Tuesday 9th July 2024

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Forward: 18 Calves 1016 Sheep comprising 406 Spring Lambs, 105 Prime Hoggs,  505 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

 

406 SPRING LAMBS

A nice jump in the trade this week saw the prime lambs sell to an increased overall market average of 296p/kg with plenty of runs of lambs selling well in excess of the 300p/kg mark. The market topped at £160 for Beltex lambs from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck purchased by Harold Birbeck on behalf of C Steadman Butchers of Kirkby Stephen. This was followed by the consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington selling two pens of Beltex lambs to £154 and a pen of ten Texel lambs to £147. The consignment of beltex lambs from R Marwood & Son sold to a top of £152 who others from the same home selling to £146, £144 and £140 with this consignment selling to a top of 340p/kg with new buyer better conformation lambs seeing them regularly bid in excess of the 320p/kg mark. Heavy weighted lambs regularly selling in the one hundred and forties selling to £147 from Sledmere Estate followed by £146 from S Verity. Commercial texel mules sold saw well fleshed fed lambs selling just over the 300p/kg mark. Upland lambs sold to a top of £135 for 45kg cheviot mules from JK Foster. The trade for mule lambs topped at £115 for well-fed 38kg mule lambs followed by other pens of mule lambs to £113 at 41kg from CT & JE Willoughby.

 

SPRING LAMBS 

Beltex to 340p, R Marwood & Son, Newsham, Av. 320.1p/kg             

Texel x to 314p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 295.2p/kg                                                                                

Mules to 303p, JC Prickett, Mewith, Av. 252p/kg

Suffolk to 300p, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale, Av. 288.7p/kg

Total Average: 296p/kg

 

Spring Lambs: Leading Prices:

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £160, (to C Steadman, Butchers Kirkby Stephen), £136 x2, £134, JR & LA Capstick, £154,

R Marwood & Son, £152, £146, £144, £140, JW Porter & Sons, £140, J Sunter & Son, £127.50, PF Goodall, £118, £111.

Texel x – JR & LA Capstick, £154, £147, Sledmere Estate, £147, £125.50, £120, £115, S Verity, £146, £130, Whyte & Percival, £144, £135,

J Scarr & Sons, £144, £133, HB Farms, £143, £126, £120, G Mudd, £140, R Moore & Son, £138, £130, DA & MA Brown & Son, £137,

GJ Bell, £136, LC Scarr & Son, £135, £124, £120, A Flintoft, £134, £125, P Dinsdale & Son, £132, £117, JC Prickett, £130,

JS & S Atkinson, £130, AT Pratt, £130, CW Harrison, £130, £115, JK Foster, £129, £117, R Wood & Son, £126.50, J Sunter & Son, £126,

A & H Watson, £125.50, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £125.50, JW Porter & Sons, £125, £121.50, CT & JE Willoughby, £122,

Breck House, £118.50. 

Hampshire - J Bell, £140, £123.50, £112, Walburn Hall, £125.

Suffolk - DB & A Hoggarth, £136, £130, £123.50, DA & MA Brown & Son, £132, PF Goodall, £131, A Flintoft, £130, HB Farms, £124.50, 

Cheviot - JK Foster, £135.

Mules - JC Prickett, £115, CT & JE Willoughby, £113, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £108.50.

Zwartble - E Brown, £108.

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105 PRIME HOGGS

There was slightly less prime hoggs forward the trade for them slightly easier as the hogg season comes closer to an end. Hoggs sold to a top of £130 numerous times for continental hoggs including a pen of Texel hoggs from WC Stones & Son. Horned hoggs sold to a top of £126 for scotch black faces with other pens selling to £123.

 

PRIME HOGGS

Prime Hoggs: Leading Prices:

Continentals -WC Stones & Son, £130.

Swaledales - JS Towler, £115, £110, JE Cowperthwaite, £90, M & P Carter, £80, S & RD Parker, £80.

