KIRKBY STEPHEN: NEMSA Lamb Sale. Friday, September 11. Harrison and Hetherington Ltd held their annual prize show and sale of North of England Mule Gimmer Lambs when a catalogued entry of 11,250 were on offer. The pre sale show which saw one of the best show of 20mpens of lambs seen for some time, with the judging been carries out by Mr D Morris, Aylesbury, Mr T Binns, Clitheroe and our referee was Mr P Fox, Clitheroe. The overall championship was awarded to an outstanding pen of 10 lambs from local regular consigners Messrs Brow Asby Hall, Great Asby which went on to top the sale at £600 selling to Messrs Jackson, High Bentham. Taking the overall reserve championship was another great pen of lambs this time from another local consigner Messrs Hutchinson, Redgate, Kaber which went to sell for £550 also to Messrs Jackson. Trade throughout the sale remained consistent with an overall sale average of £93.81 being achieved for 10,193 lambs sold, which was 701 more on the year. The strongest and best quality lambs and the smaller running lambs were the best to sell on the day, with both these types being the least back on the year. Consigners left the ring happy with their trades, especially taking into account this year’s decrease prime and early breeding sheep returns. The show was kindly sponsored by Westmorland Accountants, Farm Sense in conjunction with Eden Farm Supplies (Brough) Ltd, New Breed UK, Carr’s Billington Agriculture, Dugdale Nutrition, Shearwell Data, H & H Insurance Brokers and H & H Land & Property.

Class 1 - 10 Lambs Open to all Vendors: 1 & Overall Champion Pen, winning the P F & K Perpetual Trophy and the Late C Jackson Trophy - KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall - £600 to GE Jackson, High Bentham; 2 & Reserve Champion Pen, winning the H & H Perpetual Trophy - WM Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate - £550 GE Jackson, High Bentham; 3 W & CW Dent, Greenriggs - £245 to R Duncan, Bentham; 4 J & G Shields, Lythside - £250 to Messrs Winter Bros, Appleby; 5th HR Hayton & Son, Asby Grange - £420 to RA Batty, Skelmsergh. Class 2 - Confined to Vendors of 200 or less and Members of Kirkby Stephen NEMSA Branch: 1 & Winning the William Dent Perpetual Trophy - Messrs I & P Brown, Oak House - £170 to Fox Farms, Clitheroe; 2 IR Cousin, Gillcumber Edge - £126 to PL Morris, Aylesbury; 3 GR Birkbeck, Castle Hill - £160 to Messrs Winter Bros, Appleby; 4 A& R Birbeck, Pennine View - £128 to RA Atkinson, Appleby; 5 D Curr & Son, Bowderdale - £132 to TW Binns, Clitheroe. Principle Prices: £600, £200, £123, £115, £112, £106 Asby Hall: £550, £200, £190, £138, £128, £126, £122, £121, £120 (2), £100 Redgate: £440, £117, £115, £114 Howgill Grange: £420, £150, £120, £118, £102 Asby Grange: £300, £118 West Dowgill: £250, £124, £100 Tarn House: £245, £170, £133, £126 (2), £108 Greenriggs: £190, £121, £120, £112, £108 Swathburn: £180, £112 Easegill Head: £180, £127, £111, £106 Greenhow: £170, £124, £110, £106 Oak House: £160, £125 Castle Hill: £150, £145, £113 Stoneriggs: £140, £121, £102 Bleathgill: £135, £108, £106 Hartley Castle: £135, £126, £117, £115, £109 High Green: £135, £125, £120, £108, £106 Whingill: £132, £122 Bowderdale Head: £130, £111, £100 (2) Gaythorne Hall £130, £124 Villa Farm: £128, £118, £100 Pennine View: £126 Gillcumber Edge: £125, £110 Gill Gate: £125 Argill House: £125 Croft House: £122 Bridge End: £122, £120, £118, £114, £103, £101 Park House: £121, £113 Hebblethwaite Hall: £120, £110 (2) Gillses Farm: £120, £110 Thorney Gale: £120 Forest Hall: £119 Ellergill: £118, £113 Sandwath Farm (Owen): £116 Waterhouses: £116, £100 (2) Millstone Moor: £116, £106 East Lowfields: £115, £108, £105 High Stennerskeugh: £115, £106, £103 Croft Farm: £114, £113 Lockholme Hall: £114, £102 Intake Bottom: £112 Midtown Farm: £112 Woodfoot (Jenkinson): £112 Town Head Farm: £110 West Stoney Keld: £108, £101 Townend Farm: £107, £100 Williams House: £106, £101 Highfield Farm: £105 Scar Sykes: £105 Southwaite: £100 Eden Flatt: £100 High Croft.