Tuesday 18th August 2026

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Forward: 1591 Sheep comprising 1058 Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs, 533 Cast Ewes & Rams, 

 

PRIME LAMBS

1,058 Prime Lambs

There was another strong entry of 1,058 prime lambs forward at Hawes Auction today, with over 1,000 lambs once again presented to a competitive ringside. Trade was very much in line with other markets, with the sale achieving an overall average of 305p/kg.

Leading the way was a strong run of heavyweight Beltex lambs from R Mudd & Sons, Askrigg, selling to £189 and £182, with other heavyweight Beltex lambs from T Dent & Son, Swinithwaite, reaching £183. 

Heavyweight Texel lambs were led by WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton, followed by £179 from T Dent & Son, Swinithwaite, and £177 from A Lodge, Malham Moor. Heavyweight Suffolk lambs topped at £170 from KJ Burrow, Dent.

The better-conformation lambs continued to command strong demand, with the best lambs breaking through the 350p/kg barrier and topping at an impressive 377p/kg from J Dixon & Son, Downholme. Plenty of other well-conformed lambs sold around the 370p/kg mark.

There was once again a good entry of Mule lambs, which were keenly sought after by buyers at Hawes. Heavyweight Mules peaked at £160 from Bainbridge Brothers, Marrick, while handy-weight Mule lambs continued to trade strongly, with many selling in the region of 300p/kg.

            

Mule to 377p, J Dixon & Sons, Downholme, Av. 294p/kg

Beltex to 371p, BD & A Horner, Garsdale, Av. 340p/kg

Texel x to 353p, J & JH Whaley, Hawes, Av. 304p/kg

Suffolk to 316p, MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave, Av. 300p/kg

 

Overall Average: 305p/kg

     

Leading Prices:

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £189, £182, £165, £163, £160, T Dent & Son, £183, £140, D Hodgson, £169, £139, SM Iveson, £168,

MW & HE Pedley, £160, £158, £146, £137, J & JH Whaley, £153, CT & JE Willoughby, £149, £136, JW Porter & Sons, £144 x2,

N Hobson, £144, J & J Postlethwaite, £143.50, BD & A Horner, £141, J Duffus & Son, £140, H Kirkbride & Son, £134,

Croft Farm Ptns, £134.

Texel x – WA Dinsdale & Son, £180, £164, £151.50, T Dent & Son, £179, £155, A Lodge, £177, £160, J Scarr & Sons, £165,

A & H Watson, £163, CT & JE Willoughby, £160, J & JH Whaley, £159, K Milburn & A Devlin, £159, ME Bainbridge, £157,

DA & MA Brown & Son, £156, £142, £141, N White, £154, £150, £141, A & TA Blades, £154, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £154,

H Kirkbride & Son, £153, £148, £146,  MA Donaldson & Son, £153, £144.50, £142.50, £141, WM Scott, £150, S Bell & Sons, £150,

AT Pratt, £149.50, JR & P & RA Swainson, £149.50, £140, R Mudd & Sons, £149, ME Bainbridge, £148.50, BD & A Horner, £147,

J & JH Whaley, £146, £141, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £146, Whyte & Percival, £145.50, MW & HE Pedley, £145,

JS & S Atkinson, £145, £144, £140, J Duffus & Son, £144, £141, KJ Burrow, £143, DB & A Hoggarth, £143, N Hobson, £142.50,

TG & B Todd, £142, CT & JE Willoughby, £140, Collier Holme, £140, J & J Postlethwaite, £140.

Suffolk - KJ Burrow, £170, £154, £142.50, £140, £139, A & H Watson, £166, £146, £136, £132, MA Donaldson & Son, £155, £148, £143,

H Kirkbride & Son, £145.50, SM Iveson, £140.50, DB & A Hoggarth, £138, £135, £133, DA & MA Brown & Son, £136.50,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £134, N Hobson, £132.

BFL - WA Dinsdale & Son, £167, £140, A & H Watson, £147, J Allison & Sons, £143, Bainbridge Bros, £140.