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CAST EWES & RAMS

505 Ewes & Cast Rams forward. Larger numbers out today and well meated ewes would be a similar trade and newly spained leaner sorts would be cheaper on the week. Topping the trade was a good pen of Texels from PJ Broughton, Bransdale making £186. Beltex from R Mudd making £175 and BFL from AT Pratt £172. Some cracking Masham ewes from, J Verity & Sons, Harrogate sold for £152. Mules topped at £150 and we had 7 lots above £130. Swales were two trades anything big and fit were sought after topping at £118 from A & H Watson with 10 lots £102 or above. Leaner swales were £30-£35 with more freshly spained forward. 11 Rams forward topping at £195 for Beltex and followed by 2 Texels from A & H Wheldon at £192. Swale Rams topped at £131 from T Metcalfe & Son.

 

CAST EWES 

Texel x to £186, PJ Broughton, Bransdale 

Beltex to £175, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

BFL to £172, AT Pratt, Hawes

Suffolk to £165, Sledmere Estate, Sledmere

Charollais to £165

Cheviot to £160

Masham to £152, J Verity & Sons, Harrogate

Mules to £150

Roughfell to £120, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Swaledale to £116, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Gritstone to £100, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

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CAST RAMS

Beltex to £195 

Texel to £192, A & H Wheldon, York

Cheviot to £175

Suffolk to £140, E & MJ Featherstone, Farndale

Swaledale to £131, T Metcalfe & Son, Muker

BFL to £122, A & H Wheldon York

 

18 CALVES

Show & Sale today and thanks to our Judge Bob Ewan who chose H Kirkbride & Son Lim Bull as Champion and this realised £420 to the judge. Kirkbride followed up with more Lim Bulls at £415 & £405. Shorthorns from LC Scarr & Son topped at £350 and Friesians from B Clarkson topped at £220. Heifers were topped by a nice BRB from B Clarkson’s that sold for £405 and H Kirkbride & Son had the top Lim Heifer at £360. Trade would be easier than 2 weeks ago and is in line with other centres. 

 

SUMMER SHOW & SALE CALVES

Kindly Judge by Bob Ewan, New Hutton.

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Continental Bulls  

Limousin - 1st  & Champion, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £420 

Limousin - 2nd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £405                          

Limousin - 3rd - H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £415    

                                                                                                        

Black & White Bulls

1st - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £220

2nd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £180

Bulls Av. £327.2

                     

Heifers          

Limousin - 1st  & Res Champion, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, £360

BRB - 2nd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £330  

BRB - 3rd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £405

Heifers Av. £312.3

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Tuesday 2nd July 2024

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Forward: 798 Sheep comprising 506 Spring Lambs, 100 Prime Hoggs and 192 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

 

506 PRIME LAMBS

There was an increase in the number of prime lambs coming forward today with the trade throughout the country easing as many companies struggling to sell prime lambs following the high prices enjoyed throughout the spring. Heavy weighted lambs eagerly bid for by the buyers with standard weighted lambs that are well finished creating plenty of interest. Heavy weighted lambs sold to a top of £159, £154 and £148 for Texels from DE & A Kitching, Swainby. This was followed by others to £150 from AT Pratt, Hawes. A consignment of Beltex lambs from MK Verity, Fearby selling to £144 at 47kg and £142 at 44kg. plenty of heavy weight and best conformation lambs selling in the one hundred and forties with the best conformation lambs regularly sold in excess of the 300p/kg mark. Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £137.50 at 48kg from KJ Burrow who sold 47kg suffolks to £136. More mules forward in the market sold to a top of £119 for a pen of 46kg from JC & N Throup, Skipton. The overall market average was 275p/kg.  

