Tuesday 20th January 2026

 

Forward: 8 Calves 1819 Sheep comprising 1519 Prime Hoggs, 372 Cast Ewes & Rams & Store Lambs.

 

PRIME HOGGS

There was an increased entry of 1,519 prime hoggs forward, which met a stronger trade than expected following reports from Monday markets. An increased number of buyers ringside ensured a positive trade.

As seen nationwide, the trade for heavyweight hoggs was slightly easier than the previous week. The trade topped at £168 for heavyweight Leicester hoggs from J Burns Agri, Stockton-on-Tees, with other heavyweight Leicester’s selling to £162 from J W Porter & Sons, Gunnerside. Heavyweight Texels topped at £164 from M & P Carter, Pickering, with the consignment from Fleets Farm, East Witton, selling to £164, £161, and £158. Plenty more pens of heavyweight continentals sold in the £150s. Handy-weight continental hoggs continue to be in demand and keenly sought after by purchasers, with well-fleshed lightweights meeting a strong trade.

The mule trade peaked at £153 for heavyweights from J Burns Agri, Stockton-on-Tees, followed by £150 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. Handy-weight mules sold in excess of 300p/kg, with all mules forward averaging 295p/kg.

The horned hogg trade saw an improved trade, with heavyweights topping at £151 from J Rukin & Son, Keld, followed by £148 from J W Porter & Sons, Gunnerside. Well-fleshed light Swaledale hoggs regularly sold around 300p/kg, with all Swaledale hoggs forward this week averaging 281p/kg.

    

Beltex to 341p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 323p/kg

Texel x to 338p, Elm Gill Farm, Mallerstang, Av. 296p/kg  

Mule to 326p, JJ & E Labbate, Garsdale, Av. 295p/kg  

Suffolk to 324p, D Alderson, Brignall, Av. 292p/kg

Swales to 306p, RW Clarkson & Son, Low Row, Av. 281p/kg

 

Overall Average: 290p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

BFL - J Burns, £168, JW Porter & Sons, £162, R & R Gornall, £140.

Texel – M & P Carter, £164, Fleets Farm, £164, £158, £151.50, £147, £145.50, JW & JH Burton & Son, £156, £154, £141 x2,

JR & LA Capstick, £155, £142, £140, J Alderson & Son, £146, £141, £134.50, D Hogdson, £146, WS & EM Hartle, £146, Z Gornall, £145.50, JR Blades, £145, J Burns, £144, Woodend Farms, £143.50, £139, £136, Taylor Bros, £143, £142, £140, £138.50, £138,

JH Sharp & Sons, £142, Whyte & Percival, £140, £139.50, Owlands Farm, £140, £135.50, RA & M & EJ Thompson, £140, £136, £131, £130, Elm Gill Farm, £139, S Reynoldson & Son, £138, £132, J Metcalfe & Sons, £138, JC Alderson, £137, T & LM Goad & Sons, £137, £135,

R & RM Dent, £136, £131, J Rukin & Son, £135, H Kirkbride & Son, £134, A & H Watson, £134, J Sunter & Sons, £134, HH Smith, £131,

D Alderson, £130.

Suffolk - Fleets Farm, £161, £153, £151, J Alderson & Son, £150, Taylor Bros, £141, HH Smith, £139, R & R Gornall, £137.50,

A & H Watson, £136, D Alderson, £132, £130.50.

Beltex - JW Porter & Sons, £156, £150, Fleets Farm, £156, JR & LA Capstick, £152, £150, R Mudd & Sons, £134, £133, £130,

D Alderson, £125.

Mules –  J Burns, £153, £137.50, J Scarr & Sons, £150, £145, £137, J Allison & Sons, £140, £135, £131, T & LM Goad & Sons, £140,

JW & JH Burton, £139, R & E Cowperthwaite, £138, £136, RW & RA Booth, £136, S Bell & Sons, £136, T Metcalfe & Son, £135,

K & A Woof, £135, R & R Gornall, £135, J Metcalfe & Sons, £133, J Sunter & Sons, £132.50, JF & GR Howard, £132, JH Pedley, £132,

H & EM Tiplady, £131.50, R & RM Dent, £131, DA & MA Brown & Son, £130.50.

