MARKET REPORTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2017

Saturday 2nd September Thursday 7th September Saturday 9th September Thursday 14th September Saturday 16th September Thursday 21st September Saturday 23rd September Thursday 25th September Saturday 27th September th Thursday 29 September

GISBURN SATURDAY MARKET REPORT Saturday 2nd September 2017 Forward: 142 TOTAL BREEDING/STORE CATTLE 3 Breeding Bulls, 10 Cows & Calves, 1 In-calf/Feeding Cattle, 24 Bulls, 104 Steers & Heifers 135 PIGS 762 PRIME SPRING LAMBS 209 CULL SHEEP (Mature Sheep) STORE LAMBS 1423 BREEDING SHEEP (409 Ewes, 375 Shearlings, 637 Gimmer Lambs, 2 Teaser Tups) 12 BREEDING RAMS BREEDING BULLS Beef Shorthorn 1000 G & D P Barnes English Longhorn 800 R & M Rigby Limousin 1250 P Coates (Farmers) Ltd COWS WITH BULL CALVES £Ave COWS & HFR CALVES £Ave Beef Shorthorn 900 G & D P Barnes 900 Charolais 1160 J & B Smith 1100 Highland 420 G & D P Barnes 420 IN-CALF/FEEDING CATTLE NEXT STORE CATTLE SALE Beef Shorthorn 400 G & D P Barnes 400 Saturday STORES BULLS Top price (£) Av (£) Belted Galloway 330 M Sharp 330 16 September B & W 500 R & J Mitton & Son 356 at 10.30am British Blue 1000 AJ Bretherton 703 ENTRIES ADVISED FOR ADVERTISING PLEASE Galloway x 600 M Sharp 600 Limousin 800 J Deacon 800 Simmental 650 R Newhouse 650 01200 441351 STORES STEERS Top price (£) Ave (£) HEIFERS Top price (£) Ave (£) AAngusx 360 SC Pinder & Co 360 955 Beseeka Kennels & Farm Ltd 746 Blonde Aq 1030 B & W Rhodes 837 Black & White 905 Barrie Jackson 565 405 J Peel 405 British Blue x 1000 J G Eddleston 845 760 R & EA Smalley 702 Hereford 900 NM Breaks 900 870 B&W Rhodes 735 Limousin 1150 RJ Wilkinson 969 1065 RJ Wilkinson 765 Luing Cross 865 RK Latham & Sons 776 Shorthorn 770 RK Latham & Sons 770 Simmental 660 D Walmsley & Son 550 Welsh Black x 800 J & E Coar 800 Store Cattle Auctioneer Richard Turner Good weather caused a reduction in numbers. Stock bulls top of their age, cows and calves middle quality and straight trade. Young bulls mainly 6mo-9mo with price reflecting their age and size. Strong steers to £1150 average £1050, Heifers to £1065 average £950, yearling steers to £1000 average £875, yearling heifers £950 average £825.

PIGS TOP (£) AV (£) Weaners 72 J Shorrock 33.19 Stores 80 L Schofield 74.38 Prime 110 N A Bell 84.70 Sows 105 R Perry 76.33 Pig Auctioneer; Annis Schofield: Quieter day in the pig pens, good varied entry of weaners realising £72 for pietrain weaners from J Shorrock. Fewer stores in realising £80 for cross bred pigs from L Schofield. Due to the dip in trade fewer prime pigs forward realising £110 for strong fat pigs from N A Bell. Finally a modest selection of sows, some being run with the boar, realising £105 for a large white sow from R Perry. Next Sale in a Fortnight: Saturday 16th September 2017 Pre-Enter before 11am Tuesday 12th September 2017

BREEDING & STORE SHEEP Top £ Av(£) GIMMER LAMBS Overall Gimmer Lambs Average 72.87 Border Leicester 84 K Sunderland 84 Cheviot 69 R, EB Kenworthy 57.84 Continental 59 H & E Collier & Son 52.74 Jacob 53 JJ Riding 53 Mule 110 TL, MM & GT Haynes 79.20 Suffolk 61 J Knipe 61 Swaledale 57 Stuart Hodgson 57 Texel 104 L Tattersall 71.69 Welsh 38 Stuart Hodgson 38 SHEARLINGS Blue de Maine 116 W J Nottingham 116 Blue Faced Leicester 84 T Bamber 82 Charollais 83 S Capstick 83 Horned 70 W J Nottingham 70 Masham 94 R & R M Dent 94 Mule 145 W A Towler 113.40 Suffolk 132 Fell 98.84 Texel 162 Matt Carefoot 109.54 EWES Av £ Beltex 128 Tennant 87.88 Badger Face 72 R Murray 63.56 Blue Faced Leicester 75 T Bamber 75 Cheviot 71 Blacklidge Bros 71 Mule 89 D H Walton 77.25 Herdwick 57 R Murray 57 Jacob 68 J J Riding 68 Suffolk 104 Georgie Mitchell 86.89 Swaledale 36 Ted Fox 36 Texel 104 D H Walton 81.87 Welsh 32 Blacklidge Bros 32 Woodland 79 D H Walton 79 Zwarbtle 72 PS & H Ecklersley 72 Zwarbtle Teaser Tup 125 PS & H Eckersley 125 BM EWES Av £ Cheviot 55 Blacklidge Bros 55 Jacob 40 J J Riding 40 Mule 51 TL , MM & GT Haynes 49 Suffolk 73 PS & H Eckersley 73 Swaledale 33 Ted Fox 33 STORE LAMBS Total Overall Store Lamb Average 55.62 Charollais 60 M Clay 56.17 Cheviot 62 S Duckworth 52.97 Continental 56 D & S Riley 51.77 Dorset 59 D H Walton 49.18 Horned 50 D & S Riley 40 Mule 55 G N D Bachelor 46.85 Suffolk 57 BG & LM Hawksworth 53.41 Texel 80.50 J Pendlebury 57.28 Woodland 43 D H Walton 42.60 Zwarbtle 59 Grain Farm Ltd 55 BREEDING RAMS Av £ Beltex Shearling 150 H & E Collier & Son 150 Blue Faced Leicester Lamb 92 Scott Thomason 92 Blue Texel Shearling 170 H & E Collier & Son 170 Charollais Shearling 80 L Tattersall 80 Jacob 2-shear 50 J & J Riding 50 Texel 3 shear 260 Messrs Fell 210 Texel Shearlings 190 H J & P A Berry 168

GOATS TOP (£) AV (£) Nannies 94 ROC Northwest 94 Pygmy Nannies 70 ROC Northwest 45.50 Pygmy Wethers 21 ROC Northwest 21

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SHOW & SALE OF MULE & CONTINENTAL GIMMER LAMBS Saturday 2nd September 2017

Judged by Darryl Shimwell

Best pen of 10 Mule Gimmer Lambs £ 1st T L Haynes, Whalley 110 2nd Richard Mawson, 102 3rd T L Haynes, Whalley 98 4th M Kitching, Ingleton 90 5th T L Haynes, Whalley 91 Best pen of 10 Continental Gimmer Lambs 1st L Tattersall, Rossendale 104 2nd B & M Slater, Chipping 95 3rd Swinbank & Doyle, Tosside 85 4th J Parker, Tosside 80 5th J Pendlebury, Haigh 78

First prize Mule gimmer lambs goes to Margaret, Gordon and Freda Haynes of Whalley for their ‘Golden Biscuit’ April born lambs out of Swaledale ewes. Further pens of 10 went on the win both 3rd and 5th places.

Judge, Darryl Shimwell, stood by his decision and purchased the winning Mules for £110 and Richard Mawson’s 2nd prize Mules for £102.

Lynn Tattersalls’ first prize Continental gimmer lambs came from the top of the hills out of the Rossendale Valley. Being April born they were by a Black Texel sire and out of a Texel x ewe. Being the top priced Texel lambs at £104 each the hammer fell in line with the prizes awarded for Bernard Slater’s 2nd prize lambs at £95.

NEW SEASONS Top £ Top ppk Average ppk LAMBS (NSL) 0-32.0Kgs 57 J Smith 178.1 J Smith 51.75 163.4 32.1-39kgs 76 J Wood 205.4 J Wood 65.49 177.6 39.1-45.5 85 J Wood 204.9 W Pinder 78.87 187.6 45.6-52.0 90 A J Daniel 191.3 M A & J R Sharpe 86.01 185.7 Overall Prime Lambs SQQ Average 182 p/kg, Overall Prime Lamb Price £70.95 Beltex 76 J Wood 205.4 J Wood 205.4 Charollais 77.50 Carr Bros 193.8 Carr Bros 184.3 Cheviot 81 Matt Carefoot 180.0 Matt Carefoot 165.2 Ctl 57 J Smith 178.1 J Smith 165.8 Gritstone 69.50 Elizabeth Hardman 182.9 Elizabeth Hardman 173..9 Hampshire 67.50 Hannah Chapman 177.6 Hannah Chapman 177.6 Mule 70.50 J Parker 172.0 J Parker 154.0 Suffolk 83.50 H & F Eccles & Son 185.6 H & F Eccles & Son 177.6 Texel 90 A J Daniel 204.9 W Pinder 184.2

MATURE SHEEP £ Top £ Avg Horned 85 D & S Riley (Gritstone) 40 Lowland 95 James Skelton (Suffolk) 59 Lowland Tups 82 Mrs A Reich (Ryeland) 73 Horned Tups 46 J B Wilson & Co (Swaledale( 46

Cull Ewes by Breed Badger Face 57 R Murray 57 Cheviot 45 R & E B Kenworthy 44 Gritstone 85 D & S Riley 47.92 Herdwick 42 D & S Riley 39.33 Lleyn 49 R Woods & Co 49 Lonk 58 E Hardman 44 Mule 70 A Rayton 46.65 Ryeland 60 Mrs A Reich 60 Suffolk 95 James Skelton 79.75 Swaledale 49 J Kinder & A L Watson 35.75 Texel 88 K Sunderland 61.01 Woodland 41 J Earnshaw 36.33 WF 45 E Hardman 36.86

