Autumn sheep sales

Prizes. - Mule shlgs: 1 M Wigham; 2 WT Robinson; 3 TA Metcalfe & Son. Mule ewes: 1&2 Wodencroft Farms; 3 TA Metcalfe & Son. Suff tup lambs: 1 Tarn Bros; 2&3 RL Walker. Suff shlg tup: 1,2&3 KO Stones. Cont shlg ram: 1 LG Plews & Son; 2 KO Stones; 3 J Sunter. Acc Cont shlg ram: 1&2 A Teward; 3 JN Wise. Acc Suff ram lamb: 1,2&3 RE Williamson. Acc Suff shlg ram: 1,2&3 WT Robinson & Son. Acc Cont lamb: 1 J&W Ripley; 2 D Nesbitt; 3 JN Wise. Acc Cont lamb: 1,2&3 J Sunter.

Prices, ewes. - Mule: £53, £52, £50, £48, £47, £45 Wodencroft Farms; £48 C&MJ Ford & Son; £48, £45, £44 TA Metcalfe & Son; £41, £40, £39, £38 P Gill; £41 M McCoy; £39.50, £38, £37.50 Capt NC Pease. Texel ewes: £43 A Waites; £40 B Bell. Char: £28.50 Capt NC Pease. Shlgs. - Mule: £68, £63, £62, £61, £60, £59 Wodencroft Farms; £64 W Wallis & Son; £60 L Guy & Son, TA Metcalfe & Son, M Wigham; £58, £57 M McCoy; £58 WT Robinson & Son.

Ram lambs, in gns. - Suff: £330, 200, 140, 105 Tarn Bros; 310, 290, 260 RL Walker; 130, 110, 100 JG Dent; 200 G&B Hunt; 130 JM Wise.

Rams, in gns. - Texel shlgs: 100, 800, 500, 340, 250, 220 AW&SA Teward; 390 B Hunt; 300 D Nesbitt; 300 JM Wise; 250 LC&D Wearmouth; 200 T Denham; 200 KO Stones; 200 Wodencroft Farms. Suff shlgs: 300 , 280 , 230 KO Stones. Texel rams: 180, 130 R&B Redfearn & Son, 170 , 80 , 75 Capt NC Pease; 115, 100 P Gill. Char rams: 160 GW Forster, 100 MG Hutchinson. Suff rams: 100 P Gill 62 , 60 FE&MM Anderson & Son.

Hawes. - Mon. Annual show & sale of Masham gimmer lambs, for Masham Sheepbreeders' Association. Fwd: 1661 lambs. Av £34.39 (up £8.53 on year)

Prizes: 1 & I'Anson shield & Hawes auction mart cup S Bargh. Chapel-le-Dale £68 to Douthwaite, Harrogate; 2 J&M Whitfield, Wray, £49 to Richards, Devon; 3 J&K Metcalf, Barningham £45 to Miss Jackson, Carnforth.

Prices: S Bargh £68, £42. £40; Bainbridge Bros £57.50; A Lambert (FG) £14; DA&MA Brown & Son £50; J&M Whitfield £49, £42.50; RT Gibson & Son, MJ&A Carr,JA Simpson £48; RW Wallis & Son £45, £43, £40; Metcalf Bros, DE&D Lund, J&K Metcalf £45; WI&AM Atkinson £44; BD Gill & Son £.41; EN Wright & Son, CT&JE Willoughby £40.

LAZONBY. - Wed of last week. First Mule gimmer lamb sale. Judge: L Grainger, Eamont Bridge. Champion & Joe Armstrong memorial cup: JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown; 2 WH Brass, Low Row; 3 GP Taylor, Swarthburn. Av £33.50 (up £4.66 on year).

Prices: £100 Cannerheugh; £80 High Farm; £78, £62, £56, £51 Swarthburn £70, £50(2), £70 Ravenwood; £62 Crosby Hall; £61 Mosley Hill; £60, £54 Low Row; £58 Fog Close, Haresceugh Fells; £56 Old Parks; £55(2) Davygill Fells; £54 Underwood; £50 Williamston, Gilts, Peterhouse.

MASHAM. - Tues of last week. Annual sale of Masham & Mule gimmer shearlings. Fwd: 531 Mule shlgs av £42.81p; 850 Masham shlgs av £45.92p.

Prizes. - Mule: 1 D Lister £55; 2 T Beadle £44; 3 Mrs C Thackwray £49. Masham shlgs: 1 W D Douthwaite & Ptners £70; 2 J B Liddle & Sons £68; 3 W D Douthwaite & Ptnrs £50.

