Tuesday 2nd June 2026

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Forward: 475 Sheep comprising 162 Spring Lambs, 96 Prime Hoggs, 91 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 48 Ewes with 78 Lambs at foot.

 

SPRING LAMBS

There was an increased entry of prime lambs this week, with the trade topping at £242 and £238 from High Greenbury Farm, both lots purchased by Martin Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. The consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington sold to a top of £240, with others from the same home reaching £232. The consignment from BC Gregg, Masham twice topped at £234 for Beltex and Texel lambs. Native lambs saw Suffolk-sired lambs from JR & LA Capstick top at £226.

The sale on Tuesday 9th June will include the Early Summer Show of pairs of prime lambs, kindly sponsored by Horned Shearing.

 

Continentals to 522p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Suffolks to 461p, KJ Burrow, Dent

 

Total Av. 450p/kg    

 

Continentals - High Greenbury, £242, £232, £230 x2, £221, £178, £170, JR & LA Capstick, £240, £232, £212, £202 x2,

BC Gregg, £234 x2, £230, £200, DA & MA Brown & Son, £222, £208, £194, £191, £185, KJ Burrow, £202, £188,

MA Donaldson & Sons, £190, £170, S Bell & Sons, £188, £171, RC Whitehead & Son, £188, £184, Whyte & Percival, £186, £172,

WT Metcalfe & Son, £176, 

Suffolks - High Greenbury, £238, JR & LA Capstick £226, £210, KJ Burrow, £212, £206,

RC Whitehead & Son, £205, £192, £179, £178, £178, £174, BC Gregg, £200, MA Donaldson & Sons, £188, £171, £162,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £178.

Charollais - JR & LA Capstick, £220.

 

PRIME HOGGS

As expected, there was a much smaller entry of prime hoggs this week following last week's festival sale, although trade remained strong with plenty of demand. Mule hoggs topped at £200 from High Greenbury Farm, with horned hoggs from the same home selling to £191. Demand for hoggs remains strong, with an increased entry already booked for next week's sale.

 

Leading Prices:

Blackface - High Greenbury Ltd, £191.

Continental - RG Blackburn, £164, SM Iveson, £166, JMW Brown & Son, £130

Mules - High Greenbury, £200, £180.

Swaledale – JS &S Atkinson, £176, JA Alderson, £170, A & TA Blades, £168, L Blades, £164, G Calvert & Sons, £150.

Dalesbred - T & A Hird, £156, £148.

 

CAST EWES 

Just a small show forward today but trade still as good as last week. Topping today was a BFL Ram from H & EM Tiplady at £238 and a Texel at £198. Ewes were topped with a good consignment from JR 7 LA Capstick, his Texels made £220 & £192 with a further lot at £210, the same consigner topped the Suffolks at £218 and £198 with RC Whitehead & Son at £210 & £195. Shapely Beltex x from T Pounder achieved £192 & £182. Not many Mules forward but a pleasing trade at £182 for JR & LA Capstick and £180 for Isla Bell. Some good Swaledale ewes in with Swaledales topping at £152 for JS & S Atkinson, £150 for H & EM Tiplady and £148 for JH Pedley.

 

Continentals to £220, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Suffolks to £218, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

BFL to £195, SE Hunter, Forest-in-Teesdale

Beltex to £192, T Pounder, Bedale

Mules to £182, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Cheviot to £175, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Swaledale to £152, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

Dalesbred to £128, T & A Hird, Buckden

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £238, H & EM Tiplady, Walden

Continental to £198, H & EM Tiplady, Walden

 

SALE OF EWES & LAMBS

The season may now be getting later on, but there was still plenty of demand today, with trade remaining as strong as seen all season. Leading the way this week was the consignment of Mule hoggs with lambs at foot from JS & S Atkinson, Scorton, peaking at £405, with other pens reaching £325 and Texel x hoggs from the same home selling to £340. Pure Suffolk ewes with pure single Suffolk tup lambs at foot sold to £390 from Sophie Rigg, while continental ewes with twin lambs from the same home sold to £375 on two occasions. Mule ewes with Suffolk twin lambs sold to £362 from SR & EJ Crossland & Body, Low Row, with singles from the same home reaching £252. There was just a handful of Swaledale ewes with single Mule lambs selling to £285 and £250 from JA Alderson, Barras.