Mules - J Dixon & Sons, £166, £134, Bainbridge Bros, £160, £133.50, ME Bainbridge Bros, £150, A Spence, £147,

DJ Amsden, £145.50, £136.50, J & JH Whaley, £145, £140, WA Dinsdale & Son, £144, DL Mudd, £144, TG & B Todd, £140,

JS & S Atkinson, £140, R & PR Banks & Son, £139, S Bell & Sons, £138.50, A Spence, £135, AD Lambert, £134,

JE Cowperthwaite, £134, JH Sharp & Sons, £134, J Scarr & Sons, £133, J Allison & Sons, £132.50, JC & N Throup, £132, £131.50,

AJ & J Sunter, £130, A & TA Blades, £130. 

Rouge - JR & P & RA Swainson, £159.

Cheviot - Collier Holme Farm, £138, £123.50.

Swaledales – DJ Amsden, £130, £107.

Blackface - P Dinsdale & Son, £115.

Dalesbred - AD Lambert, £113.

 

CAST EWES

Cast Sheep – 500+ Forward

Another good show of over 500 cast sheep was forward at Hawes Auction today, with trade proving faster than first anticipated and a very positive tone throughout the sale.

Topping the sale was a pure Suffolk ewe from A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale, selling to an excellent £228.

First-cross Texel ewes sold to £194 from J Handley, Chapel-le-Dale, with many of the best meated ewes regularly selling in excess of £170.

Mule ewes were keenly sought after, topping at £154 for a ringful from J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg.

Hill-bred ewes sold to £147 for Rough Fells from SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh, while a big entry of 342 Swaledale ewes sold to a top of £137 from ME Bainbridge, Marrick.

The best-end Swaledale ewes were regularly selling at £100+, with medium-quality types generally making £65–£75.

A strong show of cast sheep and a buoyant trade throughout, with buyers keen for all classes and plenty of competition around the ring.

 

Suffolk to £228, A & H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale

Texel to £194, J Handley & Sons, Chapel-le-Dale

Beltex to £178, K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh

Mules to £154, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg

BFL to £150, RW & AM Suttill & Son, Carlton

Rough Fell to £147, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Swaledale to £137, ME Bainbridge, Marrick

Masham to £122, LC Scarr, Bainbridge 

Cheviot to £120, Collier Holme Farm, Hawes

Blackface to £100, P Dinsdale & Son, Carlton

Dalesbred to £90, RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton

 

CAST RAMS

Swaledale to   £150 JA Alderson, Barras

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ON BEHALF OF THE YORKSHIRE REGIONAL GROUP

SHOW & SALE OF PEDIGREE SUTCH SPOTTED SHEEP

 

96 Forward with 84 Sold

 

Inaugural Dutch Spotted Breeding Sheep Sale – A Successful Opening at Hawes

A busy ringside of purchasers and onlookers created a real buzz at Hawes Auction for our inaugural sale of Dutch Spotted breeding sheep, with a strong entry of quality sheep and plenty of interest throughout the sale.

We would like to place on record our sincere thanks to the Yorkshire Regional Group of the Dutch Spotted Sheep Society for their support in bringing this exciting new fixture to Hawes. We have thoroughly enjoyed working alongside the group and look forward to building on this relationship and working with them again in the future.

A special thank you must also go to our judge, Megan Rowlandson, who did a brilliant job selecting the pre-sale champions from an excellent line-up of sheep.

The sale topped at an impressive £1,250 for Lot 807, Cap & Stick Jailhouse Rock, from Harvey Capstick. Sired by Blackjack Hulk, this outstanding tup attracted considerable interest before selling to a strong ovation.

Tup shearlings sold to £1,150 for Lot 867, Pillmire Itsfiveoclocksomewhere, from RL & P Ridley, demonstrating the strong demand for quality breeding males.

A keen interest was shown throughout the breeding gimmer section, with the sale topping at £1,050 for Lot 819, from JG Atkinson & YJ Clark, a gimmer sired by Tiptop Harper.

The gimmer lambs also met with a strong trade, topping at £550 for Lot 822, Middlemoor Jayleen, from J Stead.

