Tuesday 11th November 2025

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Forward: 1910 Sheep comprising 1682 Prime Lambs and 228 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

A larger entry of prime lambs met a slightly disappointing trade this week as a couple of firms not requiring lambs late in the day. The mule trade remained on a similar level to last week, with another good show of numbers forward. In total, 1,631 lambs were presented, averaging 285p/kg.

Stealing the headlines was Libby Winspear, Hawes, with her superb heavyweight, shapely Texel lambs. They topped the sale at £204 for 66kg, with others from the same home achieving £200. Texel lambs from JR & LA Capstick, Killington peaked at £170 for 51kg, purchased by C Steadman Butchers, Kirkby Stephen.

Matching that £170 top was BC Gregg, Masham, followed closely by B Clarkson, Bainbridge, whose heavyweight Texels reached £169. There was an excellent show of heavy continental lambs throughout, with plenty selling in the £150–£165 range.

Heavyweight Leicesters sold to a top of £170 twice from WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton, who also produced some sensational heavyweight Mule lambs to £156, with many other strong Mule pens around the £150 mark.

Handy-weight continentals were a touch easier on the week, trading slightly back on last sale’s stronger rates.

 

Beltex to 351 pkg from JM Dickeson, Barnard Castle, Av. 296p/kg

Texel x to 345p/kg from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 292p/kg

Mule to 303p/kg from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 286p/kg

Cheviot to 296p/kg from JF & GR Howard, Raydaleside, Av. 286p/kg                           

Swaledales to  270p/kg from MR & LE Rukin, Keld, Av. 251p/kg

 

Overall Average: 284.9p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Beltex – EM Winspear £204 £200, WA Dinsdale & Son £167, BC Gregg £161, JR & LA Capstick £150, JM Dickeson £144,

R Mudd & Sons £140 

Texel –  JR & LA Capstick £170 £159, BC Gregg £170 £157 £155 x 2, B Clarkson £169, T Pounder £166,

AJ & L Hunter £165 £160.50 £158, EM Winspear £159, J Rukin & Son £157, WA Dinsdale & Son £156, S & RD Parker £155,

R & D Waggett £155

Mule – WA Dinsdale & Son £156 £148, P Hallam £152 £148, JR & LA Capstick £149 £144, J Garth & Son £148, J Scarr & Sons £145,

S Bell & Sons £143.50, DJ Amsden £142, T Dent & Son £140, ME Bainbridge £140, S Alderson £140

BFL - WA Dinsdale & Son £170 x 2

Dalesbred - BD & PM Gill £127

Swaledale – P Hallam £131, DJ Amsden £129, JW Porter & Son £125 £114, MR & LE Rukin £124, N Iveson £120,

MM & CL Whitehead £119, MC Staley £118, S & RD Parker £110, B Thornborrow £110

Herdwick – Woodend Farms £121, £115

Cheviot x - AT Pratt £133, D Oversby £127, JF & GR Howard £121.50

Rough Fell – John Capstick £150, £120

Goat - J Dixon & Sons £108

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Cast Ewes & Rams

Less ewes forward and not just any with power about. Cheviot ewes topped the trade today at £140 and followed by Texdales at £135. Mules topped at £132 for JR Lancaster with others at £114 for KR & SN Dinsdale, and £110 for P Dinsdale. Swaledales were headed at £110 for EM Winspear with S & RJ Calvert achieving £104; with mediums between £65-£80 and leanest at £30-£50.

14 rams forward with top price for BFL at £142 for JW Porter & Sons; Swaledales topped at £130 for ME Bainbridge and followed at £128 for DW & K Hutchinson.

 

CAST EWES 

Texel x to £135

Suffolk to £134

Cheviot to £140

Mules to £132, JR Lancaster

BFL to £130, T Alderson

Swaledale to £110, EM Winspear

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £142, JW Porter & Sons

Swaledales to £130, ME Bainbridge

 

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Friday 7th November 2025

 

SALE OF STORE LAMBS

A strong entry of in excess of 2,300 store lambs was forward, selling to a continued strong trade. The trade is being helped by prime lambs starting to climb, with many reporting forage coming in the south, especially forage crops.

The trade topped at £132 for a pen of Texel lambs from G.D. & A.R. Barningham, Arkengarthdale, with a pen of smart, tight-skinned lambs to the same price from B.J. Thomas, Horton-in-Ribblesdale. This was followed by strong Texel lambs to £130 from J.R. Davidson, Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Medium keep Texel lambs were regularly selling between £108 and £115, with long keep Texel lambs in demand and selling either side of the £100 mark. Suffolk lambs peaked at £119 from J. Chapman, Hawes.

A bumper entry of Mule lambs was forward, with an entry of 1,123, and all sizes were keenly sought after. A very strong pen of Mule lambs from W.M. & J.E. Shuttleworth, Kirkby Lonsdale peaked at £127, followed by £125.50 from J. & S.E. Bainbridge, Richmond. The trade saw medium sorts selling between £105 and £116, with smaller types in the region of £100.

Other hill lambs saw Cheviot lambs sell to a top of £109 from B.L. Acton, Hawes, followed by £101.50 from J. Chapman, Hawes. There was an increased entry of Swaledale lambs forward to a much-improved trade. This week saw the Swaledales topping at £96 for a pen of 43 strong lambs from D. Hodgson, Askrigg. This was followed by R.W. Ridley, Hurst, at £82 and £80, and D. & D.R. Alderson, Gunnerside.

The demand for store lambs remains very strong, with more numbers required for the next sale to fill buyers’ requirements.

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📅 Next Sale: Friday, 21st November 2025

🕓 Entries close: Tuesday, 11th November 2025

 

Forward: 2304 Store Lambs

 

Texel x to £132, Av. £108.38

Suffolk to £119, Av. £112.50

Mules to £127, Av. £106.12

Cheviots to £109, Av. £100.04

Horned to £96, Av. £65.70

 

Leading Prices:

Texel x - GD & AR Barningham, £132, £121, BJ Thomas, £132, JR Davidson & Son, £130, £122, AC & SG Ramsden, £129, £122,

TK Styan & Partners, AJ & L Hunter, £127, £116, AL Dawes, £126, PF Goodall, £120.50, £120.50, JR Blades, £120,

RJ Cloughton, £119, £118, Laurie Blades, £118.50, K Metcalfe & Sons, £118, £118, £118, AJ Pratt, £118,  SM Iveson, £117.50, ,

S & A Bosomworth, £117, REC Simpson & Sons £117, JA & E Metcalfe, £116.50, A & AJ Lambert, £116, 

Suffolk - J Chapman, £119, SE Hunter, £115, SM Iveson, £111, RF & RD Kettlewell, £110

Mules - WM & JE Shuttleworth, £127, J & SE Bainbridge, £125.50, £118, A Sharples, £120, JC White, £119.50,

TK Styan & Partners, £118, T Metcalfe & Son, £116, JC Fawcett, £115.50, £115, £114.50, AT Pratt, £115, T & LM Goad, £114.50,

JH Pedley, £114, £109, SD Thompson, £113, SE Hunter, £112, £108, W & C Iceton & Son, £110.50, W & J Whitaker, £110,

A & TA Blades, £109, J Pratt & Sons, £109, Collier Holme Farm, £109, J Sunter & Sons, £109, B Spence & Sons, £108,  

Masham - T & A Hird, £98.50, 

Cheviot - BL Acton, £109, J Chapman, £101.50, 

Horned - D Hodgson, £96, RW Ridley, £82, £64, D & DR Alderson, £80, RK Ridley, £80, £62, SE Hunter, £79, W & J Whitaker, £78.50,

R Metcalfe, £74.50, REC Simpson & Sons, £62, 

 

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Tuesday 4th November 2025

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Forward: 10 Calves and 1710 Sheep comprising  1354 Prime Lambs,  356 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

There was an increased number of prime lambs forward this week, met by a much-improved trade. Buyers showed strong interest and were eager to secure lambs throughout the sale. Handy-weight continental types once again led the way for the export trade, regularly selling between 315–325p/kg.