Swaledales - J Rukin & Son, £151, £137, JW Porter & Sons, £148, DW & K Hutchinson, £142, £135, £133,

MR & LE Rukin, £140, £134.50, £131.50, ME Waggett, £139, £133.50, JE Cowperthwaite, £137.50, £135, £131,

R & E Cowperthwaite, £137, £136, £134, MM & CL Whitehead, £135, H & EM Tiplady, £135, J Scarr & Sons, £134.50, MC Staley, £134.50, Owlands Farm, £134, £133, S Reynoldson & Son, £134, T Metcalfe & Son, £134, M & P Carter, £133, Elm Gill Farm, £131.50,

AD Coates & Son, £131, D Hodgson, £131, LM Staley, £130, J Sunter & Sons, £130. 

Blackface - J Burns, £150.50, £138, £109, D Shaw, £135.50, £125, £115.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £132.

Herdwick x - Woodend Farm, £143.50.

Dalesbred - Owlands Farm, £137.50, H & EM Tiplady, £116.

Gritstone - JE Cowperthwaite, £133.

Masham - SW & TA Milner, £130.

Cheviot - JF & GR Howard, £128 x2, A Lambert, £116.

Rough Fell - GM Sedgwick & Son, £112, JJ & E Labbate, £106.

 

CAST EWES & RAMS    

Just short of 375 Ewes and Rams forward today and some good Ewes with a bit more power about especially on the Cont x Ewes. Topping the trade were two smart Pure Texels at £222 and followed by £196 for S Porter. 10 Pure Suffolks achieved £218 and were followed by £198 Sledmere Estate and HB Farms at £188. Beltex x Ewes were £210 and 3184 and powerful BFL Ewes from JL & JA Sunter achieved £188 and £162. Some fit Hill Cheviot Ewes come from Sledmere Estate and made £159 and £151. Mules topped twice at £158 for K Calvert Ltd & WS & EM Hartle. Swale Ewes topped at 3120 for R & RM dent, £116 for J & SJ Bland at £115 for a pen of 18 from RT Tennant with all the Swales averaging £97.34. Some Blackface Ewes achieved £116 for A Kelly for a pen of 21 and J Burns hitting the same price. Rams topped at £188 for BFL’s from K & A Woof. Texels reached £166 for AT Lambert & Son and Swales from S & RJ Calvert topped at £134.

 

CAST EWES

Texel to £222

Beltex to £210

BFL to £188, JL & JA Sunter, Downholme

Suffolk to £218

Cheviot to £159, Sledmere Estate, Driffield

Mules to £158, K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge, WS & EM Hartle, West Burton. 

Swaledale to £120, R & RM Dent, Ravenstonedale

Blackface to £116, A Kelly, Whitby & J Burns, Stockton on Tees

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £188, K & A Wood, Marsett

Texel to £166, AT Lambert & Son, Simonstone

Beltex to £158, JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside

Blackface to £152, D Shaw, Whitby

Swaledale to £134, S & RJ Calvert, Low Row

Suffolk to £132, A & TA Blades, Hawes

 

CALVES

8 Calves forward today from 2 quality homes sold to a fantastic trade. None of your 4-month-old “calves” here just some young well-bred calves. Topping the trade was a Blue Bull from H Kirkbride & Son. J Scarr & Sons followed closely with another Blue at £700 and he also had a smart Limousin Bull at £760 and a good young Black & White Bull at £490. J Scarr & Sons had 3 heifer calves which would make good cows and twice made £700 and £640. Buyers looking for calves so please contact Kenton if you would like to try some.

 

Bulls             

BRB to £800, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, Av. £650

Limousin to £760, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg 

Black & Whites to £490, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg

 

Heifers        

BRB to £700, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £670

Limousin to £700, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg  

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Saturday 17th January 2026

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SALE OF STORE & CULL CATTLE

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Forward: 57 Cattle, compromising 50 Store Cattle 1 Heifer with Calf & 6 Cull Cattle.

 

STORE CATTLE

A small but tidy show of cattle forward today and while stronger older cattle were sought after some of the younger smart cattle still well bid for. Top price today came from a big Blonde Steer from JF & GR Howard and it achieved £2440. This was followed by a smart Limousin Steer from JS & D Cloughton & Son at £2300 and was followed by Limousins from G & P Middleton at £2280 & £2260. Angus steers from F brown had two at £2000 and followed by T Metcalfe & Son at £1960 & £1940. Heifers saw a pair of nice strong Limousin heifers from A & NJ Heseltine achieved £2290 and £2210. Followed by a younger smart beast from JH Sharp & Sons at £1990. BRB heifers achieved £1830 for a smart 11-month-old from JR Blades followed again by JH Sharp & Sons at £1800. Three young Longhorn x from LC Scarr & Son achieved £1070, £1000 & £960. 

