;  

Texel – Av £83.78

£105 £100 CR Green; £103 TB Moorhouse; £103 £96 JJ&D Cowking; £101 Hunters Oak; £99 £97 W Crane; £96 G Greenwood;

Mule – Av £80.66

£90 £82 JC Wade; £88 E Pennock; £85.50 AM&HV Brown; £85 CJ Wardell; £85 G Greenwood; £85 SR Bennett; £84 W Furniss;

Charolais – Av £80.69

£90.50 £82 £66 L Throup;

Swaledale – Av £56.41

£71 £60 JC Wade; £70 Greaves Bros; £59.50 N Heseltine; £59 W&J&E Harker; £57 DE&CP Sayer; £56 J Cheetham;

Cheviot – Av £80.13

£87 P&JA Fielding; £81 TB Moorhouse; £79 CW Sutcliffe;

Feeding Ewes

Swaledale            to £55

SBF                         to £51

In-lamb Breeding Sheep

Suffolk Ewes                      to £126 av £124                                 SM Russell

Texel Ewes                          to £130 av £119                                 GM&J Robinson

Mule Ewes                          to £145 av £133                                 RH&DE Parker

Cheviot Ewes                     to £94 av £75                     D Schofield

Suffolk Gimmers              to £100                                 T&G McGarrell

Texel Gimmers                  to £90                                    T&G McGarrell

BLUE FACED LEICESTER FEMALES

Annual Show & Sale of Blue Faced Leicester Females. Judged by Ashley Caton.

Sponsored by Mulberry Asset Finance.

Class 1 – Inlamb Shearling/Ewe

1^st J Stott Lot 211

2^nd J Stott Lot 209

3^rd JC&N Throup Lot 216

Class 2 – Gimmer Hogg

1^st AJ Mason Lot 208

2^nd JK Wilson Lot 201

3^rd AJ Mason Lot 206

Champion – AJ Mason Lot 208

Reserve – JK Wilson Lot 201

Inlamb Ewes/Shearling (av £225)

J Stott                   £250 £200

Gimmer Hoggs (av £374)

JK Wilson            £550 £350

AJ Mason            £450 £320

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