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Derbyshire Gritstones sell to 750gns at Clitheroe auction mart

The Farmers Guardian supported in-lamb sale at Clitheroe was held in conjunction with the Derbyshire Gritstones, Lonk, North Country Cheviot, Whitefaced Woodland breed societies and Rare Breed Survival Trust

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Derbyshire Gritstone shearling which sold for 750gns
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Derbyshire Gritstone shearling which sold for 750gns

Derbyshire Gritstone sold to 750gns for a shearling from J. and M. Redfern, Stockport, scanned with twins which went to B. Bainbridge, Carnforth. A two-shear ewe scanned with twins from the same home sold for 520gns to A. Redfearn, High Peak.

The first Whitefaced Woodland sale at the mart topped at 600gns for a shearling carrying a single from A. and R. Crampton, Grassington, which sold to the Redfern family. A shearling in-lamb with twins from C. Campbell, Holmfirth, made 500gns. Top price ewe at 320gns was an aged ewe in-lamb with twins to a Paul Thorpe ram from R.T. Smith, Sheffield.

Whitefaced Woodland which sold for 600gns

Lonks sold to 500gns to R. Day, King's Lynn,Ìý for a shearling scanned with twins to a S. Bosworth ram from N. Brown, Lancaster. G. Morton, Waterfoot, sold a three- shear ewe scanned twins to a home-bred ram at 380gns to W. Beattie, ÌýNewton in Bowland.

Lonk which sold for 500gns

North Country Cheviots topped at 750gns for a one-crop ewe carrying twins from K.O. Stones, Richmond, who also sold a shearling carrying a single for £525 to N. Pagett, Tarlton.

North Country Cheviot which sold for 750gns

In the commerical section the dispersal from Eddie Deacon topped at £230 for Texel ewes.

Winsbury 51AVÊÓÆµPartners. Leyburn, sold Beltex ewes to £250 and A.D. Mares, Darwen, Ìýsold mule ewes to £158 per head. A.L. Thompson, Foulridge, topped at £300 for a Blue Texel shearling ewe. Ìý

ÌýAverages - North Country Cheviots - 1 ewe, £786.50; 3 shearlings, £420; 1 ewe hogg, £315; ÌýLonk - 2 ewes, £315; 1 shearling, £525; Derbyshire Gritstone - 18 ewes, £207.79; 9 shearlings, £350; 2 ewe hoggs, £110.25; Whitefaced Woodland - 23 ewes, £142.43; 12 shearlings, £238; Bluefaced Leicester - 1 shearling, £399; 1 ewe hogg, £189; Herdwick - 1 shearling, £157.50; Greyfaced Dartmoor - 2 ewe hogg, £126.

ÌýAuctioneers: Clitheroe Auction Mart.

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