Kirkby Stephen SSBA ‘C’ District Ram Sales – Day 1

Harrison & Hetherington held the opening day of the three day annual Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C’ District ram sale.

Topping the sale at £4500 was the Champion aged ram a 5 shear receiving the Silver Challenge Cup given by Stan Davies, Haltcliffe Officer bred by and consigned by Messrs Walker, Brennand Farm, Clitheroe which sold in a half share between Messrs Pedley, Yore House and Messrs Pedley, Prospect House.

The champion ram lamb was lot 158 from Burncroft Farm, Egglestone which sold for £2000 to Messrs Richardson, Big Ferny Ford Farm, Buxton.

Ram lambs topped at £4000 for lot 153 from Messrs Marwood, Hill Top Farm, Newsham which was bought by Messrs Brennand, Ellerbeck, Chapel le Dale.

Aged rams also sold to £4000 for a 4 shear bred by Messrs Beckwith, New Hall and consigned by Messrs Wearmouth, Parkside, Barnard Castle which returned to New Hall with Messrs Beckwith.

Aged rams averaged £826.97

Ram lambs averaged £763.61

Class 1     Ram 3 Years Old and Upwards
1^st         No        12               JC Walker & Son & DA&MJ Pedley, Brennand Farm                 
2^nd        No        53               D&M Brown, Lummas House                                     
3^rd        No     100               P&PI Walker & Son, Beech Croft                                                                    
4^th        No     125               GT&MA Wearmouth & EG Tunstall, Gillses
5^th        No        88               C Nelson & Sons, Lainger House
6^th        No      109               P Lightburn, Hungar Hill
Com.    No        21               W Watson, Sanders Close

Class 2     2 Shear Ram
1^st         No       39                J Rukin, Park Lodge
2^nd        No    113                 MTP&SD Wills, Fawcett Park      
3^rd        No      85                 A Hartley, Turner Hall
4^th        No    117                 TW Cowperthwaite, Tennant Gill
Com.    No       34                SR Taylor, Ellerbeck

Class 3     Ram Above 2 Years Old (Small Breeders)
1^st         No   105                  JB Fletcher, East Friar House                        
2^nd        No     70                  TW Hutchinson, Bail Hill 
3^rd        No   108                  R Sellars, Sycamore Farm
Com.    No     40                  T Eccles, Hardberry Farm

Best Ram Any Age Shown By A 'C' District Member
1st        No       12                JC Walker & Son & DA&MJ Pedley, Brennand Farm                                        

Champion Aged Ram

          No                12  JC Walker & Son & DA&MJ Pedley, Brennand Farm

Reserve Champion Aged Ram

          No                 105               JB Fletcher, East Friar House

Class 4     Ram Lamb
1st        No       158              Burncroft Farm’s Egglestone

2nd       No       159              Burncroft Farm’s Egglestone
3rd       No       167              Burncroft Farm’s Egglestone
4th       No       178              Burncroft Farm’s Egglestone
5^th        No       179              Burncroft Farm’s Egglestone

Class 5     Ram Lamb (Small Breeders)
1^st         No       229              D Birbeck, West End
2^nd        No       209              R&H Scott, Force Garth Farm
3^rd        No       189              KG Sowerby, High Croft
4^th        No       208              R&H Scott, Force Garth Farm
5th        No       196              KG Sowerby, High Croft
Com.    No       228              D Birbeck, West End

Special Prize for Best 3 Ram Lambs

1^st         Nos     159,158,167             Burncroft Farm’s, Egglestone      
2^nd        Nos     211,208,209            R&H Scott, Force Garth Farm

Special Prize for Best Ram Lamb in hands of breeder (small breeders)

1^st         No       229              D Birbeck, West End   

Special Prize for Best Lamb In 'C' District

1^st         No       229              D Birbeck, West End   

2^nd        No       189              KG Sowerby, High Croft

Champion Ram Lamb

             No     158                Burncroft Farm’s, Eggleston        

Reserve Champion

            No    229                 D Birbeck, West End

Leading Prices:

Aged Ram

£4500, Brennand Farm; £4000 Parkside; £2200 Foredale Farm; £2200 Gillses Farm; £2100 Lainger House; £2000 Hebblethwaite Hall Farm; £2000(2) Beech Croft; £2000 Rigg Farm; £2000, £1600 Sanders Close; £2000 Lummas House; £1800 East Friar House; £1600, £1200 Tuner Hall; £1200 Cross Keys; £1200 Softley Farm; £1200 Lane Head Farm; £1200 Park Lodge Farm; £1200, £1000 Tennant Gill Farm; £1200 Hemplands Farm; £1000 High Stennerskeugh; £1000 Birch Bush; £1000 Wintershields Farm; £1000 Haresceugh Castle.

Ram Lamb

£4000, £3500, £3000, £2000, £1800, £1500, £1400(2), £1200(2), £1000(3) Hill Top Farm; £2200, £2000(2), £1800(2), £1200 Burncroft; £1300 Lainger House; £1000 High Croft: