Tuesday 9th December 2025

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Forward: 1725 Sheep comprising 1529 Prime Lambs & 196 Cast Ewes & Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

A good show of 1529 lambs forward today with well fed lambs readily bid on and trade would be very similar to last week without the Christmas Show. Beltex x lambs led the way today at £164 for JR Blades closely followed by WA Dinsdale & Son at £162 and JR & LA Capstick and R Mudd & Son both at £161. Texels were headed at £162 for WA Dinsdale & Son with 10 lots at £159 and above with plenty of lots in the £140’s. Not many Suffolks forward but well meated with size were in the £140’s with K Milburn & A Devlin heading at £152. With over 1/3 of the sale been Mules once again Hawes had some very good runs with plenty of size and well fed leading the prices were R & H Hird at £155 followed by T Metcalfe at £151 with the top pp/kg going to K Milburn and A Devlin at 302p/kg followed by a pen of clipped lambs from J Scarr & Sons at 300p with an average of 287p/kg for 561 Mules. Strong Swaledales forward from DJ Amsden led both the prices at 270p/kg and £132.50 but two strong pens from JE Cowperthwaite followed at £131.50 and £130 only the leaner smaller tup lambs would be less on the week.

 

Beltex to 355p, A & TA Blades, Hawes, Av. 333p/kg

Texel x to 337p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 305p/kg

Suffolk to 326p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 298p/kg

Mule to 302p, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh, Av. 287p/kg   

Swales to 270p, DJ Amsden, Hawes, Av. 248p/kg

 

Overall Average: 282.6p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Beltex - JR Blades, £164, WA Dinsdale & Son, £162, JR & LA Capstick, £161, R Mudd & Sons, £161, £148, £147, £144 x2, £143,

A & TA Blades, £149, £143, £140, R & JM Harper, £148, £145, BC Gregg, £144.50, Booth Brothers, £142.50.

Texel – WA Dinsdale & Son, £162, JR & LA Capstick, £155, £142, WPP Farming, £154.50, S Reynoldson & Son, £154,

ME Bainbridge, £154, A & H Watson, £153.50, £144, PE & TJ Wilson, £153, Taylor Bros, £151, £149, £146, £145, JH Sharp & Sons, £151, BC Gregg, £150, WA Dinsdale & Son, £149.50, K & A Woof, £146, R & JM Harper, £146, MR & LE Rukin, £145.50, R Mudd & Sons, £145, Collier Holme, £145, RF Lambert, £145, £141, S Reynoldson & Son, £144, DB & A Hoggarth, £144, Whyte & Percival, £143.50,

Collier Holme, £143, A & TA Blades, £141, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £140.50, AD Coates & Son, £140, AJ & L Hunter, £140,

DB & A Hoggarth, £140. 

Suffolk - K Milburn & A Devlin, £152, WPP Farming, £149, £138, £132, M Bell & Son, £147, £144.50, £135.50, BC Gregg, £143.50,

A & H Watson, £143, £134.50, JH Pedley, £140, KJ Burrow, £137, R & JM Harper, £137.50.

BFL - K & A Woof, £152, A & H Watson, £130.

Gritstone - JE Cowperthwaite, £153

Mules – R & H Hird, £155, £137, £136, T Metcalfe & Son, £151, WA Dinsdale & Son, £150, £148.50, £140.50, J Garth & Son, £149,

JH Pedley, £146, £136, J Scarr & Sons, £145, £132.50, £129, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £141 x2, ME Bainbridge, £140,

J & JA Burrow, £140, £133.50, £125,  H & EM Tiplady, £139.50, £131.50 x2, WPP Farming, £138.50, £137.50, DJ Amsden, £138,

A Spence, £137, A & H Watson, £136.50, J & SJ Bland, £136, JR & LA Capstick, £136, T Dent & Son, £136, DB & A Hoggarth, £135,

J Allison & Sons, £133.50, J Sunter & Sons, £133.50, AJ & L Hunter, £133.50, K Milburn & A Devlin, £133, M Bell & Son, £132,

K & A Woof, £132, R & PR Banks & Son, £130, JL & JA Sunter, £130, T Dent & Son, £129 x2, A Spence, £128, S & P Parker, £127.50,

GJ & JM Scarr, £127, PE & TJ Wilson, £125, A & H Watson, £124, JH Sharp & Sons, £123, KJ Burrow, 120.50.

Masham - JR & P & RA Swainson, £148, £134, £119.50, PD Bowdin, £120.

Rough Fell - A & H Watson, £148, £119.50, £117, SL Hoggarth, £124.50, £115, £100.50, £100, K Milburn & A Devlin, £121, EG Clark, £119.

Cheviot - Collier Holme, £137.50, PD Bowdin, £134, KJ Burrow, £130.

Swaledales - DJ Amsden, £132.50, JE Cowperthwaite, £131.50, £130, JR Blades, £126, JS Calvert Ltd, £125,

A Fawcett & Sons, £120, £110, £104, AD Coates & Son, £120, JH Pedley, £119.50, J Sunter & Sons, £115, MR & LE Rukin, £114,

B Thornborrow, £111, £101.50, S & P Parker, £104, R & PR Banks & Son, £104, J Garth & Son, £104, R Wood & Son, £103,

J Sunter & Sons, £102, T Metcalfe, £100. 

Blackface - K Milburn & A Devlin, £128.

Dalesbred - BD & PM Gill & Son, £120.50, PD Bowdin, £100

 

CAST EWES

Rams topped the Ewe & Ram Section again this week with a Texel at £188 for AT Lambert & Son followed with R Wood & Son at £170, RW & MA Suttill & Son’s BFL achieved £170 & £141. Swales topped at £130 for D & DR Alderson followed with JL & JA Sunter, at £122 & £118. Ewes less forward than the previous week but a good trade throughout. Texels topped the trade at £156 for Booth Brothers with 2 Texdales at £148 for RW & AM Suttill & Son, Mules followed closely topping at £155 & £143 from H Avison.  Some belting Roughfells forward today with E & K Bland making £139 and GM Sedgwick & Son at 3120. Swales topped at £112 for powerful Ewes from JG Brunton and JR & SL pratt at £108. Stronger Ewes were £74 upwards but the leaner sorts would be £50 or above.

