Annual Hill Bred Ewe Show & Sale 111021
On Thursday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their annual show & sale of 6,399 uncrossed & crossed Swaledale, Herdwick & Cheviot ewes, shearlings and gimmer lambs, kindly sponsored by PFK Land Agency & Peter Horn Mobile Sheep Dipping.
A top class show entry of draft Swaledale ewes, shearlings & gimmer lambs & Herdwick ewes & shearlings drew much praise from the judges Mr J Tully, Burncroft Farm, Mr K James, Midtodhills and referee Mr T Brogden, Helbeck. The Herdwick section was judged by Mr J Relph, Greystoke.
Our final backend sale of breeding ewes was a huge success from start to finish, the ring was packed with onlookers, vendors and purchasers from Devon to Aberdeen, resulting in an amazing trade, much higher than vendors expectations.
What a day for the Lightfoot Family, receiving Champion honours with their pen of ten Swaledale 2 & 3 crop ewes, they came into the ring with great presence and strength, realising £500 per head, purchased by Mr EG Bulman, Northallerton. Messrs Lightfoot also achieved first place in the shearling class, also a pen of sheep that can only be described as of the highest quality. This pen went on to achieve a new market record of £700 per head, selling to long established Swaledale breeders Messrs R Marwood & Sons, Long Green. The full run from Gillside averaged a staggering £213.29 up over £40 on the year for 299 sheep sold.
Second placed ewes from the Wear Family, Howe Green achieved a top in the ewe section for a pen of 10 two crop ewes, strong powerful sheep with great characteristics, realising £510 per head. This consignment of 165 averaged £194.79.
Credit must go to all vendors for the quality and presentation of all sheep forward.
Congratulations to Jean and Derek Wilson, Anns Cottage who were awarded the Racy Ghyll trophy for the first placed pair of Herdwick ewes.
The annual consignment of 1-2 crop Cheviot ewes from Mr R Weir, Chapel Farm, attracted plenty of interest from the local area, also to regular customers from Devon. This run topped at £171 per head for a pen of big, boozy Cheviot ewes selling to Messrs A D & J Harrison, Holmerook.
A very pleasant surprise was in the Herdwick section with all ewes sold averaging £68.96, topping at £130 per head from Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside with a pair of cracking show ewes, never the less hard fell drafts from Messrs Barker, Noran Bank achieved £72 per head for 3 Shear Ewes.
Gimmer lambs averaged a hefty £70.41, up £12 on the year, topping at £100 per head from Messrs GD & J P Nelson, Hedwynds for a pen of 10 strong lambs selling to Messrs M & T F Graham, West Foreshields.
Show Results
Pair of Swaledale Ewes
1st Mr Hugh Harrison, Brookfield - realising £135
Pen of 10 Swaledale Shearlings
1st Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside - realising £700
2nd Messrs G & A Carrick, Hole House Farm - realising £135
Pen of 10 Swaledale Ewes
1st Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside - realising £500
2nd Messrs EJ & RJ Wear, Howe Green - realising £510
3rd Haltcliffe - realising £480
Pair of Herdwick Females
1st D & J Wilson, Anns Cottage - realising £90
2nd Messrs Allen, Shap Lodge - realising £100
Leading Swaledale Ewe Averages (100 sheep & over)
Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside £213 (299)
Messrs EJ & RJ Wear, Howe Green £195 (165)
WH Brass, Low Row £158 (100)
IR & OM Wilson, High Beckside £153 (100)
Messrs Folder, Wesco £152 (220)
GL Hutton, Setmabanning £142 (140)
WE & B Wilson, Undercragg £140 (250)
Dale Head £137 (220)
G & A Carrick, Hole House Farm £124 (150)
Elliott Bros, Harbour Flatt £113 (130)
M Ridley, Brewery House Barn £112 (100)
Leading Prices
Shearlings
Swaledale (Av £136.33) - £700, £200 (2), £190, £175, £170, £158, £155 Gillside; £150 High Row Farm; £150, £140 Low Row; £142 Park House (Hodgson); £142, £140, £135 Hole House Farm (Carrick); £140 Shap Lodge; £140 Brookfield; £135 Beeches Farm; £135 Wintershields
Cheviot (Av £125.59) - £140 Lanner Oaktree Close
Herdwick (Av £80.32) - £130 Gillside; £100 Shap Lodge; £85 North Moor House; £85, £82 The Meadows; £84 Yew Tree Farm
Ewes
Swaledale (Av £125.10) - £510, £210, £200 (2), £185, £150 (2) Howe Green; £500, £300, £250, £220, £200, £190 (2), £170 (3), £160 Gillside; £480 Haltcliffe; £210 (2), £200 (2), £155 Wescoe; £205, £185, £160, £155, £150 Low Row; £200, £185, £160 Side Farm; £190, £150 Highbeckside; £180 (2), £155, £150 Dalehead; £165 Kentmere; £160 Low Abbey; £160, £155 (2) Undercragg; £160 Ranbeck; £155, £150 Setmabanning; £155 Low Houses (Nattrass)
Cheviot (Av £139.07) - £170, £166, £160, £150 (2) Chapel Farm
Jacob - £135 Yew Tree Farm
Herdwick (Av £68.96) - £101, £95, £92, £84 Gillside; £92, £90 (2) Anns Cottage; £86 Low Abbey
Gimmer Lambs
Swaledale (Av £70.41) - £100, £90, £72 Hedwynds; £90, £78, £68 Shap Abbey; £90, £89, £88, £82, £80 (2), £70 Undercragg; £79 High Row Farm; £78, £75, £72 Highbeckside; £75 Ulcatrow; £70 Deepdale Hall; £70 Setmabanning
Herdwick (Av £60.96) - £82 Anns Cottage; £70 Ulcatrow