Tuesday 22nd September 2026

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Forward: 4 Calves 2118 Sheep comprising 1172 Prime Lambs, 501 Cast Ewes and Rams, 328 Breeding Ewes & Shearlings & 117 Gimmer Lambs.

 

PRIME LAMBS

The weekly sale of prime lambs saw another competitive trade, with a busy ring of buyers once again at Hawes Auction. The overall market average was 315p/kg, with over 40% of the entry forward being Mule and upland lambs. Buyers are looking for well-fed, finished lambs.

Heavyweight lambs topped the market at £188 for heavyweight Texels from A Lodge, Malham Moor, with others from the same home selling to £183. This was followed by heavyweight Beltex lambs from JR & LA Capstick, Killington, selling to £187. There were plenty of pens of well-finished heavyweight lambs selling between £160 and £180. Handyweight Continental lambs were once again keenly sought after, regularly trading in excess of the 330p/kg mark.

There was another good offering of Mules forward in Hawes this week, with the trade peaking at £159 for heavyweight Mules from ME Bainbridge, Marrick Abbey, followed by £158 from S Bell & Sons, Askrigg, and £156.50 from AT Pratt, Hawes. Plenty of pens traded in the region of £150, with all Mules forward averaging over 310p/kg.

 

Beltex to 400p, BC Gregg, Ellingstring, Av. 347p/kg 

Texel to 375p, JW & JH Burton & Son, Hawes, Av. 321p/kg

Suffolk to 327p, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside, Av. 314p/kg 

Mules to 324p, JM & JJ Dawson, Littledale, Av. 310p/kg 

Swaledales to 300p, MR & LE Rukin, West Stonesdale, Av. 254p/kg

 

Total Av. 315p/kg    

 

Texel x – A Lodge, £188, £184, £177, £175, £170, £164, J Scarr & Sons, £183, S Bell & Sons, £181, J Rukin & Son, £180,  £175, £162, £161, JW & JH Burton & Son, £180, £166, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, £179, JR & LA Capstick, £176, £168, H Kirkbride & Son, £176,

ME Bainbridge, £176, Whyte & Percival, £171, WS &  EM Hartle, £170, £161, S Reynoldson & Son, £170, AT Pratt, £167,

JH Sharp & Sons, £165, AT Lambert & Son, £164, MW & HE Pedley, £162, £160, RF Lambert, £162, DA & MA Brown & Son, £160,

MR & LE Rukin, £160, Whyte & Percival, £160, J Hulley, £160.

Beltex - JR & LA Capstick, Killington, £187, £180, BC Gregg, £184, £170, £169, £165, £149, H Kirkbride & Son, £162,

AT Lambert & Son, £162, R Mudd & Sons, £160, £159, £150 x2, D Hodgson, £142, £138.

Suffolks - H Kirkbride & Son, £176, DA & MA Brown & Son, £167, R Mudd & Sons, £159, R & R Gornall, £157, £151.50,

RC Whitehead & Son, £155, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, £150.50, Woodend Farms, £150, DB & A Hoggarth, £150 x2, 3140.50,

KD Hulley, £148, G Harper, £146, JW & JH Burton & Son, £145.50, ME Bainbridge, £145, S Pedley, £143,

RF & RD Kettlewell, £140.50, £140.

Mules - ME Bainbridge, £159, £151, S Bell & Sons, £158, £154, AT Pratt, £156.50, A Lodge, £156, JS & S Atkinson, £155.50,

J Scarr & Sons, £155.50, £149, J Sunter & Sons, £154.50, CT & JE Willoughby, £154, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £153,

G Calvert & Sons, £149, WC Porter & Son, £149, JW & JH Burton & Son, £149, S Alderson, £148.50, J Allison & Sons, £147.50, Middleton Livestock Ltd, £147, JM & JJ Dawson, £146, N Iveson, £146, JH Sharp & Sons, £145, J & JA Burrow, £145,

A Fawcett & Sons, £143.50, J Sunter & Sons, £141.

BFL - WC Porter & Son, £150.

Masham - DA & MA Brown & Son, £145.

Cheviot – R Peel, £138.

Swaledale - ME Allison, £138, £100, D Hodgson, £120, MR & LE Rukin, £114, £108, WC Porter & Son, £111. 

 

CAST EWES 

A better show of 501 ewes forward, selling to a faster trade throughout.

Topping the sale were 8 Texel ewes at £222, with many of the best and strongest Texel ewes selling at £200+.

