B District Ram Sales 2026 - Day 1 | Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association | Sale Report

Judges: Aged Rams, Ram Lambs & Referee: J Cowperthwaite, Large Breeders: R Harker & J Curwen, Small Breeders: J Metcalfe & L Staley, Conformation: J Dent & A Dent

Aged Rams

Placing	Exhibitor	Flock Name	Lot Number
1st	JW Porter & Sons		23
2nd	E & K Bland	Cotegill	2
3rd	RS Harker & Son/Haltcliffe		6
4th	MW Dent		24

Ram Lamb

Placing	Exhibitor	Flock Name	Lot Number
1st	H Scott	Forcegarth	29
2nd	H Scott	Forcegarth	27
3rd	AJ Huddleston		35

Shearling Ram (Small Breeders)

Placing	Exhibitor	Flock Name	Lot Number
1st	TW Hutchinson	Bail Hill	154
2nd	WJ Porter	Summer Lodge	131
3rd	W & K Hutchinson	Coach House	90
4th	S Buckle	Bleathgill	176
5th	B Thornborrow	Brystone	78
6th	RS & SL Clarkson	Park House	112

Shearling Ram (Large Breeders)

Placing	Exhibitor	Flock Name	Lot Number
1st	F & MP Allinson & Son	West Briscoe	263
2nd	SW Porter	Summer Lodge	127
3rd	W Richardson & Son	Ghyll House	270
4th	F & MP Allinson & Son	West Briscoe	262
5th	J Allison & Son	Seal Houses	142
6th	SW Porter	Summer Lodge	126

Best Ram Shown by ‘B’ District Member

Placing	Exhibitor	Flock Name	Lot Number
1st	SW Porter	Summer Lodge	127

Conformation

Placing	Exhibitor	Flock Name	Lot Number
1st	EM Winspear	The Coach House	93
2nd	JW Porter & Sons	Oxnop	197
3rd	R Walton	Hield House	161
4th	WJ Porter	Summer Lodge	131

Best Shearling belonging to a SSBA Member aged 25 and under

Placing	Exhibitor	Flock Name	Lot Number
1st	EM Winspear	The Coach House	93
2nd	PA Keiley		50
3rd	J, E & H Hutchinson	Bail Hill	157

Swaledale Champions

Category	Exhibitor	Animal
Overall Champion	F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe	263
Reserve Champion	SW Porter, Summer Lodge	127

Hawes Day One – HIGHLIGHTS

Bull & Cave Ready from J Nelson & Son, Bull & Cave sold for £25,000 to RS Harker & Son, Grayrigg Hall, R & PE Hargreaves & Son, Meadow Bank and M/s Cockbain & Sons, Rakefoot
Summerlodge RH Big Face 3 (Reserve Champion) from SW Porter, Summer Lodge sold for £17,000 to AJ Mason, Odd Acres
Summerlodge RH Big Face 1 from SW Porter, Summer Lodge sold for £40,000 to M/s Tully, Burncroft, A & J Harrison, High Beck Head and E & K Bland, Cotegill
Summerlodge J.R. 2 from SW Porter, Summer Lodge sold for £14,000 to I Collinson, Billing Shield
Sunnyside CAT 1 from WJ Porter, Summer Lodge sold for £11,000 to A & JA Iveson, East Shaw and G Calvert & Sons, Hoggarths
Fawcetts Invisible from GJ Scarr, Fawcetts Farm sold for £15,000 to J Kelsall, Summerlands, DJ Mallon, Pallet Crag and a share retained
Summit Endeavour from S Buckle, Bleathgill sold for £22,000 to R & PE Hargreaves & Sons, Meadow Bank and RS Harker & Son, Grayrigg Hall
Howe Green PH 2nd from EJ & RJ Wear, Howe Green sold for £14,000 to JW Porter & Sons, Oxnop/Summer Lodge
Brownber X-press from T & L Brogden, Helbeck sold for £12,000 to J Allison & Sons, Seal Houses and R Wood & Son, Wensleydale Farm
Brownber X-men from T & L Brogden, Helbeck sold for £12,000 to F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe
Waitgate Nunez 5 from BR Lawson & Son, Buddle House sold for £10,000 to M Ewbank, Intake and P Ewbank, High Draymans
Dolphinseat Bouncer from WM Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate sold for £10,000 to MP Capstick, High Lane
West Briscoe Yahoo (Overall Champion) from F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe sold for £12,000 to EJ & RJ Wear, Howe Green, M/s Lightfoot, Gillside and D Humble, Burtree Ford
West Briscoe Yukon from F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe sold for £13,000 to MF & KC Stobart, Grains O Beck
West Briscoe Young Blood from F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe sold for £10,000 to EJ & RJ Wear, Howe Green and N Hardisty, How Hall
Ghyll House Quicksilver from W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House sold for £17,000 to J & JE Bradley, Penny Grange

LEADING PRICES

Aged Rams: (£600+)