Sheep Auctioneer Rachel Capstick FULL TO THE RAFTERS at Gisburn today! In spite of Eid-Ul-Adha from 1st to 4th September cast sheep and fat lambs were a far better trade than anticipated. The better lambs could do over £2/kilo. The overall average would have been higher if some of the lightweights had been sold as sotres. The 40-46 kilo meated lambs were particularly good to sell. Breeding sheep started at 11.30am. Goats were a flying trade! The ewes were good to sell, particular note a batch of 83 four-crop Cheviot ewes all sold to the same purchaser at £71 each. Shearlings followed. Trade was variable but plenty Mules in the £125-£145 bracket. Best Texels from Matt Carefoot at £162. Gimmer Lambs next. Mules were a very pleasing trade indeed. The best over £100 time and time again. Show results as above. Best Continental gimmers and better end of Texel x Mules were much in demand. Pleasing to welcome new faces to the store lamb section and great to see some bigger batches of 40, 50 & 60 lambs in the ring selling away very nicely. Fred sold the breeding rams at 12noon in the pens. Entries for next Saturday 9th September by this Tuesday lunchtime please and note that Twilight Tup entries for the evening sale on Tuesday 12th also close Tuesday 5th. RING 01200 441351 BY LUNCHTIME TUESDAY

END OF REPORT Next Sales Report Due: Thursday 7 September 2017

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GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Thursday 7th September 2017 Forward: 224 Total inc Prime Cattle: 47 Young Bulls, 30 Heifers, 4 Steers, 143 Cull Cows 59 Total Dairy Cattle 229 Rearing Calves 1 Stirk 409 Spring Lambs 57 Cull Ewes PRIME CATTLE No. Top (p/kg) Ave (p/kg) HEIFERS Top sale price £1332 E A & H Hanson Overall average price 175.7 p/kg 240 AA & AE Critchley & Son Premium 5 228 G & D Holt 224.0 225 E A & H Hanson 205 S T Salthouse, R&G&M Falshaw Prime 9 200 DM&SV Throup, R&G&M Falshaw 195.8 198 DM&SV Throup, JG Warhurst 165 E Roper & Son, D&LM Cowgill Others 16 163 J&R Lancashire 147.9 159 J&R Lancashire STEERS Top sale price £1373.76 ST Salthouse Overall average 185.3 p/kg Premium 1 212 ST Salthouse 212 Prime 1 207 W&O Mitton & Son 207

Others 159 W&O Mitton & Son 2 158.1 157 W&O Mitton & Son BULLS Top Sale Price £1646.92 BL & R Lund Overall average 191.4 p/kg 224 K Marshall Premium 19 220 R&E Cowperthwaite & Son 212.2 216 20 200 BS Roberts & Son Prime 199 H&F Eccles & Son 186.7 195 Mrs Janet Ewin Newhouse 170 JS&KM Wilson & Son Others 8 168 S Wrathall & Son 154.9 159 RJ Lambert

CULL Top Cull Native Cow sale price £1139 Rowntree Farms COWS Top Cull Continental Cow sale price £1131.90 AJ Marsden Top Cull Dairy Cow £1323.44 WH &JW Hartley Top Cull Bull £1098.24 H Horsfield & Sons Overall average 119.4 ppk £775.66 170 Rowntree Farms Premium 8 168 P&E Stephenson 157.9 165 AJ Marsden 159 S P A Rushton Prime 61 150 Rowntree Farms 132.2 147 WH & JW Hartley 120 LD&MA Clarke & Sons Other 72 119 AR & CA Parkinson 101.8 118 TN Airey & Son, E&LM&SE Barnes Bull 1 128 H Horsfield & Sons 128.0 159 SPA Rushton, T&JM Fawcett & Sons Dairy 123 117 158 T&JM Fawcett & Son 147 WH &JW Hartley Prime Cattle Auctioneer Richard Turner. Good entry of young bulls with a good proportion in premium range 210-228ppk. Friesians ranged from 120-170ppk. Disappointing entry of best quality heifers and there were customers present to buy quality in the 225-250ppk bracket, having to go home with middle quality 210- 225ppk. Good entry of cull cows with Continentals 150-170ppk best dairy culls 125-159ppk and lean cows 95-125ppk.

DAIRY CATTLE Top price (£) Average (£) Pedigree Newly Calved Heifers 19 2140 W A & A Booth 1681 Newly Calved Heifers 24 2040 K E Robinson & Son 1570 Pedigree Newly Calved Cows 3 1880 J & A H Rogerson 1737 Newly Calved Cows 4 2080 D A Wilcock 1793 In Calf Heifers 4 1480 J B Bancroft 1228 Dairy Calves 4 320 G & M Dakin & Sons 283 Auctioneer Fred Spurgeon: All three top price cattle went just over the border to Gretna today. F & M Graham took a pedigree heifer from W A & A Booth at £2,140 and a great 2nd lactation cow from David Wilcock at £2,080. The third purchase was a non-pedigree homebred heifer from Mike Robinson at £2,040. Regular vendor Philip Critchley was next in line at £2,010 to Brian Blezard. There were lots of buyers with orders to fill and a full shippon of quality cattle enjoyed a solid trade right to the end of the sale. Thanks to John Dodgson for judging and Dugdale Nutrition for their continued support. NEXT WEEK we expect 25-30 milkers. Fred and the dairy team 

MAY ANNIVERSARY DAIRY CATTLE SHOW WITH DUGDALE NUTRITION - RESULTS Thursday 7 September 2017 Judged by John Dodgson Vendor £ Purchaser Best Newly Calved Heifer (non-registered) 1st T & C ROBINSON, TOSSIDE 1750 Hill & Davis 2nd K E ROBINSON & SON, CARNFORTH 2040 Graham 3rd R G JOHNSON, HARROGATE 1820 Hill & Davis Best Newly Calved Pedigree Heifer 1st G D DONKIN, BLACKBURN 1800 Hill & Davis 2nd J & A H ROGERSON, SINGLETON 1900 Wratja;; 3rd J & A H ROGERSON, SINGLETON 1900 Robinson Best Newly Calved Cow 1st J & A H ROGERSON, SINGLETON 1880 Longster 2nd D A WILCOCK, BLACKROD 2080 Graham 3rd G & M DAKIN & SONS, CLITHEROE 1750 Williams Best In-Calf Cow or Heifer 1st J B BANCROFT, SKIPTON 1480 Livesey 2nd E NOWELL & SON, CLITHEROE 1300 Shuttleworth 3rd D E RICHARDSON, SALESBURY 1030 Shuttleworth

Top left: James Rogerson with first prize cow. Top right: Gerry Donkin showing

his first prize registered heifer also the Dugdale Nutrition ladies and judge John

Dodgson. Bottom left: judging of the cows in the ring. Bottom right: judging of the

registered heifers in the ring.

AROUND THE DAIRY

SHIPPON & RING TODAY

CALVES Bulls Top price £ Ave £ Heifers Top price £ Ave £ A Angus x 380 J Pendlebury 268 278 E&LM&SE Barnes 185 Blk & White 250 HH&MG Robinson 65 &Son British Blue 465 S&IA Robinson & Son 360 470 J Gregson 352 Beef Shorth 320 WJ & I France 320 Charolais x 480 JC Lees 480 450 JC Lees 445 Hereford x 305 P Thompson 213 302 P Thompson 192 Limousin 450 J Whitelegg 325 418 J Whitelegg 347 Simmentalx 380 DW&BL Mattinson 380 320 DW&BL Mattinson 320 Welsh Black 308 J Smith 308 120 J Smith 120 Continental 355 354 Native 263 187 STIRKS Bulls Top price £ Ave £ Heifers Top price £ Av £ British Blue 585 J&A Goulding 585 Auctioneer: Rachel Capstick. A good number of calves forward for a non-stirk week. It would be fair to say that there was a ‘mixed’ entry and a storming trade for all creatures great and small. J C Lees from Walmersley, Bury brought 3 super Charolais. His bull topped the market at £480 and the two heifers at £450 and £440. 50 Blue bulls. Top 16 prices £465, £458, £455, £452, £442, £438 x3, £435, £432, £430 x2, £428 x2, £420 and £415. 32 Blue heifers. Top 16 prices £470, £448, £420, £400, £398, £390, £388, £378, £375, £370 x3, £360, £350 x2 and £348. A few more Limousins about today. Top 10 bull prices £450, £435, £398, £390, £388, £318, £310, £305 and £300. Top 10 heifer prices £418, £412 x2, £402, £385, £378, £375, £370, £345 and £342 x2. Angus and Herreford bulls were good to sell. Bulls generally £260-£300, topping at £380 and heifers generally £200-£240, topping at £302. The better black & whites could still do £100 plus but too many bobbies brought the overall average back. NEXT WEEK we would expect at least as many calves as today and about 100 stirks to follow. Vendors please ring the office on 01200 441351 with anticipated stirk entries for advertising and catalogue by lunchtime Tuesday 12th September. Thank you.

PRIME SPRING Top Sale Price (£) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Avg LAMBS (NSL) £ p/kg 26.4- 32kgs 62.50 Parkinson Bros 195.3 Parkinson Bros 56.17 175.5 32.1- 39kgs 84 AA&E Critchley & Son 221.1 AA&E Critchley & Son 67.77 183.2 39.1-45.5kgs 92.50 S Greenwood 215 H Hargreaves & Son 77.75 186.5 45.6-52kgs 99 Swinbank & Doyle 205.3 H Proctor 84.48 179.8 53kgs + 98 GE Swinbank & Son 166.1 GE Swinbank & Son 98 166.1 Overall SQQ Prime Lambs Average 185p/kg. Overall Prime Lambs Price £74.27 Charollais 66 Jane Chapman Property 183.3 Jane Chapman Property 173.6 Continental 63 A Grimsahw 161.5 A Grimshaw 145.1 Lonk 76 A J Hollins 176.7 A J Hollins 176.7 Mule 71.50 JE&BM Harrison 176.3 R Nutter 175.7 Suffolk 79.50 Brogden Farms 189.7 IJ Coates 178.1 Texel 99 Swinbank & Doyle 221.1 AA&E Critchley & Son 185.6 CULL SHEEP Top Sale Price (£) Avg (£) Horned 55 M Lancaster 36.60 Lowland 108 H Hargreaves & Son 69.16 Lowland 105 PJ & GI Smalley 105 Tups CULL SHEEP by Breed (overall average £66.93 Avg (£) Horned 53 S Haythornthwaite 53 Mule 76 RM Shackleton 57.64 Suffolk 95 Swinbank & Doyle 95 Texel Tup 105 PJ & GI Smalley 105 Texel Ewe 108 H Hargreaves & Son 77.72 Zwarbtle 55 M Lancaster 55 Auctioneer Will Alexander A smaller show of lambs helped the trade this afternoon with buyers keen to ensure numbers. 409 lambs averaged 185ppk, to top at 221ppk from AA&E Critchley. Dorothy Swinbank achieved the top price per head with a 51kg Texel at £99. Ewes to £108 for a pen of Texels from H Hargreaves & Son. Mules to £76 from RM Shackleton.

