Tuesday 26th August 2025

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Forward:  1621 Sheep comprising 1076 Prime Lambs and 545 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

              

PRIME LAMBS

Texel x to 345p, Av. 307p/kg

Beltex to 335p, Av. 320p/kg

Suffolk to 310p, Av.305 p/kg

Mule to 287p, Av. 280 p/kg

 

Total Av. 300p/kg

       

Leading Prices: 

Texel x – £180 KR & SN Dinsdale, £176 HJ Thwaite, £161 B Clarkson, £160 DA & MA Brown & Son, £160 N Iveson,

£160 HT & BJ Thornton-Berry, £160 C & M Hugill, £159 Booth Brothers, £158 A Lodge 

Beltex - £160, £151, £148.5, £143.5, £141 R Marwood & Son, £146, £140 R Mudd & Sons

Suffolk - £158, £145.5 L Bosomworth, £139 FR & AL Lyth, £137.5 D Oversby, £132 J Binns, £132 R & JM Harper, £132 HH Smith

Mule – £140 A Lodge, £139, £136 J & JH Whaley, £138, £128 S Bell & Sons, £135 x2 N Iveson, £135 B Spence & Sons,

£133 RM Wilson, £130 JE Cowperthwaite

Charollais -  £143, £133 JE Cowperthwaite, £135 JK Foster 

Swaledale - £80 MR Ewbank, £74 AD Coates & Son, £70 A & M Brennand & Sons, £60 P Ewbank 

 

The weekly sale of prime lambs saw trade in line with other national centres, with Hawes averaging 300p/kg. Heavyweight and well-fleshed continental lambs were eagerly bid for, while mule and horned lamb trade eased slightly.

Heavyweight Texel lambs topped at £180 for 59kg from KR & SN Dinsdale, Caperby, followed by 57kg Texel lambs at £176 from HJ Thwaite, Burtersett. Plenty more heavyweight continental lambs sold well into the £160s. The Suffolk trade peaked at £158 for 51kg Suffolk Mules from L Bosomworth, Northallerton, with 47kg Suffolk lambs from the same home selling to £145.50. The annual consignment of Suffolk tups from this home is booked in for Hawes Hunks on Thursday, 25th September 2025.

Plenty of well-fleshed, better-conformation lambs sold in excess of 320p/kg, topping at 345p/kg from JR & P & RA Swainson, Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Mule lambs sold to a top of £140 from A Lodge, Malham Moor, followed by £139 from J & JH Whalley, Hawes, and £138 from S Bell & Sons, Askrigg.

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CAST EWES

BFL to £135, JL Cloughton & Son 

Texel x to  £160, D Hodgson 

Suffolk to £158, AL Dawes

Mules to £156, SW & TA Milner    

Cheviot to £120 

Swaledale to £100 M Kearton, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, G Calvert & Sons

Blackface to £100 

Rough Fell to £93 MP & HM York

 

Plenty of ewes forward again, not many big ewes forward, with plenty of fresh spained grazing ewes forward. Trade on bigger ewes would be similar to last week with the leanest Swales dearer on the week. Texels topped at £160 for D Hodgson with R Marwood at £152 & £144. Suffolks were £158 for a nice pair from AL Dawes. Mules in general would be leaner with many going for grazing but SW & TA Milner achieved £156 with D & A Cowperthwaite behind at £146. 393 were hill ewes which were topped with Cheviots at £120, then three lots of Swale ewes achieved £100 for M Kearton, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, G Calvert & Sons. The largest part of the Swales would be between £40-£70.

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Tuesday 19th August 2025

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ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF MULE & CONTINENTAL GIMMER SHEARLINGS & BREEDING EWES

Show & Sale Kindly Sponsored by Aine Devlin - Agri Lloyd &

Mary Stones - WE Jameson & Son Ltd, Animal Feeds.

Kindly Judged by Mr Joe Throup, Skipton & Mr Chris Ladds, Kendal

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Forward: 631 Breeding Shearlings, 77 Breeding Ewes.

 

New Record High Price at Hawes Auction

 

The Annual Show & Sale of Mule & Continental Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings at Hawes attracted an increased catalogue this year and met with a strong trade throughout. A special thank you goes to our sponsors, Agri Lloyd represented by Aine Devlin, and Jameson Country Store represented by Mary Stones. Thanks, are also due to our judges, Chris Ladds of Kendal and Joe Throup of Skipton, for their time and expertise in carrying out their role.

