Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep
Forward: 1,752 Head, Store Lambs Overall av £52.02 Breeding Sheep av £88.55
CCM Auctions held their Opening New Year Sale of Store and Breeding Sheep on Wednesday at Skipton. A good entry of store sheep were presented to a full ringside of buyers and trade was brisk, especially for the stronger sorts on the day, P Johnson of Trawden topping the sale with apen of Texel crosses and £74 whilst strong Mule Wethers were in to the £60’s, Robin Jackson selling a pen of 30 Mules at £64.50 and 40 at £59, Richard Harker had £63 for a pen of 69 head whilst Nick Parker had a pen of 27 at £63.
We also held our opening fortnightly sale of Inlamb sheep and trade was much better than many had anticipated, Ian Smiths run of correct Texel Ewes topped at £109, whilst Ross Greenwood presented his annual consignment of Mule Ewes, correct below with mixed mouths, shown in good condition, these strong sheep topped at £100 each on two occasions.
Next Sale is Wednesday 27th January – Entry of 1,500 expected.
Store Hoggs, Gimmer Hoggs and Inlamb Ewes, Shearlings and Gimmer Hoggs
Entries close Monday 18th January
PRINCIPLE PRICES
Texel – Av £60.25
£74 £71 P Johnson; £67.50 £66.50 TR Thwaite; £67.50 £65.50x2 J&MM Walmsley; £67 A Elsworthy; £64.50 RJ Gardt;
Suffolk – Av £51.69
£69 SL&SD Lund; £62.50 I Coates; £58 CA Foster; £57 Lambert-Milehouse; £54 RJ Gardt; £46 CA Foster;
Mule – Av £54.27
£64.50 £59 R Jackson; £63 N Parker; £63 W&J&E Harker; £58.50 R&C Greenwood; £58 J Hopkinson;
Swaledale – Av £35.50
£40.50 R Jackson; £40 A&PM Hall; £40 £34 J Cheetham; £39 W Furniss; £37 AJ Ogden; £33.50 J Hopkinson;
Dalesbred – Av £28.65
£41 £28 JA Stoney & Son;
Charolais – Av £59.79
£52 SJ Schofield; £59PJ&RH Wallbank;
Beulah – Av £37.41
£39 GM&J Robinson; £36 £32 FM Shepherd
Beltex – Av £73
£75 P Johnson; £73 £61 JA Stoney & Son;
Hampshire – Av £46
£46 New York Farms
BREEDING SHEEP (inlamb)
Texel ( Correct)– Av £101.19
£109 £108 £104 £102 £101 £100 IMA &RJ Smith;
Mule (Correct Below) – Av £94.05
£100x2 £94 £93 R Greenwood;
Wensleydale (Correct) – Av £75
£76 £73 £70 J Whitehead
Swaledale (Correct Below)– Av £34
£34 DB&E Greenwood;