BORDERWAY. - Last Fri & Sat. Cont store cattle show & sale of suckled calves. Fwd: 1,268 bullocks, 908 hfrs. Judges: Neil Slack, Newby (Fri); Les Bainbridge, Seamer (Sat). Fri champion: Scott, Thirlwall Castle, Greenhead, Lim X bullock, £2,200; Sat champion: Thompson, Aberdeen, BAX hfr, £2,100. Fri av £571.69 (up £29.76 on year); Sat av £471.80 (up 60p)
Prizes, bullocks. - Char: 1 JW Dent, Naby View, Irthington, £630; 2 Bell, Mosshill Farm, Hallbankgate, £615; 3 WG&HM Kyle, Spoutbank, £600. Lim: 1 & champion R&M Scott £2,200 to J Scott, Linlithgow; 2 & res R&M Scott £1,350; 3 R&M Scott £750. BA: 1 JC&SE Little, The Guards, Ireby. £620; 2 J Beattie, Dorryfield Farm, Roweltown, £595. BB: 1 T Trafford, Peter House Farm, Bassenthwaite, £910; 2 Graham, Millar Hill, Gilsland, £645; 3 A Vance, Bridgehouse Farm, Whithorn, £580. Pens Char: 1 WG&HM Kyle; 2 Bell. Lim: 1 R&M Scott; 2 Richardson, Sandhills. Hfrs. - Char: 1&3 T Bell £580, £480; 2 Kyle £490. Lim: 1 & res R&M Scott £1,750 to Mrs A Padfield, Grange Farm, Fieggburgh; 2 R&M Scott £2,600 to A Vance, Bridge House Farm, Newton Stewart; 3 R&M Scott £2,200. BA: 1 & champion Thompson £2,100 to Miss E Jones, Lampeter, Dyfed; 2 Thompson £850; 3 Little £720. BB: 1,2&3 Thompson, Nether Glasslaw, £1,050, £1,950, £850. AOB: 1 P Richardson £800; 2 Little £600.
Prices (all crosses). - Lim bullocks: £2,200, £1,400, £1,350, £950, £750, £730(2), £725(4), £700(5), £695(9), £690(9) Thirlwall Castle; £1,000 Sandhills; £725, £718 Limestone Cottage; £710(2) Bridgehouse Farm; £685 Longhurst. Lim hfrs: £2,600, £2,200, £900, £710, £700, £665, £650(3), £645(4) Thirlwall Castle; £800 Sandhills; £800, £720 The Guards; £780, £635 Hill Side; £640 Miller Hill. BB bullocks: £910 Peter House Farm; £695, £680 Skiddaw View; £690, £615, £602, £565, £560 High Greenhill; £685, £580 Bridgehouse Farm; £640 Low House Farm; £622, £500(2) The Beeches; £600 Miller Hill; £560 Spoutbank; £538 Grayrigg Hall; £528(2), £495 Greenlands; £500 Hollands; £490 Easton Farm. BB hfrs: £1,950, £1,050, £850 Nether Glasslaw; £670 Miller Hill; £615 Bridgehouse Farm; £535, £445 Peter House Farm; £525(2), £520(2), £510 Hill Side; £490, £475, £430 West Micklethwaite Farm; £480 Gallowberry Farm. Char bullocks: £640, £615(4) Mosshill; £630 Naby View; £628 Willowford; £622(9), £610(3), £600 Easton Farm; £620(8), £615(5) Spoutbank; £620 Grayrigg Hall; £610, £612(4), £600(2) Roachburn. Char hfrs: £580, £480, £475, £470(5) Mosshill Farm; £490(4) Spoutbank; £470(6) Grayrigg Hall; £460(3) Roachburn Farm. BA bullocks: £620 The Guards; £595, £505 Dorryfield; £592 The Beeches; £550 Easton Farm; £535 Maxton House; £450(2), £440, £430(3) Hollands. BA hfrs: £2,100, £850 Nether Glasslaw; £710 Bridgehouse Farm; £600 The Guards; £560 Hill Top; £410, £400, £380 Maxton House; £390 Hollands. Simm bullocks: £600(2) Easton Farm. Simm hfr: £435, £380 Maxton House; £420 Low House Farm; £375, £370, £360 Cunswick Hall.
