CHARTERED SURVEYORS • AUCTIONEERS • VALUERS • LAND & ESTATE AGENTS • FINE ART & FURNITURE ESTABLISHED 1860 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NORTH YORK MOORS QUALITY SHEEP SOCIETY 2018 SALE REPORTS FADMOOR & WOMBLETON 2018 15 Market Place, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7LP Tel: 01653 697820 Fax: 01653 698305 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cundalls.co.uk WOMBLETON / FADMOOR SHEEP SALES 2018 Dear Vendor/Purchaser, As last years sales were probably best remembered by the torrential rain of the last sale, this year it will be best remembered for the glorious autumn day we had and I am sure you will agree that there is no better place for buying and selling sheep in these conditions. It certainly was a picture. A very respectable entry at all three sales met as we expected a very cautious trade for the breeding sheep. No one can quite tell me the reason for this as the fat trade has been good if not very good for most of the year. We can only assume that everyone quite rightly is acting with extreme caution as we move forward with or without Brexit. However, the store lamb trade was very good at all of the sales, showing there is some confidence going forward from the finishing men. Therefore I hope we can look ahead now for a stable market for our quality produce and look to continue to do what we have done in the past and what we do best. Again I thank all our sponsors, judges and members of the North Yorkshire Moors Quality Sheep Association for their continued support, together with all vendors and purchasers who attended the sales. Kind regards, Keith D Warters MRICS William Tyson BSc (Hons) MRICS FAAV T. 01653 697820 T. 01653 697820 M. 07850 915249 M. 07977 560109 E. [email protected] E. [email protected] th WOMBLETON SHEEP SALE, THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2018 Cundalls held their annual first show and sale of gimmer lambs and breeding sheep at Wombleton on Thursday. It was a bright and sunny morning and all the sheep looked well in the in the open pens. There was a particularly high turnout of buyers in all departments with a near 100% clearance of stock entered. With the ongoing problem of the lack of forage and the uncertainty of Brexit, prices were back a little on last year. However the prize winning pen of Mule gimmer lambs realised £10/head more than last year Trade was maintained at a respectable level throughout the day despite the change in weather conditions which saw some very welcome rain. The judges for the competitive classes were renowned local farmers and supporters of the sale, Mr Mathew Keel of Thirsk and Mr William Machin of Bransby. The results of the shows were as follows: Best pen of Mule Gimmer lambs, (The Peter Woodall Salver) was awarded to Breck House Enterprise Ltd of Bransdale for their outstanding pen which realised £160 through the ring and purchased by local producer Mr John Hardisty, Westerdale. Best pen of Mule Gimmer Shearlings (PF & K Trophy) was awarded to Messrs PW & EE Hardaker of Kirkbymoorside which realised £122 through the ring and purchased by Mr Bulmer, Yatts. Best pen of Texel store lambs was awarded to Mr HD Featherstone, Farndale which realised £70 and purchased by the judge, Mr William Machin. The best pen of Suffolk x lambs was awarded to Mr J Hardisty, Westerdale and purchased by the judge Mr William Machin. The results of the shows were as follows: Best Pen of Mule Gimmer Lambs 1st Breck House Enterprises, Bransdale sold for £160 2nd JS Wood, Bilsdale sold for £121 3rd Breck House Enterprises, Bransdale sold for £138 Best Pen of Mule Gimmer Shearlings 1st PW & E Hardaker, Kirkbymoorside sold for £122 2nd S. Barker & Sons, Harome sold for £119 3rd PW & E Hardaker, Kirkbymoorside sold for £112 Best Pen of Store Lambs 1st HD Featherstone, Farndale. sold for £70 2nd JW Hardisty, Westerdale sold for £72 3rd C Sunley, Farndale sold for £66 Forward on the day 3873 breeding sheep and store lambs Texel x shearlings to £140 – I Teasdale, Pockley Mule Ewes to £116 – B Meadley, Skeffling Average £53.65 Mule Gimmer Lambs to £160 – Breck House Enterprise Ltd – Average £76.46 Mule Gimmer Shearlings to £132 – R Mortimer, Glaisdale – Averaged £106 Texel x Gimmer Lambs to £80 – R.E & B.J Potter, Farndale – Averaged-£62.98 Suffolk x Store Lambs to £72.00 – J Hardisty, Westerdale - Averaged £57.07 Texel x Store Lambs to £70.00 – H Featherstone, Farndale– Averaged £59.10 Mule Store Lambs to £61.50 – M Sunley, Farndale – Averaged £52.00 FADMOOR, SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER 2018 Cundalls of Malton held their annual sale of Scot and Swaledale breeding sheep on the popular salefield at Fadmoor on Saturday. The sale was well supported by local buyers as