ON the third and final day of the annual Swaledale Sheep Breeders’ Association C District ram sale at Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart, £55,000 was paid for the overall champion, from Messrs Sowerby, Oakbank, Barras, Kirkby Stephen.
It was sold to DP&RC Hallam, Arnfield Farm, Tintwistle, Glossop and W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, Dufton, Appleby.
In all, 468 shearling rams were on offer.
The overall reserve champion was shown by to Messrs J Nelson & Son, Bull & Cave Farm, Clapham, Lancaster, and sold for £18,000 to Messrs CR Raine & Sons, Stanhope Gate Farm, Middleton-In-Teesdale.
The consignment of nine rams from Bull & Cave sold first through the ring to average £13,994.44, while 326 rams sold to average £2,180.86 (-£725.02 on the year), with an 83 per cent clearance rate being achieved.
A two-day Shearling average of £1,780.99 for 646 rams sold was achieved (-£523.23 on the year).
The day’s trade once again saw strong quality rams selling to strong levels and were in demand to the end of the sale.
Results
Class 1 shearling ram: 1, No 762 PE&KA Sowerby, Oak Bank – £55,000 to DP&RC Hallam & W Richardson & Sons; 2, No 741 J Nelson & Son, Bull & Cave – £18,000 to CR Raine & Sons; 3, No 957 RS Harker & Son, Grayrigg – £10,000 to Br Lawson & Son.
Special prize for the best shearling ram in C District: No 762 PE&KA Sowerby, Oak Bank.
Class 2 shearling ram (small breeders): 1, No 1175 TW Hutchinson, Bail Hill – £18,000 to TW Hutchinson, S&A Bland, D&CE Marston & DC&KL Hutchinson; 2, No 1070 MGA Emmott, Wythop Hall – £6,000 to WH&M Hutchinson; 3, No 1032 A Dixon, Hartley Castle – £2,500 to JC&J White.
Special prize for best shearling ram (small breeders) in C District: No 1070 MGA Emmott, Wythop Hall – £6,000 to WH&M Hutchinson.
Best ram shown by a C District member: 1, No 762 PE&KA Sowerby, Oak Bank – £55,000 to DP&RC Hallam & W Richardson & Sons; 2, No 741 J Nelson & Son, Bull & Cave – £18,000 to CR Raine & Sons.
Best ram (small breeders): 1, No 1175TW Hutchinson, Bail Hill – TW Hutchinson, S&A Bland, D&CE Marston & DC&KL Hutchinson.
Best two shearling rams: 1, Nos 1042, 1043 M&MA Ridley, Haltcliffe Farm.
Champion ram: No 762 PE&KA Sowerby, Oak Bank.
Reserve champion: No 741 J Nelson & Son, Bull & Cave.
Leading prices
£55,000, £7,000 Oakbank; £38,000, £22,000, £20,000, £18,000 (2), £6,000, £2,000 Bull & Cave Farm; £26,000, £9,000, £4,500, £3,000, £2,800 Haltcliffe; £21,000 Low Whita Farm; £18,000 Bail Hill; £14,000 Bridge End; £14,000, £4,500, £2,500, £2,000 Catlow Farm; £12,000 Ash Dub; £10,000 (2), £4,500, £2,500, £2,200 Grayrigg Hall; £9,000, £7,500, £4,500, £3,200 (2), £3,000, £2,000 Gillside Farm; £9,000, £2,200 High Stennerskeugh; £8,000, £4,500, £4,000, £2,000 Valley Farm; £8,000, £4,200, £3,000 (2) South Wellhope; £7,000, £3,500 Overthwaite; £6,500, £2,200 Low Oxnop Farm; £6,200 Whicham Hall Farm; £6,000 Wythop Hall Farm; £5,500 Ellerbeck; £5,000, £4,000 (2), £3,000, £2,500, £2,000 Tennant Gill Farm; £5,000 (2) Murton Hall; £5,000, £3,000, £2,000 Frith Holme; £5,000 Kisdon; £4,500 Sanders Close; £4,500, £4,200, £4,000, £3,200, £2,200 Stanhope Gate Farm; £4,500 East House; £4,500 Hoggarths; £4,200 Easegill Head; £4,000 Ash Dub (RC Bainbridge); £4,000, £2,800 Setmabanning; £3,500, £2,000 Gill Gate; £3,500 High Blackton Farm; £3,200, £3,000 Lummas House; £3,200 Thwaite Bridge; £3,000 High Birk Hatt; £2,800 Knowle Bank; £2,500, £2,000 Bleathgill (S Buckle); £2,500, £2,400 Hartley Castle; £2,500, £2,000 Billing Shield Farm; £2,500 Hartley Castle (A Dixon); £2,200 Summer Lodge; £2,200 Stockdale Farm; £2,200, £2,000 Arngill House; £2,000 (2) Round Meadows Farm; £2,000 Barras Farm.
Twenty-four hours earlier, at the second day of the sale 481 shearlings rams were on offer.
