Tuesday 10th February 2026

 

Forward: 1943 Sheep comprising 1141 Prime Hoggs, 260 Cast Ewes & Rams, 247 Store Lambs & 295 Breeding In-Lamb Ewes.

 

SWALEDALE PRIME HOGGS SHOW & SALE (Pens of 5)

Kindly sponsored by SSBA B District. Kindly Judged by Neil Iveson, Hawes

 

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Hawes Auction Mart was proud to host the annual show of pens of five prime Swaledale hoggs. Praise is due to our vendors for an excellent quality show, with nine impressive pens forward for judge Neil Iveson of Hawes to cast his expert eye over. A special thank-you goes to our sponsors—B District of the Swaledale Sheep Breeders’ Association and the Swaledale Sheep Breeders’ Association—for kindly supplying the rosettes.

Congratulations to T. Dent & Son, Swinithwaite, who secured the first-place rosette for the second year running. Their outstanding pen of 55kg hoggs sold for £165, purchased by the judge himself. The Dents continued their successful day by also receiving the third-prize rosette, their pen selling for £159.

Second prize went to R. & P.R. Banks & Son, Walden, whose 50kg Swaledale hoggs sold for £150.

Horned hoggs in general continue to attract keen bidding at Hawes Auction Mart. Today’s overall market average stood at 309p/kg.

Please note: The road from Moorcock Inn to Hawes is expected to reopen next week.

 

1st - T Dent & Son, Swinithwaite, 55kg, £165, 300p/kg

2nd - R & PR Banks & Son, West Burton, 50kg, £150, 300p/kg

3rd - T Dent & Son, Swinithwaite, 56kg, £159, 284p/kg

 

PRIME HOGGS

The weekly sale of prime hoggs saw a slightly smaller entry, but upland hoggs once again met a strong trade at Hawes. Heavy Beltex hoggs from R. Mudd & Son, Cubeck led the way, topping the sale at £180, with others from the same home reaching £172. Heavy Suffolk hoggs from M. Bell & Son, Askrigg also sold well.

Handy-weight continental hoggs remained a similar trade, selling to a top of 395p/kg from Seth Guy, Gayle, followed closely by a pen at 390p/kg from R. & D. Waggett, Low Row.

Mule numbers are beginning to tighten, although more could easily have been accommodated, with strong buyer interest throughout. Heavy-weight mules topped at £165 from J. Scarr & Sons, Askrigg.    

 

Beltex to 394p, Seth Guy, Hawes, Av. 336p/kg

Texel x to 389p, R & D Waggett, Low Row, Av.322p/kg  

Mule to 320p, DL Mudd, Buckden, Av. 263p/kg   

Suffolk to 319p, M Bell & Son, Askrigg, Av. 304p/kg

Swales to 332p, JA Alderson, Barras, Av. 292p/kg

 

Overall Average: 309p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – J Scarr & Sons, £165, JR & LA Capstick, £163, £154, £148.50,  RR Akrigg, £157, Whyte & Percival, £155, £152,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £155, £147.50, Taylor Bros, £153.50, £152, £150 x2, JR Davidson & Son, £153, Spout House Farms, £152.50,

GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £151, £148, M Bell & Son, £150, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £147, R & D Waggett, £146, £143,

JW & JH Burton & Son, £145, AT Lambert & Son, £145, KR & SN Dinsdale, £145, £144, WC Stones & Son, £143,

JR Davidson & Sons, £140 x2.

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £180, £172, K Milburn & A Devlin, £164, BL Acton, £152, JR & LA Capstick, £151,

AT Lambert & Son, £148, £145, S Guy, £138.50, £130.

Suffolk - M Bell & Son, £178, £153 x3, JR Davidson & Son, £148, £136, KJ Burrow, £145.

Mules –  J Scarr & Sons, £165, £155, JS & S Atkinson, £156, RW & RA Booth, £153, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £150, £140,

R & PR Banks & Son, £150, Spout House Farms, £148, JW & JH Burton & Son, £146.50, Bainbridge Bros, £146, £145.50,

H & EM Tiplady, £145.50, DL Mudd, £144, ME Bainbridge, £143, WC Stones & Son, £143, LV & N Croft, £140.

Swaledales - T Dent & Son, £165, £159, £148.50, GJ & ME Walker & Sons, £153.50, £147, £142, R & PR Banks & Son, £150,

JS & S Atkinson, £149.50, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £148.50, S & D Robinson, £148, £145, £144, J Allison & Sons, £145.50, £143,

JA Alderson, £144.50, MR & LE Rukin, £144.50, £144, RT Tennant, £144.50, £142.50, J Scarr & Sons, £144, DW & K Hutchinson, £144 x2, G Calvert & Sons, £143.50, £141, EW Atkinson, £143, DL Mudd, £142, JC Fawcett, £141, J & SJ Bland, £140.50, B Thornborrow, £140.