GISBURN SATURDAY MARKET REPORT Saturday 9 September 2017 Forward: 234 CULL SHEEP 919 PRIME LAMBS 695 STORE LAMBS 347 BREEDING SHEEP 2197 Total Overall Prime Lambs Average 178.5p/kg £70.00 PRIME LAMBS Top Sale Price (£) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Averages(p/kg) Up to 32.0kgs 57.50 J Hartley 185.5 J Hartley 173.0 32.1-39kgs 88.00 DN & D Capstick 246.0 CA & J Alty & Son 177.5 39.1-45.5kgs 97.00DN & D Capstick 242.5DN & D Capstick 180.0 45.6-52kgs 98.00 H&F Eccles & Son 208.5 H & F Eccles & Son 173.5 PRIME LAMBS Top Sale Price (£) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Averages(p/kg) Beltex 86.00 CA & J Alty & Son 246.0 CA & J Alty & Son 246.0 Charollais 84. E&J Haythornthwaite 189.0 G & DP Barnes 181.0 Gritstone 174.5 R&AJ Haworth 75.00 R& AJ Haworth 174.5 Herdwick 63.00 R Caton 191.0 R Caton 179.0 Horned 78.5 WR Earnshaw 180.0 WR Earnshaw 172.0 Mule 75.50 R Smith 178.5 G & DP Barnes 162.5 Suffolk 82 E&J Haythornthwaite 189.5 G & DP Barnes 177.0 Texel 100.00 B Thorpe 242.5 DN & D Capstick 182.0 CULL SHEEP Top Sale Price (£) Averages (£) Continental 95.00 John Ellison 53.00 Horned 54.00 T & J Fitton 29.00 Continental Tups 96.00 M & C Greenwood 93.00 STORE LAMBS Top Sale Price (£) Average (£) Beltex Lambs 75.00 J Pendlebury 74.00 Charollais Lambs 57.00 M Clay 49.50 Cheviot Lambs 55.00 D Mullin 45.00 Dorset Lambs 50.00 E Whittle 50.00 Horned Lambs 52.00 A Thorpe 38.00 Mule Lambs 60.00 Thornton Hall Country Park 55.00 Suffolk Lambs 50.00 C Raw 50.00 Texel Lambs 68.00 J Kinder & AL Watson 56.50 XBred Horned 52.00 E Whittle 44.50 Lambs GIMMER LAMBS Top Sale Price (£) Averages (£) Cheviot Gimmers 62.00 Grain Farms Ltd 61.00 Gritstone 51.00 J B Wilson & Co 46.00 Gimmers Jacob Gimmers 50.00 JH Walsh 49.50 Texel Gimmers 63.00 R & AJ Haworth 60.00 BREEDING EWES Averages (£) Charollais 80.00 G Whitaker 80.00 Herdwick Ewes 50.00 AJ Baldwin 50.00 Jacob Ewes 80.00 JH Walsh 80.00 Masham Ewes 71.00 E Jacques 71.00 Mule Ewes 74.00 SJ Wilkinson 71.00 Suffolk Ewes 98.00 RG Barron Livestock 89.00 Texel Ewes 100.00 RG Barron Livestock 88.50 BROKEN MOUTH EWES Averages (£) Mule Ewes 68.00 SJ Wilkinson 54.00 SHEARLINGS Averages (£) Beltex Shearlings 128.00 J & J Ormerod 128.00 Charollais Shearlings 98.00 S Hodgson 98.00 Mule Shearlings 124.00 S Hodgson 122.00 Texel Shearlings 130.00 JD Holden 113.00 Xbred Shearlings 102.00 Mrs Gott 71.00 Auctioneer: Rachel Capstick: Best continental ewes in the £90’s. Best Mule’s in the £70’s. Not much flesh about on the horned ewes this morning, mainly either side of £30.00. The biggest entry of prime lambs to date on a Saturday. Topping the trade was Chris Alty, Carnforth at 246p per kilo, Nicky & Diane Capstick, Bolton by Bowland had the next four highest at 2.43p, 2.26p, 216p & 214p/kg. Flesh and weight were wanted. The heavy lambs were £90-£100. The fat sale finished at 11.30am # GET IN, GET ON, GET HOME and if you haven’t tried it yet, have a go next week!! Not many breeding sheep in today, mainly due to the Hodder Valley Show, but what we had sold well enough – the better sorts £98-£100. The shearlings were a significantly better trade than of late. Gimmer lambs all got away nicely. The top priced store lambs were the last into the ring at £75 & £70 for smart little Beltex. Anything nice was good to sell – mid £60s regularly. The overall average of £52 does reflect the amount of small lambs at the other end of the scale. Next Saturday 16th is always a busy day each year and includes our second show and sale of Mule and Continental gimmer lambs, as well as the usual breeding ewes, shearlings and store lambs. We also have some MV accredited Texel females separately at 12 noon in the pens, (photos on web next week) followed by Rams in the show pens. Please vendors make sure you ring the office 01200 441351 by Tuesday lunchtime with your entries to help us sort the penning our and for inclusion in the catalogue. Thanks. Remember also, next Tuesday is our Twilight Tup sale - over 400 entered at 5pm.

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GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Thursday 14 September 2017 Forward: 203 Total inc Prime Cattle: 61 Young Bulls, 30 Heifers & Steers, 112 Cull Cows 35 Total Dairy Cattle 193 Rearing Calves 108 Stirks 423 Spring Lambs 169 Cull Ewes PRIME CATTLE No. Top (p/kg) Ave (p/kg) HEIFERS Top sale price £1234.64 H Hargreaves & Son Overall average price 185 p/kg 253 H Hargreaves & Son Premium 6 223 R Mason & Sons 222.4 220 T Dobson & Sons 199 Leeming Livestock Ltd Prime 9 196 R Mason & Sons 188.0 192 R Farnworth 172 A Rowley Others 8 170 R Mason & Sons 157.2 164 M & H Jackson STEERS Top sale price £1152.48 SE & J Collier & Son Overall average 164.5 p/kg Premium Prime 196 SE & J Collier & Son 191.0 3 189 G R Jowett 188 S E & J Collier & Son Others 170 E & M A Burrow & Son 144.3 4 140 W & O Mitton & Son 137 W & O Mitton & Son BULLS Top Sale Price £1496.88 S D Bennett Overall average 186.1 p/kg 231 S D Bennett Premium 17 229 H & F Eccles & Son 216.8 225 C Thomas 200 W A Throup Prime 28 199 K Marshall 186.8 198 J Nolan 170 Leeming Livestock Ltd Others 16 165 T & J H Wrennall 150.0 162 R J Lambert CULL Top Cull Continental Cow sale price £1249.56 (Lim) R E & S COWS Baldwin Top Cull Dairy Cow £1130.04 J R Dodgson Top Cull Bull £701.40 A Greenwood Overall average 103.2 ppk £658.55 178.0 R E & S Baldwin Premium 9 167.0 K & G J Huck 155.0 162.0 R E & S Baldwin 158.0 T S Hibbert Prime 36 148.0 T S Hibbert 123.7 137.0 D & D Collins 114.0 C D Slinger 113.0 Bargh Brothers x2, Other 62 80.8 AA&E Critchley & Son, 112.0 J R Dodgson Bull 1 70.0 A Greenwood 70.0 140.0 T & D Goulding & Sons 133.0 T & JM Fawcett & Sons Dairy 73 97.7 D Calvert & Son 129.0 J R Dodgson Prime Cattle Auctioneer Richard Turner. Good entry of young bulls with premium grade 231ppk average 217ppk and B&W bulls to 170ppk average 150ppk. Smaller entry of heifers to 253ppk average 223ppk for premium grade and 199ppk average 188ppk for commercial types. Good entry of cull cows with best continentals to 178ppk average 148ppk. Best dairy culls to 134ppk average 124ppk. Lean cows very disappointing show with an average of about 88ppk reflecting the total lack of flesh.

DAIRY CATTLE Top price (£) Average (£) Pedigree Newly Calved Heifers 1980 CM & EM Gratton 1531 Pedigree Newly Calved Cows 1380 A E Wilkes 1380 Newly Calved Heifers 1880 I Moorhouse & Sons 1453 Newly Calved Cows 1300 A P Lumb 1300 In Calf Heifers 1440 ML & JE Kayley 1245 Standing in for Fred today was Auctioneer Will Alexander. A straight dairy trade today selling 35 on a regular weekly sale with top price of £1980 for a 30 litre pedigree heifer from Harrogate. Top commercial heifer came from local farmer John Moorhouse. We had two R&W pedigree Shorthorns with a 3rd calver giving 38 litres selling at £1380 and a 30 litre heifer at £1250. NEXT WEEK is Cogent Show following the regular weekly sale with a good entry of dairy stirks and bulling heifers.

