The champion pen of 10 from the Walker family, Dunsop Bridge, which sold for 拢320/head.
Trade topped at 拢320/head for the winning pen of 10 from Geoff and Margaret Walker and sons, John and Rob, Dunsop Bridge. The majority were by a home-bred Brennand Bluefaced Leicester tup, plus two by a Skelgate T2 and one by a West Biggins tup.
Stephen and Tracey Fawcett and daughter Samantha, Drebley, North Yorkshire, sold a pen of 10 at 拢300.
A further eight pens sold for 拢250 or more, including further pens at 拢280 and 拢250 from C.D. and R.F. Kitching, Threshfield, near Grassington, who had four pens at 拢200 or more in a run of more than 300 lambs.
Francis and James Caton, Weston, sold two pens of 20 to a section top of 拢250/head twice, with their winning pen selling at 拢240. Their winning lambs were by home-bred tups T10 Weston and S5 Weston, as well as T5 West Biggins, a Welsh ram P2 Duhonw and R8 Otterburn Lodge.
The Catons also achieved the highest sale average among the large breeders at 拢186.23 for 201 lambs sold. A good number of 20s vendors achieved 拢200 plus for top pens, with plenty of others making 拢175 and above.
Auctioneers: CCM.
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