Beltex ewes sold to £203 from W.A. Dinsdale & Son, with a pen of strong BFL ewes selling to £187.

Over 80% of the sale were Hill-bred ewes, which were very well sold.

Cheviot ewes sold to £183 from W.A. Dinsdale & Son, with other pens selling to £151 from D. Wightman, Kendal. Rough Fell ewes were keenly bid for, topping at £145 from S.L. Hoggarth.

Swaledale ewes sold to £118 from J. Scarr & Sons, with others selling to £115 from C. & M. Hugill. The best Swaledale ewes were selling at £100+.

Texel tups sold to £196 from J. & J.H. Whaley.

 

Continentals to £222

BFL to £187, J Allison & Sons, Arkengarthdale

Cheviot to £183, WA Dinsdale & Son, Grinton

Beltex to £158, AW Brown, Carnforth

Suffolk to £153, D Wightman, Burton in Kendal

Mules to £152, JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside & R Moore & Son, Hawes

Rough Fell to £145, SL Hoggarth, Sedbergh

Masham to £140, DJ Charnley, Litton

Dalesbred to £134, DJ Charnley, Litton

Swaledale to £118, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg

Romney to £116, D Wightman, Burton in Kendal

 

CAST RAMS

Texel to £196, J & JH Whaley, Hawes

Swaledale to £110, R Metcalfe, Gunnerside

 

CALVES

A flying trade for all calves forward, with many more required to fulfil buyers' orders.

British Blue heifers, 6 weeks, sold to £750 from J. Scarr & Sons.

Limousin bulls, 5 weeks, sold to £730, with British Blue bulls, 5 weeks, selling to £700.

More calves required.

 

Bulls            

Limousin to £730, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg  

BRB to £700, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg  

 

Heifers        

BRB to £750, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg  

Limousin to £690, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg          

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BREEDING SHEEP

The opening sale of Swaledale breeding ewes of the autumn at Hawes saw an impressive start to the season, with Swaledale ewes in big demand. Topping the market for Swaledale ewes were four-crop ewes from J Rukin and Son, Keld, selling to £205. Younger breeding ewes from JS Calvert Ltd, Reeth, as part of the flock dispersal, sold to £190 and £180. Correct breeding ewes at four and five crop from AL Dawes, Healey, sold to £175. All correct breeding ewes forward averaged £154.62, with the majority of the entry being four- and five-crop ewes.

Broken-mouth Swaledale ewes sold to a top of £148 from AL Dawes, Masham, with all broken-mouth Swaledale ewes averaging £120.46. A pen of correct Dalesbred ewes from RW & MA Suttill & Son, Carlton, sold to £150.

A consignment of Texdales from Bank House Farms, Leck, saw the flock reduction, due to a change in farming policy, create plenty of interest in this ever-growing and popular breed. Texdale one-crop ewes sold to £210 twice, with one-crop ewes averaging £205.09. Gimmer shearlings topped at £230 twice, with Texdale gimmer shearlings averaging £214.30.

A run of Hill Cheviot gimmer lambs from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead, sold to a top of £134.

 

BREEDING EWES

Continentals - Bank House Farms, £210 x2, £208, £205, £195 x2. Av. £205

Swaledales - J Rukin & Son, £205, £172, £165, JS Calvert Ltd, £190, £180, AL Dawes, £175, £148, £132, JC Alderson, £160,

RW & MA Suttill & Son, £130, £115, £110, £105, £100, P Hallam, £158, £120, £108, 

Av. £154.6

Cheviot - S & M Hallam, £172.

Mules - Bank House Farms, £185.

Dalesbreds - RW & MA Suttill & Son, £150, £100.

 

GIMMER SHEARLINGS

Mules - Bank House Farms, £212, £198. Av £203

Texdales - Bank House Farms, £230 x2, £218, £200, £180. Av. £211

 

GIMMER LAMBS

Cheviot - KM & KJ Curwen, £134, £129, £119, £117, £104. Av. £121.6

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Monday 14th & Tuesday 15th September 2026

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The Annual Sale of Mule Gimmer Lambs on behalf of NEMSA

Kindly Sponsored by Carrs Billington Agriculture, Farmers Guardian, Shearwell Data,

Ash Tree Insurance Ltd & Eden Farm Supplies.

 

GREAT ANNUAL TWO-DAY SHOW & SALE OF NEMSA MULE GIMMER LAMBS

Hawes Auction were proud to host the Great Annual Two-Day Show and Sale of NEMSA Mule Gimmer Lambs on behalf of the Hawes NEMSA Branch on Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th September.