 

Texel to £156, Booth Brothers, Sedbergh

Mules to £155, H Avison, Agglethorpe

Rough Fell to £139, E & K Bland, Gaisgill

Swaledale to £116, JG Brunton, Marske

Blackface to £74, PE & TJ Wilson, Swinithwaite

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to £188, AT Lambert & Son, Simonstone

BFL to £170, RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton

Swaledale to £130, D & DR Alderson, Gunnerside

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Friday 5th December 2025

 

SALE OF STORE LAMBS

The fortnightly sale of store lambs continues to draw plenty of interest from buyers and sellers alike, with numbers remaining strong and matched by lively demand. The festive season may be approaching, but the trade at Hawes shows no sign of slowing! Buyers are still on the lookout for all shapes and sizes of lambs, so please don’t hesitate to bring yours forward—there’s room in the market for every pen.

Strong short-keep lambs continue to ring the bell well above the £120 mark. Leading the Christmas countdown today were strong Texel lambs from T & G Farrow, Richmond, achieving a festive £141, followed closely by £135 from A. Cooper, Staintondale, and £134 from R. J. Cloughton, Hawes. Plenty more pens of strong Texels jingled in around £130. Suffolk lambs sparkled to £130 from H. H. Smith, Whitby, and £129.50 from D. Bentley, Farndale with all Suffolks forward averaging £123.20. The Mule lamb trade shone brightly too, topping at £125 from T & G Farrow, Richmond, with many more pens of strong lambs comfortably achieving prices in the early £120s. All mules forward averaged £109.55.

Hill lambs brought their own seasonal sparkle: Cheviots topped at £110 from J. H. Capstick, Ravenstonedale, followed by £105.50 from C. B. Alderson, Mallerstang. Swaledale lambs reached £103.50 from R. I. Capstick, West Witton, and £102 from D & D. R. Alderson, Gunnerside with all Swaledale lambs forward averaging £72. There was plenty of festive enthusiasm for horned lambs, with new buyer’s keen to snap up all shapes and sizes.

The next sale of store lambs will be held on Friday, 19th December 2025—perfect timing as we head toward Christmas. Entries close on Tuesday, 9th December 2025. We look forward to welcoming you for one last lively sale before the holiday season begins!

 

Forward: 1304 Store Lambs

 

Texel x to £141, T & G Farrow, Richmond, Av. £113.8

Suffolk to £130, HH Smith, Whitby, Av. £123.2

Beltex to £128, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh, Av. £107.6

Mules to £125, T & G Farrow, Richmond, Av. £109.5

Horned to £118, RI Capstick, West Witton, Av. £71.34

 

Leading Prices:

Texel - T & G Farrow, £141, £120, A Cooper, £135, £121, £117, RJ Cloughton, £134, JA & UM Fawcett, £132.50, £131, £129, AT Pratt, £132,

A & AJ Lambert, £131.50, £127, K Metcalfe & Sons, £131, £126.50, HH Smith, £131, £123.50, £110, MR & LE Rukin, £130.50,

D Hodgson, £130, JR Blades, £128, TK Styan & Ptns, £128, AE Luffman, £127.50, £100, S & RD Parker, £126.50, £119, K & A Woof, £126, JH Capstick, £124.50, AJ & L Hunter, £124, £100, T Tennant & Son, £119, REC Simpson & Son, £118.50, J & SJ Bland, £118,

T Metcalfe & Son, £115, SW & TA Milner, £114.50, £109.50, RI Capstick, £114, C Stanley, £112.50, Croft Farm Ptns, £111,

AD Coates & Son, £109, AC & SG Ramsden, £108, G Alderson, £107, £100, JR Davidson & Son, £105.50, KD Hulley, £101,£100, 

F Bainbridge, £101.

Beltex - K Milburn & A Devlin, £128, PF Goodall, £127, £102.

Suffolk - HH Smith, £130, D Bentley, £129.50, £123, J & JH Whaley, £110.

Mules - T & G Farrow, £125, T Metcalfe & Son, £124, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £123.50, £120.50, C Hancocks, £123, £120, £117.50,

F Bainbridge, £122.50, £100, AT Pratt, £122, K Metcalfe & Sons, £121, £110, TK Styan & Ptns, £121, K & A Woof, £120.50, £111, £108.50,

D Hodgson, £120.50, P Hallam, £120.50, T Dent & Son, £119.50, RJ Cloughton, £118, £106, £102.50, JH Capstick, £118, K Suttill, £117,

A & AJ Lambert, £116.50, £107, SW & TA Milner, £115, JR Blades, £112, JR Davidson & Son, £110, C Stanley, £107.50,

Croft Farm Ptns, £105.

Cheviot - AT Pratt, £122.50, JH Capstick, £110, CB Alderson, £105.50, AJ & L Hunter, £101.

Charolais - W & C Iceton & Son, £121.50.

Masham - SW & TA Milner, £107.

Horned - RI Capstick, £103.50, D & DR Alderson, £102, £94, D Hodgson, £100.50, PF Goodall, £100, £82, S & RD Parker, £98,

W & C Iceton & Son, £95, BD & A Horner, £85, MR & LE Rukin, £81.50, K Milburn & A Devlin, £81, G Alderson, £80, M Kearton, £79,

AD Coates & Son, £78.50, P Hallam, £71, CB Alderson, £71.

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Tuesday 2nd December 2025

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Forward: 2225 Sheep comprising 1983 Prime Lambs and 242 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

CHRISTMAS SHOW OF PRIME LAMBS

Judged by Nathan Brown, Lancaster

Kindly Sponsored by Hammond’s Butchers, Bainbridge & Topham’s Meats 

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There was a wonderful festive show of lambs forward for the annual Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Lambs at Hawes Auction, with the mart filled with plenty of Christmas spirit and quality stock. Warm thanks go to Hammonds Butchers and Topham Meats for kindly sponsoring our seasonal show, and a special festive thank-you to judge Nathan Brown of Lancaster for his time, expertise, and good cheer throughout the morning.

The Gregg Family of Angram Livestock, Masham, kept hold of their Christmas crown, once again lifting the championship with an outstanding pair of Beltex lambs. This much-admired duo, sired by a Beltex ram purchased from Hawes Hunks, weighed 57kg and dazzled their way to £310, or 544p/kg, purchased by the Khan family. The Greggs enjoyed a day of yuletide success, also taking second place with another smart pair of Beltex lambs, selling for £220, or 440p/kg, at 50kg.

