A nice entry forward for sale and a sharp trade too. Any strong lambs were very well bid for as the list of prices below shows, several notable pens including David Walmsley, Worston selling 123 Texels in one pen at £70 each, and James Hall, Darnbrook selling 101 Mule Wethers in one pen at £66.80 each. Strong Horned lambs up around £50.
Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs
Forward: 4,854 Head Comprising 4483 Store Lambs, 336 Gimmer Lambs & 35 Breeding Sheep
Next Sale is Wednesday 10th December – Entry of 4,000 expected.
Entries close Monday 1st December.
PRINCIPLE PRICES
Texel – Av £62.35
£81 Hunters Oak Ltd; £79.50 KR Crabtree; £79 £76 S Horn; £78 D Glassbrook; £74 AJ Ogden; £74 ES Fearnley
Suffolk – Av £59.87
£76 AR Beckerton; £69.50 D Sayer; £69, £66.80 C Wellock; £69 T&J Smith; £67.50 N Speake; £66 MJ O’Donnell
Mule – Av £58.27
£70 JA Stoney; £69, £66.80 JW Hall; £64.20 R Jackson; £64 J Palmer; £63.20 W Furniss & Son; £62.80 Taylor Bros
Swaledale – Av £38.28
£51.50 R Jackson; £51 JM&S Tennant; £50.50 J Dibb; £50 R&T Postlethwaite; £45 A&N Fothergill;
£42.50 J Hopkinson
Dalesbred – Av £37.08
£49 K Lister; £43 JA Stoney; £42 M Ryder & Son; £37 K Lister;
Gritstone – Av £56.92
£58 JA Stoney & Son; £57 AR Beckerton; £56.50 F&R Fielden;
Cheviot – Av £39.63
£60 K Lister; £59.50 K Stuart; £58.50 A&D Rhodes; £58 BT&J Greaves; £55.50 K Lister; £52.50 K Stuart
Beltex – Av £65.22
£86 TWH Farming; £82, £75.50 K Huck; £79 H Metcalfe; £74 TWH Farming; £73 F&R Fielden; £72.80 JGE Heseltine
Charolais – Av £59.61
£70 Hayton & Stocks; £68.50 A Jones; £67.50 AR Beckerton; £64.50 N Speake; £62 Hayton & Stocks; £60.50 R Dakin
Hampshire – Av £59.88
£64 JR Metcalfe; £60.50, £52 New York Farms; £60.20 J Bracewell;
LLeyns – Av £56.17
£64.50 DC Wood; £63 N Speake; £57 DC Wood; £54.50 A&PM Hall;
Gimmers
Suffolk av £71.70
£79 SL&SD Lund; £74 BW Appleton;
Texel – Av £56.63
£69 SJ Scholefield; £65 P Metcalfe; £63.50 SJ Scholefield; £61 CJ Dibb; £60 BW Appleton
Mule – Av £65.09
£90 ID Melin; £87 TB Moorhouse; £83 J Dibb; £81 TB Moorhouse; £77 JB Taylor
Beltex – Av £68.46
£72.50 H Metcalfe; £55 P Metcalfe;
Breeding Sheep
Charolais – to £88 W Mason
Cheviot to £140 L Newburn
Hampshire to £105 L Newburn