ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF SWALEDALE EWES & GIMMER SHEARLINGS
Forward: 3,602 head. Overall Average was £108.09 (+£3.86)
CCM Auctions conducted their Annual Sale of Swaledale Draft Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings at Skipton Mart on Saturday.
A superb show of Swaledale Sheep was headed by the Champion pen from Stuart and Debbie Robinson of Foredale whose pen of 10 joined show co judge Mr Kevin Wilson.
Neil Richardson of Buxton continued his previous form in the Shearling section with the first prize pen selling to MJ Wells of Moneyash for £190.
Reserve Champions a pen of 3 crop ewes from Mesrs JC Walker&Son of Dunsop Bridge sold to co judge Alan Busby of Marrick for £155.
With trade up on the year demand was particularly focussed on young, quality sheep with shearlings recording an increase of £9.18 (£124.11) on the year, 1 crop ewes +£31.04 (£137.76), 2 crop ewes +£8.69 (£124.45) and 3 crop ewes +£2.26 (£98.16).
The prize awards were as follows:
Best Pen of 10 Ewes
1st – S&D Robinson £220
2nd – JC Walker & Son £155
3rd – CT Akrigg £150
4th – TW Cowperthwaite £170
Best Pen of 10 Gimmer Shearlings
1st – N Richardson £190
2nd – JA Alderson £180
3rd – J&JE Bradley £200
4th – S&D Robinson £170
CHAMPION – S&D Robinson
RESERVE – JC Walker & Son
Swaledale Ewes
2 Shear to £190 av £137.76
3 Shear to £175 av £124.45
4 Shear to £220 av £98.67
4/5Shear to £120 av £72.55
Swaledale Shearlings
to £200 av £124.11
Principle Prices –
Ewes:
£220 £138 S&D Robinson; £190 £170 £135x2 JE Thwaite; £180 £150 CT Akrigg; £175 £140C Nelson & Son; £170 £135 TW Cowperthwaite; £155 JC Walker & Son; £155 C&M Crawshaw; £145 £140 FC N & M Walker; £140 R Tennant; £138 SM Towler;
Shearlings:
£200 £180 £175x2 £160 CT Akrigg; £200x2 £180 J&JE Bradley; £190 £185 £170 N Richardson; £185 £180 £175 £170x2 JA Alderson; £175 £160 JE Thwaite; £170 S&D Robinson; £170 DH Heseltine & JR Akrigg; £170 £160 J Rusch; £160 TA Harrison; £160 P Addyman;
FORTHCOMING SWALEDALE SHEEP SALES AT SKIPTON
MONDAY 10th OCTOBER – EVENING SALE – 6pm
ANNUAL SALE OF
100 SWALEDALE SHEARLING & AGED RAMS
JUDGING AT 5pm. CATALOGUES ONLINE