A District Ram Sale – 12th October 2022

12 : 10 : 22

Venue: Middleton in Teesdale

Judges: Aged Rams & Best Conformation - Alan Graham, Ram Lambs - Luke Staley, Poppin Cottage, Large Breeders Tup Shearlings - James Pritchard, Evistones & Mark Ewbank, Intake Farm, Small Breeders Tup Shearlings - Joe Capstick, Fellside & John Bland, Thwaite Bridge, Referee - Matt Mason, Low Hall


Aged Ram

Placing Exhibitor Lot Number
1st R & DM Betton Lot 4
2nd AD Bousfield Lot 2
3rd J McLaughlin Lot 1

Tup Lamb - Small Breeders

Placing Exhibitor Lot Number
1st R & H Scott Lot 257
2nd R & H Scott Lot 256
3rd R & H Scott Lot 254

Tup Lamb - Large Breeders

Placing Exhibitor Lot Number
1st Burncroft Lot 267
2nd Burncroft Lot 268
3rd Burncroft Lot 266
4th S Hunter Lot 263

Shearling Ram - Large Breeders

Placing Exhibitor Lot Number
1st R Hutchinson & Sons Lot 129
2nd A & M Skidmore Lot 99
3rd JH Pedley Lot 31
4th F & MP Allinson Lot 54
5th Grove Farm Lot 103
6th F Raine & Sons Lot 144

Shearling Ram - Small Breeders

Placing Exhibitor Lot Number
1st TW Hutchinson Lot 34
2nd T Eccles Lot 17
3rd S & A Bland Lot 30
4th I Brown Lot 199
5th EG Walton Lot 22
6th MC & AE Staley Lot 89

Best Conformation

Placing Exhibitor Lot Number
1st TW & K Hutchinson Lot 117
2nd Tarn Bros Lot 126
3rd C & JC Stephenson Lot 196
4th JA Alderson Lot 220
5th SA & HB Mitchell Lot 95
6th Dowson & Sartin Lot 100

Swaledale Champions

Category Exhibitor Animal
CHAMPION TUP LAMB BURNCROFT FARM Lot 267
RESERVE CHAMPION TUP LAMB BURNCROFT FARM Lot 268
CHAMPION SHEARLING RAM R HUTCHINSON & SONS Lot 129
RESERVE CHAMPION SHEARLING RAM A & M SKIDMORE Lot 99 (2nd LB)

Sale Highlights:

  • Lot 54, West Briscoe Tornado from F & MP Allinson, West Briscoe, 4th Large Breeder, sold for £12,000 to Messrs Beckwith, New Hall
  • Lot 144, Monks Prestige from CR Raine & Sons, Stanhope Gate, 6th Large Breeder, sold for £8,000 to Andrew Robinson
  • Pre-sale show Champion, Valley Kojak, from R Hutchinson & Sons, Valley Farm, sold for £7,000 to Messrs Handley, Gunnerfleet
  • Champion tup lamb from Burncroft Farm, sold for £1200 to Becky Burniston

Leading prices:

Lot 8 Messrs Cockbain – 1250
Lot 9 Messrs Cockbain – 2500
Lot 22 EG Walton – 1000
Lot 27 E & K Bland – 1800
Lot 28 E & K Bland – 1000
Lot 37 M Watson – 1500
Lot 41 JR Addison & Sons – 1200
Lot 45 A & J Harrison – 1000
Lot 46 A & J Harrison – 3000
Lot 54 F & MP Allinson – 12000
Lot 56 F & MP Allinson – 4000
Lot 58 F & MP Allinson – 1000
Lot 62 JB Fletcher – 1000
Lot 89 MC & AE Staley – 1200
Lot 83 JE & AJ Mitchell – 2200
Lot 103 Grove Farms – 3500
Lot 104 Grove Farms – 1800
Lot 111 A & R Dent – 1800
Lot 113 TW & K Hutchinson – 2200
Lot 117 TW & K Hutchinson – 1800
Lot 125 Tarn Bros – 1800
Lot 126 Tarn Bros – 1800
Lot 128 Tarn Bros – 1000
Lot 129 R Hutchinson & Sons – 7000
Lot 130 R Hutchinson & Sons – 4000
Lot 134 R Hutchinson & Sons – 2200
Lot 131 – R Hutchinson & Sons – 2200
Lot 141 L Smith & Co – 1100
Lot 144 CR Raine & Son – 8000
Lot 145 CR Raine & Son – 1500
Lot 147 CR Raine & Son – 1500
Lot 150 JW Dent & Sons – 1100
Lot 158 AT & A Bainbridge – 3500
Lot 161 Mrs RC Tiplady – 1000
Lot 168 NA Dalton – 2000
Lot 210 AE Iceton & Sons – 2500
Lot 214 S Iceton – 2000
Lot 220 JA Alderson – 1200
Lot 222 MF & KC Stobart – 1800
Lot 232 JC White – 3500
Lot 234 JC White – 2000
Lot 251 M Graham – 2800

Sale averages;
7 aged rams @ £221.43 (-£128.56)
10 ram lambs @ £343
149 shearling rams @ £984.90 (-£252.95)

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