Harrison & Hetherington held the second day of the annual Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association ‘C’ District ram sale on Thursday, where 364 shearlings rams were on offer.

The sale topped at £105,000 which is now the new breed record and was awarded overall champion shearling ram of the day consigned by Messrs W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, Dufton selling to P Hallam, High Birkwith, Houghton-In-Riversdale and J Nelson & Son, Bull and Cave Farm, Clapham.

Next selling to £42,000 was from J Nelson and Son, Bull and Cave Farm, Clapham which went on to sell to RS & BA Harker, Overthwaite and A & JA Iveson, East House, Hawes with J Nelson and Son, Bull and Cave Farm retaining a share in the ram.

MR & LE Rukin, Gatehouse Farm, West Stonesdale, Richmond sold a ram to £25,000 selling to PE & KA Sowerby, Oakbank Farm,Barras and J & SJ Bland, Thwaite Bridge.

R Hargreaves, Meadow Bank, Barley sold rams to £20,000 selling to Messrs Buckle, Buckles Farm and GA & DE Slack, Stoneriggs.

The trade soared from the start with demand remaining strong for well built and marked rams throughout the sale.

14 rams sold between £10,000 and £105,000

38 rams sold between £5,000 and £105,000

318 rams sold averaged £2493.89 (+£407.74) with an overall clearance rate of 87%.

Sale Highlights in catalogue order:

• Lot 202 from RJ White sold for £16,000 to TW Cowperthwaite
• Lot 208 from RS Harker, Grayrigg Hall sold for 12,000 to Ted Fox
• Lot 268 from J Nelson & Son sold for 42,000 to David Harker, Overthwaite
• Lot 296 from CR Raine & Son sold for 16,000 to M/s Iceton, High Birkhatt & D Allinson, Briscoe
• Lot 323 from W Richardson & Son, Ghyll House, sold for a new breed record of £105,000 to Paul Hallam, High Birkwith & J Nelson & Son, Bull & Cave.
• Lot 357 from R & PE Hargreaves sold for £20,000 to GA Slack and Messrs Buckle
• Lot 378 from P Hallam sold for £17,000 to Tom Hutchinson, Bail Hill
• Lot 402 from Dent Bros sold for £10,000 to Robin Booth
• Lot 456 from S Iceton sold for £12,000 to Alan Alderson, Barras and Paul Metcalfe.
• Lot 488 from MR&LE Rukin sold for £25,000 to Patrick & Kirsty Sowerby and John Bland
• Lot 491 from MR&LE Rukin sold for £18,000 to M/s Beckwith, New Hall.
• Lot 495 from T Robinson & Son sold for £14,000 to M Rukin, JR Rukin and M/s Coates, Aygill.
• Lot 581 from F&MP Allinson sold for £18,000 to M/s Ridley, Woodhall.
• Lot 610 from M/s Cockbain sold for £12,000 to S Porter, Summer Lodge.

Leading prices at Kirkby Stephen Day 2 (£1000 and above):

