C District Ram Sale 2026 – Day 1

22 . 10 . 26

Venue: Kirkby Stephen (Harrison & Hetherington)

Judges: Aged Rams - Robert Hayton & Sam Hodgson, Large Breeders - Richard Pedley & Sam Cowperthwaite, Small Breeders - Catherine Marston & Tommy Wear, Referee - Patrick Sowerby

Ram 3 Years Old and Upwards

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st GA Slack & M/s Buckle Stoneriggs 5
2nd F & MP Allinson & Son West Briscoe 46
3rd M/s Lightfoot Gillside 31
4th M & EM Wilson Arngill House 38
5th C Nelson & Son Lainger House 57
6th M/s Raine Randalholme & Outhwaite 50
7th E & MA Fox St Johns Kirk 54

Two Shear Ram

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st TW Cowperthwaite Tennant Gill 8
2nd CR & MJ Birbeck High Stennerskeugh 60
3rd B Thornborrow Brystone 53
4th M/s Lightfoot Gillside 31
5th JL Wilkinson & Son Bollihope 33

Ram Above 2 Years Old (Small Breeder)

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st J Bell & R Buckle Birniehall Farm 29
2nd TW Hutchinson Bail Hill 42
3rd Noble & Nelson Lythe Side 65
4th H Scott Force Garth 11

Shearling Ram (Small Breeders)

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st A Dixon Great Barn 249
2nd J, E & H Hutchinson Bail Hill 89
3rd H Crocker & R Dobson White Kirkley 95
4th TW Hutchinson Bail Hill 88
5th J Hutchinson Tranquil 90
6th RC Tiplady Red House 231

Best Ram Shown by ‘C’ District Member (SB)

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st A Dixon Great Barn 249
2nd I & P Brown Oak House 339

Shearling Ram (Large Breeders)

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st R Hutchinson & Sons Valley Farm 161
2nd JR Walton & Son Swarthymere 228
3rd M/s Cockbain Rakefoot Farm 267
4th M & L Rukin West Stonesdale 313
5th J & JE Bradley Penny Grange 357
6th GE Harker Murton Hall 138

Best Ram in ‘C’ District (LB)

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st M/s Cockbain Rakefoot Farm 267
2nd GE Harker Murton Hall 138
3rd E & K Bland Cotegill 372
4th JE Cowperthwaite Howith 299

Best Shearling Ram Shown by ‘C’ District Member

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st M/s Cockbain Rakefoot Farm 267
2nd A Dixon Great Barn 249

Best Pair of Shearling Rams:

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st M/s Cockbain Rakefoot Farm (267 & 269)

Best Ram Shown by ‘C’ District Member:

Placing Exhibitor Flock Name Lot Number
1st M/s Cockbain Rakefoot Farm 267
2nd J Bell & R Buckle Birniehall Farm 29

Swaledale Champions

Category Exhibitor Animal
AGED RAM - Overall Champion J Bell & R Buckle, Birniehall Farm 29
AGED RAM - Reserve Champion GA Slack & M/s Buckle, Stoneriggs 5
SMALL BREEDER - Champion A Dixon, Great Barn 249
LARGE BREEDER - Champion R Hutchinson & Sons, Valley Farm 161
Overall Champion R Hutchinson & Sons, Valley Farm 161
Reserve Champion JR Walton & Son, Swarthymere 228

Kirkby Stephen Day 1 – LEADING PRICES

Aged Rams: (£800+)

  • M/s Cockbain – Lot 3 £1200, Lot 4 £800
  • GA Slack & M/s Buckle – Lot 5 £3000 (Reserve Champion Aged Ram)
  • TW Cowperthwaite – Lot 8 £2000
  • Bank House Farm – Lot 13 £2800, Lot 14 £1400, Lot 15 £1100
  • GA & JM Maw – Lot 18 £2400
  • A Peart & Sons – Lot 19 £1100
  • JM & JJ Dawson – Lot 21 £900
  • P & S Hallam – Lot 23 £3000, Lot 24 £1400
  • JC White – Lot 26 £1200
  • N & N Foster – Lot 27 £2000
  • M/s Moore – Lot 28 £1100
  • J Bell & R Buckle – Lot 29 £3500 (Champion Aged Ram)
  • M/s Lightfoot – Lot 31 £2200
  • JL Wilkinson & Son – Lot 33 £800
  • G Taylor – Lot 34 £1000
  • M & EM Wilson & S Bland – Lot 38 £1700
  • TA Wigham – Lot 40 £2400
  • TW Hutchinson – Lot 42 £1100
  • PJ Smith – Lot 43 £1500
  • Haltcliffe – Lot 45 £1000
  • F & MP Allinson & Son – Lot 46 £2500
  • JH Emerson – Lot 47 £2800
  • Owlands Farm – Lot 48 £1200
  • M/s Raine – Lot 50 £1100
  • JT Green – Lot 51 £1300
  • WD & B Thompson – Lot 52 £900
  • B Thornborrow – Lot 53 £900
  • E & MA Fox – Lot 54 £1900
  • Elliot Bros – Lot 56 £800
  • C Nelson & Sons – Lot 57 £2200, Lot 59 £1700
  • CR & MJ Birbeck – Lot 60 £2500
  • J Archer – Lot 63 £900
  • Noble & Nelson – Lot 65 £900
  • J & JE Bradley & N Richardson – Lot 66 £2500
  • MF Beadle & Sons – Lot 68 £1400

Shearling Rams: (£1000+)