 

PRIME LAMBS       

Beltex to 323p/kg, MK Verity,Fearby, Av. 296.7p/kg

Texel x to 306p/kg, AT Pratt, Hawes, Av. 275.6p/kg

Suffolks to 289p/kg, KJ Burrow, Dent, Av. 272p/kg

Mules to 267p/kg, JC & N Throup, Draughton, Av. 240.2p/kg   

Overall Market Average 275p/kg

 

Prime Lambs: Leading Prices:

Texel x – DE & A Kitching, £159, £154, £148, £141, £139, £137, £134, AT Pratt, £150, £126, £118, £116, Dixon Bros, £142,

BC Gregg, £140, £137, £133, £128, D & EM & ID Brown, £139, £121.50, J Scarr & Sons, £138, £122, JJ & E Labbate, £137,

MK Verity, £136, £129, JH Pedley, £136, £120, GM Sedgwick & Son, £132, £117.50, Whyte & Percival, £130, £127,

H Kirkbride & Son, £129, J & J Postlethwaite, £128, £JJ & E Labbate, £126, DA & MA Brown & Son, £124, J Sunter & Sons, £122.50,

R Mudd & Sons, £122, AT Lambert & Son, £119.50, K & A Woof, £119, J & JH Whaley, £119, JS & S Atkinson, £118.50,

JW Porter & Sons, £118, JJ & E Labbate, £118, B Clarkson, £118, Sam Labbate, £117, A & H Watson, £116.

Beltex - MK Verity, £144, £142, £120, JR & LA Capstick, 141, £140 x2, £137.50, £133, R Mudd & Sons, £128, £124 x2, £121, £120,

BC Gregg, £123, J & J Postlethwaite, £123, Springhill Partnership, £123, JW Porter & Sons, £121, Booth Brothers, £116.

Suffolk - KJ Burrow, £137.50, £136 x2, JR & LA Capstick, £129.50, DB & A Hoggarth, £129, £125, £118, £116, £110,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £122, H Kirkbride & Son, £120.50, SL Hoggarth, £119, £110.

Hampshire - KJ Burrow, £122.

Mule - JC & N Throup, £119, £117.50, £105, £95, P Hallam, £94, 

 

100 PRIME HOGGS

There continues to be plenty of bidders for hoggs in Hawes but trade has slid back as seen with the prime lambs. The trade topped at £136 from J Alderson with continental hoggs followed by Mules selling to £134 from JS Towler. Horned hoggs saw Swaledales sell £120 numerous times.  

 

Prime Hoggs: Leading Prices:

Continental - J Alderson, £136, £118, E Blackburn, £126, LA Booth, £112, JR Davidson & Son, £110, £100 x2, JS Towler, £105,

KR & SN Dinsdale, £110, 

Mule - JS Towler, £134, £110, J Alderson, £90.

BFL - J Sunter & Sons, £120.

Swaledale - AD Coates & Son, £120. D & EM & ID Brown, £120, RW Clarkson & Son, £112, £107, JS Towler, £108, £97,

MM & CL Whitehead, £100, ME Waggett, £85, J Alderson, £80, Dixon Bros, £80.

Herdwick - JS Towler, £110.

Cheviot - E Blackburn, £91.

 

192 CAST EWES & RAMS

192 Forward. Ewes wanted once again and more could have been sold to advantage. Springhill Farm, Jervaulx topped the trade at £200 with a good texel ewe. Following close behind were a good pen of Suffolks from KJ Burrow, Dent at £192. BFL topped at £182 for JS & S Atkinson, Scorton. Mules were a pleasing trade and would be dearer on last week topping at £162 for Booth Brothers, Sedbergh with 7 lots between £142- £162. Swales like the mules were dearer on the week topping at £116 from JC & N Throup, Draughton with 10 lots between £116- £90 but it was the leaner ewes that would see a good lift achieving £40-£65. Only 4 Rams which topped at £155 for a texel from Dixon Bros, Barden Moor. Yorkshire show next week but ewes will still be wanted. 

