CONTINENTAL & SUFFOLK GIMMER LAMBS

The annual show and sale of continental gimmer lambs was a flying success, with buyers traveling from all counties, ensuring all vendors left with a small on their face. We would like to thank our judge Mr TJ Jackson, Lancashire who awarded the following results:

CLASS 1- 10 SUFFOLK GIMMER LAMBS
1st TA & JA Dixon, Yoad Pot
2nd TA & JA Dixon, Yoad Pot
3rd Messrs Ellwood, Heathwaite

CLASS 2- 10 CONTINENTAL GIMMER LAMBS
1st R & E Ladds, Benson Hall
2nd J Handley, Gunnerfleet
3rd R & E Ladds, Benson Hall

CHAMPION- R & E Ladds, Benson Hall
RESERVE CHAMPION- TA & JA Dixon, Yoad Pot

The overall champion pen topped the trade at £300 from R&E Ladds, Kendal who sold other pens to £280. A pen of pure bred Texels sold to £250 from J Handley, Chappledale with Beltex cross Texels gimmers to £232 from D&S Robinson, Old Hutton. A pen of Texel cross Suffolks sold to £202 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside. First cross Texel Mules sold to £170 from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside with Suffolk Mules to £160 from Messrs Ellwood, Drysbeck.
Many pens of strong gimmers were £155 to £165, with smart bred runners £140 plus. An overall average of £148 was achieved, with this being £41 up on the year.

STORE LAMBS

3000 store lambs were forward at J36 fortnightly sale, after following an unseasonal week of weather the sale still attracted keen interest and achieved an average of £97.18.
The sale topped at £130 for a pen of twenty from J&R Bell, Crook with other short keep lambs £115 plus. Texels sold to £129 for ten from MB&J Fell, Kendal and Beltex to £125 from D Cockett, Ingleton. A large proportion of todays sale were Mules, with these topping at £105 from JW Hodgson, Longsleddale and a ring full from Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans at £101.50. The strongest of these the top side of £90. Cheviots sold to £102 from B Wilson, Selside with generally all medium keep lambs £95 to £110, and only the long keep lambs to be had for less than £90.