October 3, 2008

9963 Mule gimmer to £90 av £44.25; 39 Cont X gimmer to £60 av £47.49; 120 Mule shlgs to £80 av £63.76.

Prizes. –Mule gimmer lambs . – Judge: Mr A Peck and Miss C Morris. 1 & Chester Kneller Memorial Cup WP Sutcliffe, Horton in Ribblesdale £86; 2 Bainbridge Bros, Marrick Abbey, £90; 3 J&SE Bainbridge, Newsham, £84.

Prices. – Mule gimmer lambs: Bainbridge Bros £90; WP Sutcliffe £86, £81, £60, £59(2); J&SE Bainbridge £84, £59; J&K Metcalf & Son £68; KA Fawcett & Sons £67, £62; W&A Lambert & Son, £67; JW&ME Taylor & Sons £66; KW&J Clarkson £65; A&L Sedgley £65, £59; J Caton £64; CT&JE Willoughby £63; D Middleton & Son £62; Mrs WM Hall £62; J&G Huck £61, £58, £56, £55; Mason & Gardner £60; K&A Woof £58; WA Dinsdale & Son £57; WC Porter & Son £57; K&G Allison £56; A Lodge £56; JW Porter & Sons £56; JH Walton £56; Bank House Farms £55, £53; W&M Buckle £55(2); DA&MA Brown & Son £55, £54; SH&TA Sutcliffe & Son £55; JS&D Cloughton & Son £54; G&G Scholfield £54; A Spence £54; J Sunter & Son £54. Mule gimmer shlgs: K Raw £80; J Sunter & Sons (RG) £75, £72; NW&EM Mason & Son £73; JM Winn £70, £56; K&G Allison £66; D Pearson & Son £64, £56; G&P Middleton £63, £59; JB Fothergill £54; JB Raine £54. Cont X gimmer lambs: C Beresford £60, £49 (Zwartbles); CR Alderson & Son £53, £44 (Texels); HW&G White £46 (Zwartbles).

Tues. – Fwd: show & sale of 71 breeding rams. Judge: Richard Ireland.

Prizes. – Texels: 1 & Champion MW Pedley, Lunds, £360; 2 C Dinsdale, Witon le Wear £210; 3 C Dinsdale £240.

Blue-faced Leics: 1 JJ Scott, Redmire, £300; 2 JJ Scott not sold; 3 M Bell, Hawes, £100. Suff 1 B Stonard, Ripon, £120; 2 JL Hunter, Castley, £300; 3 JL Hunter, Castley, £150.

Prices. Blue-faced Leics: JJ Scott £300; A Lodge £220, £100; SM Bell £180, £100(4); M Bell £160, £130, £100; A Spence £140, £100(2), £90; JC Hestletine £140; K&A Woof £135; C&M Hugill £120(2); C&K Ellis £120; K&A Woof £110; B Spence & Sons £100.

Suff: JL Hunter £300, £150 (3); B Stonard £120, £110, £100, £90. Texels: MW Pedley £360; B&A Myers & Daughters £330, £250(2); JR&I Lambert £260, £250, £240(2); C Dinsdale £260, £240, £210; JC&E Pedley £200.

HEXHAM. – Wed of last week. Fwd: annual show & sale of 724 Texel, Suffolk and Continental rams & females. Texel Rams. – 427 Texel shearlings and ram lambs. Judges: John Walton, Keepwick, Hexham, and Ian Hamilton, Claywalls, Capheaton. Overall champion & Arthur Iveson Perpetual Memorial Trophy: John Davison, Lough Green, Texel shlg ram, £1200 to J Walton; res: Alan Walker, Newbiggen Hill, ram lamb, £620 to Messrs Dalton, Glenhill. Suffolk. – Judge: Mr Alan Sked, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries. Champion & James Johnson Perpetual Challenge Cup: G&S Turnbull, Cookstead, Cornhill on Tweed, shlng ram, £700 to Matt Findlay, High Farm, Hallington; res G&S Turnbull, lamb, £450 to Matt Findlay.

Prizes. – Texel shlgs: 1 Champion; 2 Messrs R Thornton & Son, Cornhills, £900; 3 Messrs W H Davison & Sons, Lough Green, £800. Ram lambs: 1 Reserve champion; 2 Messrs AG&D Bisset, Middle Dukesfield, £650; 3 Mr A Walker, Newbiggen Hill, £460. Top flock averages: Cornhills, sold 20 to £1080 av £732; Lough Green, sold 23 to £1200 av £632; Flotterton Cottages, sold 11 to £880 av £587; Townfoot, sold 6 to £1200 av £583.