HAWES. - Mon. Second show & sale of 8,530 Mule gimmer lambs, gimmer shlgs & cont X gimmer lambs. Fwd: 8,340 Mule gimmer lambs to £108 av £61 (up £8.11 on 2002); 79 cont X gimmer lambs to £67 av £49.65 (up £3.92); 70 Mule gimmer shlgs to £101 av £79.86 (up £5.98).
Prizes. - Mule gimmers: 1 & champion lambs KA Fawcett & Sons, Barden £96 to JT Nelson, Lupton, Kirkby Lonsdale; 2 F Dinsdale & Sons, Coverdale £108 to JG Wilkin, Danby Wiske, Northallerton; 3 KA Fawcett & Sons, Barden £87 to T Mason, Bolton le Sands.
Prices. - Gimmer lambs: F Dinsdale & Sons £108; K Fawcett & Sons £96, £87; WA Lambert & Sons £87; WA Dinsdale & Son £85, £70; A Lodge £85, £78, £76, £70(2); J Allison & Sons £84; JJ&D Huddlestone & Sons £80; JW&ME Taylor & Sons £80; J Caton £79, £75, £71; GG Allen £78; DA&MA Brown & Son £78; D Middlemiss £77, £76, £70; JR Longstaff & Son £75, £70; SB Harrison £74; D Middlemiss & Son £74; AD Shuttleworth £74; G&HR Shields £74; HJ Thwaite £74; JA Harper £73; RW Clarkson & Son £73, JS&D Cloughton & Son, J Fawcett & Son, Mrs WM Hall, RW&MA Suttill (2), K&A Woof, H White & Son all £72; RW&B Chapman £71, £70; R Jackson & Son, K Calvert, R&R Gornall, A Haggas, SJ&M Richardson, Bank House Farms, W Sutcliffe & Sons (2) all £71; WT Metcalfe & Son, J Scarr & Son, Oakbank farm, A Spence all £70. Gimmer shlgs: A&L Sedgley £101; M Bell & Son £92; K Raw £90; K Mason £84; A Spence £83; K Metcalfe & Sons £81.Cont X gimmer lambs: Mrs WM Hall Char £67; JE Beresford Texel £56; JM Fawcett & Son Char £51; R Mudd & Son Cheviot £51.
HEXHAM. - Wed of last week. Show & sale of Suff & Texel shlg rams & ram lambs. Suff judge: John Elliot jnr, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso. Suff overall champion & Johnson Perpetual Challenge Cup: MH&SE Reed, West Land Ends, Haydon Bridge, lamb, £520 to R Rutherford & Sons, Old Town, Whitfield; res: P Bell, Lough House, Espley, shlg £450. Texel judge: Ian Scott, Corneyside Farm, Matfen. Texel overall champion & Arthur Iveson Perpetual Memorial Trophy: Chris Tweddle, The Wydon Flock of Texels, shlg, £1,50 to Knowles Holdings, Winnows Hill Farm; res: AG&D Bisset, Middle Dukesfield, lamb, £690 to C Harle & Sons, Brandon Hall.
Prizes. - Suff shlgs: 1 P Bell £450; 2 JHC Campbell, Thrunton £540; 3 A Hunter, Reavley Greens £550. Ram lambs: 1 MH&SE Reed £520; 2 RM&HJ Lewis, Portgate £390; 3 D Robertson, Walwick Hall £400. Texel shlgs: 1 Wydon Flock £1,050; 2 Bensons Fell £920 to RG Graham, Grottington; 3 Baldersbury Hill £500 S Bolton, Pea Flatts. Ram lamb: 1 Middle Dukesfield £690; 2 Newbiggin Hill £520 to D Reed, High Eshells; 3 Lamberton £320 to Matfen Home Farm.