Overall, the inaugural Dutch Spotted breeding sheep sale at Hawes proved to be a very encouraging opening fixture, with a strong ringside, plenty of interest from both purchasers and onlookers, and a solid trade across all sections.

We would like to thank all vendors, purchasers, the Yorkshire Regional Group, our judge Megan Rowlandson and everyone who supported the sale. We look forward to developing this fixture and welcoming everyone back to Hawes for future Dutch Spotted sales.

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Kindly Judged by Megan Rowlandson, Damson Flock

 

Gimmer Shearlings

1st - 819 - JG Atkinson & YJ Clark, Northallerton, £1050

2nd - 818A - JG Atkinson & YJ Clark, Northallerton, £800

3rd - 817 - D Bezuidenhout, Saltburn by the Sea,£650

 

Gimmer Lambs  

1st - 822 - J Stead, Hudswell, £550             

2nd - 838 - B Barnes, Kirkby Lonsdale, £450 

3rd - 821 - J Stead, Hudswell, £420

 

Shearling Rams

1st - 858 - CJ & DM Metcalfe, Healey, £600

2nd - 867 - RL & P Ridley, Marske, £1150

3rd - 806 - E Hobson, Guisley, £350

 

Ram Lambs

1st - 807 - H Capstick, Cartmel, £1250

2nd - 813 - C Barnes, Mallerstang, £350

3rd - 863A - S Carter, Skipton, £200

 

Champion - 819 - JG Atkinson & YJ Clark, Northallerton, £1050

Reserve Champion - 858 - CJ & DM Metcalfe, Healey, £600

           

Leading Prices: Rams

Ram Lambs - H Capstick, £1250, C Barnes, £350, Chapman & Boyes, £350, £300, £220, J Stead, £250 x2, J Stamper, £250,

KP Dagger, £250, B Barnes, £200, S Carter, £200. Av. £335

Shearling Rams - RL & P Ridley, £1150, £900, £350, CJ & DM Metcalfe, £600, S Hare, £500, MJ & GC Dobson, £380, E Hobson, £350. Av. £489

Aged Ram - D Bezuidenhout, £500, MJ & GC Dobson, £420. Av. £460

 

Leading Prices - Females

Gimmer Shearlings - JG Atkinson & YJ Clark, £1050, £800, D Bezuidenhout, £700, £650, KP Dagger, £520, £450 x2, £380, £350, CJ & DM Metcalfe, £420, £400 x3, £360, £350, £280, S Moore, £420, £380, £350 x2, £320, C Barnes, £380 x2, N & H Bowker, £350, R Bland, £250, £200. Av. £436

Ewes - GM Farms, £500, £450, £350, £300 x2, £280, S Moore, £350, JA Thwaite, £320 x2, £250, H Capstick, £300, B Lumsden, £300. Av. £335

Gimmer Lambs - J Stead, £500, £420 x2, £300, C Barnes, £500, £320, S Hare, £480, £400, £320 x2, £300, B Barnes, £450,

CJ & DM Metcalfe, £420 x2, £400, £300 x2, J Stamper, £320, GM Farms, £300, £280, B Barnes, £220. Av. £368.5

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

Show & Sale Kindly Sponsored by Agri Lloyd & WE Jameson & Son Ltd, Animal Feeds.

Kindly Judged by Mr Stephen Pratt & Stephen Pedley.

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822 Forward: 773 Breeding Shearlings, 49 Breeding Ewes.

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Strong Trade at Hawes Auction’s Annual Mule & Continental Gimmer Shearling Sale

The great annual Show & Sale of Mule and Continental Gimmer Shearlings and Breeding Sheep at Hawes Auction saw an increased entry forward, with an outstanding line-up of quality sheep presented for the pre-sale show.

A special thank you goes to our judges, Stephen Pedley, Kirkby Stephen, and Stephen Pratt, Northallerton, for giving their time and expertise. We are also grateful to our sponsors, Agri-Lloyd and Jamesons Feed, for their continued support.