BFL - GR Scarr, £160, H & EM Tiplady, £159.

Cheviot - JR & LA Capstick, £150, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £145, KJ Burrow, £137.50, BL Acton, £137, DA & MA Brown & Son, £103.

Romney - GR Scarr, £158, £142, £138JW & JH Burton & Son, £152, £151.

Dalesbred - H & EM Tiplady, £146.50, £136, Bainbridge Bros, £141, £140.50. 

Blackface - K Milburn & A Devlin, £136, £134, K Cropper, £117, £106.50.

Black Noise Valais - A & H Watson, £129.

Herdwick - RW & RA Booth, £110, Cragg & Carr, £100.

Rough Fell - K Milburn & A Devlin, £132, £119, A 7 H Watson, £117.

 

CAST EWES & RAMS

Good show forward today with some strong sheep forward and topping the trade was a strong BFL Ewe from H & EM Tiplady with the next three top prices also BFL from JS & S Atkinson at £194 and J Allison & Sons at £188, £180. Not many Mule Ewes forward but they were headed at £179 for Coverhead Farms and followed by £152 D Shaw. Texels wouldn’t be just as big but well meated ewes from DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale made £164 with D Shaw closely following at £160 and further lots at £160 & £152. Cheviots were smaller hill types but still sold well with I Lancaster at £143 followed by J Duffus Son at £134 and a pen of 37 at £130 from S Hallam. Swaledales would be stronger on average than last week and topped at £138 for JS & S Atkinson with P Hallam next at £130 and J Allison & Sons at £124 with a further 7 lots above £110 and even the leaner ewes were either side of £100. More Rams forward today and trade would be up on the week BFL again topped this section at JW & JH Burton & Son were £190 and £170 with J Allison & Sons at £178. Texels topped at £184 for JA Alderson followed with JR Davidson & Son at £170. Cheviot topped at £170 for JL & JA Sunter. Swaledales topped at £140 and £134 for strong tups from J Allison & Sons  and £136 for H Peirson 7 Son.

 

CAST EWES

BFL to £206, H & EM Tiplady, Walden

Mules to £179, Coverhead Farming, Coverdale

Texel to £164, DA & MA brown & Son, Coverdale 

Zwartble to £160, E Brown, Coverdale

Suffolk to £156, D Shaw, Whitby

Cheviot to £143, I Lancaster, Saltburn

Swaledale to £138, JS & S Atkinson, Scorton

Dalesbred to £124, Owlands Farm, Hurst

Blackface to £110, D Shaw, Whitby

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £190, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Texel to £184, JA Alderson, Barras

Cheviot to £170, JL & JA Sunter, Downholme

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

Romney to £158, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Suffolk to £142, HH Smith, Whitby

Swaledale to £140, J Allison & Sons, Arkengarthdale

 

STORE LAMBS

Just short of 250 Store Lambs forward and most of these would be getting to end of runs but still sold to a good trade anything with a bit of size and flesh. Regular consigner M Bell & Son topped again with his Suffolks at £131, £127, £117. Mules came next at 3129 for a fit Lamb from SE Hunter followed by BL Acton at £127 and N & B & R Hird at £112. Swales were topped by Coverhead Farms at 3110 and matched at the same price with a pen from N & B & R Hird. Cheviots topped at £108 from J Duffus & Son followed by A Hollings at £96 and E Blackburn at £88.

 

Suffolk - M Bell & Son, £131, £127, £117, A Hollings, £111, H Kirkbride & Son, £80. Av. £119.91

Mules - SE Hunter, £129, BL Acton, £127, N & B & R Hird, £112, M Bell & Son, £111, £96, £92, A Hollings, £106, H Kirkbride & Son, £78. Av. £98.06

Cheviot - J Duffus & Son, £108, £88, A Hollings, £96, E Blackburn, £88. Av. £87.22

Continental - M Bell & Son, £106, £97, £86, H Kirkbride & Son, £90, N & B & R Hird, £89. Av. £94.14

Beltex - J Duffus & Son, £105.

Swaledales - Coverhead Farming, £110, N & B & R Hird, £110, £97, M Bell & Son, £99. Av. £97.32

Blackface - D Shaw, £86.

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BREEDING INLAMB SHEEP

The annual February sale of in-lamb breeding sheep saw plenty of interest. The sale commenced with the annual consignment of Swaledale ewes in lamb to the Bluefaced Leicester ram from Jack Hallam of Whitby. Swaledale gimmer shearlings sold to £218, Swaledale one-crop ewes to £232, and full-mouthed ewes to £205, with the consignment averaging £202.

