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1000 Prime Lambs at 10am.
300 Cast Ewes & Rams
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Sale of 1000 Store Lambs at 10am
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Thursday 24th September
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Market Reports
Tuesday 21st July 2026
Forward: 1036 Sheep comprising Prime Lambs, 16 Prime Hoggs and 366 Cast Ewes and Rams.
SUMMER SHOW AND SALE OF PRIME LAMBS
There was a tremendous atmosphere around Hawes Auction Mart today for the Annual Summer Show of Prime Lambs, with a larger crowd of buyers, vendors and spectators creating a real buzz around the market. The increased entry of quality lambs met a trade well in line with the national demand, with well-finished, heavy lambs once again commanding premium prices.
The café was kept exceptionally busy throughout the day, providing the perfect meeting place for customers to catch up and enjoy the show, adding to the friendly and welcoming atmosphere that Hawes is renowned for.
A sincere thank you goes to our generous show sponsors, I'Anson Quality Feeds, Masham, represented on the day by Gail Harker. We are also grateful to our judge, Brandon Atkinson, Lancashire, for giving up his time and carrying out the judging in such a professional manner.
The Championship Rosette was awarded to the outstanding first prize pair of butcher's lambs from David & Jean Alderson, Brignal. This much-admired pair of 50kg Beltex lambs sold for £240 (480p/kg), with the judge backing his decision and purchasing the champions.
The Reserve Championship went to the second prize pair of Beltex lambs from JR & LA Capstick, Killington. Weighing 53kg, they achieved the day's top price of £248, with the judge once again purchasing his selection. The first prize pen of Continental lambs was awarded to SJ Pedley, Little Musgrave, whose smart 46kg Texel lambs sold for £202, again purchased by the judge.
Outside of the prize-winning pens, the trade remained extremely buoyant for well fleshed heavy lambs, lambs comfortably surpassing the £200 mark. A pen of four 49kg Texels from JR & LA Capstick sold to £232, while 59kg Texels from AT Lambert & Son, Simonstone realised £230. Other leading Texel prices included £225 for 55kg lambs from Whyte & Percival. Beltex lambs from JR & LA Capstick sold to £224 for a pen of five weighing 48kg, closely followed by £222 for Beltex lambs from Jamie Pedley, Little Musgrave. Suffolk lambs peaked at £213 for 54kg lambs from David Alderson, Brignal.
Handy-weight lambs between 38kg and 44kg continued to meet demand, with the very best bred lambs once again exceeding 400p/kg. Well-finished commercial lambs regularly sold between 360p/kg and 380p/kg, proving that Hawes continues to offer an excellent outlet for all classes of prime lambs.
There was the largest entry of Mule lambs seen so far this season, and Hawes once again proved to be one of the best places to market Mule wether lambs. Topping the section at £202 was a tremendous 57kg lamb from JC & N Throup, Draughton, who also sold 44kg Mule lambs to £156 and 42kg lambs to £148. Further leading Mule prices included £174 for 48kg lambs from DJ Amsden, Hawes. A larger showing of horned lambs was also forward, topping at £141 for 42kg Dalesbred lambs from AD Lambert, Askrigg.
Another successful Summer Show, coupled with a strong trade and a tremendous atmosphere around the mart, demonstrated the continued confidence in marketing prime lambs through Hawes Auction Mart. The overall market average settled at a very respectable 369p/kg.
