Broughton Sale of Breeding Sheep

Broughton in Furness Market held its fortnightly sale of store lambs and breeding sheep on Tuesday 5^th September. Mule gimmer shearlings topped at £178 for a pen of 11 from KW & A Todd, East Mount. Breeding rams topped at £350 for a 3 shear hill cheviot from JE Atkinson, Nilothwaite Grange. Ewe lambs topped at £95 twice for Mules and Half breds from RD Holland & Co, Low Scales. Store lambs were fiercely bid for topping at £90 for Texel Crosses from A & F Jenkinson & Son, Charlesground.  

The next sale is Tuesday 19^th September.

For further information or entries please contact

The Auctioneer Rory Livesey 07535001541

Or Brian Knowles 07835 764535

Shearling Gimmers

Leading Prices: Grey Faced £178, £172, £170 East Mount

Rams

Leading Prices: Hill/ Cheviot £350, £280 Nibthwaite Blue Faced Leicester £250 Nibthwaite Dutch Spotted £300 Green Cottages Blue Texel £200, £150 Horrance Farm

Ewes

Leading Prices: Kerry Hill £132 Broom Lea Grey Faced £85 Folds Farm Texel £85 Folds Farm

Ewe Lambs

Leading Prices: Half Bred £95 Low Scales Grey Faced £95, £90 Low Scales, £71 Charles Ground Texel £89, £74, £73 Charles Ground Jacob £60 Baskell Farm

Store Sheep

Leading Prices: Texel £90 Charles Ground, £86 Lane End Farm, £80 Abbot Park, £79 Hill Top, £78 Low Scales, £76 Charles Ground Grey Faced £78 Low Scales Zwartbles £75 Baskell