Breed chairman lands Skipton Masham wethers show
The largest entry of CCM Skipton’s peak sheep sale season so far saw JM Wilson & Sons, of Beckwithshaw, triumph in the Masham wethers annual prize show.
David Wilson, chairman of the Masham Sheep Breeders Association, picked up the top prize for a pen of 40 Masham wethers, which sold for £55 per head.
“It’s been a very, very good year,” said Mr Wilson,
who finished second in the corresponding show in 2013. “Much better than last
year. The weather’s helped a lot.”
K
Lister & Son, of Kettlewell, picked up second and third prizes with pens of
Masham Wethers, which sold for £49 and £48 per head respectively.
The show was judged by Keith Downs, of Bingley, and
sponsored by Skipton-based JACS Trade & DIY Warehouse.
A total of 7,251 were put forward on the day,
including the first of the drawn Suffolk and Continental gimmer lambs, with an
overall average price of £54.10.
Trade
for the gimmer lambs was good for the quality sorts, with nice skinned,
clean-headed lambs receiving good attention. Smaller lambs, however, were said
to be best left mixed with the wethers.
F
Reeday & Son, of Hetton, picked up top price of £79.50 per head for a pen
of Suffolk gimmer lambs.
The
store lambs saw Suffolk and Continentals in strong demand. Smaller lambs sold
for £50 to £53, medium types £54 to £57 and the top end £58 to £62.
Top
price for Texels was reached by Will Crane, of Silsden, at £62.50, while SL
& SD Lund, of Litton, sold Suffolks for £62 and £60 per head.
Quality
smart store lambs, notably Beltex, fetched £64 to £76, with Michael Burnop, of
Clitheroe, reaching top price of £76 per head.
The
next fortnightly sale is on Wednesday, September 17, when an entry of 8,000 to
10,000 is expected, including a show for pens of 10 Suffolk and Continental
Gimmer Lambs. Entries close Monday, September 8.