Broughton Sale of Store & Breeding Sheep

At Broughton Mart on Tuesday 6^th September Harrison & Hetherington held their store and breeding sheep sale with a much-increased entry of 840. A busy ringside of buyers creating a great buzz and atmosphere with many customers leaving delighted with their days trading.  Breeding rams topped at £320 twice firstly for a Blue Texel shearling from Messrs Benson, Horrace and then for a Texel shearling from ID Rawlinson, Quarry Bank.

Mule shearling gimmers topped at £155 from KW & A Todd, East Mount while Mule gimmer lambs topped at £100 from RD Holland & Co, Low Scales.

Store lambs topped at £93 for a pen of Charolais crosses from T Miller, Brookside.

The next store lamb sale at Broughton Auction Mart will take place on Tuesday 6^th September.

For further information please contact the Auctioneer Rory Livesey 07535001541

Leading price per head:  

Breeding rams: Blue Texel £320, £200 Horrace Farm, £300 Quarry Bank Farm Texel £320, £280 Quarry Bank Farm Hill Cheviot £300(x2), £280 Nibthwaite Grange Farm Suffolk £300 Quarry Bank Farm

Breeding ewes: Mule £155(x2), £148 East Mount Cheviot £110 Parsonage

Store Lambs: Texel £90, £89(x2), £84, £83, £80 Charles Ground, £85 Lane End Farm, £81, £79, £74 Old Hall, £78 Seaview, £75 Low Scales Jacob £90, £70 Baskell Farm Mule £88, £82, £72 Low Scales, £75, £69 Hill Top Charolais £80 Brookside Cheviot £79, £77, £76, £75, £74 High Ground, £72 Low Scales Suffolk £74 Green Bank Zwartbles £68 High Hencroft Swaledale £58 Highground Herdwick £47, £40 Coniston Hill