 

Leading the sale were heavy-weight Texel lambs from J Dixon & Sons, Downholme, achieving £180. They were followed by other heavy-weight Texels to £175 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, and £170 from R Wood & Son, Aysgarth, with plenty more heavy lambs selling in the one hundred and sixties. Beltex lambs topped the pence-per-kilo trade at 362p/kg, grossing £163, from JR & LA Capstick, Killington. More handy-weight continental and Suffolk lambs are required, with buyers short of these types to fill orders. Lambs weighing between 39kg and 45kg remain the most in demand.

 

There was a greatly increased entry of 799 Mule lambs, which sold to a strong overall average of £135.38. Heavy-weight Mules topped at £160 from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, followed by a pen of 54kg lambs selling to £155 from J Garth & Son, Keasden. Other leading prices included 52kg lambs to £148 from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, and P Hallam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale. It was pleasing to see plenty of pens of Mule lambs selling in the one hundred and forties, with many of the handy-weight mid-40kg lambs achieving prices in the early 290p/kg range. All Mules averaged 286p/kg, while Masham lambs sold to a top of £145.50 for 49kg from BD & PM Gill & Son, Ingleton.

 

It was also encouraging to see a larger number of horned lambs coming forward. Swaledales twice topped the section at £125, from MR & LE Rukin, Keld, and H & EM Tiplady, Walden. All Swaledales forward averaged a strong 260p/kg.

The overall market average was 293p/kg with an SQQ of 298p/kg, which included over 900 Mules and horned lambs within a total entry of 1,354 lambs. Vendors are encouraged to take advantage of this improving prime lamb trade.                

 

Texel to 362p/kg from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 313p/kg

Suffolk to 324p/kg from R & JM Harper, Marthwaite, Av. 312p/kg

Mule to 299p/kg from J Metcalfe & Sons, Grantley, Av.286p/kg                           

Swaledales to 292p/kg from LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge, Av. 259p/kg

 

Total Average: 298.2p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel –  £180 J Dixon & Son, £175, £161 J Scarr & Sons, R Wood & Son, £169, £162 JH Sharp & Sons, £168 HH Smith,

£163 A & TA Blades, £163 x2 JR & LA Capstick, £162 MR & LE Rukin, £162 AJ & L Hunter, £161 B Spence & Sons, 

£160 Booth Bros, £160 AT Patt, £160 DL Mudd, £160 JR & P & RA Swainson

Mule – £160, £148 JR & LA Capstick, £155 J Garth & Son, £148 R Hallam,

£147, £140 J Scarr & Sons, £146, £141.50 JS & S Atkinson, £144.5, £142.50 R & H Hird, £144.5 J Allison & Son, £144 DL Mudd,

£144 WC Porter, £142 A & AJ Lambert, £141.50 RM Wilson, £141 JC & N Throup, £140 B Spence & Sons, £140 AT Pratt

Suffolk - £161 RM Wilson, £160 SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £155.50 BD & PM Gill, £145 DA & MA Brown & Son, £144 SM Iveson,

£142.5 R & JM Harper, £141.50 JF & GR Howard.   

BFL - £160, £154 x2 WC Porter, £140 J Allison & Sons  

Masham - £145.50 BD & PM Gill, £138, £129.5 JR & P & RA Swainson.

Swaledale – £125 H & EM Tiplady, £125 MR & LE Rukin, £118 B Thornborrow, £116.00 JR Walton & Son, £115 JS & S Atkinson,

£115 J Alderson & Son

Herdwick - £117.50 R Sharp

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CAST EWES 

Texel x to £180, HT & BJ Thornton-Berry

Cheviot to £140

Mules to £168, T & G Farrow

Suffolks to £162, HB Farms 

Swaledale to £104, R Hallam, T Dent & Son

Blackface to £110, P Turnbull        

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to £180, RM Wilson

BFL to £222, SH TA & M Sutcliffe

Swaledales to £90, MR & LE Rukin

Suffolk to £135, J Labbate

 

Good show forward today with a bit more meat about. Tups topped the trade today with a big BFL from SH TA & M Sutcliffe at £222, and a Texel at £180 from RM Wilson.