The consignment of aged Blackfaced ewes from Sarah Pillar, Thornton-le-Dale, in lamb to the Charolais × Beltex, twice topped at £160 and £155.

The consignment of aged Mule ewes from Coverhead Farms, scanned in lamb to the New Zealand Texel and Suffolk and due for early April, sold to a top of £225, with others at £212, £210, and twice at £208. The consignment averaged £198.89.

An entry of Dalesbred ewes from W. Hodgson and Partners, Pickering, scanned in lamb to the Teeswater tup, sold full-mouthed sheep to £218 and £210, with younger ewes selling to £215. Aged Swaledale ewes in lamb to the Leicester from the same home sold to £185 and £180.

We have customers looking to purchase in lamb breeding sheep, if you have sheep to sell, please do not hesitate to contact one of our auctioneering team.

 

Swaledales Ewes - J Hallam & Son, £232, £215, £208, £205, W Hodgson & Ptns Ltd, £185, £180. Av. £199.36

Mule Ewes - Coverhead Farming, £225, £212, £210 x2, £208, £200 x2, £198, £190, £185, £170. Av. £198.84

Swaledale Shearlings - J Hallam & Son, £218, £165. Av. £189.09

Dalesbred Ewes - W Hodgson & Ptns, £218, £215, £210, £200. Av. £210.42

Blackface Ewes - S Pillar, £160 x2, £155, £140. Av. £153.75

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Tuesday 3rd February 2026

 

Forward: 1950 Sheep comprising 1676 Prime Hoggs, 274 Cast Ewes & Rams.

 

PRIME HOGGS

A stronger show of prime hoggs was forward this week, and the increased numbers were well rewarded with a firmer trade throughout. A total of 1,676 hoggs averaged 307p/kg, despite a large proportion being upland and horned types—an excellent result for February and a clear sign of strength in the current demand.

Heavyweights were very much the highlight, with buyer’s keen for quality and willing to pay for it. Leading the trade were Beltex hoggs from C & M Hugill, Hawes, selling to £180, followed closely by their heavy Leicester hoggs at £170. WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton, sold a strong pen of heavy Beltex hoggs to £169, while Fleets Farm, East Witton, presented a well finished run with heavy Suffolks to £165 and Texels to £163. JR & LA Capstick, Killington, sold 48kg Texels to £163, with other pens at £162, and plenty more heavy hoggs comfortably selling towards £160.

Handy-weight Continentals with good conformation sold particularly well, with the best exceeding 400p/kg, topping at 414p/kg for Beltex from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck. Commercial handy weights regularly achieved 330–350p/kg, ensuring a strong return for all vendors.

Mule hoggs also enjoyed a straight, firm trade. Heavy mules peaked at £156 from JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, followed by £155 from JS & S Atkinson, Scorton, with numerous pens around the £150 mark. Handy-weight mules sold between 315–328p/kg, giving an overall mule average of 310p/kg.

A good entry of horned hoggs once again met a sharper trade. Heavy Swaledales reached £151 for JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside, and £150 from T Dent & Sons, who also sold an impressive pen of 25 Swales at 47kg for £144.50. Plenty of heavy Swaledales sold over £140. Heavy Dalesbreds topped at £144 from DC Miller, Claughton-on-Brock.

Next Tuesday, 10th February, will feature the Annual Swaledale Show of pens of five Swaledale prime hoggs, with show hoggs to be penned by 9am. Following the prime hogg and cast sheep sale will be the sale of in-lamb breeding sheep, including the annual consignment of Swaledale ewes in lamb to the Leicester tup from Jack Hallam, Whitby. With trade holding strong across all classes, vendors are encouraged to support next week’s busy fixtures, which promise another excellent day’s trading.

    

Beltex to 414p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, Av. 350p/kg

Texel x to 353p, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes, Av. 229p/kg  

Suffolk to 336p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. £313p/kg

Mules to 328p, JF & GR Howard, Raydaleside, Av. 310p/kg   

Swales to 320p, RW Clarkson & Son, Low Row, Av. 292p/kg

 

Overall Average: 307p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Beltex - C & M Hugill, £180, WA Dinsdale & Son, £169, JR & LA Capstick, £163, £150, Fleets Farm, £154, £143,

R Mudd & Sons, £153, £146.50, £139, £136, 

BFL - C & M Hugill, £170, WC Porter & Son, £160 x2, J Scarr & Sons, £150, B Spence & Sons, £130.

Suffolk - Fleets Farm, £165, £158, £152, £150.50, £149.50, JR & LA Capstick, £158, £156, DC Miller £145, G Barraclough, £131.50.