 

Cast Ewes: Leading Prices:

Texel x to £200, Springhill Partnership, Jervaulx

Suffolk to £192, KJ Burrow, Dent

BFL to £182, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

Wensleydales to £172

Blue de Maine to £168, Booth Brothers, Sedbergh

Beltex to £148, Booth Brothers, Sedbergh

Mules to £162, Booth Brothers, Sedbergh    

Rough Fell to £118, LA Booth, Sedbergh

Swaledale to £116, JC & N Throup, Draughton

Cheviot to £114, E Blackburn, Low Row

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CAST RAMS

Texel x to £155, Dixon Bros, Barden Moor

Beltex to £128, JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside

BFL to £118, A & TA Blades, Hawes

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Tuesday 25th June 2024

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Forward: 6 Calves 703 Sheep comprising 301 Spring Lambs, 135 Prime Hoggs and 267 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

 

301 PRIME LAMBS

The weekly sale of prime lambs saw the trade sell to a top of £182 for a smart conformation 48kg Beltex lamb from JR & LA Capstick purchased by C Steadman Butchers Kirkby Stephen. Heavy weight lambs sold to £174 for Texels from C & M Hugill, £170 from A Lodge and £170 from R Mudd & Sons. Handy weighted better conformation lambs sold to £167 from WM Avison & Son, £166 from R Mudd & Sons followed by £165 from R Marwood & Son with plenty more selling in the region of the one hundred and sixty pound. Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £160 from JR & LA Capstick followed by £156 from WN Avison & Son and £154.50 from DA & MA Brown & Son. More upland bred lambs coming forward sold to a top of £144.50 for Lincoln Longwools from Sledmere Estate, Driffield whom sold Bluefaced Leicesters to £140. Mule lambs topped at £140 from DJ Amsden. The overall market average was 330p/kg.

 

PRIME LAMBS       

Beltex to 380p/kg, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 364p/kg

Texel x to 351p/kg, WN Avison & Son, Melmerby, Av. 340p/kg

Suffolks to 340p/kg, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 334p/kg

Mules to 323p/kg, DJ Amsden, Hawes, Av. 315p/kg   

 

Prime Lambs: Leading Prices:

Beltex - JR & LA Capstick, £182, (to C Steadman, Kirkby Stephen), £158, £155, R Mudd & Sons, £170, £166, £158, £150,

R Marwood & Son, £165, £147, £140, WN Avison & Son, £151.

Texel x – C & M Hugill, £174, £164, A Lodge, £170, WN Avison & Son, £167, £151, JR & LA Capstick, £155 x2, £149,

JL Cloughton & Son, £150, JK Foster, £149, DA & MA Brown & Son, £147, P Turnbull, £146.50, £145, £143, £138, £133, £132.50,

R Moore & Son, £146, Whyte & Percival, £143.50, A & H Watson, £142, £136.50, £135.50, £133.50, A Flintoft, £140, £139.50, £130, Sledmere Estate, £139, £135, £130, LC Scarr & Son, £138, £135.50, £130, £128, JR Blades, £137, £136, J Sunter & Son, £136.50,

BL Acton, £136.50, R Wood & Son, £134.50, HH Smith, £120.

Suffolk - JR & LA Capstick, £160, £145, WN Avison & Son, £156, DA & MA Brown & Son, £154.50.

Lincoln - Sledmere Estates, £144.50.

Mule - DJ Amsden, £140, £129, £120, WC Porter & Son, £100.

BFL - Sledmere Estate, £140, WC Porter & Son, £123.

 

135 PRIME HOGGS

There was a mixed entry of hoggs forward selling to a slightly easier trade then seen over the flying trade over the last couple of weeks as the hogg season now draws to an end. Good quality well fleshed hoggs still eagerly bid for. The trade topped at £151 for heavy weight Texel hoggs from S Whewell, Scorton. This was followed by £150 from JR Davidson & son with heavy weight Texel hoggs.  

 

Prime Hoggs: Leading Prices:

Continental - JS Towler, £151, £119 £114, JR Davidson & Son, £150, £126, £124, £120, £114, £100, 

Swaledale - J Dixon & Sons, £122, £120, P Hallam, £120, Dixon Bros, £118, JS Towler, £110, S Thompson, £96, HH Smith, £90.

Mule - HH Smith, £112, JS Towler, £100.

Dalesbred - RW & MA Suttill & Son, £111, JS Towler, £100, £94.

Blackface - JS Towler, £110.