Kindly Sponsored by I’Anson Bros Ltd, Masham
Judged by Brandon Atkinson, Lancashire
Beltex
1st & Champion, D Alderson, Barnard Castle, 50kg £240/480p/kg to B Atkinson, Lancashire
2nd & Res Champion, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 53kg £248/468p/kg to B Atkinson, Lancashire
3rd - R Mudd & Son, Cubeck, 45kg £180
Continental
1st - SJ Pedley, Little Musgrave, 46kg £202
2nd - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, 48kg £224
3rd - BC Gregg, Ellingstring, 41kg £161
Suffolk
1st - D Alderson, Barnard Castle, 49kg £204
Mule
1st - DJ Amsden, Hawes, 46kg £159
2nd - DJ Amsden, Hawes, 48kg £174
3rd - JC & N Throup, Draughton, 47kg £162
Masham
1st - A Lambert, Bainbridge, 39kg £120
2nd - A Lambert, Bainbridge, 33kg £110
Dalesbred
1st - AD Lambert, Raydaleside, 32kg £102
PRIME LAMBS
Beltex to 480p, D Alderson, Barnard Castle
Texel x to 473p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolk to 416p, D Alderson, Barnard Castle
Mule to 367p, JC & N Throup, Draughton
Total Av. 369p/kg
Leading Prices:
Beltex - JR & LA Capstick, £248, £224, D Alderson, £240, MW & HE Pedley, £222, £191, £174, BC Gregg, £207, £188, £171, £161, £159,
AT Lambert & Son, £192, £163, R Mudd & Sons, £186, £180, £166, £165, Booth Brothers, £180, D Hodgson, £178,
JW Porter & Sons, £164, J & J Postlethwaite, £163.50, £162, AJ Clarke, £150, J Duffus & Son, £158 x2, RJ Cloughton, £153.
Texel x – JR & LA Capstick, £232, £210, £176, AT Lambert & Son, £230, £193, £170, Whyte & Percival, £225, £174,
J Scarr & Sons, £220, £177, DA & MA Brown & Son, £214, £186, £184, SM Iveson, £209, JL & JA Sunter, £205, £187,
S Pedley, £202, £179, Isla Bell, £201, £180, B Mason, £200, D Hodgson, £199, £192, R Wood & Son, £198, D Alderson, £195,
MW & HE Pedley, £192, £172, £171, £170, C & M Hugill, £190, £185, RJ Cloughton, £188, K & A Woof, £185, £172, BC Gregg, £184,
RS Harker & Son, £178, RS & BA Harker, £176, AJ Clarke, £174, R Moore & Son, £172, LC Scarr & Son, £170.
Suffolk - D Alderson, £213, £204, £152, JR & LA Capstick, £206, AJ Clarke, £196, BC Gregg, £194, £165, SM Iveson, £181, £162,
DA & MA Brown & Son, £180, A & H Watson, £165, £154, Whyte & Percival, £165, A Lambert, £120.
Mule – JC & N Throup, £202, £162, £156, £148, DJ Amsden, £174, £164, £159, £150, S Bell & Sons, £155, £147.50, AD Lambert, £146,
JL Cloughton & Son, £141, R Hallam, £120.
Dalesbred – AD Lambert, £141, £102, £101.
Masham - A Lambert, £120, £110, £109.
PRIME HOGGS & GOATS
As the season draws to a close of prime hoggs just a very small number forward. Swaledale tup hoggs sold to £125 from RC Hallam. A couple of goats forward created much interest from buyers selling to £152 and £138 from Alec Lambert, Bainbridge.
Goat - A Lambert, £152, £138.
Swaledale - R Hallam, £125, Dixon Bros, £120.
Blackface - A Lambert, £120.
CAST EWES
A decent show today with a bit less power about and plenty of horned ewes in the leaner bracket. Texels topped today with Ewes from J Handley at £220 & £196, B Mason achieved £184 with Croft Farm Ptns ant £182 & £180. Mules were next with two lots from J Scarr & Son both achieving £188 while JH Sharp & Son made £178 & £172 for both DA & M Brown & Son and S Bell & Sons. Massive Roughfells from E & K Bland topped the horned ewe trade at £158 & £123. Swaledales were tale of two halves with the strongest £98 and upwards with the top at £154 and £121 for J Dixon & Sons with DJ Amsden at £124 and JL & JA Sunter at £119. Average on the Swaledales was less than last week but they represented 70% of the sale with many being freshly spained wooled ewes. Grazing buyers are only wishing to purchase clipped ewes going forward.