Prices. - Suff shlg avs: £470 (4) Bowsden Moor; £465.55 (9) Reaveley Green; £461.81 (11) Cookstead; £458.57 (7) Saugh House; £453.33 (3) East Learmouth (I Park); £444 (5) Yetlington; £398.75 (8) Yetlington (LL); £383.75 (24) Black Heddon; £373.33 (9) Flotterton; £347.50 (20) Newlands Haugh; £330 (11) East Learmouth; £320 (9) Goatstones. Suff ram lamb avs £388.57 (7) Walwick Hall; £380 (9) West Land Ends; £337.50 (4) Chapelknowe; £307.50 (12) Brompton; £292.50 (4) Portgate; £275 (10) Espley. Texel flock avs: £438 (19) Wydon Flock (ACT); £394 (12) Lough Green; £385 (10) Cornhills; £384 (10) Brinkburn Newhouses; £350 (7) Baldersbury Hill; £319 16 Bensons Fell.
KIRKBY STEPHEN. - Thurs of last week. Annual sale of 1,182 crossed Swale & other breed ewes; show & sale of 3,385 Swale gimmer lambs & 243 rams of all breeds. Rams av £298.55 (up £32.28 on year). Swale gimmer lamb judge: R Hargreaves, Barley.
Prizes: 1 R Marwood & Son, Long Green, £150 M Wallace; 2 P Hallam, Arnfield Farm, £54 to D Thompson; 3 D Birbeck, Villa Park £52 to J Handley.
Prices. - Swale ewes: £320, £100. £85, £80, £55 East Bog; £70, £58 Stennerskeugh; £68, £64, £55, £50 Walburn Hall; £63 Arnfield; £62, £52 Harker Side; £60, £55 Riddings; £50 Stoneykeld. Swale ewes BM: £65, £51 Stoneykeld; £61 Harkerside. Swale gimmer lambs: £150, £70 Long Green; £78 Hoggarths; £76 Punchard; £75, £64, £60, £56 East Bog; £72 Sleddale Hall; £70 Park Lodge; £70 Low Oxnop; £60 Ravenseat; £60 Overthwaite; £58 West Stonedale; £58 Kisdon; £58 Gill Gate; £58 Halfpenny House; £57 Hillside; £56 Overhouses. Texel shlg gimmers: £190 Tom Nook Farm.
Rams. - Blue-faced Leics shlgs: £950, £800, £580 High Stennerskeugh; £500 Rookby (Cousin). BFL aged: £850 Asby Grange; £800 Greenriggs; £600 High Plains; £480 Heron Wood. BFL lambs: £1,600, £800(2), £650 West Dowgill; £1,500 Asby Grange; £820 Marriforth; £550, £500(2) Swathburn; £500 Hazel Ghyll. Texel shlgs: £500 Ewe Bank Farm; £450(2), £420, £350 The Buildings; £380 Howgill Foot; £320 Newhill Farm; £320 Buckles Farm. Suff lambs: £320, £300 Howgill Foot; £200 Lockholme Hall. Cheviot shlgs: £300(2) Nun Cote Nook Farm; £200 Nanson Cote Farm.
Mon. - Autumn show & sale of 500-plus Cont X store cattle. Judge: John Fieldson. Champion & Stan Davis Perpetual Challenge Trophy: HR Hayton & Son Asby Grange, BBX bullock; res. R&M Dixon, Garnthwaite, Lim X bullock.
Prizes. -BBX bullock: 1&2 HR Hayton & Son. BBX hfr: 1 HR Hayton & Son; 2 A&R Birbeck, Windy Hill. Lim X bullock: 1 R&M Dixon; 2 JW Porter & Son, Low Oxnop. Lim X hfr: 1 HR Hayton & Son; 2 C Bell, The Pry. Other breed bullock: 1 WH&M Hutchinson, Uldale House; 2 D Curr & Son, Bowderdale. Other breed hfr: 1 CR Alderson & Son, Aisgill; 2nd WH&M Hutchinson, Uldale House.