The annual consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, once again enjoyed a highly successful evening. Their run of sheep included the first prize pen of Mule shearlings and the first prize pen of Continental gimmer shearlings, both tremendous pens and a real credit to the Capstick family. The Mule shearlings sold to a new centre record of £360, purchased by the judge Joe Throup, while the prize-winning Continentals sold to £300, purchased by fellow judge Chris Ladds. Further consignments of Mule gimmer shearlings from the Capsticks sold strongly between £265 and £300.

Other leading prices saw Mule gimmer shearlings from R Atkinson, Scorton, topping at £275, with two pens from Simon Yates, Masham, selling to £270. Mule gimmer shearlings overall levelled at £236, up £2 on the year, while Continental gimmer shearlings averaged £230, showing an increase of £9 on the year.

Breeding ewes were also in strong demand. Top price came once again from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, with ewes at £255 and £250. The flock reduction from R Marwood & Son, Newsham, followed closely at £250 and £248. Suffolk cross ewes from SR Crossland & EJ Boby, Low Row, sold to £245. Mule ewes, both one and two crop, reached £222 from JR & LA Capstick, while one crop Mule ewes from P & TL Edmondson, Kirkby in Furness, sold to £220.

Overall, the trade reflected a keen demand for strong, powerful working sheep. Buyers were eager for quality across both ewes and gimmer shearlings, ensuring a buoyant sale and a new record high for the centre.

 

Mule Shearlings

1st - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, £360 to the Judge Mr Joe Throup, Skipton

2nd - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, £300

3rd - R Atkinson, Scorton, £260            

 

Continental Shearlings

1st - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, £300 to the Judge Mr Chris Ladds, Kendal

2nd - Exors TJ Jackson, Longridge, £245

3rd - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, £255

 

Leading Prices: Shearlings:

Mule Shearlings – JR & LA Capstick, £360, £300, £290, £280 x2, £275 x3, £265 x3, £260, £245 x2, £240, £225,

R Atkinson, £275, £260, £250 x2, £242, £225, S Yates, £270 x2, £265, £262 x2, £260, G & G Schofield, £248, £235, £230,

P & TL Edmondson, £218, P & S Lofthouse, £215, £208, T Sharp, £212, MJ Lawson,  £200, £198, £195 x3, £192, £185 x2, £182, £180 x5.

Av. £236.4 (up £2.00 on the year)

Continental x Shearlings – JR & LA Capstick, £300, £260, £255, £250, £235, TJ Jackson, £245, R Marwood & Son, £232,

SD Thompson, £210, T Sharp, £205, J & SJ Bland, £200.

Av. £230.3 (up £9.00 on the year) 

 

Leading Prices: Breeding Ewes:

Continental Ewes - JR & LA Capstick, £255, £250, £240, £215 x2, R Marwood & Son, £250, £248, £230 x2, £210, £202. Av. £220.8

Suffolk Ewes - SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £245.

Mule Ewes - JR & LA Capstick, £222, P & TL Edmondson Ltd, £220. Av. £220.8

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PRIME LAMBS

Forward: 12 Calves & 1848 Sheep comprising 1263 Prime Lambs, 18 Prime Hoggs, 567 Cast Ewes & Rams, 

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Numbers forward increased this week with 1,263 lambs sold through the ring. Trade eased back in line with the national trend, averaging 317p/kg, though still 25p/kg ahead of the same week last year. Well-fleshed Continental lambs over 45kg continue to be the best sellers, regularly topping £150+.

Stealing the headlines was a cracking Beltex x lamb from BC Gregg, Masham, weighing 49kg and making £185, topping the market at 378p/kg. Strong prices followed with 53kg Texel lambs from WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton reaching £180, and R Marwood & Son, Newsham close behind at £179. Texel lambs from Freya Hulley, Gayle sold to £171 at 49kg. Plenty of heavy, well-finished lambs continue to achieve around £170, while handy-weight Continentals remain a solid trade at 330–340p/kg.

The largest entry of Mule lambs so far this season was forward, peaking at £150 for 48kg lambs from DJ Amsden, Hawes. Close behind were AP & D Sowerby, Lunds at £149, with plenty more Mule lambs trading consistently in the £140s.