Texel – Fleets Farm, £163, £159, £158, £157.50, £156, £155.50, £155, £154, £144, JR & LA Capstick, £160, £156,

Whyte & Percival, £159, £151, £149, JW & JH Burton & Son, £157, £152, £151, £150.50, JW Porter & Sons, £156, DL Mudd, £156,

Taylor Bros, £153, £152, £150, £149 x2, £148.50, £147, AT Lambert & Son, £152, £150, T & LM Goad & Sons, £152,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £150, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £150, £147, J Metcalfe & Sons, £148, Owlands Farm, £148, RF Lambert, £146,

JH Sharp & Sons, £145, R Capstick & Sons, £145, J Dixon & Sons, £144, WA Dinsdale & Son, £141, WS & EM Hartle, £141 x2,

RF Lambert, £141, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £140.50.

Mules –  JW Porter & Sons, £156, JS & S Atkinson, £155, £131, J Scarr & Sons, £154, WA Dinsdale & Son, £150, £149,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £149, DL Mudd, £148, JE Cowperthwaite, £148, JW & JH Burton & Son, £147, JH Pedley, £144,

T & LM Goad & Sons, £143.50, R & RM Dent, £140.50, A & H Watson, £138, D Alderson, £136.50, £134, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £134,

DC Miller, £132.50, J Metcalfe & Sons, £132, JF & GR Howard, £131, DA & MA Brown & Son, £130.50, T Metcalfe & Son, £130.

Swaledales - JW Porter & Sons, £151, T Dent & Son, £150, £144.50, £136, JE Cowperthwaite, £147 x2, £144, £139,

KM & KJ Curwen, £145, DL Mudd, £144, WA Dinsdale & Son, £143.50, £143, JC Alderson, £142, RT Tennant, £142, £139.50,

J Rukin & Son, £141, £139.50, MR & LE Rukin, £141, £140, £139, £136.50, LM Staley, £141, AC & K Pye & Son, £140.50,

RJ Cloughton, £140, T Metcalfe & Son, £139, £130, JS & S Atkinson, £139, £132.50, J Scarr & Sons, £137, JR & J Gorst & Sons, £137,

DL Mudd, £137, J Newhouse, £135.50, Owlands Farm, £135, DC Miller, £134, JH Pedley, £133, JS Calvert Ltd, £133, P Ewbank, £132,

RW Clarkson & Son, £131, G Calvert & Son, £130, R & PR Banks & Son, £130.

Gritstone - JE Cowperthwaite, £145.50.

Dalesbred - DC Miller, £144, BD & PM Gill & Son, £140.50, £133, R Capstick & Son, £140, £128, PD Bowdin, £127,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £122.50.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £144.

Herdwick - J Newhouse, £138, £117.

Cheviot - KJ Burrow, £129 x2, JF & GR Howard, £128, KM & KJ Curwen, £120.

Rough Fell - A & H Watson, £115.

Blackface - PE &TJ Wilson, £114.

Masham - PD Bowdin, £118.

 

CAST EWES & RAMS

A tidy show forward with trade slightly firmer than last week. Topping the trade at £196 was a Texel x from 2 regular consigners of DA & MA Brown & Son and R Mudd & Sons who also had a Beltex at £180.BFL came next with a strong powerful ewe from WC Porter & Son. Some strong Cheviots again from DA & MA Brown & son sold for 3163 and followed by JF & GR Howard at £149 & £143. Horned Ewes were topped with some strong Roughfells from A & H Watson making £132 and these were followed with Swaledales topping at £122 from JF & GR Howard and followed twice at £115 by S & RJ Calvert and DA & MA brown & Son. 10 lots of Swaledales were £102 and above and most others between £75-£90. Rams topped at £178 for a BFL Ram from JE Cowperthwaite with Texels to £172 and Swaledales to £138. 

 

CAST EWES

Texel to £196, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale & R Mudd & Sons

BFL to £192, WC Porter & Son, Reeth

Beltex to £180, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

Zwartble to £177, E Brown, Coverdale

Suffolk to £170, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Cheviot to £163, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Mules to £160, J & JH Whaley, Hawes & WC Porter & Son, Reeth

Rough Fell to £132, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Swaledale to £122, JF & GR Howard, Raydaleside

Blackface to £112, Elm Gill Farm, Mallerstang

 

CAST RAMS

BFL to £178, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Texel to £172, R Marwood & Son, Newsham

Dutch Spotted to £138, J & JH Whaley, Hawes

Swaledale to £126, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Beltex to £96, A & TA Blades, Hawes

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Tuesday 27th January 2026

 

Forward: 1542 Sheep comprising 1157 Prime Hoggs, 287 Cast Ewes & Rams & 98 Store Lambs.

 

PRIME HOGGS

Despite challenging weather conditions, it proved to be a very good trade at Hawes. While the storm deterred a few vendors, those who braved the wild weather were well rewarded with a strong and competitive market, particularly for handy-weighted continentals, with horned hoggs also very much in demand. It was pleasing to see several returning faces around the ringside, enjoying the trade and leaving Hawes well satisfied.

