The closing sale of breeding sheep at Lancaster Auction Mart saw a real buzz about the place, with everything selling to a fast trade. The pre sale show was in the capable hands of Mr William Gardner, who we thank for this time and expertise. He awarded the prizes as followed:

PEN OF TEN GIMMER LAMBS
1st JW Cornall & Sons, Higher Fair Snape Farm
2nd Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm
3rd A&L Huddleston, Overhouses

SHEARLING RAM
1st T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Brown Brook
2nd H Cater, Cragg End
3rd T Birkett, Hall Croft Barn

RAM LAMB
1st PF Lee, Low Swainhead Farm
2nd PF Lee, Low Swainhead Farm

Breeding ewes saw a pen of Beltex selling to £190 from J France, Pilling with Suffolks selling to £175 from the same home. A pen of Texel ewes sold to £170 with aged Mule ewes to £132, also from the same home. Hill ewes saw a top of £110 for Cheviots from W Pinder, Newton in Bowland with Swaledale ewes selling to £80 from the same home.
A keen interest for all gimmer shearlings, with first cross Texels selling to £190 from J France and Mules selling to £170 from W Pinder, who sold others to £160. Cheviot shearlings sold twice to £125 from JR&JF Worthington, Burnley.
400 gimmer lambs forward saw Dutch Spotted sell to £200 from KP Dagger, Preston. Mule gimmer lambs saw a keen interest in well grown gimmers, with the best selling to £140 from A&L Huddleston, Wray with others selling to £120 from JW Cornall, Bleasdale and Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Smarter running Mule gimmer lambs were regularly selling at the £90 to £100 mark.
A full ring side of buyers ensured all tups sold to full value, Texel shearling sold to £650 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping who sold others £480. Hazel Carter, Ellel saw her best sell to £450 with the same price being achieved for pure Texels from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale. Texel ram lambs saw the best sell to £350 from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale with others at £300 from the same home.
400 store lambs forward with a keen ring side of buyers, looking to purchase all types. The sale topped at £93.50 from PD Pye, Over Wyresadale. Other pens of Texels sell to £93 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale who sold a full ring of Cheviot weathers at £84. Mule wethers sold to £82.50 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead with other pens to £81 from W Pinder, Newton in Bowland.