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Average up at first Skipton store lamb sale

The opening sale of store lambs at Skipton saw an average of £102.97 for the 2,700 head on offer, which was £13.69 up on the previous year

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Average up at first Skipton store lamb sale

Taking first prize in the class for pens of 40 or more lambs for the fifth year out of six was Andrew Haggas, Otterburn.

His pen of April-born Beltex cross lambs, a mix of gimmers and wethers, sold for the top price of £140/head to the judge, Tom French, Lincolnshire.  

Second prize went to Albert and Fred Hewetson, Bank Newton, for three-quarter Texels lambs, which sold for £126/head. The third prize Beltex cross pen was from Chris and Tom Heseltine, Bolton Abbey, and made £118/head.

The second top price of £138/head went to Adrian Leach, Hebden Bridge, with two pens of 10 Beltex crosses.  
A number of pens of smart lambs sold from £115-£122/head. First draw continental lambs out of North of England Mule ewes saw many pens make £110-£120. The next grade of strong lambs was £98-£108, with longer-keep and younger lambs at £88-£95.

Robert Metcalfe, Brearton, headed the Suffolk section at £124/head. Michael Parker, Winterburn, topped his consignment with a pen of 40 at £120.

North of England Mules peaked at £114/head for the Dakin Partnership, Hellifield, while Steve Dorey, Lincolnshire, presented the £99 and £96/head top price Charollais pens.

Dutch Spotted lambs topped £93 for J. and L. Mallender, Thornton-in-Craven, while Cheviots sold to £91 for R. Taylor, Preston.

 Averages – store lambs – Beltex, £122.24; Texel £102.86; Suffolk, £105.66; Charollais, £95.74; Dutch Spotted, £91.17; Cheviots, £89.46; North of England Mules, £91.33.

 Auctioneers: CCM.

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