A fantastic two days at Hawes Auction, showcasing tremendous quality from start to finish, with an overall average of £209.01 and strong demand for Mule Gimmer Lambs of all types and budgets.

The quality of sheep on offer throughout the two days was amongst the best seen at Hawes for many years. Great credit must go to our vendors, whose hard work and dedication in producing such a tremendous run of Mule Gimmer Lambs was evident throughout both days.

The sale once again demonstrated the strength and versatility of the Mule Gimmer Lamb, with sheep to suit every buyer, every system and every budget. From powerful, strong tupping lambs through to smart, well-bred running lambs, there was an excellent selection of sheep forward to suit the requirements of buyers from across the country.

Trade remained strong and competitive throughout, with prices from £135 upwards and a superb overall two-day average of £209.01.

Monday saw an average of £209.03, with Tuesday following closely at £208.99, demonstrating the consistency of the trade across both days and the continued demand for quality Mule Gimmer Lambs at Hawes.

The show classes were strongly supported, with some tremendous runs of lambs brought forward for the judges to assess.

On Monday, the show was kindly judged by Mr T Fox, Biggar, and Mr M Carter, Gloucester, with the Championship and Best in Hawes Branch awarded to E Fairburn & Sons, Thornton Steward, selling to £820. Second place went to NC Marston, Cockermouth, at £670, third to JA & R Caton, Malham Moor, at £420, fourth to WA & GR Sedgley, Barbon, at £410, fifth to JC Walker & Son, Dunsop Bridge, at £510, and sixth to C & R Metcalfe, Barningham, at £490.

The Best Run of 100 or More Mule Gimmer Lambs, kindly judged by Mr Colin Dent, Kirkby Stephen, saw the trophy kindly donated by the Busby Family awarded to JA & R Caton, Malham Moor.

On Tuesday, the show was kindly judged by Mr J Nunneley, Banbury, and Mr D Morris, Aylesbury, with the Championship and Best in Hawes Branch awarded to HW & G White, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, selling to £550. Second place went to G & HR Shields, Ravenstonedale, at £560, third to F Brown, Halton Gill, at £345, fourth to AC & K Pye, Abbeystead, at £320, fifth to WC Porter & Son, Reeth, at £480, and sixth to JC & N Throup, Skipton, at £300.

The Best Run of 100 or More Mule Gimmer Lambs, kindly judged by Mr Vivian Smith, Alston, saw the trophy kindly donated by the Brown Family awarded to WC Porter & Son, Reeth.

Hawes Auction would like to place on record our sincere thanks to every vendor who supported the sale and worked so hard to present such an outstanding entry of Mule Gimmer Lambs. The quality forward was a real credit to the breeders and producers, and the continued support of our vendors is greatly appreciated.

A huge thank you must also go to the buyers, both local and those travelling considerable distances, for their continued confidence in purchasing Mule Gimmer Lambs at Hawes. The strong and consistent trade across both days is testament to the reputation of the Hawes Mule Gimmer Lamb Sale and the quality of sheep being produced by our vendors.

 

The final consignment of the day on Tuesday came from James and Joyce Sunter of Downholme Manor, who were selling their Mule Gimmer Lambs at Hawes for the final time before their well-deserved retirement. Their consignment sold to a top of £280, providing a fitting finish to many years of bringing their quality Mule Gimmer Lambs to Hawes.

Everyone at Hawes Auction would like to thank James and Joyce for their continued support over the years and wish them both a very happy and well-deserved retirement. We hope they enjoy plenty of time to relax and enjoy themselves in the years ahead.

 

We would also like to thank our sale day sponsors, Carrs Billington Agriculture, Farmers Guardian, Shearwell Data, Ash Tree Insurance Ltd and Eden Farm Supplies, for their continued and valued support of the sale.

Finally, our sincere thanks to all four judges for giving their time and expertise across the two days and helping make the show an important part of this great annual fixture.

 

 

 

 

 

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Forward:  18,625 Gimmer Lambs    

 

An overall market average for the two sale days of £209.1 was achieved.