Jacob - JS Towler, £105.

 

CAST EWES & RAMS

267 forward, trade was back on last week but still strong for time of year and any well meated ewes were well bid. Texels topped the trade at £200 with 10 lots between £172-£200 most of them regular consigners. JR & LA Capstick & WN Avison & Son brought ewes straight from the field after lambs weaned early morning. R Marwood & Son, presented a nice Beltex ewe which achieved £190 and Suffolks regularly between £162 & £182 which was top price jointly for WN Avison & Son, JR & LA Capstick. 3 traditional BFL were £170 for K Foster with A lodge following at £160. Mules would be down on last week topping at £148 but 8 lots between £125 to £148 still pleasing Swales with meat still sought after with new customer S Thompson, York topping at £126 & £114 and A & H Watson, £118. Texel Rams to £152 and Cheviots x3 to £142 from J Duffus & Son.

 

Cast Ewes: Leading Prices:

Texel x to £200

Beltex to £190, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

Suffolk to £182, WN Avison & Son, Melmerby

BFL to £170, JK Foster, Garriston

Mules to £148    

Cheviot to £142, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Zwartble to £142, JS Lynas, Marske

Swaledale to £126, S Thompson, Marton

Lincoln to £120, Sledmere Estate

Dalesbred to £66, PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw

 

Cast Rams: Leading Prices:

Texel to £152, S Whewell, Scorton

Cheviot to £142, J Duffus & Son, Leyburn

Beltex to £102

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CALVES

6 good young calves forward. 2 young BBX Bulls from B Clarkson Av. £347.50 and new consigner Cowell & Moore brought 4 well grown Heifers with a good stretchy BRB X to £475 then 3 Angus Heifers to £435. More Calves needed for customers in 2 weeks’ time.

 

CALVES

Bulls                 

BRB to £350, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £347.50

                           

Heifers              

BRB to £475, Cowell & Moore, Woodplumpton           

Aberdeen Angus to £435, Cowell & Moore, Woodplumpton. Av. £365

 

 

 

Tuesday 18th June 2024

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Forward: 494 Sheep comprising 291 Spring Lambs, 85 Prime Hoggs and 118 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

 

291 PRIME LAMBS

The weekly sale of prime lambs saw a smaller entry forward with less demand ringside as many outlets still busy with following the busy weekend for the festival. There was an overall market average of 358p/kg. Best quality lambs continue to sell in the region of 400p/kg topping at 405p/kg from WN Avison & Son, Leyburn for a pair of smart Beltex lambs. The market was topped at £193 for a Texel lamb from JR & LA Capstick, Killington who sold pens of Beltex lambs to £185 purchased C Steadman Butchers, Kirkby Stephen. Other pens of Texel lambs sold to £184 from Whyte & Percival, Bainbridge. Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £180 from JR & LA Capstick followed by other pens of Suffolk lambs to £179 from DA & MA Brown & Son, Leyburn. Mule lambs sold to £138 from DJ Amsden at 42kg followed by £137 for 41kg lambs from S Bell & Sons, Askrigg. 

More lambs will be required next week as companies get back to normality following the festival this weekend and switch over to spring lambs with a full consignment of buyers expected. For more information please do not hesitate to contact Ian Atkinson on 07957 256337. 

 

PRIME LAMBS       

Beltex to 405p/kg, WN Avison & Son, Melmerby, Av. 389p/kg

Texel x to 389p/kg, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 362p/kg

Suffolks to 381p/kg, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale, Av. 344p/kg

Mules to 334p/kg, S Bell & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 327p/kg   

 

Prime Lambs: Leading Prices:

Texel x – JR & LA Capstick, £193, £179, £169, £162, Whyte & Percival, £184, £164, £159, £151, R Moore & Son, £176, £160,

WN Avison & Son, £172, £160, H Kirkbride & Son, £171, £157, £147, R Wood & Son, £165, £160, £150, B Clarkson, £162, £146.50,

