Prime Sheep and Cast Ewes

PRIME LAMBS : On Monday 8th December 2025 H&H held their annual Christmas prize show and sale of prime sheep held alongside our weekly sale of prime and cast sheep. This event was generously sponsored by The Scottish Farmer, Trust Ford and Robinson Mitchell, to whom we thank greatly.

The show of lambs out before our judge Miss Hannah Wood, Bowland Foods Ltd, Preston was widely considered the best show we have ever seen in Borderway, Hannah went about the unenviable task with great professionalism and knowledge , and she can only be praised for her skills, she found the champion pen of 4 in the Any Other Breed class , these were 4 truly outstanding Dutch Texel cross lambs from Messrs Storey, Woodhead, Hexham  these 4 amazing lambs weighed in at 50kg and  went on to set a new record for prime sheep of £1500 each, selling to Mr Alam, Lancashire Direct Halal Ltd , Blackburn , The reserve championship went to the Storey Family once more this time with their 1st Prize pen of 4 54 kilo Beltex Lambs which sold at £950 each again to Mr Alam, who described the 8 sheep as some of the finest he has ever seen , amazingly the Storey Family then went on to cap their day claiming the Champion single lamb, another Beltex x which sold at £1300 to the judge Hannah Wood, Bowland Foods Preston. 

Prize List

4 Texel Lambs

1^st J & A Moralee, Hardriding Farm, Bardon Mill 50kg, 410ppk, £205

2^nd JM & SM Priestley, Cracrop Farm, Brampton 52kg, 442.3ppk or £230

3^rd JT Steel, Steeley Farm, Satley, Bishop Aukland 52kg, 375ppk or £195

4 Beltex Lambs

1^st JW Storey & Son, Woodhead Farm, Haltwhistle 54kg, £1759.3ppk, £950

2^nd P Urwin & Son, Hill House, Kirklinton, Carlisle 50kg, 460ppk or £230

3^rd J & A Moralee, Hardriding Farm, Bardon Mill 48kg, 437.5ppk, £210

4 AOB Lambs

1^st JW Storey & Son, Woodhead Farm, Haltwhistle 50kg, 3000ppk, £1500

2^nd J & A Moralee, Hardriding Farm, Bardon Mill 54kg, 1759.3ppk, £950

3^rd E & I Hall & Son, New houses Farm, Hallington, Newcastle Upon Tyne 49kg, 404.1ppk, £198

4 Suffolk Lambs

1^st Fisher Farming Ltd, Smalmstown, Longtown 50kg, 340ppk, £170

2^nd Izzy Story, Jackson Rigg, Longtown 53kg, 320.8ppk, £170

3^rd Fisher Farming Ltd, Smalmstown, Longtown 49kg, 314.3ppk, £154

10 Mules Lambs

1^st JW Smith-Jackson, Lipwood, Haydon Bridge 65kg, 289.2ppk, £188

2^nd JW Smith-Jackson, Lipwood, Haydon Bridge 58kg, 282.8ppk, £164

3^rd DC Farming, Low Clanyard Farm, Stranraer 56kg, 292.9ppk, £164

10 Hill Bred Lambs

1^stM & TF Graham, West Foreshields, Alston 54kg, 277.8ppk, £150

Continental x Single Lamb

1^st JW Storey & Son, Woodhead Farm, Haltwhistle 51kg, 2549ppk, £1300

2^nd JM & SM Priestley, Cracrop Farm, Brampton 52kg, 403.8ppk, £210

3^rd P Urwin & Son, Hill House, Kirklinton, Carlisle 53kg, 296.2ppk, £210

Champion: JW Storey & Son, Woodhead Farm, Haltwhistle (AOB)

Reserve Champion: JW Storey & Son, Woodhead Farm, Haltwhistle (Beltex)

Outwith the show lamb trade faired well against the tail end of last weeks results, with an overall average of 318p SQQ 333p being achieved, this said over 2000 heavy lambs were forward which are getting slightly harder to place at presen , over 1100 local ewes saw an average of £139.47 achieved, and were a flier from start to finish , topping at £250 on three occasions for continentals from Messrs Livingstone, Kirtlevale Messrs McWhirter, Carlisle and Messrs Faulder, Ewan Close. Suffolks to £240 from Messrs Crozier, Faugh Beeches and mules to £196 from Messrs Hall, Prior Hall, with horned ewes to £160 for Blackies from Wanwood Hill and Swales to £131 from Reaygarth with these breeds averaging £117.59 and £103.96 respectively.

