Broughton Herdwick wether lamb sale

On Tuesday 24^th October 2023 Broughton in Furness Market sold 1426 store lambs on their Herdwick wether lamb day.

 A good entry of fell lambs from local consigners saw Herdwick and Swaledale lambs a good steady trade throughout, with prices higher than vendors expectations. Topping the sale at £80 was a pen of 14 Texel cross Herdwick lambs from High Stile Partners, Ambleside. A small offering of long keep mule lambs were the trade of the day topping at £74 from Messrs Benn, Field Head, Pure Herdwick lambs  topped at £69 form High Stile Partners. Messrs Ellwood, Baskell sold their first pen of 20 Herdwick lambs to £63. Long keep Swaledale lambs sold to £46 for a pen of 38 from DJ & MJ Hoggarth, Old Hall.

The next sale of store and breeding sheep is Tuesday 7^th November.

For further information or entries please contact

The Auctioneer Rory Livesey 07535001541

Or Brian Knowles 07835 764535

Leading Prices: Texel x Herdwick £80, £66 High Stile, £78, £68, £64 Old Hall, £70, £68 Hill Top, £62 Fenwick Mule £74 Field Head, £50 Ghyll Herdwick £69, £42 High Stile, £63, £46, £44, £42 Baskell, £62 Boad Hole, £52, £36 Hoses Farm, £50 Sella Farm, £50 Folds Farm, £50, £45 Moorhouse, £44 Old Hall, £44 Fenwick, £40 Coniston Hall, £39 Eller Mire, £38 Climb Stile, £37 Howe Farm Hill Cheviot £57 High Wallowbarrow, £33 Sella Farm Blackfaced £49, £38 Field Head Swaledale £46, £44 Old Hall, £46, £40 (x2) Folds Farm