 

Twins

Continentals - S Riggs, £375 x2, JM Dickeson, £360, £345, £325, £320, AT Lambert & Son, £340. Av. £351.5

Mules - SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £362, AT Lambert 7 Son, £340, JM Dickeson, £312, £308, £300, £300, AT Lambert & Son, £300.

Av. £319

Suffolks - JM Dickeson, £325.                                             

                    

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Mules - JS & S Atkinson, £405, £325, SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £252. Av. £315

Suffolks - S Riggs, £390

Continentals - JS & S Atkinson, £340

Swaledale - JA Alderson, £285, £250, £225.

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Tuesday 26th May 2026

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Forward: 3 Calves 632 Sheep comprising 79 Spring Lambs, 98, Prime Hoggs, 169 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 108 Ewes with 178 Lambs at foot.

 

SPRING LAMBS

As the sunshine continued in Hawes, so did the heat in the spring lamb trade, with prices holding firm and confidence high. With all prime lamb buyers expected back in attendance next week, vendors can continue to market lambs with confidence as demand remains strong across all weights and grades.

Hawes enjoyed another strong prime lamb trade, selling twice to a top price of £230. Firstly, from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, selling 47kg Beltex lambs purchased by C Steadman Butchers, Kirkby Stephen. This was matched at £230 from BC Gregg, Masham, with 51kg Texel lambs purchased by M Hare of Lane End Farm Shop, who also purchased the next highest priced lambs at £224 for heavyweight Texels from High Greenbury. Others from this home sold to £222 for pens of Suffolks and Charollais.

Handy-weight spring lambs sold to average 465p/kg, with all spring lambs forward averaging an impressive £208.41 per head.

 

Continentals to 489p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington to C Steadman Butchers, Kirkby Stephen

Suffolks to 475p, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Charolais to 427p, High Greenbury Farm Ltd, Scorton

 

Total Av. 465p/kg    

 

Continentals - JR & LA Capstick, £230, £216, £212, £208, £202, £200, BC Gregg, £230, £212, £195,

High Greenbury, £224, £221 x2, £219 x2, £218, £216, MW & HE Pedley, £218, £210, £202, £198, Springhill Ptns, £218,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £191, £190 x2, J Sunter & Sons, £190 x2, R Wood & Son, £148.

Suffolks - High Greenbury Farm Ltd, £222, JR & LA Capstick, £217, DA & MA Brown & Son, £200, £190, £185, G Scott, £194.

Charolais - High Greenbury, £222, £220, £216.

 

PRIME HOGGS

With many outlets filled for the upcoming festival celebrations, a smaller entry of prime hoggs came forward this week. Heavyweight hoggs topped at £218 from Springhill Partnership. Prime hoggs are expected to remain in strong demand following the festival period.

 

Leading Prices:

Continental - T & C Norton, £200, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £186, £180, £166, £150, 3140, 3130, £122, Springhill Ptns, £180,

PE & TJ Wilson, £170, WM Scott, £170, £132, £120.

Mules - PE & TJ Wilson, £178, £170, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £162, £130.

Swaledale – K & GJ Huck, £182 x2, GJ & JM Scarr, £180, J Sunter & Sons, £172, MC Staley, £170, LV & N Croft, £136, £122, £120.

Jacob - SW & TA Milner, £120

 

CAST EWES 

Smaller show forward and trade would be just less than last week with some buyers already full for festival but still a very pleasing trade on the whole. Topping the trade was a cracking Tex x ewe from BC Gregg at £215 followed by Springhill at £204 and then £198 for JR & LA Capstick, who also sold Suffolks to£198. BFL topped at £190 for GJ & JM Scarr, some good Mules forward and these topped at £184 for R Wood & Son and J & S Mithcell achieving £180. Only a few Cheviots forward these were topped by a couple of nice ones from Luke Bell-Percy. Roughfells topped the horned ewe trade at £150 for SW & TA Milner with others at £117. Some good Swaledale ewes forward with 2 packets from DJ Amsden achieving £141 and £137 with K & GJ Huck in-between at 3140 and 3 lots from TM Barrass at £134, £122, £118. A late consignment from K & J Stables topped with a pure Blue de Maine at £202 with others at £160 and both Texel and Suffolk x achieving £190 each.