The Mule Gimmer Shearling section was one of the strongest line-ups seen at Hawes, with excellent quality throughout and strong competition in the presale show. The first prize rosette was awarded to B Lawson, Ingleton, whose pen went on to sell for £350, with another pen from the same home reaching £320.

A highly successful day was enjoyed by JR & LA Capstick, Killington, taking both the first and second prize rosettes in the Continental Gimmer Shearling class, with their pens selling to £380 and £350, with two further pens from the home making £350. The Capsticks also took second prize in the Mule Gimmer Shearling class, with their prize-winning pen selling for the top price of the day at £380. Other pens from the same home sold to £325 and £310.

The third prize rosette in the Mule class was awarded to WA Towler, Clitheroe, whose pen sold for £350, with another pen from the same home reaching £305. The third prize in the Continental Gimmer Shearling class was awarded to a pen of Beltex x from JW & SE Drinkwater, Lancaster, which sold for £300. 

Other leading prices included High Greenbury Farm, topping at £305, while MJ & JM Lawson, Ingleton, sold to £300. A smart run of Cheviot Mule Gimmer Shearlings from DE & J Waine, Kendal, sold to £310 and £295.

There was plenty of quality on offer, with numerous pens of both Mule and Continental Gimmer Shearlings comfortably selling in the £280 to £300 bracket, demonstrating strong demand for well-presented breeding sheep.

The Breeding Ewe section was topped by R Marwood & Son, Newsham, with two- and three-crop Continental ewes selling to £320, £310 and £305. Texdale ewes from the same home sold to £285.

 

Sale Averages

All Gimmer Shearlings: £275.59

Continental Gimmer Shearlings: £308.84

Mule Gimmer Shearlings: £276.44

 

A successful and encouraging day at Hawes Auction, with a strong entry, excellent quality and a competitive ringside producing a very solid trade throughout. We thank all vendors, buyers, sponsors, judges and everyone who supported what was another successful breeding sheep fixture at Hawes.

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Mule Shearlings

1st - BW & C Lawson, Ingleton, £350 

2nd - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, £380

3rd - WA Towler, Clitheroe,  £350            

 

Continental Shearlings

1st - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, £380

2nd - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, £350

3rd - JW & SE Drinkwater, Quernmore, £300

 

Leading Prices: Shearlings

Mules – JR & LA Capstick, £380, £325, £310 x2, £305, £300 x2, £295 x2, £262, £260, £255 x2, £250 x2, £240, WA Towler, £350, £305,

BW & C Lawson, £350, £320,

High Greenbury, £305, £300 x2, £290, £285 x2, £285 x2, £280 x4, £270 x2, £265 x2, £255, £250 x2, £245, £240 x2,

MJ & JM Lawson, £300, £290, K Milburn & A Devlin, £252, G & G Schofield, £248, £240, £220, AP Moore, £235,

N & H Sutcliffe, £222, £200. Av. £276.4

Continental x – JR & LA Capstick, £380, £350 x3, R Marwood & Son, £320, AP Moore, £295, JW & SE Drinkwater, £260,

P & S Lofthouse, £235, £225, £215. Av. £308.8 

Cheviot - DE & J Waine, £310, £295, £282, £280, P & S Lofthouse, £240, AP Moore, £222. Av. £275.8

Suffolk - D Alderson, £250, £210, K Milburn & A Devlin, £245, AP Moore, £230, £215, P & S Lofthouse, £218. Av. £226.6

Masham - I Tyson, £170

 

Leading Prices: Breeding Ewes

Continental - R Marwood & Son, £310, £305, £290, £285. Av. £298.7

Suffolk - PW & E Chester, £255, £240.