Prices. – Shlgs to £1200 Townfoot.

Ram lambs to £320 Newbiggen Hill.

Prizes. – Suffolk shlgs: 1 & Champion; 2 Mr JM Hayward, East Learmouth, £600; 3 AR Lawson & Son, South Farm, £520. Ram lambs: 1 & res; 2 Mr WH Clubbey, Lairhill, £360; 3 Messrs HH Turnbull & Sons, £620. Top flock averages.

– shlgs: 111 sold to £780 av £405.41. Flotterton, 10 sold to £780 av £539; Cookstead, 12 sold to £720 av £525; Lowes Fell, 3 sold to £550 av £506.

Ram lambs: 37 sold to £650 av £317.57.

Cookstead, 14 sold to £620(2) av £477; Lairhill, 11 sold to £440 av £270.

Prices. – Shlgs to £780 Flotterton; ram lambs to £650 Cookstead; Char & other Cont rams: Char shlgs to £500 Thackwood; Char X shlgs to £320 Thackwood; Texel X shlgs to £280 East Trewick; Beltex X shlgs to £300 Bensons Fell; Beltex X 2-shear rams to £150 Middle Heugh.

Dispersal sales. –FW&JI Hutchinson, Emley, Whitfield: Gimmers to £150, £110, £100; 2-shears to £98, £92; 3- shears to £144, £98; 4-shears to £80(2); aged ewes to £74. J Mitchell, Kiln Cottage: 2-shears to £195, £170, £120; 3- shears to £125, £120, £115; 4-shears to £100. Gimmers for E Telfer & Sons, Newton High House: £490, £290, £260, £220.

Thurs of last week. – Annual prize show & sale of traditional Tow Law Mule gimmer lambs for the Weardale branch of Nemsa. Judge: Charles Hedley, Burn farm, Willington, Crook. Champion pen & GW Robinson Perpetual Rose Bowl: Messrs Collingwood, Stewartshield Meadows, £115 to Mr H Johnson, Whitelea Farm, Crook. Res champion pen: T Collingwood & Son, Ambling Gate, £126 to K Cator, Stobb House Farm, Brandon.

Prizes. – 1 Champion; 2 res; 3 W Reed & Sons, West Biggens, £92 to Mr H Johnson; 4 ML&BE Coulthard, Bridge End, £82 to Mr H Johnson.

Prices. –£126, £68, £62 Ambling Gate; £115, £67 Stewartshield Meadows; £110, £80, £78, £76, £64 Stockley Burn; £105, £76 Redburn; £92, £72, £64 West Biggens; £83, £62(2) Spittalshield; £82, £66, £64 Bridge End; £82, £73, £70, £62 Lands Farm; £72, £65 Harwood Shield; £66 Carry House; £66 Ling Riggs; £66 Allergill; £64 Glenhill; £64 Glebe Farm; £63 Garretshields; £63 Waskerley Park Farms; £62 Harwood Shield; £62 Allotment Farm.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. – Last Fri. Annual Texel rams & second Mule gimmer show & sale. Judge: Mr John Earle, Bolton Grange, Richmond (Texel rams); Mr Cameron Walton, Helifield (Mule gimmer lambs).

Prizes. – Texel rams: 1 Champion: Mr R Wilson, Low Field; 2 res Mrs R Stevenson, Howgill Foot. Pen of ram lambs: 1 Champion Mrs D Taylor, Colda Croft; 2 res Mr A Birbeck, Pennine View.

Female: 1 Champion Mrs K Bell, St Peters.

Mule gimmer lambs: 1 Messrs Bainbridge, Dousgill, £71; 2 Messrs Pratt, Intake Bottom, £61.

Prices. – Rams: £650, £520, £500 Buckles Farm; £520, £480(2) Mrs R Stevenson; £520, £460 Mr R Wilson; £430 Mr SW Backhouse; £400 Messrs Hastwell. Texel females: £105 Messrs Bell & Scott (shlg); crossbred ewe lambs: £60, £58 Mr T Brogden; £54 Mr A Birbeck. Mule shlgs: £70 Messrs Pearson.

Also last Fri. – Fwd: 49 crowned Swaledale ewes & gimmer lambs. Annual prize show & sale. Av £452.35 (up £283.32). Judge: Messrs Peter & Philip Raine, Coach & Horses. Overall Champion: W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, £2,600 to TH Harrison & Sons; res: PE&KA Sowerby, Mossdale Farm, £450 to T Brogden.