 

Texel ewes reached £180 from HT & BJ Thornton-Berry with Dixon Bros achieving £170. Stronger mules forward in general, and these reached £168 for T & G Farrow, with Breckhouse Enterprises at £157 & H Avison £149. Only a few Suffolks forward but reached £162 for HB Farms. BFL achieved £160 twice for J Scarr & Sons and P Turnbull, with the same vendor also topping the Blackface prices at £110, followed by MW Cook at £95. Swale ewes topped twice at £104 for R Hallam and T Dent & Son, and although there were less Swales forward there was more well meated ewes forward, and they averaged £30 more on last week. 

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CALVES

Ten young calves forward and with eager bidders more could be sold to advantage. Top price today came from B Clarkson for a Blue bull at £805, followed by J Scarr & Sons at £775, with the same vendors having a British Friesian at £360.  Seven heifers forward and B Clarkson topped with two Blue heifers at £750 & £710. Lim heifers from H Kirkbride & Son made £675 x2 and £670,

 

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Saturday 1st November 2025

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GREGG DAY 

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Gregg Day – A roaring success with records smashed!

Hawes Auction Mart’s “Gregg Day” — the final breeding sale of the season — proved a great success. A packed ringside throughout the day, an overflowing car park, and a café selling out of food all demonstrated the popularity of this ever-growing sale, with a strong trade from start to finish. A special thank you goes to the sale day sponsors, WE & MG Redfearn Ltd (Fencing Supplies), Peregrine Asset Finance, and Agri Lloyd, represented by Aine Devlin, for their valued support.

The sale commenced with the Swaledale breeding rams. Thanks are extended to Elliot Hutchinson of Old Spital for his time and expertise in judging, and well done to the young shepherd for carrying out the role so capably. The championship rosette was awarded to R Hutchinson & Son, Valley Farm, with the first-place shearling, which went on to sell for £2,000. Stealing the headlines and setting a new Gregg Day record at £4,800 was the second-place shearling ram from M.R. Ewbank, Middlesmoor, which created much interest among breeders. Other leading prices for Swaledale shearling rams included £2,500 from M.F. Beadle & Sons and £2,200 from T.W. Cowperthwaite, with virtually all Swaledale tups sold. Aged Swaledale rams topped at £850 for the prize-winning tups from J.R. & A.E. Airey, Elslac, and L. Smith & Co, Tindale Fell.

Leicester tups met with eager bidding and strong demand. The consignment from R.S. Harker & Son, Grayrigg Hall, led the way, topping at £1,800 for a shearling, with aged rams from the same home selling to £650. Aged rams also topped at £700 from J.R. Lancaster, who sold shearlings to £700. Plenty of tups sold between £400 and £700, with ram lambs from W.C. Porter & Son, Reeth, leading the way at £400.

In the terminal sire section, trade peaked at £1,000 for an aged Beltex x ram from K. Milburn & A. Devlin. The shearling section was topped by Lucas and Nairey, Blackburn, who were selling at Hawes for the first time and enjoyed a strong debut, selling Texel shearlings to £720 and Texel x Rouge to £600.

There was plenty of interest in the breeding females throughout the sale. Swaledale ewes continued to sell at a strong trade, consistent with the rest of the autumn. The consignment from Wayne and Karen Hutchinson led the way, selling a pen of much-admired young mixed-aged ewes to £290 and £240. A couple of aged ewes from Geoff and Carol Marwood sold to £250, with plenty of three- and four-crop Swaledale ewes generally selling between £150 and £180. Continental shearlings topped at £265 from R.W. & M.A. Suttill & Son, who also sold Mule shearlings to £225. Mule gimmer shearlings topped at £235 from T.M. Barrass & Sons, while Mule ewes sold to a top of £230 from Geoff and Carol Marwood. A consignment of Texdale gimmer shearlings from D. & E.M. & I.D. Brown sold to £202 and £185.