Leading Price per Head :  DUTCH TEXEL: £1,500 ,50kg,  £218 ,48kg,  £210 ,54kg,  £200 ,50kg, Woodhead Farm,  £200 ,47kg,  £182 ,47kg, Hargill House,  £200 ,54kg, Hill House,  £180 ,45kg, Fell Lane Farm,  £180 ,47kg,  £180 ,52kg, Unity Farm,  £180 ,45kg,  £170 ,56kg, New Houses Farm,  £170 ,45kg, Moss Side,  BELTEX: £1,300 ,51kg,  £950 ,54kg, Woodhead Farm,  £230 ,50kg,  £190 ,45kg,  £188 ,52kg, Hill House,  £210 ,48kg,  £190 ,47kg,  £180 ,47kg, Hardriding Farm,  £195 ,53kg,  £186 ,53kg,  £180 ,50kg,  £180 ,57kg,  £178 ,56kg,  £172 ,46kg, Kirtlevale,  £190 ,50kg, Whitehead Hill Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £163 ,55kg,  £150 ,50kg,  £145 ,47kg, Druidhall,  £160 ,55kg, Farewell Grange,  £157 ,54kg,  £140 ,48kg, Castle Garth,  £145 ,50kg, The Hollands,  £135 ,42kg, Outer Woodhead,  TEXEL: £250 ,45kg,  £205 ,50kg, Hardriding Farm,  £230 ,52kg,  £210 ,52kg,  £200 ,53kg,  £200 ,51kg,  £190 ,51kg,  £182 ,60kg, Cracrop Farm,  £210 ,53kg, Hill House,  £200 ,59kg,  £180 ,49kg, Horsleyhill Farm Cottage,  £198 ,49kg, 80 Currock Road,  £195 ,52kg, Steeley Farm,  £190 ,54kg, Grassgarth,  £180 ,41kg, Lairdlaugh,  MILLENIUM BLEU: £198 ,49kg, New Houses Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £190 ,48kg, Tundergarth Mains,  MULE: £188 ,65kg,  £164 ,58kg, Lipwood,  £164 ,56kg,  £156 ,53kg, Low Clanyard Farm,  £154 ,60kg,  £141 ,47kg, Hargill House,  £150 ,53kg,  £150 ,58kg,  £144 ,50kg, High Park Foot,  £148 ,52kg, Reaygarth,  £145 ,50kg, Scarrowmanwick,  £144 ,48kg, Evistones Farm,  £141 ,47kg, Wilson Park Farm,  £141 ,47kg, Denton Mains,  CHAROLLAIS: £184 ,65kg,  £170 ,58kg,  £155 ,55kg,  £139 ,46kg, Outer Woodhead,  £134 ,43kg,  £120 ,43kg, Thorniethwaite Farm,  SUFFOLK: £175 ,58kg,  £170 ,55kg,  £170 ,50kg,  £168 ,56kg,  £159 ,53kg,  £157 ,52kg, Smalmstown  ,  £170 ,60kg, Outer Woodhead,  £170 ,53kg,  £161 ,57kg, Jackson Rigg,  £170 ,60kg,  £166 ,57kg, Demesne Farm,  £166 ,57kg, Ashtree House,  £165 ,56kg, Oakbank Farm,  £158 ,60kg,  £157 ,55kg, Middlehouse,  HILL CHEVIOT: £165 ,56kg, Belvedere,  £142 ,47kg, Stone House,  LEICESTER: £165 ,68kg, Belvedere,  £130 ,58kg, Farewell Grange,  £120 ,48kg, Hargill House,  BLUE TEXEL: £160 ,45kg, Hill House,  £150 ,47kg, Castle Garth,  £140 ,43kg, Bogside Farm,  £129 ,41kg, Wallhead,  BLACKFACE: £150 ,54kg, West Foreshields,  £110 ,38kg, The Hollands,  SWALEDALE: £130 ,52kg, Hargill House