            

Beltex to 378p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 335p/kg

Texel x to 349p Freya Hulley, Hawes, Av. 322p/kg

Suffolk to 331p, FR & AL Lyth, Whitby, Av. 322p/kg

Mule to 315p, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale, Av. 298p/kg

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Overall Average: 317p/kg

     

Leading Prices:

Texel x – WA Dinsdale & Son, £180, £168.50, £153.50, R Moore & Son, £175, £158, F Hulley, £171, AT Pratt, £170.50, £146,

J Scarr & Sons, £170, £144.50, JR Blades, £170, DA & MA Brown & Son, £169, £149, KD Hulley, £166, LA Booth, £166,

ME Bainbridge, £165.50, £159.50, GM Sedgwick & Son, £164.50, £146, A Bell, £164, £150.50, A & H Watson, £159, £145.50, £145,

Whyte & Percival, £158, £146.50, JW & JH Burton & Son, £155, £140.50, JS & S Atkinson, £154, BC Gregg, £154, £150, £149,

AD Lambert, £152, TG & B Todd, £150.50 x2, S Bell & Sons, £150, J Scott, £149.50, £143, £141, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £149,

T Dent & Son, £149, Booth Brothers, £148.50, D & A Cowperthwaite, £148, PE & TJ Wilson, £148, £143.50, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £147.50, DB & A Hoggarth, £147.50, £141, DT Dinsdale & Son, £146.50, D Metcalfe, £145.50, T Tennant & Son, £145.50, D Oversby, £145,

A & TA Blades, £144, R & R Gornall, £144, H Kirkbride & Son, £144, J Pratt & Sons, £143.50, N Hobson, £143.50,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £142, R & C Atkinson, £140.

Beltex - BC Gregg, £185, £152, R Marwood & Son, £179, £157 x2, £156.50, £155, £154, WA Dinsdale & Son, £170, £165,

JW Porter & Sons, £168.50, £132.50, J Scott, £160, T Dent & Son, £159, £133, £132, JR Blades, £154, £132 x2, JH Sharp & Sons, £151,

JA & UM Fawcett, £148, LA Booth, £146, £134, R & C Atkinson, £135, T Tennant & Son, £134, J Sunter & Son, £131.50, £126,

WT Metcalfe & Son, £110.

Suffolk - D Oversby, £163, £149.50, H Kirkbride & Son, £161, R & R Gornall, £151, £132, DB & A Hoggarth, £149, £142, £136.50,

BC Gregg, £144.50, J Scarr & Sons, £142, RF & RD Kettlewell, £141, FR & AL Lyth, £132.50, £131.50, N Hobson, £130.50.

Hampshire - J Bell, £155, £131.50.

Mules - DJ Amsden, £150, £136.50, AP & D Sowerby, £149, A & H Watson, £145, J Pratt & Sons, £144.50, £119, £115,

JS & S Atkinson, £144, £135, S Bell & Sons, £144, D & DR Alderson, £143, A Spence, £143, JC & N Throup, £142.50, £135.50,

WC Porter & Sons, £141.50, £122.50, £115, GJ & JM Scarr, £139.50, P Hallam, £136, JW Porter & Sons, £135, £124.50, £117.50,

Bainbridge Bros, £133, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £129, B & J Aconley, £129, JH Sharp & Sons, £125, A Spence, £123.50,

JC Walker & Son, £116, A & TA Blades, £115.

Charollais - DT Dinsdale & Son, £138.

BFL - Bainbridge Bros, £141, JC Walker & Son, £100.

Blacknose Valais - A & K Dowsland, £108.

Swaledales – P Hallam, £91, WT Metcalfe & Son, £80.

 

CAST EWES

Good numbers forward again today not many big Ewes forward trade would be slightly back on the week with many Ewes freshly spained buyers till looking and grazing ewes are required. Topping the trade was a Texel Ewe from J Scott, Whitby followed by J & J Postlethwaite at £168 and £165 RJ Cloughton. Few Beltex x Ewes forward with T Pounder at £162 and £159. Just under 100 Mules forward with some strong pens at £149 for J Scarr & Sons and two pens at £148 for ME Bainbridge and DA & MA Brown & Son. 9 pens were £130 plus but mainly leaner runs which were between £80-£90. Cheviots topped at £148 and followed at £143 A Pratt followed at £140 by A Lyth, Whitby. 335 Swaledales Ewes forward and not as many big in size on offer but topped at £120 be ME Bainbridge and followed by £109 from A & H Watson with a further 9 lots over £90. The best trade was for leanest sorts between £45-£60, More Ewes needed for next week.

