KIRKBY STEPHEN SWALEDALE RAMS

First day - 15th October 2003
On the opening day of the Swaledale sheep breeders association ‘C’ distict ram sale, 133 aged rams and 132 ram lambs were catalogued and records were broken in both sections an aged ram sold by R Marwood & Sons of Long Green sold for £12,000 to Messrs Buckle of Buckles Farm. A ram lamb from Mr GA Slack of Stoneriggs was bid to £4,800 and then left the ring unsold.

Aged rams averaged £665.67 (+ £71.56)
Ram lambs averaged £379.70 (- £379.70)

Prize Winners:-
Class 1 Ram 3 years old and upwards, 1st & Overall Champion, RM Dixon, Garnthwaite £1,000 to Messrs Raine of Croft Farm, 2nd & Reserve Champion, R Marwood & Son, Long Green £2,000 to Mr Barras, 3rd RC Walton, Black Cleugh £450 to Mr LV Croft, 4th D Buckle & Son, Buckles Farm £450 to Mr Phillipson, 5th DA Robinson, Hesledon £600 to Mr WM Scott, 6th L Raine & Son, Coach & Horses £800 to Mr Carr.

Class 2 2 Shear Ram, 1st JW Dent & Son, Naby View £300 to Mr Winn, 2nd T Hutchinson, Tranquil Not Sold, 3rd NI Allonby, Rockliffe Not Sold, 4th TA&JA Dixon, Yoad Pot £220 to Mr T Winder.

Class 3 Ram above 2 years old ‘C’ distict (small breeder), 1st Messrs Lawson , Kirkland Green £1,300 to Coverhead Farm, 2nd G Cartmell, Oak Bank £3,000 to A Benn, 3rd M Potter, Ulcatrow £1,200 to Mr Campbell

Class 4 Ram Lambs, 1st & Champion A&AJ Iveson, East Shaw £2,500 to Mr D Nelson, 2nd & Reserve Champion, GA Slack, Stoneriggs (Best ram shown by ‘C’ District Member) £1,700 to Mr J Burton, 3rd GA Slack, Stoneriggs Not Sold, 4th GA Slack, Stoneriggs £1,800 to Mr Raine, 5th GA Slack, Stoneriggs £1,900 to Mr A Couter.

Class 5 Ram Lambs, 1st JJ&D Huddleston & Son, Overhouses £400 to Weardale Estates, 2nd JJ&D Huddleston & Son, Overhouses not sold, 3rd DW Birbeck, Villa Park £2,200 to MR P Dixon, East House, 4th P Metcalfe, Kiln View £1,300 to G Cartmell, 5th JJ&D Huddleston & Son, Overhouses £200 Mr G Haygarth.

Group of three Ram Lambs, 1st GA Slack, Stoneriggs, 2nd JJ&D Huddleston & Sons, Overhouses.

Leading prices:-
Aged Rams, £12,000, £2,000 Long Green, £3,000 Oak Bank, £1,300 Browna Paddocks, Kirkland Geen, Arngill House, £1,200 Ulcatrow, £1,000, £700 Punchard House, Garnthwaite, £800 Coach & Horses, £750 111 High Street, £700 Moor End, £650 Kiln View, £600 (x2) Hesledon, £600 High Oxenfell, Hallsteads, Rawcroft.

Ram Lambs, £2,500, £700 East Shaw, £2,200, £700 Villa Park, £1,900, £1,800, £1,700, £700, £600 Stoneriggs, £1,300 Kiln View, £600 Heather Bank, Overhouses, High Croft.

2002 1st day report>>

£35,000 - Catlow

Second day - 16th October 2003
On the first day of the Swaledale sheep breeders association ‘C’ district shearling ram sale an entry of 592 rams averaged £1752.42 (-£533.98).

Prize Winners:-
Class 1 Shearling Ram, 1st & overall Champion W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House £26,000 to TV Harrison & Sons, Sleddale Hall, 2nd & Reserve Champion T Robinson & Son, Catlow £35,000 to Mossdale Farms, 3rd JW Porter & Son, Low Oxnop £34,000 to WM Hutchinson & Son, Redgate, 4th Mossdale Farms £8,000 to RS Harker, Overthwaite, 5th Mossdale Farms £7,800 to Messrs Hodgson, Glencoyne.

Class 2 Small Breeders Shearling Ram, 1st CC&EA Martin, Horsley Head £1,100 to Messrs Thompson, East Unthank, 2nd CN&N Raine, Stanhopegate £2,000 to R Spencely, Castle Bank, 3rd Messrs Lawson, Kirkland Green £7,000 to Mr Burley, 4th J Brown, Mount Pleasant £4,000 to Mr Challis, 5th TW Robinson, Catlow £6,500 to JG Thirwall. Best 2 Shearling Rams, 1st W Richardson, Ghyll House.