 

The gimmer lamb trade was strong, with Mule gimmer lambs in high demand. Very few pens were under the £120 mark, giving an overall market average of £131.90. The strongest lambs sold in excess of £150, peaking at £178 from J.C. Fawcett, followed by £168 from D. Alderson. Suffolk x gimmer lambs topped the gimmer section, selling to £190 from D. Alderson. Continental gimmer lambs from C.T. & J.E. Willoughby, Redmire, sold to a top of £175 and £165. The Willoughby family also sold their final pen of Masham lambs, marking the end of many successful years of breeding, selling to £140. A good number of Swaledale lambs were forward, offering something to suit all specifications and budgets. The best lambs sold in the region of £150, with a powerful consignment from E. & K. Bland, Tebay, selling to £162, £155, £152, £148, and £145, and others from K. & H.J. Fawcett selling to £150 and £140.

Another successful Gregg Day concluded a strong season at Hawes Auction Mart. Sincere thanks go to all vendors, buyers, sponsors, and staff for their continued support. The mart looks forward to the continued growth of this popular and well-supported sale in the years ahead.

 

Registered & Unregistered Rams Swaledale Rams

Show Kindly Judged by Elliot Hutchinson, Old Spital

Kindly Sponsored by WE & MG Redfearn Ltd, Fencing Supplies, Peregrine Asset Finance,

& Agri Lloyd. 

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Show Results - Shearling Rams

1st & Champion, R Hutchinson & Sons, Bowes, £2000

2nd & Reserve Champion, MR Ewbank, Middlesmoor, £4800

3rd - TW Cowperthwaite, Malham Moor, £2200

 

Aged Rams

1st - JR & AE Airey, Elslack, £850

2nd - L Smith & Co, Tindale Fell, £850

 

Leading Prices:

Shearlings – MR Ewbank, £4800, MF Beadle & Sons, £2500, TW Cowperthwaite, £2200, R Hutchinson & Son, £2000,

JE Cowperthwaite, £950, MJ & JD Handley, £900, RT Tennant, £850, JR Addison & Son, £650, £280, JH Pedley, £600,

JM & S Tennant, £550, RS & BA Harker, £480, £320, RS Harker & Son, £450, £280 x2, £250,TJ Tunstall, £280, JR & SL Pratt, £280,

L Smith & Co, £250, J & JE Bradley, £250. 

Aged - JR & AE Airey, £850, L Smith & Co, £850, MF Beadle & Sons, £250

Overall Average: £301.6

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BFL Rams

 

24 Forward

 

Shearlings - RS Harker & Son, £1800, £600 x2, £420, JR Lancaster, £700, J & G Huck, £650, J & SE Bainbridge, £650, £350,

Bank House Farms, £520, £450, £400, S Yates, £500, £380, £420, JW Dent & Sons, £400, DE & J Waine, £400.

Aged – RS Harker & Son, £650, JR Lancaster, £700, RJ Cloughton, £550, £450, WC Porter & Son, £480, J Sunter & Sons, £200.

Ram Lambs - WC Porter & Son, £400.

Averaged: £539.5

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Terminal Sire Breeding Rams

 

32 Forward

 

Beltex - K Milburn & A Devlin, £1000, RA Cowperthwaite, £620, MW & HE Pedley, £420, R Marwood & Son, £400. Av. £610

Texel - FA Nairey, £720, £520 x2, RG Blackburn, £620, £600, £480, £320, JW Dent & Sons, £580, DF Thompson, £520,

B & A Myers, £460, I & P Clarke, £420, £320, B & A Myers & Daughters, £380, RMS Livestock Ltd, £340. Av. £465.3

Rouge x – FA Nairey, £600

Cheviot - JD & J Ford, £500, £420, TW Bell & Son, £500, £400, £380, MW & HE Pedley, £320, E Blackburn, £320,

M Hallam, £260, £220, OR Hodgson, £220, £160. Av. £336.3

Gritstone - Castle Farm, £300.