 

Texel to £170, J Scott, Whitby 

Beltex to £162, T Pounder, Bedale

BFL to £150, A & TA Blades, Hawes

Hampshire to £150, PM Fawcett, Marske

Mules to £149, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg

Cheviot to £148

Blue de Maine to £136, Booth Brothers, Sedbergh

Suffolk to £120, N Hobson, Ripon

Swaledale to £120, ME Bainbridge, Marrick

Masham to £108, LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge

Blackface to £95, FR & AL Lyth, Whitby

Rough Fell to £90, LA Booth, Sedbergh

Dalesbred to £84, RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to £152, D & EM & ID Brown, Marske

Swaledale to £120, JR & SL Pratt, Thornton Rust

BFL to £50, A & TA Blades, Hawes

 

CALVES

12 Young Calves forward top price was a long Limousin Bull from J Scarr & Sons at £680 with other Limousin Bulls from H Kirkbride & Son at £630 and £610. Only 4 heifers forward topped with BBX from B Clarkson at £660 followed by J Scarr & Sons at £620 Next sale planned for two weeks’ time.

 

Bulls          

Limousin to  £680, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £596 

BRB to £600, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg 

 

Heifers       

BRB to £660, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £586.6                    

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Friday 15th August 2025

 

SALE OF 2005 STORE LAMBS

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A good show of lambs forward with strong lambs very keenly bid for and longer keep lambs a much better trade than expected with mainly buyers short of keep today’s trade was topped with a newcomer A Cooper from Whitby who sent some well bred Texels which topped at £145 followed by RMS Livestock at £128.50. BJ Thomas had 2 lots of tight skinned lambs at £127 and £125. Another new consigner with stores A & H Wheldon East Moors, Helmsley had a ring of aberfield x lambs at £126.50. Beltex lambs forward would be the biggest but smart good skinned lambs from Elm Gill reached £132 followed by JR Blades at £125.50 and A Cooper at £123. Just 104 Suffolks forward but the top few lots were very nice sorts heading at £127 MJ & JD Handley followed with BL Acton at £120. What a grand show of strong Mules forwards 1100 sold to an average of £102.26 33 lots sold above £100. Topping today was a pen of strong Tup Lambs forward from DG Sayers, Northallerton followed by 3 cracking pens of wethers at £118.50 for MJ & JD Handley, £115.50 for both GJ & JM Scarr and J Dixon and Sons and right behind them with a 45 lot from JW & ME Taylor & Sons at £114.50. A few Cheviots forward and these were topped with some well meated sorts from BL Acton at £112 and a few horned lambs forward with Dalesbreds making £60 and £50.50 both consigned by A & M Brennand. Our next sale in two weeks includes our Show & Sale of pens of 10 Cont x & Suffolk Gimmer Lambs and pens of 20 Store Lambs. Entries close Tuesday 19th August please ring either the office 01969 667207 or Kenton 07711469280.

        

Texel to £145, A Cooper, Staintondale, Av. £105.92

Beltex to £132, Elm Gill Farm, Mallerstang, Av. £115.64

Suffolk to £127, MJ & JD Handley, Sedbergh, Av. £104.33

Mules to £124, DG Sayers, Northallerton, Av. £102.26

 

Leading Prices: 

Texel x - A Cooper, £145, £124.50, £111, £107, £102, RMS Livestock, £128.50, £107, BJ Thomas, £127, £125, £117, A & H Wheldon, £126.50, T & G Farrow, £124, Elm Gill, £122, JR Blades, £120.50, A Whitehead, £120, A & AJ Lambert, £119, J & JH Whaley, £118, £108, £107,

SJ & AK Hirst, £118, T & G Farrow, £117.50, F & MP Allinson & Son, £117, A & H Wheldon, £116, HG Lynas & Son, £111.50,

OJ & AJ Kendall, £111, AP & D Sowerby, £110.50, AD Coates & Son, £109, £105, K & A Woof, £106, Collier Holme, £105.50,

LV & N Croft, £102.50.

Beltex x – Elm Gill Farm, £132, £112, £111, JR Blades, £125.50, £113.50, A Cooper, £123, F & MP Allinson & Son, £119, LV & N Croft, £115, BJ Thomas, £109.

Suffolk - MJ & JD Handley, £127, BL Acton, £120, SE Hunter, £117, G Barraclough, £110, AP Moore, £109,

SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £108. 

Mules – DG Sayers, £124, £103, MJ & JD Handley, £118.50, GJ & JM Scarr, £115.50, J Dixon & Sons, £115.50, £105.50, K & A Woof, £115, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £114.50, NA Edgar, £112.50, J Sunter & Sons, £111.50, T Metcalfe & Son, £110, LV & N Croft, £109,

ED Bousfield, £108.50, £101, F & MP Allinson & Son, £108, CT & JE Willoughby, £108, £105.50, RW Clarkson & Son, £107.50,

K Raw, £107.50, JL Cloughton & Son, £107.50, BL Acton, £107, J & JH Whaley, £106.50, JL & JA Sunter, £106, Elm Gill Farm, £105,

ID Watson, £105, KD Hulley, £104, SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £103.50, R & J Myers, £103.50, S Alderson, £102.50,

Croft Farm Ptns, £101.50, SE Hunter, £101, A & TA Blades, £100, J & SJ Bland, £100.

