An entry of 1,843 sheep was forward at Kirkby Stephen Market, consisting of 1,431 prime lambs and 412 case ewes and rams.Topping the market at £94.80 was a Texel lamb from Messrs Hastwell, The Buildings, which was brought by Mr A Atkinson. Next, and selling for £88.80 and £87.30, were a pair of Beltex lambs [...]
North of England Mule gimmer lambs averaged £109 to get the breed’s main autumn sale season off to a cracking start when just over 7000 lambs were sold at Skipton Auction Mart on Tuesday. Tupping lambs were a similar trade to this sale last year and were making within £5 of 2011 [...]
Last week’s sale of Masham ewe lambs at Skipton saw a top price of £270/head paid for the champions from the pre-sale show, a pen of 10 lambs from Roland and David Verity, Bouthwaite, Ramsgill, with these selling to Keith Liddle, Stainburn, Otley. The Veritys, who sold a total of 70 lambs, were also responsible [...]
The Alston Moor sale of Mule ewe lambs saw a strong trade at Lazonby last week, with the best of the day a £305/head sale for lambs from John Smith-Jackson, Hightown.Second best was £280 achieved for a pen from Parson Shield, while at £250 was the second prize pen from the show from J Lee [...]
Top call at Tuesday’s second NEMSA Mule sale at Skipton saw a top call of £205/head paid for the champions from Joe and Nancy Throup, Draughton. These sold to Derbyshire buyer Matt Thomlinson, Muggington, Ashbourne.Second best of the sale was a £195 bid for the second prize pen of 10 lambs from Ashley and Rachel [...]
Mule shearlings sold to a high of £178/head at Skipton last week, with this price paid for a pen from Jerry Horn, Kelbrook.Second best was a £175/head bid for the champion pen on the day from David Coates, Coniston Cold. This was Mr Coates third successive win at the sale, and other pens from the [...]
Carlisle’s annual Latter Fair show and sale of Mule gimmer lambs saw anentry of 5775 forward and a top price and new centre record of £420 paid forthe reserve champion pen from John Smith-Jackson, Hightown. These sold toRobert Carter, Parcelstown, Longtown. Second best at £240 was the fifth prize pen from Messrs Scott, ThirwallCastle, while [...]
Tuesday’s sale at Middleton in Teesdale saw a top call of £200 paid for lambs from J and S E Bainbridge, Dousgill, with these selling to C L Morris, while second best was a £182/head bid for a pen from M W and E Dent, Wythes Hill. Selling for £170/head was another pen from Messrs [...]
It’s been a hectic week of Mule ewe lamb trading in the North of England, with some impressive prices paid, particularly at the bumper two day sale at Hawes on Monday and Tuesday which saw a top of £880 on Monday and £800 on Tuesday.Setting the standard on Monday was the the day’s champion pen [...]
Monday’s sale of Mules on behalf of the Highland Mule Breeders Association saw trade hit a high of £180/head for ewe lambs, with shearlings hitting a top of £200. Leading the shearlings was the champion pen from J and B McCallum, Mountrich Fam, Dingwall, which sold to the judge J Brims, Thuster Mains, Caithness.With a [...]