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and breeding sheep / Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their New Fair Sale of Ewes, Shearlings and Hoggs with Lambs and Geld hoggs at Kirkby Stephen Mart on Thursday.
Trade was fantastic for all classes of sheep with the overall average by £10.07 per head up on the year. The show was kindly sponsored by Armstrong Watson, Laurence Pierce ( Wool Merchants), Taylor & Braithwaite & Pendragon Vets and judging was carried out by Charles Headley, Bishop Auckland who had a fantastic show of sheep put in front of him. He awarded his first prize to a excellent pen of 10 Mule Hoggs & Lambs consigned by Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm which topped at £94 per Life.
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10 Mule Hoggs with Lambs
1st Messrs G Sowerby, Terrys Farm - £94 to Mr Hedley, Burn Farm
2nd Messrs G Sowerby, Terrys Farm - £81 to JH & ME Chappelhow, Friendship Farm
3rd Messrs Winter Bros., Clickham - £88 to Mr MD McClurg, Blakeley Hill Farm
Topping the Swaledale Ewes and Lambs was a pen from Messrs Alderson, Barras at £82 per Life.
5 Swaledale Ewes with Lambs
1st A Bell, Marshall Street - £39 (with twins) to J & J Pattie, Butterdales
2nd JA Alderson, Barras - £82 (singles) to S Allan & Sons, Greenhow
3rd JT & EA Ewin, Off Deepgill (single) to BW Hewitson, Shatton Lodge
Leading Prices:
Mule £94, £81 Terrys Farm; £88, £80 Clickham; £79 Kelleth Rigg
Beltex £86 Roseleigh
Texel £82 Roseleigh
Suffolk £76 Roseleigh
Beltex £89 Whygillhead
Mule £62 Slip Cottage
Swaledale £60 Barras; £58, £54 Off Deepgill (Ewin); £49 Sideway Bank
Swaledale £82, £50 Barras; £61.50 Musgrave House; £49 Off Deepgill (Ewin); £45 Hill House Farm
Texel £67 Bandley House
Mule £58, £56 Slip Cottage; £58 The Pry, £52 Bandley House; £52 Prospect Farm
Cheviot £49 Buckles Farm
Gimmer Hoggs:
Texel £100 Croup Farm