Prizes. – Ewe: 1 Champion; 2 G Harker & Son, Punchard, £400 to S&K Emmott; 3 PE&KA Sowerby, Mossdale, £380 to WJ Porter. Shlg ewe: 1 res; 2 W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, £780 to T Nattrass; 3 R Hutchinson & Sons, Valley Farm, £480 to S&K Emmott. Gimmer lamb: 1&2 R Marwood & Son, Long Green, £100 to PE&KA Sowerby; £100 to TW Rebanks.

Prices. – £2,600, £780, £700 Ghyll House; £480, £300 Valley Farm; £450, £380 Mossdale; £400 Punchard; £320 High Lane; £200 Frith Holme.

LEYBURN. – Last Fri. Fwd: 67 calves, 1 dairy, 89 pedigree Texel sheep, 48 Blue-faced Leicester sheep & 1947 Mule, Masham & Continental gimmer lambs & shearlings. Show of Mule gimmer lambs. – Judge: Ian Foote, Leicestershire, & Andrew Bowler, Derbyshire.

Show & sale of Pedigree Texel sheep for Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders’ Club. – Judge: Ian Clough, Pickering. Show & sale of Blue-faced Leics sheep. – Judge: Keith Etty, Bowes.

Prizes. – Mule gimmer lambs: 1 D&M Brown, Richmond, £70 to Giles Broadwith, Thornton Watless; 2 K Hird & Sons, Swaledale, £66; 3 K&C Metcalfe, Barningham; £66; 4 N Croft, Ellingstring, £60. Mule av: £51.10 (no comparison). Pedigree Texel sheep: Gimmer shlgs 1 & champion JL North, Doncaster, 250gns to J Murfin, Leyburn; 2 G Taylor, Thirsk, 135gns; 3 JL North, 200gns; shlg rams 1 & res G Taylor not sold; 2 S&A Taylor, Huddersfield, 320gns; 3 WH&MA Keighley, Otley, 320gns. Blue-faced Leics: ram lamb, 1 & champion A Bainbridge, Leyburn, 400gns to K Etty; 2 A Bainbridge 460gns; 3 DA&MA Brown, Agglethorpe, 600gns; shlg ram, 1 A Bainbridge 230gns; 2 JC Brown & Son, East Witton, 160gs; 3 DA&MA Brown not sold; female: 1&3 PD Marsh, Richmond, (ewes) 90 & 100gns; 2 NE&DS Harland, Whitby, not sold.

Prices. – Mule gimmer lambs: H&EM Tiplady £79, £64, £60, £57, £56(3); D&M Brown £70; J&K Metcalfe & Son £66, £61, £58; WM Iveson £66; GK Hird & Sons £66; OJ&AJ Kendall £65; E Blacklock £61, £58; G Lambert £60, £58(2); LV&N Croft £60; JW Banks £59; DA&MA Brown (agg) £58; BR Lawson & Son £57; Calvert & Hunter £57.

Cont X gimer lambs: E Blacklock £62, £60, £58(2); W Stanger £49; pure Texel shlgs: J Berry £88, £80. Pedigree Texel sheep, other shlg lambs: JL North 700 & 470gns; G Taylor 540gns; WH&MA Keighley 360 & 350gns. Cattle. – Calved hfr: C Iveson Farms £1860; B Blue bulls: £332 CT&JE Willoughby av £262; B Blue hfr:s £268 F&S Iveson av £210; BA bulls: £270 JK&CH Wilkinson av £223; Lim bulls: £250 D&S Spence av £227; Lim hfrs: £220 Rand Grange Farms av £176; Simm bulls: £270 GE Simpson & Son; AA bulls: £160 M&M Robinson & Son av £135; AA hfr: £75 M&M Robinson & Son; B&W bulls: £140 G Sanderson & Son av £82; Herefd bulls: £132 ME Robinson & Sons av £115.

Wed. – Fwd: annual show & sale of 1,667 Swaledale ewes, shearlings and gimmer lambs. Judge: Gary Lodge, Malham, and Michael Spensley, Richmond (Swaledale ewes); Robin Garbutt, Hawnby (Swaledale gimmer lambs).

