High Birkwith Young General 1
The sale leader was High Birkwith General 1, a shearling by home-bred Young General out of a 拢55,000 Oakbank Endeavour daughter, from Paul and Sue Hallam and family, High Birkwith. It sold to Robert Wear, Howe Green; Messrs Lawson, Howith; and Tom and Phillip Hutton, Setmabanning, with the Hallams retaining a half share.
Next on day one, at 拢22,000, was Penyghent King Pin by a Valley ram from John and Jean Bradley, Penny Grange, which went to John Richardson, Ghyll House, and Ian Bell, Spenrigg.
Robert Wear and his sons Adam and Thomas sold Howe Green Tully 2 by 拢18,000 John Tully for 拢20,000 to Neil Richardson, Big Fernyford.
The pen leader from Richard and Gail Harker, Grayrigg Hall, was a son of a home-bred ram which was knocked down for 拢18,000 to Tom Robinson, Catlow. Their second shearling, by a 拢20,000 Bull and Cave, made 拢13,000 to Dan Bower, Woodlands, and David Harker, Overthwaite.
The first day's champion from Steven and Alison Bland and family, Gaisgill, was Cotegill Cottage Dynamite by 拢18,000 Kingshaugh Deano and made 拢14,000 to Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside, and David Allinson, West Briscoe.
听The second day's trade peaked at 拢37,000 for David Harker and his daughter Annie, with Quarry JB10 by a 拢10,000 Jonathan Burton out of a ewe by a 拢21,000 Howith. It sold jointly to Martin Wilson, Arnigill House, and Richard Harker, Grayrigg Hall.
The second day's champion, from John Richardson and his sons Ben and Josh, was Ghyll House Obvious, a son of a David Harker out of a ewe by Ghyll House Keeper, which sold for 拢28,000 to the Porter family, Oxnop. They then sold Ghyll House 007 by Ghyll House Mint for 拢16,000 to Martin Allan, Knock Hall, and another by the same sire for 拢12,000 to Richard Hutchinson, Redgate. At the same money was Ghyll House Outrageous, which was knocked down to Dan Bower.
Making 拢26,000 for Craig Ridley, Haltcliffe, was Haltcliffe Viceroy,听 a shearling by a Robert Tennant, which sold in a two-way split to Steven Bland, Cotegill, and John Bradley, Penny Grange.
Steven and Carol Porter and their son Will sold Summer Lodge Scarr 4, by 拢20,000 Graham Scarr, for 拢20,000 to Richard Hargreaves, Meadow Bank; Richard Harker, Grayrigg Hall; and Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside.
Aged rams topped at 拢2,000 for B.R. Fawcett, Leyburn, with a four-shear Raby ram and ram lambs sold to 拢700 for the champion from Helen Scott, Forcegarth, which sold to Messrs Ridley.
Averages 鈥� 329 shearlings, 拢2,420; 9 aged rams, 拢1,056; 6 ram lambs, 拢317.
Auctioneers: Hawes 草榴社区 Auction Mart.
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