Continentals to £220, J Handley, Chapel-le-Dale
Mules to £188, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg
Cheviot to £181, WT Metcalfe & Son, Hawes
Suffolk to £180, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale
BFL to £178, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale
Beltex to £160, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck
Rough Fell to £158, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
Swaledale to £154, J Dixon & Sons, Downholme
Teeswater to £150, A Lambert, Bainbridge
CAST RAMS
Swaledale to £146, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
SUMMER SHOW & SALE CALVES
A Quality show of Calves forward with 11 young calves from two local farms. Topping the trade was a cracking blue bull from B Clarkson and this achieved £910 selling to the judge. Only one other young bull forward and this made £695 from the same good home. We had 9 heifers forward all pretty even and although young some of these definitely had potentials to make good breeding cows. Limousin heifers topped at £695 for J Scarr & Sons, and at the same price for B Clarkson with their blue heifers, £680 was the next highest price for blue heifers from both vendors. Thank you to our usual sponsor Genus for your continued support. We also thank Rachael Labbate for judging.
Kindly Sponsored by Genus
Kindly Judge by Rachael Labbate
Continental Bulls
BRB - 1st & Champion, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £910
BRB - 2nd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £695
Heifers
BRB - 1st & Res Champion, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £695
BRB - 2nd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £680
BRB - 3rd - B Clarkson, Bainbridge, £660
CALVES
Bulls
BRB to £910, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £802.50
Heifers
BRB to £695, B Clarkson, Bainbridge, Av. £660
Limousin to £695, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. £637.50
Friday 17th July 2026
OPENING SALE OF 416 STORE LAMBS
Hawes Auction Mart held it opening fortnightly sale of Store Lambs, with just over 400 lambs forward. Buyers were met with a quality entry of predominantly well-bred Texel cross lambs, together with a useful show of Mule lambs. Trade throughout was exceptionally buoyant, with strong competition from start to finish resulting in an excellent market average.
Leading the way were two outstanding pens of smart, tight-skinned three-quarter bred Texel lambs from PJ Broughton, Bransdale, selling to £156 and £144. Close behind came two powerful, well-fleshed pens of Texel lambs from T Richardson, Hawes, which realised £152 and £150.
A strong consignment from Sledmere Estate, Driffield was well rewarded, with their Texel lambs selling to £134.50, Cheviot cross lambs to £134, and Suffolk lambs to £133.
Although only a small show of Mule lambs was on offer, demand was keen throughout. The section peaked at £119.50 for an excellent pen from A & K Dowsland, Bransdale, who also sold further pens to £110.50. AD Lambert, Raydale followed closely, selling Mule lambs to £102.
A pen not often seen in the Hawes ring attracted plenty of attention, with a bonny pen of Teeswater ram lambs from I Tyson selling to £119.
The overall market average for all lambs sold was an impressive £128.70 per head, reflecting the confidence in the store lamb trade and providing an encouraging start to the 2026 season.
The next Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs will be held on Friday 31st July. Vendors are encouraged to enter lambs early, as buyers are keen for all classes of well-bred store lambs.
Continental to £156, PJ Broughton, Bransdale, Av. £132.5
Suffolk to £133, Sledmere Estate, Driffield, Av. £132
Mules to £119.50, A & K Dowsland, Bransdale, Av. £104
Leading Prices:
Continental - PJ Broughton, £156, £144, T Richardson, £152, £150, £135.50, Sledmere Estate, £134.50, £134, £126, £125.50,
B Clarkson, £134, J & JH Whaley, £131.50, £124, £113.50, A & AJ Lambert, £126.50, Croft Farm Ptns, £125, £114, AD Lambert, £121,
AD Coates & Son, £115, A & K Dowsland, £112.50.
Suffolk - Sledmere Estate, £133, A & K Dowsland, £121.
Mules – A & K Dowsland, £119.50, £110.50, AD Lambert, £102, JT Millman, £92.
Teeswater - I Tyson, £119.
BFL x - Croft Farm Ptns, £118, £110.
Total Average: £128.70
Tuesday 14th July 2026
Forward: 855 Sheep comprising 489 Spring Lambs, 43 Prime Hoggs, 323 Cast Ewes and Rams.
SPRING LAMBS
the trade remained very similar on the week as a nice increase in upland forward in the market as more mule lambs now start to come forward into Hawes. As per the trade last week nicely bred heavy weight lambs continue to easily sell in excess of the £200 mark with nice conformation lambs quickly surpassing the 400p/kg mark. Commercial lambs nicely bid for and similar to last weeks trade. Mule lambs seem best with lambs in early forties regularly selling in excess of the £150 mark.
