Kirkby Stephen In Lamb Female Report – 8 February 2024
08 : 02 : 24
Venue: Kirkby Stephen Auction Mart
Judge: John Hutchinson, Hebblethwaite Hall
Aged Ewe
| Placing | Exhibitor | Lot Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | S&P Brogden | Lot 2 |
| 2nd | I Collinson | Lot 50 |
| 3rd | MC&AE Staley | Lot 11 |
| 4th | TW Hutchinson | Lot 45 |
Gimmer Shearling
| Placing | Exhibitor | Lot Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hugh Harrison | Lot 31 |
| 2nd | M&EM Wilson | Lot 43 |
| 3rd | M&EM Wilson | Lot 44 |
| 4th | AT&A Bainbridge | Lot 17 |
Gimmer Hogg
| Placing | Exhibitor | Lot Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | T Brogden | Lot 7 |
| 2nd | DJ Coates | Lot 62 |
| 3rd | TW Hutchinson | Lot 48 |
| 4th | DJ Coates | Lot 63 |
Swaledale Champions
| Category | Exhibitor | Animal |
|---|---|---|
| SUPREME CHAMPION | S&P Brogden | 1st Aged Ewe |
| Reserve Champion | T Brogden | 1st Gimmer Hogg |
The Brogden family claimed top honours at the In Lamb sale of individual females at Kirkby Stephen last week. The championship was awarded to the 1st Prize Aged Ewe from S&P Brogden, Hillandale. This ewe, sired by Bull & Cave Jackpot, and scanned twins, was sold to T Bousfield, Brough, for £850.
Their son, Thomas, followed with his gimmer hogg which was placed 1st in the pre-sale show, and Reserve Champion. Sired by the Stevie Clarkson tup, Swalehead Powerhouse, she sold for £1000 to S Taylor, Ellerbeck Cottage.
Top price in the sale went to DJ Coates, Tetheran for his 2nd Prize Gimmer Hogg which sold for £1800 to GS Coates, 7 Brough Meadows. This much admired hogg was by the homebred Butt Rigg Gary 1. Also at this price, D Humble, Cowshill, sold his 2022 born ewe, scanned twins to Bents Gorgeous, to J Tully, Burncroft Farm.
Following this was a 2021 born ewe from MC&AE Staley, Poppin Cottage, placed 3rd in the show and scanned for three, she sold for £1400 to S Tully, Barnard Castle.
12 Aged Ewes – £702.50
10 Gimmer Shearlings – £765
6 Gimmer Hoggs – £680
Auctioneers:
Harrison & Hetherington
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