The Reserve Champion rosette brought further sparkle to the ring, awarded to the first-prize pair of Texel lambs from Luke Bell Percy, Masham. Weighing 50kg, they sold for a festive £250 to the Khan family. Also breaking the £200 barrier were the second-place Texels from D. Hodgson, Askrigg, achieving £218, followed by £200 for 53kg Texels from JR & LA Capstick, Killington. Just shy of £200 were the 47kg Beltex lambs from Laurie Blades, Hawes, selling to £198, with plenty more lambs ringing in strong Christmas-week prices in the £180s and £190s.

Hawes Auction once again lived up to its reputation for showcasing excellent Mule lambs. Double-figure entries of Mule pens came forward, with the first-place rosette going to AC & K Pye and Son, Abbeystead, selling 52kg lambs to £150. The champion pen of horned lambs brought more festive colour to the day, with the award going to the first-prize Swaledales from JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge, selling 45kg lambs for £135.

As for trade, continental export lambs enjoyed a slightly sharper seasonal lift, while heavy lambs—reflecting the national trend—were a touch easier. Handy-weight Mule lambs remained similar, with heavier types again a shade easier. Well-fleshed horned lambs were met with good demand. The overall market average finished at 291p/kg.

 

Beltex    

1st & Champion, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, 57kg, £310, 544p/kg 

2nd - BC Gregg, Ellingstring, 50kg, £220, 440p/kg   

3rd - R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, 46kg, £160, 348p/kg

 

Texel

1st & Res Champion, Luke Bell-Percy, Jervaulx, 50kg, £250, 500p/kg 

2nd - D Hodgson, Askrigg, 57kg, £218, 382p/kg    

3rd - AT Lambert & Son, Simonstone, 50kg, £190, 380p/kg  

 

Mule    

1st - AC & K Pye & Son, Abbeystead, 52kg, £150

2nd - J & S Atkinson, Scorton, 58kg, £157 

3rd - SD Thomspon, Aysgarth, 55kg, £154.50

 

Masham’s    

1st - JR & P & RA Swainson, H-in-Ribblesdale, 45kg, £137

2nd - GJ & ME Walker & Sons, Dunsop Bridge, 46kg, £137 

3rd - GJ & ME Walker & Sons, Dunsop Bridge, 48kg, £140

 

Suffolk           

1st - L Bosomworth, Northallerton, 52kg, £160

2nd - L Bosomworth, Northallerton, 47kg, £152

3rd - R & R Gornall, Dent, 52kg, £156 

 

Swaledale    

1st & Champion Horned, JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge, 45kg, £135

2nd - J & SJ Bland, Hawes, 40kg, £120

3rd - R & PR Banks & Son, West Burton, 46kg, £130  

 

Romneys       

1st - A Percy, Jervaulx, 39kg, £130

                      

PRIME LAMBS

Beltex to 544p/kg, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av.  355p/kg

Texel to 500p/kg, Luke Bell- Percy, Jervaulx, Av. 309p/kg 

Suffolk to 354p/kg, D Alderson, Brignall, Av. 307p/kg

Mules to 331p/kg, RW Clarkson & Son, Low Row, Av. 289p/kg

Swaledale to 308p/kg, J Rukin & Son, Keld, Av. 258p/kg

 

Total Average:  291p/kg

 

Leading Prices:

Beltex – BC Gregg, £310, £220, £186, £168, £147, L Blades, £198, £176, £171, £160, £152, AT Lambert & Son, £188, £164,

D Hodgson, £184, Luke Bell Percy, £184, A & TA Blades, £175, R Mudd & Sons, £160, £147.50, £145, £143.50, £142, £141.50, £140,

JR & LA Capstick, £157, JA Alderson, £155, £141, D Alderson, £143, TW Clark & Sons, £142.50, Elm Gill Farm, £140.50,

JW Porter & Sons, £138.

Texel x – Luke Bell Percy, £250, D Hodgson, £218, JR & LA Capstick, £200, £188 (to C Steadman, Butchers, Kirkby Stephen), £142, 

AT Lambert & Son, £190, £160, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £180, £154, £140, O Blades, £179, J Rukin & Son, £170, £149, £148, £147, £142, G Calvert & Sons £160, £149, £142, R Wood & Son, £160, £150, M & P Carter, £159.50, K Suttill £158, Whyte & Percival, £155, £144,

A & TA Blades, £154, £144.50, Taylor Bros, £153, £149.50, £142, Z Gornall, £151, R & PR Banks & Son, £151, JR & P & RA Swainson, £150, L Blades, £150, & AJ Lambert, £149, G & G Schofield, £149, AJ & L Hunter, £147, £142 x2, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £146,

T & LM Goad & Sons, £146, £144, R & D Waggett, £145.50, £144.50, H Kirkbride & Son, £145.50, J Scarr & Sons, £144,

J & JH Whaley, £144, R & RM Dent, £144, RW & RA Booth, £143, R Wood & Son, £143, DT Dinsdale & Son, £142.50,

T Richardson, £142, A & AJ Lambert, £141, TW Clark & Sons, £140.50.

Cheviot - AT Lambert & Son, £164, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £147, T & SB Procter, £136, G Barraclough, £131, £114.

Suffolk - AT Lambert & Son, £163, L Bosomworth, £160, £152, £148.50, £140, R & R Gornall, £156, T & SB Procter, £142,

G Barraclough, £139.50, £126, D Alderson, £139, £138, HH Smith, £137.50, G Stephenson, £131.

Mules - JC & N Throup, £161, £154, JS & S Atkinson, £157, £152, £148, £144, SD Thompson, £154.50, £142,

J Scarr & Sons, £150, £133, £130.50, £130.50,  K Suttill, £150, £144,  AC & K Pye & Son, £150, £133, S Bell & Sons, £147, £140,

CJ & AJ Owen, £147, J Garth & Son, £145.50, P Hallam, £144, £140, £136.50, G & G Schofield, £144, £133.50,

JS & D Cloughton & Son, £144, B Spence & Sons, £143, £138, £137, RW & RA Booth, £143, A & AJ Lambert, £143, £132.50, £131, £130, WC Porter & Son, £143, £135, DA & MA Brown & Son, £143, £132, R &E Cowperthwaite, £143, £138, £133, GR Scarr, £142,

T Dent & Son, £141.50, £137x2, £133, R & R Gornall, £140, £132, JR & LA Capstick, £140, H & EM Tiplady, £137, T & SB Procter, £137,

A & TA Blades, £136, JA Alderson, £135, R & PR Banks & Son, £134.50, JW Porter & Sons, £134, £131, M & P Carter, £133.50,

S & P Parker, £133.50, JC & N Throup, £133, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £132.50, AJ & J Sunter, £132.50, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £132,

D Alderson, £132, J Allison & Sons, £132, DT Dinsdale & Son, £132, £131, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £131, RW Clarkson & Son, £130.