Thurs of last week. - Annual sale of Mule Gimmer lambs, 1.650 fwd. Av £31.97.

Prizes. - Local class: 1 J Milner £53; 2 A Newbould & Son £35; 3 J Umpleby £34.50. Open: 1 J Milner £53; 2 J M Wilson & Son £54; 3 W H Harker £37.50.

Tues. Fwd: 1,435 Masham gimmer lambs for annual show & sale.

Prizes. - Open class: 1 CT&JE Willoughby £115; 2 JM Wilson & Son £60; 3 S&AM Bargh £54. Local: 1 1 FW Graham £48.50; 2 JW&MJ Croft £38; 3 D&GC Newbould £35.50.

Northallerton. - Wed of last week. Show & sale of 1,706 down X Cont X Mule & HB store lambs. Judge: Alan Weighell, Morton-on-Swale. Down X lambs to £33.50 av £31.25; Cont X lambs to £3.50 av £28.20; Texel X lambs to £27.50.

Prizes. - Down X lambs: 1 DA Wood, Chopgate, £33 to RE Phillips & Son, Northallerton; 2 B&A Pybus, Yafforth, £33.50 to R Machin, Brandsby. Cont X lambs: 1&2 Mrs GM Prest, Scawton, £29.50 to R Machin, Brandsby.

Prices: LG Laws & Sons £33.20, £32.20; DA Wood £33; W Brass & Sons £32.50; J Clark £32; B&A Pybus £33.50; GE Atkinson £31.80, £30, £29.80; CW Redhead & Sons £33.50, £32.20, £30.20; Worsall Manor Farms £31.80, £29.50; RC Pickering £28.20; J Ashbridge £31; JA Pattison £31.50, £29.20; GM Prest £30, £29.50; B Shipton £28.80; B Fountain £27.80; DH Lowther & Sons £27.50; GE Atkinson £31.80, £30, £29.80; R Linton £32, £28.20, £27.50, £27.50; LB Holliday £30.20, £27.50, £26.80, £26.20.

PATELEY BRIDGE. - Sat, Sept 9. Fwd: 779 store sheep. Show & sale of Suff, Mule & Masham store lambs. Judge: G Pickersgill, Otley.

Prizes. - Suff: 1 R Lee, Bracken Ridge Farm, £28.20 to A Atkinson; 2 TB Martin, Heathfield, £30 to D Hills. Mule: 1 JA Stoney, Beverley, £28 to M Hewitt; 2 C Simpson & Son, Heathfield, £28.20 to D Hills. Masham: 1&2 JA Church, Lofthouse, £30.60, £28.80 both to A Atkinson.

PENRITH. - Tues. Annual show & sale of ped Charollais sheep. Judge: Brian Bowness. Champion: J Wale, Thackwood, shlg ram, 180gns to G Little; res: M&A Soulsby, gimmer lamb. Top price: I Parsons, Yew Tree House, ram lamb 205gns to J Wales. Aged rams to 110gns av 87gns; shlg rams to 180gns av 130gns; ram lambs to 205gns av 140gns; gimmer lambs to 80gns av 60gns.

Prizes. - Snr or shlg ram: 1 J Wales; 2&3 M&A Soulsby. Ram lamb: 1 Mrs SA Firth; 2 M&A Soulsby; 3 R Harrison. Gimmer lamb: 1 M&A Soulsby; 2 Mrs SA Firth.

Tues. - Fwd: 7,370 Mule gimmer lambs for annual sale. Av £29.35 (up £4.33).

Prices: £72. £51, £44 Widewath; £51, £47, £45 Waterside House; £50 Kentmere Hall; £48 Swindale; £48, £40 Shap Abbey; £46 Thornthwaite Hall; £44. £41 Scales Farm (Braithwaite); £43 Fell View; £42 Hole House (Coulaton), High Eycott; £41 Manesty, Ulcatrow; £40 High Plains, Crosby Lodge, Low Hullock Howe, Ulcatrow. Rouge X: £37 Low Craig. Texel X: £35 Askewrigg.

ST JOHN'S CHAPEL. - Fri of last week. Fwd: 2,384 Mule gimmer lambs for annual show & sale for NEMSA. Judge: Mr Paul Ferris, Lanchester. Champion: M&B Coulthard, Bridge End, £55 to CW&M Smith, Kelso; 2 A Peart & Son, Woodcroft; 3 J Robinson, Pry Dale. Av £29.19 (up £5 on year).

