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Livestock - Sale Announcements

Saturday 16th May 

Show & Sale of 173 Store Cattle, Beef Breeding Cattle & Cull Cows.

Judging 9.30am. Sale 10.30am.

To incl Annual consignment of 14 Cont x Heifers with Lim Calves at foot from

JW & ME Taylor & Son, Dent

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 19th May 

800 Spring Lambs & Prime Hoggs at 10am.

300 Cast Sheep

20 Calves at 10:30am

Sale of 250 Sheep with Lambs at Foot at 12:30pm

To incl Show & Sale of 150 Hoggs with Lambs at Foot

Classes for 5 Mule hoggs & singles and 5 Cont/Suf hoggs & singles

Sale of Tractors, Implements & Tools etc at 1pm
To incl: International 955 XReg tractor, Valmet 455, MF65 & loader, IW & G Edwards livestock trailers, Welgar small baler, Conor bale wrapper, clipping machines, several small trailers, 7T twin axel weeks tipping trailer, haybob,  Foster back actor digger, cattle crush, garden rotavator, garden shredder, MF potato planter, flat 8 grab, pasture topper, slurry tanker, long arm post-knocker, drum mower, Fleming muck spreader, log splitter, Lister cattle/sheep clipper, Honda lawnmower & much more see online.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PRIME/CAST SELLERS

VETERINARY ATTESTATIONS FOR PRIME/CAST SHEEP
***Vendors are kindly reminded that if you are not Farm Assured that you must have a current and valid Vet Attestation Number (VAN) to sell prime sheep. Please be aware that a VAN number is only valid for 12months, and you are required to renew it annually. Please can you check your VAN is valid and update the office with the relevant information.***  
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Land, Farms & Property - Sales & Lettings

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Land and Rights at Birkdale, Keld, Richmond

Pasture land extending to 10.99Ha (27.17Ac) together with common land grazing rights. For Sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in up to three separate lots. Guide Price for the whole: £200,000

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Land above Bainbridge, Hawes

Pasture land extending to 12.58Ha (31.10Ac) for sale by private treaty,

Guide Price £90,000

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Land at Thwaite Bridge, Hawes

Meadow, pasture and woodland extending to 60.84Ha (150.31Ac) for sale by private treaty as a whole or in two separate lots.

Guide Price for the whole: £280,000

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Land at Swinesett, near Hawes.

Newly planted woodland extending to 12.08 Ha (29.86 Ac).

Guide Price £150,000.

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Land north of Tarney Force, Widdale

Meadow, pasture, allotment and woodland together with a stone barn extending to 48.05 Ha (118.74Ac).

For sale by Private Treaty.

Guide Price £250,000. 

SALE AGREED

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Land at Hawkswick, Skipton

288.49 acres (116.75 hectares) of sporting moorland and semi wooded scar in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

SALE AGREED

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Land at Gayle, Hawes

Meadow land together with a stone barn and agricultural building extending to 2.68 Ha (6.63 Ac) 

For sale by Private Treaty.

Guide Price £200,000.

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Land in Widdale, Hawes

Meadow and allotment land together with a stone field barn extending to 29.30 Ha (72.40Ac)

For sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in up to three separate lots.

Guide Price for the whole £240,000.

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Land at Thornton Rust, nr Hawes

Meadow and pasture land extending to 5.52 Ha (13.64 Ac)

For sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in two separate lots.

Guide Price for the whole £90,000.

As part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) livestock farmers are now able to apply for funding to pay for a vet’s health and welfare review, which includes a farm visit and laboratory testing. The review’s report will identity priorities specific to each farm to improve health and welfare of livestock. Currently, this grant is open to farmers who are eligible for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and are likely to make a claim for BPS in 2023.
Payment Rates:
£372 for a dairy cattle review
£522 for a beef cattle review
£436 for a sheep review
£684 for a pig review.
For further information or help to apply then please contact Laura Alderson or James Alderson

The Slurry Infrastructure Grant is now available from Defra. Apply for grants of £25,000 - £250,000 towards the cost of slurry stores, covers and supporting equipment, to increase or improve storage capacity for up to 6 months worth of slurry. Applications must be submitted by 31st January 2023. Please contact Laura or James for further information.