J Sunter & Sons, £161, DA & MA Brown & Son, £160, C & K Ellis, £159, £150, £140, A & H Watson, £158.50, £156 x2, £151,

G Mudd, £155, LC Scarr & Son, £154.50, £145, JW Porter & Sons, £151, £141.50, J & J Postlethwaite, £146, TG & B Todd, £145.50,

SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £145.50, 

Beltex - WN Avison & Son, £190, £170, JR & LA Capstick, £185, J & J Postlethwaite, £164, £162, 

Suffolk - JR & LA Capstick, £180, DA & MA Brown & Son, £179, £169, £165, C & K Ellis, £162, SL Hoggarth, £151, £144,

DB & A Hoggarth, £150 x2, £140.50, £134, JW Dixon, £139.50.

Mule - DJ Amsden, £138, S Bell & Sons, £137.

 

85 PRIME HOGGS

There was far more demand for prime hoggs than expected and selling to a strong trade and keenly sought after in Hawes. Hoggs are required in Hawes with buyers in the market still requiring them. Hoggs sold to a top of £152 or 353p/kg for Beltexs from Robinson Partnership, Yarm who sold Suffolks to £150 and Texels to £147. The consignment from JS Towler topped at £140 with Mules and Leicesters to £138. Horned hoggs sold to £132 for Swaledales from JR Rukin . 

 

Prime Hoggs: Leading Prices:

Continental - Robinson Ptns, £152, £147, £144, £125, £116, JS Towler, £131, £127, £119, 

Suffolk - Robinson Ptns, £150, £130.

Mule - JS Towler, £140, £112.

Swaledale - RW Clarkson & Son, £140, JR Rukin, £132, MR Ewbank, £126, JS Towler, £107 x2, JR Middleton & Sons, £94,

JL & JA Sunter, £90.

BFL - JS Towler, £138.

Herdwick - JS Towler, £121, £90.

 

CAST EWES

Numbers shorter this week as festival upon us but those forward would see an even dearer trade than last week. Texel trade was topped by JR & LA Capstick at £218 and closely followed by WN Avison & Son at £215 and then two cosigners had 10 lots between £198-£218. 

Suffolks topped at £218 for WN Avison & Son. Mule trade higher than some centres with three lots achieving £158 for DA & MA Brown & Son, LC Scarr & Whyte & Percival. Nine lots above the £136 mark up to £158. JL & JA Sunter had a BFL to £192. Swales would see smallest show forward for some time and were bid accordingly topping at £90 from MR Ewbank with many commenting on the strong trade enjoyed with Swaledale ewes in hawes. 5 Rams forward with BFL topping at £148 from M Calvert. JR Middleton & Sons had a meaty swale at £118. Ewes sought after and more needed next week to fill buyer’s orders. 

Kenton Foster  

 

Cast Ewes: Leading Prices:

Texel x to £218, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Suffolk to £218, WN Avison & Son, Melmerby

Beltex to £198, WN Avison & Son, Melmerby

BFL to £192, JL & JA Sunter, Downholme

Hampshire to £182, KJ Burrow, Dent

Cheviot to £178, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Mules to £158, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale    

Blackface to £118, P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton

Zwartble to £100, J & JH Whaley, Hawes

Swaledale to £90, MR Ewbank, Middlesmoor

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CAST RAMS

BFL to £148, M Calvert, Low Row

Swaledale to £118, JR Middleton & Sons, Gawthrop

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Tuesday 11th June 2024

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Forward: 9 Calves and 1056 Sheep comprising 202 Spring Lambs, 258 Prime Hoggs and 596 Cast Ewes and Rams. 

 

PRIME LAMBS

The weekly sale of prime lambs saw an increased entry over 200 forward selling to a strong market average of 405p/kg with an SQQ average of 407p/kg in which more lambs easily could have been sold to the advantage of vendors. The sale included the early summer show of pairs of prime lambs. Thank you goes to sale day sponsors Horner Shearing and WH Harker and a special mention to James Birbeck who we thank for his time and expertise judging the show.