Once again the consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington continued to lead the way selling to a top of £228 for 51kg beltex lambs purchased by C Steadman Butchers of Kirkby Stephen. Next call at £222 was a couple of 51kg Texel lambs from the same good home purchased by Dave Morland who also purchased 48kg Beltex lambs at £220 from JR & LA Capstick.
Heavy weighted Leicester lambs from WC Porter & Son, Reeth sold to £222 and £209. The trade for Suffolk lambs topped at £190 from KJ Burrow, Dent followed by £189 for 49kg Suffolk lambs from P Turnbull, Whitby. Zwartble lambs sold to £188 from SJ Stainthorpe, Whitby and Hampshire sold to £187 and £186 from Sir J Bell, East Rounton.
It nice to welcome more Mule lambs now starting to come forward, they peaked at £165.50 at 45kg from P Turnbull, Whitby. Mule lambs sold to £157 at 43kg from WC Porter & Son, Reeth and 44kg from E & K Bland, Gaisgill.
There was an overall market average of 375p/kg.
Beltex to 458p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Texel to 435p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolks to 400p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Charollais to 393p, JK Foster, Leyburn
Mules to 373p, Breck House Enterprise Ltd, Bransdale
Total Av. 375p/kg
Texel x – JR & LA Capstick, £222, £200, £195, R Wood & Son, £201, £166, AT Pratt, £200, £157, JR Blades, £192, £152.50,
Whyte & Percival, £179, £163, K & A Woof, £179, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £179, £160, Croft Farm Ptns, £179, £156, £153,
CT & JE Willoughby, £175, £166, £158, KJ Burrow, £173.50, ME Dinsdale, £171, D & A Cowperthwaite, £169, RJ Cloughton, £165.60,
JW Porter & Sons, £165, £156.50, R & JM Harper, £163, S Bell & Sons, £162, BL Acton, £161 x2, B Spence & Sons, £160.50, £159.50,
RF & RD Kettlewell, £160, LC Scarr & Son, £160, TG & B Todd, £158, RW & RA Booth, £157, WT Metcalfe & Son, £154.
Beltex - JR & LA Capstick, £228 (to C Steadman, Butchers, Kirkby Stephen), £220, £202.50, R Mudd & Sons, £200, £199, £182, £180, JW Porter & Sons, £172, CT & JE Willoughby, £162, £160.
BFL - WC Porter & Son, £222, £209, £190, £150, £144.
Suffolks - KJ Burrow, £190, £170.50, £166, £164, P Turnbull, £189, £171 x2, JR & LA Capstick, £184, A & H Watson, £184,
RF & RD Kettlewell, £180, £161, J Sunter & Son, £170, G Harper, £162, JH Pedley, £160, A & H Watson, £158, £150.50.
Zwartble x - SJ Stainthorpe, £188, £182, £157.50, £140.
Hampshire - J Bell, £187, £186, £171, £155.
Charollais - E & K Bland, £186, £161, JK Foster, £169, Croft Farm Ptns, £166.50, £162.50.
Cheviot x - JK Foster, £169.
Mules - P Turnbull, £165.60, E & K Bland, £157, WC Porter & Son, £157, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £154.50, £144.50, S Bell & Sons, £153,
JW Porter & Sons, £149, B Spence & Sons, £147, Breck House Enter Ltd, £147, £145.50, £135.50, £128.50.
Swaledale - E & K Bland, £130, £100.
Rough Fell - E & K Bland, £128.
PRIME HOGGS
The trade for prime hoggs saw the well fleshed hoggs be in plenty of demand. They sold to a top of £172 from G Barraclough, Pickering for Mules. Herdwick hoggs topped at £152 at 43kg from The Cragg and Carr, Hawes.
Leading Prices:
Mules - G Barraclough, £172, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £112, P Turnbull, £112.
Herdwick - Cragg & Carr, £152, £120.
Blackface - P Turnbull, £138.
Swaledale – G Barraclough, £112, P Turnbull, £110, £100 x2.
