Kirkby Stephen Opening Day of the SSBA ‘C’ district Ram Sales

Wednesday 24th October 2007

On the opening day of the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C’ District Sales on Wednesday 24th October 2007 an entry of 156 Aged Rams & 126 Ram Lambs recorded the following averages:- Aged Rams £256.35 (-£344.99), Ram Lambs £223.33 (-£108.71)

Champion Aged Ram - Paul Chester holding it for Vendor Mr G A Slack

Champion Ram lamb - Paul Capstick, Vendor holding the ram

Awards:

Class 1 – Ram – 3 Years Old and Upwards
1st & Champion Aged Ram– G A Slack, Stoneriggs - £1,500 to M/s. Lightfoot, Gillside
2nd – E & K Bland, Cotegill - £480 to K Phillipson, Glebe Farm
3rd – L Raine & Sons, Coach & Horses - £1,250 to D J Lamb, Burns Farm
4th – D A Robinson, Hesleden - £350 to Trustees Lonsdale Settlement Estate, Penrith
5th – J G Thirlwall, Quarry Farm - £450 to A & C T Scott, Lamb Hill
6th – D & M Brown, Lummas House - £160 to J J & J M Milburn, Stock Farm
Commended – P E & K A Sowerby, Mossdale- £200 to P Edmondson, Seathwaite

Class 2 – Ram – 2 Shear
1st & Reserve Champion Aged Ram - E C Coates, Aygill - £400 to T A & J A Dixon, Yoad Pot
2nd – G A Thompson, Howburn - £220 to Elliott Bros., Harbour Flatt
3rd – T A Pearson, The Faulds – Not sold
4th – J H & C L Harrison, Hazeldene – Not sold
Commended – W H & M Hutchinson, Uldale - £170 T M W & H Hodgson, Arklid Farm

Class 3 – Ram – Above 2 years Old (confined to ‘C’ District Small Breeders)
1st – K K A Slack, Heather Bank - £400 to C J & A J Owen, Ravenseat
2nd – A & R Birbeck, Pennine View - £220 to Greaves Bros., Hag Farm
3rd – A Whitfield, Truss Gap - £250 to G R Park & Sons, Low Deepslack
Commended – W C Staley, Kiln Garth – Not sold

Best Ram – Any Age – Shown By ‘C’ District Member
1st – G A Slack, Stoneriggs - £1,500 to M/s.Lightfoot
2nd – P Capstick, High Lane - £1,000 to J H & C L Harrison, Hazeldene

Class 4 – Ram Lamb
1st & Reserve Champion Lamb– A & A J Iveson - £500 to J Nattrass, Shield Hill Top
2nd – W & A Cornall, Bank Farm - £40 to J A Alderson, Barras Farm
3rd – A & J A Iveson, East Shaw – Not sold
4th – W & A Cornall, Bank Farm – Not sold

Class 5 – Ram Lamb (Small Breeders)
1st and Champion Lamb – P Capstick, High Lane - £1,000 to J H & C L Harrison, Hazeldene
2nd - P Capstick, High Lane - £350 to M W Skidmore & Sons, North Hanging Wells
3rd – L A Sunter, East Shaw – Not sold
4th – J J & D Huddlestone, Overhouses – Not sold
5th – J W Bainbridge, Springfield - £320 to R Hutchinson, Dirt Pit
Commended – P Metcalfe, Kiln View - £260 to G D & J P Nelson, Ash Gill

Special Prize for best 3 Ram lambs
1st – P Capstick, High Lane
2nd – J J & D Huddlestone, Overhouses

Leading Prices:

Aged Rams:
£1,500 Stoneriggs; £1,250 Coach & Horses; £700, £400 Mossdale Farm; £620 Low Abbey; £480 Cotegill; £450 Quarry Farm; £420 Davygill; £400 Heather Bank; £350 Hesleden Farm, Kentmere Hall, Stakehouse; £320 Yates Farm; £300 (x2) Stoneykeld, Moors

Two Shear Ram;
£600 Sleddale Hall; £550 Hollins Farm; £400 Aygill

Ram Lambs:
£1,000, £350, £200 High Lane Farm; £500, East Shaw; £400, £360, £340 Escoe Farm; £260 Kiln View

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