Masham - I Tyson, £155

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Friday 14th August 2026

 

SALE OF 1967 STORE LAMBS

There was an increased entry of Store Lambs forward, selling to a competitive trade here at Hawes. Trade proved stronger than many expected, despite the continued dry weather, affecting many parts of the country. Texel lambs led the way selling to a top of £148 from SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, Low Row. Strong pens of Beltex lambs sold to £141 from T & G Farrow, Richmond. Plenty of continental lambs selling to £120 +, reflecting short keep and having stronger demand for well grown lambs. Suffolk lambs sold to £125 for a pen of 30 from R & R Gornall, Dent. Short keep Cheviot lambs sold to £124.50 from MJ & JD Handley. There were a massive entry of 1057 Mule lambs sold. Mules sold to a top of £124.50 from J & JH Whaley, Hawes another ring full sold to £120.50 from JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside. There was plenty of pens of strong Mule lambs selling to £115 +. The overall average for the sale was £110.16. Continental and Suffolk lambs averaged excess of £113 with mule lambs averaging £109.1. Next sale of Store lambs included the special Show & Sale of Continental & Suffolk Gimmer Lambs on Friday 28th August 2026. Catalogue closes Tuesday 18th August. 

        

Texel x to £148, SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, Av. £111.8

Beltex x to £128, T & G Farrow, Richmond, Av. £114.6

Suffolk to £125.50, R & R Gornall, Dent, Av. £121.4

Mules to £124, J & JH Whaley, Hawes, Av. £109.1

  

Leading Prices:

Texel x - SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £148, £128.50, £111, T & G Farrow, £141, £134, £121, A & K Dowsland, £129.50, £122,

SM Iveson, £128, T Metcalfe, £128, S & RD Parker, £127, £114, D & SM Pratt, £126.50, J & JH Whaley, £126, £110, 

R & Y Willison, £122.50, £115, £114.50, £112, AT Lambert & Son, £122, A & AJ Lambert, £121.50, £117, JC White, £121, £104.50,

KD Hulley, £118, DL Mudd, £116.5, ST & SE Allen, £116.50, MJ & JD Handley, £116.50, J Mudd, £116, LC Scarr & Son, £115,

CW Kipling, £111.50, Croft Farm, £111, B Clarkson, £110, E Blackburn, £104.50, AC & SG Ramsden, £104 x2, AD Coates & Son, £103.50, MJ & JD Handley, £101.50, J & JA Preston & Son, £100.

Beltex x - T & G Farrow, £128, Croft Farm Ptns, £125.50, £122, LV & N Croft, £119, £104.50.

Suffolk - R & R Gornall, £125.50, SAR & EJ Crossland, £117, GJ & JM Scarr, £116.50, KD Hulley, £114.50.

Cheviot - MJ & JD Handley, £124.50, M Hallam, £108, £101.50.

Mules – J & JH Whaley, £124, JW Porter & Sons, £120.50, £112.50, £110.50, ST & SE Allen, £118, £102.50, A & TA Blades, £117.50,

JL & JA Sunter, £116, GJ & JM Scarr, £116, R Hallam, £115.50, £109.50, JL Cloughton & Son, £115.50, J Sunter & Son, £115,

ED Bousfield, £115, £108.50, RJ Cloughton, £113.50, D & DR Alderson, £113, S Alderson, £112.50, N Iveson, £111.50, BE Hall, £110,

T Metcalfe & Son, £108.50, H Cooke, £107.50, JL & JA Sunter, £107, T & SB Procter, £107, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £106,

AL Dawes, £104.50, WC Porter & Son, £102.50, £101.50, K Raw, £101.50, A & K Dowsland, £100.50, T & G Farrow, £100.

Dorset - FJ Willison, £116, £107.50, £102.

Charollais - Croft Farm Ptns, £100.

Teeswater - I Tyson, £102.

Herdwick x - LJ Winspear, £99.50.

 

Total Average: £110.16

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Tuesday 11th August 2026

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Forward: 1695 Sheep comprising 1047 Prime Lambs, 648 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

There was a nice increase in numbers this week, with in excess of 1,000 prime lambs forward. Trade was sharper than the previous week, although not as strong as many had hoped, with trade finishing strongly at the end of last week but the week starting on a more subdued note on Monday. Our overall market average was 315p/kg, a few pence dearer than the previous week, which included a nice run of Mules forward at Hawes.