 

MONDAY

Forward: 10,133

    

Show Results:

Kindly Judged by: Mr T Fox, Biggar & Mr M Carter, Gloucester

 

1st & Champion & Best in Hawes Branch, E Fairburn & Sons, Thornton Steward, £820

2nd - NC Marston, Cockermouth, £670

3rd - JA & R Caton, Malham Moor, £420

4th - WA & GR Sedgley, Barbon, £410                                                                                                                               

5th - JC Walker & Son, Dunsop Bridge, £510

6th - C & R Metcalfe, Barningham, £490

 

The Best Run of 100 or more Mule Gimmer Lambs 

Kindly Judged by Mr Colin Dent, Kirkby Stephen 

Trophy kindly donated by the Busby Family was awarded JA & R Caton, Malham Moor

 

Leading Prices:

E Fairburn & Sons, £820, £490, £400, £350 x2, £300, £280, NC Marston, £670, £500, £360, £320, £300, £255,

W & D Lawson & Son, £600, £340, £270,  JC Walker & Son, £510, £320, £310, C & R Metcalf, £490, £310, £280, £270,

Knock Hall Farm, £490, £300, £265, JA & R Caton, £420, £360, £325, £300, £290, £285, WA & GR Sedgley, £410,

R & PE Hargreaves & Son, £410, J Allison & Sons, £380, £290, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £370, £260, RS Harker & Son, £330, £300, £295, WA Dinsdale & Son, £350, £290, A Lodge, £340, £270 x2, £265, £255, NJ & L Allan, £340, £270, JS & S Atkinson, £340, £270.

JW Porter & Sons, £320, £260, T Ayrton & Son, £320, JH Pedley, £320, £265 x2, £255, , RW & RA Booth, £315, RC Hallam, £300, £255, SD Thompson, £300, S Pedley, £300, WA & GR Sedgley, £300, RH & C Ayrton, £300, B Spence & Sons, £290, £260,

R & PE Hargreaves & Son, £285, J & G Huck, £280, SE & JE Park, £280, J Garth & Son, £280, S Bell & Sons, £280, £255,

K Adams, £280, RW & JH Emmott, £280, JT Millman, £275, RW Tarbett, £270, JL Cloughton & Son, £265, K & A Woof, £265,

R & H Hird, £265.

 

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TUESDAY    

Forward: 8492

 

Show Results:

Kindly Judged by: Mr J Nunneley, Banbury & Mr D Morris, Aylesbury

 

1st & Champion & Best in Hawes Branch, HW & G White, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, £550    

2nd - G & HR Shields, Ravenstonedale, £560

3rd - F Brown, Halton Gill, £345

4th - AC & K Pye, Abbeystead, £320

5th - WC Porter & Son, Reeth, £480

6th - JC & N Throup, Skipton, £300

 

The Best run of 100 or more Mule Gimmer Lambs 

Kindly Judged by Mr Vivian Smith, Alston

Trophy Kindly donated by The Brown Family was awarded to WC Porter & Son, Reeth

 

Leading Prices:

G & HR Shields, £560, £300, £285, £255, HW & G White, £550, J & SE Bainbridge, £500, £310,

WC Porter & Son, £480, £410, £350, £280, Breck House Enterprise Ltd, £400, £290, CD & RF Kitching, £380, £335, £305 x2, £280,

F Brown, £345, £285, £280, £265, N Iveson, £320, JR & AE Airey, £320, £285, AC & K Pye & Son, £320, £298,

HW & G White, £320, £270, T & SB Procter, £300, JC & N Throup, £300, A & H Watson, £300, £265, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £300,

CT & JE Willoughby, £295, N White, £290, £280 x2, £255,  Bank House Farms, £290, WI & AM Atkinson, £280, GJ & JM Scarr, £280,

JL & JA Sunter, £280, R & E Cowperthwaite, £275, RS & BA Harker, £275, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £265, T Metcalfe & Son, £265,

JH Sharp & Sons, £260, WM heron & Son, £255, Bainbridge Bros, £255, M Bateman & Son, £255, R & AR Hunter, £255,

KA & HL Fawcett, £255, S & A Bland, £255, J Nelson & Son, £255 x2.

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Friday 11th September 2026

 

SALE OF STORE LAMBS

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Forward: 2679

 

The fortnightly sale of store lambs so another strong number forward of 2679 forward selling to another nice market average of £114.01 with the entry of lambs not as strong as the impressive entry we had forward we had a fortnight ago. 

