Wednesday, September 24. Weekly sale of primestock. Forward: 2,469 prime lambs and 1,097 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Prime lambs: Beltex to £95 each, or 200 (x2) pence per kilogram; Texel 86, 200; Bleu de Mains 80, 179; Suffolk 76, 154; Continental 74, 176; Rouge de l'Ouest 70, 163; Mule 67, 145; Cheviot Mule 62, 150; Swaledale 55; Rough Fell 51; Charollais 156p (x2); Cheviot 150p. Cast Ewes: Texel 102; Continental 101; Suffolk 94; Cheviot 90; Blueface Leicester 80.50; Masham 73; Mule 72; Rough Fell 50.50; Swaledale 44; Scotch 42.50; Herdwick 41. Cast Rams: Charollais 111; Texel 97.
ALSO: Tuesday, September 23. Annual show and sale of Mule Gimmer Lambs. Forward 10,000. Sponsors: Eden Farm Supplies, PFK Land Agency, Allflex (Livestock Identification) and British Wool Board. Judges: P. Elliott, N. Barker. Results - champion & 1, Messrs Lord £320; reserve & 2, Messrs W M Hutchinson & Son £270; 3 Messrs GA & DE Thompson £162. Prices - Top flock averages (100+ lambs): Messrs GA & DE Thompson (100) £107.4; Messrs S Allan & Sons (350) 104.56; Messrs S & W Maughan (160) 102.55; Messrs Lord (250) 101.74; Messrs Bennett (400) 101.40; Messrs Rain (150) 98.85; Messrs DH & ER Strong (370) 98.60; JH Little (260) 98.49; Messrs Wood (200) 97.31; Messrs Hutchinson(280) 96.82; Messrs Lowis (800) 95.63. Top flock averages (less than 100 lambs): J Nattrass (70) 102.93; Messrs Kitching (80) 101.45; KG Sowerby (20) 101.33; Messrs Teasdale (80) 97.25. Prices - Mule £320