Prices (all crosses). - Cows & calves: £990 Newfield; £900, £880 Langrigg; £850, £800 Bents. BB bullocks: £750, £615 Asby Grange; £640 New Hall (Beckwith); £615(2) Trainriggs; £615 Rudd Hills; £612 Highfield. BB hfrs: £565, £512(2) Peatgates; £550 Blandswath; £532 New Hall (Beckwith); £530 Asby Grange; £525 Stoneygarth. BB bulls: £518, £490 Stamp Hill. Lim bullocks: £690, £625, £610 Hawkrigg; £672 Maisongill; £665, £620 Trainriggs; £645(2), £640, £635 Roseleigh; £618(3) Rudd Hills; £618 Stripes Farm; £608, £600 Holme Farm (Bousfield); £602 Thornsbanks. Lim hfrs: £595, £548, £520(2) Hawkrigg; £588(2), £580(2), £565(2), £515(3) Blandswath; £575 Garnthwaite; £555(2) Asby Hall; £552, £545 The Pry; £528 Stoneygarth; £515 Asby Grange. Lim bulls: £448 Stamp Hill. BA bullocks: £638 Trainriggs; £632 Rudd Hills. BA hfrs: £588, £538 Ellergill (Cannon); £565 Heggerscales; £532 Stoneygarth. BA bulls: £498, £488 Aisgill. Simm bullocks: £630 Holme Farm (Bousfield); £585 Helbeck Grange. Simm hfrs: £542 Stoneygarth. Simm bulls: £472 Stamp Hill; £445 Leatherhowe. Char hfrs: £580 Blandswath; £495 Garnthwaite. Char bullocks: £492 Coupland Beck. Char bulls: £430 Edge Farm; £415 Leatherhowe. AA bullocks: £508, £500 Elm Pot. AA hfrs: £340 Roans. Saler bullocks: £568 Maisongill. B&W bullocks: £480 Dona Close; £430 Helbeck Grange. B&W hfrs: £342 Stripes. Shorthorn hfrs: £340 East Melwaters Farm.
LEYBURN. - Wed. Annual show & sale of Swale & Dalesbred ewes, shlgs & gimmer lambs. Catalogued entry of 2,275. Judges, ewes: Keith Clarkson, Aysgarth & Simon Ellis, Ilkley; gimmer lambs, David Renwick, Derbyshire. Swale ewes av £62 (up £12 on year); Dalesbred ewes av £52 (up £14); gimmer lambs av £40 (up £2).
Prizes. - Swale ewes: 1 JT Dixon & Sons £120; 2 WM Iveson £110; 3 R & J Dixon £128. Dalesbred ewes: 1&2 JC Lister £66, £60. Swale gimmer lambs: 1 M Barker farms £65; 2 J Pearson & Sons £52; 3 Walburn Hall Farms £58.
Prices. - Swale ewes: R&J Dixon £128, £91, £84, £80; JT Dixon & Sons £120, £92, £89, £86, £80, £78; WM Iveson £110, £100, £94, £90, £88; Walburn Hall Farms £100, £81, £78; EW Atkinson £95, £80; R Simpson & Sons £90, £88; J Pearson & Sons £82(2), £80. Dalesbred ewes: JC Lister Farms £66, £60, £44, £42. Swale gimmer lambs: M Barker farms £65; JT Dixon & Sons £60, £48; Walburn Hall Farms £58; J Pearson & Sons £52, £50; WN Avison & Son £51, £48; EW Atkinson £50; JL&JA Sunter £44. Swale gimmer shlgs: R & J Dixon £89; LW Atkinson £70.
MIDDLETON in TEESDALE. - Last Fri. Annual sale of 740 crossed and uncrossed Swale and other hill-bred ewes, 54 rams. Rams av £246.36 (up £57.74).