The strongest lambs would be easily as a strong of a trade as the previous trade and probably up a notch with the best pens of store lambs trading in the region of the £140 mark. Leading the way was T Metcalfe, Garsdale with a pen of strong Texel lambs selling to £144.50 followed by other leading consignments of texel lambs to £144 from R Marwood & Son, Newsham £142.50 from HG Lynas & Son £121 from K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge with pens selling to £140 from D & SM Pratt, Leeming with Beltex lambs also achieving £140 from JM Beresford, Chapel Le Dale with plenty of pens of strong Continental lambs selling in the one hundred and thirties. The Suffolk trade was topped by BD & A Horner, Garsdale at £138 with other pens to £134 from JR Davidson & Son, Horton in Ribblesdale. Longer term lambs would sell to a stand on trade. all texel lambs forward sold to an average £118.61

Once again Hawes boosted a strong trade for the strongest mule lambs. the next size down of mule lambs wouldn’t be any dearer than the previous sale held a fortnight ago. Best pens of mule lambs would continue to trade in the one hundred and twenties with a highlight being a pen of 45 strong mule lambs selling to £127.50 from MJ & JD Handley, Sedbergh with other leading prices being £125 for a pen of 43 from BD & A Horner, Garsdale matched by a pen of 22 from DL Mudd, Buckden with plenty more of the strongest best pen’s trading in excess of the one hundred and twenty mark. All mule lambs forward averaged £111.84.   

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Continental x to £144.50, T Metcalfe, Garsdale, Av. £118.61

Mules to £136, F Bainbridge, Baldersdale, Av. £111.84

Suffolk to £138, BD & A Horner, Garsdale, Av. £119.4

Beltex x to £141, K Calvert Ltd, Bainbridge, Av. £121.3

 

Total Average £114

 

Leading Prices:

Texel x - T Metcalfe, £144.50, £135, R Marwood & Son, £144, £129, HG Lynas & Son, £142.50, D & SM Pratt, £140, £127,

J Dixon & Sons, £138, £136.50, K Calvert Ltd, £136.50, £124.50, AJ & L Hunter, £136, £130, £123.50, A & AJ Lambert, £132.50,

DH & JR Lowther, £132, TR Fothergill, £131, K Slee, £128.50, BD & A Horner, £128, R & D Waggett, £127, £126, S & RD Parker, £126.50, AT Lambert & Son, £125, JA & E Metcalfe, £123, JR Davidson & Son, £121, LV & N Croft, £121, K Slee, £120.

Beltex - K Calvert Ltd, £141, JM Beresford, £140, BE Hall, £131, T & G Farrow, £130, LV & N Croft, £129, SE Hunter, £126,

S & RD Parker, £110, JA & E Metcalfe, £103.50.

Mules - F Bainbridge, £136, £121, JR Fothergill, £128, £122, MJ & JD Handley, £127.50, BD & A Horner, £125, DL Mudd, £125, £119,

J Dixon & Sons, £122, JF & AW Sutton, £121, AT Pratt, £121, LC Scarr & Son, £120, T Metcalfe & Son, £120, JH Sharp & Sons, £120,

J Sunter & Sons, £120, JS &D Cloughton & Son, £119.50, AJ & L Hunter, £119, JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £119, JC Fawcett, £119,

SD Thompson & Son, £118, Croft Farm Ptns, £118, AJ & J Sunter, £118, T & G Farrow, £117.50, £108, RJ Cloughton, £117,

Collier Holme Farm, £116, A Fawcett & Sons, £116, Middleton Livestock Ltd, £115.50, J Brown, £115.50, D Hodgson, £115,

A & TA Blades, £115, £110.50 x2, £100.50, ST & SE Allen, £111.50. JR Fothergill, £115, C Hird & Son, £113.50, S Pedley, £109.50,

T & K Ellison, £109.50, KJ Burrow, £109.50, A & NJ Heseltine, £109, S Alderson, £108, J Alderson, £107, KD Hulley, £107, £102, 

SE Hunter, £107, £101, RW Clarkson & Son, £107, £103.50, F Bainbridge £105, BL Acton, £104, T Metcalfe & Son, £102,

RF & RD Kettlewell, £101, Croft Farm Ptns, £101.

Suffolk - BD & A Horner, £138, JR Davidson & Son, £134, C Hird & Son, £128, £117, SE Hunter, £126, SM Iveson, £125.50,

A Gouldthorpe, £119, DH & JR Lowther, £105, 

Cheviot - K Drea, £119, KJ Burrow, £117.50, Collier Holme, £114, DH & JR Lowther, £107.50.

Zwartble x – AJ & L Hunter, £110, £100.

Masham - LC Scarr & Son, £104.

Dorset x - M Kitching & S Smith, £97, £94.50, 

Horned - BE Hall, £82, £74.

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