CALVES Bulls Top price £ Ave £ Heifers Top price £ Ave £ A Angus x 480 J C Lees 284 340 J C Lees 226 Blonde d’Aq 470 R Wilkinson 470 Blk & White 240 M Hill 83 British Blue 560 A Bowker x4 389 465 A Bowker x3 325 Herefordx 235 AA&E Crithcley&Son 208 232 AA&E Critchley&Son 219 Limousin 445 AC&N Starkie 342 430 N M Breaks 317 448 JA Simpson, Simmentalx 392 355 JA Simpson 303 D Calvert & Son Continental 388 323 Native 263 225 STIRKS Bulls Top price £ Ave £ Heifers Top price £ Ave £ A Angus x 640 Stephen Short 557 485 Stephen Short 485 Bazadaise 655 Cross Farms 608 610 Cross Farms 550 Blonde d’Aq 735 R Jowett 735 Blk & White 405 M D Cornthwaite 278 435 J & S A Barton 435 British Blue 740 J & A Goulding 654 620 M D Cornthwaite 545 Hereford x 500 N M Breaks 500 320 J & M Kitching 320 Saler 620 Mr W Tomlinson 538 Weekly Calf Auctioneer: Rachel Capstick. 301 calves and stirks and a storming trade throughout. Top 16 calf prices £560 x4, £480, £470, £468, £465 x4, £460, £452, £450 and £338 x2. Blue bulls averaged £389 for all types. Blue heifers averaged £325 for all types. Actually, the younger sweeter calves were the trade of the day. More Simmental buls about today £448 x2, £445, £435, £418, £408, £402 x2, £390 x2, £382 x2 and £335. Angus bulls continue to exceed expectations £480, £368, £350, £338, £335, £332, £320, £295, £280, £278, £245, £240, £230, £220, £202 and £200. Black and White bull calves significantly better than last few weeks, plenty over £100 and an overall average of £83 including bobbies. A wide variety of stirks on offer. Something for everyone from Black and White bulls to dairy bred continental crosses to some smarter suckler bred types – all away very well to a packed ringside. NEXT SALE OF STIRKS in a fortnight – please book in entries by Tuesday lunchtime. Thank you. 01200 441351 PRIME SPRING Top Sale Price (£) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Avg LAMBS (NSL) p/kg 32.1- 39kgs 79 Mrs M Sowerbutts 207.9 Mrs M Sowerbutts 157.3 39.1-45.5kgs 91 Swinbank & Doyle 225.0 A Wood 164.5 45.6-52kgs 86.50 Swinbank & Doyle 188.0 Swinbank & Doyle 152.8 53kgs + 80.50 J P Stansfield Ltd 143.8 J P Stansfield Ltd 143.8 SQQ Prime Lambs Average 162.2 p/kg. £65.24 Overall Prime Lambs Price £64.89 Beltex 90 A Wood 225.0 A Wood 225.0 Charollais 69 E & JH Alderson 160.0 K M Hawksworth 156.3 Continental 72 J P Stansfield Ltd 163.6 J P Stansfield Ltd 137.4 Horned 60 J R Towler 130.4 J R Towler 120.4 Mule 55 P Coates (Fms) Ltd 139.2 J W Brooks 137.9 Suffolk 71 B G & L M Hawksworth 165.1 B G & L M Hawksworth 157.5 Texel 91 Swinbank & Doyle 222.5 A Wood 164.2 CULL SHEEP Top Sale Price (£) Avg (£) Horned 49 J Mellin 27 Lowland 71 H Clay & Son 39 Horned Tups 44 J M Fisher 37 Auctioneer Will Alexander Light show of prime lambs with butcher quality 185-225ppk, export quality 160- 175ppk, commercials and stores 130-158ppk. Cull ewes difficult to sell with best meated ewes to £71 average £55 and too many small lean types in the £20-£40 range.

GISBURN SATURDAY MARKET REPORT Saturday 16th September 2017 Forward: 252 TOTAL BREEDING/STORE CATTLE 36 Cows & Calves, 12 In- calf/Feeding Cattle, 23 Bulls, 181 Steers & Heifers 208 PIGS 639 PRIME SPRING LAMBS 247 CULL SHEEP (Mature Sheep) 1667 STORE LAMBS 1854 BREEDING SHEEP 24 BREEDING RAMS COWS WITH BULL CALVES £Ave COWS & HFR CALVES £Ave Angus x 910 S Haythornthwaite 905 900 S Haythornthwaite 768 British Blue 820 E & K Thorpe 820 880 Barrie Jackson 880 Dexter 210 S Duffy 180 Hereford 980 S Haythornthwaite 830 1140 Barrie Jackson 1140 Limousin 1240 P Thorpe 1240 1360 P Thorpe 1360 Stabiliser x 1200 P Thorpe 1200 IN-CALF/FEEDING CATTLE NEXT STORE CATTLE SALE Angus x 760 N M Breaks 700 Saturday Beef Shorthorn 1000 A Bradley 845 British White 720 R & G Ball 720 16September Hereford 430 P Bratt 415 at 10.30am Limousin 760 NM Breaks 760 ENTRIES ADVISED FOR STORES BULLS Top price (£) Av (£) ADVERTISING PLEASE Angus x 800 Stephen Short 800 British Blue 940 JF & JA Wells 823 01200 441351 Hereford x 425 F Hebblethwaite 425 Limousin 1150 AJ Marsden 895 Shorthorn 945 Philip Feber 589 Stabiliser x 400 Ramsclough Fm Ltd 400 STORES STEERS Top price (£) Ave (£) HEIFERS Top price (£) Ave (£) AAngusx 910 W Maudsley 740 930 J & R Lancashire 655 Beef Shorthorn 930 J & R Lancashire 608 Belted Galloway 380 M A Conroy 284 Black & White 900 W & J Whitaker 718 640 MD Cornthwaite 462 Blonde d’Aq 745 KD & W Midgley 462 850 R Holt 690 British Blue x 1145 D Kayley 869 1000 J & R Lancashire 749 Charolais 1045 A Sanderson 928 795 J & B Smith 730 Dexter 450 Audrey Roebuck 248 Hereford 940 W Maudsley 703 690 S Haythornthwaite 552 Highland 530 B Cooper 530 Limousin 940 W Maudsley 826 935 R Holden 700 Parthenais x 815 R S Hanson 815 690 R S Hanson 690 Saler x 690 JT&AG Moran 690 Simmental 560 Audrey Roebuck 560 Store Cattle Auctioneer Richard Turner Generally a good trade throughout with best cow and calf outfits to £1360 average £1190. Young bulls to £1150 with an average of £860 for continentals. Mature steers to £1145 average £975, heifers £1000 average £910, yearling continental steers to £925 average £765, heifers to £935 average £695.

PIGS TOP (£) AV £ Weaners 43 J Wood 24 Stores 96 D Pawson 43 Prime 106 G J Schofield 74 Sows 155 J & S A Barton 85 Boars 104 R M Willison 104 Pig Auctioneer; Annis Schofield: Next Sale in a Fortnight: Saturday 30th September 2017 Pre-Enter before 11am Tuesday 19th September 2017

SHEEPDOG PUPS AV £ Black & White bitch pups 170, 160 & 135 T R Procter 155

BREEDING & STORE SHEEP GIMMER LAMBS Top £ Av £ Overall Gimmer Lambs 155 77.32 Beltex 73 R & A J Haworth 73 Cheviot 80 E Shorrock, J Shorrock 69 Continental 58 G J Arnold 58 Crossbred 60 Mrs R Capstick 60 Gritstone 60 R & E B Kenworthy 60 Jacob 41 K Gaskell 41 Mule 122 Walker & Alpe 85 Rouge 115 Mrs R Capstick 108 Texel 155 Matt Carefoot 76

Top £ Correct Ewes Av £ Top £ Shearlings Av £ Overall 80.50 118 Beltex 115 Y & M Metcalfe 101 115 N Pepper 113 Badger Face 45 A Atkinson Lvstk Ltd 45 BFeicester 74 A Atkinson Lvstk Ltd 74 100 A P Percival 100 Charollais 95 A Atkinson Lvstk Ltd 82 Cheviot 90 P Naylor 72 Continental 100 G J Arnold 76 Dalesbred 90 PJ Arnold 90 Dutch Texel 130 Procters Fms Ltd 130 Mule 102 A Atkinson Lvstk Ltd 75 136 J&E Atkinson & Son 120 Horned 60 J Peel 60 Jacob 65 Megan Thomas 64 Kerry Hill 57 MS Robinson 57 104 Steve Purdy 87 Masham 79 MS Robinson 79 Scotch 82 K & S Kempson 81 Suffolk 78 A Atkinson Lvstk Ltd 78 84 A Atkinson Lvstk Ltd 84 Texel 144 Procter Fms Ltd 95 172 Procters Fm Ltd 121 Swaledale 100 A Atkinson Lvstk Ltd 82 Zwarbtle 75 A Atkinson Lvsk Ltd 75 96 Ludbrook 74 BM EWES Top £ Av £ Cheviot 54 S Hogdson 54 Mule 59 J Parker 54 Swaledale 47 J B Wilson & Co 41 STORE LAMBS £ Top Av £ Total Overall Average 53.75 Charollais 60 M Clay 55 Cheviot 61 Westalls 52 Continental 41 F Ogden & Son 39.50 Gritstone 40 R & EB Kenworthy 40 Kerry Hill 56.50 AP Percival 56.50 Lonk 49 AJ Hollings 49 Mule 51 RE & LM Harker 43 Suffolk 59.50 AR Beckerton 56 Texel 73 J Pendlebury 56 MV ACCREDITED SHEEP Texel Shearlings 240 x3 JM Wilson & Son 205 BREEDING RAMS Top £ Shearlings Av £ Top £ Aged Av £ Beltex 200 B Tennant 170 120 Swinbank & Doyle 120 Kerry Hill 98 D Graveston 88 Suffolk 108 M&J Tennant & Sons 108 Texel 130 Procter 105 320 C Jackson 278 Texel Lambs 60 D&A Tetlow & Co 60

SHOW & SALE OF MULE & CONTINENTAL 2ND GIMMER LAMBS SHOW Saturday 16th September 2017

Judged by Tom Weston

And incorporating the T L Haynes Memorial Trophy for the best pen of 10 Mule Gimmer Lambs being awarded to: WALKER & ALPE of Chipping

Pictured above: Jim Walker (left) and son in law Richard Alpe (right) being presented the T L Haynes memorial trophy for the sixth consecutive year from Gordon Haynes who himself won second place after a tough decision was made by the judge.

Jim has been coming to Gisburn Auction since the 1950’s and has been breeding his homebred flock of registered Swaledales and Blue Faced Leicester tups since 1955.