Prices: £55, £47.50, £47, £39 Bridge End; £42, £35, £31, £30 Woodcroft; £40, £27 Pry Dale; £50, £43, £39.50, £33, £32.50 Bulls Hill; £45, £34, £30 Glen Hill; £34.50 Warden Hill; £33.50 Bowes Close Farm.

STOKESLEY. - Thurs of last week. September Swainby sheep sale. Fwd: 1,634 breeding sheep & store lambs. Store lambs. - Suff: £32.20 Crookleith; £30.20 Conisier. Texel: £33.80 Plane Tree; £33.50 Millfield; £31.80 Newhouses; £30.50 Goslingmyre. Mule shlgs: £52 Blackhorse; £50 Leak House; £48 Piperhills; £45 Crookleith. Rams: Suff to £220 Grange; Char to £220 Grange.

TOW LAW. - Wed of last week. Fwd: catalogued entry of 2,013 ewes, 102 rams, for sale of Mule ewes and show and sale of Down and Continental X rams. Prices £3-£6 above last year.

Prices. - Mule ewes, 2-shear: £44, £43, £40 Whessoe Grange; £44, £42, £36, £35, £34 South Park; £43, £42, £40 Raby Estates; £38 High & Middle Fawnlees; £30.50 Ruffside.

3-shear: £44.50, £40 Wood End; £40. £34, £32 Raby Estates; £38, £35 High & Middle Fawnlees;, £35, £34 Lanchester; £30.50 Ruffside; £30 South Park. 4&5-shear: £29, £23 East Rackwood Hill; £28, £27, £24.50 High & Middle Fawnlees; £28, £21, £26 Raby Estates; £28 Wheatley Grange; £27, £26 South Park. Uders only: £20 The Whins; £19.50, £18.50 Raby Estates; £18 Nettlesworth West House, Springwell Cottage Farm.

Ram prizewinners. - Suff shlg: 1 A&L Moralee, Blackburn Farm; 2 CD Timm Wyville Grange; 3 A Harper & Sons, Skiplam Grange. Suff lambs: 1 & overall champion A&L Moralee; 2 & res A Harper & Sons; 3 R Williamson. Littleburn.

Ram prices. - Suff lambs: £400, £280, £260 Hare Law; £320, £270 Skiplam Grange; £310, £220, £200 Low Shipley; £300 £240, £230, £210, £200 Blackburn Farm. Suff shlgs: £240, £230 Skiplam Grange; £190 Blackburn Farm. Texel shlgs: £130, £100 Alwent. Texel lambs: £100 Willington.

Thurs of last week. - Show & sale of Mule gimmer shlgs. Catalogued entry of 4,451. Overall av £45.76 (up £4.63 on year). Overall champion pen: JP Coatsworth & Son, West Rackwood Hill, selling shlgs for the 47th consecutive year, £81 each to R Jones, Low Butterknowle Farm, Butterknowle, Bishop Aurkland.

Prizes. - Mule gimmer shlgs to have reared lambs: 1 & overall champion JP Coatsworth & Son; 2 RH Thompson & Son, The Whins; 3 FL Hedley, Burn Farm. Mule gimmer shlgs, not having reared lambs: 1 TA Metcalfe & Son, Whessoe Grange; 2 RH Thompson & Son.

Prices & averages: £81. £79, £77, £76, £75, £73, £72, £71, £70 (av £73.83) West Rackwood Hill; £76, £69, £68, £67. £66, £65 (£67.05) The Whins; £72, £69, £65 (av £68.44) Burn Farm; £67, £66, £65, £64, £63 McNeil; £67, £62 (av £46.65) Binchester Hall; £66.50, £65, £63.50. £62 (av £61.58) Stotfold; £65 (av £43.23) Whessoe Grange; £59, £57, £52, £50 (av £50.80) Whitricks; £55 (av £43.34) High & Middle Fawnlees; £46.50, £45.50 (av £46.20) Claywalls; £46 (av £38.50) Thorpe Farm; £45.50, £45 (av £43.04) North Snods; £45.50, £42.50 (av £36.74) Warter Priory Management; £45.50 (av £37.78) Three Lane Ends; £42.50. £40 (av £39.17) Merrington Grange; £42, £38 (av £32.81) Raby Estates; £41.50 (av £39.87) Glebe Farm; £40 (av £35,48) Maddle Farm; £40 (av £38) Camperdown; £40 (av £37.76) Lanchester; £37 (av £35.92) Rose Hill; £26 (av £23) Ruffside.

l Some of this week's sales have been held over owing to lack of space.