Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held a special sale of gimmer lambs, breeding sheep and rams on Tuesday 4th October 2022. Forward were 1001 head.
42 Shearling Rams sold to 1000 Guineas
20 Ram Lambs sold to 380 Guineas
261 Gimmer Lambs sold to £105
416 Shearling Ewes sold to 350 Guineas
262 Ewes sold to 280 Guineas
Gimmer Lambs – Little doubting that at this stage the top draws are behind us, trade then steadier with the running lamb buyers now certainly more selective. Top price of the day were smart Texel lambs from Miss Abigail Laws, Hauxwell which sold for £105 and £104. Suffolk crossed Lleyns from P D Shepherd, Darlington followed closely at £102 ahead of a host selling for £100 including the days top Mule’s from T E Dobson, Stanhope; North Country Cheviot cross Lleyn from W R Barron, Muggleswick; Texel from J W Collin, Langdon Beck and Beltex from J D Brannen, Toronto.
Texel Gimmer Lambs – £105 £104 AG Laws. £100×2 £70 JW&J Collin.
Suffolk X Lleyn Gimmer Lambs £102 PD Shepherd.
Lleyn X Gimmer Lambs £100×2 WR Barron. £97 PD Shepherd.
Mule Gimmer Lambs £100 £92 £88 TE Dobson. £98 W Wearmouth & Son. £83 JC Close. £74 E Anderson. £64 £58 GA&C Jopling.
Beltex Gimmer Lambs £100 JD Brannen. £82 £80 M Radford.
Shearlings and Ewes – A nice show forward as tupping time for the majority fast approaches, as we have seen all season the buyers are selective and the better quality demands a premium price, trade then sticky in places. Top of the day came late on when a pedigree Texel from M Navazi, Shildon sold for 350 Guineas. Next in line was more success for Hauxwell’s A G Laws with smart Texel’s reaching £240 and £220. Top Mule shearlings came from H S Hutchinson, Eastgate at £160. Of the older ewes it was again the Navazi pen which impressed the most when topping at 280 Guineas.
Texel Shearlings – £240 £220 AG Laws. £160 PG&J Bond. £155×3 Thornton Park. £120 C Slee. £118 CM&TF Seymour.
Mule Shearlings – £160 HS Hutchinson. £145 £142 £135 £125 GH&RG Stobbs. £140 £108 T&A Walton. £118 £115 £110 £105 CM&TF Seymour.
Continental Shearlings – £130×2 £125×2 £118 £115 GH&RG Stobbs. £115 PG&J Bond.
Texel Ewes £170 £160 MF Hall. £108 £88 N&MJ Parkin. £98 £88 F Kearton. £78 GP&A Carter.
Continental Ewes £140 MF Hall.
Mule Ewes £115×7 £112 £110 £104 £100 £85 Dromonby Bridge Farm Ltd. £65 GP&A Carter.
MV Accredited Shearlings & Ewes (Guineas)
Texel 350 280 250 180 160 130 100 M Navazi. 140 135 120 105 BC Stonard.
Breeding Rams – Tup trade proved strong, power and shape seeming to be at the top of everyone’s shopping list, these boys go on to ultimately produce fat lambs and no question in that job at this moment in time when they stop weighing, they stop paying. Andrew and Colin Whitfield, High Castledene are the in-form tup team this year and they enjoyed another fine trade with their excellent ¾ Texel ¼ Beltex shearlings today. A top price of 1000 Guineas with a very healthy pen average of £750 for seven sold.
Ram Lambs – Charollais 380 300 D Whitcher. 320 C Dougherty.
Texel – £300×2 P Brannen. 300 M Navazi.
Continental 150 M Navazi.
Shearling Rams (Guineas) –
Cross Bred 1000 750×2 700×2 600 500 CS&V Whitfield. 600 480 400 SC&NC Hodgson. 500 MT Bulmer. 250 GW Dent.
Suffolk – 700 MT Bulmer.
Texel – 650 450 400 M Navazi.
Charollais – 300×2 CW Marwood & Son.
Beltex – 200 GW Dent.