Leading Prices:- £35,000, £7,000, £6,500, £4,000, £2,200, £1,200 Catlow, £34,000, £1,500 Low Oxnop, £26,000, £17,000, £9,000, £7,000, £4,000, £3,500, £3,200 (x2), £2,000, £1,800 (x2), 1,300 Ghyll House, £20,000, £8,500, £8,000, £7,800, £2,600, £2,500, £1,800 Mossdale Farms, £19,000, £2,200, £2,000, £1,200 (x2) Barras Farm, £17,500, £14,000, £3,200, £2,700 (x2), £2,200, £2,000, £1,500, £1,300, £1,200 Stanhopegate, £12,000, £1,600 Frith Holme, £10,000 Thorn Bush, £10,000, £5,500 (x2), £5,000, £1,300, £1,200, £1,100, £1,000 (x2) Bull & Cave, £9,000, £7,000, £3,500, £3,000, £2,500, £1,800, £1,600 Overthwaite, £8,000, £1,500, £1,400, £1,200 Rigg Farm, £6,500, £1,100 Haltcliffe, £6,500, £1,100 Hartley Castle, £6,500 Summer Lodge, £6,500, £1,200 New Hall, £4,200, £3,200, £2,500, £1,400 Stockdale, £4,200, £2,200, £1,800, £1,400 (x2) Seal Houses, £4,000, £1,100 Rake Head, £4,000, £1,000 Harkerside Place, £4,000, £1,600 Shepherds Lodge, £4,000 Mount Pleasant, Waterside Farm, £3,800, £1,500, £1,200 (x2), £1,000 (x2) Stoneykeld, £3,600, £1,600 Davygill, £3,500 Hollins Farm, Dry Howe, £3,500, £2,600 Buckles Farm, £3,200 Bleathgill, £3,200 Home Farm (Barningham), £3,100, £1,000 Burblethwaite, £3,000, £1,800 Foggygill, £3,000 Stennerskeugh, Wolfcleugh, £2,800 The Faulds, £2,500 High Stennerskeugh, £2,200 Uldale, £2,200, £1,100 Gill Gate, £2,200 Arngill House, £2,100 (x2) Cannerheugh, £2,000 Howith Farm, £2,000, £1,400, £1,300 Kirkland Green.

2002 2nd day report>>

Third day - 17th October 2003
On the final day of the Swaledale sheep breeders association ‘C’ district shearling ram sale an entry of 581 rams Shearlings averaged £1604.22 (-£402.42) giving a two day average of £1666.71 (-£466.01).

Prize Winners:-
Class 1 Shearling Ram, 1st & overall Champion WM Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate £4000 to Mr J Handley, Gunnerfleet. 2nd & reserve champion TH Harrison & Sons, Sleddale Hall £7000 to T Whiteford & Son, Swindale. 3rd CR Thornbarrow, West Stonedale £32000 to CR Raines & Sons, Stanhope Gates. 4th MW Emerson, Bondwall £300 to MR Gibson & Son. 5th JW Dent & Son, Naby View £4500 to Messrs P Lightfoot and Messrs Wear.

Class 2 Small Breeders Shearling Rams, 1st EC Coates, The Nook £3000 to Mr K Slack. 2nd SD Robinson, Hesleden £1200 to Greystoke Castle. 3rd MR Lawson, Buddle House £400 to Mr J Burton. 4th MW Dent, Wythes Hill £2100 to Mr D Noble. 5th TB & AC Staley, Bull Ghyll £400 to JC Walker & Son.

Leading prices :- £32,000, £6,500, £4,5000, £1,800 & £1,000 (x2) West Stonedale, £25,000, £3,000, £2,500, £1,800 £1,000 Tailbert, £18,000, £10,000, £5,500, £5,000 (x2), £3,500, £3,200, £2,800, £2,200 & £1,600 Long Green, £17,000, £8,500, £7,500, £5,000 & £2, 200 Murton Hall, £15,000 & £4,500 Naby View,£14,000, £2,500, £1,600 & £1,500 Oak Tree, £14,000 Twaite Bridge, £11,000, £8,500, £4,800, £4,000 & £1, 500 Redgate, £9,000, £7,000, £3,500, £2,400, £1,700, £1,600 & £1,100 Punchard House, £8,000 & £2,200 Outhwaite, £7,500 Aygill Farm, £7,000, £5,000, £2,200, £2,100, £1,800 & £1,000 (x2) Sleddale Hall, £6,000, £5,000, £2,500, £1,900, £1,400, £1,100 & £1000 (x2) Valley Farm. £6,000, £2,000 & £1,000 Hoggarths, £5,500 (x2), £2,500, £2,000 & £1,100 Garnthwaite, £4,200, £3,500, £3,200 & £1,200 Cotegill, £4,000 & £2,200 Billingshield, £4,000 & £1,100 Browna Paddocks, £4,000 & £1,500 Gillside, £3,800, £3,500, £2,800, £2,000 & £1,800 West Briscoe, £3,800 & £1,000 West Hope, £3,800 Glencoyn, £3,500 & £2,800 Rakefoot, £3,200 Banks, £3,200 & £1,200 (x2) Coach & Horses, £3,000 Arnfield, £3,000 The Nook, £3,000 & £1,000 Wythrop Hall Farm, £3,000 (x2), £2,500, £1,100 & £1,000 Penyghent Farm, £2,600 Low Foggergill, £2,500 Kisdon, £2,100, £2,000 & £1,700 Wythes Hill, £2,000 & £1,600 Yoad Pot, £2,000 Ellerbeck, £2,000, £1,900, £1,200 & £1,000 Pry House.

2002 3rd day report>>

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