Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs

Forward: 5,672 Head, Overall av £58.64

The fortnightly Store Sheep sale produced the sale of the Autumn so far with all classes trading at higher levels than the previous sale, and notably significantly improved from the corresponding time last year. With grass keep coming available a packed ringside assembled to compete for lambs, which were a good selection offering something for all from strong short keep lambs to smaller wintering types. The strong end of Texels saw 14 pens sell for over £70, the best of these a pen of 80 Texels from Will Crane at £70.50. The Hill lambs were also better to sell, the 1,398 Mule & Masham Wether Lambs forward averaging £55.30, 12 pens selling for £60 or more, with James Hall of Darnbrook leading the way with a grand pen of 100 Mules selling at £63 each. Some 532 head of Horned Wether Lambs were within the entry and these levelled at £37.01. Notable prices were Gordon & Paul Middleton Garsdale with a pen of 50 Swaledales at £45, whilst Lonks topped at £46.50 form J&EA Metcalfe, Littondale for a pen of 24.

PRINCIPLE PRICES

Beltex – Av £68.03

£73 £69.50 £64 Thwaite Bros; £71 D&J Carlisle; £70 PR Wearmouth; £70 AJ Haggas; £70 £69 JGE Heseltine; £64.50 RG Johnson; £62.20 Townhead Farm Partners; £61 M Burnop;

Suffolk – Av £60.70

£68 P&A Riley; £68x2 £64 RJ Gardt; £67.50 AS Staveley; £67.50 W Crane; £66.80 C Wellock; £66.80 MC Darwin; £66 D White; £66 RD Metcalfe; £66 JA&M Crocker; £65 AMS Robinson; £65 K Mitchell; £64.50 J&V Blakey;

Texel – Av £62.99

£74.50 J Garth & Son; £72 C Smith; £70.50x2 W Crane; £70 J Turner; £70 PJ Gill; £69.80 AR Beckerton; £69.50 RJ Gardt; £69 £68 J Sugden; £69 KR Crabtree; £68.50 W Warburton; £68.50 MA Pool; £68.50 JI&MP Greenwood; £68 J Turner; £68 M Harker;

Masham – Av £57.67

£62x2 JM Wilson & Son; £59 TA&N Whitfield; £53 K Lister & Son;

Mule – Av £57.08

£64.20F Reeday & Son; £64.20 J Metcalfe & Son; £63.20 JM Wilson & Son; £63 V Verity & Son; £63 JW Hall; £62.50 PR Wearmouth; £62.50 J Garth & Son; £62.50 W Furniss & Son; £61 W&A Lambert & Son; £60 JW Stockdale; £60 J Rayner & Son; £60 J&G Huck;

Charollais – Av £57.54

£59 M Ryder & Son; £59 R Dakin; £57.20 GC Pickup; £55.50 AG Horn;

Swaledale – Av £35.61

£45 £37x2 DA&JM Robinson; £45 G&P Middleton; £43 J Rayner & Son; £41 AJ Ogden; £40.50 WM&E Dugdale; £39 JA Stoney & Son; £38 TE Walker; £37 Matson Farms; £35.50 Lambert – Mile House; £35 E&E Metcalfe; £35x2 JA Barnes;

Dalesbred – Av £37.78

£45 JM Wilson & Son; £40 K Lister & Son; £36.50 JA Barnes;

Lonk – AV £39.01

£46.50 £45.50 £31 JA&E Metcalfe;

Cheviot – Av £60.31

£66 £61.50 £58 £50 JW Mellin; £60.50 AG Horn; £60 T Robinson & Son; £58 K Lister & Son; 58 J Binns

Lleyn – Av £61.44

£66.20 PJ Henfry; £62 £56.50 DC Wood; £50 N Speake;

Beulah – Av £52

£52 GM&J Robinson;

Gimmer Lambs

Texel – Av £66.70

£72 £69 W Crane; £69.80 J Garth & Son; £67 £66 S Horn; £66 FH&N Bell; £65 £58.50 P Greenhalgh;

Mule – Av £64.60

£70 £66 £58 Matson Farms; £66 £51 AG Horn;

Dalesbred – Av £58

£58 K Lister & Son

PRIZES FOR HIGHEST PRICE PEN OF 50 OR MORE;

VOUCHERS FROM JACS DIY WAREHOUSE FOR THE VENDOR

VOUCHERS FROM JG ANIMAL HEALTH FOR THE BUYER

Continental                         80 Texel x @ £70.50                        W Crane, Silsden Moor

Down                                   51 Suffolk x @ £66.00                     RD Metcalfe & Son, Brearton

Mule/Masham                    100 Mule Whethers @ £63              JW Hall, Darnbrook