Kirkby Stephen In Lamb Ewe Sale
Wednesday 5th March 2008

On Wednesday 5th March 2008 Harrison & Hetherington Ltd. held their Afternoon show & evening sale of 53 Crowned in lamb Swaledale Ewes & Gimmer Hoggs, together with 185 Association Flock Books, Shepherds Guide & Bluefaced Leicester Flock Books.

The sale was preceded by a dispersal sale of 850 Swaledale ewes & gimmer hoggs for the Bell Partnership & R F Bell also 101 Swaledale ewes to the Bluefaced Leicester Ram

In lamb crowned swaledale ewes averaged £633.33 an increase of £76.68 from last year.

Flock books averaged £100.99 per book (+£26.57).

Swaledale ewes run with Swaledale Ram from M/s. Bell averaged £37.80, Gimmer Hoggs averaged £25.38

Champion with the vendor Mr G Marwood

The show was kindly sponsored by Taylor & Braithwaite, R McWhirter, Castle Sculptures, Adrian Bell (Scanner) & Agri Lloyd.

Awards

Class 1 – Ewe
1st & Overall Champion – R Marwood & Sons, Long Green - £1,600 to A & L Fawbert
2nd & Reserve Champion – P E & K A Sowerby, Mossdale - £1,400 to T W Robinson, Catlow
3rd – P Hall, West Stonesdale - £1,400 to G Cartmel
4th – R J & K Tiplady, Powis House – Not sold

Class 2 – Gimmer Shearling
1st – J E & J Bradley, Penyghent - £600 to G D & J P Nelson
2nd – R A Sowerby, Thwaite Bridge - £200 to P Guy
3rd – R Marwood & Sons, Long Green - £1,900 to P & P Raine
4th – M Sunter, Nova Farm - £750 to P Metcalfe

Class 3 – Gimmer Hogg
1st – R Marwood & Sons, Long Green - £750 to N J Bell
2nd – T W Hutchinson, Bail Hill - £100 to S R Plumb
3rd – T W Hutchinson, Bail Hill - £100 to G A & S Wainwright

Class 4 – Conformation
1st – C Nelson & Sons, Lainger House - £700 to T M Nutter
2nd – P E & K A Sowerby, Mossdale - £1,400 to T W Robinson

Leading Prices

Ewes
£1,700 Long Green; £1,400, £1,050, £550, £450 Mossdale Farm; £1,400, £650, £380 West Stonesdale; £350, £220 Wolf Cleugh; £300 Penyghent; £150 Bail Hill

Gimmer Shearlings
£1,900, £400 Long Green; £750 Nova Farm; £700, £550 Lainger House; £600 Penyghent; £600, £300 (x2), £150 Reading Room Cottages; £200, £150 Thwaite Bridge

Gimmer Lambs
£750 Long Green; £100 (x2) Bail Hill

Swaledale Stock Sheep inlamb to Swaledale Ram

R F Bell & The Bell Partnership
Gimmer Shearlings - £45, £42, £41
Two Shear Ewes - £70, £68, £50, £44, £43, £42
Three Shear Ewes - £70, £68, £46, £45, £41, £40
Gimmer Hoggs - £40, £38, £33, £32
Four & Five Shear Ewes - £36, £34

Swaledale Ewes scanned to Bluefaced Leicester - £46, £37 Whitewall

Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association Flock Books
Full Set (1920-2006) - £8,000;
1920 - £2,200;
1921 - £1,700;
1922 - £1,300;
1923 - £1,000;
1924 - £900;
1939 - £110;
1931 - £100;
1932 - £100;
1933 - £60;
1934 - £70;
1935 - £70;
1936 - £210;
1937 - £100;
1938 - £70;
1939 - £50;
1944 - 1947 -£70;
1949 - £22;
1957 - £20;
1959 - 1960 - £80

Shepherds Guide - £300

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