SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

The J36 Great Annual Show and Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot saw a top quality entry from new and annual consigners sell to a brisk and fast trade.
18 pens were out for the show this morning with many thanks to our judges Mr Ian Dixon, Low Newton for Mules and Mr John Tunstall, Kirkby Stephen for Continentals. The show was kindly sponsored by Brown & Brown and Peregrine Asset Finance. The judges awarded the results as follows:

5 MULE HOGGS WITH SINGLE LAMBS
1st Winter Brothers, Clickham Hall - £550
2nd Winter Brothers, Clickham Hall - £500
3rd H&B Wharton, Galloper - £380

5 CONTINENTAL HOGGS WITH SINGLE LAMBS
1st G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm - £430
2nd SJ Pedley, Woodhouse Farm - £430
3rd R & H Gardiner, Kellsprings – £410

CHAMPION: Winter Brothers, Clickham Hall
RESERVE: Winter Brothers, Clickham Hall

The sale topped at £550 for the day’s champions from Winter Bros, Clickham who also sold the days reserve champions to £500. Mules throughout the sale were good to sell with AR Edmondson, Hawkswell reaching £400 and £390 with H & B Wharton, Tebay reaching £380. Also at £380 was Messrs Smith & Shepherd, Appleby with G & KM Atkinson, Appleby and Messrs Harrison, Low House both selling pens at £370.

Continentals enjoyed a tasty trade with a top call of £430 shared 3 ways by G & KM Atkinson, Colby, SJ Pedley, Kirkby Stephen and AT Rogerson, Chipping. Richard Gardiner, Penrith saw his hoggs to £410 with DJ & S Dixon, Hartley Castle achieving £400. The good consignment from JH & JE Taylor, Ainstable and MW & HE Pedley topped at £390 and £380 respectively.

Only a couple of pens of Suffolks forward, both quality pens selling to £355 for T & SB Proctor, Musgrave with AT Rogerson, Chipping close behind at £350.

Averages were as follows:
• Continental Hoggs with Lambs: £368.59
• Mule Hoggs with Lambs: £359.10
• Suffolk Hoggs with Lambs: £352.50

We now look forward to our second show and sale of hoggs with lambs at foot on Tuesday 26th May. Please don’t hesitate to contact Will 07506 283587 or Rob 07867000244 with any enquiries.

A handful of ewes and lambs followed, with twins selling to £350 for 3 crop Mules from S & W Dickinson, Tebay and singles reaching £300 for broken mouth Texels from J & M Smith, Windermere.

A large entry of ewes and lambs already entered next week please call Rob 07867000244 for any information.