Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their late October Breeding Sheep sale on Tuesday 29th October. This sale incorporated a section of MV Accredited sheep.
Leading the female sale was a wonderful pen of 3 Charollais gimmer lambs from CW Marwood & Son, Foulrice, making £235 each. This home also had a pair of Charollais x Beltex lambs selling for £225.
The commercial section was like a bag of haribo sweets, something for everyone with a total clearance. A&B Herworth, Crake Scar Farm, had a wondeful run of 70 mule 2-3 crop ewes which topped at £195 and averaged £190. The Ewe and Shearling trade gave confidence to the Gimmer lamb trade.
A full sale average of £120.75 for Mule Gimmer Lambs truly shows the fact that Darlington Farmers Auction Mart can officially market this breed to its full potential.
Gimmer Lambs:
Mule- £142 £125 TE Dobson. £138 £135 £132 £130 £125 £110 Rochester & Murray. £120 £105 WM Reed & Son.
Charollais- £235 £210 £170 CW Marwood & Son.
Continental- £225 CW Marwood & Son. £170 WM Reed & Son. £125 £120 J Wigham. £124 MW Cook & Son.
Berichon- £200 D Whitcher.
Texel- £145 KA Luke. £111 BC Stonard.
Zwarble- £110 x2 S Hamilton & Son.
Shearlings & Ewes:
Continental- £218 £212 P Suddes. £180 Andrew Forrest. £130 D Wearmouth.
Mule- £195 £192 £190 £182 £175 A&B Herworth.
Suffolk- £165 Ali Inan.
Texel- £125 MW Cook & Son
Dutch Spotted- £150 Ali Inan.
Jacob- £102 Andrew Forrest.
Tups:
Texel- £600 £380 £360 £300 P&K Brannen. £440 £400 F Myers & Sons.
Suffolk- £550 £420 £400 A&B Herworth.
Charollais- £450 CW Marwood & Son.
Continental- £450 £350 JR Todd.
Herdwick- £200 N Wilkinson.
