Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep inc Annual Sale of BFL Females
Forward: 1,149 Head – 951 Store & Gimmer Lambs, 190 Inlamb Ewes & 8 BFL Females.
CCM Auctions held their 2nd Fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs and Breeding Sheep at Skipton on Wednesday where another tidy entry of 1,149 head were presented for sale. Store Sheep sold to a very fast trade with strong hoggs in good demand. There was a reduction sale of inlamb ewes held on behalf of Thomas Binns from Downham, Mule Shlgs sold carrying twins sold at £140, 2+3 crop sheep £110-£120 and Correct sheep £95-£98.
Also held today was our Annual Special Winter sale of Blue Faced Leicester females, and receiving the first prize award was a Geld Gimmer Hogg from John Mason of Oddacres that sold for £350, whilst top price went to Robin Booth’s Smearsett flock with the third prize gimmer hogg at £1,000 purchased by Richard Mawson of Addingham.
Next Sale is Wednesday 10th February– Entry of 1200 expected.
Entries of
STORE SHEEP, INLAMB EWES AND EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
to the office please. Entries close Monday 1st February
PRINCIPLE PRICES
Store Lambs – Av £49.04
Texel – Av £62.33
£72 A Fisher; £70 LM Huxley; £69 Fleets Farm; £67 J&MM Walmsley; £66.50 MC Darwin; £66.50 LS Mawer;
Suffolk – Av £66.29
£68.50 I Coates; £64.50 BW Appleton; £64 JE Moorhouse;
Mule – Av £40.91
£55 BW Appleton; £47 L Throup; £47 WM&E Dugdale; £42.50 W Furniss & Son; £37 E&E Metcalfe;
Swaledale – Av £28.45
£52.50 £40 A&PM Hall; £40 R Jackson; £27 AJ Ogden; £22 E&E Metcalfe;
Charolais – Av £52
£52 L Throup;
LLeyn – Av £41
£41 Beeston Hall;
Beltex – Av £60.75
£76.50 £60.50 WM&E Dugdale; £71 A Fisher; £64.50 £63.50 £60.50 IMA&RJ Smith;
Gimmer Lambs – £50.75
Texel – Av £64.61
£65 BW Appleton; £64.50 CV Fieldhouse;
Mule – Av £53.34
£62.50 M&G German; £62 J Dibb; £59 W Furniss & Son; £55 E&E Metcalfe;
Breeding Sheep –
Mule Ewes Av £106
£120 £118 £115x3 £110x2 T&S Binns;
Mule Shlgs Av £140
£140x4 T&S Binns;
BFL Females –
Gimmer Hoggs Av £457
£1000 WA&A Booth; £350 £280 £200 AJ Mason;