 

Leading Prices: Steers: 

Blonde - JF & GR Howard, £2440.

Limousin – JS & D Cloughton & Son, £2300, G & P Middleton, £2280, £2060, £1980, JF & GR Howard, £2000, C Stanley, £1720 x2,

S Alderson, £1700, £1695, £1620.

Aberdeen Angus - F Brown, £2000 X2, T Metcalfe & Son, £1960, £1940, G & P Middleton, £1180, £1840. 

Hereford - C Bell, £1270.

Steers Average - £1911

 

Leading Prices: Heifers: 

Limousin – A & NJ Heseltine, £2290, £2210, JH Sharp & Sons, £1990, F Brown, £1960, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £1960, x2,

RF & RD Kettlewell, £1890, £1830, JH Sharp & Sons, £1820, JR Blades, £1780, £1770, C Bell, £1500, £1300.

Aberdeen Angus - JF & GR Howard, £1930, C Bell, £1290, £1200, £1080, £885.

British Blue - JR Blades, £1830, JH Sharp & Sons, £1800.

Fleckvieh - C Bell, £1700. 

Hereford - C Bell, £1300, £1100, £1050, £915, £830, AD Coates & Son, £1000, £980, £965.

Longhorn - LC Scarr & Son, £1070, £1000, £960.

Heifers Average - £1473

 

BEEF BREEDING

BRB Heifer & Calf - RW Ewan, £2700.

 

CULL CATTLE    

Continentals to 302p/kg, T Metcalfe & Son, Muker, Av. 272.6p/kg

Black & Whites to  228p/kg, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 224p/kg 

 

Total Average:  248.23p/kg   (£1655)

 

Continentals –  KR & SN Dinsdale, £2043, T Metcalfe, £1905, Raw Dinsdale & Dinsdale, £1585.

Black & White – B Clarkson & Son, £1896, J Scarr & Sons, £1317, £1183. 

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Tuesday 13th January 2026

 

Forward: 1883 Sheep comprising 1380 Prime Hoggs, 192 Cast Ewes & Rams & 311 Store Lambs.

 

PRIME HOGGS

Trade remains buoyant, with handy weighted hoggs once again selling to a similarly strong trade. Heavyweight hoggs continue to add up well, topping at £184 from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, for 52kg Texels. This was followed by heavyweight Texels from CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire, selling to £180.

A strong run of hoggs from Fleets Farms Ltd, Leyburn, sold to £174, £173 and £170. These were inside-fed, sheared continental hoggs, with plenty of pens of heavy hoggs regularly selling in the £160s. Heavyweight Mules twice topped at £155 from G & G Schofield, Buckden.

Handy weighted continental hoggs with the best conformation sold in excess of the 400p/kg mark, topping at 410p/kg for a smart pair of Beltex hoggs from BC Gregg, Ellingstring. Handy weighted, well-fleshed continentals regularly traded between 320p/kg and 350p/kg.

The Mule trade remains buoyant, with well-fleshed handy weighted Mules easily selling in excess of the 300p/kg mark. Horned hoggs topped at £142 for Dalesbreds from H & EM Tiplady, West Burton, with Swaledales selling to £141 from R & E Cowperthwaite, Settle, and £138.50 from MR & LE Rukin, Keld.

    

Beltex to 410p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 344p/kg

Texel x to 354p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 313p/kg  

Suffolk to 344p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 312p/kg

Mule to 323p, SW & TA Milner, Easington, Av. 299p/kg   

Swales to 300p, R & E Cowperthwaite, Settle, Av. 275p/kg

 

Overall Average: 298.3p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – JR & LA Capstick, £184, £158 x2, CT & JE Willoughby, £180, £146, Fleets Farm, £173, £170, £165, £161, £158, £157, £154.50, Taylor Bros, £168, £153, £150, £147 x2, SW & TA Milner, £166, £160.50, £158, £145.50, £145, £144, B Clarkson, £160,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £159, £151.50, JW & JH Burton & Son, £159, £151, £150.50, MR & LE Rukin, £157, £148.50, AT Lambert & Son, £152, Bainbridge Bros, £150, Whyte & Percival, £149.50, T & G Farrow, £149, Collier Holme, £149, £145, £140, M Bell & Son, £146,

WC Stones & Son, £146, A & AJ Lambert, £144, JH Sharp & Sons, £144, JC Alderson, £144, Woodend Farms, £143, £140,

J Capstick, £143, AT Lambert & Son, £142, £140, B Clarkson, £141.50, ME Waggett, £140, J Scarr & Sons, £140.