SD Thompson – Lot 1 £2600
E & K Bland – Lot 2 £3000, Lot 3 £2400
RS Harker & Son & Haltcliffe – Lot 6 £1900
P Addyman & Son – Lot 15 £800, Lot 16 £600, Lot 17 £2400
JW Porter & Sons – Lot 23 £3500
MW Dent – Lot 24 £1000

Ram Lambs: (£600+)

H Scott – Lot 27 £900, Lot 29 £1200

Shearling Rams: (£1,000)

TW Cowperthwaite – Lot 36 £1800, Lot 37 £1500, Lot 38 £4200
M & S Sunter – Lot 42 £1300, Lot 43 £2000
M & EM Wilson – Lot 44 £5000
PA Keiley – Lot 50 £2100
ME Waggett – Lot 53 £2000
DC & KL Hutchinson – Lot 58 £4500
MA Bainbridge – Lot 61 £3200
S & D Robinson – Lot 66 £1400
J Nelson & Son – Lot 69 £8000, Lot 70 £25,000 , Lot 71 £2200
JS Cloughton – Lot 72 £4200, Lot 73 £1200, Lot 74 £1400
B Thornborrow – Lot 76 £2000, Lot 77 £1400, Lot 78 £6000
JR Blades – Lot 82 £1000, Lot 83 £1200
W & K Hutchinson – Lot 90 £5000, Lot 91 £1400
EM Winspear – Lot 93 £3800
PE & KA Sowerby – Lot 95 £4800
Messrs Harrison – Lot 103 £1500
AD Coates & Son – Lot 107 £2200
SJ Clarkson – Lot 110 £1300, Lot 111 £2600
RS & SL Clarkson – Lot 112 £1200
MM & CL Clarkson – Lot 113 £1500
EW Atkinson – Lot 114 £1100
Messrs Hutchinson – Lot 119 £3200
SW Porter – Lot 126 £40,000 , Lot 127 £17,000 (Reserve Champion) , Lot 129 £14,000 , Lot 130 £2200
WJ Porter – Lot 131 £11,000
GJ Scarr – Lot 133 £15,000 , Lot 134 £5000, Lot 135 £8000
RM Dixon – Lot 137 £3400, Lot 138 £1400, Lot 139 £1100
AM Dixon – Lot 141 £2200
J Allison & Sons – Lot 142 £5500, Lot 143 £1200
G & I Bell – Lot 150 £1400
TW Hutchinson – Lot 154 £1000
R Walton – Lot 161 £3400, Lot 163 £3500
JC White – Lot 166 £1200, Lot 167 £3400
RJ White – Lot 170 £2200, Lot 172 £3000, Lot 173 £1400
S Buckle – Lot 176 £22,000
M Allen – Lot 183 £1400, Lot 184 £1800
A Fawcett & Sons – Lot 185 £1200, Lot 187 £1900
FC Walker & Son – Lot 189 £5500
JR & SL Pratt – Lot 192 £6500
JW Porter & Sons – Lot 197 £5000, Lot 198 £4500, Lot 199 £1100, Lot 200 £1800
J Nattrass – Lot 204 £6000
EJ & RJ Wear – Lot 209 £14,000 , Lot 210 £1600, Lot 211 £2500
T & L Brogden – Lot 216 £12,000 , Lot 217 £9000, Lot 218 £12,000
CR & MJ Birbeck – Lot 221 £3000, Lot 222 £2000, Lot 223 £1000, Lot 224 £1100
SA & ADC Raine – Lot 225 £3000, Lot 226 £3000
BR Lawson & Son – Lot 233 £10,000 , Lot 234 £7500, Lot 235 £2200, Lot 237 £2600
WM Hutchinson & Sons – Lot 241 £10,000
A & J Harrison – Lot 252 £7500, Lot 255 £2000
H Harrison – Lot 256 £2800
F & MP Allinson & Son – Lot 262 £13,000 , Lot 263 £12,000 (Overall Champion) , Lot 264 £1000, Lot 265 £10,000
M/s Cockbain – Lot 267 £1200, Lot 268 £2000
W Richardson & Son – Lot 270 £17,000 , Lot 273 £9000
AD Richardson – Lot 274 £2500
J Richardson – Lot 276 £1000
TW & K Hutchinson – Lot 278 £2200, Lot 279 £2000, Lot 280 £1000
A & B Hutchinson – Lot 281 £1300
JE Cowperthwaite – Lot 282 £2800, Lot 283 £1000
R Stubbs – Lot 286 £1000, 288 £1000, Lot 289 £1800
A & JA Iveson – Lot 296 £1000

B District Ram Sales 2026 – Day 1

Aged Rams

Ram Lamb

Shearling Ram (Small Breeders)

Shearling Ram (Large Breeders)

Best Ram Shown by ‘B’ District Member

Conformation

Best Shearling belonging to a SSBA Member aged 25 and under

Swaledale Champions

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