Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store & Breeding Sheep
Forward: 1,360 Head – 925 Store Hoggs; 411 Inlamb Sheep & 24 Blue Faced Leicesters.
A good show of store sheep were good to sell with plenty of customers assembled. Another nice show of inlamb sheep saw strong older sheep in good demand.
Next Sale of Store Hoggs and In-lamb Ewes is on Wednesday 12th February
Entries close Monday 3rd February
PRINCIPLE PRICES
925 Store Hoggs Overall Average £56.34
Texel – Av £65.24
£80 £74 P Johnson; £80 J Howard; £79.50 B Spensley Ltd; £78 DC Hall; £76 £74 RM Crabtree; £75 Thwaite Bros; £74 BD Coupland;
Suffolk – Av £63.32
£74 RM Crabtree; £71 BD Coupland; £70.50 £53 I Coates; £68 RJ Gardt; £66 B&J Sutcliffe; £53.50 JS Throup; £53 RD Metcalfe;
Mule – Av £56.60
£79 SL&SD Lund; £75 £60.50 J Rayner & Son; £68 R&C Greenwood; £64.50 BD Coupland; £64 J Millman; £63.50 ID Mellin; £63.50 W&J&E Harker; £61 W Banks & Son; £56 G Fairburn;
Swaledale – Av £37.23
£58 J Millman; £47 B&J Sutcliffe; £46.50 £45 RJ Gardt; £46 N Hall; £44 SL&SD Lund; £42 W&J&E Harker; £40 A&N Fothergill; £38 J Rayner & Son; £38 J Millman;
Dalesbred – Av £40.13
£45.50 £24 K Lister & Son;
Gritstone – Av £40
£40 BD Coupland;
Blue Faced Leicester – Av £45.17
£52 ID Mellin; £35 J Rayner & Son;
Beltex – Av £65.14
£72 £56 S Carruthers
411 INLAMB EWES
Mule 3crop to £120
Mule 4crop to £120
Texel Shearlings to £115
Texel 3crop to £118
Cheviot Shlgs to £93
Cheviot 2shrs to £93
Cheviot 3&4 Shr to £94
Swaledale 3shr Correct to £70
Dalesbred Ewes Correct to £70
24 BLUE FACED LEICESTER FEMALES
Judge – Neil Heseltine
Class 1 – Registered Inlamb Shearling or Ewe
1st – AJ Mason Lot 5 selling for 370gns to Ellis Bros
2nd – JC&N Throup Lot 11 selling for 300gns to C Davis
3rd – R Mawson Lot 8 Unsold
Class 2 – Registered Gimmer Lamb
1st – WA&A Booth Lot 14 selling for 1300gns to C Davis
2nd – WA&A Booth Lot 15 selling for 700gns to C Davis
3rd – Ellis Bros Lot 1 Unsold
Champion – WA&A Booth
Reserve – AJ Mason
Prices:
Gimmers
1300gns 700gns WA&A Booth; 320gns AJ Mason;
Shearling Ewes
180gns W Wildman;
Ewes
370gns AJ Mason; 300gns JC&N Throup; 280gns D&J Stenton;