Best pen of 10 Mule Gimmer Lambs £ 1st Walker & Alpe 122 2nd TL & MM, GT Haynes 107 3rd Walker & Alpe 108 4th TL & MM, GT Haynes 95 5th TL & MM, GT Haynes 90 Best pen of 10 Continental Gimmer Lambs 1st B & M Slater (pictured left) 125 2nd N Garth 102 3rd L Tattersall 74 4th B & M E Craven 72

NEW SEASONS Top £ Top ppk Average LAMBS (NSL) ppk 0-32.0Kgs 54.50 R Canning 170.3 R Canning 49.09 158.5 32.1-39kgs 70 J Parker, H Critchley 179.5 J Parker, H Critchley 60.83 163.6 39.1-45.5 81 TA&N Whitfield & Son 184.1 TA&N Whitfield & Son 67.89 161.0 45.6-52.0 90 E Bates 195.7 E Bates 74.13 157.7 52.1+ 77 LJ Bancroft 140.0 LJ Bancroft 77.00 140.0 Overall Prime Lambs SQQ Average 161.9 p/kg, Overall Prime Lamb Price £64.78 Charollais 69 TA&N Whitfield & Son 163.5 LJ Penter 62.74 162.6 Ctl 60 MS Robinson 157.9 MS Robinson 60.00 157.9 Hampshire 58 J Smith 165.7 J Smith 58.00 165.7 Herdwick 51.50 R Caton 160.9 R Caton 51.50 160.9 Horned 55 B Crawshaw 166.7 J Smith 50.94 156.6 Mule 71 JT Millman 153.9 J Parker 59.92 148.7 Suffolk 77.50 FI Ibbotson 164.0 H&F Eccles & Son 68.39 153.7 Texel 90 E Bates 195.7 E Bates 65.77 162.1 MATURE SHEEP £ Top £ Avg Horned 50 Kevin Gaskell 24.93 Lowland 95 D & A Tetlow & Co 47.85 Lowland Tups 50 I N Bower 50 Horned Tups 70 RJ & CA Saxby (Jacob tup) 44.20 Cull Ewes by Breed Beltex 64 H Critchley 52 Cheviot 46 S Duckworth 26.25 Jacob 70 RJ & CA Saxby 46.60 Masham 50 W Pinder Jnr 50 Mule 68 G Abbott 52.89 Suffolk 74 H Critchley 56.63 Texel 95 D & A Tetlow & Co 48.06 Goat 49 David Atkinson 49 Sheep Auctioneer Rachel Capstick A marathon today on the busiest sale of the year. A 9am start with cast ewes, followed by prime lambs. Well fleshed lambs above 40kgs were wanted. Leaner lightweights were harder to place. An overall average of 162p compares with last weeks trade up and down the country. # GET IN, GET ON, GET HOME! 3 sheepdog bitches at 6 weeks old made £170, £160 & £135. Breeding sheep started bang on 11am Highlight of the ewes were a run of Texel x Beltex ewes from Procters Farm, Slaidburn. Andrew Atkinson also had a good following with his run of ewes. The shearlings were a firmer trade again. Both Mules and Texel x regurlarly £120-£136. The better end Texel types topped at £172 again from Procters Farms. A nice little entry of Mule Gimmers next sold to average £85 which was a good result, comparing nicely with other centres when comparing the goods on offer. See separate show results & photos. Best end continental gimmers were wanted – over £100 to £155. Proper Texel Mules in demand too. Second rate gimmers could do just as well in the stores. Stores next and a huge thank you to the vendors who presented their lambs for salein bigger batches. Plenty of customers for the £58-£65 lambs. A top of £73 and an overall average of £53.75 was a very acceptable trade indeed. Bryan sold a handful of MV females and the rams separately at 12 noon on his last day with us. We wish him well in his new career. A massive thank you to everyone (yardstaff, office staff and customers) who worked so hard today, to help things run as smoothly as possible.

Remember next Saturday 23rd we sell all classes and breeds of sheep again, but it includes our annual show and sale of Swaledale, Lonk, Cheviot, Gritstone and Herdwick ewes and shearlings Entries by this Tuesday lunchtime for the catalogue and advertising. RING 01200 441351

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GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Thursday 21 September 2017 Forward: 217 Total inc Prime Cattle: 53 Young Bulls, 43 Steers & Heifers, 121 Cull Cows 100 Total Dairy Cattle 195 Rearing Calves 714 Spring Lambs 123 Cull Ewes PRIME CATTLE No. Top (p/kg) Ave (p/kg) HEIFERS Top sale price £1275.34 C Oakes Overall average price 172p/kg 209 J C Nelson Prime 17 208 AA & E Critchley & Son 188.3 199 J Allonby & Son

173 J G Warhurst x2 Others 13 170 J C Nelson & Son, J G Warhurst 151.1 164 Farmer Teds STEERS Top sale price £1234.10 Farmer Teds Overall average 198.2p/kg Premium 1 216 Farmer Teds 216 Prime 210 G & D Holt 11 209 Farmer Teds 199.2 207 Farmer Teds Others 1 172 Farmer Teds 172 BULLS Top Sale Price £1459.20 R S Harker & Son Overall average 176p/kg 231 R S Harker & Son Premium 10 229 R S Harker & Son 219.2 228 R S Harker & Son 204 H M Hinde & Son, G & JSM Hartley Prime 22 201 G & N Clegg & Sons 187.5 198 D M & S V Throup, G & JSM Hartley 170 B & D Ward x2 Others 21 158 A T Farms 141.0 156 P A Wilkinson CULL Top Cull Continental Cow sale price £1350.50 Walker & Alpe COWS Top Cull Dairy Cow £1123.36 T & J M Fawcett & Sons Top Cull Bull (Angus) £989.90 M J & D J Edwards Overall average 113.5ppk £736.76 203 Walker & Alpe Premium 5 185 Walker & Alpe 172.4 168 H & L I Alderson & Sons 155 Jennings Farmers Prime 46 151 M & C Greenwood 128.6 149 P Thompson 114 E Roper & Sons, F J & R Coar, J R Dodgson, A & J & J Murray, Other 66 T & D Goulding & Sons 96.5 113 M & A T Parker, M & J Bristol, C J & E T Harrison Bull 1 95 M J & D J Edwards 95 Dairy 78 155 Jennings Farmers 107 Prime Cattle Auctioneer Richard Turner. Respectable trade throughout. Best bulls 200-231ppk middle grade average 187ppk, B&W bulls avg 140ppk. Commercial steers and heifers 180-212ppk. Continental culls 140-202ppk. Best B&W culls 115-155ppk, avg 122ppk, lean cows 80-114ppk.

DAIRY CATTLE Top price (£) Average (£) Pedigree Newly Calved Heifers 2050 J & A H Rogerson 1671 Pedigree Newly Calved Cows 2020 W J & I France 1703 Newly Calved Heifers 1700 G & M Dakin & Sons 1448 Newly Calved Cows 2120 R G Johnson 1517 In Calf Heifers 1700 E Nowell & Son 1455 Bulling Heifers/Stirks 800 G & M Dakin & Sons 692 Dairy Bull Calves x3 380 Roger Pye 223 Dairy Heifer Calves 360 J & S A Lancaster 267 Auctioneer standing in for Fred Spurgeon today was Will Alexander. A busy day for the monthly Cogent sale. Firstly thanks must go to David Cowgill for carrying out the judging after a strong line up of pedigree newly calved heifers. Andrew Jennings of Ripon took the first place rosette and later went on to receive the championship and receive the Jack Eddleston Memorial Trophy for the Champion Pedigree Heifer. The Shockwave champion went on to realise £2,020 selling to W Oldfield of Gisburn. Reserve champion went to W A & A Booth with their first placed newly calved cow giving 40 litres. Topping the day at £2,120 was R G Johnson with his 12 dc 32 litre heifer. In total, six new calved heifers sold in excess of £2,000 with a further eight above £1800. Trade for second class heifers was generally between £1420 and £1620 with better sorts £1650 to £1750. Pedigree NC heifers sold to an average of £1671 whilst cows averaged £1703 and topped by W J & I France with a third calved cow giving 37 litres realising £2020. A run of in-calf heifers topped at £1700 from E Nowell & Son whilst a nice consignment from J J & J D Graves sold between £1350 and £1500. Bulling heifers topped at £800 and ranged between £680 to £750. Younger sorts between £580 to £640. A handful of heifer calves sold to a top of £360 twice from Joss Lancaster, average £267 for all ten forward. Young dairy bulls sold to £380 from Roger Pye.

Above left: Consignment of bulling heifers, in-calf and young stock. Above right: Pedigree and commercial newly calved cows and heifers in the Gisburn shippons.

DAIRY CATTLE SHOW WITH COGENT Thursday 21 September 2017 Judged by David Cowgill

Jack Eddleston Memorial Trophy For the Best Newly Calved Pedigree Heifer

Awarded to: Jennings Farmers of Ripon

Above: Jackie Eddleston presents Andrew Jennings the Jack Eddleston Memorial Trophy in memory of her late father of Jack Eddleston Feeds Ltd. Stood with him is mother and father Mavis and Eric Jennings. The family started their pedigree milking herd Abbeyhouse in the 1950’s. Today’s show winner was snapped up by W Oldfield for £2,020 being a homebred heifer giving 29 litres by Carrock Shockwave.

CHAMPION NEWLY CALVED Jennings Farmers, Ripon 2020 RESERVE CHAMPION NEWLY CALVED W A & A Booth, Feizor 1680 Best Newly Calved Pedigree Heifer 1st Jennings Farmers, Ripon 2020 2nd W Rogerson & Son, Singleton 1600 3rd A Bretherton & Sons, Preston 1700 Best Newly Calved Pedigree Cow 1st W A & A Booth, Feizor 1680 2nd W J & I France, Chipping 2020 3rd Roger Pye, Barton 1900 Best Non Registered Heifer 1st Michael T Fish, Bury 2040 2nd K E Robinson & Son, Farleton 1980 3rd T A Crook, Houghton 1840 Best In-Calf 1st E Nowell & Son, Bashall Eaves 1700 2nd J J & J D Graves, Armathwaite 1450 3rd J J & J D Graves, Armathwaite 1450

CALVES Bulls Top price £ Ave £ Heifers Top price £ Av £ A Angus x 335 J R Dinsdale & Sons 286 285 D W Shuttleworth 195 Blk & White 115 M & H Jackson 53 British Blue 472 P & J Cowgill 346 422 P & J Cowgill 334 Herefordx 335 E J Lonsdale 309 285 R & S Tattersall 238 Limousin 305 S Postlethwaite 305 385 GCL Stephenson Ltd 277 Simmentalx 300 J Peel 300 405 D W Shuttleworth 388 Continental 343 321 Native 295 203 Auctioneer: Rachel Capstick. A nice run of young Limousin heifers from Cumbria sold nicely indeed. Top ten prices £385, £52, £320, £315, £308, £280, £278, £270, £260 x2. Black & White bulls top sixteen prices: £115, £110, £102 x3, £100, £98, £95, £90, £88 x2, £85, £80 x4. NEXT WEEK IS STIRK WEEK, we expect a bigger entry of calves too and remind vendors to ring the office on 01200 441351 by Tuesday lunchtime with entries for the catalogue and for advertising. Thank you. Thursday 5 October – AUTUMN REARING CALF SHOW & SALE