 

Continentals to £215, BC Gregg, Ellingstring

Blue de Maine to £202, K & J Stables, Durham

Suffolks to £198, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

BFL to £190, GJ & JM Scarr, Garsdale

Beltex to £190, MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave

Mules to £184 R Wood & Son, Aysgarth

Cheviot to £160, Luke Bell-Percy, Jervaulx

Rough Fell to £150, SW & TA Milner, Saltburn by the Sea

Swaledale to £141, DJ Amsden, Hawes

Blackface to £120, PE & TJ Wilson, Swinithwaite

 

CAST RAM

Blue de Maine to £144 K & J Stables, Durham

 

CALVES

Only three calves forward from the same good home today and were all seriously well bid for with more could have been sold to advantage. A limousine heifer sold for £810 a long stretchy 6-week-old from J Scarr & Sons. Their blue bull achieved £770 and their 3-week-old blue heifer sold for £510.

 

Heifers      

Limousin to £810, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg

BRB to £510, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg

 

Bulls          

BRB to £770 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg

                    

SALE OF EWES & LAMBS

The weekly sale of sheep with lambs at foot once again attracted an entry in excess of 100 families, meeting another buoyant trade, with the recent warm weather helping grass growth and adding confidence to buyers.

Leading the way was the consignment from JM Dickeson, Middleton-in-Teesdale, selling aged Continental ewes with twins to £375, with aged Mule ewes from the same home selling to £358 and £355. Correct Mule ewes with Suffolk twins from Kev Hulley, Hawes, sold to £350.

A large number of Swaledale ewes with Mule lambs at foot met eager bidding from the ringside. Leading the section were four-crop Swaledale ewes with twin Mule gimmer lambs from GM Sedgwick & Son, Sedbergh, selling to £345. Other Swaledale ewes with twins from the same home sold to £305 and £300, while Swaledale ewes with single gimmer lambs sold to £315.

The sale also included the special consignment from D Eccles, Hauxside. Swaledale ewes with Mule lambs sold to a top of £320 for ewes with single Mule gimmer lambs, with other singles selling to £290. Swaledale ewes with twins from the same home sold to £275 and £270.

The consignment also included lowland ewes, with Continental ewes and twins selling to £348 and £340, while Mule ewes with twins sold to £340.

We already have entries booked for the Tuesday 2nd June sale of sheep with lambs at foot and hoggs with lambs at foot.

 

Twins

Continentals - JM Dickeson, £375, D Eccles, £348, £340, £332. 

Mules - JM Dickeson, £358, £355, £315 x2, KD Hulley, £350, J Alderson, £345, D Eccles, £340, £290.

Swaledales – GM Sedgwick & Son, £345, £305, £300, £205, D Eccles, £275, £270, £240, £200 x2, J Alderson, £235.

                                                                 

Singles

Swaledale - D Eccles, £320, £290, £250, £188, £170, GM Sedgwick & Son, £315, £230.

Continentals - D Eccles, £238, J Alderson, £232.

Mule - D Eccles, £155.

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Tuesday 19th May 2026

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Forward: 1467 Sheep comprising 64 Spring Lambs, 513 Prime Hoggs, 497 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 10 Dry Breeding Hoggs, 166, Ewes with 217 Lambs at foot. 330 Lots of Machinery & Implements.

 

SPRING LAMBS 

There was an increased entry of 64 prime spring lambs forward, meeting continued strong demand at Hawes. The overall market average was an impressive £220.75 per head.

Handy-weight lambs sold to an exceptional average of 478p/kg, while all spring lambs forward averaged 450p/kg, despite a large proportion of heavier lambs in the entry.

The market topped at £252 for heavy-weight Texels from High Greenbury. The same consignment also produced Charollais at £248, Texels at £244, and heavy Suffolk lambs selling to the same price.

A smart consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, peaked at £250 for stylish 52kg Texels, purchased by M Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. Other lambs from the same home sold to £240, again bought by the same purchaser. The first draw of the season from MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave, sold to £240 for 53kg lambs, purchased by Tebay Services.