Handy-weighted commercial continental hoggs regularly sold between 330p/kg and 360p/kg, with better-conformation sorts exceeding these levels and topping at an impressive 395p/kg for Beltex hoggs from BC Gregg, Masham.

Heavy-weighted hoggs sold to a top of £167 for Texels from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, with further consignments from the same home achieving £162 and £161. Heavy-weighted Beltex hoggs peaked at £165 from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, with others from the same home reaching £160. Plenty of heavy hoggs sold well into the £150s.

Mule numbers are beginning to tighten, with heavy-weighted Mules peaking at £159 from JA Alderson, Barras, followed by £156 from J Nelson & Son, Clapham, and numerous pens selling in the £140s. Handy-weighted Mules sold readily in excess of 300p/kg, topping at 326p/kg from JA Alderson, Barras.

Horned hoggs are now starting to come forward to Hawes in stronger numbers and met an eager ringside, resulting in a very strong trade. Scotch Blackface hoggs topped at £148 from P Turnbull, Whitby. Heavy-weighted Swaledale tup hoggs sold to £146 from MR & LE Rukin, Keld, with a pen of 31 Swaledale tup hoggs averaging 50kg making £138.50 from J Nelson & Son, Clapham. Heavy-weighted Dalesbred tup hoggs peaked at £140 from ME Bainbridge, Richmond, who also sold Swaledales to £139. Handy-weighted horned hoggs, particularly those inside-fed, were keenly bid for, with wethers between 36kg and 40kg selling well over 300p/kg and topping at 326p/kg from DW & K Hutchinson, Hawes.

The overall market returned an improved average of 296p/kg, with a strong SQQ of 306p/kg. More hoggs are required weekly at Hawes, and vendors are encouraged to take advantage of the current demand.

    

Beltex to 395p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 345p/kg

Texel x to 347p, JS Towler, Settle,Av. 305p/kg  

Mule to 326p, JA Alderson, Barras, Av. 293p/kg   

Swales to 326p, DW & K Hutchinson, Hawes, Av. 289p/kg

 

Overall Average: 296p/kg

    

Leading Prices:

Texel – JR & LA Capstick, £167, £162, £156, £153, £144.50, Whyte & Percival, £160, D Webster, £160, £159, £143.50, £140,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £158, EG Clark, £158, JW & JH Burton & Son, £157, £155, £151, £147, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £152,

M Bell & Son, £150, £140, D & B Harding, £150, £147, £140.50, WA Dinsdale & Son, £147, Taylor Bros, £145, Whyte & Percival, £145,

W Tyreman & Sons, £145, Taylor Bros, £144, £143.50, JW & E Bostock & Son, £144, R Wood & Son, £143.50,

KR & SN Dinsdale & Son, £143.50, Spout House Farms, £142, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £141, PD Bowdin, £140.50, X2

J Scarr & Sons, £140.50, Woodend Farms, £140, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £140, 

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £165, £160, £157, £145, £144, £142.50, JR & LA Capstick, £161, £148, (to The Meat Hook, Butchers Sedbergh) BC Gregg, £150, £146, £142, EG Clark, £146. 

Mules –  JA Alderson, £159, J Nelson & Son, £156, JS & S Atkinson, £147, £143, Bainbridge Bros, £145, £144, £140, £138,

WA Dinsdale & Son, £145 x2, JW & E Bostock & Ptns, £140, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £140, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £140,

Spout House Farms, £140, SD Thompson, £140, ME Bainbridge, £140, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £139, M Bell & Son, £138.50,

KJ Burrow, £138, JR & LA Capstick, £136, RW Clarkson & Son, £136, R Wood & Son, £135, JW & E Bostock & Ptns, £135, £132,

JA Alderson, £135, T & SB Procter, £135, F Hulley, £135, R Wood & Son, £135, DJ Amsden, £133.50, BE Hall, £133,

J Scarr & Sons, £132, DA & MA brown & Son, £131.50.

BFL - SD Thompson, £154.

Suffolk - M Bell & Son, £153, £149, £145, DE & P Wilson, £150, £140, Woodened Farms, £149, Taylor Bros, £144,

Spout House Farms, £142, D Webster, £130.

Blackface - P Turnbull, £148, £138.50, £111, £109.50.

Swaledales - MR & LE Rukin, £146, £137.50, £137, £135,  ME Bainbridge, £139, £135.50, J Nelson & Son, £138.50, Bainbridge Bros, £138, WA Dinsdale & Son, £138, T & SB Procter, £137.50, H & EM Tiplady, £137, JA Alderson, £137, PD Bowdin, £137,

DW & K Hutchinson, £136.50, MR Ewbank, £136, J Dixon & Sons, £136, B Spence & Sons, £135.50, RW Clarkson & Son, £135,

JS & D Cloughton & Son, £134, DJ Amsden, £134, £133.50, S Reynoldson & Son, £133, J Scarr & Sons , £132.50,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £132.