 

The new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Scheme is now open!  Farmers will be rewarded for carrying out actions to improve the environment.
There will be a phased introduction of the SFI Scheme, with the first standards focusing on assessing and improving soil health and later in the year animal welfare.
If you are eligible for BPS then you are able to apply for SFI. There are also some opportunities to apply for SFI if you have a Stewardship Agreement.
SFI Agreements will last 3 years, with annual amendments possible.  Payments will be made quarterly. Payment rates available below.
Please get in touch with Laura or James for more information. Office: 01969 667207

Market Reports

Saturday 16th May 2026

SPECIAL MAY SHOW AND SALE OF CATTLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Kindly Sponsored by; Bainbridge Vets; Carrs Billington Agriculture; JMP Foodservice; J Warren ABP Ltd; King Hope & Co (Chartered Accountants); Mr FW Lawson; NFU Leyburn; Spar - J Blades & Sons, Hawes, 

 

STORE CATTLE

Judged by Edward Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge

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

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

Kindly Sponsored by FW Lawson

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

Tuesday 12th May 2026

Forward: 754 Sheep comprising 30 Spring Lambs,174 Prime Hoggs, 190 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 139 Ewes with 221 Lambs at foot.

 

SPRING LAMBS

Hawes Auction Mart experienced a slightly quieter day today, but trade remained very strong across all sections, with buyers keen to secure all classes of sheep. Despite smaller numbers in several sections, demand was excellent and vendors were well rewarded for quality stock.

Spring Lambs – Outstanding Trade with a Superb £222.96 Average

A tremendous trade for the 30 spring lambs forward saw an outstanding overall average of £222.96 per head. With a busy ring of buyers in attendance, more spring lambs could easily have been sold to vendors’ advantage. Leading the way was the consignment from High Greenbury Farm, which peaked at £241 for Texels, with further pens at £234 and £230. Their Beltex lambs also sold to £230. JR & LA Capstick, Killington topped at £237 with a smart Texel, while a standout pair of Beltex lambs from the same home achieved the top price of the day on a pence-per-kilo basis at 502p/kg, purchased by M Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. High Greenbury Farm followed closely with 40kg Beltex lambs selling to 500p/kg. The market averaged an impressive 455p/kg, with an SQQ average of 485p/kg.

Spring lambs are required next week, and vendors are encouraged to take advantage of the strong demand. Please do not hesitate to contact Ian Atkinson on 07957 256337 or Kenton Foster on 07711 469280 to discuss the current trade.

 

Continentals to 502p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington. 

Suffolks to 472p, JR & LA Capstick, Killington  

 

Total Av. 455p/kg    SQQ 485p/kg

 

Continentals - High Greenbury, £242, £234, £230 x2, £229, £228, £226 x2, £208, £200,

JR & LA Capstick, £237, £226, £220, £214, £212, £202.

Suffolks -High Greenbury, £224, JR & LA Capstick, £222.

 

PRIME HOGGS - Smaller Numbers Met by Strong Festival Demand

A smaller entry of prime hoggs was forward this week, as expected for the time of year, but trade remained very strong with well-fleshed hoggs in excellent demand ahead of the upcoming festival. Heavyweight Texel hoggs topped at £230 from JC White, Lunedale, followed by £226 from Middleton Livestock. Handy-weight Continental hoggs continue to be keenly sought after, with well-finished sorts regularly selling well in excess of 400p/kg. Heavyweight hoggs sold to £220 from J Metcalfe & Sons, Grantley, with T & LM Goad & Sons, Dent close behind at £214.

Swaledale tup hoggs met a particularly strong trade, peaking at £220 for 71kg hoggs from JR & SL Pratt, Thornton Rust. Further notable prices included £208 from G Calvert & Sons and £200 from JC White, Lunedale, with many more selling in the £190s. Herdwick hoggs topped at £198 from G Stephenson, Cautley. With demand remaining high, we strongly encourage vendors to draw out any remaining tup hoggs for next week’s sale.

