KIRKBY STEPHEN LUKES FAIR
Saturday 29th October 2005

On Saturday at Kirkby Stephen Mart Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their Annual Luke Fair Sale of 4,797 Swaledale & Other Breed Breeding & Feeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings, Swaledale, Mule and Other Breed Gimmer & Wether Lambs followed by 127 Rams of all breeds.

Leading Prices

Texel Rams £280 Lowfield Farm; £250 (x3), £220 Howgill Foot; £250, £240, £220 Dale View; £220 Hewer Hill

Bluefaced Leicester Rams £400, £300 Seal Houses; £240 The Birches; £220 Garth Side; £200 Hullerbush

Swaledale Rams £200 High Stennerskeugh; £160 Stoneygarth; £120 Valley Farm

Swaledale Ewes £125 Aygill Farm; £81, £80, £68, £54 Hoggarths; £78, £55, £52 Long Green; £74 Barras Farm; £70 Hillandale; £61 Frith Holme; £58 High Birk Hatt; £56 Station House; £54 Thwaite Farm; £51 Bridge End (Hall); £50 Punchard House, Borren House, Rudd Hills

Mule Ewes £45 Heggarscale

Swaledale Gimmer Lambs £44 Villa Park; £42 Ravenseat; £40 Station House; £38 Thwaite Farm

Cheviot Gimmer Lambs £40 Cowper Hill

Mule Gimmer Lambs£66 Stennerskeugh; £57 Cottage Farm, Blades Field; £56 Abbey Park, East Lowfield; £55 Smardale Hall

Mule Gimmer Shearlings £66 (x2) Heggarscale

Masham Gimmer Lambs £53, £51 Bankwood

Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings £93 Station House; £88 Long Green; £65, £64 Bayles Farm; £60 Hodgson House

Mule Store Lambs £34.20 Heggarscale

Swaledale Store Lambs £26.50 Heggarscale

Texel Store Lambs £35 Heggarscale

[2004 sale report]

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