Cheviot - BL Acton, £112, G Barraclough, £93.50, K Milburn, £91.50, £86.

Dalesbred - A & M Brennand & Sons, £60.

Herdwick x - LJ Winspear, £54.50.

Swaledale - A & M Brennand & Sons, £50.50, LJ Winspear, £45.

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Tuesday 12th August 2025

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Forward: 1640 Sheep comprising 954 Prime Lambs, 23 Prime Hoggs and 663 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

 

PRIME LAMBS

The prime lamb trade in Hawes continues to hold firm, with another strong market average of 342p/kg. Numbers coming forward are increasing, with both new and returning customers enjoying a good day’s trading at Hawes.

Leading the way this week was the consignment from R. Capstick & Son, Ingleton, selling 52kg Texel lambs to £192. This was followed by heavyweight Beltex lambs reaching £190 from R. Marwood & Son, Newsham, and J.A. & U.M. Fawcett, Marske. Heavyweight Texels sold to £186 from M.E. Bainbridge, Richmond. There were plenty of pens of heavyweight continental lambs selling in the region of £180. Trade for Suffolk lambs peaked at £176.50 for 51kg lambs from K.J. Burrow, Dent. A larger number of heavy weight Leicester lambs saw them top at £172 from WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton and £170 from WC Porter & Son, Reeth. 

Well-fleshed, handy-weight continental lambs regularly sold in excess of the 350p/kg mark, and more of these are required to meet buyers’ demand.

A larger number of Mule lambs came forward this week, with the strongest demand for well-finished lambs weighing over 44kg. Heavyweight Mules peaked at £164 from J.W. & M.E. Taylor, Dent, followed by others at £160 from R.W. Ewan, Kendal.

More lambs are required to meet demand. The sale on Tuesday, 19th August 2025, will be followed by the Annual Show and Sale of Mule & Continental Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings at 5pm, with an increased entry of 873.

 

Texel x to 370p, R Capstick & Son, Ingleton, Av. 347p/kg

Beltex to 367p, R Marwood & Son, Newsham, Av. 357p/kg

Suffolk to 353p, J E Cowperthwaite, Eldroth, Av. 344p/kg

Mule to 341p, D & DR Alderson, Gunnerside, Av. 322p/kg

Total Av. 342p/kg

       

Leading Prices:

Texel x – R Capstick & Son, £192, ME Bainbridge, £186, £172, D & A Cowperthwaite, £180, WA Dinsdale & Son, £180, £154,

R & JM Harper, £178.50, A Newhouse, £178, £154, JA & UM Fawcett, £176, £164.50,  JR & LA Capstick, £175, £161, £156.50,

A Bell, £175, £158.50, C & M Hugill, £174, £172, £168, R Wood & Son, £171.50, £162.50, £155.50, JH Sharp & Sons, £171.50, £151,

J Scarr & Sons, £171, £155, HH Smith, £168, £153, C Harper, £167, £156, R Marwood & Son, £167, A Lodge, £165, £161.50, £158.50, £158, DA & MA Brown & Son, £165, SM Elphick, £163, £158, £153, RW Clarkson & Son, £162, JF & GR Howard, £162, £158,

R & JM Harper, £160, G Calvert & Sons, £159.50, JW & JH Burton & Son, £159, B Spence & Sons, £158.50,

D & A Cowperthwaite, £158, J & J Postlethwaite, £156.50, RW & RA Booth, £154.50, £152, Bank House Farms, £154,

DB & A Hoggarth, £154,  M/S Hutchinson, £153, LV  & N Croft, £153, RW Ewan, £150.

Beltex - JA & UM Fawcett, £190, R Marwood & Son, £190, £176, £166, £165, £159, A Lodge, £171,

R Mudd & Sons, £170, £160, £148, £147, £146, £137.50, JR & LA Capstick, £162, £161, £160, J & J Postlethwaite, £160,

AT Lambert & Son, £152.50, £127.

Suffolk - KJ Burrow, £176.50, £159.50, £150, JF & GR Howard, £175, FR & AL Lyth, £164, £145, £143, JE Cowperthwaite, £162.50,

DB & A Hoggarth, £162 x2, £156, £148, KJ Burrow, £160.50, £142.50, HH Smith, £160, G Harper, £154, W & A lambert & Son, £145,

A Lambert, £142.