PRIME SPRING Top Sale Price (£) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Avg LAMBS (NSL) £ p/kg 26.4- 32kgs 42 J Wainwright 135.5 J Wainwright 40.60 133.6 32.1- 39kgs 73.50 A Phillipson 188.5 A Phillipson 57.87 154.2 39.1-45.5kgs 77.50 Swinbank & Doyle 180.2 Swinbank & Doyle 66.31 131.0 45.6-52kgs 99 H Procter 215.2 H Procter 71.26 146.1 53kgs + 74 J D Houghton 132.1 G E Swinbank & Son 62.85 150.0 Overall SQQ Prime Lambs Average 150.9 p/kg. Overall Prime Lambs Price £62.85 Beltex 99 H Procter 215.2 H Procter 99.00 215.2 Charollais 68 John Mellin 165.9 John Mellin 68.00 165.9 Continental 61.50 G M & S C Pickles 155.3 G A Paker 51.71 139.4 Horned 50 P & L A Newhouse 135.1 P & L A Newhouse 48.09 125.7 Kerry Hill 60 P A & P J Ormerod 136.4 P A & P J Ormerod 60.00 136.4 Mule 72 Carr Bros 146.9 Carr Bros 54.67 137.8 Suffolk 70 E Marginson 158.1 J R & F Marginson 60.96 141.4 Texel 83.50 Swinbank & Doyle 188.5 A Phillipson 63.60 151.4 CULL SHEEP Top Sale Price (£) Avg (£) Horned 51 John Mellin 23 Lowland 72 J D Houghton 43 Lowland 72 J D Houghton 56 Tups CULL SHEEP by Breed Cheviot 51 John Mellin 33 Mule 45 P & LA Newhouse 31 Suffolk 70 Swinbank & Doyle 64 Texel 72 J D Houghton 49 Auctioneer Rachel Capstick

GISBURN SATURDAY MARKET REPORT Saturday 23 September 2017 Forward: 267 CULL SHEEP 610 PRIME LAMBS 905 STORE LAMBS 2454 BREEDING SHEEP Overall Prime Lambs Average 151.2p/kg £61.55 PRIME LAMBS 610 Top Sale Price (£) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Averages(p/kg) Up to 32.0kgs 46 JR Metcalfe 143.8 JR Metcalfe 143.8 32.1-39kgs 66 H&F Eccles & Son 169.2 H&F Eccles & Son 169.2 39.1-45.5kgs 76.50 K Purtill 190.0 L Tattersall 152.8 45.6-52kgs 73.50 B&K Braithwaite 159.8 B&K Braithwaite 159.8 52.1+kg 76 R&V Bolton 143.4 R&V Bolton 122.7 PRIME LAMBS Top Sale Price (£) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Averages(p/kg) Beltex 76 L Tattersall 190.0 L Tattersall 190.0 Charollais 64 H&F Eccles & Son 148.5 J&B Smith 144.5 Cheviot 59 J Hartley 163.9 J Hartley 163.9 Continental 65 A Parker 156.1 J Hartley 140.4 Dorset 61 J Hartley 148.8 J Hartley 148.8 Gritstone 58.50 H&F Eccles & Son 142.7 H&F Eccles & Son 142.7 Hampshire 56.50 Anthony Bradley 137.8 Anthony Bradley 137.8 Horned 64.50 CG Heeley 152.4ThorntonHallCtry Pk 138.2 Masham 63 H&F Eccles & Son 143.2 H&F Eccles & Son 143.2 Mule 71 Steve Purdy 137.5 P Leeming 133.5 Suffolk 65.50 JR Metcalfe 151.3 Dan Hartley 145.2 76.50 K Purtill, 177.9 K Purtill, 152.0 Texel FI Ibbotson FI Ibbotson CULL SHEEP 267 Top Sale Price (£) Averages (£) Continental 87 D Glassbrook 52 Horned 62 John Evans Farming 25 Continental Tups 40 Jack Shepherd 40 STORE LAMBS 905 Top Sale Price (£) Average (£) Overal Average 52 Charollais Lambs 69.50 M Clay 51 Cheviot Lambs 58 W Nutall 51 Gritstone 37 Jean E Martin 34 Herdwick 29 A L Bayley 23 Jacob 39 G Clarkson 39 Mule Lambs 42 P Leeming 42 Suffolk Lambs 56.50 JM Fisher 54 Texel Lambs 71 M Clay 55 Zwarbtle 38 Paul King 38 Continental 45 PJ & GI Smalley 31 GIMMER LAMBS 284 Top Sale Price (£) Averages (£) Cheviot 78 DM&RE Capstick 63 Dalesbred 39 Alan Parker 39 Gritstone 37 JB Wilson & Co 37 Lonk 49 AJ Hollings 49 Mule 78 R Mawson 69 Texel 71 R&AJ Haworth 63 BREEDING EWES 1077 Averages (£) Cheviot 90 Westalls 58 Continental 55 KD&W Midgley 52 Gritstone 70 T Fryars 48 Hampshire 70 DS Thompson 70 Horned 38 P&JA Fielding 38 Jacob 70 T Boothman 63 Lleyn 84 T Fryars 84 Lonk 87 Westalls 62 Mule 72 W Pinder Jnr 61 Scotch Blk Face 68 WR Earnshaw 42 Suffolk 70 A Kyme 68 Swaledale 122 DF Thompson 67 Texel 76 Blacklidge Bros 68 BROKEN MOUTH EWES 274 Averages (£) Cheviot 62 D Glassbrook 52 Continental 18 AJ Barker 18 Dalesbred 34 H Carr & Son 34 Horned 38 L Gregson 33 Lleyn 58 T Fryars 34 Lonk 54 H Procter 43 Mule 58 DS Thompson 48 Swaledale 70 DM&SV Throup 38 Texel 52 L Gregson 48 SHEARLINGS 554 Averages (£) Beltex Shearlings 90 J&J Ormerod 90 Blue Texel 140 J Wainwright 140 Cheviot 145 DM&RE Capstick 99 Continental 55 KD&W Midgley 52 Dalesbred 65 A Fothergill 65 Horned 35 Alan Parker 35 Lonk 82 PJ&S Miller 82 Mule 115 M Bell 101 Scotch Blk Face 90 J Turner 90 Swaledale 108 DM&SV Throup 75 Texel 142 M&R Capstick 101 Welsh 20 AJ Barker 20 HERDWICK SECTION 265 + 13 Rams Averages (£) Ewes 70 AD & T Harrison 52 BM Ewes 28 P & J A Fielding 19 Shearlings 76 F Brennand 62 Gimmer Lambs 45 Jane Grant 39 Tup Lambs 34 Jane Grant 34 Aged Rams 270 Mrs G Turner 114 Shearling Rams 200 R A Lancaster 87 BREEDING RAMS 36 Averages (£) Jacob Aged Ram 60 Rachel Harrison 60 Leicester Shlg Ram 175 James T Millman 123 Ryeland Aged Ram 210 M J Fishlock 210 Suffolk Ram Shlg 120 J W Collier 120 Texel Ram Shlgs 200 J & J Ormerod 198 Texel Aged Rams 220 J W Collier 170 Texel Ram Lambs 130 B & M Slater 120

SHOW & SALE OF HORNED & HILL BREED EWES & SHEARLINGS Saturday 23rd September 2017

Today’s Show was generously sponsored by the Farmers’ Guardian

Herdwick Section Judge: Alan Greenwood, Trawden Horned & Hill Breed Judge: Andrew Ogden, Cowling

Sale Price £ (1) Best pen of 10 Swaledale Ewes and the Frank Wade Perpetual Memorial Trophy 1st J T Baines, Trawden 104 N Wade 2nd T Robinson & Son, Slaidburn 82 Crossley & Logg 3rd DM & SV Throup, Settle 90 KA Fawcett (2) Best pen of 10 Lonk Ewes and the Nathan Wade Trophy 1st Westalls, Briercliffe 87 MH Lee 2nd T Robinson & Son, Slaidburn 76 E Sutcliffe 3rd JT Robinson, Foulridge 76 MW Procter (3) Best pen of 10 Hill Breed Ewes 1st DS Thompson, Billington 2nd T Fryars, Gisburn 70 S Purdy (4) Best pen of 5 Herdwick Ewes 1st Frank Brennand, Chapel le Dale 68 A Waterworth 2nd AD & T Harrison, Holmrook, Cumbria 70 R Caton 3rd AR Lancaster, Coniston 70 ST & JE Foster (5) Best pen of 10 Swaledale Shearlings 1st DM & SV Throup, Settle 108 RT Horsfall 2nd J Turner, Ribchester 3rd Ted Fox, Hawes 74 JL Moran & JR Carr (7) Best pen of 10 Hill Breed Shearlings 1st DM & RE Capstick, Hellifield 145 R&EB Kenworthy 2nd DM & RE Capstick, Hellifield 130 F&B Smith 3rd J Turner, Ribchester 90 JR Metcalfe (8) Best pen of 5 Herdwick Shearlings 1st Frank Brennand, Chapel le Dale 76 J Mallender 2nd Frank Brennand, Chapel le Dale 62 J Baker 3rd Frank Brennand, Chapel le Dale 70 A Greenwood

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GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Thursday 28 September 2017 Forward: 213 Total inc Prime Cattle: 40 Young Bulls, 35 Heifers & Steers, 138 Cull Cows 45 Total Dairy Cattle 240 Rearing Calves 156 Stirks 521 Spring Lambs 134 Cull Ewes PRIME CATTLE No. Top (p/kg) Ave (p/kg) HEIFERS Top sale price £1362.42 H Hargreaves & Son Overall average price 174.5 p/kg H Hargreaves & Son Premium 5 255 A A & E Critchley & Son 235.1 224 M P Bond 190 A T Maude Prime 5 188 W Heys, M P Bond 185.4 185 J G Pears Ltd 171 Ruttle Plant Holdings Ltd Others 15 166 D Moorhouse 151.0 165 Ruttle Plant Holdings Ltd STEERS Top sale price £1343.20 P Stephenson Overall average 177.1p/kg Premium 1 230 P Stephenson 230.0 Prime 193 J E & A C Clarke & Son 4 188 DM & S V Throup 184.6 180 R Mason & Sons Others 171 Ruttle Plant Holdings Ltd 160.3 5 171 Ruttle Plant Holdings Ltd 162 Ruttle Plant Holdings Ltd BULLS Top Sale Price £1450.36 T Dobson & Sons Overall average 187.1 p/kg 227 D Wilcock Premium 8 225 D Wilcock 213.9 221 D Wilcock 202 T Dobson & Sons Prime 22 200 Mrs Janet Ewin Newhouse 189.0 199 Melvin Noblet 177 H & F Eccles & Son Others 10 176 J A & S Knowles 160.4 174 T & J H Wrenall CULL Top Cull Continental Cow sale price £1523.80 DM & RE Capstick COWS Top Cull Dairy Cow £1198.08 H Raw Top Cull Bull £1044 JG & JE Whitwell Overall average 103.9ppk £683.16 190 DM & RE Capstick Premium 4 170 JG Pears Ltd 155.6 162 W Heys 138 DM & SV Throup Prime 46 134 JE & AC Clarke & Son 120.6 132 WTC Farms 118 SR Shuttleworth Other 72 115 AA Stott 91.6 114 WTC Farms 110 KJ Bird 93.5 Bull 3 90 SG& JE Whitwell 80 SA Hiockey 132 WTC Farms Dairy 94 128 H Raw, F Talbot & Co 101.7 127 SR Shuttleworth Prime Cattle Auctioneer Richard Turner. Good throughput and respectable trade. Top priced cow 190ppk for a British Blue.

