Livestock Market Report

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Forward: 1,126 sheep, comprising 1,001 prime and lightweight lambs and 125 cast ewes & rams and 19 calves.

Calves:          

British Blue Bulls                             to £445 JF Bowe & Son, Hawes                                          Av  £397

British Blue Heifers                         to £370  M/S Dent, Kirkby Stephen                                   Av  £339

Lim Bull                                             to £370  JH Capstick, Ravenstonedale

Lim Heifers                                       to £335  AE Luffman, Howgill

Shorthorn Bulls                               to £295  LC Scarr & Son, Bainbridge

BA Heifers                                        to £300 K Nicholson, Ravenstonedale

Char Heifers                                     to £175  K Nicholson

Fries/Holst Bulls                               to £210 JH Capstick                                                                Av  £143

Prime Lambs:

Continentals                                    to       156p/kg     Av 140.5p

Cheviots                                            to       153p/kg     Av 140.3p

Mules                                                 to       146p/kg     Av 130.2p

Horned (Sw)                                     to       114p/kg     Av 98.8p                          

Top Price/kg  

Continentals                                    to       156p/kg       A & NJ Heseltine, Hawes

Cheviots                                            to       153p/kg      JS & D Cloughton & Son, Bainbridge

Mules                                                 to       146p/kg     JM Winn, Garsdale  

Horned                                              to       114p/kg      N Iveson, Hawes

Top Price/Head  

Continentals                                    to      £69              WH Harker, Leyburn

Cheviots                                            to      £64              JS & D Cloughton & Son

Mules                                                 to      £64.50        N Iveson

Horned                                              to      £42              RW Clarkson, Low Row

Cast Ewes

Horned(RF)  to     £70.50          Av   £36.23                             

Polled              to    £69               Av   £56.98

Cast Rams   

Horned (RF) to     £64               Av    £52.50

Livestock market report

Monday, October 5, 2015

Special annual sale of registered and unregistered uncrossed

Swaledale ewes and gimmer shearlings, sponsored by the British Wool Marketing Board.

Forward: 1,327 Swaledale Sheep, comprising 1,263 Ewes and 64 Shearlings. 

Ewes Averaged £151.40.  Shearlings Averaged £148.44.

Judges: P Heard, Oakhampton and S Harker, Hawes.

Prizes:

Swaledale Ewes.

1st     and Winner of the HSBC Trophy, BR Lawson & Son, Buddle House, £280

2nd   JW Porter & Sons, Summer Lodge £260

3rd   D & M Brown, Lummas House £250

Leading prices:

Ewes: R Marwood & Son, £680, £500, £280, £250, £170, £145. MR & CJ Rukin, £480, £190,  £160, £150, £148. B Thornborrow, £400, £155, £150, £125.  P Hallam, £300, £230, £180,£145.  T Robinson & Sons, £300, £160, £142, £115. BR Lawson & Son, £280, £148, £135. G Calvert & Sons, £280, £168, £162, £155 x 2, £152, £145, £130.  JW Porter & Sons, £260, £250. JG Brunton, £250.  W Allison & Sons, £205, £128. D & M Brown, £250.  J & SJ Bland, £200, £135.  J Dixon & Sons, £178, £145.  PE Ewbank, £160.  B & GV Mudd, £158.  JT Dixon & Son, £158 x 2, £140, £125, £122.  JG Metcalfe, £158, £135.  J Nelson & Son, £152, £150, £142, £128.  M Metcalfe, £150. M/S Bell, £150, £130, £128, £120. EW Atkinson, £148, £140.  JC Wade & Son, £148, £138 x 2, £132, £128. JE Thorpe, £145, £128, £120 x 2, £115.  CJ & AJ Owen, £140, £115.  SL Pratt, £135, £110.  Walburn Hall Farm, £132, £130, £112. REC Simpson & Sons, £132, £128, £118.  RW & MA Suttill, £130, £112.  AD & P Coates, £130.  NW & RE Hunter, £130, £120.  AH Birbeck, £128, £112.  WH Harker, £125.  KD Hulley, £125.  A Hunter, £118, £115.  W & JC Alderson, £115. S Reynoldson & Son, £112.  J & E Waggett, £110.

 Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings

1st  A.P. & D. Sowerby, Hawes £165

Leading prices:

Shearlings:  G. Calvert & Sons, £190; J.C. Wade & Son, £170, £140, £135; A.P. & D. Sowerby, £165.