BFL - WC Porter & Son, £154, Z Gornall, £131.

Charollais - DT Dinsdale & Son, £140.50.

Masham - GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £140, £137, £136, JR & P & RA Swainson, £137, £132, BD & PM Gill & Son, £135.

Swaledale – JS & D Cloughton & Son, £135, £105.50, J Newhouse, £134, £120, R & PR Banks & Son, £130, JA Alderson, £128.50,

M & P Carter, £127, J Rukin & Son, £125, £117 x2, £114, MR Ewbank, £125, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £125,

B Spence & Sons, £122.50, £109, GJ & JM Scarr, £122, J & SJ Bland, £120, £110, £108.50,  JW Porter & Sons, £120,

J Sunter & Sons, £120, G Stephenson, £120, AJ & J Sunter, £120, £113, £107.50,  MW Dent, £118, DA & MA Brown & Son, £118,

J Allison & Sons, £117, J Garth & Son, £116.50, KD Hulley, £116, S Bell & Sons, £115, P Hallam, £115, AJ & L Hunter, £114,

WH Harker, £114, ME Waggett, £112.50, £112, £100, MC Staley, £110, JW Porter & Sons, £110, £107, J Dixon & Sons, £109,

Elm Gill Farm, £109, JH Sharp & Sons, £108.50, J Hulley, £108, GR Scarr, £106, G Calvert & Sons, £104, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £102, RW Clarkson & Son, £101. CJ & AJ Owen, £100, S & P Parker, £100.

Romney - Springhill Ptns, Jervaulx, £130.

Blackface - P Turnbull, £132, £125, £124, £108.

Herdwick - G Stephenson, £129, £113.

Dalesbred – BD & PM Gill & Son, £125.50.

Rough Fell – G Stephenson, £110.

 

CAST EWES     

Trade would be up in most sections with the biggest jump with the leanest Ewes. Topping the trade with two very smart Suffolk Ewes was SR & EJ Crossland & Boby at £232 and £230, Texels from R Marwood & Son headed that section at £200 and £198 with Coverhead at £182. BFL topped with WC Porter & Son at £198 and £170 and followed by R & J Myers at £168. Cheviot Ewes were topped by Sledmere Estate at £152 and £145 with A Hollings at £130. Mules were headed again by Taylor Bros followed by TW Clark at £144. Swales were topped at £134 by G Barraclough with a big pair of Ewes from JA Alderson at 3130. Medium Swales would be £70-£90 with the leaner sorts £50-£70.

 

Suffolk to £232, SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, Low Row

Continentals to £200, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

Charollais to £200, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

BFL to £198, WC Porter & Son, Reeth

Beltex to £180, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

Cheviot to £152, Sledmere Estate, Sledmere

Mules to £148, Taylor Bros, Richmond

Swaledales to £134, G Barraclough, Rosedale

Blackface to £124, P Turnbull, Kildale

Dalesbred to £111, TW Clark & Sons, York

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CORRECT & CAST RAMS

BFL topped the Ram section today at £174 for Be Hall followed closely by £172 twice for WC Porter & Son and LJ Winspear. Lincoln Longwool’s for Sledmere Estate came next at £170. A big fit Dalesbred from PD Bowdin achieved £142 and Swaledales made £136 & £130 for BE Hall and £132 & £130 for DW & A & R Sellars.

 

BFL to £174, BE Hall, Keld

Lincoln Longwool to £170, Sledmere Estate, Sledmere

Continental to £168, S & RD Parker, Arkengarthdale

Zwartble to £146, Springhill Ptns, Jervaulx

Dalesbred to £142, PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw

Swaledales to £136, BE Hall, Keld

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Tuesday 25th November 2025

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Forward: 1703 Sheep comprising 1416 Prime Lambs, 287 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

As seen nationally, the prime lamb trade continues to climb, with a stronger trade again this week in Hawes. More lambs were easily sold, and additional numbers could have been handled to the vendors’ advantage. The overall market average was just over 300p/kg, including 583 Mules and over 320 horned lambs.

The trade for continental lambs saw export-type lambs meet a slightly sharper demand, while heavy-weight lambs remained a similarly strong trade. Topping the market this week were well-conformed, heavy-weight Beltex lambs, selling to £186 at 56kg from BC Gregg, Masham. This was followed by other heavy-weight Texels selling to £180 from D Hodgson, Askrigg, with plenty more heavy lambs making around £170. Heavy-weight Suffolk lambs topped at £159, also from BC Gregg, Masham. There were plenty of pens of well-fleshed, handy-weight lambs selling between 320p/kg and 330p/kg.

It was noticeable that Mule lambs sold to a stronger trade, averaging 303p/kg, with handy-weight Mules in the mid-40kg range easily making around 310p/kg. Heavy-weight Mule lambs sold to a top of £160 on three occasions—from R & E Cowperthwaite, Settle; WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton; and K & A Woof, Marsett—with many more heavy Mule pens selling in the £150s. The overall average for Mules was £142.10 a head.

There was the largest entry of the season of 320 horned lambs, which sold to a market average of 274p/kg, topping at 313p/kg from JR Blades, Muker. Lightweight, well-fleshed horned lambs were in strongest demand. Horned lambs topped at £140 for Dalesbreds from DL Mudd, Buckden. Scotch Blackface lambs sold to £134 from P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton, and Swaledales peaked at £129 from ME Bainbridge, Richmond.

There was also an increased entry of Cheviot lambs, which were well bid for, selling to a top of £147 and £145.50 from Megan Hallam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale.

Join us on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 for our annual Christmas Show and Sale of prime lambs — a festive day full of quality stock, good company, and seasonal cheer. Everyone is welcome, so come along and enjoy the atmosphere!

