BORDERWAY (Carlisle). - Mon. Show & sale of reg Blue-faced Leics females. Judge: Alex Bisset, Middle Dukesfield. Champion: Sophie Ann Harding, Shrewbridge flock, Nantwich, 1-crop ewe by Lydbury Marcus Elite Plus, 1,000gns to Janice Brown, Kylieford, Aberdeenshire; res: David Cruikshank,Nithsdale flock, gimmer shearling, dtr of Barlaes Bouncer & in lamb to Nithsdale General, 1,600gns to C Lamont, Dumfries. Top price: 3,500gns, Lord, Low Dowgill, Kirkby Stephen, gimmer lamb, R1 tester by M8 home-bred sire, to Stephen Sutcliffe, Horton-in-Ribblesdale.
Averages: 16 ewes £507.94; 29 shlg gimmers £328.03; 14 ewe lambs £622.50. Dispersal/reduction sale avs. - Eskley flock: 17 ewes £215.29; 6 shlg gimmers £248.50; 5 ewe lambs £235.20. Bowder flock: 12 ewes £360.50; 4 shlg gimmers £273.00. Gwestydd flock: 40 ewes £141.09; 17 shlg gimmers £264.97.
HAWES. - Sat. Fwd: 26 sheep for annual show & sale of individual Blue-faced Leics females for the Blue-faced Leicester Sheep Breeders Assn. Overall champion: Lord, Kirkby Stephen, gimmer hogg £2,600 to A Barnes; res: Lord, gimmer hogg, £2,000 to N Caton
Prizes. - Ewes & gimmer shlgs: 1 J Wight £650 to R Collingwood; 2 Ellis Bros £900 to R Collingwood; 3 J Wight £500 to PJ Broughton. Gimmer hoggs: 1 overall champion; 2 res champion; 3 WC Porter & Son £550 to PB & MM Fairclough.
Prices. - Overall av £518.46; gimmer hoggs to £2,600 av £524.29 (up £72.03 on 2004); gimmer shlgs to £400 av £360 (down £190); ewes to £900 av £583.33 (down £42.67).
Gimmer hoggs: Lord £2,600, £2,200; WC Porter & Son £800, £550, £300; RJ Pedley £650; P Ayrton £550; J Wight & Sons £500; DA&MA Brown £400, £300(2); AJ Mason £350, £300, £150; Ellis Bros £300, £150; JL&DA Swindlehurst £160. Gimmer shlgs: JC&N Throup £400, £320. Ewes: Ellis Bros £900; J Wight & Sons £650, £200.
Swaledale sale. - Fwd: 43 sheep for annual show & sale of individual registered Swaledale ewes, gimmer shlgs & hoggs for Swaledale Sheep Breeders Assn (B District). Overall champion: J&S Tennant, ewe, £1,800 to GM Sibson; res: HG&J Bland, gimmer shlg, £1,000 to GM Sibson.
Prizes. - Ewes: 1 overall champion; 2 P Hallam £1,000 to A Alderson; 3 JR&A Blades £1,000 to JC Throup. Gimmer shlgs: 1 res champion; 2 JR&A Blades £650 to N Brown; 3 MW Skidmore & Sons £900 to J Addyman. Gimmer hoggs: 1 JR&A Blades £2,100 to J Harrison; 2 P Hallam £400 to D Hanson; 3 J&S Tennant £300 to J&JA Coates.
Prices. - Overall av £538.53. Gimmer hoggs to £2,100 av £485.71 (down £152.59 on 2004); gimmer shlgs to £1,600 av £542.63 (down £307.37); ewes to £1,800 av £575 (up £38.04).
Gimmer hoggs: JR&A Blades £2,100; P Hallam £400; JM&S Tennant £300. Gimmer shlgs: T&RJ Tiplady £1,600; JR&A Blades £1,000, £650; JH&J Bland £1,000, £400; RA Sowerby £1,00; MW Skidmore & Sons £900; JW Porter & Sons £800; C Nelson & Sons £500, £450, £400. Ewes: JM&S Tennant £1,800; P Hallam £1,000; MW Skidmore & Sons £400; JS Cloughton (BP) £350; JW Porter & Sons £350; T&RJ Tiplady £350.
Flock books. - 76 BFL books to £30 av £5; 233 Swaledale books to £40 av £5
LEYBURN. - Last Fri. Fwd: 2 dairy cattle, 83 calves & stirks, 319 store cattle. Show & sale of store cattle. Judge: John Little, Penrith. Champion: GK Hird, BB steer, £595.
Prizes. - BB steer: 1 champion; 2 GK Hird £595; 3 GK Hird £575. BB hfr: GK Hird & Sons £640. Any other steer: 1 Robson House Farms, Lim £560; 2 J Duffus & Son, Lim £530; 3 J Fawcett & Son, Lim £650. Any other hfr: 1&2 Walburn Hall Farms, Lim £465, £468; 3 A Sowray & Sons, Lim £500.
prices,bulls. - Char: WE Muir & Son £580. Lim: K Metcalfe & Sons £525; Bowman & Pearson £472; A Sowray & Sons £430. BB: A Taylor £350; BA: A Taylor £350. Fries: JL Gill & Son £310; AA: A Taylor £300. Steers. - Lim: J Fawcett & Son £650; GH&J Wallis & Son £635, £610, £595; FW Lawson £620; JS&D Cloughton £620; RW Wallis & Son £610; RL&CM Tuer £595; TW Raw £590; JR&P Pound £590. BB: FW Lawson £625; KW Ward £605; RW Wallis & Sons £595; GK Hird & Sons £595, £588, £575; R Hunter £490; BA: JR&P Pound £620, £590; W Allison & Sons £460; C Metcalfe & Sons £448. Char: MJ Suttill £555, £510; KW Ward £490. Herefd: KW Ward £495. Simm: WJ Smith & Son £442; KW Ward £440. Fries: C Metcalfe & Sons £372. Hfrs. - Lim: K Metcalfe & Sons £640; D&J Heugh £575; JR&P Pound £565; J Fawcett & Son £560; WH Brown £552; BR Fawcett £550; JS&D Cloughton £545; CH Fawcett & Sons £535; K Whitehead £525. BB: GK Hird & Sons £640, £520; G Lambert £575; E Blacklock £530; KW&J Clarkson £568; JR&P Pound £415; R Hunter £415. BA: DB&SA Lawson £630, £590; D&J Heugh £560; JR&P Pound £500; R Hunter £400. Baz: KW&SF Loadman £560, £525. Char: JN&JM Fawcett £538; MJ Suttill £440. Simm: AG Dent & Ptnrs £485, £445; JN & JM Fawcett £455. Calves: BB bulls to £198 JH Nicholson & Ptnrs av £140; BB hfrs to £112 NW&M Vasey & Son av £107; Lim bulls to £175 JB Harker & Sons av £145; hfrs to £155 RK&B Preston av £92; AA bulls to £65 JR Elliot; Fries bulls to £42 JD&E Clarkson av £20. Bull stirks: Fries K Prestidge £145; Cont K Prestidge £128; Shorthorn AE Wilkes £122. Hfr stirks: BB £308; Lim £185; BA £162; AA £108; Fries £62, all K Prestidge
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