North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 1st October
Weekly report & newsletter NWA J36 Breeding Sheep - Friday 26th September Swaledale The annual prize show and sale of Swaledale Gimmer Lambs, Shearlings and Draft Ewes sold to a strong trade with an abundance of customers around the ring eager to purchase Swaledale ewes. The pre-sale judging was conducted by John Whitfield of Raw Ridding. The overall champion pen of Swaledale sheep was awarded to the draft ewes from JA Alderson of Barras Farm which sold for £146. Swaledales, three times sold to a top price of £150, firstly from JA Alderson of Barras Farm with the first prize pen of Swaledale Gimmer shearlings, with aged ewes from G & S M Stephenson of The Gables and Fishwick Bros of Middle Sadghyll also achieving £150. Plenty of best pens of shearlings and ewes sold over £130 mark. Swaledale gimmer lambs sold to a top price of £85 for the first prized pen from J Hunter of Tebay. Swaledale gimmer shearlings sold to an average of £103.43, Swaledale ewes averaged £96.02 and Swaledale gimmer lambs averaged 51.22. Sale Statistics Ewes to £150, av. £96 Shearlings to £150, av. £103.50 Gimmer Lambs to £85, av. £52
Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings 1st – J A Alderson, Barras - £150 2nd – A Hartley, Turner Hall - £132 3rd – M P Capstick, High Lane - £142
Show Results Swaledale Gimmer Lambs Swaledale Ewes 1st – J Hunter, Galloper Park - £85 1st & Champion – J A Alderson, Barras - £146 2nd – B & H M Wilson, Ashstead - £50 2nd – J E & D Hutchinson, Hebblethwaite Hall - £128 3rd – R A Lancaster, Green Cottages
Rough Fell
Champion Swaledales, Pen of 10 Ewes from Alan & Fiona Alderson, Barras
Rough Fell Ewes sell to £330 The annual sale saw a catalogued entry of over 1,300 breeding ewes attract a large crowd of eager buyers from throughout the UK, with many first time purchasers present. The judging was conducted by Mr D Douthwaite, who had 4 classes presented before him. He awarded the Championship rosette to the first prize pen of Shearlings from G H Capstick & Sons, Birkhaw, which were later purchased by W Moore of Staffordshire. The Reserve Championship rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of Gimmer Lambs from Messrs Clarke Brothers, selling to V R Guy, Tebay. The first prize pen of Ewes (3 crop), again from G H Capstick & Sons, later sold to W Moore, Staffordshire. A feature of the sale was a new class for pens of 3, which was won by Messrs Clarke Brothers, with Shearlings which later sold for £175 to H R & S Bland, Gaisgill. The flock dispersal on behalf of Messrs Clarke Brothers, attracted keen interest from breeders which saw 1 crop ewes sell to a top price of £330 and 2 crop £165. Gimmer lambs sold to £95, £92 again from Messrs Clarke Brothers. Sale Statistics Gimmer lambs to £95, average £64 Shearlings to £172, average £83 Ewes to £330, average £75
Show Results Judge, Mr D Douthwaite – Sponsors, P V Dobson, Levens Class 1 - Ewes 1st – G H Capstick & Sons (3 crop) £95 2nd – N & C Dodd (3 crop) - £88 3rd – V R Guy (2 crop) - £78 Champion Rough Fell's. A pen of 10 Shearlings from GH Capstick & Sons, Birkhaw
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Class 2 - Shearlings 1st & Champion Pen – G H Capstick & Sons - £105 2nd – Messrs Clarke Bros.- £79 3rd – V R Guy - £79 Class 3 - Gimmer Lambs 1st & Reserve Champion Pen – Clarke Brothers - £70 2nd – G H Capstick & Sons - £56 3rd – Clarke Brothers - £65 Class 4 – Pen of 3 1st – Clarke Brothers (Shearlings) - £172 2nd – V R Guy (Shearlings) - £168 3rd – V R Guy (2 crop) - £93
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