Average trade for stores at Broughton Market

Broughton Market’s annual opening sale of store sheep saw a good entry of sheep with satisfactory trade throughout.

Topping the sale at £69 was a consignment of Texels from Messrs Kirby and Longworth of Stella Farm, Broughton-In-Furness.

Leading Prices: Texel £69 Sella Farm, £66 Boom Crag, £60.50, £57 Hollin Bank Farm, £58 Burnthwaite Farm, £58 Knottend Farm, Kerry Hill £65.50 Ellermere Farm, Hill Cheviot £63.50, £42 Dunnerdale, £50, £45 Wallenrigg Farm, £44 Ulpha, Charolais £58.50 Knottend Farm, £46 Hazelhead Farm, £45 Croglin Hurst, Suffolk £56, £55.50 Croglin Hurst, £54.50, £50 Wallenrigg Farm, £50.50 Low Scales, £48.50 Broughton Mills, North Country Cheviot £55.50 Ellermere Farm, Beltex £40 Hollin Head, Swaledale £30 Hazelhead Farm, Herdwick £30.50, £27 Hoses Farm, £30 Ghyll Farm, £28.50 Ellermere Farm.

(Harrison and Hetherington)