BROUGHTON MART

TUESDAY 4th OCTOBER 2005

At Broughton Auction on Tuesday 4th October 2005 Harrison & Hetherington had forward 3652 Herdwick and Swaledale ewes for their annual Show and Sale of Mountain ewes.

There was also a number of flock reductions forward for sale including G Harryman, Fell Foot, J Birkett, High Yewdale and G Grave, Drigg Cross. A packed ring of bidders supported the sale well with many high priced pens of ewes passing through the sale ring.

Trade was magnificent throughout with vendors leaving Broughton happy. Top price of the day came from the annual consignment from A J Hartley, Turner Hall Farm, his pen of 2 & 3 crop Herdwick Ewes selling at £125.

The pre sale show results as follows:-

Best Pen of Swale ewes

1st Messrs Cooper, Troughton Hall

2nd Messrs Hartley, Turner Hall

3rd Messrs Wilson, Coniston Hall

Best pen of Herdwick Ewes

1st Messrs Hartley, Turner Hall

2nd Messrs Cooper, Troughton Hall

3rd Messrs Birkett, High Yewdale

Best pen of Herdwick Hoggs

1st Messr Capstick, Whicham Hall,

2nd Messrs Birkett, High Yewdale

Leading prices: Herdwick Ewes £125 Hartley, Turner Hall, £112, £110, £100 Harryman, Fell Foot, £85, £82 Grave, Drigg Cross.

Swaledale Ewes £95 Harryman, Fellfoot, £85, £82 Birkett, High Yewdale

Herdwick Ewe Lambs £30 Capstick, Whicham Hall, £26 McKinney, Ellermire,

Swale Ewe Lambs £20, £19 Barker, Cliffe House.

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