 

Leading Prices:

Continental - Middleton Livestock Ltd, £226, J Metcalfe & Sons, £218 x2, £202, £198, £182, £164, T & LM Goad & Sons, £218,

WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £186, £180, £163, £160, £157, £130, JR Blades, 3158, HG Lynas & Son, £142.

Mules - J Metcalfe & Sons, £220, T & LM Goad & Sons, £214, £202, £193, £192, JW & JH Burton & Son, £198,

J Metcalfe & Sons, £190 x2, £182, £174, £132, JR Blades, £178.

Swaledale – JR & SL Pratt, £220, £198 x2, G Calvert & Sons, £208, £158, £156, JC White, £200, £190, £146, JR Blades, £196, £158, £152, MR Ewbank, £190, £184, T & LM Goad & Sons, £188, £178, £164, DJ Charnley, £140.

BFL - J Metcalfe & Sons, £212, JW & JH Burton & Son, £200.

Herdwick - G Stephenson, £198, £180, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £140, DJ Charnley, £138.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £180, £176.

Dalesbred - DJ Charnley, £143, £140.

Cheviot - E Blackburn, £134.

 

CAST EWES 

Trade very good today and the leanest of ewes were a big step up and look very dear in comparison. Topping the trade was a good consignment from JR & LA Capstick and his Texel x Ewes were £242 & £240 with DA & MA Brown & Son at £228. Suffolks topped at £240 for M Bell & Son with JR & LA Capstick at £238. BFL Headed at £208 for DA & MA brown & Son and £190 for BD & A Horner. Mules a good sort from JR & LA Capstick achieved £202 and a pen from M Bell & Son at £190. Swaledales took a big jump up with M Bell & Son having a couple of big ewes at £166 followed by A Spence at £162 and £158 with G Harker & Son following at £161. A pen full from WPP Farming came in to the ring selling for £147 but the leanest ewes seemed the dearest today  with nothing much below £70-£90. 

 

Continentals to £242, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Suffolks to £240, M Bell & Son, Askrigg

BFL to £208, DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale

Mules to £202, JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Swaledale to £166, M Bell & Son, Askrigg

Masham to £150, DJ Charnley, Litton

Cheviot to £142, E Blackburn, Low Row

Dalesbred to £138, DJ Charnley, Litton

Herdwick to £152, G Stephenson, Cautley

 

CAST RAMS

Not many Rams forward BFL topped at 3225 for J & JH Whaley, Tex x made £230 for JC White and Swaledales topped at £188 for G Harker & Son. 

 

Continental to £230, JC White, Lunesdale

BFL to £225, J & JH Whaley, Hawes £225

Swaledale to £188, G Harker & Son, Arkengarthdale

Dalesbred to £172, DJ Charnley, Litton

 

SALE OF EWES & LAMBS - Fewer Forward but Trade Remains Exceptionally Strong

A smaller entry of 139 sheep with lambs at foot met another very strong trade. The consignment from EW Atkinson, Arkengarthdale led the way, peaking at £380 for Continental shearlings with Texel twins. Continental ewes with twins sold to £365 from RJ Dale, Ripon. K & A Woof, Marsett sold Mule shearlings with twins to £358, with two-crop ewes from the same home reaching £340. Among lowland ewes with single lambs, Continental shearlings from EW Atkinson topped at £305, followed by Beltex ewes with smart single Beltex lambs from JC White, Lunedale at £300. 

There was also another strong entry of hill-bred ewes, which attracted plenty of buyer interest. Swaledale two-crop ewes with bonny twin Mule gimmer lambs sold to £370 from R Metcalfe, Gunnerside. GR Scarr, Askrigg sold Swaledale ewes with twins to £315, with singles from the same home reaching £280. The consignment of Texdale gimmer shearlings with smart Texel twins from J & SJ Bland, Hawes selling to £342 and £340.  

We are looking forward to a busy sale day on Tuesday 19th May, when Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep and Sheep with Lambs at Foot will all be met by strong demand. The sale will also include the Annual Show of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot. In addition, entries are already flowing in for the May Machinery Sale. Please ensure all entries are submitted by Wednesday 13th May. We look forward to another busy and successful day at Hawes Auction Mart.