Leading Price per Kilo: DUTCH TEXEL: 3000p ,50kg,  454p ,48kg,  400p ,50kg,  389p ,54kg, Woodhead Farm,  425.5p ,47kg,  387p ,47kg, Hargill House,  400p ,45kg, Fell Lane Farm,  400p ,45kg,  303.5p ,56kg, New Houses Farm,  383p ,47kg,  346p ,52kg, Unity Farm,  378p ,45kg, Moss Side,  370.5p ,54kg, Hill House,  BELTEX: 2549p ,51kg,  1759.5p ,54kg, Woodhead Farm,  460p ,50kg,  422p ,45kg,  361.5p ,52kg, Hill House,  437.5p ,48kg,  404.5p ,47kg,  383p ,47kg, Hardriding Farm,  380p ,50kg, Whitehead Hill Farm,  374p ,46kg,  368p ,53kg,  360p ,50kg,  351p ,53kg,  318p ,56kg,  316p ,57kg, Kirtlevale,  TEXEL: 555.5p ,45kg,  410p ,50kg, Hardriding Farm,  442.5p ,52kg,  404p ,52kg,  392p ,51kg,  377.5p ,53kg,  372.5p ,51kg,  303.5p ,60kg, Cracrop Farm,  439p ,41kg, Lairdlaugh,  404p ,49kg, 80 Currock Road,  396p ,53kg, Hill House,  375p ,52kg, Steeley Farm,  367.5p ,49kg,  339p ,59kg, Horsleyhill Farm Cottage,  352p ,54kg, Grassgarth,  MILLENIUM BLEU: 404p ,49kg, New Houses Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 396p ,48kg, Tundergarth Mains,  BLUE TEXEL: 355.5p ,45kg, Hill House,  325.5p ,43kg, Bogside Farm,  319p ,47kg, Castle Garth,  314.5p ,41kg, Wallhead,  SUFFOLK: 340p ,50kg,  309p ,55kg,  302p ,52kg,  301p ,58kg,  300p ,53kg,  300p ,56kg, Smalmstown  ,  321p ,53kg,  282.5p ,57kg, Jackson Rigg,  294.5p ,56kg, Oakbank Farm,  290.5p ,57kg,  283.5p ,60kg, Demesne Farm,  290.5p ,57kg, Ashtree House,  285.5p ,55kg,  263.5p ,60kg, Middlehouse,  283.5p ,60kg, Outer Woodhead,  CHEVIOT MULE: 321.5p ,42kg, Outer Woodhead,  308.5p ,47kg,  300p ,50kg,  296.5p ,55kg, Druidhall,  291.5p ,48kg,  290.5p ,54kg, Castle Garth,  291p ,55kg, Farewell Grange,  290p ,50kg, The Hollands,  CHAROLLAIS: 311.5p ,43kg,  279p ,43kg, Thorniethwaite Farm,  302p ,46kg,  293p ,58kg,  283p ,65kg,  282p ,55kg, Outer Woodhead,  HILL CHEVIOT: 301p ,47kg, Stone House,  294.5p ,56kg, Belvedere,  MULE: 300p ,47kg,  256.5p ,60kg, Hargill House,  300p ,48kg, Evistones Farm,  300p ,47kg, Wilson Park Farm,  300p ,47kg, Denton Mains,  293.5p ,53kg,  293p ,56kg, Low Clanyard Farm,  290p ,50kg, Scarrowmanwick,  289p ,65kg,  283p ,58kg, Lipwood,  288p ,50kg,  283p ,53kg,  258.5p ,58kg, High Park Foot,  284.5p ,52kg, Reaygarth,  BLACKFACE: 289.5p ,38kg, The Hollands,  278p ,54kg, West Foreshields,  LEICESTER: 250p ,48kg, Hargill House,  242.5p ,68kg, Belvedere,  224p ,58kg, Farewell Grange,  SWALEDALE: 250p ,52kg, Hargill House