 

The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize pair of Suffolk lambs from WM Avison & Son, Leyburn weighing 47kg and selling to £230 purchased by James Birbeck on behalf of C Steadman & Son Butchers Kirkby Stephen. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the first prized pair of continental sired lambs from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, this smart pair of Beltex lambs weighed 45kg sold to £225 or 500p/kg purchased by M Hare of Lane End Farm Shop Tong.

  

Texel lambs from Sledmere Estate sold to £208 with heavy weight lambs. The consignment of Texel lambs from JR & LA Capstick sold to £201, £198 twice with the consignment averaging 45kg selling to £195.33 or 428p/kg. This was followed by the consignment from WM Avison & Son, Leyburn selling pens of Suffolk lambs to £195 and Texels to the same price with this consignment averaging 44kg selling to an average of £191.86 or 434p/kg. Pens of well fleshed spring lambs regularly selling in the region of £180. More mule lambs now starting to come forward saw the consignment from DJ Amsden selling 43kg lambs to £166 and 40kg lambs to £155.    

 

SHOW AND SALE OF SPRING LAMBS

Kindly Sponsored by Horner Shearing & WH Harker, Leyburn.

Judged By James Birkbeck, Soulby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suffolks       

1st & Champion, WN Avison & Son, Melmerby, 47kg  £230 to C Steadman, Butchers, Kirkby Stephen.

2nd - WN Avison & Son, Melmerby, 43kg, £195 

3rd - BC Gregg, Ellingstring, 46kg, £185 

 

Continentals

1st & Res Champion, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 45kg  £225/p/kg to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong.    

2nd - WN Avison & Son, Melmerby, 44kg, £188

3rd - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 47kg, £201

 

Continentals out of Mules

1st - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 45kg, £183

2nd - BC Gregg, Ellingstring, 45kg, £184

 

Mules           

1st - DJ Amsden, Hawes, 43kg, £166

2nd - DJ Amsden, Hawes, 40kg, £154  

3rd - DJ Amsden, Hawes, 39kg, £148     

          

Continentals to 500p/kg  Av. p/kg

Suffolks to p/kg, Av. p/kg

Mules to p/kg, Av. p/kg   

 

Spring Lambs: Leading Prices:

Suffolk - WN Avison, £230, (to C Steadman, Butchers Kirkby Stephen) £195, £194, £179, KJ Burrow, £187, £186 x2, £171,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £186, £170, BC Gregg, £185, DB & A Hoggarth, £170, £163, £149.

Continental – JR & LA Capstick, £225 (to M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop Tong), £201, £198 x2, £184, £183 x2,

Sledmere Estate, £208, £176 WN Avison & Son, £195, £188, £182, £176, BC Gregg, £189, £188, £187, £186, £184,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £184, H Kirkbride & Son, £182, £174, £167, £166, R Mudd & Sons, £181, £163, £158, £154,

K Milburn & A Devlin, £180, A Flintoft, £178, £168, £166, J Scarr & Sons, £176, £175, £173, Whyte & Percival, £175, £168.50,

A & H Watson, £174, £172, JJ & E Labbate, £163, £159, LC Scarr & Son, £158, CJ Metcalfe, £156, £154.

Mule - DJ Amsden, £166, £155, £154 x2, £148, S & A Bland, £158, P Hallam, £120. 

 

PRIME HOGGS

Prime hoggs were met with big demand from a busy ring of buyers eager to purchase all specifications of hoggs. Well fleshed heavy weight hoggs in biggest demand for the festival over the weekend. A consignment of heavy weight Texel hoggs from PE & TJ Wilson, Leyburn sold to £202, £200 and £196. Mule hoggs sold to £190 from JS & S Atkinson, Preston with other mule hoggs selling to £180 from JS Towler. Leicester hoggs sold to £190 from Robbie Hallam. Horned hoggs sold to £156 for Scotch Blackfaces from JS Towler followed by Swaledales selling to £152 from B Thornborrow.  

