Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of 2646 Store Lambs and 222 Breeding Sheep
Forward: Head, Overall av £49.02
A healthy trade for the better end of the lambs today with growy sorts highly sought after. Robert Metcalfe, Brearton was on the receiving end of this with 64 Suffolks at £64 and JW Hall of Darnbrook with 100 mules at £57.20. Long keep and wintering lambs made a greater percentage of the entry and found seasonal buyers keen.
Next Sale is Wednesday 2nd December – Entry of 3500 expected.
Entries close Monday 23rd November
PRINCIPLE PRICES
Texel – Av £53.96
£69 J Sugden; £66 Hunters Oak Ltd; £63 J Lund; £62.50 K&J Crabtree; £62 J Sugden; £61.50 I Wright;
Suffolk – Av £56.85
£64 RD Metcalfe & Son; £62.50 N Speake; £61.50 P&A Riley; £61 E&E Watson; £60 JS Throup; £59.50 N Speake
Mule – Av £51.49
£57.20 JW Hall; £55.50 N Heseltine; £55.50 BR Fawcett; £55 W Harrison & Sons; £54.50 J Rayner & Sons
Swaledale – Av £27.27
£56.50 RJ Gardt; £42 JA Alderson; £40 Hayton & Stocks; £36 SL & SD Lund; £36 JA Alderson; £35 JB Taylor
Dalesbred – Av £36.29
£37 JA Stoney & Son; £36, £35 JM Wilson & Sons
Charolais – Av £54.45
£59.20 JN Bradley & Son; £51 JR Metcalfe; £48 AC Ward & Partners
LLeyn – Av £50.38
£59.50, £59 J Bownass; £30 T Riley
Beltex – Av £59.25
£69 MP&NEG Burnop; £63.50 J Sugden; £56 MP&NEG Burnop; £55.50 JI&MP Greenwood
Hampshire – Av £56.50
£56.50 DC Wood
Breeding Sheep
Gimmer lambs
Suffolk av £60.62 to £61.50 BW Appleton
Mule av £63.95 to £82 JB Taylor
Texel av £55.23 to £60 JC Mitchell
Swaledale av £48.86 to £50 W Mason & Son
EWES
Texel av £67.78 to £85 S Hodgson
Mule to £65 C Nelson & Sons
RAMS
Texel to £400 FA Nairey
Swaledale to £140 N Heseltine