BFL - WA Dinsdale & Son, £172, £167, £162, WC Porter & Son, £170, £162, DB & A Hoggarth, £169, W & A Lambert & Son, £156,

JL Cloughton & Son, £150.

Rouge - JR & P & RA Swainson, £169, £162.

Mule – JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £164, £137, RW Ewan, £160, £135, JE Cowperthwaite, £156, J Scarr & Sons, £154.50,

R Capstick & Son, £153.50, D & DR Alderson, £153.50, £128, B Spence & Sons, £153, J & JA Burrow, £151.50, £131, £121,

Bank House Farms, £151.50, S Bell & Sons, £148, WA Dinsdale & Son, £146.50, ME Bainbridge, £143, JL Cloughton & Son, £139, £127,

P Dinsdale & Son, £137, £124, JL & JA Sunter, £133, LV & N Croft, £129, W & A Lambert & Son, £128, JH Sharp & Sons, £126,

M Hallam, £122. 

Southdown - O Coates, £157.

Masham - JR & P & RA Swainson, £152, LC Scarr & Son, £130, A Lambert, £125, £107.

Dalesbred – LC Scarr & Son, £131.

Swaledale - M/S Hutchinson, £125, D & DR Alderson, £110, J & SJ Bland, £90.

 

CAST EWES

A large show forward once again not just as fit as previous weeks and trade would be slightly back on the week. Topping the ewe trade was some powerful BFL from breck House Ent Ltd at £190 and £176 followed by Texels from R Marwood & Son at £178 & £174. Beltex from T Pounder achieved £176 and £175. Mules in general would be leaner than previous weeks but some well meated sorts from J Scarr & Sons and R & J Myers both achieved £158 followed closely with Breck House Ent Ltd at £156 and three consignments from DB & A Hoggarth and DA & ma Brown & Son at £148. Cheviot ewes made £143 from JS & D Cloughton & Son and £142 for DA & MA Brown & Son. Again, the largest portion of the sale were Swaledale ewes with 452 forward, the highest price going to some cracking ewes from JE Cowperthwaite at £119 with £104 achieved for both DT Dinsdale & Son and JH Sharp & Sons. 8 lots were £100 over with mid-range between $£65-£85 and leaner would be £45-£64. 

 

BFL to £190, Breck House Ent Ltd, Bransdale

Texel x to £178, R Marwood & Son, Newsham 

Beltex to £176, T Pounder, Bedale

Suffolk to £168, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Mules to £158, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg & R & J Myers, Bransdale    

Cheviot to £143, JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge    

Zwartble to £140, E Brown, Coverdale

Swaledale to £119, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Blackface to £114, P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton

Gritstone to £108, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth 

Hebridean to £103, J Shopland-Reed, Northallerton

Rough Fell to £76, MP & HM York, Sedbergh

 

CAST RAMS

15 Rams forward which topped at £210 for a big BFL Ram from WA Dinsdale & Son followed with a Beltex at £155 from R Marwood & Son at £155 and the largest Swales topping at £126 from JE Cowperthwaite.

 

BFL to £210, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Continental to £155, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

Swaledale to £126, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

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Tuesday 5th August 2025

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Forward: 1590 Sheep comprising 902 Prime Lambs, 41 Prime Hoggs and 647 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

                

PRIME LAMBS

The numbers of prime lambs continue to gradually creep up, with trade remaining firm, selling to another strong overall market average of 342p/kg, which is 47 pence/kg up on the same week last year, with over 10% more lambs sold today. As per usual, lambs that are well-finished and heavyweight continue to lead the way.

This week’s market topper came from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, with 51kg Texels selling for £197 or 386p/kg, with others from the same home selling to £189 or 411p/kg, all purchased by D Morland of Tebay Services. This was followed by other heavyweights selling to £189 from RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton, with others to £188 from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, and R Moore & Son, Hawes. Young shepherd Eddie Taylor also impressed, selling his 50kg Beltex lamb to £184. There was plenty of heavyweight lambs selling in the region of £180.

In specification, continental lambs between 42kg and 46kg continue to be eagerly sought and are meeting plenty of demand, with 46kg lambs regularly selling in the region of £160.

It was good to have the largest number of mule lambs forward of the season to date, always keenly bid for in Hawes. Scotch Mules sold to a top of £177.50 from WE Muir & Son, Whitby, at 52kg. Mule wethers topped at £160 at 49kg from EM Winspear, Hawes, followed by 48kg Mules to £156 from N White, Marrick, and 46kg Mules to £150 from DJ Amsden, Hawes. There was also an increase in the number of horned lambs, topping at £128.50 for 41kg Scotch Blackfaces from WE Muir & Son.

