Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Forward: 658 Head -
499 Store Lambs av £62.04. 51 Feeding Ewes av £49.55. 103 Inlamb Ewes av £102.05
A fantastic sale to finish the 2017/18 season of Wednesday Fortnightly sales, however please note that Store Lambs, Gimmer Lambs and Inlamb Sheep can now be sold every Monday Lunchtime in conjunction with the Seasonal Weekly Sales of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, entries to the Mart Office by 12 noon Fridays prior to sale.
Store Sheep trade was flying for all classes as shown by the £62 overall average. Prices peaked at £97 for a pen of 4 Beltex crosses followed by £91.50 for a pen of 11 Beltex crosses from AM&HV Brown of Leyburn. Other stronger lots in the £70’s including Mules. Top Swales at £49 for a pen of 59 from JW Tinkler Nesfield. Feeding Ewes were a strong trade with several farmer feeder customers looking for sheep. A nice entry of Inlamb ewes peaked at £148 each.
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Every Monday at 12noon
Ewes with Lambs at foot, Inlamb Breeding Sheep & Store Hoggs.
Entries to Office by 12noon Fridays for catalogue
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2018 Season Opening Sale of Store Lambs
Wednesday 11th July
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PRINCIPLE PRICES
Suffolk – Av £71.53
£78 M Bowen; £73 JL Brown; £71 J Dibb;
Texel – Av £64.26
£80.50 M Harker; £80x2 £79.50 £79 J Drinkall; £76 JL Brown;
Beltex – Av £90.38
£97 £91.50 AM&HV Brown; £76 H Brown;
Mule – Av £65.81
£74 J Percival; £68 AM&HV Brown; £64 E&E Metcalfe; £62 D Pearson;
Charolais – Av £59.89
£70 £57 R&N Carlisle;
Swaledale – Av £44.80
£49 £38 JW Tinkler; £41 E&E Metcalfe; £35 A&J Carr;
Gritstone – Av £68
£68 A&G Midgley;
BREEDING SHEEP
Texel – Av £108.24
£132 £130 £100 RFW Gibson; £95 A Elsworth;
Mule – Av £137.76
£148 £140 £120 £105 Fair Place Farm;
Swaledale – Av £74.00
£74 J Hirst;
Welsh – Av £51.63
£58 £52 £48 RFW Gibson;
FEEDING SHEEP
Texel – Av £55.00
Mule – Av £58.00
Lonk – Av £42.80