The sale topped at £25,000 for the best ram shown by a ‘C’ District member which was consigned by Thomas Brogden, Helbeck, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, and sold to Messrs Harker, Murton Hall, Murton, Appleby-In-Westmorland.
The overall championship was taken by Messrs Ewbank, Intake Farm, Middlesmoor, Harrogate, which went on to sell for £10,000 to Messrs Alderson, Barras Farm, Barras, Kirkby Stephen.
The overall reserve championship was given to Messrs Tully & Hutchinson which went on to make £8,000 selling to Messrs Richardson, Big Fernyford Farm, Reapsmoor, Derbyshire.
In the sale, 320 rams averaged £1,373.63 (-£346.03 on the year).
A clearance rate of more than 80 per cent was achieved, which matched last years sale.
The theme of the day was how strong powerful quality rams sold at a premium.
Results
Class 1 shearling ram: 1, No 691 MR Ewbank, Intake Farm – £10,000 to JA Alderson; 2, No 674 T Brogden, Helbeck – £25,000 to GE Harker; 3, No 722 W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House – £10,000 to MR Ewbank & P Ewbank.
Special prize for best shearling ram in C District: 1, No 674 T Brogden.
Class 2 shearling ram (small breeders): 1, No 331 S Tully & R Hutchinson – £8,000 to N Richardson; 2, No 614 MJ&SA Sunter, Nova Farm – £15,000 to EJ&RJ Wear; 3, No 453 G Dargue, Well House – £800 to WC Porter.
Special prize for best shearling ram (small breeders) in C District: 1, No 453G Dargue, Well House – £800 to WC Porter.
Best ram shown by a C district member: No 674 T Brogden, Helbeck
Best ram (small breeders): No 331 S Tully & R Hutchinson.
Best two shearlings: 1, No 722 & 731 W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House.
Champion ram: No 691 MR Ewbank, Intake Farm.
Reserve champion: No 331S Tully & R Hutchinson.
Leading prices:
£25,000 Helbeck Farm (T Brogden); £16,000, £5,000, £2,800 Arnfield Farm; £16,000, £8,000, £3,000, £2,500 West Briscoe; £15,000 Nova Farm; £12,000, £2,000 Hareden Hall Farm; £10,000, £2,200, £2,000 Ghyll House; £10,000 Intake Farm; £8,500, £5,000, £4,500, £2,000 Howe Green; £8000 S Tully & R Hutchinson; £7,500, £4,000, £3,500, £2,000 New Hall; £7,000, £3,000 (2), £2,200 Rigg Farm; £6,000, £5,500, £5,000, £3,500, £2,200, £2,000 Meadow Bank; £5,500, £2,200 Shepherds Lodge; £5,000, £2,000 Old Spital Farm; £4,500, £3,000, £2,000 Helbeck Farm; £4,000 West Stoney Keld; £4,000 Ravenseat; £4,000, £2,500 West Stonesdale; £3,500 Lanehead Farm; £3,500, £2,000 Garnthwaite; £3,400 High Lane; £3,100, £2,000 Buddle House; £3,000 Punchard House; £2,800 Naby View Farm; £2,600 Wythes Hill; £2,500, £2,000 Stoneriggs; £2,200 Red House Farm; £2,200 Bell Farm; £2,200 Argill House; £2,000 Wescoe; £2,000 (2) Redgate; £2,000 East Unthank Farm; £2,000 Field Head.
![A COUNTY councillor is backing a campaign to get a pedestrian crossing in Staindrop. Frustrated parish councillors in the village summoned their county council representative Cllr George Richardson to their latest meeting to discuss several issues, including the call for a safe way to cross the A688. Earlier this year their request for a crossing was turned down by the county council’s highways officers. Parish council chairman Jonothan Raper described the reasons for the refusal as “spurious” and called on Cllr Richardson to support their campaign. He added: “One of the arguments they made was there is no clear line of desire when they studied the village – well this isn’t a clear line of desire because there isn’t a crossing, people cross whenever they can. “When the lollipop person was there, one of the things I noticed was people would walk all the way down to the lollipop person to cross the road to go to the shop or to go to the school.” He added a problem of parking at the primary school is exacerbated because people are too afraid to walk their children across the road. Cllr Richardson said he had supported previous attempts for a crossing point with the first being made about 15 years ago. He added: “We went fairly well down the road with that and they looked into it. The only recommended place was where the bus stop is and to get the visibility splays, people on the other side of the road would lose their parking. “That didn’t go down well so it just died a death.” Cllr Raper said he suspected the real reason for the officers’ refusal was the cost of installing a crossing. He added that much of the cost could be recovered from savings made on not having to employ a lollipop patrol. Cllr Raper said: “A lollipop person only provides a benefit of crossing for three hours of the day. You are getting 21 extra hours of crossing time [with a pedestrian crossing].” Cllr Richardson said he would raise the issue with the county council’s cabinet member for highways, Cllr John Shuttleworth.](https://teesdalemercury.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/georgeR-120x86.jpg)