 

Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings

 

456 Forward comprising of 212 Ewes & 244 

 

Shearlings

Continental - RW & MA Suttill & Son, £265, D & EM & ID Brown, £202, £185, £165 x2, £160 x2, £155, £150 x2, £142, £135, £132,

J Alderson, £180, 

Mules - TM Barrass & Son, £235, £170, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £225, S Yates, £210, £195.

Suffolk - AP Moore, £205.

Swaledale Shearlings - WH Harker, £162, A & M Brennand & Sons, £145, £110, £100, TM Barrass & Son, £138, M Hallam, £138,

J & SJ Bland, £120, £115.

 

Ewes

Swaledales - DW & K Hutchinson, £290, £240, R Marwood & Son, £250, £150, TM Barrass & Son, £178, £174, £155,

J & SJ Bland, £165, £140, JR & SL Pratt, £162, £138, M Kearton, £145, A & AJ Lambert, £145, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £140, £104,

R & PR Banks & Son, £140, £100.

Mules - R Marwood & Son, £230, TM Barrass & Son, £185, £125, L Joyce, £115.

Suffolk - AP Moore, £210, £185.

Continental - R Marwood & Son, £180 x2, Castle Farm, £120, L Joyce, £115. 

Cheviot - E Blackburn, £132, £130, L Joyce, £110.

 

Ewe Average: £135.95    Shearling Average: £156.05

 

Gimmer Lambs

 

837 Forward comprising 414 Swaledales, 354 Mules, 18 Masham’s & 51 Continental

 

Suffolk - D Alderson, £190, £138 x2.

Continental - CT & JE Willoughby, £175, £165. 

Mules - JC Fawcett, £175, D Alderson, £165, £132, £130, £129, £126, A & L Huddleston, £158, £134, £131, £105, M Hallam, £150,

WM & JE Shuttleworth, £150, GD & AR Barningham, £148, £138, £125, JW Dent & Sons, £148, £140 x2,

J & G Huck, £145, £135, £134, £128, RN Hoggarth, £140, JF & GR Howard, £140, £132, £126,  RJ Lawrence, £140, £137, £130,

WJ & I France, £138, £131, £130, A Denby, £136, £133, £126, RF & RD Kettlewell, £136, £130, £121,  TM Barrass & Son, £136, £120,

J & JH Whaley, £136, Bainbridge Bros, £133, CT & JE Willoughby, £131, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £128, £118 x2,

W & J Whitaker, £126, BL Acton, £125, C Hird & Son, £120, AL Dawes, £102. Av. £131.9

Swaledale - E & K Bland, £162, £155, £152, £148, £145, K & HJ Fawcett, £150, £140, £125, S & RJ Calvert, £118, £100,

TM Barrass & Son, £110, £100, EW Atkinson, £105, £80, G Harker & Son, £102, £98, J Rukin & Son, £100, MA Bainbridge, £96,

MM & CL Whitehead, £95, MR & LE Rukin, £95, £92, D & DR Alderson, £92. Av. £82.45

Masham - CT & JE Willoughby, £140, £102, Bainbridge Bros, £128.

Cheviot x - JF & GR Howard, £100, £98.

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Tuesday 28th October 2025

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Forward: 1351 Sheep comprising 1084 Prime Lambs, 267 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

SHOW & SALE OF YOUNG FARMERS PRIME LAMBS 

Kindly Sponsored by Lane End Farm Shop, Tong.

Judged by Martin Hare, Lane End Farm Shop.

 

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Hawes Auction Mart was very proud to host the annual Young Farmers Prime Lamb Competition, which proved to be a great success and was well supported by the young farmers, with over 20 entrants taking part. A special thank you goes to Martin and Sally Hare of Lane End Farm Shop for their continued support in sponsoring and judging the event — a wonderful job as always, and all involved with Hawes Auction are very grateful.

The championship rosette and the JW Cockett & Son Shield for the best prime lamb were awarded to Luke Bell Percy, Masham. This much-admired Beltex lamb weighed 48kg, sold for £260, and was purchased by Martin and Sally Hare of Lane End Farm Shop, who backed their judgement by also purchasing the 2nd and 3rd prize continental lambs. Second place went to Wilf Gregg, Masham, with a 56kg lamb selling for £240, while third place was awarded to Archie Whalley, whose 48kg lamb sold for £205.

