Harrison & Hetherington held the second day of the annual Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C’ District ram sales on Friday. 

The sale commenced with the ram lambs which topped at £5,200 consigned by Messrs Tully, Burncroft Farm, Eggleston and was purchased by Messrs Bland, Cotegill, Gaisgill.

This home also sold the champion ram lamb to make £4000 selling to Messrs Tully & Thompson, Howgill, Barnard Castle.

Messrs Tully also sold ram lambs to make £2800 selling to Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe, Hesket Newmarket and £2000 selling to Messrs Dent, Wythes Hill, Lunedale.

Messrs Birbeck, The Close, Kirkby Stephen sold lot 452 to make £4000 selling to Messrs Natrass, Shieldhill Top, Alston.

Messrs Crisp, Avenue View, Austwick sold lot 456 to make £2000 selling to Messrs Nicholson, Slip Cottage, Barras.

Ram lambs sold to average a wonderful £1485.42 which is up a fantastic £881.13 on the year.

Show results

Class 1     Ram Lamb

1st	438	J Tully, Burncroft Farm
2nd	431	J Tully, Burncroft Farm
3rd	432	J Tully, Burncroft Farm
4th	436	J Tully, Burncroft Farm

Class 5     Ram Lamb (Small Breeders)

1st	456	D Birbeck, The Close
2nd	465	AG&L Crisp, Avenue View
3rd	446	H Scott, Force Garth Farm
4th	450	H Scott, Force Garth Farm
5th	466	AG&L Crisp, Avenue Farm
Com.	449	H Scott, Force Garth Farm

Special Prize for Best 3 Ram Lambs

1st	438, 431, 432	J Tully, Burncroft Farm
2nd	446, 449, 450	H Scott, Force Garth Farm
Com.	465, 466, 469	AG&L Crisp, Avenue View

Best Ram Lamb (Small Breeders)

1st	456	D Birbeck, The Close
2nd	465	AG&L Crisp, Avenue View

Special Prize for Best Lamb In 'C' District

1st	456	D Birbeck, The Close
2nd	465	AG&L Crisp, Avenue View
Com.	466	AG&L Crisp, Avenue View

Champion Ram Lamb           

No

456

D Birbeck, The Close

Reserve Champion

No

438

J Tully Burncroft

Leading Price

SWALEDALE: £5,200, £4,000, £2,800, £2,000, £1,800, £1,600, £1,400, £1,200(x2) ,  £1,000(x2) Burncroft Farm,  £4,000 The Close,  £2,000, £1,100 Avenue View,  £1,100, £1,000 Force Garth,

Shearlings –

Topping the sale at £85000 was Beck Head Briscoe 10^th from Messrs Harrison, High Beck Head, Forest in Teesdale and was purchased by Messrs Nelson, Bull and Cave, Clapham and Messrs Alderson, Barras.

Messrs Richardson, Ghyll House, Dufton sold Ghyll House Q7 to make £45,000 selling to Messrs White, Rigg Farm, Messrs Hutchinson, Redgate and Messrs Handley, Gunnerfleet.

Ghyll House received the reserve champion rosette for Ghyll House Quattro Gold which went on to sell for £25000 and was purchased by Messrs Thornborrow, Brystones; Messrs Rukin Park Lodge and Grove Farms.

The champion shearling ram West Briscoe Yummy sold to make £35000 from Messrs Allinsosn, West Briscoe, Baldersdale with Messrs Allinson retaining a share and being purchased by Messrs Hutchinson, Valley Farm.

Messrs Brogden, Helbeck Farm, Brough sold Helbeck Porter 1^st to make £32000 and was purchased by Messrs Porter, Low Oxenhope; Messrs Robinson, Catlow and Messrs Acton, Maythorn Estate.

Messrs Hutton, Setmabannining Farm, Threlkeld sold Setmabanning ST 1^st to make £32,000 selling to Messrs Hutchinson, Valley Farm and Messrs Harker, Grayrigg Hall.

Messrs Raine, Stanhope Gate Farm sold Monks Uplift to make £28,000 selling to Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe; Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside and Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning.

Messrs Porter, Summer Lodge, Low Row sold Oxnop Scarr 5 to make £25000 selling to Messrs Cowperthwaite, Howith Farm, Austwick.

Rigg JR Res 1 from Messrs White, Rigg Farm, Middleton in Teesdale sold to make £22000 and was purchased by Messrs Allinsosn, West Briscoe and Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside.

Rigg Lightfoot 10 also from Rigg Farm sold to make £18000 selling to Messrs Porter, Riddings Farm and Messrs Dixon, Hartley Castle.

Rigg Farm Beckwith 20 also from Messrs White sold to make £15000 and was purchased by Messrs Taylforth, Side Farm, Patterdale.

Messrs Wear, Howe Green, Hartsop sold Howe Green JTMU 1^st to make £16000 and was purchased by Messrs Tully, Burncroft and Messrs Harrison, High Beck Head.