The heavy-weighted, well-fleshed lambs continue to add up best. Leading the way was the consignment from DA & MA Brown & Son, Leyburn, who sold Suffolk lambs to £216 at 65kg. The weekly consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, once again met eager bidders, selling to £198, £194, £191 and £190. This was followed by heavy-weighted Continental lambs from HT & BJ Thornton Berry, Swinithwaite, selling to £190. Plenty of the well-finished, heavy-weighted lambs sold in the region of £170 to £180.

The best-conformation lambs continue to sell towards 400p/kg, topping at 395p/kg for 45kg Beltex lambs from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, grossing £177, purchased by Martin Hare, Lane End Farm shop. This was followed by JR & LA Capstick, Killington, selling pens of Beltex and Texel lambs to 388p/kg and 390p/kg. There was plenty of commercial, well-finished lambs selling over the 330p/kg mark.

It was nice to once again have a good entry of Mule lambs forward, which looked very well sold at Hawes, with all Mules forward selling to an overall market average of 305p/kg. The best Mule lambs sold between 315p/kg and 318p/kg. Heavy-weighted Mules peaked at £155 from LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge, with 50kg Mules from JC & N Throup, Skipton, selling to £152. There was plenty of late-forty-kilo lambs selling in the £140s.

Heavy-weighted horned lambs topped at £168 for Dalesbreds from LC Scarr & Son. Best-meated Swaledale lambs sold to 300p/kg, or £138 at 46kg, from DJ Amsden, Hawes.

There was an increased number of buyers forward at Hawes today, with continued support from our local butchers, including Hammonds Butchers, Bainbridge, and Martin & Sally Hare of Lane End Farm Shop.

We are looking forward to Tuesday 18th August at Hawes Auction, with our weekly sale of prime lambs and cast sheep, which will also include the sale of 115 Pedigree Dutch Spotted rams and females at 3pm, followed at 5pm by the Annual Show & Sale of 906 Mule and Continental Breeding Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings.

 

Beltex to 393p, R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck

Texel to 365p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Suffolks to 332p, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Mules to 317p, W & A Lambert & Son, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

 

Total Av. 315p/kg    

 

Suffolks - DA & MA Brown & Son, £216, £169, £146.50, KD Hulley, £169, £153, £149, KJ Burrow, £167, £161, £146, £143,

D Alderson, £157, £146, £138, £137, S Pedley, £153, A & H Watson, £150, G Harper, £150, £146.50, Woodend Farms, £143,

J & S Mitchell, £141, A & H Watson, £139.50, JH Pedley, £138.50, R & JM Harper, £138, DT Dinsdale & Son, £135.50.

Texel x – JR & LA Capstick, £198, £190, £184, £163, £157, HT & BJ Thornton, £190, £166, JF & GR Howard, £184, £150, A Lodge, £180, BC Gregg, £171, A Lodge, £170, £169, W & A Lambert & Son,  £170, A & H Watson, £169, R Marwood & Son, £168 x2, £164, £162,

C & M Hugill, £166, £162, F Hulley, £165, A Mudd, £165, JW Porter & Sons, £164, SM Elphick, £162, RW Clarkson & Son, £160,

S Pedley, £160, £155.50, S Bell & Sons,  £159, £153 x2, DA & MA Brown & Son, £159, R Moore & Son, £158, J Scarr & Sons, £157.50, Springhill Ptns, £155, £152, KJ Burrow, £155, DA Hinton & Son, £154, M Hugill, £153, J Handley & Sons, £152, Whyte & Percival, £152,

S Pedley, £150, R Mudd & Sons, £150.

Beltex - JR & LA Capstick, £194, £191, £173, £164, BC Gregg, £177, R Mudd & Sons, £177, £167, £160, £150, £146, £145, £144,

A Lodge, £166, LA Booth, £163, C & M Hugill, £161, S Pedley, £161, £160, R Marwood & Son, £159, JW Porter & Sons, £146 x2,

Dixon Bros, £144, Springhill Ptns, £144, £139, B Spence & Sons, £144, J & JA Preston & Son, £134, J Handley & Sons, £128.

BFL - DJ Amsden, £182.

Dalesbred - LC Scarr & Son, £168, £140, £129.50.

Dutch Spotted x - AP & D Sowerby, £159, £124.