well as buyers from well outside our County. The demand for all classes of the well-presented stock was reasonable despite the uncertainty Brexit and other issues have caused in farming. The judge of all the show classes was Mr David Alderson, a well-respected breeder of quality stock from Great Broughton. The coverted Moorland Association Rosebowl Trophy awarded to the best pen of draft ewes from a moorland hefted flock on the North York Moors was given to Mr Stuart Wood for his outstanding pen of 3 crop Swaledale ewes which realised £60 in the sale ring and were purchased by the judge, Mr David Alderson. Other show results as follows: Best Pen of Swaledale Ewes 1st JS Wood, Bilsdale sold for £60 to D Alderson, Great Broughton 2nd R & L Garbutt, Chopgate sold for £52 to W Barker, Brompton 3rd C Hunton, Snilesworth sold for £48 to D Alderson, Great Broughton Best Pen of Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings 1st M. Graham, Goathland sold for £68.00 to SD Beeforth, Chop Gate 2nd M. Graham, Goathland sold for £62.00 to SD Beeforth, Chop Gate 3rd K Hornby, sold for £51.00 to DR Wilson, Slingsby Kirkbymoorside Best Pen of Scot Ewes 1st P Turnbull, Kildale Sold for £32.00 to I Sleightholme, Langdale End Best Pen of Scot Gimmer Shearlings 1st F & L Dale, Egton sold for £60.00 to E Fenwick, Thirlby Best Pen of Swaledale Gimmer Lambs 1st JS Wood, Bilsdale sold for £46.00 to WD Douthwaite, High Snape 2nd JS Wood, Bilsdale sold for £46.00 to WD Douthwaite, High Snape 3rd R & L Garbutt sold for £34.00 to WD Douthwaite, High Snape Best Pen of Scot Lambs 1st Common Lane Farm, sold for £53.00 to GR Dobson, Skelton 2nd I Sleightholme, sold for £50.00 to GR Dobson, Skelton Langdale End 3rd I Sleightholme, sold for £41.00 to D Lumley, East Heslerton Langdale End Forward on the day 2050 Scot and Swaledale breeding sheep and store lambs Uncrossed Swaledale ewes to £60.00 – JS Wood, Bilsdale. Av £45 Uncrossed Scot ewes to £38.00- F & L Dale, Egton Cheviot ewes to £39.00 – J Scarth, Rosedale Swaledale shearlings to £86 – M. Graham, Goathland Av £55 Scot shearlings to £60 – F & L Dale, Egton Swaledale gimmer lambs to £46 – JS Wood Av £36.00 Scot gimmer lambs to £53.50 –.Common Lane Farm £34 Swaledale wether lambs to £31.50 – M Sunley, Farndale Av £20.44 B. F Leicester shearling rams to £525.00 – J Stenton, Thornton Dale Texel rams to £155, TAV Fencing, Wintringham SALE REPORT – WOMBLETON - THURSDAY 25th OCTOBER 2018 Cundalls Auctioneers of Malton held their final Sale of the season of Breeding Sheep and Store Lambs at Wombleton Airfield with just under 6000 sheep sold on the day. In contrast to last year the sun shone throughout the day and the sheep looked wonderful in the open pens and through the sales rings which were packed with buyers from all parts. Trade for the breeding stock although back on last year was satisfactory however in contrast the store lamb trade was as buoyant as it has ever been showing there is some confidence going forward into next year with or without Brexit. 2339 store lambs were sold on the day and topped at £72.00 with an overall average of £9.00/head better than last year. Continental gimmer lambs topped at an excellent £124 to average £77.81 Less numbers of Mule gimmer lambs were forward than usual with 910 been sold on the day and topped at £118 with an average of £59.30, some £8.00 /lamb back on last year. A stronger entry of 772 Mule shearlings made a trade representative of the seasonal demand to top at £142 and average £94.48, some £20.00/head back on last year. The trade in the Ram ring was very competitive with Suffolk’s topping at a firm 320 guineas; Continentals at 580 guineas; Blue Faced Leicester’s at 230 guineas and Cheviots at a very impressive 480 guineas. Helmsley Young Farmers again collected lambs from local producers and auctioned them off for their chosen charity, Farming Community Network, where 12 lambs were kindly donated and sold for a total of £810. The Frank Flintoft Memorial Trophy, presented by the Young Farmers for the best Gimmer lamb to Mr Steve Hugill of Wytherstone Farms which sold for £120 to Mr James Burton, with the proceeds going to the charity. Also second was Mrs R Wass, Fadmoor and third was Mr S Myers, Bransdale. The Judges on the day for the commercial classes were Mr Dan Stainthorpe of Robin Hoods bay and Mr S Allen of Taddington, Derbyshire who awarded prizes in the following classes: The Green Farm Health Trophy for the best pen of Mule Gimmer Shearlings 1st Mr R Mortimer sold for £142 to the judge, Mr S Allen 2nd FC Ellis sold for £130 to Mr C Coulson, Newby 3rd PW & EE Hardaker, sold for £120 to L Holtby, Ruswarp Kirkbymoorside The CW Evans Trophy for the best pen of Mule Gimmer Lambs 1st P Broughton, Bransdale sold for £118.