            

Texel x to 333p/kg, K & M Sowerby & Son, Marsett, Av. 313p/kg

Beltex to 332pkg, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 322p/kg

Mule to 314p/kg, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 303p/kg        

Swaledales to 313p/kg, JR Blades, Muker,Av. 272p/kg

Total Average: 300.2p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel x – D Hodgson, £180, J Scarr & Sons, £175, £168, £152, £145, JR Blades, £170, G Calvert & Sons, £166, £164, £145,

AJ & L Hunter, £162.50, £156, £146, £144, MR & LE Rukin, £162, £147, £142, Whyte & Percival, £162, £153,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £162, £152, Taylor Bros, £161, £145, WC Stones & Son, £157, £148, £145, £142, £140, £135.50, £135,

Amy Mudd, £157, T & LM Goad & Sons, £156, £141, ME Bainbridge, £155, Freya Hulley, £154,  DL Mudd, £151, JS & S Atkinson, £150, SM Iveson, £150, Booth Brothers, £148, £139, £136, £135.50, CJ & AJ Owen, £148, £134, KD Hulley, £145, £143, £142,

RF Lambert, £145, £138, B Clarkson, £144.50, AD Coates & Son, £144, JH Sharp & Sons, £143.50, AL Dawes, £143,

A & AJ Lambert, £143, A & H Watson, £142, LV & N Croft, £141.50, R & JM Harper, £141.50, £136, A & TA Blades, £140, AT Pratt, £140,

GS Milburn, £138, DB & A Hoggarth, £139.50, GM Sedgwick & Son, £136.50, £134, £130.50, J Alderson & Son, £136.50, £132.50,

T Tennant & Son, £135, RW & MA Sutti8ll & Son, £134.50, KJ Burrow, £133, K & M Sowerby & Son, £130.

Beltex – BC Gregg, £186, £167, £158, R Mudd & Sons, £160, £152, £150, £148, £147, £143.50 x3, WC Stones & Son, £156,

A & TA Blades, £148, DB & A Hoggarth, £142, R & JM Harper, £138.50.

BFL - WA Dinsdale & Son, £162.

Mule – WA Dinsdale & Son, £160, £152, K & A Woof, £160, £143, £141, R & E Cowperthwaite, £160, £150, £141,

S Bell & Sons, £157, £146, J Scarr & Sons, £154, £142, £138, J Garth & Son, £154, T & LM Goad & Sons, £152, £149,

JR & LA Capstick, £151, £144,  DL Mudd, £150, ME Bainbridge, £150 x2, JS & S Atkinson, £150, A & TA Blades, £150, £132.50,

J Allison & Sons, £149, £143, £140, J Sunter & Sons, £138, £141, R Wood & Son, £145, £140, M Hallam, £144,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £142, A & AJ Lambert, £141, £138, A Spence, £141, £139, AL Dawes, £140, LV & N Croft, £140, AT Pratt, £140,

R & PR Banks & Son, £140, JW & JH Burton & Son, £140, A & H Watson, £139, DB & A Hoggarth, £136.50, JH Sharp & Sons, £136,

S & P Parker, £136, SL Hogarth, £135, H & EM Tiplady, £135, £131.50, KD Hulley, £135, KJ Burrow, £134, GS Milburn, £133. 

Suffolk - BC Gregg, £159, SM Iveson, £149, KJ Burrow, £148, J & JH Whaley, £142, G Harper, £141, R & JM Harper, £140,

DB & A Hoggarth, £137.

Cheviot - M Hallam, £147, £145.40, P Dinsdale & Son, £145.50, LA Booth, £129.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £143.

Blue de Maine - Booth Brothers, £143.

Dalesbred - DL Mudd, £140.

Blackface - P Dinsdale & Son, £134.

Swaledale – ME Bainbridge, £129, B Thornborrow, £122.50, £120.50, JR Blades, £122, £120, £119,  JL Cloughton & Son, £122, £101,

MR & LE Rukin, £120, £113.50, £111, £107,  AJ & L Hunter, £120, M Hallam, £120, WC Porter & Son, £120, £109, KJ Burrow, £119.50,

LV & N Croft, £116.50, £111.50, W & C Iceton & Son, £116, £108.50, S & P Parker, £115, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £111, D Hodgson, £111,

J & SJ Bland, £110, £108, MM & CL Whitehead, £110, £100, GJ & JM Scarr, £108.50, A & H Watson, £108.50,

D & DR Alderson, £108.50, JH Sharp & Sons, £107.

Rough Fell - SL Hoggarth, £124, £119, £118, £114.

Herdwick - R Sharp, £117, Cragg & Carr, £115, £107.

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CAST EWES 

Trade would be stronger on the week especially on the leaner type Ewes top price was some strong BFL Ewes from WA Dinsdale & Son at £200 & £170. Some smaller but smart Texel ewes from Taylor Bros made £172 followed by AL Dawes at £166. Mules were headed again by some well meated ewes from Taylor bros at £148 followed by Dixon Bros at £142 and KR & SN Dinsdale at £141. Swales as last week take on two halves with strong big ewe from K & A Woof at £118 and a pen of 14 well meated ewes from KR & SN Dinsdale at £112 with A & H Watson at £106. 

 

BFL to £200, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Continental to £172, Taylor Bros, Richmond

Suffolk to £159, JR Blades, Muker

Cheviot to £134, BL Acton, Hawes

Mules to £148, Taylor Bros, Richmond

Swaledale to £118, K & A Woof, Marsett

 

CAST RAMS

Beltex x Ram from D Hodgson made £180 and a strong Cheviot from M Hallam achieved £165. A Dalesbred Ram from LC Scarr was £144 and Swaledales topped at £126 for JS & S Atkinson followed by 2 lots from J Dixon & Son at £122. 