CAST EWES
Not as many ewes forward this week but a good show considering the Great Yorkshire Show is on. Not as much power about today and the horned ewes would be less money than last week but still a good trade as most would be leaner freshly spained ewes. Today’s top price were fit Hampshire ewes from J Bell selling for £208 & £192. Some powerful BFL Ewes followed with WC Porter & Son’s consignment reaching £206, £200 x2 followed by £192 from B reck House. Not many Suffolks forward today and these were headed by KJ Burrow at £200. Texels cam next with SJ Stainthorpe at £195 and RF & RD Kettlewell at £192. Followed by A & H Watson at £190. Mules would be a sale of two halves meated ewes topped twice at £186 from WC Porter & Son with both A & H Watson and MA Donaldson both achieving £178 with AT Pratt, with AT Pratt at £176. With the leanest Mule ewes above £100-£120. The horned ewes once again were topped by Roughfell from E & K Bland at £168 & £138. Swales topped at £133 & £130 for A & H Watson with E & K Bland at £131 and RA & M & EJ Thompson at 3129. Not many Rams forward with RF & RD Kettlewell topping with a Texel at £192, Beltex for J & J Postlethwaite at £182 and fit Swaledales from AD Coates at £142 and T Metcalfe & Son at £138.
Hampshire to £208, J Bell, Northallerton
BFL to £206, WC Porter & Son, Reeth
Suffolks to £200, KJ Burrow, Dent
Continentals to £195, SJ Stainthorpe, Hutton Mulgrave
Zwartble to £188, SJ Stainthorpe, Hutton Mulgrave
Mules to £186, WC Porter & Son, Reeth
Romney to £178, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes
Rough Fell to £168, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
Cheviot to £150, G Barrraclough, Rosedale
Swaledale to £133, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale
Blackface to £110, P Turnbull, Kildale
Dalesbred to £102, RA & M & EJ Thompson, Westerdale
CAST RAMS
Texel to £192, RF & RD Kettlewell, Stalling Busk
Beltex to £182, J & J Postlethwaite, Howgill
BFL to £155, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes
Roughfell to £150, E & K Bland, Gaisgill
Swaledale to £142, AD Coates & Son, Keld
Tuesday 7th July 2026
Forward: 924 Sheep comprising 449 Spring Lambs, 40 Prime Hoggs, 435 Cast Ewes and Rams.
SPRING LAMBS
Heavy-weight lambs continue to add up well, with the best pens of heavies once again selling in excess of the £200 mark. The trade peaked at £227 for 56kg Suffolk lambs from KJ Burrow, Dent, followed by Texels at £223 from BC Gregg, Masham, and 51kg Texels to £220 from Seth Guy, Gayle.
The consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, peaked at £220 for 52kg Suffolk lambs, while 49kg Beltex lambs from the same home sold to £213. Other notable prices included Colin & Mary Hugill selling a pair of 50kg Texel lambs to £216.
The better-conformation lambs sold to a top of 440p/kg for a pair of Beltex lambs from JR & LA Capstick, with plenty of better-conformation lambs still selling around, and in excess of, the 400p/kg mark. The market average today was 379p/kg. Handy-weight commercial lambs regularly sold around the market average, in keeping with national trends for commercial handy-weight lambs.
Mule lambs sold to a top of £190 for 51kg lambs from DJ Amsden, Hawes. Handy-weight 43kg Mule lambs from S Bell & Son, Askrigg, sold to £157.
Texel to 438p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Beltex to 435p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolks to 426p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Mules to 373p, DJ Amsden, Hawes
Total Av. 379p/kg
Suffolks - KJ Burrow, £227, £196, £179, £168, JR & LA Capstick, £220, £200, A & H Watson, £191, £159, R & JM Harper, £184,
K Milburn & A Devlin, £177.50, DA & MA Brown & Son, £173.50, £157, BC Gregg, £173.50, MW & HE Pedley, £170, £162,
J & JH Whaley, £160, DB &A Hoggarth, £157, £154.50, Knock Hall Farm, £148.