  • RM Dixon – Lot 71 £3500, Lot 73 £1800, Lot 74 £1200, Lot 75 £2500, Lot 76 £1400, Lot 79 £1000
  • K Fawcett – Lot 83 £6000, Lot 84 £3500, Lot 85 £9000
  • J, E & H Hutchinson – Lot 89 £1200
  • J Hutchinson – Lot 90 £1200
  • H Crocker – Lot 93 £1100, Lot 94 £1600
  • H Crocker & R Dobson – Lot 95 £10,000
  • RW Waugh – Lot 97 £3200, Lot 98 £1700, Lot 99 £1300
  • TW & K Hutchinson – Lot 102 £900
  • Haltcliffe – Lot 108 £3500
  • JE & AJ Mitchell – Lot 112 £1500, Lot 113 £1000, Lot 115 £1000
  • P Metcalfe – Lot 120 £1500, Lot 121 £2200
  • M/s Lawson & Son – Lot 125 £2500, Lot 126 £1300, Lot 127 £1500
  • GE Harker – Lot 138 £3500, Lot 143 £4000
  • Mossdale Head – Lot 149 £5000
  • J & SJ Bland – Lot 151 £6000
  • P Hallam – Lot 153 £11,000 , Lot 154 £6000, Lot 155 £2500, Lot 156 £1000
  • R Hutchinson & Sons – Lot 161 £10,000 (Overall Champion) , Lot 162 £6000, Lot 163 £5000, Lot 164 £12,000 , Lot 165 £10,000 , Lot 166 £16,000 , Lot 167 £1800, Lot 168 £3000, Lot 169 £3800
  • JK Hutchinson – Lot 170 £4500
  • WD & B Thompson – Lot 173 £5000, Lot 176 £2200
  • CW & Y Dixon & Sons – Lot 179 £3500, Lot 180 £2800
  • AE Iceton & Sons – Lot 185 £2000, Lot 187 £1100, Lot 189 £1200, Lot 190 £2000
  • J Nutter – Lot 192 £2000
  • I Collinson – Lot 197 £1200, Lot 198 £1500, Lot 199 £2200, Lot 201 £1400
  • T & H Drinkall – Lot 206 £1100
  • J Nelson & Son – Lot 208 £14,000 , Lot 209 £38,000 , Lot 210 £3500, Lot 211 £9000, Lot 213 £3000, Lot 215 £2800, Lot 216 £3200
  • JR Addison & Son – Lot 218 £4800
  • JR Walton & Son – Lot 228 £9000 (Reserve Champion), Lot 229 £2200, Lot 230 £9000
  • RC Tiplady – Lot 231 £2200
  • AT & A Bainbridge – Lot 233 £1200
  • TW Cowperthwaite – Lot 237 £5000, Lot 239 £1400, Lot 241 £1800, Lot 243 £1800, Lot 247 £1000
  • A Dixon – Lot 249 £3000
  • DJ & S Dixon – Lot 251 £4000, Lot 253 £2800
  • N & N Foster – Lot 255 £2200, Lot 257 £2500
  • RS & BA Harker – Lot 259 £15,000 , Lot 260 £12,000 , Lot 261 £6000, Lot 262 £2000, Lot 263 £5200, Lot 264 £12,000 , Lot 265 £1000
  • SA Harker – Lot 266 £2200
  • M/s Cockbain & Sons – Lot 267 £6000, Lot 268 £1500, Lot 269 £10,000
  • JW Dent & Sons – Lot 275 £5000, Lot 276 £1000, Lot 277 £1500
  • Dent Bros – Lot 279 £2800
  • Dent & Dixon – Lot 286 £2800
  • JC Walker & Son – Lot 287 £3000
  • D Humble – Lot 294 £22,000 , Lot 295 £3500
  • J Gibson – Lot 298 £1600
  • JE Cowperthwaite – Lot 299 £2200, Lot 300 £2000, Lot 301 £2000, Lot 302 £1600
  • AD Coates & Son – Lot 307 £2800, Lot 309 £1600
  • M & L Rukin – Lot 313 £20,000 , Lot 314 £10,000 , Lot 315 £14,000 , Lot 316 £1600, Lot 317 £1100, Lot 318 £3000, Lot 319 £5000
  • JA Alderson – Lot 321 £2000, Lot 322 £1100, Lot 323 £2200, Lot 325 £1200, Lot 328 £4800
  • B Thornborrow – Lot 329 £2200, Lot 330 £2800, Lot 331 £1600, Lot 332 £2000
  • M/s Hutchinson – Lot 334 £2600
  • JR Pratt – Lot 337 £1800
  • N Hardisty – Lot 345 £1200
  • R & H Hird – Lot 348 £1100, Lot 349 £3000
  • J & JE Bradley – Lot 353 £4200, Lot 354 £2000, Lot 355 £1000, Lot 357 £5000, Lot 358 £1200
  • JE & DJ Hutchinson – Lot 365 £1800
  • E & K Bland – Lot 372 £13,000 , Lot 373 £5000, Lot 374 £5000, Lot 375 £5000
  • S & A Bland – Lot 381 £3500
  • RW Emmott – Lot 385 £1000
  • MR Ewbank – Lot 399 £28,000 , Lot 400 £6500, Lot 401 £4000
  • P Ewbank – Lot 403 £1000, Lot 404 £1500, Lot 405 £1000
  • A Bennett – Lot 412 £1000
  • JL Cloughton & Son – Lot 416 £5000
  • RS Harker & Son – Lot 419 £3500, Lot 421 £3500, Lot 422 £10,000 , Lot 423 £2200, Lot 424 £30,000 , Lot 425 £2200
  • JE Harker – Lot 427 £15,000
  • CO Harker – Lot 428 £2800, Lot 429 £1800, Lot 430 £1300

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