 

Beltex to £180, D Hodgson, Askrigg

Cheviot to £165, M Hallam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Texel x to £155, JMW Brown & Son, Low Row

Dalesbred to £144, LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge

Swaledales to £126, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

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Friday 21st November 2025

 

SALE OF STORE LAMBS

Fewer lambs forward with some not able to come due to the bad weather. Buyers were very keen to buy for all the new found grass & forage. Anything with size would be the dearest trade of the season. Topping today was CT & JE Willoughby with a smart pen of Beltex x lambs at £138.50 followed closely by Collier Holme Farm at £136 and PF Goodall at £135. Some nice Texel lambs forward considering the time of year end and these were headed by S & RD Parker at £138 with JR Blades at £136.50, K Metcalfe & Sons at £136 and J & SE Bainbridge at £135 with all Texels averaging just a few pence short of £120. Suffolks achieved £135 twice for JR Davidson & Son and K Foster followed at £130 by BL Acton for some nice tight skinned sorts. Mules averaging just up on last sale at £107.74 but again anything with size was keenly bid for with WM & JE Shuttleworth once again with a smart pen achieving £130.50 followed closely by EM Winspear at £129.50, JR Davidson & Son at £129 and another smart pen of 36 lambs from JS & D Cloughton & Son at £125 with 20 lots £110 or above. Swaledales were a tale of two halves. Bigger stronger easy to sell with AL Dawes at £98.50 AND W & C Iceton & Son at £97 followed by RW Ridley at £95. PF Goodall had some at £91 and 14 lots were £67 or above and it was just the small long-term projects which were harder to place. More Lambs could easily have been sold and so anyone considering selling some store please get your entries in by Tuesday 25th November.

 

Forward: 1331 Store Lambs

 

Beltex to £138.50, CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire, Av. £123.17

Texel x to £138, S & RD Parker, Arkengarthdale, Av. £119.34

Suffolk to £136, JR Davidson & Son, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Av. £119.24

Mules to £130.50, WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, Av. £107.74

Horned to £98.50, AL Dawes, Colsterdale, Av. £60.94

 

Leading Prices:

Beltex - CT & JE Willoughby, £138.50, Collier Holme, £136, PF Goodall, £135, JR Blades, £129, S & RD Parker, £121, £103,

SM Iveson, £113.

Texel x - S & RD Parker, £138, JR Blades, £136.50, K Metcalfe & Sons, £136, £132, J & SE Bainbridge, £135, Collier Holme, £134.50,

GD & AR Barningham, £134, £130, A & TA Blades, £131.50, AT Pratt, £131, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £131, £129.50, £125,

SM Iveson, £130.50, CT & JE Willoughby, £129.50, £128, £117, JR Blades, £127, £122, JH Capstick, £127, JR Davidson & Son, £126,

AJ Pratt, £126, REC Simpson & Sons, £122, AJ & L Hunter, £120.50, £119, £112, RI Capstick, £120, EM Winspear, £117 x2,

PF Goodall, £116, GR Dent, £115, AD Lambert, £114.

Charolais - JK Foster, £137, £126.

Suffolk - JR Davidson & Son, £136, £122, £109, JK Foster, £136, BL Acton, £130, SM Iveson, £126, 

Mules - WM & JE Shuttleworth, £130.50, £117.50, EM Winspear, £129.50, £111, JR Davidson & Son, £129,

JS & D Cloughton & Son, £125, K Metcalfe & Ptns, £123.50, £113, BL Acton, £122, £116, J & SE Bainbridge, £120, K & HJ Fawcett, £118,

A & TA Blades, £117, JH Capstick, £116.50, JJ & E Labbate, £116, J Sunter & Sons, £115, JH Pedley, £113.50,

RW Clarkson & Son, £112.50, £107, K & A Woof, £110, B Spence & Sons, £110, AT Pratt, £108, RF & RD Kettlewell, £105, £101,

RN Hoggarth, £105, A Sharples, £104, £103, A & L Huddleston, £104, PF Goodall, £104, SE Hunter, £101, T & LM Goad & Sons, £100.

Cheviot - B Spence & Sons, £124, £105, JH Capstick, £113.

Horned - AL Dawes, £98.50, W & C Iceton & Son, £97, £88, £68, RW Ridley, £95, PF Goodall, £91, AJ & L Hunter, £84,

C Hird & Son, £81, £69, D & DR Alderson, £80, £71, Allen & McGregor, £72, R Metcalfe, £68, AJ Pratt, £68, M Kearton, £67,

LM Staley, £60.

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Tuesday 18th November 2025

 

Forward: 1637 Sheep comprising 1355 Prime Lambs, 282 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

There was a much-improved trade for prime lambs in Hawes today, with a full attendance of buyer’s keen to purchase. Heavy-weight lambs remained a similar trade, while handy-weight continental lambs were noticeably sharper, regularly selling in excess of 310p/kg. Mule lambs also met an increased trade. Well-meated horned lambs are beginning to attract greater interest from buyers, although caution remains around leaner types. The overall market average was 295p/kg.

Topping the market were heavy-weight lambs from A. Sharples, Hawes, selling for £166, followed by £165 from Booth Bros, Sedbergh, £164 from A. Cooper, Stationdale, and £160 from Taylor Bros, Richmond. Beltex lambs at 51 kg sold for £160 twice from JR & LA Capstick, Killington. Heavy-weight Romneys also reached £160 from JW & JH Burton, Gayle. Plenty more pens of heavy-weight lambs sold towards the £160 mark.

Beltex lambs sold to a top of 352p/kg for 42 kg lambs from BC Gregg, Masham, grossing £148, with others at 348p/kg from Dixon Bros, Barden Moor. Handy-weight continental lambs were certainly in strong demand throughout the day.

The mule lamb trade stepped up a gear, with handy weights selling around 300p/kg. A total of 724 mules averaged 295p/kg. Heavy-weight mules sold to £159 from R. Woods & Son, Leyburn, £156.50 from SD Thompson, Aysgarth, and £153.50 from WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton, with many more pens making around £150. Mules sold to a top of 310p/kg from HH Smith, Whitby, followed by 305p/kg, with plenty more pens of well-fleshed handy weights achieving around 300p/kg.

More horned lambs came forward this week, topping at £131.50 for 44 kg Scotch Blackfaced from K. Milburn & A. Devlin, Sedbergh. Swaledales topped at £130 from JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth, followed by £128.50 from GJ & ME Walker, Dunsop Bridge. Dalesbred lambs reached £130 from Owlands Farm. Lightweight horned lambs are beginning to attract increased interest from buyers in the lightweight export market, provided they are well-fleshed. 

Please be aware that an increasing number of companies now require lambs to be belly clipped for hygiene reasons. Vendors are encouraged to take this into consideration when preparing stock for sale. A belly clipping service is available at the auction market.

The Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Lambs will take place on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.            

 

Beltex to 352pkg, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 318p/kg

Texel x to 320p/kg, JM Summerson, Whitby, Av. 308p/kg

Suffolk to 310p/kg, JF & GR Howard, Raydaleside, Av. 297p/kg

Mule to 309p/kg, HH Smith, Whitby, Av. 295p/kg                           

Swaledales to  279p/kg, ME Allison, Spennithorne, Av. 249p/kg

 

Total Average: 295p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – A Sharples, £166, Booth Brothers, £165, £138, A Cooper, £164, £160, £138, Taylor Bros, £156, £148,

J Rukin & Son, £155, £139, TG & B Todd, £154.50, £137.50, JC Walker & Son, £152, JR & LA Capstick, £152, R & R Gornall, £151,

AJ & L Hunter, £148, £147, £139, HH Smith, £147, WA Dinsdale & Son, £147, R & H Hird, £145, S Bell & Sons, £144.50,

JM Smith, £144, £141, £138, Dixon Bros, £144, £135, £133.50, £130, A & TA Blades, £144, £132, JE Cowperthwaite, £143,

J & JH Whaley, £142, J Sunter & Sons, £141, D Hodgson, £140.50, SR Wilkinson, £140, Booth Brothers, £140, £132, SM Iveson, £140, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £138.50, O Blades, £138, R & R Gornall, £138, GM Sedgwick & Son, £137.50, £133.50, £131,

JM Summerson, £137, £131, R Mudd & Sons, £135, H Kirkbride & Son, £135, DT Dinsdale & Son, £134, JH Pedley, £134,

KJ Burrow, £131.50.

Beltex – JR & LA Capstick, £160 x2, D Hodgson, £158, WA Dinsdale & Son, £158, BC Gregg, £158, £148,

R Mudd & Sons, £149, £148, £142, £135, £134.50, JC Walker & Son, £141, K Milburn & A Devlin, £136, LA Booth, £132, Dixon Bros, £132.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £160, £140.

BFL - WC Porter & Son, £160, W & A Lambert & Son, £155, Bainbridge Bros, £149, J Allison & Sons, £148.50.

Mule – R Wood & Son, £159, £144.50, £134, SD Thompson, £156.50, WA Dinsdale & Son, £153.50, £143.50,

T & SB Procter, £149, £135, £130, J Garth & Son, £148.50, J Scarr & Sons, £148, £140, £139, £133, JR & LA Capstick, £148, £139,

GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £148, J Allison & Sons, £145, £138 X2, Bainbridge Bros, £144, R & H Hird, £142.50 x2,

B Spence & Sons, £142.50, £134, J & JH Whaley, £142, S Bell & Sons, £142, JC & N Throup, £142, £138, WC Porter & Son, £140,

JC Walker & Son, £140, JE Cowperthwaite, £139.50, JW & JH Burton & Son, £138, H & EM Tiplady, £138 x2, H Kirkbride & Son, £138,

T Dent & Son, £137, £134.50, £133.50, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £136, S & P Parker, £136, DT Dinsdale & Son, £136,

D & DR Alderson, £136, W & A Lambert & Son, £133.50, P Turnbull, £133, £131, R & PR Banks & Son, £133, DI Holliday, £132.50,

KJ Burrow, £132.50, J Sunter & Sons, £132.50, R & R Gornall, £132, TG & B Todd, £131, JH Pedley, £130.50. 

Suffolk - W & A Lambert & Son, £154, KJ Burrow, £150, £131.50, SM Iveson, £150, BC Gregg, £148.50, JH Pedley, £147, £136,

JM Summerson, £143, JF & GR Howard, £140, £130, T & SB Procter, £138, JE Cowperthwaite, £138, JM Smith, £136.50,

DT Dinsdale & Son, £135.50, HH Smith, £135, R & R Gornall, £131.

Masham - GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £138, PD Bowdin, £124.50.

Cheviot - JF & GR Howard, £138, W & A Lambert & Son, £131.

Gritstone - JE Cowperthwaite, £134.

Blackface - K Milburn & A Devlin, £131.50.

Dalesbred - Owlands Farm, £130, R Capstick & Son, £120.

Swaledale – JE Cowperthwaite, £130, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £128.50, ME Allison, £125, £111.50, D Hodgson, £125,

Bainbridge Bros, £125, Owlands Farm, £122, ME Waggett, £116.50, £104, £100, WC Porter & Son, £114.50, S & P Parker, £110,

AJ & L Hunter, £109, D & DR Alderson, £102. 

Rough Fell - K Milburn & A Devlin, £125.

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CAST EWES 

Similar numbers forward with trade up on the week. Texels were headed at £172 for RA Thompson with RF & RD Kettlewell & Son at £150. Zwartbles came next for E Brown at £148. The consignment from DA & MA brown & Son topped the cheviots at £146 and £130 and also had 3 lots of Mules all at £140 followed by Taylor Bros at £134. Swales again were topped by DA & MA Brown & Son at £110 followed at £96 for RA Thompson and £92 for R & PR Banks & Son. Rams were headed at £180 for a BFL Ram from JE Cowperthwaite with Swales at £128 and £122 for T Metcalfe & Son and a Cheviot Ram at £122 for SD Thompson.

 

Texel x to £172, RA Thompson, Westerdale

Zwartble to £148, EC Brown, Coverdale

Cheviot to £146, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

BFL to £140, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Mules to £140, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Swaledale to £110, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Gritstone to £96, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Blackface to £95, P Turnbull, Kildale

Dalesbred to £92, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Roughfell to £86, TR Mason, Kirkby Stephen

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £180, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Swaledales to £128, T Metcalfe & Son, Muker

Cheviot to £122, SD Thompson, Aysgarth

 

 

Saturday 15th November 2025

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CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF BEEF BREEDING, STORE & CULL CATTLE

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Forward:  99 Cattle compromising 74 Store Cattle, 5 Beef Breeding Cattle & 20 Cull Cattle.

 

Hawes Auction Mart would like to thank the following businesses for their generous support & sponsorship, Wensleydale Vets (Leyburn & Hawes) & Yorkshire Dales Accountancy, (Hawes). Hawes auction market enjoyed a successful Christmas show and sale of Cast Cows and Store Cattle.

