Harrison & Hetherington held the third day of the annual Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C’ District ram sale on Friday when 431 shearlings rams were on offer.

The sale topped at £105,000 and matching the new breed record set on day two was the reserve champion shearling ram consigned by Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside Farm, Glenridding and was purchased by Messrs Tully, Burncroft Farm, Eggleston and Messrs White, Rigg Farm, Middleton in Teesdale with Messrs Lightfoot retaining a share.

Messrs Coates, Aygill Farm, Muker sold a ram to £40000 being purchased by Messrs Richardson, Ghyll House, Dufton.

Messrs Folder, Wescoe, Keswick sold the fourth placed ram to make £35,000 selling to Messrs Allinson, West Briscoe, Baldersdale; Messrs White, Rigg Farm, Middleton in Teesdale & Messrs Hutchinson, Valley Farm, Bowes.

Messrs Wear, Howe Green, Hartsop sold a ram to £28,000 being purchased by Messrs Tunstall, Highfield House, Brough; S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale with Messrs Wear retaining a share.

Messrs Bland, Thwaite Bridge House, Hawes sold the overall champion to make £20,000 to Messrs Harker, Grayrigg Hall, Kendal and Messrs Hargreaves, Meadow Bank, Burnley.

277 rams sold to average £2734.44 (up £262.72 on the year)

A fantastic overall two day average of £2606.25 (up £333 on the year) was achieved for 595 rams sold.

Sale Highlights

• Lot 660 from AD Coates sold for £40,000 to W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House.
• Lot 675 from Grove Farms sold for £10,000 to GE Harker, Murton Hall.
• Lot 681 from M/s Beckwith sold for £14,000 to W Buckle, K Fawcett, D Dixon and M/s Lightfoot.
• lot 842, todays champion from J& SJ Bland sold for £20,000 to RS Harker, Grayrigg Hall and R Hargreaves, Meadowbank.
• Lot 900 from E&K Bland sold for £12,000 to Martin Conway, Plumbridge.
• Lot 902 from E&K Bland sold for £14,000 to RS Harker, Grayrigg Hall and R Hargreaves, Meadowbank
• Lot 917 from M/s Lightfoot, sold for £105,000 with half share retained, to John White, Rigg Farm and Burncroft Farm.
• Lot 919 from M/s Lightfoot sold for £14,000 to Craig Hutchinson, Old Spittal.
• Lot 931 from R Hutchinson & Son, Valley Farm sold for £12,000 to M/s Lawson, M/s Buckle, M Allan & Ted Fox
• Lot 933 from R Hutchinson & Son sold for £12,000 to M/s Lightfoot.
• Lot 995 from J Kelsall sold for £10,000 to MJ Lee, Harwood Shield
• Lot 1004 from AJ&RE Marston sold for £15,000 to R Hutchinson & Son, Valley Farm
• Lot 1021 from M/s Folder sold for £35,000 to David Allinson, West Briscoe
• Lot 1029 from TW Hutchinson sold for £18,000 to Neil Richardson
• Lot 1034 from EJ&RJ Wear sold for £28,000 to Neil Hardisty and EG Tunstall, with half share retained.

Kirkby Stephen Day 3 leading prices (£1000 and above):