Suffolk - Fleets Farm Ltd, £174, £163.50, £158, M Bell & Son, £170, £154, £148, GS Milburn, £146, Woodend Farms, £143, £142,

D Alderson, £141, £133.50, KR & SN Dinsdale, £135, £132, BC Gregg, £134, JF & GR Howard, £131.

Beltex - WA Dinsdale & Son, £164, BC Gregg, £160, £139, R Mudd & Sons, £155, £140.50, £138, £137, £135, JF & GR Howard, £139,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £138, D Alderson, £137, A & TA Blades, £126.

Cheviot - Fleets Farm Ltd, £156.50, JF & GR Howard, £143.50, £135, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £143.50, £136, KJ Burrow, £136,

D Pearson & Son, £120.

BFL - CT & JE Willoughby, £155, WC Porter & Son, £150, £145, DA Cloughton, £142, K & A Woof, £140, £136.

Mules – G & G Schofield, £155 x2, £144, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £150, £143, WA Dinsdale & Son, £150, £146x2,

M/S Hutchinson, £148, J Scarr & Sons, £148, £137, JR & LA Capstick, £146, Bainbridge Bros, £146 x3, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £146,

E & KA Parker, £144, R & E Cowperthwaite, £144, K & A Woof, £144, £138, JH Sharp & Sons, £143, R & PR Banks & Son, £143, £134,

JW & JH Burton & Son, £140.50, A & AJ Lambert, £135, S Alderson, £135, JF & GR Howard, £134, WC Porter & Son, £133,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £132, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £131, WC Stones & Son, £131, AJ & J Sunter, £130.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £153, £147.

Dalesbred - H & EM Tiplady, £142, £133, Bainbridge Bros, £135.

Swaledales - R & E Cowperthwaite, £141, £136, £130.50, DL Mudd, £139.50, £132, MR & LE Rukin, £138.50, £130, £121,

GS Milburn, £134, JA Alderson, £134, £131, WA Dinsdale & Son, £133, WC Porter & Son, £130, AD Coates & Son, £130,

R & PR Banks & Son, £129, H & EM Tiplady, £129, AJ & J Sunter, £127, J Scarr & Sons, £125, ME Waggett, £124.50,

B Thornborrow, £123, S Reynoldson & Son, £123, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £122.50, JC Fawcett, £121, M/S Hutchinson & Son, £121, MR Ewbank, £120.50.

Masham - Bainbridge Bros, £140, pd Bowdin, £120, SW & TA Milner, £115.50.

Jacob x - E & KA Parker, £138.

Rough Fell - J Capstick, £128, SW & TA Milner, £124.50, £109, £103.SL Hoggarth, £121.50, G Stephenson, £107.

Herdwick - G Stephenson, £116.50, £105.50, E & KA Parker, £108.

 

CAST EWES & RAMS    

Similar numbers forward with a trade a step dearer again. Top price was shared with both Tex x and Beltex x with a quality consignment from R Mudd & Sons, with both achieving £200. Only a handful of Suffolk Ewes forward and they were £189 & £188. Some strong Cheviot Ewes came next making £188, £174, £170. Mules from DL Mudd headed at £160 followed by J Scarr & Sons at £151. Swaledales were less in number but trade would be dearer by £10 with both Jake Hulley & DL Mudd topping at 3130 with JA Alderson at £126. More Rams met with a good trade topped with a BFL from WA Dinsdale & Son at £202 and £190 with A & TA Blades at £192. Texels also from WA Dinsdale & Son at £190 and two massive Roughfells from SL Hoggarth at £165, £135.

