Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘D’ District Ram Sale
Day 1 – Aged Rams and Ram Lambs
Monday 10th October 2005

On Monday 10th October 2005 at St Johns Chapel mart, Harrison & Hetherington Ltd had an entry of 87 aged rams and 7 ram lambs catalogued for the first day of the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘D’ District ram sale.

Aged rams averaged £273.26 (down £153.46)
Ram lambs averaged £60 (no comparison).

Prizes:

Large Breeders Aged Ram:

1st – J R Dalton, South Wellhope - £900 to Weardale Estates

2nd – W Watson, Sanders Close - £1020 to Redesdale (ADAS)

3rd – W Nattrass, Shield Hill Top - £350 to A Metcalfe

4th – W & E Reed, The Knarr - £550 to M J Hodgson

Small Breeders Aged Ram:

1st – J H Emerson, Haggate – Not Sold

2nd – Messrs H Huddlestone, Round Meadows - £800 to Redesdale (ADAS)

3rd – S Wilkinson, Shield Hurst - £280 to Sanderson & Bell

4th – R H Swindale, Newholme - £250 to M J Hodgson.

Two Shear Ram:

1st – M W Skidmore Ltd, Wolf Cleugh - £120 to A Metcalfe

2nd – J R Dalton, South Wellhope – Not Sold

3rd – I Collinson, Billingshield – Not Sold

4th – M R Wallace, Lane Head Farm - £250 to A & H Wheldon

Champion – J R Dalton, South Wellhope – Aged Ram

Reserve Champion – M W Skidmore Ltd, Wolf Cleugh – Two Shear Ram

Champion photo courtesy of Wayne Hutchinson

Leading Prices:

Aged Rams: £1,200 Lilswood; £1,020 Sanders Close; £900 South Wellhope; £800 Round Meadows; £550 The Knarr; £400, £350, £320 Wolf Hills; £350 Shield Hill Top; £320 Kirkhaugh; £300 Softley Farm.

Two Shear Rams: £550 Lonnen Cottage; £320 Haresceugh Castle.

Ram Lambs: £100 Lonnen Cottage.

Shearling Ram sale report

2004 sale report

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