Tuesday 8th September 2015 - Mule Gimmer Shearlings

Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their annual Sale of 5,270 Breeding Sheep, including a Prize show for Mule Gimmer Shearlings and Mule 2 Shear Ewes.  A huge thank you goes to Carr’s Billington Agriculture & Bluefin for generously sponsoring the show.

The pre-sale show was professionally judged by Mr RWV MacIntosh, Manor Farm, Dorset.

The Champion pen of 10 Mule Shearlings, who received the John Mounsey Memorial Trophy was awarded to Mr J Ackerley, Milton Mains, this pen of sheep later realised £155 per head, selling to Messrs AC Simpson & Son, Whiton Le Wear, Bishop Aukland.

The Mule 2 shear show also attracted some outstanding pens of 15, with Messrs J

Dixon & Son, Lesson Hall being awarded first prize rosette and the John

Dickinson, High House Memorial Trophy.  These sheep later sold for £150 to the

judge Mr MacIntosh, Manor Farm, Dorset.

Top Mule price on the day was £168, this was paid for a pen of ten shearlings from

Messrs G Sowerby, Terry’s Farm, bought by the days judge Mr MacIntosh.  This price

was also paid for the second placed pen of 15 Mule 2 shears from Messrs W & R

Lawson, Stubbsgill, bought by Messrs A & ED Booth. Lane Ends, Giggleswick.

Show Results

Shearling Show Results – Pens of 10

1st        Mr J Ackerley, Milton Mains, selling for £155 to Messrs AC Simpson & Son, Whiton Le Wear, Bishop Aukland.

2nd       Messrs TR & PE Little, Low Moor Dyke, selling for £155 to Messrs JJ Henderson & Son, Park House, Dalston.

3rd        Mr D Mattinson, Cragg Farm, selling for £162 to Messrs GL Scott, Bleabank, Cockermouth.

2 Shear Show Results – Pens of 15

1st        Messrs J Dixon & Son, Lesson Hall, selling for £150 to the judge Mr MacIntosh, Manor Farm, Dorset.

2nd       Messrs W & R Lawson, Stubbsgill, selling for £168 to Messrs A & ED Booth. Lane Ends, Giggleswick.

3rd        Mr I Brough, Langfauld, selling for £135, also bought by Messrs A & ED Booth. Lane Ends, Giggleswick.

Shearlings

Texel - £330, £310, £300, £270, £220 & £200 Four-O-Boot; £200 Derwent Dale; £200 Flass Farm; £188 Sunnyslack

Suffolk - £185 & £160 High Hall (Wharton); £135 (3) Sunnyslack; £120 Romanvale

Mule - £168 & £148 Terrys Farm; £162, £155 (2) & £152 (2) Cragg Farm; £155 (2) & £142 Milton Mains; £155 Kirkland Green; £155 & £148 Low Moor Dyke; £148, £145, £142 (2) & £140 (2) Rye Hill; £148 Wheatsheaf; £140 (2) High House (Wilson); £140 (2) Hill Top (Taylor)

Continental - £140 Sunnyslack

2 Shears

Texel - £175 & £150 (2) Aimsaugh

Mule - £168, £145, £132 & £120 Stubbsgill; £160, £150, £145, £144, £142 (2), £140 & £138 Shatton Lodge; £150 Lesson Hall; £135 (Langfauld); £135, £130 & £122 East Cliff; £134 & £122 (2) Ravenwood Cottage; £128, £126 & £125 High House; £125 Wellington Farm; £120 (3) Lingstubbs; £120 Hole Beck

Masham - £102 (2) & £100 Firbank

Ewes 3 Shear Plus

Mule - £126 Parcelstown; £110 Clappers Farm; £108 Lingstubbs; £96 & £92 Scales Farm (Pollock); £94 Petteril Green; £92 Haythwaite Farm; £92 Duckintree

Texel - £120, £104, £100, £98 & £96 Skelling Farm; £102 & £95 (2) Low Abbey; £102 & £96 Low Abbey; £96 Petteril Green

Suffolk - £100 Low Abbey; £98 Petteril Green

Continental - £95 Low Abbey