Broughton Annual Herdwick & Swaledal wether sale

At Broughton Mart on Tuesday 18^TH October Harrison & Hetherington held their principal sale of Herdwick & Swaledale wether lambs.

A strong trade was achieved, seeing a high demand for stronger end Herdwicks lambs. Swaledale and whitefaced lambs sold exceptionally well, yet the smaller end of Herdwick lambs proved harder to cash.

Texel store lambs topped at £84 for a pen of 14 from SRP Knowles, Croglinhurst. Hill Cheviots lambs topped at £75 from LM & C Whittaker, Scalderskew.

Cross lambs topped at £69 for a pen of 20 from GE & MG Dixon, Hill Top Farm. While pure Herdwick wether  lambs topped at £53 from D & HS Ellwood, Baskell Farm.

Swaledale wethers topped at £46 for a pen of 21 from DW Crowe, Wha House. 

The next store sheep sale at Broughton Auction Mart will take place on Tuesday 1^st November.

For further information please contact the Auctioneer Rory Livesey 07535001541.

Leading price per head:   Texel £84 Croglinhurst, £66, £65 Folds Farm, £64 Beck Bank, Hill Cheviot £75, £67 Scalderskew,£66 Knittleton Farm Cottage, Herdwick Cross £69, £58 Hill Top Farm, £69 Lane End Farm, £57 Folds Farm, Suffolk £63 Troutal Farm, Pure Herdwick £53, £50, £49, £44 (x2) Baskell Farm, £52 Wha House, £52, £44 Climb Stile, £50 Coniston Hall, £50, £46 Hoses Farm, £46 Birk Howe Farm, £45 old Hall, £45 Wall End, Swaledale £46, £43 Wha House, £40 Coniston Hall, £38 (x2) Old Hall.