In the native class, the first-place rosette went to Lily Alderson, Gayle, selling a 46kg Mule lamb for £142, again purchased by Martin and Sally Hare, who backed their judgement by purchasing all the prize-winning native lambs. Second place went to Olivia Blades with her 45kg Mule lamb, and third place to Robert Facer, who sold his 44kg Cheviot lamb for £152.

A big thank you to everyone who took part, including the young handlers and their parents, for taking the time to prepare the lambs. It was fantastic to see the market so busy — thank you all for your continued support.

 

Prime Lamb Trade Summary

The prime lamb trade in general was notably sharper, particularly for export-weight continental lambs, which regularly and easily sold over the 300p/kg mark throughout the sale, with many of the better-shaped lambs selling above 320p/kg.

Leading the way were J Rukin & Son, Keld, selling 55kg Texel lambs to £178, followed by 52kg Texels from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, selling to £170, purchased by C Steadman Butchers, Kirkby Stephen. Many other heavy weight lambs sold in excess of £160.

The Mule trade was also slightly sharper. Leading the way were JR & LA Capstick, Killington, selling heavy lambs to £154, followed by S Bell & Sons, Askrigg, achieving £145 for 51kg lambs, and JR & LA Capstick again with 51kg lambs to £144. Plenty of pens of Mule lambs sold in the £130s.

Hill lambs from JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth also met a sharper trade, selling Gritstones to £137 at 47kg and Swaledales from the same home at 51kg to £129.50. The overall market average was 290p/kg reflecting in the large number of mule and upland lambs. 

 

Continental    

1st & Champion, Luke Bell Percy, Jervaulx, 48kg, £260, 542p/kg to Lane End Farm Shop

2nd - Wilf Gregg, Ellingstring, 56kg, £240, 429p/kg to Lane End Farm Shop                                     

3rd - Archie Whaley, Hawes, 48kg, £205, 427p/kg to Lane End Farm Shop        

 

Native    

1st - Lily Alderson, Hawes, 46kg, £142, 309p/kg to Lane End Farm Shop

2nd - Olivia Blades, Hawes, 45kg, £135, 300p/kg to Lane End Farm Shop

3rd - Robert Facer, Hawes, 44kg, £152, 345p/kg to Lane End Farm Shop 

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PRIME LAMBS                

Beltex to 542pkg, Luke Bell Percy, Jerbaulx, Av. 332p/kg

Swaledales to 451p/kg, JG Brunton, Marske, Av. 243p/kg

Texel x to 347p/kg, Lili Shuttleworth, Barbon, Av. 300p/kg

Cheviots to 345p/kg, R Facer, Hawes, Av. 303p/kg

Mule to 309p/kg, Lily Alderson, Hawes, Av. 284p/kg                           

Suffolk to 302p/kg, JF & GR Howard, Raydaleside, Av. 294p/kg

 

Total Average: 295.09p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Beltex – Luke Bell Percy, £260, Wilf Gregg, £240, AJ Whaley, £205, P Keiley, £188, (to Hammonds Butchers, Bainbridge).

J Hodgson, £182, George Pedley, £176, D Hodgson, £170, A & TA Blades, £165, J Rukin & Son, £164, Tommy Scarr, £163,

AT Lambert & Son, £159,  GR Scarr, £157 BC Gregg, £152, £146, R Mudd & Sons, £141, £138.50, J Duffus & Son, £139,

SM Iveson, £138.50, Springhill Ptns,  £138, EM Winspear, £134, WT Metcalfe & Son, £130, H Whaley, £123.