DAIRY CATTLE Top price (£) Average (£) Pedigree Newly Calved Heifers 1800 D & J Herd 1564 Newly Calved Heifers 1920 M J Fell Ltd 1594 Newly Calved Cows 2080 M J Fell Ltd 1730 Pedigree In-Calf Heifers 1080 D E Richardson 1080 Dairy Calves 300 G & M Dakin & Sons 300 Auctioneer Fred Spurgeon: £2,080 was top price today for a fabulous 2nd lactation 40 litre cow from a group of seven shown by M J Fell. Trade was strongest in the £1600 to £1800 bracket with lots of quality homebred heifers on offer. Gavin Herd from Hebden peaked at £1800 with another at £1750. Stuart Forshaw was also in the money at £1850 for a 28 litre homebred heifer. It is fair to say that nothing was undersold today and new customers seem to be travelling

further to find cattle. NEXT WEEK is Dugdale Show week. A text or a call would help before I text you all on Tuesday with entries. We already have an entry of eight from M Fell and a group of heifer calves from one farm. Tel: 01200 441351 or TEXT 07713075660 Fred and the dairy team 

CALVES Bulls Top price £ Ave £ Heifers Top price £ Av £ A Angus x 420 CF Morton & Son 272 200 J & R Baxandall 140 Blk & White 205 RR & J Wade 57 British Blue 575 SR Swales 390 405 F & E Harrison 296 Blond X 420 R & D Jackson 420 Charolais 560 DW & SI Throup 396 460 DW & SI Throup 323 Herefordx 320 JT & E Thornber 246 250 J & R Baxandall 169 Limousin 595 JE & AC Clarke & Son 377 Mont x 200 JT & E Thornber 146 Simmentalx 465 AR & P Hargreaves 376 340 AR & P Hargreaves 279 Continental 389 297 Native 260 155 STIRKS Bulls Top price £ Ave £ Heifers Top price £ Av £ A Angus x 560 A&C MacKenzie 462 495 MD Cornthwaite 370 Blk & White 395 MD Cornthwaite 266 British Blue 740 565 570 K Purtill 513 Beef Shor x 325 AJ Barker 291 Charolais 695 J&W Bracewell 685 695 JE&AC Clarke &Son 695 Hereford x 415 A&EA Gabbert 415 440 Sam Webber 360 Limousin 755 J&W Bracewell 605 695 JE&AC Clarke&Son 623 Montbelier 510 A&T Smith 441 Simmental 600 JL&LM Clarke 494 675 AJ Shepherd 435 Stabiliser 255 JG Pears Ltd 255 Sussex 740 AJ Shepherd 740 White Short 405 Barrie Jackson 405 Auctioneer: Rachel Capstick. Another busy day, as predicted – 396 calves and stirks forward. Blues again dominated the calves. 45 bulls. Top 16 prices: £575, £545 x2, £528, £485 x2, £480, £478, £465, £440 x3, £432, £430 x3 and an overall average of £390 for all quality, shape & size. 42 heifers. Top 16 prices: £405, £402, £392, £382 x2, £375, £350 x3, £340, £332, £330 x2, £320 x2 and an overall average of £296 for all quality shape & size! The rest of the continentals viz Charolais, Limousin and Simmentals all sold nicely too. 34 Angus & Hereford bulls. Top 16 prices £420, £348, £345, £320, £305, £290 x6, £288 x2, £285 x2 & £280. 32 Angus & Hereford heifers. Top 16 prices £250, £210 x2, £200, £192, £185, £180 x3, £172 x2, £170, £167, £160 x2 & £158. Best black & white bulls over £100, mediums £70-£85. Where else in the country could you find such a selection of TB4 calves?? The stirks followed, providing a wide selection, from smart young suckler bred sorts, all around that £700, either male or female, to dairy cross continental steers and heifers. Plenty of Angus in today – steers generally around the £450-£470 and heifers about £100 less. The usual offering of black and whites and a nice batch of Hereford bulls from Cumbria, all away in a packet at £415 each. . It really is working so much better having stirks pre-entered and a proper ballot. It is time efficient and ensures far less stress on both man and beast! Please keep up the good work and enter your anticipated entries no later than Tuesday 10th October for our next stirk sale on Thursday 12th, so we can advertise numbers/breeds/ ages on the website. Remember also on 26th October, we have our annual show of stirks, which promises a good entry of suckler bred cattle.

PRIME SPRING Top Sale Price (£) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Avg LAMBS (NSL) £ p/kg 26.4- 32kgs 40 R Miller 129.9 R Miller 38.57 123.3 32.1- 39kgs 91 RM Shackleton 233.3 RM Shackleton 51.91 142.5 39.1-45.5kgs 100.50 K Purtill 251.3 K Purtill 67.51 157.9 45.6-52kgs 96 H Procter 204.3 H Procter 73.42 153.9 53kgs + 101 R Jackson & Sons 168.3 R Jackson & Sons 80.14 141.9 Overall SQQ Prime Lambs Average 153.7p/kg. Overall Prime Lambs Price £64.54 Beltex 100.50 K Purtill 251.3 K Purtill 100.50 251.3 Cheviot 77 G E Swinbank & Son 142.6 GE Swinbank & Son 71.58 134.60 Continental 60 J R & F Marginson 156.8 R & S Tattersall 50.45 136.4 Gritstone 81 GE Swinbank & Son 109.5 GE Swinbank & Son 81.00 109.5 Mule 58 R Dakin 126.1 R Dakin 58 126.1 Suffolk 80 J H Wilson 170.2 JH Wilson 62.38 141.8 Texel 101 R Jackson & Sons 233.3 RM Shackleton 67.21 158.9 CULL SHEEP Top Sale Price (£) Avg (£) Horned 40 R Jackson & Sons 32 Lowland 71 M Martland 41 Lowland Tups 69 Alston Old Hall Farm 64 CULL SHEEP by Breed BFL Tup 69 Alston Old Hall Farm 69 Cheviot 40 R Jackson & Sons 34 Kerry Hill 29 P A & P J Ormerod 28 Lonk 38 M & H Smith 36 Swaledale 25 J R & F Marginson 25 Suffolk 66 Mrs M Sowerbutts 66 Texel Ewe 71 M Martland 44 White Face 35 L Tattersall 35 Auctioneer Will Alexander A moderate show of lambs forward with those better bred and well meated types selling well. Too many lambs short of finish and showing signs of the recent weather, which are worth pounds more in the store ring on Saturday. Kevin Purtill topped the tree today at 251.3ppk for a smart Beltex. R Jackson & Sons achieved top price per head at £101. Best meated 44-46kg lambs fell short of requirement and often £40 over their weight. An overall average of 153ppk was achieved and reflects the quality forward. Ewes to £71 for Texels from M Martland. Suffolks to £66 from M Sowerbutts.

GISBURN SATURDAY MARKET REPORT Saturday 30th September 2017 Forward: 346 TOTAL BREEDING/STORE CATTLE 90 Cows & Calves, 28 In-calf/Feeding Cattle, 2 Breeding Bulls, 37 Young Bulls, 189 Steers & Heifers 120 PIGS 759 PRIME SPRING LAMBS 163 CULL SHEEP (Mature Sheep) 1432 STORE LAMBS 1495 BREEDING SHEEP 28 BREEDING RAMS BREEDING BULLS Blonde d’Aq 1350 J Wood Hereford 1250 WE Dicken COWS WITH BULL CALVES £Ave COWS & HFR CALVES £Ave Angus x 1350 P Thorpe 958 940 S Haythornthwaite 824 British Blue 1420 M & R Capstick 1420 Charolais 900 S Haythornthwaite 900 Hereford 1420 P Thorpe 1186 1280 P Thorpe 985 Limousin 1390 F & N Marsden 1208 1200 GC & PM Haygarth & Dtr 950 Simmental 1330 P Thorpe 1330 1400 P Thorpe 1360 Stabliser x 770 P Thorpe 770 Shorthorn Beef 1300 D Geldard 990 920 P Feber 870 IN-CALF/FEEDING CATTLE NEXT STORE CATTLE SALE British Blue 1120 R Caton 801 Saturday Highland 600 A J Barker 600 14TH OCTOBER at 10.30am Hereford 590 Mrs R & J Ball 590 Limousin 1100 R Caton 715 INC CATALOGUED SHOW & Saler x 910 R Caton 910 SALE OF SUCKLED CALVES Simmental 620 D Graveston 550 ENTRIES TO: STORES BULLS Top price (£) Av (£) Angus x 780 AK PA & JA Threlfall 538 01200 441351 Black & White 695 MD Cornthwaite 463 British Blue 755 R Lancaster Jnr 545 Catalogue entry Charolais 740 A Sutcliffe 538 deadline Hereford x 530 GM & SC Pickles 530 Tuesday 10th Limousin 760 D Grayson 636 STORES STEERS Top price (£) Ave (£) HEIFERS Top price (£) Ave (£) AAngusx 865 K E Thompson 741 880 K E Thompson 656 Beef Shorthorn 730 E & J Lees Fm Ltd 687 Black & White 680 J G Eddleston 504 640 W Oldfield 595 Blonde d’Aq 970 D Moorhouse 970 1020 M & R Capstick 981 British Blue x 940 D Moorhouse 756 825 A J Bretherton 601 W & J Whitaker Charolais 990 Blacklidge Bros 804 1045 ER Hollingworth & Son 764 Hereford 890 ST&JE Foster 654 670 AJ Bent 670 Limousin 950 S Hargreaves 785 980 ER Hollingworth & Son 634 Longhorn 615 S Lumb 615 Simmental 1035 W Oldfield 1035 Welsh Blk x 600 W & J Whitaker 580 850 T O’Connell 850 Store Cattle Auctioneer Richard Turner Good entry and respectable prices in front of a full audience. Strong cows with spring born calves £1130 to £1420. Young cows with autumn born calves £850 to £1330. Young bulls mainly 6mo to 9mo with continentals £650 to £780. Stees and heifers with very few strong cattle 20mo steers £950 to £1035 and heifers £900 to £1045. Yearling continental steers £800 to £990 and heifers £750 to £1020. Angus steers £700 to £865, Angus hefiers £600 to £880. Black and White steers £450 to £680. Trade was consistent from start to finish.

