A Beltex gimmer from Messrs Skidmore, Needless Hall, attracted the lead price of £410 at Harrison and Hetherington’s sale of 1780 continental and Mule breeding sheep at Kirkby Stephen, selling to Rachael Tiplady, Red House Farm.

The same home also sold Beltex gimmers to £370 and £355 purchased by Messrs Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall, Keswick. Needless Hall sold 16 gimmers to average £317.19.

Park-type Cheviots peaked at £370 for eight from Chloe Longstaff, Ascot House, Murton, purchased by Dowson and Sartin, Battle Hill, Barnard Castle.

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The flock dispersal from Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park, reached £340 for a pen of five Texel gimmers which sold to Messrs Wilson, Ashstead, Kendal. The consignment of 150 Texel cross gimmers up to four-crop ewes averaged £230.31.

Ewe lambs peaked at £345 for a pure Texel from H and B Wharton, Galloperrise, Tebay, again purchased by Racheal Tiplady.

Gimmers of all breeds averaged £208.21, up £11.02 on the year, with aged ewes at £173.66, up £28.78.

Breeding rams reached £1850 for a Texel shearling from Messrs Slack, Stoneriggs. Messrs Millar and Partners, Crookholm, Canonbie, sold two Texel cross Beltex shearlings at £1300 each. Rams averaged £602.22, up £70.99.

Leading Prices

Ewes – Belt – £265 Espland House; £245, £200 Bollam Terr. Tex – £250, £230 Poppin Cottage; £245, £208 Abbey Park; £238, £230, £220, £200 Woodfoot.

Gimmers – Belt – £410, £370, £355, £320, £300, £295 Needless Hall; £290, £275, £260, £230, £210 Red House Farm; £260 Bollam Terrace; £245 Buckles Farm; £240, £230 Espland House; £200 Starrah. Park-type Chev – £370 Ascot House. Tex – £340, £325, £320, £258, £245, £240 Abbey Park; £298, £255 Prospect Farm; £285 (2), £260 Needless Hall; £258, £250, £225, £200 Bankdale; £250, £230 Woodfoot; £240, £210, £200 (3) Stoneriggs; £230, £222, £200 (3) Ladying Farm; £225 Buckles Farm; £220 (2), £215, £208 Barrowmoor Road; £200 Dale View. BTex – £230 Stoneriggs. BFL – £220 Starrah. BFTex – £215 Stoneriggs. DS – £205 Coalbrookdale. Mule – £195 Heights Farm; £188, £178, £172 Nova Scotia.

Ewe lambs – Tex – £345, £270, £260 Galloper Rise; £190 Old Spital Farm; £158 High Stennerskeugh. DS – £320, £180 Wild Boar Barn. BTex – £240, £200 Bonny Rigg. DTex – £190, £150 Moorriggs. Belt – £180, £160 Moorriggs. VBlack – £150 Starrah. BFL – £130 High Stennerskeugh.

Shearling rams – Tex – £1850, £1350, £1200 Stoneriggs; £1300 (2), £1000, £800 Crookholm Farm; £1250, £1200, £850 Hollins View; £1200, £980, £900, £700 The Buildings Farm; £1050, Galloper Rose; £950 (3) Prospect Farm Cottage. Belt – £900 Crookholm Farm; £850, Red House Farm; £750, Grassgill Lodge; £750 (2) Buckles Farm; £700.

Ram lambs – Tex – £550, £450, £400 Galloper Rise.