Cheviot - KJ Burrow, £143, £140, JS & D Cloughton & Son, £140 x2, £138, PD Bowdin, £139.

Dalesbred - ME Bainbridge, £140, Bainbridge Bros, £137.50, £136, £135.50, PD Bowdin, £129, £126H & EM Tiplady, £125, £110.

Goat - BC Gregg, £120.

Masham - PD Bowdin, £128.

Rough Fell - SL Hoggarth, £127.

 

CAST EWES & RAMS

Few less ewes about today and bit lighter and leaner on the Hill Ewes. Topping the trade were some pure Suffolk Ewes at £218 and £211 with EC Capstick at £190. Texels followed at £208 and followed at £196 and £184. Mules topped at £165 for D & P Wilson and followed by £148 from REC Simpson & Son. Swaledale ewes were in two halves today topping the trade was JA Alderson at £128 followed by GM & JM Scarr at £118 and £116 for DJ Amsden. There were 10 lots over £106 but lean Ewes would be a bigger proportion making £60-£80. Blackface were headed by two Whitby men at £116 for W Tyreman & Son and £112 for D & B Harding. One Herdwick called Fern made £82 for R Taylor. Rams sold 3 times to £172 for BFLs from SD Thompson, & D Stephenson. £162 for a shapey Beltex from SH TA & M Sutcliffe and Swaledale tups topped at £128 for D Stephenosn. One aged Goat made £138 from GJ & JM Scarr.    

 

CAST EWES

Suffolk to £218

Texel to £208

BFL to £196, D Stephenson, Garsdale

Cheviot to £190

Mules to £165, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £165

Goat to £138, GJ & JM Scarr, Garsdale 

Rough Fell to £136 JJ & E Labbate, Sedbergh

Swaledale to £128, JA Alderson, Barras

Blackface to £116, W Tyreman & Sons, Whitby

Kerryhill to £110, JM Smith, Mickleby

Herdwick to £82, R Taylor, Richmond

 

CASTRAMS

BFL to £172, SD Thomspon, Aysgarth & D Stephenson, Garsdale

Gritstone to £138, D Stephenson, Garsdale

Swaledale to £128, D Stephenson, Garsdale

Dalesbred to £102, AD Lambert, Raydaleside

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STORE LAMBS

98 lambs forward with less here because of the bad weather but they met an excellent trade with some smart Suffolks from a good consignment from M Bell & Son, his pen of 15 made £129 and next pen of 17 achieved £123. The same consigner topped the Texels at £121 and £110 and Mules at £114 and Swaledales at £106. Anybody with Store lambs contact Kenton and we will have some more in 2 week’s time.

 

Suffolk - M Bell & Son, £129, £123, D Webster, £100. Av. £124.29

Texel x - M Bell & Sons, £121, £110, D Webster, £107, JR Blades, £105, £96, BE Hall, £82, AD Lambert, £73. Av. £102.86

Mules - M Bell & Son, £114, AD Lambert, £93. Av. £107.70

Swaledales - M Bell & Son, £106, BE Hall, £84, AD Lambert, £60. Av. £83.60

Dalesbred - AD Lambert, £54.

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Saturday 24th January 2026

 

HAWES HONEY’S

Kindly Sponsored by Eden Farm Supplies, RW Brown Agricultural & Motor Engineer

& Denton Cars, Skipton.

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Like bees around a honey pot, buyers swarmed to Hawes from throughout the land to enjoy the buzz and witness the sweet trade at the Hawes Honeys sale, where prices proved well worth the wait.

The sale opened in fine style with a Pedigree Suffolk Gimmer Hogg from G I Richmond of the Sullom flock. Plenty of early interest created a healthy hum around the ring, with the gimmer hogg eventually selling for £500.

The Show & Sale of Herdwicks continues to go from strength to strength, attracting a growing hive of buyers and sellers alike. An increased entry this year was met with a strong and steady trade throughout. Thanks go to pre-sale judge Mr Shaun Hodgson of Ravenstonedale for his careful appraisal. The Championship rosette was awarded to a much-admired Herdwick ewe from Jessica Harrison of Holmrook. This standout lot certainly caught the eye, drawing eager bidding before selling for the top price of the day at £2,200.

The Reserve Champion was awarded to A D Harrison for a Gimmer Shearling, which went on to sell for £480, with the second prize from the same home making £450. Sweeping the deck from first to third in the Gimmer Hoggs were Geoff & Carol Marwood of Newsham. Their first prize gimmer hogg, sired by the Harryman tup, proved the pick of the crop and sold sweetly for £500. Herdwick ewes averaged a strong £485, Gimmer Shearlings £460 and Gimmer Hoggs £410.

