Frankland takes prime lamb title at Gisburn show and sale
Gisburn Auction Marts held its June Prime Lamb Show on last week which was well attended with more than 700 prime sheep forward.
Winning the overall championship was Richard Frankland, Rathmell, Settle with his pen of five Texel cross Beltex lambs, weighing 40kgs, they achieved ÂŁ94, selling to the pre-sale show judge Steve Seddon of Lake and Dales.
Other prize winners are listed included:
Best Pen of 5 Continental Lambs
1st Frankland Farms, Rathmell 40kgs ÂŁ94
2nd H Clay & Son, Airton 41kgs ÂŁ92.50
3rd RJ Lambert, Wigglesworth 36kgs ÂŁ78.80
Best Pen of 5 Native Lambs
1st CR & J Kippax, Briercliffe 42kgs ÂŁ90
2nd CR & J Kippax, Briercliffe 43kgs ÂŁ88.50
3rd Barton Contractors, Blackburn 42kgs ÂŁ85.80
Auctioneer, Jonathan Turner said “With plenty of commercial buyers present spec weights sold well between 200p/kg and 220p/kg. Butchers type lambs to 235p/kg.”
Auctioneers Richard Turner & Son