Middleton-In-Teesdale Annual A District Swaledale Ram Sale

MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE AUCTION MART

Friday 14^th October 2026

Annual Sale of A District Swaledale Rams  
 
Wednesday 14^th October saw the highly coveted district A Swaledale Ram Sale consisting of aged rams, shearlings & ram lambs. A catalogued entry of 134 were forward to average an outstanding average of £2003 being achieved with all sheep classes heavily bid for. 
 

97 Shearling Rams ave £2084.74 + £535 22 
Aged Rams ave £240 +7 
Ram Lambs ave £560.67 + £324.96 

Topping the sale was the overall Champion from Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe with West Briscoe Yippee. The shearling was a son of a Craig Ridley and his mother by a Naby sire which later sold to a new market record of £25,000 selling to C R Raine, Stanhope Gate. The reserve champion from Messrs Dent, Naby sold to £9000 to Messrs White, Rigg Farm. Messrs Harker, Overthwaite, saw one of the last shearling rams to £9000 selling to Messrs Watson, Stoney Hill & Messrs Walton, Swarthymere. 
 
Messrs Allinson sold a shearling at £8500 to James Thompson, Howburn and Messrs Thompson, High Corn Park sold to to £6000 to Messrs Dargue, Bank Top. A 95% clearance rate was witnessed with vendors delighted with the day's trading. 
 
 

Show Results

UNDER 30’s- SHEARLING 

1^st - Lot 17 - R Raine, Snaisgill Head - £3500 

2^nd - Lot 66 - A & R Dent, Wythes Hill - £2000 

3^rd - Lot 86- M Iceton, East Thorngarth Hill - £1800 

4^th - Lot 126 - A & B Hutchinson, Blunt House - £1000 

AGED RAMS 

1^st - Lot 4 - £300 - JRD Short, Ouston 

2^nd- Lot 3 - PD & J Johnson, Herdship 

3^rd - Lot 2 - £180 - PD & J Johnson, Herdship 

Champion - Lot 4 - JRD Short, Ouston 

RAM LAMBS 

1^st - Lot 134 - £1,000 - Burncroft Farm, Burncroft 

2^nd - Lot 131 - £400 - S Tully, Howgill 

3^rd - Lot 133 - £300 - Burncroft Farm, Burncroft 

4^th - Lot 132 - S Tully, Howgill 

Champion - Lot 134 - Burncroft Farm, Burncroft 

Reserve Champion - Lot 131 - S Tully, Howgill 

LARGE BREEDERS - SHEARLING 

1^st - Lot 92 - F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe - £25,000 

2^nd - Lot 56 - Dent Bros, Naby Farm - £9000 

3^rd - Lot 104 - DC & KL Hutchinson, Old Spital Farm - £4,200 

4^th - Lot 15 - CR Raine & Son, Stanhope Gate - £2,000 

5^th - Lot 93 - F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe - £3,800 

Champion - Lot 92 - F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe 

Reserve Champion - Lot 56 - Dent Bros, Naby Farm 

SMALL BREEDERS - SHEARLING 

1^st - Lot 27 - TW Hutchinson, Bail Hill - £900 

2^nd - Lot 17 - R Raine, Snaisgill Head - £3500 

3^rd - Lot 99 - S Tully, Howgill - £1000 

4^th - Lot 66 - A & R Dent, Wythes Hill - £2000 

5^th - Lot 46 - S & A Bland, Cotegill - £3200 

CONFIRMATION - SHEARLING 

1^st - Lot 86 - M Iceton, East Thorngarth Hill - £1800 

2^nd - Lot 40 - E Thompson, High Corn Park - £6000 

3^rd - Lot 67 - A & R Dent, Wythes Hill - £3400 

4^th - Lot 126 - A & B Hutchinson, Blunt House - £1000 

5^th - Lot 121 - TW & K Hutchinson, Blunt House - £1800 

Aged Rams Leading Prices: £300, Ouston, £180, Herdship.

Shearling Ram Leading Prices: £25,000, £8,500, £6,500, £3,800, £3,200,(x2) ,  £2,800,West Briscoe,  £9,000, £2,000,Naby View Farm,  £9,000, £1,400,Overthwaite Farm,  £6,000,High Corn Park,  £5,000, £3,000, £2,800, £2,500,Grains O Beck,  £4,500, £3,200,High Birk Hatt,  £4,200,Old Spital Farm,  £4,200, £1,800,Cotegill,  £3,500, £2,000, £1,600,Rigg Farm,  £3,500, £2,000,Stanhope Gate Farm,  £3,400, £2,000,Wythes Hill,  £3,200,Cotegill Cottage,  £3,000, £2,200, £1,400, £1,200,High Beck Head,  £3,000, £2,000, £1,800, £1,200,Valley Farm,  £2,800, £2,200,Grayrigg Hall,  £2,600,Ashgill Farm,  £2,500,Hebblethwaite Hall Farm,  £2,400,Toft House,  £2,200, £1,800,(x2) ,  £1,300, £1,200,Blunt House,  £2,000,Grains O Beck,  £1,800,East Thorngarth Hill,  £1,200,East Friar House Farm.

Rams Lambs Leading Prices:  £1,000, £300, Burncroft Farm, £400, Howgill.