Middleton show & Sale of Store Lambs

On Tuesday the 4^th of October Harrison and Hetherington conducted its sale of store lambs within Middleton and Teesdale Mart.

STORE SHEEP: A good show of 700 store lambs were presented to a strong ringside of buyers eager for the quality of lambs forward. An average of £57 was achieved which was delightful considering two thirds of the sale were hill bred lambs.

Topping the sale was a pen of 18 Texel’s from Messrs Addison, Hayberries selling to £81. Mules topped at £72 for a pen of 22 from JB Fletcher, East Friar House. Swaledales were in strong demand with a top price for a pen of 35 from Mr Andrew Bousfield, Greenhills selling for £49.

A good show was presented with trade more than matching other local centres.

Leading Prices: Texel £81, £80.50, £78, £75 Hayberries, £76 The Oaks, £76 (x3), £70 (x3), £69, £64 Walton Crescent, £72 Hill Top Farm, £69 Strand Foot, £67, £57.50 Hardberry Hill Farm, £56 Folly Farm, Mule £72 East Friar House Farm, £71.50, £65, £64 East Thorngarth Hill, £68 Rigg Farm, Swaledale £49 Greenhills Farm, £47 West Underhurth, £45, £43, £40, £38 (x2), £37 Valance Lodge, Herdwick £27 Hill Top Farm.

BREEDING SHEEP: Breeding sheep were met with a serious trade, with Mr John Bell, Vallance Lodge selling a pen of 10 3&4 shear ewes for £87. The same home sold another pen of 15 3&4 shears for £83.

Leading Prices: Swaledale £87, £83, £56 Valance Lodge.