Lot 187 A Hartley 1000
Lot 188 A Hartley 1000
Lot 189 A Hartley 2800
Lot 192 JW Porter & Sons 4500
Lot 195 SW Porter 2000
Lot 202 RJ White 16000
Lot 196 JC White 4000
Lot 197 JC White 2000
Lot 198 JC White 4000
Lot 199 JC White 2200
Lot 201 JC White 1200
Lot 204 RJ White 1000
Lot 207 RS Harker 2000
Lot 208 RS Harker 12000
Lot 209 RS Harker 2500
Lot 218 CO Harker 6000
Lot 213 RS Harker 1300
Lot 211 RS Harker 3000
Lot 215 JE Harker 1600
Lot 214 JE Harker 1000
Lot 210 RS Harker 1900
Lot 219 CO Harker 1800
Lot 239 S&P Brogden 7000
Lot 241 S&P Brogden 1000
Lot 245 M&R Pattinson 5000
Lot 249 M/s Pattinson 1000
Lot 252 K Fawcett 6000
Lot 253 K Fawcett 3200
Lot 254 K Fawcett 1400
Lot 258 M&S Sunter 4000
Lot 260 Bank House Farm 4800
Lot 268 J Nelson & Son 42000
Lot 271 J Nelson & Son 5000
Lot 275 J Nelson & Son 3000
Lot 276 J Nelson & Son 2500
Lot 281 J Nelson & Son 2500
Lot 278 J Nelson & Son 5500
Lot 277 J Nelson & Son 1200
Lot 280 J Nelson & Son 4500
Lot 279 J Nelson & Son 2000
Lot 274 J Nelson & Son 1500
Lot 291 CR Raine & Son 3500
Lot 289 CR Raine & Son 6500
Lot 290 CR Raine & Son 3500
Lot 292 CR Raine & Son 1600
Lot 293 CR Raine & Son 4200
Lot 294 CR Raine & Son 2200
Lot 295 CR Raine & Son 3000
Lot 296 CR Raine & Son 16000
Lot 297 CR Raine & Son 1600
Lot 297 CR Raine & Son 4000
Lot 299 CT Raine 1500
Lot 302 P Ewbank 1200
Lot 306 MR Ewbank 1000
Lot 315 H Tunstall 1500
Lot 323 W Richardson & Son 105000
Lot 324 W Richardson & Son 5000
Lot 325 W Richardson & Son 4000
Lot 326 W Richardson & Son 1000
Lot 327 W Richardson & Son 4000
Lot 328 W Richardson & Son 1000
Lot 336 W Richardson & Son 1800
Lot 329 W Richardson & Son 1200
Lot 330 W Richardson & Son 1000
Lot 340 J&JE Bradley 4000
Lot 345 C Nelson & Son 2200
Lot 346 C Nelson & Son 1000
Lot 348 I Collinson 1200
Lot 350 I Collinson 1000
Lot 357 R&PE Hargreaves 20000
Lot 358 R&PE Hargreaves 2000
Lot 360 R&PE Hargreaves 2500
Lot 362 R&PE Hargreaves 1200
Lot 364 R&PE Hargreaves 1200
Lot 367 RJ Hargreaves 1200
Lot 370 J Nattrass 2200
Lot 375 P&PI Walker 1200
Lot 378 P Hallam 17000
Lot 379 P Hallam 1800
Lot 380 P Hallam 1500
Lot 386 R Hallam 6500
Lot 385 R Hallam 2000
Lot 389 CR&MJ Birbeck 2000
Lot 392 CR&MJ Birbeck 1500
Lot 393 CR&MJ Birbeck 1000
Lot 394 CR&MJ Birbeck 1200
Lot 396 JW Dent & Sons 8000
Lot 397 JW Dent & Sons 5000
Lot 399 JW Dent & Sons 1000
Lot 402 Dent Bros 10000
Lot 400 Dent Bros 1000
Lot 401 Dent Bros 5000
Lot 405 Dent & Dixon 1000
Lot 408 J Archer 4800
Lot 412 K&SM Johnson 1800
Lot 414 F Johnson 1200
Lot 422 M/s Lawson & Son 6000
Lot 423 M/s Lawson & Son 2000
Lot 425 M/s Lawson & Son 3000
Lot 426 M/s Lawson & Son 1100
Lot 434 WM Hutchinson & Sons 1000
Lot 439 M Brough 1100
Lot 449 JR Walton & Son 1500
Lot 456 S Iceton 12000
Lot 459 S Iceton 1000
Lot 467 JH Pedley 2800
Lot 468 A Benn 1200
Lot 483 R&H Hird 1200
Lot 488 MR&LE Rukin 25000
Lot 491 MR&LE Rukin 18000
Lot 490 MR&LE Rukin 7000
Lot 489 MR&LE Rukin 3000
Lot 495 T Robinson & Son 14000
Lot 496 T Robinson & Son 5000 (half share retained)
Lot 504 JG Thirlwall 1200
Lot 513 JA Alderson 1200
Lot 512 JA Alderson 1000
Lot 512 JA Alderson 1000
Lot 517 JE Cowperthwaite 1500
Lot 518 JE Cowperthwaite 2200
Lot 528 S Buckle 7000
Lot 529 S Buckle 5500
Lot 530 S Buckle 2200
Lot 531 S Buckle 1000
Lot 532 S Buckle 1000
Lot 533 JW&M Buckle 2000
Lot 534 JW&M Buckle 5000
Lot 535 JW&M Buckle 1500
Lot 538 W Watson 1000
Lot 546 Haltcliffe 3500
Lot 547 Haltcliffe 1200
Lot 550 Haltcliffe 5000
Lot 551 Haltcliffe 1000
Lot 554 Haltcliffe 1800
Lot 556 D&M Brown 4000
Lot 558 AT&A Bainbridge 6000
Lot 559 AT&A Bainbridge 1000
Lot 561 Mrs RC Tiplady 4000
Lot 563 Mrs RC Tiplady 2200
Lot 568 S Bentley 2200
Lot 572 JE&DJ Hutchinson 1000
Lot 574 MC&AE Staley 1000
Lot 575 LT Staley 1000
Lot 577 J&S Tennant 3000
Lot 576 J&S Tennant 2000
Lot 581 F&MP Allinson 18000
Lot 580 F&MP Allinson 4000
Lot 583 F&MP Allinson 5500
Lot 586 F&MP Allinson 3500
Lot 585 F&MP Allinson 6000
Lot 582 F&MP Allinson 7000
Lot 584 F&MP Allinson 3000
Lot 588 H Allinson 2000
Lot 590 M Allinson 3000
Lot 595 SA Raine & ADC Raine 7000
Lot 598 PE&KA Sowerby 1000
Lot 610 M/s Cockbain 12000
Lot 608 M/s Cockbain 1800

Sale finished 5:22pm