Prices , ewes. - Swale: £54, £50 Birch Bush, £48 Knotthill, £44 Valance Lodge, High Birk Hatt; £42 High Corn Park; £41, £40 Birkdale; £41 Newton Lodge; £40 Field House. Mule: £55 Park End; £48 Herdship. Cheviot: £39 Blunt House.
Rams. - Aged Blue-faced Leics: £600, £580 Hullerbush, £450 Marshall Street, £300 Parrick House, £220 Nabb Farm. BFL shlgs: £580 Wythes Hill; £450 Marshall Street; £250 The Pry. BFL lambs: £420, £400 Hullerbush; £280 High Beck Head; £250 Village Farm. Texel shlgs: £250, £220(2), £200(2) Howgill Foot; £200 Beck Head; £200 The Pry.
Also last Fri. - Annual sale of 5,046 uncrossed Swale ewes & gimmer shlgs. Overall av £63.41 (up £6.82 on year).
Prices. - Shlgs: £92 High Corn Park; £88 Peghorn Lodge; £84 Black Cleugh; £82 Ettergill House. Ewes: £200, £100, £98, £95, £84, £80(2) Stanhope Gate; £115, £90 Ettergill House; £110, £80 Battle Hill, £106 Grains o' Beck; £102 Arngill House; £98, £92, £84, £82 Wolf Cleugh; £95(2), £82 Bank Top; £94, £90 New House; £92 Valley Farm; £92 Newton Lodge; £92 Bail Hill; £90, £88 Blunt House; £90 Rigg Farm; £85 West Briscoe; £82, £80 High Birk Hatt; £82 Bollihopeshield; £82(3) Park End; £80 Stoneykeld; £80 Toft House.
PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat annual show & sale of Mule & Masham gimmer lambs. Judges: George Rice, Carleton, Mule gimmers; Stan Bargh, Ingleton, Mashams. 2,317 Mules av £61.90; 294 Masham av £58.17.
Prizes. - Mule gimmer lambs: 1 L Simpson & Sons, Pateley Bridge, £154 to Brian Watchorn; 2 W Furniss & Sons, Dacre, £130 Brian Watchorn; 3 D&JL Middlemiss, Ramsgill, £105 to Sandham Bros. Masham gimmer lambs: W&R Verity, Stean, £144 to JB Liddle; 2 W&R Verity £82 to F Tomlinson (Wigton); 3 Baudshaw Farms, Kettlesing, £63 to David Lister.
Prices. - Mules: JA Stoney £73; JP burton £73; S Church £70; D Leeming £71; J Rayner £82; L Simpson & Sons £80; WJ&E Harker £70; R Burley £114; W&R Verity £71; S Newbould £88; A H Firth £77. Masham: JA Stoney £62; S Church £60; KS&M Bradley £60; W & R Verity £64.
PENRITH. - Tues. Annual sale of 6,275 uncrossed & crossed Swale & Herdwick ewes, gimmer shearlings & gimmer lambs (4,843 correct, 622 not correct in mouth, 810 Swaledale & Herdwick gimmer lambs)
Prices. - Swale ewes £84 Undercragg; £80 Gillside; £74 Haw Bank, High Hullock Howe; £71 Low Row, Grove Farm; £70 Howe Green; £67 Glencoyne; £64 Lane Side, Low Mill (Fleming & Wilson), Naddle Farm; £63 Swindale (Whitfield); £62 Deepdale Hall; £61 Ultracow; £60 Wesco. Swale gimmer shlgs: £84 Haw Bank; £79 The Ash; £75 Low Row; £73 Ormathwaite Hall; £71 Gillside; £66 Ulcatrow; £65 Naddle Farm, Gill Foot; £63 Deepdale Hall, Askewrigg. Swale gimmer lambs £62 Haw Bank; £50 Low Mill (Fleming & Wilson); £49 Eyecott Farm; £46 Hollins; £45 Naddle Farm; £44 Setmabanning; £43 Ulcatrow, Whinshields; £42 Undercragg; £40 Howburn. Swale ewes NCM: £36 Naddle Farm; £35 Side Farm; £31 Park House; £30 Deepdale Hall. Herdwick gimmer shlgs: £56 Moss House. Herdwick ewes: £41 Moss House. Herdwick gimmer lambs: £41 Moss House.