PIGS TOP (£) AV £ Weaners 41 A Patton 28.77 Stores 68 James Bowker 49.18 Prime 116 P&K Bentley 77.06 Sows 105 Georgie Mitchell 70.50 Boars 86 R Atkinson 86 Pig Auctioneer; Annis Schofield: Next Sale in a Fortnight: Saturday 14th October 2017 Pre-Enter before 11am Tuesday 10th October 2017

BREEDING & STORE SHEEP GIMMER LAMBS Top £ Av £ Overall Gimmer Lambs Beltex 61 D & G P Barnes 59 Continental 51 Mr J Parker 51 Gritstone 44 K O & W Midgley 44 Lonk 40 R Howarth 40 Mule 62 Mr J Parker 62 Texel 84 Mrs M Sowerbutts 66 Top £ Correct Ewes Av £ Top £ Shearlings Av £ Overall Beltex 108 Taylor Bros 97 Badger Face 25 A Atkinson 25 BFeicester 72 D & J Shimwell 72 Charollais 92 J Chapman Property 92 Cheviot 140 C Middleton 94 Continental 70 A Atkinson 67 Crossbred 70 A Atkinson 70 Dorset 49 W R Earnshaw 49 Gritstone 52 R & V Bolton 52 90 J Norcorss 90 Herdwick 90 A L Thompson 83 Kerry Hill 68 D & J Shimwell 68 Jacob 76 I E Gleave 76 Lleyn 101 R & S Paul 98 Lonk 54 A J Shepherd 54 Mule 85 P M Ashburner 66 140 W A Towler 100 Rouge 54 A Atkinson 54 Scotch 70 A Atkinson 70 Suffolk 122 A Atkinson 92 158 C Middleton 146 Texel 108 W Farnell 72 171 R O Ibbotson 108 Swaledale 50 A Atkinson 45 72 A Atkinson 66 Zwarbtle 64 S Mills 64 BM EWES Top £ Av £ Cheviot 56 M J O’Donnell 55 Continental 40 J & W Bracewell 36 Lonk 35 R Howarth 35 Mule 52 J M & D N Molyneux 45 Suffolk 72 C Schofield 72 Swaledale 36 A Atkinson 26 Texel 62 P Mellin 53 STORE LAMBS £ Top Av £ Total Overall Average 48.24 Beltex 65.50 K Sunderland 65.50 Blue Texel 64 J H Whalley 64 Border Leicester 64.50 K Sunderland 64.50 Charollais 57 Ann Jones 57 Cheviot 49.50 E & J Lees Fm Ltd 47 Continental 47 A H S & H J Raby 38 Dorset 51 E & J Lees Fm Ltd 51 Horned 52 E & J Lees Fm Ltd 33 Gritstone 45 M Clay 36 Kerry Hill 55 D E Graveston 48 Lonk 34 E Whittle 54 Mule 41 N Wade 35 Suffolk 60 W R Earnshaw 52 Swaledale 25 N Wade 17 Texel 78.50 W Tomlinson 52

BREEDING RAMS Top £ Aged Av £ BF Leicester 195 Taylor Bros 170 Blue Texel 260 F G Throup 219 Lleyn 90 Ian Leslie 90 Ryland 80 J Feber 70 Suffolk 85 C Schofield 78 Texel 360 Mrs M Sowerbutts 251 Texel Lambs 160 A F Harker 130 Texel Shearling 300 A F Harker 265

SHOW & SALE OF MULE & CONTINENTAL GIMMER SHEARLINGS Saturday 30th September 2017

Judged by Darrell Shimwell

Best pen of 10 Mule £ 1st W A TOWLER, GRINDLETON 140 2nd W A TOWLER, GRINDLETON 140 3rd J & E ATKINSON, NORTHTOWN 122 4th P THORPE, RISHWORTH 102 5th N DUCKIETT & SONS, GOOLE 93 Best pen of 10 Continental 1st R O IBBOTSON 171 2nd C V HINCHCLIFFE 150 3rd R O IBBOTSON 122 4th C G HEELEY 110 5th J & E ATKINSON, NORTHTOWN 104

NEW SEASONS Top £ Top ppk Average LAMBS (NSL) ppk 0-32.0Kgs 44 R Canning 141.9 R Canning 44 141.9 32.1-39kgs 78.50 DN & D Capstick 208.1 E Bates 58.57 160.9 39.1-45.5 90 S Whittaker 207.5 F & H Waddington 70.46 165.9 45.6-52.0 95.50 D N & D Capstick 194.9 D N & D Capstick 75.76 162.1 Overall Prime Lambs SQQ Average 164.4 p/kg, Overall Prime Lamb Price £68.17 Beltex 79 PS & H Ecklersley 197.5 PS & H Eckersley 79 197.5 Charollais 77 Mrs L M Marsden 189.5 K Purtill 63.07 161.4 Cheviot 69 J Hartley 171.1 H & F Eccles & Son 66 159.1 Continental 72 H & F Eccles & Son 167.4 H & F Eccles & Son 59.14 154.9 Dorset 62.50 R & EB Kenworthy 152.4 R & EB Kenworthy 62.50 152.4 Herdwick 57 R Caton 154.1 R Caton 52.38 149.9 Horned 65 F G Throup 155 W Pinder Jnr 58.64 153.2 Mule 65 F G Throup 151.4 Mr J Parker 59 150.0 Suffolk 87 R J Umpleby 185.1 R J Umpleby 66.34 154.3 Texel 95.50 D N & D Capstick 201.8 E Bates 71.84 167.3 MATURE SHEEP £ Top £ Avg Horned 48 L J Penter 33 Lowland 71 C W Sutcliffe 53 Lowland Tups 79 Miss A Williams 61 Horned Tups 48 L J Penter 48 Cull Ewes by Breed Black Face 29 E Shorrock 29 Cheviot 54 T Laxton 38 Dalesbred 27 I Dowbiggin 27 Hampshire 47 R & E B Kenworthy 47 Herdwick 48 L J Penter 31 Lonk 21 E Shorrock 21 Mule 65 M H Bolton 52 Scotch 34 R & E B Kenworthy 34 Suffolk 68 J Chapman Property 55 Swaledale 27 E Shorrock 22 Texel Ewe 71 C W Sutcliffe 56 Texel Tup 79 A Williams 79 White Face 36 J & W Bracewell 35 Woodland 46 R & E B Kenworthy 46

Sheep Auctioneer Rachel Capstick Another full sheep yard. We started at 9am with the cast ewes followed by the prime lambs. Anything with weight and flesh sold well above £80 to a top pof £95.50. A satisfactory overall average for everything of 164ppk. The fat sale finished at 10.55am #GET IN, GET ON, GET HOME! Breeders next and were a selective trade but, the best were good to sell. Best of the Mules from W A Towler at £140 x2. Best of the Continentals at £171 and £122 from R O Ibbotson and £150 from C V Hinchcliffe. Mention must be made too of a storming run of shearlings from Colin Middleton whose Suffolk x Cheviots made £158, £154 and £152 and pure Cheviots at £140 and £132. Fifty of the same to come in a fortnight. Andrew Atkinson too had a good following with ewes topping at £122. The best end gimmer lambs were a decent trade but second rate continentals would have sold as well in the stores. The overall store lamb average reflects the increased number of longer term keep lambs today but there were plenty of good lambs £60 to £70 bracket and to a top of £78.50 from Wayne Tomlinson. Please ring the office 01200 441351 by Tuesday lunchtime with entries for next Saturday 7th October. RING 01200 441351

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R Turner & Son 01200 441 351 Auction Office on Sale days 01200 445 376 Alongside regular weekly Thursday & Saturday sales, Gisburn offer the following shows and sales this season: Thursday 5th October Autumn Rearing Calf Show & Sale Saturday 7th October Machinery & Equipment Sale Saturday 14th October Suckler Cavles Show & Sale (catalogued) Thu 19th October Cogent Pedigree Dairy Show & Sale Sat 21st October Multi-Breed Rams Sale Thu 26th October Stirks Show & Sale Thu 2nd November Dugdale Dairy Cattle Show & Sale Sat 11h November Christmas Show of Store Lambs Thu 17th November Cogent Dairy Show Thu 23rd November Christmas Show of Rearing Calves Sat 25th November Christmas Show of Breeding & Store Cattle Sat 25th November Christmas Show of Breeding & Store Pigs Sat 25th November Annual Sale of Border Fine Arts Thu 7th December Christmas Show of Stirks Thu 7th December Christmas Dugdale Dairy Cattle Show (with new War of the Roses Trophy) Thu 7th December Christmas Prime Cattle Show (with new classes for unhaltered traditional breeds) Sat 9th December Christmas Show of (Saturday) Prime Lambs Thu 14th December Christmas Show of Cull Cattle Thu 14th December Christmas Show of Prime Lambs & Cull Ewes Sat 16th December Sale of long-legged Christmas poultry Thu 21st December Christmas Show of Pedigree Dairy Cattle Thu 21st December Sale of dressed Christmas poultry Sat 23rd December No Sale Thu 28th December Regular sales of prime stock, dairy & calves Sat 30th December No Sale Thu 4th January Regular sales of prime stock, dairy & calves Sat 6th January Fortnightly store sales of cattle, sheep & pigs