Harrison & Hetherington held the opening day of the three day annual Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C’ District ram sale with a catalogued entry of 184 aged and ram lambs.

Topping the sale at £18000 was a ram lamb from Burncroft Farm, Eggleston, Barnard Castle which was bought in a half share between Messrs Wear, Patterdale and Messrs Lightfoot, Glendinning.

Burncroft Farm also sold another ram lamb to make £14000 with this selling to Messrs Harker, Grayrigg Hall, Kendal.

This home also sold ram lambs to make £6000, selling to Messrs White, Rigg Farm, Lunedale and Messrs Dixon, Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen with another lands selling for £4500 which was bought by Messrs Fox, St Johns Kirk, Biggar.

The overall champion lamb was awarded to lot 176 which was also consigned by Burncroft Farm, and went on to sell for £2500.

The consignment of 16 ram lambs from Burncroft sold to average £3471.88.

Aged rams sold to £5200 from Messrs White, Rigg Farm, and Messrs Bland, Cotegill, which went on to sell to Messrs Emmott, Whitelees Farm, Consett.

Next making £4500 was the overall champion aged ram from Burncroft Farm, which was purchased by Messrs Harrison, Sleddale Hall, Penrith.

Messrs Dalton, Glenhill, Allendale sold an aged ram to make £3200 selling to Messrs Wearmouth, Gillses Farm, South Stainmore.

Messrs Brogden, Helbeck Farm, Brough sold their aged ram to make £3000 selling to Messrs Hall, Hope House, Richmond.

Ram lambs averaged £1428.14 (up £664.53 on the year)

Aged rams averaged £878.94 (up £51.97 on the year)

Good quality and strong well made both aged ram lambs sold to great demand with buyers consistently looking for these types and were prepared to pay a premium for them.

Class 1     Ram 3 Years Old and Upwards

1^st        No       8               Burncroft & R Hutchinson & Sons                                                                 

2^nd       No     11              ME&CM Bell                                                          

3^rd       No   120              F&MP Allinson                                                                                                       

4^th       No    33              CR&MJ Birbeck     

5^th       No      72              WA&A Booth         

6^th       No      49              E&K Bland               

Com.  No      20              M/s White & Bland             

Class 2     2 Shear Ram

1^st        No     18               M/s Hutchinson                   

2^nd       No     122            JA&CM Dalton                        

3^rd       No      118           RS Harker & Son   

4^th       No    71               JS Cloughton         

Com. No     52               JH Pedley                

Class 3     Ram Above 2 Years Old (Small Breeders)

1^st        No     35               L&F Brown 

2^nd       No     48               Clarkson & Stoddart

3^rd       No       6               Burncroft Farm & R Hutchinson

Com.  No     108            A Hartley

Best Ram Any Age Shown By A 'C' District Member

1st       No     18               M/s Hutchinson                         

Champion Aged Ram

             No     8             Burncroft Farm & R Hutchinson                         

Reserve Champion Aged Ram

             No 18               M/s Hutchinson

 

Class 4     Ram Lamb

1st     No     176            Burncroft Farm

2nd    No     166            Burncroft Farm

3rd      No     167            Burncroft Farm     

4th      No     169            Burncroft Farm

5^th       No     130            D Birbeck

Class 5     Ram Lamb (Small Breeders)

1^st        No     175            Burncroft Farm

2^nd       No     144            R&H Scott               

3^rd       No     132            D Birbeck

4^th       No     143            R&H Scott

5th      No     145            KG Scott

Com.  No     128            D Birbeck

Special Prize for Best 3 Ram Lambs

1^st        166, 176, 175    Burncroft Farm                     

2^nd       144, 138, 143    R&H Scott

3^rd       128, 130, 132    D Birbeck

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

1^st        No      175            Burncroft Farm

Com.  No     144            R&H Scott               

Special Prize for Best Lamb In 'C' District

1^st        No      132            D Bibeck

2^nd       No      145            KG Sowerby

Com.  No     130            D Bibeck

Champion Ram Lamb

             No             176        Burncroft Farm                 

 

Reserve Champion

            No             166        Burncroft Farm 

 

Leading Prices:

Aged Ram

£5200 Rigg Farm & Cotegill; £4500 Burncroft Farm; £3200 Glenhill; £3000 Sanderson Close; £3000 Helbeck Farm  (Thomas) ; £2800 Grayrigg Hall; £2000 Bridge Farm House; £2000 Tennant Gill Farm; £2000 Ghyll Brow; £1800, £700 Lainger House; £1800 High Stennerskeugh; £1800 West Briscoe; £1700 High Croft; £1500 Old Hall Farm; £1100 Hardberry Hill Farm; £1000 Mount Pleasant Farm; £1000 Archers Hall; £1000 Helbeck Farm; £900 Wilcocks Farm; £850 Kiln View; £800 Owlands Farm; £800 Bank House Farms; £750 Roachburn Farm; £700 The Knarr; £700 Wolf Hills Farm; £700 Park House.

 

Ram Lamb

£18000, £14000, £6000, £4500, £2500, £1600, £1200, £800, £700, £600 Burncroft Farm; £1600, £700(2), £500 Hill Top Farm; £1400, £500 Force Garth; £550 West End.