Broiughton Mountain Ewe Sale

On Tuesday 5^th October Harrison & Hetherington held their Annual sale of Mountain ewes within Broughton Auction Mart, which attracted an entry of 3500 ewes, gimmers and ewe lambs.

Trade was forecast was set to be less on the week, however the sale had a 100% clearance rate.

The pre sale show was judged ably by Mr Sam Rawling, Hollins Farm, Ennerdale, placing Anthony Hartley, Turner Hall 1^st in both the shearling and the ewe classes. His winning gimmers sold the day’s top price of £380 per head. Mr Hartley also sold 2 pens of 3 crop ewes for £280 each.

In the commercial line up, a full ringside of buyers were in attendance from Grantown on Spey down to Kent, ensuring Herdwick ewes regularly selling away to £70-£85. Swaledale ewes were slightly out of favour with ewes selling to £80 for the top drawer, and second rates selling to £68-£75.

Fully warranted ewes went on to average £74.74 and shearling gimmers to £96.16. 

Prize List
Herdwick Ewes
1^st A Hartley Ltd, Turner Hall, Seathwaite
2^nd D & HS Ellwood, Baskell Farm, Ulpha

Herdwick Gimmers
1^st A Hartley Ltd, Turner Hall, Seathwaite
2^nd WG & D Wilkinson, Brookfield Farm, Torver, Coniston

Herdwick Ewe Lambs
1^st WG & D Wilkinson, Brookfield Farm, Torver, Coniston
2^nd J Braithwaite, Holme Farm, Thwaites, Millom

Swaledale Ewes
1^st A Hartley Ltd, Turner Hall, Seathwaite
2^nd RA Walton, Stable Harvey, Coniston

Swaledale Gimmers
1^st A & B Wilson, Coniston Hall, Haws Bank, Conistion
2^nd DC & JM Johnson, Fenwick, Thwaites, Millom

Leading Prices:
Ewes: Herdwick £280 (x2), £260, £220, £200, £160 (x2), £90, £80, £78, £74 Turner Hall, £90, £82, £78 Drigg Cross, £88, £75 Hoses Farm, £82 Baskell Farm, £74 Birk Howe Farm, £74 (x2) Old Hall, Swaledale £80, £76 (x2), £75 (x2), £70 (x2) Turner Hall, £74 Birk Howe Farm, £70 Old Hall, £70 Climb Stile,£68 Boon Crag, £68 Birk Howe Farm, £68 Coniston Hall, £68 Cockley Beck, £66 Folds Farm, £66 Penny Hill Park, £65 Stable Harvey.  

Shearling Gimmers: Herdwick £380, £160, £140 Turner Hall, £115, £98 Brookfield Farm, £95, £90 Scarr Head, £90, £75 Boon Crag, £86 Drigg Cross, £85 Bunson Cottages, £82 Holme Farm, Swaledale £82 Fenwick, £76, £74 (x2), £72, £70 Coniston Hall.  

Ewe Lambs: Herdwick £110, £50 Brookfield Farm, £76 Eller Mire Farm, £58, £52 Boon Crag.