 

CAST EWES

Beltex to £200, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

Texel to £200, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

Suffolk to £189 

Cheviot to £188 

BFL to £182, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Mules to £160, DL Mudd, Buckden

Zwartble to £145, Megan Hugill, Hawes

Swaledale to £130, J Hulley, Hawes

Rough Fell to £100, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Dalesbred to £86, DL Mudd, Buckden

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £202, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Texel to £190, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Rough Fell to £165, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Beltex to £160, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Dutchspotted to £152, J Stephenson, Downholme

Dalesbred to £136, PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw

Cheviot to £135, Collier Holme Farm, Hawes

Swaledale to £130, J Pratt & Sons, Bainbridge

 

STORE LAMBS

A Small but tidy show of 311 Store Lambs met with an excellent trade with buyers looking for more lambs. Some Texel x from D Hodgson topped the sale at £139 but a big consignment from N & B & R Hird followed by £133. The same consigner had two smart pens of Mule Lambs which achieved £128, £118. Only two pens of Suffolk lambs forward and these were keenly bid for and achieved £129 & £126 from M Bell & Sons. Swaledale Tup Lambs from D Hodgson made £104 and wethers from J Milbank at £85. This sale worked really well if enough interest we hope to repeat again in another 2 weeks. Anybody wishing to enter store Lambs please call Kento 07711 469280.

 

Texel - D Hodgson, £139, N & B & R Hird, £133, £122, T & G Farrow, £127, M Bell & Son, £124, K Metcalfe & Sons, £119,

E Blackburn, £82. Av. £116.2

Suffolk - M Bell & Son, £129, £126. Av. £127.3

Mules - N & B & R Hird, £128, £118, K Metcalfe & Sons, £120, C Stanley, £100. Av. £120.5

Swaledales - D Hodgson, £104, J Milbank, £85, N & B & R Hird, £76, T & G Farrow, £74, A & AJ Lambert, £74, £72, C Stanley, £72.

Av £71.58

Cheviot - E Blackburn, £100.

Dalesbred - SB & C Harrison, £82.

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Tuesday 6th January 2026

 

Forward: 1564 Sheep comprising 1382 Prime Hoggs & 182 Cast Ewes & Rams.

 

PRIME HOGGS

The opening sale of prime hoggs of the season saw in-specification hoggs meeting plenty of demand and selling well throughout. Heavy-weighted hoggs led the trade, topping at £186 from D. Hodgson, Askrigg, with a 58kg Beltex. Texels peaked at £180 from R.W. & M.R. Cooper, Spennithorne, followed closely by £179.50 from Bainbridge Bros, Marrick, with plenty more selling in excess of the £160 mark.

The Mule hogg trade reached a high of £162.50 for a pen of 34 heavy-weighted hoggs from Bainbridge Bros, Marrick, followed by £158.50 from R. & P.R. Banks & Son, Walden, and £158 from R. & E. Cowperthwaite, Settle. Many more pens of Mules sold in excess of £150.

Handy-weighted export hoggs sold to a top of 380p/kg for 40kg Beltex hoggs from B.C. Gregg, Masham, grossing £152. The horned hogg trade topped at £155 for heavy-weighted Swaledale tups from W.A. Dinsdale & Son, Grinton. Dalesbred hoggs from H. & E.M. Tiplady, West Burton, topped at £139, with a pen of 45kg Dalesbreds from the same home selling to £135.50.

         

Beltex to 380p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 326p/kg

Texel x to 348p, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes, Av. 309p/kg  

Suffolk to 322p, G Barraclough, Rosedale, Av. 311p/kg

Mule to 321p, RW & RA Booth, Wharfe, Av. 304p/kg   

Swales to 290p, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 264p/kg

 

Overall Average: 298p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – RW & MR Cooper, £180, Bainbridge Bros, £179.50, T Dent & Son, £175, £142, WS & EM Hartle, £174, ME & LE Rukin, £172, £147, J Rukin & Son, £161, £144,  CJ & AJ Owen, £160, WA Dinsdale & Son, £160, Taylor Bros, £159, £158, £157.50, £156, £154,

WS & EM Hartle, £158 x2, J Scarr & Sons, £158, GM Sedgwick & Son, £156, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £155, TG & B Todd, £154,

Whyte & Percival, £154, JW & JH Burton & Son, £153, DA & AM Brown & Son, £152, £138, S Reynoldson & Son, £151.50, £136,

RW & RA Booth, £150.50, AD Coates & Son, £147, J Sunter & Sons, £147, RW & MR Cooper, £145, £136, M Bell & Son, £144,

Booth Brothers, £144, B & J Aconley, £142, £138, £137.50, £130.50, A & H Watson, £138, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £136,

H Kirkbride & Son, £136, £135, RMS Livestock Ltd, £134, R & JM Harper, £133, T Metcalfe & Son, £131, A & H Watson, £130.

