Special sales

Prices. - Texel lambs to £70 K&R Buckle, Kirkby Stephen, av £65. Shlgs: Suff to £290 B Reeves, Settle, av £257.50; Texel to £500 KO Stones, Marrick, av £127.78; Beltex X Texel to £460 GN Robinson & Son, Kirkby Stephen, av £296; Hampshire Down to £100 Atkinson & Smith, S Kelsey, Lincs. Aged rams: Beltex to £180 AD Lambert, Askrigg, av £120; Beltex X Texel to £180 IR Cousin, Kirkby Stephen; Hampshire Down to £45 AW Pink, Nether Poppleton av £35. Mule ewes to £78 K&G Allison, Ravenstonedale, av £62.46; Mule shlgs to £78 K&G Allison av £65.54.

HEXHAM. - Thurs of last week. Show & sale of 3,557 top Mule ewe lambs for North of England Mule Sheep Association. Judge: Brian Lloyd, Camp Farm. Champion pen: WJ Scott, Low Leam, £82 to RS Walton, Coatyard; 2 J Browell & Son, Quarry House, £84 to A Scott-Paul, High Mains; 3 J Hunter & Sons, The Steel, £85 to R Patterson, Cowstand.

Leading averages: Quarry House 200 av £77.50; Low Leam 200 av £76.87; Yatesfield 75 av £76.33; The Shield 50 av £74.50; The Steel 202 av £74.36; Carry House 152 av £73.64.

Prices. - £85, £82, £78(2) The Steel, £84, £83, £81, £80, £77, £76 Quarry House, £83, £74, £72 Yatesfield; £82, £80(2), £78(2), £74, £73 Low Leam, £80, £79, £72(3) Carry House; £78 Great Chesters; £77 Birtleyshield; £76 Brownleazes; £76 Redesmouth; £76, £72 Rawfoot; £75, £74 Tenter House; £75 Homilton; £75, £74 Broomhope; £75 Harsondale; £75 Hole Farm; £74, £72 Rusheylaw, £74, £72 Fairnley; £73 Cranberry Brow; £72 Blackaburn, Burnbank, Hareshaw, Pitland Hills, The Shieling.

KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Annual show & sale of 1,287 pedigree & pure Texel & Texel X females & rams. Judge: J Holden, Bury, Lancashire. Champion: shlg, K&R Buckle, Buckles Farm; res: shlg ewe, Mrs R Stevenson, Howgill Foot; Texel X champion pen: shlg gimmers, M Kennedy, Roman Vale, £86 to Burke, Cheshire.

Prizes. - Pure Texel female: 1 R Stevenson £550 to Mrs Guy, Marrick; 2 R Stevenson £500 to Watson, Cockermouth; 3 G Pyman, Penrith, £140 to J Brotherton. Pure Texel ram: 1 K&R Buckle £520 to M Robinson, Nateby; 2 DJ&S Dixon, Hartley Castle, £400 to N Hodgson, Ravenstonedale; 3 I Parsons, Yew Tree, £500 to D Curr & Son, Newbiggin on Lune.

Prices, MV acc section. - Females: £550, £500(2), £480, £350(5), £320(5), £300(5) Howgill Foot; £250 Salkeld Road. Shlg rams: £520 Buckles Farm; £500, £350(2), £320, £300(3) Yew Tree; £400(2), £350 Hartley Castle; £380 Ewebank Farm; £350, £300 Howgill Foot; £350, £300(2) Hull House; £320, £300(2) Far Howdens; £300 Bank Heys Farm.

Non MV acc. - X ewes: £65 Low Garth. X shlgs: £98, £88, £66 Third Sunbiggin Farm; £86(2), £80, £75 Roman Vale; £77 Buddle House; £68 Shaw Mire.

Shlg rams: £380, £300 Toft House; £320 Trainriggs. Ram lambs: £320, £200, 2, Little Close.

NORTHALLERTON. -- Wed. Fwd: 901 breeding sheep for show and sale. Judges: Ian & Wendy Pattison. Champion ram: NA Thompson, Char, £435.

Prizes. - Mule shlgs: 1 RG Johnson £114; 2 MV Dale £98. Cont: 1&2 LT Webster £78, £76.

Prices, shlgs. - Mule: £100 RG Johnson; £97, £86(2) DH Dick; £88(3), £86, £84, £83, £80 Thornton Estate; £86, £82 WH Merrin; £84, £84 TW Wells; £84, £80 W Pattison; £83, £82(3) P Armitage; £80, £79, £75 LT Ransome; 80 Hugill Ptnrs, R Hills; £79(2), £78(2), £76 JW Furness; £79, £74 G Bailes; £78, £74, £70(2) A Kirk; £71, £66, £65, £62 CH Greensit. Suff: £78, £76 LT Webster. Texel: £82, £70, £62 D Bridge. Cont ewes: £57, £56, £48 LT Webster. Breeding rams. - Char: £435 NA Thompson; £275, £240 GE Pearson. Suff: £415, £404 C Lupton; £315, £300, £265 RS Kitson; £255 S Broadwith. Texel: £215 NA Thomson.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat Fwd: 670 store lambs. Judge: Richard Simpson, Pateley Bridge.

Prizes. - Mule: 1 withdrawn; 2 S Church £39 to C Ryder. Masham: 1 S Church £30.20 to A Atkinson; S Church £35.20 to R Simpson. Suff: 1 GH Wardman & Co £32.80 to A Atkinson; 2 A Wiseman £42 to GM Simpson. Texel: 1 withdrawn; 2 K&SM Bradley £40 to A Atkinson.

PENRITH. - Tues. Special show & sale. Fwd: 4,393 gimmer shlgs (principally Mule), 500 store lambs & feeding ewes. Mule shlg judge: M Burke, Melton Mowbray.

Prizes: 1 Little, Low Moor Dyke, £150 per head to judge; 2 Lawson, Kirkland Green, £130; 3 G Sowerby, Terrys Farm, £108.

Prices, gimmer shlgs. - Mule: £150, £118, £99 Low Moor Dyke; £130, £112, £108, £97 Kirkland Green; £108, £95 Terrys Farm; £106, £94(2), £93 Blands Farm; £102, £95, £92 Town End (Mounsey); £101, £93 Ravenwood Cottage; £97 Old Scale; £93 Millrigg; £91 Rimmington Way. Texel: £79, £74 Howslacks; £74 Willow Springs. Beltex: £75 Flitholme. Suff: £71 Cragg House. Store lambs. - Mule: £35.80 High Lane; £34.20 Doddick. Suff X: £38.80 Town Head (Holliday); £38 High Lane. Swale feeding ewes: £14.50 Swindale (Whitfield); £14 Doddick, Howtown Hotel