Derbyshire Gritstone shearling which sold for 750gns
Derbyshire Gritstone sold to 750gns for a shearling from J. and M. Redfern, Stockport, scanned with twins which went to B. Bainbridge, Carnforth. A two-shear ewe scanned with twins from the same home sold for 520gns to A. Redfearn, High Peak.
The first Whitefaced Woodland sale at the mart topped at 600gns for a shearling carrying a single from A. and R. Crampton, Grassington, which sold to the Redfern family. A shearling in-lamb with twins from C. Campbell, Holmfirth, made 500gns. Top price ewe at 320gns was an aged ewe in-lamb with twins to a Paul Thorpe ram from R.T. Smith, Sheffield.
Lonks sold to 500gns to R. Day, King's Lynn,听 for a shearling scanned with twins to a S. Bosworth ram from N. Brown, Lancaster. G. Morton, Waterfoot, sold a three- shear ewe scanned twins to a home-bred ram at 380gns to W. Beattie, 听Newton in Bowland.
North Country Cheviots topped at 750gns for a one-crop ewe carrying twins from K.O. Stones, Richmond, who also sold a shearling carrying a single for 拢525 to N. Pagett, Tarlton.
In the commerical section the dispersal from Eddie Deacon topped at 拢230 for Texel ewes.
Winsbury Farm Partners. Leyburn, sold Beltex ewes to 拢250 and A.D. Mares, Darwen, 听sold mule ewes to 拢158 per head. A.L. Thompson, Foulridge, topped at 拢300 for a Blue Texel shearling ewe. 听
听Averages - North Country Cheviots - 1 ewe, 拢786.50; 3 shearlings, 拢420; 1 ewe hogg, 拢315; 听Lonk - 2 ewes, 拢315; 1 shearling, 拢525; Derbyshire Gritstone - 18 ewes, 拢207.79; 9 shearlings, 拢350; 2 ewe hoggs, 拢110.25; Whitefaced Woodland - 23 ewes, 拢142.43; 12 shearlings, 拢238; Bluefaced Leicester - 1 shearling, 拢399; 1 ewe hogg, 拢189; Herdwick - 1 shearling, 拢157.50; Greyfaced Dartmoor - 2 ewe hogg, 拢126.
听Auctioneers: Clitheroe Auction Mart.
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