Texel – Lili Shuttleworth, £184, J Rukin & Son, £178, £160, £157, £152, £149, JR & LA Capstick, £170, £158, £141, 

WM & JE Shuttleworth, £168, BC Gregg, £168, Rory Scarr, £167, Lily Alderson, £166, £156,  Ben Scarr, £164, Taylor Bros, £160, £150,

JR Davidson & Son, £159, £150, £145, £140, Edward Dickeson, £159, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £157, DA & MA Brown & Son, £156,

MW & HE Pedley, £154, £148, GR Scarr, £152, AD Coates & Son, £152, £146, £140.50, I Sunter, £150, James Pedley, £150,

Whyte & Percival, £149, £144, JH Pedley, £148, J & JH Whaley, £147.50, £140, JH Sharp & Sons, £144, D Oversby, £143,

JM Dickeson, £141, Olivia Blades, £140, SM Iveson, £140 x2, J Scarr & Sons, £140, JF & GR Howard, £140.

Swaledale – JG Brunton, £158, £124.50, Toby Cowperthwaite, £130, JE Cowperthwaite, £129.50, R Metcalfe, £88, £85.

Mule – JR & LA Capstick, £154, £144, S Bell & Sons, £145, AJ & J Sunter, £144, Lily Alderson, £142, S Alderson, £140,

JR Davidson & Son, £140, RW Tarbett, £137.50, R Capstick & Son, £137, DA & MA Brown & Son, £136, £130, RW & RA Booth, £136,

SM Iveson, £135, GR Scarr, £135, Lili Shuttleworth, £135, Olivia Blades, £135, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £134.50, £130, £126, £124,

JM Dickeson, £134, EM Winspear, £134, £124.50, £132, D Oversby, £134, H & EM Tiplady, £134, £130, J Scarr & Sons, £132.50,

JE Cowperthwaite,  £132, JH Sharp & Sons, £132, T Dent & Son, £131.50 x2, J Scarr & Sons, £130.50, DB & A Hoggarth, £130,

JH Pedley, £130, JR Lancaster, £129.50, AJ & J Sunter, £129, Bank House Farms, £128, £127.50, GM Sedgwick & Son, £127,

D Hodgson, £125.50, £124, DT Dinsdale & Son, £124, DB & A Hoggarth, £122, JL Cloughton & Son, £122, JC Fawcett, £120,

A & TA Blades, £132, 

Cheviots - R Facer, £152, D Oversby, £147, H & EM Tiplady, £140, JR Lancaster, £135, jf & gr Howard, £135, £131,

Collier Holme, 3130.50, J Duffus & Son, £130, Springhill Ptns, £124, £120.

BFL - JR Lancaster, £150, A & H Watson, £150, J Scarr & Sons, £140.

Suffolk - D Oversby, £146, RF & RD Kettlewell, £141, £135.50, JM Dickeson, £138, JH Pedley, £137, A & H Watson, £135,

JF & GR Howard, £130.

Charollais - JE Cowperthwaite, £138.

Gritstone - JE Cowperthwaite, £137.

Masham - DA & MA Brown & Son, £130.

Rough Fell - SL Hoggarth, £124

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CAST EWES

Less forward on the week and a sale of two halves, stronger meated Ewes would be better and the leanest Swales would be less money. Topping the trade was a Beltex x Ewe from J & S Mitchell at £178.Texel x topped at £175 from EM Winspear and followed by HJ Thwaite at £172.Not many Mules forward but better sorts would be dearer reaching 3160 for J Scarr & Sons followed at £152 for J & S Mitchell. Horned Ewes topped at £92 for a pen of Roughfells for JB & AEA Longworth and Swales topped at the same price for J Allison & Sons followed by £83 for EM Winspear with the fitter end between £60-£72 with the leanest between £15-£30. Tups only a few forward but topped with a BFL at £159 for A & H Watson followed by Swales at £128 for JL Cloughton & Son.

 

Beltex to £178, J &S Mitchell, Frostrow

Texel x to £175, EM Winspear, Hawes

Mules to £160, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg

BFL to £158, JR Lancaster, Skipton

Cheviot to £156, Springhill Ptns, Jervaulx

Rough Fell to £92, JB & AEA Longworth, Kentmere

Swaledale to £92, J Allison & Sons, Arkengarthdale

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £159, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Swaledales to £128, JL Cloughton & Son, Askrigg

Texel to £95, JB & AEA Longworth, Kentmere​​​​

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