Beltex - D Hodgson, £186, BC Gregg, £152, £138, £132, R Mudd & Sons, £149, £145, £137, £133, £130, R & JM Harper, £133.50,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £131, PE & TJ Wilson, £131.

Mules –  Bainbridge Bros, £162.50, R & PR Banks & Son, £158.50, R & E Cowperthwaite, £158, 154.50, £147.50,

GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £157, £146.50, Bainbridge Bros, £156, DA & MA Brown & Son, £155, £139, WA Dinsdale & Son, £154 x2, £150, RW & RA Booth, £154, ME Bainbridge, £153.50, T Dent & Son, £152, £137.50, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £150.50, M Bell & Son, £150,

J Allison & Sons, £145, JW & JH Burton & Son, £145, R & RM Dent, £143, T Metcalfe, £140, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £139.50,

S Bell & Sons, £139, GM Sedgwick & Son, £139, RMS Livestock Ltd, £139, JH Pedley, £138.50, J Scarr & Sons, £136,

J & JA Burrow, £135, SJ & AK Hirst, £134, PE & TJ Wilson, £132, B & J Aconley, £131, A & H Watson, £128, H & EM Tiplady, £128,

J Sunter & Sons, £122.

Suffolk - Taylor Bros, £162, DA & MA Brown & Son, £154.50, M Bell & Son, £154, £128, T Dent & Son, £141.50, R & JM Harper, £133.50, PE & TJ Wilson, £130, A & H Watson, £127.

Swaledales - WA Dinsdale & Son, £155, £140.50, H & EM Tiplady, £133.50, MR & LE Rukin, £133.50, £122, ME Allison, £132.50,

J Rukin & Son, £131.50, £130.50, £130, T Metcalfe & Son, £131, S Reynoldson & Son, £130, B & J Aconley, £126,

J Sunter & Sons, £125.50, D Hodgson, £125, RW & RA Booth, £125, AD Coates & Son, £122.50, ME Waggett, £120.50, JH Pedley, £120, JR Blades, £120.  

BFL - JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £144, H Kirkbride & Son, £136, RMS Livestock, £131.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £140.

Dalesbred - H & EM Tiplady, £139, £135.50, BD & PM Gill & Son, £130, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £120.

Rough Fell - A & H Watson, £133, LA Booth, £127, GM Sedgwick & Son, £125, £111, £107.50, JJ & E Labbate, £125,

A & H Watson, £115, £103.50.

Cheviot - DA & MA Brown & Son, £130, LA Booth, £122.50. 

Blackface - P Turnbull, £128.

Masham - PD Bowdin, £119.

 

CAST EWES & RAMS    

Less Ewes forward today but trade was very good in all sections. Topping the trade came PJ Broughton with two Texel x Ewes at £192 and another at £155. Suffolks from HB Farms made £178 and £168 for nice fit Ewes. Mules were topped with a big Ewe from R Wood & Sons at £174 followed by B Spence & Sons at £168 with only one lot under 3128. Only 3 BFLs both from P Turnbull made £159 & £154. Well fleshed Romneys from JW & JH Burton & Son were £145 & £140. Pen of the day was 20 Blackface’s from P Turnbull topping with a massive ewe at £152 with further lots at £135 & £128. Swaledales were topped at £128 for B Spence & Sons followed by P Broughton at £120 and S bell & Sons at £110 with 10 lots above £90 and other just under. 

Rams topped at £172 for BFL from H & EM Tiplady followed by £162 for HB Farms and a big Roughfell from JJ & E Labbate achieving £158.

 

CAST EWES

Texel to £192, PJ Broughton, Bransdale

Suffolk to £178, HB Farms, Fadmoor

Mules to £174, R Wood & Son, Aysgarth

BFL to £159, P Turnbull, Kildale

Blackface to £152, P Turnbull, Kildale

Beltex to £150, K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge

Romney to £145, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Swaledale to £128, B Spence & Sons, Thornton Rust

Cheviot to £120, A Hollings, Whitby

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £172, H & EM Tiplady, Walden

Roughfell to £158, JJ & E Labbate, Sedbergh

Swaledale to £135, D & DR Alderson, Gunnerside

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