Broughton Annual Herdwick & Swaledale Show & Sale

On Tuesday 27^th September, Harrison and Hetherington held their Annual show and sale of Swaledale and Herdwick rams, within Broughton Auction Mart.

HERDWICK
A new Centre Record was set at the Annual show and sale, by AJ Hartley, Turner Hall, with their homebred Herwick shearling selling to 10,000gns, surpassing the previous record set in 2021.

The Judging was left in the capable hands of Thomas Postlethwatie, Spout House and Stephen Baines, Ghyll Bank with Referee Nicky Race, Burnthwaite. Kindly sponsoring this even were our long standing supporters, Peter-Horn Mobile Dipper, Tony Sharp, Furness & South Cumberland Supply Association and Farmers Guardian Marts The Heart.

Claiming the championship rosette was the 1^st prize shearling shown by Messrs Lightfoot, which sold for 2200gns, he also won the 2^nd prize shearling which sold for 5200gns.

Taking the Reserve was Messrs RRJ Weir, Chapel House Farm with their 2shear ram, which later sold for 3800gns.

Prize List:
Aged Rams
1^st P & J Bland & Barnes, Knott House Farm, Grassmere – 1100gns
2^nd K Wrathall Ltd, Cockley Beck, Seathwaite, Broughton In Furness – 800gns
3^rd D & HS Ellwood, Baskell Farm, Ulpha – 700gns
4^th S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale – 650gns

2Shear
1^st RRJ Weir, Chapel House Farm, Stonethwaite, Keswick – 3800gns
2^nd AS Edmondson, Randalgate, Brandlingill – 1400gns
3^rd Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside Farm, Glenridding, Penrith – 1300gns
4^th J & F Nutter, Manor Farm, Whalley Road, Hurst Green – 1000gns

Shearling
1^st Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside Farm, Glenridding, Penrith – 2200gns
2^nd Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside Farm, Glenridding, Penrith – 5200gns
3^rd WG & D Wilkinson, Brookfield Farm, Tover – 1100gns
4^th S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale – 900gns

Best Mouthed: D Thompson, Climb Stile, Woodland, Broughton In Furness – 300gns
Champion: Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside Farm, Glenridding, Penrith – 2200gns
Reserve Champion: RRJ Weir, Chapel House Farm, Stonethwaite, Keswick – 3800gns

Leading prices per head:
10,000gn, 2800gns, 2200gns (x2), 1200gns, 1100gn, 1000gns Turner Hall, 5200gns, 2200gns, 1300gns Gillside Farm, 3800gns Chapel House Farm, 1600gns Clea Hall, 1400gns Randalgate, 1200gns, 1100gns Knott House Farm, 1100gns Eller Mire Farm, 1100gns Brookfield Farm, 1100gns, 1000gns Gatesgarth Farm, 1100gn Tibearthwaite Farm, 1000gns Manor Farm,  

SWALEDALE
The Swaledale classes were kindly sponsored by Furness & South Cumberland Association and the classes were ably judged by Robin Jenkinson, Charles Ground.
The Championship rosette was claimed by Messrs Capstick, Fellside Farm which also sold to the top price in this section for £900.

Aged Rams
1^st JD & M Capstick Ltd, Fellside Farm, Bootle - £800
2^nd TMW & H Hodgson, Arklid Farm, Nibwaite, - £150
3^rd H Harrison, 5 Brookfield, Shap - £650

Shearling Rams
1^st Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside Farm, Glenridding, Penrith - £900
2^nd PE & M Capstick, Whicham Hall, Whicham, Millom

Champion: JD & M Capstick Ltd, Fellside Farm, Bootle, - £800

Leading prices per head:
£900, £400 Gillside Farm, £800, £500 Fellside Farm, £650, £600 Sleddale Hall, £350 Birchbank,

For further information regarding sales or entries please contact the auctioneers Rory Livesey  0753001541 or James Little on 07872 840685 or Bryan Knowles 07835 764535;