Messrs Birbeck, High Stennerskeugh, Ravenstonedale sold Wild Boar Warrior to make £16000 selling to Messrs Lee, Harwood Shields, Hexham.

Kettlepott Jaguar from Messrs Beckwith, New Hall, Barras sold to make £16,000 and was purchased by Messrs White, Rigg Farm and Messrs Dixon, Hartley Castle.

Messrs Harrison, High Beck Head, Forest in Teesdale sold Beck Head B&C 39^th to make £15000 and was purchased by Messrs Dobson, White Kirkley Farm and Messrs Crocker, Town End Farm.

A 93.2% clearance rate sold to achieve an average £3967.44 which was up a fantastic £971.04 on the year.

14 rams sold in excess of £20,000

50 rams sold in excess of £10,000

Over the two day shearling sale a fantastic clearance rate of 92% was achieved with an overall average of £3433.41 being achieved which is up a whopping £293.38 on the year. The averages achieved highlight the importance and resilient  of the Swaledale breed being one of the most resilient and premier hill breeds in the country.

Thanks goes to the Swaledale Sheep Breeders association and the breeders for entrusting us at H+H Kirkby Stephen to hold this prestigious sale.

Show Results

CLASS 3     SHEARLING RAM

1st	506	F&MP Allinson, West Briscoe
2nd	749	W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House
3rd	590	CR Raine & Son, Stanhope Gate
4th	739	A&AT Blades, Stags Fell
5th	481	JC White, Rigg Farm
Com.	748	W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST SHEARLING RAM IN 'C' DISTRICT

1st	749	W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House
2nd	748	W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House
3rd	525	R&PE Hargreaves & Sons, Meadow Bank
Com.	575	EJ&RJ Wear, Howe Green Farm

CLASS 4     SHEARLING RAM (Small Breeders)

1st	636	M Hutchinson, Howgill Foot
2nd	724	BJ Thomas, Rowe End Barn
3rd	553	RJ&RJ Airey, Brownchester
4th	588	G Dargue, Well House
5th	537	RJ Hargreaves, Meadowbank
Com.	559	MC&AE Staley, Poppin Cottage

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BEST SHEARLING RAM

(Small Breeders) IN 'C' DISTRICT

1st	636	M Hutchinson, Howgill Foot
2nd	588	G Dargue, Well House
Com.	537	RJ Hargreaves, Meadowbank

BEST RAM SHOWN BY A 'C' DISTRICT MEMBER

1st	749	W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House
2nd	636	M Hutchinson, Howgill Foot
Com.	748	W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House

BEST RAM ANY AGE SHOWN BY A ‘C’ DISTRICT MEMBER

1st	749	W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House
Com.	456	D Birbeck, The Close

BEST RAM (Small Breeders)

1st	636	M Hutchinson, Howgill Foot
Com.	588	G Dargue, Well House

BEST RAM (Small Breeders) IN ‘C’ District

1st	636	M Hutchinson, Howgill Foot
Com.	588	G Dargue, Well House

BEST 2 SHEARLING RAMS IN HAND OF BREEDER

1st	748, 749	W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House
Com.	506, 509	F&MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe

BEST RAM owned and shown by a member under 25 years old

1st

636

M Hutchinson, Howgill Foot

CHAMPION RAM

No

506

F&MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe

RESERVE CHAMPION

No

749

W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House

  Leading Prices:  SWALEDALE: £85,000, £15,000 High Beck Head,  £45,000, £25,000, £13,000, £9,000, £8,000, £6,500 Ghyll House,  £35,000, £12,000, £10,000, £9,000 West Briscoe,  £32,000, £8,000 Setmabanning Farm,  £32,000, £15,000 Helbeck Farm,  £28,000, £7,500 Stanhope Gate Farm,  £25,000, £5,500 Summer Lodge,  £22,000, £18,000, £15,000, £10,000, £6,000 Rigg Farm,  £16,000 High Stennerskeugh,  £16,000, £14,000, £8,500, £6,000, £5,500 Howe Green,  £16,000, £5,000 New Hall,  £12,000 Arngill House,  £12,000 Stags Fell View ,  £11,000 Summer Lodge,  £11,000, £10,000, £5,000 Bleathgill,  £10,000, £8,000 Meadow Bank,  £10,000 Riddings Farm,  £8,500, £5,200 High Beck Head,  £8,000, £7,000(x2) ,  £6,500(x2) Gillside Farm,  £7,000 Bridge Street ,  £7,000 Shieldhill Top,  £6,000(x2) Old Spital Farm,  £5,500 Marshaw Farm,  £5,500 Big Fernyford Farm,  £5,000 Bleathgill,  £5,000 Low Bark House Farm.

Beck Head Brisco 10th - £85,000

Champion lamb from David Birbeck - £4000

West Brisco Overall Cahmpion £35,000