Lot 623 RT Tennant 3000
Lot 624 RT Tennant 3000
Lot 625 RT Tennant 2000
Lot 633 Forest Hall Farms 1600
Lot 637 J Collingwood 5000 (1/2 share retained)
Lot 650 RS Harker, Overthwaite 3500
Lot 652 RS Harker 2000
Lot 660 AD Coates & Son 40000
Lot 664 GS Coates 6000
Lot 665 GS Coates 1800
Lot 667 A Makepeace 1000
Lot 675 Grove Farms 10000
Lot 681 M/s Beckwith 14000
Lot 680 M/s Beckwith 7000
Lot 688 M/s Beckwith 2000
Lot 686 M/s Beckwith 1000
Lot 685 M/s Beckwith 1000
Lot 689 M/s Beckwith 1800
Lot 687 M/s Beckwith 4500
Lot 698 B Richardson, Big Fernyford 3000
Lot 699 B Richardson 3500
Lot 696 J Richardson, Big Fernyford 1000
Lot 700 Owlands Farm 2000
Lot 706 MJ Lee 5000
Lot 707 MJ Lee 1400
Lot 711 K&HA Ridley 3500
Lot 723 GE Harker 5000
Lot 715 GE Harker 7000
Lot 714 GE Harker 7000
Lot 722 GE Harker 1200
Lot 738 M Brough 1000
Lot 739 J&F Nutter 2500
Lot 744 A Dixon 7000
Lot 745 A Dixon 1200
Lot 747 DJ&S Dixon 1500
Lot 752 DC&KL Hutchinson 1000
Lot 753 DC&KL Hutchinson 1200
Lot 761 M Wallace 1000
Lot 763 M Wallace 7000
Lot 789 WA&GR Sedgley 1200
Lot 793 JC Walker & Son 8000
Lot 795 JC Walker & Son 3500
Lot 796 TW Cowperthwaite 2500
Lot 797 TW Cowperthwaite 4000
Lot 798 TW Cowperthwaite 3000
Lot 799 TW Cowperthwaite 2500
Lot 802 TW Cowperthwaite 3000
Lot 807 TW Cowperthwaite 1000
Lot 808 TW Cowperthwaite 1800
Lot 813 RJ&RJ Airey 1000
Lot 820 JF Dalton 2200
Lot 827 GL Hutton 5000
Lot 825 GL Hutton 2000
Lot 826 GL Hutton 1500
Lot 837 JR&SL Pratt 1500
Lot 840 SR Taylor 4000
Lot 842 J&SJ Bland 20000
Lot 843 J&SJ Bland 1800
Lot 846 J&SJ Bland 2500
Lot 855 B Thornborrow 6000
Lot 863 RM Dixon 2500
Lot 866 RM Dixon 1200
Lot 873 RJ Cloughton 9000
Lot 874 H Crocker 8000
Lot 875 H Crocker 4200
Lot 878 GA&DE Slack 2500
Lot 885 GA Slack 2000
Lot 891 A&J Harrison 4200
Lot 892 A&J Harrison 1000
Lot 895 H Harrison 8000
Lot 898 H Harrison 5000
Lot 900 E&K Bland 12000
Lot 902 E&K Bland 14000
Lot 901 E&K Bland 1000
Lot 903 E&K Bland 3200
Lot 904 E&K Bland 1800
Lot 906 E&K Bland 1600
Lot 907 E&K Bland 1200
Lot 908 E&K Bland 1700
Lot 917 M/s Lightfoot 105000 (half share retained)
Lot 919 M/s Lightfoot 14000
Lot 918 M/s Lightfoot 3000
Lot 922 M/s Lightfoot 4000
Lot 923 M/s Lightfoot 7000
Lot 920 M/s Lightfoot 4000
Lot 921 M/s Lightfoot 3200
Lot 926 M/s Lightfoot 3000
Lot 924 M/s Lightfoot 1000
Lot 929 M/s Lightfoot 1200
Lot 931 R Hutchinson & Son 12000
Lot 933 R Hutchinson &Son 12000
Lot 934 R Hutchinson & Son 3000
Lot 932 R Hutchinson & Son 3000
Lot 935 R Hutchinson & Son 4000
Lot 936 R Hutchinson & Son 1000
Lot 937 R Hutchinson & Son 7000
Lot 940 JK Hutchinson 3200
Lot 939 R Hutchinson & Son 3000
Lot 945 J Lee 1000
Lot 949 JE&AJ Mitchell 1500
Lot 979 G Harker 4500
Lot 980 G Harker 1800
Lot 983 G Harker 1800
Lot 984 WA Dinsdale & Son 1000
Lot 988 JM&JJ Dawson 4000
Lot 995 J Kelsall 10000
Lot 1004 AJ&RE Marston 15000
Lot 1008 AJ&RE Marston 1500
Lot 1014 K Huck 2200
Lot 1021 M/s Folder 35000
Lot 1023 M/s Folder 5000
Lot 1025 M/s Folder 3000
Lot 1022 M/s Folder 1000
Lot 1029 TW Hutchinson 18000
Lot 1030 TW Hutchinson 8000
Lot 1034 EJ&RJ Wear 28000 (half share retained)
Lot 1035 EJ&RJ Wear 3000
Lot 1042 EJ&RJ Wear 4000
Lot 1037 EJ&RJ Wear 4000
Lot 1041 EJ&RJ Wear 4000
Lot 1046 EJ&RJ Wear 8000
Lot 1040 EJ&RJ Wear 2800

Sale finished: 17.00pm