Mules - LC Scarr & Son, £155, £132, JC & N Throup, £152, £146 x2, £145.50, J Allison & Sons, £149, £141.50, £136, S Pedley, £148,

DA Hinton & Son, £148, DT Dinsdale & Son, £144, £137, RJ Cloughton, £143, £130, S Bell & Sons, £141.50, £136, £133,

J Sunter & Son, £140, A & H Watson, £140, JW Porter & Sons, £139, C & M Hugill, £138, J Handley & Sons, £137.50, JH Pedley, £136.50, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £136.50, JH Sharp & Sons, £135.50, GJ & JM Scarr, £135, D & DR Alderson, £130.50, £127,

RW Clarkson & Son, £130, W & A Lambert & Son, £123.50.

Swaledale - DJ Amsden, £146, £138 x2, S Bell & Sons, £105.

Blue De Maine - LA Booth, £144.

Cheviot x - DA & MA Brown & Son, £143, L Bell Percy.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £130, £131.

Masham - LC Scarr & Son, £133.

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CAST EWES 

A bigger show of Ewes forward with 648 going under the gavel. A very pleasing trade was seen for all types. Topping the trade were Texel ewes selling to £200. Mule ewes looking very well were sold to a top of £199 from Woodend’s Farm, Bainbridge with a cut below selling to £160-£180. A Big show of Hill Ewes forward, a ring full of Cheviot Ewes sold to £170 from High Greenbury Farm, Richmond. A cracking pen of Roughfell sold to £166 from TR Mason, Kirkby Stephen. The best Swaledale Ewes selling £130+ topping at £140 from R Hallam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Other pens to £138 from T Dent & Son, Swinithwaite. Medium Swaledale types £75-£90 with stronger plains to £60+. A pen of Herdwick ewes sold to £148 from The Cragg & Carr, Hawes. Only a few tups forward today with all selling to a fast trade. Texels sold to £178 from JM & DE Wood, Horton-in-Ribblesdale with a BFL selling to £150 from the same home.

 

Continentals to £200, AL Dawes, Colsterdale

Mules to £199, Woodend Farms, Leyburn

Charollais to £190, AL Dawes, Colsterdale

Zwartble to £190, E Brown, Coverdale

Suffolks to £180, AL Dawes, Colsterdale

Cheviot to £170, High Greenbury Farm Ltd, Scorton

Rough Fell to £166, TR Mason, Kirkby Stephen

Beltex to £162, High Greenbury Farm Ltd, Scorton

Herdwick to £148, The Cragg & Carr, Hawes

Swaledale to £140, R Hallam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Dalesbred to £122, DL Mudd, Buckden

BFL to £100, AC & SG Ramsden, Hawes

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to £178, JM & DE Wood, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

BFL to £150, JM & DE Wood, Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Swaledale to £122, GJ & JM Scarr, Garsdale

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Tuesday 4th August 2026

 

Forward: 1198 Sheep comprising 693 Prime Lambs, 505 Cast Ewes and Rams.

 

PRIME LAMBS

There was a welcome increase in the number of prime lambs forward, met by a busy ring of buyers. Trade remained very much in line with the national trend, although prime lamb prices have unfortunately eased once again. The overall market average levelled at 308p/kg.

Heavy-weight, well-finished lambs with good conformation continued to command the strongest demand. Leading the trade was the consignment from Libby Winspear, whose 58kg lambs topped the market at £196. Close behind were 53kg Texel lambs from Shaun Taylor, Chapel-le-Dale, selling to £191.

The weekly consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington sold 51kg Texel lambs to £190, with further Texel lambs from the same home also reaching £190. Their Suffolk lambs sold to £181. There were still plenty of pens of heavier-weight lambs regularly trading between £155 and £175.

Handy-weight, well-fleshed Continental lambs generally sold between 310p/kg and 320p/kg, while the best-conformed lambs regularly exceeded 330p/kg, topping at 375p/kg from JR & LA Capstick.

