Kirkby Stpehen SSBS In Lamb Ewe Sale

On Thursday evening Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held the Annual Prize Show and Sale of Individual Crowned Swaledale Ewes, Shearlings and Gimmer Hoggs on behalf of the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association at Kirkby Stephen Mart.

A good quality show was on offer with ewes displaying good breed characteristics and body to go as well, they were very good to sell achieving good prices.

Topping the sale at £3800 was the overall Champion sheep, a two shear ewe from J Bland, Mossdale Head Farm, which was bought by Messrs Sellars, Sycamore Farm, Pickering.

R Hallam, High Birkwith Farm, Settle sold the Reserve placed Gimmer Shearling to make £3500, selling to Burncroft Farm, Eggleston.

Lewis Staley very generously donated his Gimmer Hogg to the Papyrus Charity which went on to sell for £800 to Laurie Blades, Little Ings, Hawes.

A Shepherds Crook made and kindly donated by Graham Rennie for the Papyrus Charity went on to sell for £450 to Martin Wilson, Arngill House, Lunedale.

Next selling for £1800 was a Gimmer Shearling from Messrs Pratt, Daleview Farm, Leyburn which was bought by Messrs Robinsonson, Catlow Farm, Slaidburn.

D.J. Coates, Tetheran, Richmond sold a three shear ewe for £1500 which was purchased by Messrs Hutchinson, Redgate, Kirkby Stephen.

Sale Averages

Aged Ewes sold to average £1425

Gimmer Shearlings sold to average £1933.33

Gimmer Hoggs sold to average £600

Show Results
Class 1 Ewe
1^st                    No      1            J Bland, Mossdale Head Farm
2^nd                   No    14            MC Staley, Poppin Cottage
3^rd                    No      8            T Brogden, Helbeck Farm

Class 2 Gimmer Shearling
1^st                    No      4            R Hallam, High Birkwith Farm
2^nd                   No    16            LM Staley, Poppin Cottage
3^rd                    No    21            J Nattrass, Low Crossgill Farm

Class 3 Gimmer Hogg
1^st                    No    17             LT Staley, Poppin Cottage
2^nd                   No    9A             T Brogden, Helbeck Farm        

Class 4 Conformation
1^st                     No   14              MC Staley, Poppin Cottage     
2^nd                   No    4              R Hallam, High Birkwith Farm
3^rd                    No   23               J Nattrass, Low Crossgill Farm                      

CHAMPION
No    1              J Bland, Mossdale Head Farm

RESERVE CHAMPION
No     4             R Hallam, High Birkwith Farm

The presale show was kindly sponsored by Carr’s Billington, Eden Farm Supplies and H Pigney & Son and judged by Mr Robert White.

Leading Prices

£3800 Mossdale Head Farm, £3500 High Birkwith Farm, £1800, £650 Daleview Farm, £1500, £1000 Tetheran, £1000. £600, £400 Helbeck Farm, £800 Poppin Cottage, £500 Thwaite Bridge House.

At the conclusion of the ewes, the annual sale of Flock Books were sold.