Prizes. – Swaledale ewes (pen of ten): 1 & Joe Dixon Trophy, Bob Dixon, Halfpenny House flock, £95 to G Lodge; 2 J Dixon & Sons, Stainton flock, £88 to D&T Brown, Agglethorpe; 3 D Iveson, Leyburn, £80; 4 Walburn Hall Farms, Richmond, £56; av £44 (up £10). Swale gimmer lambs: 1 & Keith Barker Memorial Trophy, J Pearson & Sons, Caldbergh, £41 to R Garbutt; 2 R Simpson & Sons, Richmond, £36; 3 J Pearson & Sons £32.

Prices. – Ewes: JT Dixon & Son, Halfpenny, £95, £82, £70, £66; J Dixon & Sons, Stainton, £88, £60, £52, £48; WM Iveson £80, £78(2), £62, £50, £48; EW Atkinson £58, £50; Walburn Hall Farms £56, £52, £51, £50, £48; R Simpson & Sons £56; G Lambert £48; J Pearson & Sons £42. Gimmer lambs av £24.50 (up £6.20): J Pearson & Sons £41, £32, £30, £27; R Simpson & Sons £36, £34; WM Iveson £33, £31, £24; Calvert & Hunter £33; JT Dixon & Son £30, £24; Walburn Hall Fms £27, £24; WM Scott £24. Swale shlgs av £37.20 (up £8): PF Goodall £46, £38; RC Turnbull & Son £40, £38; C Slee £37.

NORTHALLERTON. – Wed of last week. Fwd: Show & sale of 808 store lambs. Judge: Mr John Otterburn.

Prizes. – Cont X lambs: 1 L Garbutt £48.80; 2 Simpsons £42.50; Suff X: 1 J Beckett £39.50; Simpsons £42.80.

Prices. – Suff X: S Sanderson £42.50; FB Watson £48.80; JL Mason £39.80; J Beckett £38.50; J Greenbank £36.50; N Hobson £35.20; D Lowther £35.00; B Fountain £33.00; D Reynoulds £32.80; Cont X: FB Watson £43.80; DA Wood £42; E Fairbairn £39.20, £39; CD Muir £35; A Hillary £34.80; N Hobson £34.20; S Willis £33.80; DH Dick £30.20, £28.00; Middlesborough Council £42.80, £31.50; Wens, Middlesborough Council £37.80, £34.50. Fwd: 36 OTM cattle to 109.50p av 93.50p.

PENRITH. – Mon. Annual Michealmas prize show & sale of store cattle.

Judge: Louise Todd, Market Rasen.

Champion: Harrison, Sleddale Hall, British Blue bullock; res: Harrison, Sleddale Hall, any other breed hfr.

Prices. –Lim bullock: 1 Richardson, Field Gate; 2 Walton, Goodlie Hill Cottage.

Brit Blue bullock: 1 Champion; 2 Teasdale, Doddick. Any other breed hfr: 1 Res champion. Any other breed bullock: 1 Brass, Low Row; 2 Harrison, Sleddale Hall.

Prices. – Bullocks. – Brit Blue: £1300 Sleddale Hall; £1095, £1025 Cliburn Hall; £1060, £1005, £880, £845, £775 Crosby Lodge; £1020, £820 Low Row; £980, £760 Haybanks; £960, £918 Countess; £915, £880 Friendship Farm; £910, £850 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £880, £615 Crossrigg; £865 Bomby; £850, £840, £830, £820 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £835 Town Head (Todd); £765, £690 Croft Farm (Raine); £760, £660, £645 Doddick; £750 Langrigg; £745 Slakes; £742 Shire Hall; £690 Hesket Farm; £680 Askham Gate; £660 Asby Mill; £645 Berrier End; £645 Barnskew; £630 Town Foot (Holliday). BA: £1050 Low Row; £880 Sleddale Hall; £735, £645, £620 Wintercragg; £695(2), £675, £630 Gill Head. Lim: £1040(2), £1035, £895, £795, £780 Brook Farm; £1000, £980, £845 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £970, £960, £905, £820, £795 Oddendale; £950, £830 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £945, £780 Bomby; £970, £920 Cliburn Hall; £922(3), £920(4), £895(2), £815(2) Blands; £895 High Beckside; £880 Soulby Grange; £875 Oaklands; £856, £855, £842(5) Crosby Lodge; £865 Scales (Braithwaite); £855, £790 Croft House (Bowman); £840 Ploveriggs; £840, £820, £785, £770, £768(3) Berrier End; £835, £780 Field Gate; £830, £820, £790, £770(2), £760 Stoneybeck; £815(4) Street House; £785 Gateghyll; £780 Cross Dormont; £775 Town Head (Todd); £775, £760 Hill Top (Bell); £760 Knock Hall; £755 Moss Dyke. Char: £970 Ploveriggs; £960 Demense; £940, £775 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £855(3), £795(2), £790(2), £785(3), £780(3), £645 The Green (Huddleston); £645 Shire Hall. Cont: £920, £885, £840, £820 Home Farm (Metcalfe); £685 Melmerby Mill. AA: £778 Thorneyscale; £735(4) Street House (Maughan); £670 Soulby Grange; £665 Demense; £642 Shire Hall. B&W: £748(3), £740(2), £680, £658 Thorneyscale; £695 Shire Hall; £685(2) Friendship Farm; £590 Bennett Head; £590(2), £555(2) Low Row; £580(2) Soulby Grange. Saler: £665 Bennett Head. Herefd: £610(4), £580(4), £550(5) White House (Thwaytes). MRI to £602(2) Bennett Head. Hfrs. – BA: £1140 Sleddale Hall; £698 Shaw House; £580, £565(2) Wintercragg; £540(3) Gill Head (Hodgson).