The best quality handy-weight lambs comfortably exceeded the 500p/kg mark, topping at 519p/kg from JJ & E Labbate, Garsdale, followed by 511p/kg and 509p/kg from JR & LA Capstick, Killington.

 

Continental x to 519p, JJ & E Labbate, Garsdale

Suffolk to 509p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington  

 

Total Av. 450p/kg     SQQ 478p/kg

 

Leading Prices:

Continental x – High Greenbury, £252, £244, £234, £226, £222, £220 X2, JR & LA Capstick, £250, £240, £230, £220 X2,

MW & HE Pedley, £240, £232, JW Porter & Sons, £232, KJ Burrow, £218, Whyte & Percival, £192, JJ & E Labbate, £192, £190.

Charollais - High Greenbury, £248, £232.

Suffolk - High Greenbury, £244, £240, £237, £234, KJ Burrow, £222, £209, £206, £192, JR & LA Capstick, £219, £216.

 

PRIME HOGGS     

There was a much larger entry of prime hoggs in preparation for the upcoming festival, with trade remaining notably strong and buyers particularly keen for well-finished sheep.

Heavy-weight Texel hoggs from High Greenbury sold to £232 and £230, while impressive 106kg Swaledale tup hoggs from E & K Bland, Gaisgill, reached £220. Plenty of heavy-weight hoggs sold around the £200 mark, reflecting the strength of the trade throughout.

 

Leading Prices:

Continentals – High Greenbury, £232, £230, JW & JH Burton & Son, £216, M & P Carter, £210, WM Scott, £204,

P Dinsdale & Son, £202, £187, £172 x2, £146, £141, £140, H Peirson & Son, £200, G Barraclough, £198, S & RD Parker, £192,

D Middleton & Son, £192, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £190, £186, £164, £150, £148,  DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £190, £160,

T & LM Goad & Sons, £188, £186, P Dinsdale & Son, £187 T & LM Goad & Sons, £185, £180,  K Calvert Ltd, £182,

JR Davidson & Son, £180, P Turnbull, £180, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £176, S Featherstone, £172, £154, JR Davidson & Son, £168, £158. 

Mule – High Greenbury, £222, £212, T& LM Goad & Sons, £208, £176, P Turford, £198, TG & B Todd, £198, G Barraclough, £192, £174,

S Bell & Sons, £190, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £190, P Turnbull, £170, £154, T & LM Goad & Sons, £170, £142, GM Sedgwick & Son, £169,

P Turnbull, £164,  HH Smith, £162, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns., £152, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes.

Swaledale – E & K Bland, £220, £192, £152, DW & K Hutchinson, £202, J & SJ Bland, £198, S Bell & Sons, £198,

MR & LE Rukin, £194, £180, SJ & AK Hirst, £192, £170, Breck House Enter, £191, £171, £144, P Turford, £190, £182, £180, £168,

MC Staley, £190, WA Dinsdale & Son, £190, £188, £169, £148, EM Winspear, £190, J Dixon & Sons, £188, £178,

AD Coates & Son, £180, S Thompson, £180, £170, JA Alderson, £174, P Turnbull, £168, £160, £146,

T & LM Goad & Sons, £166, £164, £144, M & P Carter, £160 x2, £148, £145, T Richardson, £150, Spout House Farms, £148,

HH Smith, £146.

BFL - A & H Watson, £200.

Herdwick - S Thompson, £152, E Blackburn, £112.

Cheviot - High Greenbury, £224, N Tinsley, £176, £170, 3168, 

Blackface - High Greenbury, £198 x2, D & B Harding, £196, £161, P Turnbull, £171, £141, £134, HH Smith, £120.

Wensleydale - Sledmere Estate, £194.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £187, 181, £142, £122.

Rough Fell - SL Hoggarth, £184, GM Sedgwick & Son, £180 x2, EG Clark, £138, A & H Watson, £104.

Suffolk - DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £180, £168 D & B Harding, £176, JR Davidson & Son, £170, £166, £152, D Bentley, £158, £150, £134.

