ON-FARM SALE OF BREEDING SHEEP, IMPLEMENTS AND CROP

Saturday 25th June 2005

at Moor End Farm, Dockray, Matterdale, Penrith, Cumbria
on behalf of Mrs. Bruce

On a wonderful summer day in the lake district a massive crowd of people turned out at Moor End Farm to support Mrs Bruce on her farm sale of implements and breeding sheep. Trade throughout both sections was fantastic exceeding all expectations.

Leading sheep prices:- Ewes with single lambs at foot, Suffolk, £51.50, Greyface, £41.50, £40.50, £38.80, Cheviot, £41.50, £39.50, Swaledale, £38.50, £38. Hoggs with single lambs at foot, Greyface, £46.Ewes with twin lambs at foot, Suffolk, £40, Greyface, £39.50, £38, £37, £36.50, Cheviot, £39, £38, £36, Swaledale, £30.50, £28.50, £28. Ewe Hoggs, Greyface, £77 & £70, Swaledale, £59 & £50, Cheviot, £51.Rams, Texel £170, Blueface Leicester, £160.

Leading Tractor prices:- International 4230 tractor with loader £8400, Leyland 270 tractor £700, Fordson tractor £620.

Leading Implement prices:- Claas Mower £3000, MF ATV £2000, Kvernland hay bob £1500, cattle crush £1200 Polaris ATV £1200, Ifor Williams cattle trailer £880, calf creep £380, cattle feed trailer £380, Twose roller £350, Teagle pature topper £260.

Comprising:

SHEEP: 170 Mule Ewes (shlgs to 4 shear) with 328 Beltex, Texel Lambs (born mid March), 150 Mule & Cheviot Ewes mixed ages with 180 Beltex, Suffolk, Texel Lambs (born April onwards), 35 Mule Ewes with Texel Lambs at foot (born mid March), 180 Swaledale Ewes Regular Aged with Mule Lambs, 70 Swaledale Shearlings with Swaledale Lambs at foot, 110 Geld Mule Ewe Hoggs, 110 Geld Swaledale Ewe Hoggs, 30 Breeding Ewes, 13 Breeding Rams

TRACTORS & IMPLEMENTS: Case International 4230 4WD with Quicke Loader (N Reg 4906 hours); Leyland 252 tractor; Ford Dexter; MF400 ATV 4WD (18 months old); Pollarus ATV 4WD diesel; 10ft IFW livestock trailer plus sheep decks; Claas Corto 252N mower conditioner; PZ haybob 300 (one season); PZ haybob; Tasker fertiliser spreader; Teagle 6ft topper; Twose scraper, chain harriers; 3 land rollers; Howard muck spreader; elevator; 3 bale spikes; ATV sprayer; IAE cattle crush complete with foot trimming attachments; calf crusher; lamb weights; cattle troughs; sheep troughs; 14 sheep ring feeders; feed trailer; lamb creep; calf creep; bike trailer; power washer; sheep clippers; 2 cattle feed barrels; cattle crush; link box; bale sledge; 2 x liquid feed tanks; diesel tank; 5 x wood walk through sheep troughs 16ft; 5 x hay racks; quantity of wooden sheep hurdles; quantity of cow mats; Wylie silage grab; 2 aluminium walk through sheep troughs; quantity of gates and sheep shed equipment; small tools.

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