A pleasing increase in the number of hill-bred lambs was also seen. Mule lambs sold to a top of £145 on three occasions for 51kg lambs from DJ Amsden, B Spence & Son, and J Scarr & Sons. Further Mule lambs from DJ Amsden sold to £142.50 at 47kg.

A small entry of Swaledale lambs saw 38kg lambs from RF & RD Kettlewell, Askrigg sell to £118, while 35kg lambs from P Ewbank, Pateley Bridge realised £91.50.

 

Texel to 373p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 309p/kg

Suffolks to 369p JR & LA Capstick, Killington, Av. 306p/kg

Beltex to 336p, D Alderson, Barnard Castle, Av. 319p/kg

Mules to 314p, WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon, Av. 292p/kg

 

Total Av. 308p/kg    

 

Texel x – EM Winspear, £196, £155, SR Taylor, £191, JR & LA Capstick, £190 x2, £172, £170, £157, £149, A Bell Livestock, £175, £161,

J & JH Whaley, £171, £140 x2, J Sunter & Sons, £170, EM Winspear, £167, SR Taylor, £161, £147.50, £140, ME Bainbridge, £160, £159,

T Dent & Son, £155.50, JL & JA Sunter, £153.50, AT Pratt, £153, £145, B Spence & Sons, £150, £146.50, J Scarr & Sons, £150, £143,

JR & PA Swainson, £149, £146, £140, H Kirkbride & Son, £149, LC Scarr & Son, £147, S Alderson, £146, R & JM Harper, £144.50,

BC Gregg, £144 x2, HJ Thwaite, £144, Whyte & Percival, £143.50, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £142, D & A Cowperthwaite, £141,

K & A Woof, £140, AJ & J Sunter, £140.

Suffolks - JR & LA Capstick, £181, £168, KJ Burrow, £155.50, £149, £142, CM Johnson, £155, £137, RF & RD Kettlewell, £146,

R & R Gornall, £145, £137, DB & A Hoggarth, £145, £137.50, £134, D Alderson, £143 x2, £134, £133, £132, R & JM Harper, £143,

MR & VL Parsons, £138, £136, BL Acton, £129.

Charollais - Croft Farm Ptns, £155, £144, £138.

Beltex - D Alderson, £148, £134, BC Gregg, £144, Croft Farm Ptns, £134, CR & A Thornborrow, £129.50, J 7 J Preston, £126. 

Mules - B Spence & Sons, £145, DJ Amsden, £145, £142.50, £128, J Scarr & Sons, £145, R & JM Harper, £140, RF & RD Kettlewell, £132, J & JH Whaley, £127, R & R Gornall, £125, CA Short, £121, WC porter & Son, £112.50, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £110.

Zwartble x - MR & VL Parsons, £145, J & JH Whaley, £144.

BFL - WC Porter & Son, £136, DB & A Hoggarth, £135.

Swaledale - RF & RD Kettlewell, £118, P Ewbank, £91.50.

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CAST EWES

Heavy ewes easily maintaining recent high levels with more number’s required. The sale topped at £228 twice for a Texel from DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale and EM Winspear, Hawes. EM Winspear also sold Suffolk ewes to £224 with many pens of heavy continental ewes selling for over the £200 mark. More Mules ewes forward with all types selling to a full value. Topping at £157 for a pen of 11 from High Greenbury, Scorton. Another full pen from DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale sold to £156. A bigger show of hill/ horned ewes forward, best would be £120- £140. Topping at £150 for a Swaledale was DJ Amsden, Hawes. Medium Swaledale Ewes sold for around £85-£100 with plainer ewes anywhere from £45- £65. More Ewes needed each week with 8 active buyers ringside.

 

Texel x to £228, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale & EM Winspear, Hawes

Suffolks to £224, EM Winspear, Hawes

Cheviot to £196, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

BFL to £192, WC Porter & Son, Reeth

Beltex to £172, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Mules to £157, High Greenbury Ltd, Scorton

Swaledale to £150 DJ Amsden, Hawes

Teeswater to £136, I Tyson, Lupton

Gritstone to £124, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

 

CAST RAMS

Swaledale to £150, RT Tennant, Conistone

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