BORDERWAY MART: 01228 406200
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd conducted the Annual Show & Sale of 307 Aged, Shearling and Ram lambs on behalf of the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘A’ District.
Topping the Sale at £21,000 was a Shearling ram consigned by Michael Watson, Stoney Hill, Lot number 173, Stoney Hill Jester. This home bred ram was purchased by Patrick Sowerby, Oak Bank, Barras.
The Overall Championship was awarded to another Shearling ram, this time consigned by Messrs JC & J White, Rigg Farm, Lunedale which went on to make £6000 and was purchased by Martin Wilson, Arngill House.
Quality Rams with power and conformation sold readily throughout the sale.
Averages 10 Aged rams £272 168 Shearlings £720.84 28 Lambs £193.32
Awards Class 1 Ram above 2 years of age (Large Breeder) 1st JR Walton, Swarthymere – £900 2nd C Nelson & Sons, Lainger House – £500 3rd R Peirson, Friar House – £100 Class 2 Ram above 2 years of age (Small Breeder) 1st TB & AC Staley, Greenrigg – £450 2nd JT Watson, Strand Foot – £250 3rd D & J McLaughlin, High Beverley – £120 Champion Aged Ram – JR Walton, Swarthymere – £900 Reserve Champion Aged Ram – C Nelson & Sons, Lainger House – £500
Class 3 Crowned Ram Lamb (Large Breeder) 1st Burncroft Farm – £370 2nd C Nelson & Sons, Lainger House – £600 3rd Burncroft Farm – £500 4th AJ Huddleston, Overhouses – £280 5th Burncroft Farm – £200 6th AJ Huddleston, Overhouses Class 4 Crowned Ram Lamb (Small Breeder) 1st LM Huddleston, Overhouses 2nd R & H Scott, Forcegarth – £450 3rd JE & H Hutchinson, Bail Hill 4th A & R Birbeck, Pennine View 5th LM Huddlestone, Overhouses – £100 6th A & R Birbeck, Pennine View – £320 Champion Ram Lamb – Burncroft Farm – £370 Reserve Champion Ram Lamb – C Nelson & Sons, Lainger House – £600
Class 5 Shearling Ram (Large Breeder) 1st JC White, Rigg Farm – £6000 2nd R Hutchinson & Sons, Valley Farm – £3000 3rd F & MP Allison, West Briscoe – £3200 4th M Watson, Stoney Hill – £21,000 5th M Graham, Hunt House – £1000 6th MF & KC Stobart, Grains O Beck – £2000 Class 6 Shearling Ram (Small Breeder) 1st D Humble, Burtree Ford – £3200 2nd MC & AE Staley, Poppin Cottage – £4000 3rd AT & A Bainbridge, Ash Dub – £600 4th TW Hutchinson, Bail Hill – £600 5th TW Hutchinson, Bail Hill – £2400 6th MW Dent, Wythes Hill Farm – £550 Class 7 Best Conformation Shearling Ram 1st JA Alderson, Barras Farm – £2000 2nd N & N Foster, Birch Bush – £700 3rd W Nattrass, Low Houses – £400 4th C Nelson & Sons, Lainger House – £1000 5th JC White, Rigg Farm – £6000 6th C Nelson & Sons, Lainger House – £750 CHAMPION – JC White, Rigg Farm – £6000 RESERVE CHAMPION – D Humble, Burtree Ford – £3200
Leading Prices Shearling Rams – £21000,£5600 Stoney Hill. £6000,£1700,£1000,£800 Rigg Farm. £4000,£2000 Grains O Beck. £4000 Poppin Cottage. £3200,£1200,£1000 x2 West Briscoe. £3200,£1000,4 Burtreeford. £3000,£1600, Valley Farm. £2400 Bail Hill. £2000 Barras. £2000,£1100,£900 Blunt House. £1600 Dousgill. £1400,£1000 New House. £1300 Parkside. £1200 Hardberry Hill. £1200,£1100,£800 High Birk Hatt. £1100,£1000 Birch Bush. £1000 Hunt House. £1000 Lainger House. £1000 Oak Bank Farm. £900 Cronkley. £900 Harwood Shield. £900 Step Ends. £900 Lane Head Farm. £900 Strand Foot.
Aged Rams – £900 Swarthymere. £500 Lainger House. £450 Green Rigg. £250 Strand Foot.
Ram Lambs – £600,£300 Lainger House. £500,£370,£200 Burncroft Farm. £450,£220 Force Garth. £320,£300 Pennine View. £280 Overhouses. £260,£200 Watgarth