 

CAST EWES

Plenty of ewes forward today with most breeds shapes & sizes catered for trade overall very good but once again it was the leanest of ewes that seemed extremely dear. Topping trade were Texels at £232 from WA Dinsdale & Son and £220 for JR & LA Capstick followed by £210 for JW & E Bostock & Son. Suffolks were headed by Sledmere Estate at £222 and with the same price was JR & LA Capstick who also made £208. BFL topped at £218 for a big ewe from Breckhouse Ent with R & J Myers following at £208. Mules topped at £204 for WS & EM Hartle with £198 achieved twice for S Pedley and WA Dinsdale & Son. Some good hill Cheviots forward with a smart sheep at £190 for Sledmere Estate with further lots at £182 & £178. Over half the Swaledale were horned ewes and some cracking Roughfells from EG Clark made £184, £176 & £164. Swaledales hit £160 three times with JH Wilde & Sons, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns & RA & M & EJ Thompson followed by £152 for R & J Myers but the leanest of Swaledales making £70-£90 look very well sold.

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Continentals to £232, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Suffolk to £222, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

BFL to £218, Breck House Enter Ltd

Zwartble to £214, S Pedley, Little Musgrave

Mules to £204, WS & EM Hartle, West Burton

Cheviot to £190, Sledmere Estate, Sledmere

Rough Fell to £184, EG Clark, Appleby

Wensleydale to £164, Sledmere Estate, Sledmere

Swaledale to £160, JH Wilde & Sons, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns & RA & M & EJ Thompson.

Beltex to £142, PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw

Dalesbred to £136, PD Bowdin, Oughtershaw

Herdwick to £128, G Stephenson, Cautley

Blackface to £156, D & B Harding, Whitby

 

CAST RAMS

BFL & Charollais both achieved £192 for A & H Watson and DB & A Hoggarth, with Tex x at £182 from R & J Myers. Roughfell achieved £180 for EG Clark and Swaledales at £162 & £150 for SE Hunter and R & J Myers.

 

Charollais to £192, DB & A Hoggarth, Sedbergh

BFL to £192, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Texel to £182, R & J Myers, Bransdale

Roughfell to £180, EG Clark, Appleby

Black noise Valais to £176, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale 

Swaledales to £162, SE Hunter, Forest in Teesdale

Cheviot to £150, N Tinsley, Farndale

 

SPECIAL SHOW & SALE OF HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT 

Kindly Sponsored by Agri Lloyd & Midgley Motors, Skipton

Classes of 5 Hoggs with Single Lambs at Foot.

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The annual show and sale of hoggs with lambs at foot was kindly sponsored by Agri Lloyd and Midgley Motors.

A wonderful pen of Mule hoggs with Suffolk lambs stole the show, taking the championship and smashing all previous market records when selling to a staggering £720 from Winter Bros, Appleby. This much-admired pen caught the eye of judge Ian Dixon, whom we thank for his time and expertise. Adding further interest, all of the championship hoggs had been purchased as gimmer lambs at the renowned North of England Mule Sheep Association (NEMSA) annual show and sale held at Hawes in the autumn of 2025. Winter Bros also secured second prize, with their pen selling to £450. The third prize rosette was awarded to JS & S Atkinson, Scorton, whose pen sold to £360.

A quality show of Continental hoggs with lambs at foot saw the first prize rosette awarded to S Pedley, Little Musgrave, whose pen went on to sell for £490. The second prize pen, from MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave, sold to £380.

One of the highlights of the sale, attracting considerable interest ringside, was a pair of Badger Face Texel hoggs with gimmer lambs from MW & HE Pedley, which sold to £520 and £460. 

We will hold another special sale of Hoggs with lambs at foot on Tuesday 2nd June 2026.

 

MULE HOGGS

1st & Champion, Winter Bros, Appleby, £720

2nd & Reserve Champion, Winter Bros, Appleby, £450

3rd - JS & S Atkinson, Scorton, £360

 

CONT/SUFFOLK HOGGS

1st - S Pedley, Little Musgrave, £490 

2nd - MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave, £380

3rd - TD Robinson, Waitby, £310              

 

SINGLES

Mule - Winter Bros, £720, £450, JS & S Atkinson, £360, £330, £310 x2, £275, S & A Bland, £305, S Procter, £270, R Mudd & Sons, £270, K Milburn & A Devlin, £250, T & SB Procter, £240, A Ellis, £240, £200, E & K Bland, £205, A Ellis, £200.