The Show & Sale of Swaledale females generated a real buzz, with plenty of buyers keen to secure quality sheep. Thanks go to judge Mr Shaun Thompson of Marton Sinnington for lending his expertise to a very competitive section. The Championship rosette was awarded to a stylish Gimmer Shearling from Robbie Hallam of Horton in Ribblesdale. This much-admired shearling, sired by the £105,000 Ghyll House tup and in lamb to a homebred sire, attracted keen interest before selling for £2,000. A successful day for the Hallam family continued with their ewe selling for £1,500.

Reserve Champion honours — and the top price of the section — went to a two-shear ewe from R S Harker & Son of Grayrigg Hall. Sired by the renowned Bull & Cave Icon and in lamb to the Hebblethwaite Hall tup, she caused quite a stir in the ring before eventually settling at £3,100. Other leading prices included £1,900 for the third prize Gimmer Shearling from D W & K Hutchinson of Hawes, sired by the Trevor Blades tup and in lamb to a Murton Hall tup. The consignment from J R & S L Pratt twice hit the sweet spot, topping at £1,000 for both a Gimmer Shearling and a ewe. Gimmer Shearlings averaged £1,280, while ewes averaged £1,358.

A truly honey-rich line-up of Bluefaced Leicesters was forward, with credit due to vendors for presenting sheep of the highest calibre. Thanks go to judges Ridley and Lewis Brown for their work with such a strong entry. The Championship rosette was awarded to the Wight family of Midlock Farms with substitute lot T152 — the pick of their Gimmer Shearlings this year. Sired by Shitlington R6, she created a real buzz in the ring before selling for £8,000. Other notable prices from the Midlock flock included £3,200 for T96, a Gimmer Shearling carrying twins to M1 Riddings, along with further Shearlings selling for £2,500 and £2,200.

The Reserve Champion rosette went to the first prize Gimmer Hogg from J Bell of the Cottage flock. V49, sired by T2 Drummuck, went on to sell for £5,000. The honey pot moment of the day came when a new society record was smashed by the Lord family of the renowned Hewgill flock, as their lead hogg Hewgill V40 soared to £22,000. This outstanding hogg was sired by the homebred R38. A sweet return for the Lord family also saw their second hogg, Hewgill V38, sired by T23 Hewgill, sell for £10,000. One of the best hoggs offered from the Gragareth flock of W & D Lawson & Son sold for £6,200, with V30 sired by T16 Midlock.

Other leading prices for Gimmer Hoggs included £3,000 for the pen leader from M Allan of Appleby, selling V68 Greenhow, sired by M1 Smearsett. A particularly rewarding day for M Thornborrow of Easter Dawyck saw their Gimmer Shearlings peak at £3,500 for the third prize T62, sired by S18 Dawyck Bullseye and carrying twins to T3 Skelgate. Other Shearlings sold to £3,000 for T55, by the same sire and carrying twins to T1 Hewgill. The Thornborrow family also topped the aged ewe section with Dawyck R66, a daughter of the £65,000 P1 Riddings and carrying twins to the new stock tup T29 Shitlington.

Bluefaced Leicester Gimmer Hoggs averaged an impressive £2,786, Gimmer Shearlings averaged £2,020 and ewes averaged £1,245 — proving this section was well worth buzzing about.

 

MV ACCREDITED

Suffolk - GI Richmond, £500

 

 

HERDWICK

Show & Sale of Individual Herdwick Ewes, Gimmer Shearlings and Gimmer Hoggs for the Herdwick Sheep Breeders Association. 

 

Forward: 23 Sheep

 

Judged by Shaun Hodgson, Ravenstonedale

                             

Ewes              

1st & Champion - Lot 35 - J Harrison, Brotherikeld, £2200        

2nd - Lot 27 - AD Harrison, Brotherikeld, £600

3rd - Lot 28 - AD Harrison, Brotherikeld, £450     

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Shearlings   

1st & Res Champion - Lot 31 - AD Harrison, Brotherikeld, £480    

2nd - Lot 33 - AD Harrison, Brotherikeld, £450    

3rd - Lot 32 - AD Harrison, Brotherikeld, £450

 

Hoggs    

1st - Lot 16 - G & C Marwood, Newsham, £500    

2nd - Lot 18 - G & C Marwood, Newsham, £380                            

3rd - Lot 19 - G & C Marwood, Newsham, £350     

 

Leading Prices: 

Ewes – JL Harrison, £2200, AD Harrison, £600, £450 x3, I Dixon, £450, £320, £300, A Lancaster, £320, £300, Glebe Farm, £300.