More lambs continue to be required each week. Don’t hesitate to come and give Hawes a try. For more information, please contact Ian Atkinson on 07957 256337.

 

Texel x to 411p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 344p/kg

Beltex to 376p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 356p/kg

Suffolk to 354p, BD & PM Gill & Son, Ingleton, Av. 345p/kg

Mule to 341p, WE Muir & Son, Whitby,Av. 320p/kg

Swaledale to 297p, K & A Woof, Marsett, Av. 214p/kg

Total Av. 342/kg

       

Leading Prices:

Texel x – JR & LA Capstick, £197 (to Westmorland Limited, Tebay), £189, £178, £159, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £189,

R Moore & Son, £188, £164, KJ Burrow, £180, MR & LE Rukin, £180, £168, EM Winspear, £178, A Lodge, £178, £166, £162, £161 x2,

N White, £178, £177.50, £177 x2, £165, £163, J Dixon & Sons, £176, J Scarr & Sons, £176, JL & JA Sunter, £176, K & A Woof, £175,

RF Lambert, £175, £155, Whyte & Percival, £174, £157, JW & JH Burton & Son, £173, JM Smith, £171, £160,

LC Scarr & Son, £170, £158, C & M Hugill, £170, £160, SM Elphick, £168, £159, J Rukin & Son, £168, £161, £156.50,

GD & AR Barningham, £167, Booth Brothers, £165, SR Taylor, £165, BC Gregg, £163, £160, RJ Cloughton, £163, HJ Thwaite, £162,

Seth Guy, £160, T Dent & Son, £159.50, J & J Postlethwaite, £158.50, D Hodgson, £158, J Scarr & Sons, £157.50,

RF & RD Kettlewell, £157.50, WE Muir & Son, £155 x2.

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £188, £163, £155.50, £151, £149, £144, £139, E Taylor, £184, JR & LA Capstick, £178, £169, J Dixon & Sons, £177, D Hodgson, £166, Seth Guy, £163, £142, BC Gregg, £160, £136, T Dent & Son, £159, £150, £144, £134, AT Pratt, £158, P Turnbull, £153, SR Taylor, £145, MW & HE Pedley, £141, Croft Farm Ptns, £138, R & J Myers, £138.

Mule – WE Muir & Son, £177.50, £147.50, £144, EM Winspear, £160, £149.50, N White, £156, DJ Amsden, £150, G Stephenson, £149.50, JC Walker & Son, £149, £137, £128, BD & PM Gill & Son, £148.50, S Bell & Sons, £141, GD & AR Barningham, £140,

RW & RA Booth, £137.50, AT Pratt, £135, JL & JA Sunter, £135, R & J Myers, £135, BE Hall, £100.

Suffolk - SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £174, £158, BD & PM Gill & Son, £173.50, KJ Burrow, £166, £157, RF & RD Kettlewell, £145,

R & J Myers, £145.

Hampshire - N White, £175, WE Muir & Son, £155.

Cheviot - WE Muir & Son, £159.

Border Leicester - MW & HE Pedley, £135.

Blackface - WE Muir & Son, £128.50.

Swaledale - K & A Woof, £116, JR & SL Pratt, £114p, Ewbank, £80.

Masham - A Lambert, £95.

 

PRIME HOGGS

Mules - T & LM Goad & Sons, £106, £80, PJ Broughton, £82.

Swaledales - T & LM Goad & Sons, £84, BE Hall, £78, PJ Broughton, £60.

Herdwick - CH Allen & Son, £80.

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CAST EWES 

Good numbers forward with just under 650, trade would be up on the week but mostly fresh spained Ewes with not many big heavy weights. Topping the trade were Suffolk Ewes from the East with JM Smith & HB Farms both at £181. Texels came next at £180 for C & M Hugill followed by AT Pratt at £178. Cheviots from A Lambert were at £170 followed by two lots from DA & MA Brown & Son at £162 and £148. Mules in general wouldn’t be as fit as last week but a smart fit packet from J Scarr & Son made £165 followed by R & J Myers, Bransdale at £142. Horned Ewes were topped with some belting sorts from J Capstick, Sedbergh at £142 with a further lot at £119. The majority of this section were Swales with 522 forward and these topped at £125 for DA & AM Brown & Son followed by D Amsden at £120 with a further 8 lots between £104-£112 but the medium and lean were a good trade with only the very leanest under £60. 