Continental – MW & HE Pedley, £380, £290, S Pedley, £490, £320, TD Robinson, £320 x2, £310 x2, T & SB Procter, £310,

Springhill Ptns, £290, £255. 

 

TWINS

Mules - E & K Bland, £370.

 

DRY MULE HOGGS - RR Akrigg, £155. 

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EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT LAMBS

Trade remained very firm throughout the weekly sale.

Suffolk-cross ewes with twin Suffolk lambs sold to £360 from JM Dickeson, Middleton-in-Teesdale, who also sold aged Mule ewes with twin lambs to £318. Herdwick Mule ewes with Texel twin lambs sold to £320 from G Stephenson, Cautley. Swaledale ewes with twin lambs topped this section at £355 from PG Sayer, Musgrave

 

Twins

Mules - JM Dickeson, £360, £318, £295, TD Robinson, £300, AP & D Sowerby, £245.

Swaledales - PG Sayer, £355, £315, JF & GR Howard, £220, £180, AP & D Sowerby, £200.

Cheviot x - TD Robinson, £352, Croft Farm Ptns, £265, £215.

Herdwick x - G Stephenson, £320.

Continental - TD Robinson, £298, C Hancocks & Son, £270.

Balwen - K & M Sowerby & Son, £200.

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Singles     

Continentals - AP & D Sowerby, £245, C Hancocks, £240, £225, £215.

Badgerface - MW & HE Pedley, £520, £460,

Suffolk – S Procter, £350, T & SB Procter, £290, K Milburn & A Devlin, £270.

Dutch Spotted - A Ellis, £340.

Cheviot x – A Ellis, £280, S Procter, £280, Croft Farm Ptns, £240.

Swaledale – PG Sayer, £212, J & SJ Bland, £140, AP & D Sowerby, £140, L Bland, £130.

Mules - C Hancocks, £195.

    

MACHINERY & IMPLEMENTS

VALMET 445 Tractor, £5600, International 955 Tractor, £5000, 10ft Ifor Williams Trailer, £3650, Ifor Williams Cattle Trailer, £2300,

West Muck Spreader, £2100, Welger Baler, £2000, MF 65NFront Loader, £1950, Claas Volto 6 Rotor Tedder, £1800,

Mchale Round Baler Wrapper, £1700, 900 Gallon Abbey Slurry Tanker, £1300, Cibicle Bedder, £1200, GE 12ft Trailer £1200,

Agri 400ltr Sprayer, £1050, 7 tonne Tipping Trailer, £950, 400ltr Tractor Mounted Sprayer, £900, NH Conventional Hay Baler, £800, Perker Pump & Meter Fuel Bows,  £800.​​

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Saturday 16th May 2026

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SPECIAL MAY SHOW AND SALE OF CATTLE

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Forward:  Cattle, comprising 128 Store Cattle, 18 Beef Breeding Heifers with Calves at Foot, 1 Cow & Calf and 3 Cull Cows.

 

The Annual May Show and Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle, Store Cattle and OTM Cattle attracted a strong entry and an excellent trade throughout, with several standout prices and a new centre record established in the beef breeding section.

 

OTM Cattle and Cast Cows

A small entry of three OTM cattle and cast cows met a solid trade. Leading the section at 320p/kg, or £1,808, was a pure Limousin feeding cow from Croft Farm Partnership, Hardraw. Limousin cross cows from S.D. Thompson, Aysgarth, sold to a top of £1,705.

 

Beef Breeding Cattle – Record-Breaking Trade to £5,100

The annual May Show and Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle saw tremendous demand, culminating in a new centre record price of £5,100.

Our sincere thanks go to judge Edward Parkinson for his time and expertise in assessing an outstanding line-up of cattle.

The championship rosette, along with first, second and third prizes in the heifer class, was awarded to the annual consignment from Martin Cragg of J.W. & M.E. Taylor, Dent. The champion, a stylish Limousin cross heifer with a smart calf at foot, established a new market record when selling for £5,100.

Other exceptional outfits from the same renowned home included British Blue and Limousin heifers, both selling to £4,900, while British Blue cross dairy heifers with smart Limousin bull calves sold to £4,250. This impressive consignment averaged an outstanding £4,370 per outfit.