 

Twins       

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £337

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £264

 

Singles     

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £231

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £214  

Twins

Swaledales – R Metcalfe, £370, GR Scarr, £315, J Alderson, £290, £262, JF & GR Howard, £285, £280, T Metcalfe & Son, £195,

EW Atkinson, £190.

Continentals - EW Atkinson, £380, RJ Dale, £365, J & SJ Bland, £342, £340, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £340, £335, J Alderson, £300.

Mules - K & A Woof, £358 £340, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £332 x2, RJ Dale, £328, C Hancocks, £320, D Pearson & Son, £300,

Croft Farm Ptns, £300, J Alderson, £288. 

Cheviot - D Pearson & Son, £315, £310, RJ Dale, £280, £240.

                                                               

Singles

Continentals - JC White, £300, £260, EW Atkinson, £305, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £245, C Hancocks, £205.

Cheviot - JR Blades, £248, £235, £180, D Pearson & Son, £222, RJ Dale, £210, £195.

Mule - C Hancocks, £210, WM & JE Shuttleworth, £208, JR Blades, £195, RJ Dale, £195, D Pearson & Son, £185, JC White, £185.

Suffolk - JR Blades, £210.

Swaledale - GR Scarr, £280, JF & GR Howard, £180, £160.

Tuesday 5th May 2026

 

Forward: 1566 Sheep comprising 7 Spring Lambs, 598 Prime Hoggs, 299 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 251 Ewes with 411 Lambs at foot.

 

SPRING LAMBS

Spring lambs were in strong demand at Hawes Auction Mart today, with numbers now needed to meet buyers’ requirements as companies look for more lambs. A firm trade saw all lambs forward average £211.29 or 462p/kg. Leading the way were 48kg Suffolk lambs selling to £232 from BC Gregg, Masham. The consignment from KJ Burrow, Dent topped at £224 for 50kg Suffolks.

 

Suffolks to 483p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 462p/kg

 

Suffolks - BC Gregg, £232, £190, KJ Burrow, £224, £201, £199.

 

PRIME HOGGS 

An increased entry of over 600 prime hoggs met plenty of demand, with trade remaining firm throughout. Handy-weight continentals sold in excess of 400p/kg, topping at 450p/kg and grossing £214 for Beltex hoggs from JW & JH Burton & Son, Gayle, purchased by Martin Hare. Heavyweight Texels peaked at £204 from AP Moore, Reeth, while a full pen of 52kg Texel hoggs from AT Lambert & Son, Simonstone sold to £200, again purchased by Martin Hare.

Hill-bred hoggs topped at £202 for heavyweight Swaledale tup hoggs from JW Porter & Sons, Gunnerside.

 

Leading Prices:

Continental - JW & JH Burton & Son, £214, £189, AP Moore, £204, AT Lambert & Son, £200, £166, S Featherstone, £198, £180,

CR & A Thornborrow, £194, £170, £168, £167, Taylor Bros, £192, T & LM Goad & Sons, £192, A Sharples, £188, M & P Carter, £188,

WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £184 x2, £181, £178, £174, £166, £160, £144, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £181, R Mudd & Sons, £172,

CR & A Thornborrow, £169, SM Iveson, £180, S Featherstone, £161, £159, £156, £150, A & J Myers, £158, D & EM & ID Brown, £148.

Swaledale – JW Porter & Sons, £202, £184, TM Barrass & Son, £192, £168, £148,  JE Cowperthwaite, £190 x2, J Hulley, £188,

G Harker & Son, £184, £182, £170 x2, GR Scarr, £184, KD Hulley, £180, T & LM Goad & Sons, £166, £154, £149,

MA Bainbridge, £164, £158, £152, J & G Huck, £162, JR Blades, £162, £155, G Barraclough, £160, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £158, £142,

M & P Carter, £152, £140, S Featherstone, £148, E & K Bland, £146, J Scarr & Sons, £140.