Texel x – BC Gregg, £223, S Guy, £220, £160, C & M Hugill, £216, JR & LA Capstick, £206, J Rukin & Son, £196, £166,
AT Pratt, £192, £162, GM Sedgwick & Son, £191, £190, DA & MA Brown & Son, £190, £168, J Handley, £188, £170, £166.50,
RS & BA Harker, £182, £172, £161.50, £160.50, £160, R Wood & Son, £181, £161.50, MW & HE Pedley, £181, £170, £165.60,
R Moore & Son, £180, A & H Watson, £179, £175, SM Elphick, £179, £178, £161, C & M Hugill, £177, R Marwood & Son, £176, £164,
BC Gregg, £173.50, £172, Whyte & Percival, £169.50, J & JH Whaley, £169 x2, £160, R & JM Harper, £166, A Whaley, £165,
J & JA Preston & Son, £164, K Milburn & A Devlin, £163, S Bell & Sons, £160.50,
Beltex - JR & LA Capstick, £213, £207, BC Gregg, £199, MW & HE Pedley, £198, £181, £165, R Marwood & Son, £177.50, £163,
R Mudd & Sons, £171, £170, LM Braithwaite, £164 x3, £151.
Mules - DJ Amsden, £190, S Bell & Sons, £157, Knock Hall Farm, £148, J & SJ Bland, £144.50, JT Millman, £109.
Cheviot - MW & HE Pedley, £170.
Swaledale - J Handley, £117.
Zwartble x - J & JH Whaley, £166.
PRIME HOGGS
Well-finished handy-weight hoggs continue to sell in the region of 300p/kg, with better-bred hoggs easily surpassing this level. Swaledale tup hoggs topped the market at £160 from J Handley, Chapel-le-Dale, followed by Suffolk hoggs to £158 from J & JA Preston & Son, Stainforth.
Leading Prices:
Swaledale – J Handley, £160, J & SJ Bland, £152, £116, JC Alderson, £139, J Sunter & Sons, £118, MR & LE Rukin, £110, £100.
Suffolk - J & JA Preston & Son, £158.
Herdwick - Cragg & Carr, £129, £122.
Blackface – K Milburn & A Devlin, 3116.
CAST EWES
A good show of ewes & rams forward today, trade would be very similar to last week with well over half the sale being horned ewes and a bigger proportion would be freshly spained ewes and some leaner sorts about but ewes still want to be away before grazing men ask for them to be clipped. Topping the trade was a good consignment from MW 7 HE Pedley and they topped with their Texel x ewe at £243 & £212 with R Marwood & Son achieving £221 and R Mudd & Son £208 on two occasions. Beltex x was also topped by the Pedley family at £212 & £200. BFL came next achieving £206 for A & H Watson with BR Fawcett making £198 & £172. Suffolks topped at £199 for KJ Burrow with two lots from JR & LA Capstick achieving £198 & £190. Mules average much the same as last week with maybe not just as big ewes at the top end. JW Porter & Son topped the Mules making £172 with a further 3 lots making £170 but the leaner fresh spained ewes probably better than last weeks making between £110-£125. Roughfells once again topped the horned ewe trade with K Milburn & A Devlin making £156 but with nearly 240 Swaledales forward they made up the majority of horned ewes, JS & S Atkinson topped at 3134 with JR Davidson achieving the same price. 9 lots making £120 or more. Leaner ewes would be as dear as last week between £60-£80. Rams once again were headed by BFL with £215 for RW & MA Suttill & Son and A & H Watson achieving £204. Swaledale rams were topped with a strong ram from GJ & JM Scarr at £150 with JR & SL pratt following at £142, £132.
Texel x to £248, MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave
Beltex x to £212, MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave
BFL to £206, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale
Suffolks to £199, KJ Burrow, Dent
Cheviot to £190, WT Metcalfe & Son, Hawes
Mules to £172, JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside
Teeswater to £170, Bainbridge Bros, Marrick
Rough Fell to £156, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh
Swaledale to £134, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton, JR Davidson & Son, Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Dalesbred to £131, Bainbridge Bros, Marrick
Herdwick to £130, The Cragg & Carr, Hawes
Jacob to £116, WT Metcalfe & Son, Hawes
CAST RAMS
BFL to £215, RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton
Swaleedale to £150, GJ & JM Scarr, Garsdale















