Breeding Sheep - 20.04.22

The demand for ewes and lambs has never been as strong. The number of customers around the ring for a Wednesday sale has never been seen like it before. This resulting in a blistering hot trade for all classes.

The sale topped at £145 a life for a packet of Texel shearlings with super Beltex lambs at foot from M/s W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House purchased by Mr N Fisher, with the consignment averaging £103.51.

M/s J M & J Fisher & Daughters, Holmewrangle sold a run of well turn out Mule ewes with Charollais x Beltex lambs at foot to average £84.75 topping at £90 a life. Broken mouthed ewes with single lambs to £90 a life. Closely followed at £88 for Mule 2 shears with twin lambs at foot.

Our next sale will be held on Tuesday 10th May, our annual New Fair Show & Sale, entries close Thursday 28th April at 12 noon.

Leading Prices
Ewes and Lambs
Continental : £103, £100, £98 Highfield Farm; £95 Cairnbirdge Farm; £94, £92, £88 (2), £80 Hellbeck; £92, £89, £88, £84 Town Head; £92 Burthwaite Farm; £90, £88 Lyvennett Fencing.
Suffolk cross: £120 Eden Close; £90 Hellbeck; £86 Town Head.
Texel: £125, £115 Eden Close; 3102 Ellonby Hall; £100, £86 Burthwaite Farm; £96 Ellonby Hall.
Charollais cross: £98 Town Head.
Mule: £90, £88, £86, £84, £82, £80, £78 Holme Wrangle; £80 Burblethwaite Farm; £79 Lyvennett Fencing; £78 Sunnyside; £76 Town Head; £75 Mount Pleasant.
Zwartble; £86 Town Head.
Dorset: £86 Town Head,
Shearlings and Lambs
Continental: £135, £92, £90 (2) Ghyll House.
Texel: £120 Nobles Farm.
Beltex: £145, £140, £115 Ghyll House.