A pure Shorthorn heifer with a Limousin bull calf from J.L. Cloughton & Son, Askrigg, sold to £3,900.

Making their debut in the beef breeding section at Hawes were Chris Slinger and Laura Eaton of Sedbergh. Their British Blue cross dairy heifers with Limousin calves sold to £3,500, while Hereford cross heifers reached £2,900. Their consignment averaged a highly respectable £3,136 per outfit.

 

Store Cattle

Store cattle sold to a stronger trade than anticipated, despite continued easing in the prime cattle market. Well-grown, quality suckler-bred cattle were in keen demand, with many regularly selling around the £2,000 mark. 

Once again, judge Edward Parkinson had an excellent show of cattle to assess. The championship rosette, together with the £250 prize for the champion animal, was awarded to W.M. & J.E. Shuttleworth, Barbon, for their first-prize heifer. This outstanding 14-month-old Limousin heifer went on to achieve the top price of the day at £2,300.

The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the second-prize heifer from J.R. Blades, Hawes, which sold for £2,210.

Suckler-bred yearling Limousin heifers from R. & R. Gornall, Dent, sold to £2,090 and £2,080, followed by another at £2,060 from E. & K. Bland, Gaisgill. The annual consignment of British Blue heifers from J.C. Fawcett, Hawes, peaked at £2,100.

In the bullock classes, the first-prize steer was a yearling Limousin from E. & K. Bland, Gaisgill, which sold for the top-priced steer at £2,280.

Other notable prices for yearling Limousin bullocks included £2,170 from Stephen Alderson, Gayle, and £2,140 and £2,100 from A.T. Pratt, Burtersett. Among the native-sired cattle, Aberdeen Angus-sired yearlings from T. Metcalfe & Son, Muker, led the section at £2,100.

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STORE CATTLE

Judged by Edward Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge

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Champion and winner of the J Blades & Sons (Grocers) Trophy, was a Heifer from WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon which made £2300 to Edward Parkinson

Reserve Champion and winner of the Bainbridge Vets Shield was a Heifer from JR Blades, Hawes and made £2210 to J & JE Bradley, Giggleswick

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Heifers        

1st & Champion, WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, £2300 

2nd & Res Champion, JR Blades, Hawes, £2210

3rd - S & A Bland, Gaisgill, £2150

 

Steers        

1st - S & A Bland, Gaisgill, £2280

2nd - L Shuttleworth, Barbon, £1910

3rd - WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, £1900 

 

Leading Prices: Heifers:

Limousin - WM & JE Shuttleworth £2300, £2000, JR Blades £2210, E & K Bland £2150, £2060,

R & R Gornall £2090, £2080, £1980, £1960, AT Pratt £1940

British Blue – JC Fawcett £2100, £2020, £2000x2, £1960, £1920, £1900, £1880, £1850, JF & GR Howard £1950 

Holstein - JF & GR Howard £1680

Aberdeen Angus – G & P Middleton £1890, £1580, £1500, JF & GR Howard £1540

 

Overall Average £

 

Leading Prices: Steers:

Limousin – E & K Bland £2280, S Alderson £2170, £2000, AT Pratt £2140, £2100, £2000, G & P Middleton £2020,£1940,

L Shuttleworth £1910

Aberdeen Angus - T Metcalfe & Son £2100, £1760, £1640, G & P Middleton £1960, GM Sedgwick & Son, £1660,

A Sharples £1600, £1520 x 2 

 

Overall Average £

 

BEEF BREEDING CATTLE

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Judged by

 

Hfr & Calf    

1st  & Champion, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, Dent, £5100    

2nd - JW & ME Taylor & Sons, Dent, £4900

3rd - JW & ME Taylor & Sons, Dent, £4250                                       

    

Leading Prices:           

Limousin - JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £5100, £4900, £4350, £4300, £4250, £4000

British Blue – JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £4900, £4250, £4150, £4100x2, £4050 

 

Beef Cow & Calf  

1st - TW & GM Hartley, Dent, £2150

            

CULL CATTLE      

Continentals to 320p/kg  

Total Average: p/kg

 

Leading Prices per Head: 

Continentals - Croft Farm Partnership £1808, £1503.50, SD Thompson £1705.95

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