 

Prime Hoggs: Leading Prices:

Continental - PE & TJ Wilson, £202, £200, £196, £170, JR Davidson & Son, £176, £138, £134, £126,

D Middleton & Son, £160, £154, £120, JS Towler, £152, £138, £122, £112, N Tinsley, £146, £136, PJ Broughton, £132, JS Lynas, £128,

BFL - R Hallam, £190.

Mule - JS & S Atkinson, £190, £178, JS Towler, £180, £134, £126, JR Davidson & Son, £166, £128, £106, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £140,

A & L Huddleston, £138, £128, £123, PJ Broughton, £130, £112, CT & JE Willoughby, £130, B & J Aconley, £117, £116. 

Dalesbred - AD Lambert, £146, £132. 

Blackface - JS Towler, £156, £138, £133, £131, O Cornforth, £104.

Swaledale - B Thornborrow, £152, £120, GJ & JM Scarr, £148, DJ Amsden, £148, JS & S Atkinson, £140, £128, MR & LE Rukin, £132,

CG Barraclough, £130, JS Towler, £130,£119,  PJ Broughton, £129, £120, £106, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £120, £108,

A Hollings, £119, £118, £101, A & L Huddleston, £109, 

Suffolk - JS Lynas, £148, A Hollings £136.

Rough Fell - K Milburn, £148, £130, £128, JS Towler, £130. 

Cheviot - N Tinsley, £130 x2, £119.

Masham - A & L Huddleston, £130.

Herdwick - JS Towler, £124, £122.

Jacob - A & L Huddleston, £120.

 

CAST EWES

A WHOPPING ENTRY OF 596 Cast ewes and Tups through the ring today with trade a flyer right through. Texel x ewes topped at £228 from JR & LA Capstick, Killington followed by £220 from P & JM Hutchinson. Leading the Suffolk trade was three lots from WN Avison selling to £195 and £192 twice. Mules topped at £178 from S & A Bland. An excellent run of 49 mule ewes from A Flintoff, Robin Hoods Bay selling to £174 and £168 with nine pens selling between 166 and £178. A large quantity of horned ewes forward. Swaledale saw the full variety forward from very lean to good ewes. Lean ewes sold between £30 and £50, mediums £55 to £80 with best fleshed Swaledale ewes selling between £90 and £125 peaking at £130 from S Bell & Son. Rough Fells sold to a top of £148 & £146 from S & A Bland. There wasn’t a big entry of tups forward but were eagerly bid for. Swaledales sold between £114 and £130, Leicester’s sold between £130 & £148 and Rough Fells to £138. Wether shearlings from Sledmere Estate, Driffield £198 and £190.   

 

Cast Ewes: Leading Prices:

Texel x to £228, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Suffolk to £195, WN Avison & Son, Melmerby

Cheviot to £188, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

BFL to £180, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Mules to £178, S & A Bland, Gaisgill    

Zwartble to £160, W Birkbeck, Appleby

Roughfell to £148, S & A Bland, Gaisgill

Swaledale to £130, S Bell & Sons, Askrigg    

Blackface to £94, PE & TJ Wilson, Swinithwaite

Herdwick to £80, WT Metcalfe & Son, Hawes

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CAST RAMS

BFL to £148, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

Rough Fell to £138, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Swaledale to £130, R & RM Dent, Ravenstonedale

Continental to £125, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

 

CALVES

The calf trade in Hawes Auction continues to go from strength to strength with more required for each sale. An entry of 9 young calves forward averaging 5 weeks old in which more are needed to fill our buyers’ requirements. B Clarkson topped the sale with a smart British blue bull at £550 followed by J Bowe selling to £520 and £510, sadly the last bull calves from this good home as no longer going to milk cows. Blue heifers sold to £355 from J Scarr & Sons. Limousin heifers topped at £315 with there consignment of three averaging £307. Just the black and white bull calf in today selling to £240 from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg. 

    

Bulls           

BRB to £550, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £510

Black & Whites to £240, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg  

 

Heifers       

BRB to £355, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg

Limousin to £315, H Kirkbride & Son, Askrigg, Av. £306.6

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