 

BEEF BREEDING

The beef breeding cattle attracted plenty of attention ringside, with buyers keenly inspecting the heifers with calves at foot. Leading the way was a heifer with a strong calf at foot from GS Milburn, Dent, selling to £3,480. A Limousin × Simmental heifer with a month-old bull calf from Croft Farm, Hardraw, sold to £3,000.

 

STORE CATTLE

The store cattle sale was well supported by a busy ring of new and returning cattle buyers, both local and from farther afield, ensuring that all types and ages of store cattle were well bid for. The only disappointment was that there were not more cattle forward, as these could have easily been sold to the advantage of the vendors. Don’t be afraid to give the cattle sales at Hawes a try.

 

A big thank you to Andrew Dyson, Masham, for coming down to judge the show — we are very grateful for your time and expertise. A lovely show of store cattle was put in front of Andrew, and he awarded the champion rosette to the first-place steer from JW Porter & Son, Gunnerside. This much-admired steer, bred locally in Hawes by Andrew Kiely, went on to sell for the top price of the day, £2,680, purchased by Martin and Sally Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the first-place heifer from DJ Amsden, Hawes — a 15-month-old pedigree Limousin heifer that went on to sell for £2,440.

 

Quality cattle were in demand, with yearling Limousin steers from J Dixon & Sons, Downholme, selling to £2,430, and British Blues from the same home selling to £2,210. Limousin steers from JW Porter & Son, Gunnerside, sold to £2,340, followed by £2,200 for 18-month-olds from J & JH Whalley, Widdale. Native steers sold to £2,200 and £2,100 for Angus bullocks from T Metcalfe & Son, Muker. Plenty more were regularly selling in the region of the £2,000 mark.

 

The heifer trade saw strong demand following the reserve champion from Amsdens. Heifers sold to £2,400 for a 24-month-old Limousin from GS Milburn, Dent. British Blue heifers at 14 months old sold to £2,210 from JH Sharp & Sons, Chapel-le-Dale. Other leading prices for heifers included £2,110 for 18-month-old Limousins from Croft Farm, Hardraw, followed by £2,100 from P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton, and British Blue heifers to £2,100 from A Fawcett & Sons, Hardraw. Native-bred heifers saw Beef Shorthorn heifers sell to £2,050 from Woodend Farms, Countersett.

 

A nice selection of younger spring-born sucklers was also on offer. April/May-born Longhorn steers sold for £1,220, £1,160 and £1,150 from LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge.

 

The next sale of store cattle will take place on Saturday 17th January 2026. Hawes continues to attract new buyers to the store cattle sales, and more numbers are required.

 

Show Results

Kindly Judged by Andrew Dyson, Masham

 

Champion – Lot 40 - JW Porter & Son, £2680

Reserve Champion – Lot 189 - DJ Amsden, £2440 

 

Class 1 – Store Heifers

1st – Lot 189 - DJ Amsden, £2440

2nd - Lot 48 - P Dinsdale, £2100

3rd – Lot 7 - JH Sharp & Son, £2210

 

Class 2 – Store Steers

1st - Lot 40 - JW Porter and Son, £2680

2nd - Lot 37 - J Dixon and Son, £2430

3rd – Lot 38 - J Dixon and Son, £2210  

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Leading Prices

Heifers:

British Blue –  £2210 JH Sharp & Sons, A Fawcett & Sons £2100 £2050, JF Bowe & S0n £1950 x2 

Limousin – DJ Amsden £2440, GS Milburn £2400, Croft Farm Partnership £2300 £2110, P Dinsdale & Son £2100,

A & TA Blades £2040 £1970 £1880, J & JH Whaley £2030 x 2, JH Sharp & Sons £1990

Hereford - C Bell £1200 

Aberdeen Angus - JF Bowe & Son £1880 £1800 £1560

Beef Shorthorn – Woodend Farms £2050

Longhorn – LC Scarr & Son £1130 £1040

Heifers Average - £1698.24

 

Steers: 

Limousin – JW Porter & Son £2680 £2340, J Dixon & Sons £2430, J & JH Whaley £2200 £2060, AJ & HC Clark £2160 x2,

RF & RD Kettlewell £2150 £2080 £2060

British Blue - J Dixon & Sons £2210 £2190, A Fawcett & sons £1960

Hereford - C Bell £1370

Aberdeen Angus - T Metcalfe & Son £2200, £2100, SM Iveson £1990, C Bell £1850, AJ & HC Clark £1680

Whitebred Shorthorn - The Cragg & Carr £1000

Longhorn - LC Scarr & Son £1930 £1840 £1220

Steers Average - £1764.21

 

Bulls:

Limousin - P Dinsdale & Son £1660

                

CULL CATTLE    

A good entry of 20 cast cows and OTM cattle was well supported and keenly bid for. Leading the way was a 40-month-old Simmental cow from AD Lambert, Raydale, selling to 304p/kg or £2,006. This was followed by a consignment of beef cows from AT Pratt, Hawes, selling to 295p/kg and 290p/kg, with plenty more beef cows selling in the region of the 270p/kg mark. Dairy cows sold to a top of 250p/kg from B Spence & Sons, Thornton Rust, with the same vendor achieving the top price per head at £2,087. All cast cows forward averaged 255p/kg or £1,639 a head.

 

Show Results

Kindly Judged by Eric Blacklock, Catterick

 

Cont X

1st - AT Pratt, Hawes, 295p/kg, £1885

2nd - AT Pratt, Hawes, 290/kg, £1725

3rd - T Metcalfe & Son, Muker, 272p/kg, £1618

 

Black & Whites

1st - B Spence & Sons, Thornton Rust, 250p/kg, £2087

2nd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, 225p/kg, £1806

3rd - S & P Parker, Bentham, p/kg, £1660

 

Continentals to  304p/kg, AD Lambert, Raydale

Native Cattle to 270p/kg, Woodend Farms, Bainbridge

Black & Whites to 250p/kg, B Spence & Sons, Thornton Rust  

Total Average: 255p/kg    

 

Continentals –   AD Lambert £2006, AT Pratt £1885 £1883 £1825 £1740, T Metcalfe & Son £1618, S Alderson £1545

Black & White – B Spence & Sons £2087, B Clarkson £1806, S & P Parker £1660

Native - Woodend Farms £1603 £1506​​

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