Av. £485

Gimmer Shearlings - AD Harrison, £480, £450 x2. Av. £460

Gimmer Hoggs – G & C Marwood, £500, £380, £350. Av. £410

 

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SWALEDALE

Show and Sale of Individual Swaledale Ewes, Gimmer Shearlings and Gimmer Hoggs for the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association

 

Forward: 16 Sheep

 

Judged by Shaun Thompson, Marton Sinnington

 

Shearlings    

1st & Champion - Lot 53 - R Hallam, Horton-in Ribblesdale, £2000       

2nd - Lot 59 - DW & K Hutchinson, Hawes, N/S                             

3rd - Lot 57 - DW & K Hutchinson, Hawes, £1900

 

Ewes        

1st & Res Champion - Lot 60 - RS Harker, Grayrigg, £3100

2nd - RS Harker, Grayrigg, £850

3rd - JR & SL Pratt, Thornton Rust, £1000

 

Hoggs    

1st - A Lancaster, Torver, N/S

2nd - A Lancaster, Torver, N/S

                       

Leading Prices;

Ewes – RS Harker & Son, £3100, £850, R Hallam, £1500, JR & SL Pratt, £1000, £850, J & SJ Bland, £850.  Av. £1358

Shearlings – R Hallam, £2000, DW & K Hutchinson, £1900, DW & K Hutchinson, £600, JR & SL Pratt, £1000, J & SJ Bland, £900.

Av. £1280

 

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BLUEFACED LEICESTER

Show and Sale of Individual Bluefaced Leicester Ewes, Gimmer Shearlings and Gimmer Hoggs for the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association

 

Forward: 73 Sheep

 

Judged by Ridley & Lewis Browell, Hexham

 

Shearlings   

1st & Champion - Lot 81A - Substitute Midlock Farms Ltd, Biggar, £8000    

2nd - Lot 138 - M Thornborrow, Peebles, £3000    

3rd - Lot 138 - M Thornborrow, Peebles, £3500

                    

Hoggs    

1st & Res Champion - Lot 101 - J Bell, Carluke, £5000   

2nd - Lot 111 - M/S Lord, North Stainmore, £10,000                            

3rd - Lot 114 - W & D Lawson, Westhouse, £6200

4th - Lot 71 - CT & JE Willoughby, Redmire, £1900

5th - Lot 110 - M/S Lord, North Stainmore, £22,000          

    

Ewes              

1st - Lot 122 - C & R Metcalf, Barningham, £1000        

2nd - Lot 142 - M Thornborrow, Peebles, £2600

3rd - Lot 106 - M Allan (Knock Hall Farm), Dufton, £600             

                       

Leading Prices:

Hoggs – M/S Lord, £22,000, £10,000, W & D Lawson, £6200, £1000, J Bell, £5000, £1000, Knock Hall Farm, £3000, £400,

WM Hutchinson & Son, £2500, £1700, J Hunter & Sons, £2000, £1200, CT & JE Willoughby, £1900, WM Reed & Sons, £1900, £500, Midlock Farms, £1500, A Campbell, £1500, £500, M Thornborrow, £1500, £650, J Warnock & Son, £900, £800,

JA Middleton, £850, £350, WC Porter & Son, £800,  Av. £2786

Shearlings – Midlock Farms, £8000, £3200, £2500, £2200, £1400, M Thornborrow, £3500, £3000, £1800, £800,

J Hunter & Sons, £2000, £1000, RS Harker & Son, £1700, C &R Metcalf, £900, £600, £550, P Ayrton, £600, JC & N Throup, £600.

Av. £2020

Ewes – M Thornborrow, £3200, £2600, AR Edmondson, £1600, £800, R & PE Hargreaves & Sons, £1100, £800 x2, £600,

Knock Hall Farm, £1000, £600, C & R Metcalf, £1000, JC & N Throup, £400, Av. £1245

Recipient Suffolks - Knock Hall Farm, £800 x2.

 

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COMMERCIAL IN-LAMB BREEDING SHEEP

The consignment from J & S J Bland of Hawes sold Swaledale two- and three-crop ewes in lamb to the Bluefaced Leicester, topping at £235. Shearlings and one-crop ewes from the same home sold to £175, finding plenty of willing takers.

Nord Vue Farms of Lowther sold Rough Fell Mules to £182, Texel × Rough ewes to £170, and Rough Fell ewes in lamb to the Bluefaced Leicester and Wensleydale to £138, rounding off a sale that left buyers and sellers alike buzzing.

 

Forward: 95 Sheep

 

Swaledales - J & SJ Bland, £235, £175, £158, £150, £148. 

Rough Fell Mules - Norde Vue Farms, £182, £140.

Texel x - Norde Vue Fars, £170, £168.

Rough Fell - Norde Vue Farms, £138, £135, £100.

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