BFL - T Alderson, £196, A Sharples, £122.

Romney - JW & JH Burton & Son, £192, £180, £168.

Suffolk - DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £191, £176, HH Smith, £172, D Bentley, £154, WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £152, AP Moore, £148.

Cheviot - E Blackburn, £190, £160, £158, £108.

Rough Fell - E & K Bland, £182

Blackface - D & B Harding, £181, £157, £151, P Turnbull, £174, £170, £164, £152, £143, £142 x3, £137, £125, HH Smith, £128, £110.

Mules - JW & JH Burton & Son, £178, £164, £161, T & LM Goad & Sons, £172, RN Hoggarth, £170, £147, D & B Harding, £170, £168, x2, M & P Carter, £168, S Featherstone, £160, £151, RA & M & EJ Thompson, £158, £134, P Turnbull, £151, £145,

WJ Metcalfe & Ptns, £150, £142, WC Stones & Son, £138, de & p Wilson & Ptn, £130, JW & E Bostock & Ptns, £130, A Sharples, £121, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £120.

Goat - RN Hoggarth, £156.

Herdwick - RN Hoggarth, £148, H Tunstall & Son, £126, £100.

 

CAST EWES 

Good show of Ewes & Rams forward today with every class of sheep forward. Texels topped the trade at £240 with both R Marwood & Son & SM Iveson achieving £228. A good consignment from HB Farms, Fadmoor topped a few sections with Suffolks at £230 followed by KJ Burrow at £196. Mules also headed by HB Farms at £186 with JW & JH Burton & Son at £180 BFL topped at £205 for J Turnbull. Hill Cheviots topped at £180 for HB Farms with JR Blades at £146 and £138. Some stonking Roughfell ewes came from E & K Bland selling for £167 & £166. Swales topped at £142 for A Sharples with JW & JH Burton & Son at £141 and RA & M & EJ Thompson at £140. Few more tups around today and were sought after with £245 Texel for Taylor Bros with D & B Harding at £230. BFL topped at £200 for S & RJ Calvert followed at £185 Ted Alderson. Two massive Blackface Rams came from D & B Harding and realised £197 & £170. Swaledales topped at £170 for JE Cowperthwaite and £150 for KD Hulley.

 

Continentals to £240

Suffolks to £230, HB Farms, Fadmoor

BFL to £205, J Turnbull, Kildale

Mules to £186, HB Farms, Fadmoor

Beltex to £184, T Pounder, Bedale

Cheviot to £180, HB Farms, Fadmoor

Romney to £180, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Rough Fell to £167, E & K Bland, Gaisgill

Swaledale to £142, A Sharples, Hawes & JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes

Blackface to £136, D & B Harding, Whitby

Gritstone to £130, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Herdwick to £112, Taylor Bros, Richmond

 

CAST RAMS

Continental to £245, Taylor Bros, Richmond

BFL to £200, S & RJ Calvert, Low Row

Blackface to £197, D & B Harding, Whitby

Swaledale to £170, JE Cowperthwaite, Eldroth

Suffolk to £164, JH Wilde & Sons, York

 

SHOW AND SALE OF EWES & LAMBS

Kindly Sponsored by M/S Labbate, Garsdale and Paradigm Sharpening, West Burton.

 

The May Show and Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot saw an increased entry of over 250 outfits, met by a strong ring of buyers and a lively trade from start to finish. A special thank you goes to judge Trevor Sharp for his time and expertise, along with our sponsors, Paradigm Sharpening and Labbate Building, for their continued support.

The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of continental gimmer shearlings with Beltex twins from Libby Winspear, Hawes, which went on to sell for a prize-winning record of £550. The reserve champion rosette went to the first prize pen of Mule gimmer shearlings with Texel twins from K & A Woof, Marsett, selling for £370, with continental gimmer shearlings and twins from the same home also reaching £370.

The first prize pen of continental ewes with twins came from WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale, with two-crop ewes selling to £415.

