Forward:   6,536 GIMMER LAMBS, comprising

Total entry of 4,748 Mule Gimmer Lambs

Comprising -

2,822 North of England (NEMSA) Mule av £77.08 (-£4.69 on 2016)

1,384 Mule Lambs (Non Members) av £74.44 (-£4.9 on 2016)

385 Dales Mule av £73.15 (£11.98 on 2016)

157 Texel Gimmers £76.09

316 Masham Lambs av  £70.63 (-£16.27 on 2016)

1,472 Swaledale av £52.40  (-£22.40 on 2016)

SHOW RESULTS;

MASHAM (70.63)

Judge Mr C Gibson

1^st – A&SL Throup sold for £102

2^nd – AS&SL Throup sold for £101

3^rd – K Lister & Son sold for £76

The tuppings were a fair trade headed up by the Champion Pen from A&SL Throup of Silsden Moor at £102 and their second prize pen at £101. Runnings harder to place with customers for the best types.

£102 £101 £85 £84 £80 £78 A&SL Throup; £84 JM Wilson; £79 D&GC Newbould; £76 K Lister & Son

DALES MULE (£73.15)

Judge Mr N Brown

1^st  RH&EA Close sold for £98

2^nd WR Verity sold for £92

3^rd JK Wilson sold for £90

The Josephine Bartlett Memorial Trophy awarded to the owner of the Champion pen

£98 £83 RH&EA Close; £92 £91 £84 J Verity; £90 £82 JK Wilson; £86 £82 JA Stoney & Son; £84 JK Wilson;  

NORTH OF ENGLAND MULE – MEMBERS LAMBS (£77.08)

Judge Mr N Brown

1^st – ASE Crisp & Son sold for £116

2^nd – JW Stockdale sold for £102

3^rd – Saddle End Farms sold for £98

A strong pre sale show of gimmer lambs gave our Judge Nick Brown of Broadway a headache, however he picked a Pen from Robert Crisp of Calton in Malhamdale which went on to sell for the top price on the day of £116. A steady trade  for all goods right throughout the day ensured lambs got away at some healthy prices. It was clear to see that the last 6 weeks of bad weather has affected the growth of a lot of lambs on offer today and this was reflected in the overall average. Plenty of darker faced running lambs were highly sought after seeing £84 - £95 all day long with tuppers £95- £100.  

£116 £112 £106 ASE Crisp & Son; £112 CD&RF Kitching; £108 JA Throup; £107 K&GJ Huck; £102 JC&N Throop; £102 JW Stockdale; £102 Ellis Bros; £102 AV Caton;

MULE - NON MEMBERS LAMBS (£74.44)

£96 £88 £87 RG&H Preece; £92 RH&EA Close; £87 WM Airey; £86 JW Sayer & Son; £86 JG&B Brown; £86 WA Brown; £86 R Bell; £86 Ashfield Farms;

SWALEDALE (57.40)

Judge Mr J Nutter Jnr

1^st – JM&S Tennant sold for £150

2^nd – K Huck sold for £112

3^rd – I Wilson sold for £125

Trade was easier than last years heady average of £79.13 to record an average of £57.40. Best runs of lambs were slightly down on the year but the weather through the spring and summer has caused lambs to be smaller and without the usual condition caused lower order lambs harder to move.

Less than 100

I Wilson to £125 av £96.72

AJ Mason to £125

C Nelson to £82 av £78.19

RW&B Chapman £80 av £74.84

S&D Robinson £76 av £66.17

CT Akrigg £96 av £65.64

WP&B Walker £78 av £64.9

Over 100

R Tennant to £140 av £73.15

J Tennant to £150 av £67.33

K Huck to £112 av £54.05