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SWALEDALE SHEEP - SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF SWALEDALE EWES & GIMMER SHEARLINGS Forward: 3,579 head. Overall Average was £121.44 (+£29.47on 2013 £91.97) CCM Auctions conducted their Annual Sale of Swaledale Draft Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings at Skipton Mart on Saturday. After a wonderful season weather wise sheep were shown in good order and were generally stronger on the year. The quality of sheep at this sale continues to get better every year and the sheep on offer are a true credit to the producers of this area with strong well bodied ewes ideal for crossing in plentiful supply. The Flickr Gallery contains a photo album of some of the prize winners and highest priced sheep from todays sale.


The pre-sale show was judged by Mr David Airey & Mr Matthew Airey of Sutton in Craven and prize money kindly sponsored by Windle Beech Winthrop Surveyors and JACS Trade & DIY Warehouse & VG Energy. The prize awards were as follows:

 

Best Pen of 10 Ewes

1st – S&D Robinson, Halton Gill sold for £210 each

2nd - J&JE Bradley, Penyghent sold for £235 each

3rd - TW Cowperthwaite, Malham Moor sold for £180 each

 

Best Pen of 10 Gimmer Shearlings

1st – Saddle End Farms, Chipping sold for £180 each

2nd – JA Alderson, Barras sold for £230 each

3rd – CT Akrigg, Cray sold for £180 each

 

CHAMPION – S&D Robinson (Ewes)

RESERVE – Saddle End Farms (Shlgs)

 

The top price of the sale came from S&D Robinson who sold a pen of Gimmer Shearlings at £250 each. Chris Akrigg & Family of Cray presented their Annual consignment of Gimmer Shearlings that topped at £235 each and averaged £170. Alan Alderson of Barras achieved the same average for his consignment of Gimmer Shearlings that topped at £230.

 

Averages –

Swaledale Ewes

2 Shear to £160 av £127.43

3 Shear to £190 av £117.04

4 Shear to £235 av £110.92

Correct to £128 av £96.06

Ewes overall average £109.12 (+£23.51 on 2013)

 

Swaledale Shearlings

to £250.00 av £146.88 (+£38.16 on 2013)

 

Principle Prices –

 

Ewes:

£235 £142 J&JE Bradley; £210 S&D Robinson; £190 £155 £145 FC,N&M Walker; £180 £160(x2) R Tennant; £180 £145 TW Cowperthwaite; £170 £140 C Nelson & Son; £160 C&M Crawshaw; £152 JC Walker & Son; £145 DH Heseltine & JR Akrigg; £142 EW&JR Parkinson; £140 SM Towler; £140 Saddle End Farm

 

Shearlings:

£250 £195 £170(x2) S&D Robinson; £235 £230 £185 £180 £170 £160 CT Akrigg; £230 £170 £165 £162 £160(x2) JA Alderson; £205 £200 C Mellin; £205 £180 £175 DH Heselteine & J R Akrigg; £185(x2) £160 N Richardson; £180 Saddle End Farms; £175 P&S Alpe; £168 J Rusch; £168 £160 K&GJ Huck; £165 TA Harrison; £165 D Carr; £160 C Nelson & Son; £160 K Huck; £160 JE Cowperthwaite; £160 J&V Blakey.

 

FORTHCOMING SWALEDALE SHEEP SALES AT SKIPTON

 

MONDAY 6th OCTOBER – EVENING SALE – 6pm

ANNUAL SALE OF

102 SWALEDALE SHEARLING & AGED RAMS

JUDGING AT 5pm. CATALOGUES ONLINE

 

TUESDAY 7th OCTOBER – 12:30pm

ANNUAL PRIZE SHOW & SALE OF

1,477 SWALEDALE GIMMER LAMBS