EARLY BREEDING EWE SALE
FRIDAY 1st AUGUST 2008

On Friday Harrison & Hetherington held their Annual Early Breeding ewes and rams where an entry of 1087 ewes and 90 rams were forward.

A packed ring side of both local and traveled buyers ensured a tremendous start to the breeding sheep sales calendar.

Leading Prices:

Aged ewes:- Texel, £106, £101, £94 Gofton Field Head, £95, £90 Gaitsgill Hall, £78 (x3) Kirkland Green. Suffolk, £85 Crummock Bank, £79, £73 Hall Bank. CHarollais, £75 Kirkalnd Green, £71 Hall Bank. Greyfaced, £66 (x3) Kirkland Green, £62 Clappers, £61 Bank House.

2 Shear ewes:- Suffolk, £92 (x3), £91, £90 (x3) Parkgate Hall.
Shearlings:- £96 Smallthwaite, £85 Kingside, £80 Hullerbank. Texel, £94, £92 (x2), £90, £89, £85 Courthill.

A mixed show of tups were forward with a good ringside of buyers ensuring a flying trade.

Leading prices:- Charollais, £700 Meikle Westland, £240 (x2) Thackwood, £230 Low Fauld. Texel, £550 (x3), £400, £380, £300 (x3) Tiffinthwaite Farm, £300 Gaitsgill Hall. Beltex, £450, £390 Whitehill Cottage, £370, £220, £200 Burgh Head Farm. Suffolk, £380, £330, £300 Smallthwaite House, £290 Kingside, £280 Burgh Head Farm.

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