CAST EWES: Leading Price per Head: BELTEX: £250, £200,80 Currock Road,  £200,Leafield Farm,  £180,Kirtlevale,  TEXEL: £250,(x2) , Kirtlevale,  £250, £200,Ewan Close,  £240,(x6) , Pinclanty Farm,  £220,Randalholme,  £220, £214,(x2) , High Boreland,  £215,Meikleholm Farm,  £215,Hollands,  £210,(x2) ,  £200,Logie Durno,  £200,(x2) , Prior Hall,  £200,Maulscastle Farm,  SUFFOLK: £240, £235,(x4) , Faugh Beeches,  £200, £180,(x3) , Logie Durno,  £200,Thorwiethwaite Farm,  £196,(x3) , Tundergarth Mains,  £187,Hayton Brow,  £183,(x15) ,  £170,(x9) , Meikleholm Farm,  £180,(x5) ,  £170,(x3) , Haas Side Farm,  £180,(x2) , Brae Farm,  ZWARTBLES: £200,(x2) ,  £170,(x2) , Leafield Farm,  DUTCH TEXEL: £200,(x2) , Ewan Close,  £180,(x2) , Orton Rigg Farm,  MULE: £196, £180,(x3) , Prior Hall,  £170,(x31) ,  £158,(x9) ,  £148,Fairgirth Farm,  £165,(x2) , Midtown,  £164,(x2) ,  £155,(x2) , High Boreland,  £160,(x2) , Wanwood Hill,  £159,(x8) , Meikleholm Farm,  £152,(x6) , Middlehouse,  £148,(x31) , Pinclanty,  LEICESTER: £192,(x5) , Pinclanty Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £188,Tundergarth Mains,  £160,Ashdene,  £148,Stoneflatts,  £108,Huntly Lodge Farm,  ROMNEY: £176,(x4) , Fairgirth Farm,  £135,(x12) , Tundergarth Mains,  CHAROLLAIS: £172,Huntly Lodge Farm,  £160,The Hollands,  CHEVIOT MULE: £172,(x2) ,  £164,Fairgirth Farm,  £159,(x28) , Pinclanty,  £145,(x14) , Bogra,  BLUE TEXEL: £168,Huntly Lodge Farm,  £150,High House,  LLEYN: £168,(x4) ,  £154,(x2) , Huntly Lodge Farm,  BLEU DU MAINE: £163,Haas Side Farm,  BLACKFACE: £160,(x14) , Wanwood Hill,  £132,(x19) ,  £119,(x32) , Pinclanty,  VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £160, £155,Stone Flatts,  DORSET: £158,Huntly Lodge Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £149,(x16) ,  £137,(x33) , Pinclanty,  £141,(x2) , Brae Farm,  £139,(x13) ,  £138,(x2) , Fairgirth Farm,  £127,(x9) , Huntly Lodge Farm,  £126,(x3) , Belvedere,  £124,Middlehouse,  BERRICHON: £141,(x7) ,  £130,(x4) , Gelt Hall Farm,  SWALEDALE: £131,(x10) , Reaygarth,  £120,Hargill House,  £117,(x12) ,  £114,(x5) , Randalholme,  £113,(x2) , (Sheep Only),  KERRY HILL: £128,Huntly Lodge Farm

CAST RAMS: Leading Price per Head: LLEYN: £172,(x2) , Huntly Lodge Farm,  BELTEX: £170,(x2) , Glebe Farm,  SUFFOLK: £160,Middlehouse,  LEICESTER: £160,(x2) , Randalholme,  £150, £130,Highside Farm,  £140, £130,Logie Durno,  £120,Highfield Farm,  TEXEL: £155,Glebe Farm,  ZWARTBLES: £140,Rietfontain,  £140,Kirtlevale,  VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £130,Stone Flatts,  BLACKFACE: £100,Meikleholm Farm

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L – R – Mr Alam of Lancashire Direct Halal Meats Ltd, Brian Storey (Vendor), Joe Bowman, Hannah Wood (Judge) Bowland Foods Ltd, Preston, Will Storey (Vendor)