Annual Show and Sale of Prime Blackfaced & Swaledale Hoggs

The show was kindly and very ably judged by Mr James Thompson of Vion Foods Ltd who awarded the Championship to the 1st prized pen of Blackfaced hoggs from M/s W Tod of Glenshanna, Westerkirk with a pen of 10 weighing 44kg they sold at £91 to Mr Andrew Dawson.

Champion Pen of Blackface prime hoggs sold by Mr Willie Tod of Glenshanna which sold for £91 each (44kgs)

Reserve Champions also came from the Blackfaced class consigned by M/s Wilson of Street Head weighing 42.5kg, they sold at £85 to West Scottish Lamb. The first prize pen of Swales was consigned by Messrs Moscrop & Waugh of Albyfield, weighing 41kg they sold at £78 per head to West Scottish Lamb.

Prize List:
Blackfaced -
1st – Mr W Tod of Glenshanna 44kg, £91
2nd – M/s Wilson of Street Head 42.5kg, £85
3rd - Mr W Tod of Glenshanna 40kg, £83
Swaledale –
1st – Moscrop & Waugh of Albyfield 41kg, £78
2nd – Moscrop & Waugh of Albyfield 44.5kg, £78.50
3rd – Mrs M Brough of Chapel House 37.5kg, £71

Champion - Mr W Tod of Glenshanna
Reserve Champion - M/s Wilson of Street Head

Leading prices per head: Blackfaced; £91, £83 Glenshanna, £85 (x2) Street Head, Swaledale; £78.50, £78 Albyfield, £71 Chapel House Farm, £70.80 Hayclose

Leading prices per kilo: Blackfaced; 207.50p, 206.80p Glenshanna, 200p, 193.20p Street Head, 195.30p Hayclose, Swaledale; 190.20p, 176.40p Albyfield, 189.30p, 183.70p Chapel House Farm, 178.70p, 174.80p Hayclose, 175.10p Milton Mains.