Lim: £880 Moss Dyke; £870, £865, £800(4), £795(2), £785, £780(2), £770, £760, £735, £710 Eamont Bridge; £868, £685, £680, £610 Scales (Braithwaite); £785 Hill Top (Bell); £770, £760 Providence House; £765 Town Head (Todd); £760, £725, £722 Berrier End; £745 Slakes; £745(2), £740(2) Blands; £745, £725, £620 Stoneybeck; £740 Rosgill Hall; £740 Demense; £740, £705(3), £700, £650 Oddendale; £740, £650 Cross Dormont; £738 Hill Top (Bell); £735, £700, £690, £680 Mossdyke; £708, £660 Shaw House; £700, £630 High Beckside; £700, £695 Threlkeld Hall; £680 Langrigg; £665 Providence House; £650 Oaklands; £635(2) Asby Mill; £630 Rosgill Hall; £625(2), £610(2) Low Row; £615 Hesket Farm. Char: £845 Ploveriggs; £805 Low Row; £770(2), £720(3) Park Head (Hird); £670(6), £640(2), £635(2) The Green (Huddleston). Brit Blue: £735 Eamont Bridge; £720, £560 Tarn House; £700, £635(3) Hesket Farm; £685 Langrigg; £660, £600, £565 Doddick; £650 Haybanks; £640, £595, £590 Meadowbank; £610(4) Kirkbarrow Hall; £580(2) Townfoot (Holliday); £568, £540 Old School House; £528 Town End (Mounsey).

Simm: £780 Town Foot (Holliday). AA: £545 Meadow Bank. Bulls. – Lim: £775, £698 Sleddale Hall; £725, £685 Hacra; £580 Rosgill Hall; £565 Bolton Mill. BA: £732(3), £695, £575 Sleddale Hall.

ST JOHNS CHAPEL. – Wed of last week. Nemsa Mule gimmer lambs.

Prize show and sale of Mule gimmer lambs & shearlings. Judge: Mr P Ferris.

Prizes. – 1 & C Birbeck Perpetual Cup and Nemsa rosette, Messrs M&B Coulthard, Bridge End, £90 to J&L Odell; 2 J Gray, Peasmire, not sold; 3 Rochester & Murray, Glebe Farm, £51 to M Woodroofe. Overall av £51.19.

Prices. – £90, £50 Bridge End; £57, £56, £52, £51, £50 (2) Glebe Farm; £53, £51 Peasmire; £50 (2) Warden Hill.

Sat. – Fwd 1,484 Swaledale ewes, gimmer shearlings and gimmer lambs.

Annual sale. Blue-faced Leics tups: £200, £150 Golden Lands; Texel tups: £200, £170 Mowbray House; Swaledale gimmer shlgs: £64 South Wellhope; £50 Side Head; £49 Billingshield, £48, £40 White Lees, £46 12 Fairfield Drive, £41 Hill Farm; £39 High Pasture; Swale ewes: £39, £28 Ireshope Plains, £37, £28(2) Glen Whelt; £33, £32, £31 Allergill Cottage; £31, Sunderland Cleugh, South Wellhope; £28 Golden lands, White Hills; Swale gimmer lambs: £25(3) White Hill; £24 Glen Hill; £23 West End.