 

Suffolk to £181, HB Farms, Fadmoor & JM Smith, Whitby

Continentals to £180, C & M Hugill, Hawes

Cheviot to £170, A Lambert, Bainbridge    

BFL to £165, WC Porter & Son, Reeth

Mules to £165, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg    

Blue de Main to £158, Booth Brothers, Sedbergh

Rough Fell to £142, J Capstick, Sedbergh

Swaledale to £125, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Charollais to £125, Croft Farm Ptns, Hawes

Dalesbred to £80, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

 

CAST RAMS

Rams 9 forward headed with a Texel from R & J Myers at £192 then come Booth Brothers at £180, Horned Tups topped twice at £90.

 

Continental to £192, R & J Myers, Bransdale

Blue de Maine to £180, Booth Brothers, Sedbergh

Suffolk to £162, I Lancaster, Moorsholm

BFL to £95, JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside

Swaledale to £90 A & TA Blades, Hawes & JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside

Rough Fell to £85, J Capstick, Sedbergh

 

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Friday 1st August 2025

 

SALE OF 1375 STORE LAMBS

 

Some very tidy lambs forward for our second sale and trade very buoyant. A pen of Suffolk x Cheviot Ewe lambs topped the trade at £172 for a pen of 10 with further lots at £128 & £120. Texels were topped by regular consigners T & G Farrow with some fit sorts at £149.50, £139, £128 followed by some smart tight skinned lambs from TK Styan & Ptns & Sledmere Estates both with lots at £133. Beltex x from D Hodgson achieved £134.50 and £114.50 with Dixon Bros in between at £119.50. Mules starting to come forward with some nice big runs and were topped with a few ewe lambs from AD Coates & Son at £135 & £122.50 but the wethers were well bid for and big runs from J Dixon & Son at £114, JL & JA Sunter at £109.50 and P Hallam & R & J Myers both at £109. With 17 lots over the £100 mark, it shows the good quality Mule lambs at Hawes. The longer-term Mules would be the dearest in comparison in the late £80 to mid-£90 mark leaving an excellent average of £102.90 for 512 Mules. Entries invited for the next sale on the 15th August while trade in both fat and store very good. Catalogue closes Tuesday 5th August.

 

Suffolk to £172, Sledmere Estate, Driffield, Av. £119        

Texel to £149.50, T & G Farrow, Richmond, Av. £110.78

Beltex to £134.50, D Hodgson, Askrigg, Av. £118

Mules to £135, AD Coates & Son, Keld, Av. £102.9

 

Leading Prices: 

Texel x - T & G Farrow, £149.50, £139, £128, Sledmere Estate, £133, £124, £121, TK Styan & Ptns, £133, JW Porter & Sons, £127, £118.50, Dixon Bros, £126, SR Wilkinson, £123.50, £107.50, £102, £96.50, J & JH Whaley, £122, £111.50 x2, AT Lambert & Son, £120,

J Chapman, £119.50, £98, AJ & L Hunter, £119, £108, PF Goodall, £118, £98, HG Lynas & Son, £117, MP & HM York, £115 x2,

OJ & AJ Kendal, £114, £99, A & AJ Lambert, £111.50, B Clarkson, £110, £91, Collier Holme, £109, WT Metcalfe & Son, £107, £93,

HG Lynas & Son, £106 X2, £105, BE Hall, £100, AD Coates & Son, £95.

Suffolk - Sledmere Estate, £172, £128, £120, £111, T & G Farrow, £119, PF Goodall, £116, J Chapman, £109, SR Wilkinson, £103.

Beltex x – D Hodgson, £134.50, £114.50, Dixon Bros, £119.50, K Calvert Ltd, £113, J Chapman, £107.

Mules – AD Coates & Son, £135, £122.50, £98, J Dixon & Sons, £114, JL & JA Sunter, £109.50, P Hallam, £109, £107.50, £101.50, £98,

R & J Myers, £109, MP & HM York, £108, £105, £99, BE Hall, £104.50, £98, SD Thompson, £104.50, CT & JE Willoughby, £103,

PF Goodall, £102, A & K Dowsland, £102, £96, WT Metcalfe & Son, £101.50, J Chapman, £100.50, Croft Farm Ptns, £99,

AD Lambert, £97, K Raw, £94, J & SJ Bland, £91.50.

Cheviot - J Chapman, £112, M Hallam, £107.50, £94, WT Metcalfe & Ptns, £93.

Swaledale - J & SJ Bland, £63.

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