Wed. - Show & sale of store cattle. Fwd: 560 bullocks, hfrs & bulls, 15 rearing calves. Judge: Staffield feeder, David Hetherington. Champion: W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, hfr £800 to N Slack, Newby; res: W Richardson & Son £960 to F Brass, Barnskew.
Prizes. - Bullock. any breed: 1 & res W Richardson & Son; 2 W Richardson & Son £2,400 to N Slack; 3 V&E Simpson, Low Garth, £650 to D Barker, Scarborough. Hfr any breed: 1 & champion: W Richardson & Son £800 to N Slack; 2 R&E Holmes, Sleagill, £730 to Thompson, Aberdeen; 3 W Richardson & Son £900 to N Slack.
Prices, bullocks. - Lim: £2,400, £960 Ghyll House; £650, £645 Low Garth (Simpson); £630, £592 Well House; £592 Scales Farm (Braithwaite); £615 Friendship Farm; £602 Shap Abbey; £580 Beck Foot. BB: £710 Ghyll House; £612 The Wath. Char: £620, £595, £572 The Wath; £580 Nook Farm; £578 Tod Hills. BAX: £588, £565 Pringle House; £538, £528 Sleddale Hall; £535 Burns (Lamb); £525 Raw Foot; £488 Scales Farm (Braithwaite). Fries: £460 Friendship Farm; £385 Mill Beck Hall; £310 Hill Top (Thompson). Simm X: £578, £535 The Wath. AA: £585, £500 Close House. Normandie: £535 Red House. Blue-grey X: £460 Harbour Flatt. Saler: £662, £608 Colstons; £590 The Holt. Herefd X: £548 The Cottage; £530, £528 White House; £460 Street House (Strong). Hfrs. - Lim: £900, £800 Ghyll House; £605 Seat Farm; £600 Greenlands; £580 Manor Farm (Marrs), Shap Abbey; £560 Well House; £545 Old Mill Flatt; £510 Oddendale Old Hall, Beckside. Char X: £392 Stoneriggs; BB: £730 The Green; £530 Nook Farm; £508 Midtown (Strong); £500 Shap Abbey; £495 Stoneriggs; £492 Well House; £488 Blandswath. BA: £580 Sleddale Hall; £438 Swindale. Herefd: £365 Street House (Strong). Bulls. - Cont X: £548, £510 Sandriggs; £518, £515 Hill Top (Thompson). Fries: £368 Oaker Lodge; £310 Ewan Close. AA: £428 Stamp Hill; £270 Oaker Lodge. Calves. - Cont X: £148, £130, £120 Lamonby House. Cows & hfr calves: £510 Wordsworth Street; £470 Lyndhurst. Calving cows: £440 Lyndhurst.
ST JOHN'S CHAPEL. - Annual sale of 2,000 Swale ewes & gimmer lambs. Swale ewe av £53.12 (up £11.06); gimmer lambs av £42 (up £9.14).
Prices. - Swale gimmer shlgs: £108, £100, £88, £83 South Wellhope; £86, £82, £70(2), £68, £65 Hill Farm; £67 White Hills; £64 Round Meadows; £60, £56 Billingshield; £59, £52, £50 Ireshope Plains; £58 Low Green Head; £54, £52 Black Cleugh; £51 Glenwhelt.Warranted Swale ewes: £82, £61 Swailesburn; £64, £52 Billingshield; £62, £56, £52 South Wellhope, £58, £56 Ireshope Plains; £55 Hawkwell Head, £55 White Hills; £55 Glenwhelt; £54 Sunderland Cleugh; £53, £50 Westburnhope; £52 Butreeford. Swale gimmer lambs: £67, £52(2), £50 White Hills; £54 Meadow Cottage; £50 West End; £50 Round Meadows.
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