The prize show was kindly judged by Mr Robert Towers of Farleton and the Continental championship ticket was awarded to David Towell, Glusburn whose pen of 10 sold for £200 each. In the new section for pens of Suffolk Lambs, Stuart and Stephen Lund of Littondale were victorious and their pen sold for £103 each, whilst a further pen made £100 each.

Buyers turned out in force for store lambs and all classes were good to sell. Strong lowland lambs were into the £60’s, medium keep lambs £55 to £59, Long keep lambs £48 to £54.

The Hill bred lambs were also a sharp trade, especially Mules, with 1,308 Wethers averaging £51.08. James Harrison from Covey Hill Farm led the section at £55.50 for a pen of 84 head, John Harker from Lofthouse made £55.20 of a pen of 45, whilst £54.50 was achieved twice for a pen of 50 from Mark Harrison t/a V Verity & Son, West end and Rosemary Berry made the same price of a pen of 46 head.

Cheviot bred lambs are becoming even more popular at Skipton, with Broomhead Estate Farms, Bolsterstone, Sheffield topping at £57.80 per head.

PRIZE SHOW

Judge – Mr Robert Towers

Continental (Competing for The Chris Hagar Trophy)

1^st R&M Towell sold for £200 to T Jackson

2^nd KW Gamble sold for £120 to T Jackson

3^rd OM Chapman sold for £90 to JP&KE Hartley

Suffolk

1^st SL&SD Lund sold for £100 to TJ Burke

2^nd W Crane sold for £87 to W Thomas

PRINCIPLE PRICES

5871 Store Lambs Averaged £54.99

Texel – Av £56.68

£65.20 E&AM Simpson; £63 T&A Hird; £62 JR Parker; £61.50 AM Leach; £61 R Garth; £61 £60 AR Beckerton;

£60 K Waddington; £60 JGE Heseltine;

Suffolk – Av £54.53

£61.50 J Heaton; £58.20 J&V Blakey; £58 AG Horn; £57 CA Foster; £57 T&J Smith; 56.50 AR Beckerton;

£55.80x2 MR&VL Parsons;

Mule – Av £51.08

£55.50 W Harrison & Son; £55.20 J&K Harker; £55 AE Schindler; £54.50 V Verity & Son; £54.50 R Berry;

£54.20 ST Gardner; £53.80 W Banks & Son; £53.50  Hopkinson; £53.20 RJ&CM Clarkson;  

Masham – Av £51.36

£54.80 JM Wilson & Son; £49.50 K Lister & Son;

Charollais – Av £58.73

£62 £60.20 J&SJ Harrison; £54.80 AG Horn; £51.20 N Speake;  

Lonk – Av £39.18

£45 AE Schindler; £43 £33.50 £32 JA&E Metcalfe;

Cheviot – Av £51.97

£57.80 £57.50 £56.50 £52.20 Broomhead Estate Farms; £53.80 K Lister & Son; £53 £47.80 PR&J Wood;

£50.80 W Howarth; £50 AM Gray; £46.50 D Pearson;

Lleyn – Av £53.77

£55 AR&FT Naylor; £55 PJ Henfrey; £52 N Speake; £51.80 DMH Marriott;

Zwartable – Av £53

£54.50 JF Norcross; £51.50 GC Pickup;

Beltex – Av £62.55

£79x2 £77 £67 R Garth; £69 £66 AM Leach; £67.50 J Sugden; £66 JGE Heseltine; £65.80 AJ Haggas;

1585 Gimmer Lambs Averaged £73.92

Suffolk – Av £78.49

£103 £100 £98 SL&SD Lund; £90 Townhead Farm Partners; £87 W Crane; 386 £85 Ashfield Farms;

Texel – Av £73.56

£200 £170 DA Towell; £120 KW Gamble; £95 £94x2 £93 JA&JH Hewetson; £90 JR&PH Hodgson;

£90 W Crane; £90 OM Champan;

Charollais – Av £72

£72 JA&JH Hewetson;

Lleyn – Av £53.50

£53.50x2 DC Wood;

Beltex – Av £66.12

£84 JR&PH Hodgson; £72 £64 £62 MJ Wells; £58.50 A Jenkinson;