A cracking day in the main ring today with a packed ringside of bidders from almost the first pen until the last pen. The annual show and sale of Suffolk and Continental gimmers took place today with 16 pens of lambs presented for judging. The Champion pen of Continentals presented by Owain Chapman of Skyreholme proceeded to go on and sell for the sale high of £146. The Champion Suffolk’s presented by Robert Metcalfe of Brearton also headed some very strong prices with his first prize pen selling for £105.  Some particularly large annual consignments went under the hammer in particular Angus and John Dean of Threshfield who sold 320 Texel x Mule Gimmer Lambs to average £91 and Robert Metcalfe Brearton selling 281 Suffolk cross Mule gimmer lambs to average £78.

Store lambs in general were a very similar to a fortnight ago with best continental lambs still making mid to late £70’s with genuine store lambs either side of the £60 mark and long term sorts £53-£57. Mule wethers would be only pence up on the fortnight with 1402 Mule lambs averaging £54.64.  

Show of Continental Gimmer Lambs Judged by Andrew Throup & Suffolk Gimmer Lambs judged by Mike Credland

Continental

1^st OM Chapman sold for £146

2^nd T Craddock unsold

3^rd KW Gamble sold for £120

Suffolk

1^st RD Metcalfe sold for £105

2^nd RD Metcalfe sold for £92

3^rd JA Throup sold for £85

Pen of 50 Masham

1^st K Lister & Son sold for £61.50

PRINCIPLE PRICES

Suffolk – Av £57.64

£62, £60 C&RH Weatherhead; £59 x2 M Harker; £57 SM Towler; £56.5 IR Daggett; £56 Lambert Milehouse

Suffolk Gimmers – Av £81.25

£105 £98 RD Metcalfe; £98 P Martindale; £88 AS Staveley; £85x2 JA Throup; £84 JR Metcalfe; £82 F Reeday & Son

Texel – Av £59.67

£66.50 E&AM Simpson & Son; £66 JJ Woof & Son; £66 JM Daggett; £65 D&J Herd; £65 M Harker;

Texel Gimmers – Av £84.35

£146 OM Chapman; £120 KW Gamble; £108 £98 SL&I McClanachan; £108 £100 £95x2 AL Dean & Son; £100 £98 JA&JH Hewetson;

Mule – Av £54.64

£65 £60.50 J Rayner; £64 E&E Metcalfe; £61 RW Tarbatt; £60x2 A Newbould; £59.50 AJ Mason; £59.50 T&A Hird; £59.50 W Harrison;

Masham – Av £57.17

£61.50 £55 K Lister & Son;

Charolais – Av £60.08

£67 J Metcalfe; £65 PR Wilkinson; £63 BW Appleton; £54 West Berwick;

Cheviot – Av £54.20

£61 £55 D Pearson; £56 J Shorrock;

Beltex – Av £72.52

£79 £70 TB Moorhouse; £74 Frankland Farms; £73x2 I&M Lancaster; £72 J&JA Preston; £72 C Beresford;

Beltex Gimmers – Av £82.51

£100 KW Gamble; £92 £84 T&C Robinson; £86 £78 Frankland Farms; £82 £70 D Gray; £80 GA Hewiit; £70 J Drinkall;