A run of Cheviot Mule ewes with Texel twin lambs at foot from JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge met eager bidding, with young sheep selling to £420 and older ewes making £415 and £395. Mule ewes topped at £360 for two-crop ewes with twins from JR Fothergill, Hawes, while aged ewes with twins topped at £355 from JC White, Lunesdale.

A larger proportion of hill-bred sheep forward today met plenty of demand, with some buyers leaving empty-handed. The first prize rosette was awarded to Owlands Farm, Hurst for a pen of correct Swaledale ewes with Mule twins selling to £322. Dalesbred ewes with twin Mule lambs from the same home sold to £335.

A highlight of the sale was the consignment of Swaledale sheep with Mule lambs from SD Thompson, Aysgarth, peaking at £335 for a Swaledale ewe with a smart single Mule gimmer lamb. Pens of Swaledale ewes with Mule twins from the same home sold to £315 and £300. Young Swaledale ewes with twin Mule lambs sold to £325 from Ronnie Metcalfe, Gunnerside. Aged Cheviot ewes with Cheviot Mule twin lambs topped at £260 from A & TA Blades, Hawes.

A special consignment of Zwartble ewes with lambs at foot from K Slee, Mallerstang, saw a Zwartble ewe with twin gimmer lambs sell to £500, while a ewe with a wether lamb sold to £220.

Trade and demand remain strong, with vendors encouraged to enter sheep for next week’s sale. On Tuesday 19th May 2026, the sale will include the Annual Show and Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot, alongside the May Sale of Machinery.

The Hogg with lambs at foot Show and Sale will be on Tuesday 19th May 2026.

 

Judged by Mr T Sharp, Kendall 

 

Cont X Shearlings with Lambs 

1st & Champion, EM Winspear, Hawes, £550

2nd - K &A Woof, Marsett, £370

 

Cont X Ewes with Lambs          

1st - WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale, £415

2nd - SM Iveson, Askrigg, £365

 

Mule Shearlings with Lambs     

1st & Reserve Champion, K & A Woof, Marsett, £370

2nd - K & A Woof, Marsett, £350

 

Mule Ewes with Lambs              

1st - JR Fothergill, Hawes, £360

 

Swaledale Ewes & Lambs    

1st - Owlands Farm, Hurst, £322

2nd - WC Stones & Son, Arkengarthdale, £275

 

Twins       

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £356

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £279

 

Singles     

Lowland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £224

Upland Sheep with Lambs at foot, Av. £204                                               

                    

Twins

Texels - EM Winspear, £550, £370, WC Stones & Son, £415, JR Blades, £360, JC White, £355, OJ & AJ Kendall, £328, £320,

J Alderson, £285.

Zwartble - K Slee, £500.

Cheviot - JS & D Cloughton & Son, £420, £415, £395, JR Blades, £342, A & TA Blades, £260, £252, £245, £220, Croft Farm Ptns, £190.

Mule - K & A Woof, £370, £350, JR Fothergill, £360, JC White, £355, £325, S & A Bland, £350, HJ Thwaite, £340, £330, JR Blades, £318, OJ & AJ Kendall, £300, J Alderson, £295, JM Dickeson, £288, £250.

Suffolk - SM Iveson, £365.

Dalesbred - Owlands Farm, £335.

Swaledale - R Metcalfe, £325, £260, £255, Owlands Farm, £322, £245, £185, SD Thompson, £315, £300, £260, £200, £180,

WC Stones & Son, £275, JF & GR Howard, £215, TR Fothergill, £210. 

    

Singles     

Swaledales - SD Thompson, £335, £200, £160, £145, Owlands Farm, £280, JF & GR Howard, £170.

Mules - S & A Bland, £300, JC White, £235, HJ Thwaite, £230, OJ & AJ Kendall, £222, JC White, £222, SM Iveson, £222,

JR Blades, £215, £200, £195, A & TA Blades, £170.

Texels - JR Blades, £285, £245, JC White, £270.

Cheviot - E & K Bland, £280, JR Blades, £240, A & TA Blades, £225, £210, Croft Farm Ptns, £175 x4, £170 x2,

Dalesbred - Owlands Farm, £245, £205.

Zwartble - K Slee, £220.

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