Harrison & Hetherington held their annual female sale at Carlisle on 8th November 2024. attracting a good show of both in lamb ewes & ewe lambs with a good trade throughout.
The pre sale show was judged by Pamela Lupton, Kexbeck Flock & she found her Champion in a ewe lamb from Myfyr Evans Rhaeadr flock by Carony Cha-Ching which later sold for 3500gns to Messrs. Lonsdale, County Durham. Reserve Champion was a gimmer from Tom & Charlie Boden Sportsmans, by Salopian Solid Gold & in lamb to Annakisha Champ selling for 2,200gns to Connell Farms Berwickshire.
Top price of the day went to Jimmy Douglas Cairness of 5000gns with a gimmer by Bridgeview Belvenie selling to Messrs.Moir Aberdeenshire, with three others from his pen making 1500gns.
Steve Buckley Sitlow had a strong pen of gimmers which sold well with two going to Mr. Lewis, Dyfed at 3000 &1800gns both by Sportsmans Black Label & in lamb to Jalex X Factor.
Ewe lambs were a good trade with John Gibb Cairnton selling his 3rd prize ewe lamb by Cairness Cooper out of a Knockem ewe to Messrs.Goldie at 1800gns & Mark Evans Jubilee selling ewes lambs to 1000gns twice.
Sale averages: 1 Aged Ewe @ £525.00
50 Shearling Gimmers @ £1038.45
21 Ewe Lambs @ £742.26
Show results:
Aged Ewe
1st – Lot 201 R&S Arthur
Shearling Gimmers
1st Lot 247 T&C Boden
2nd Lot 204 J.Gibb
3rd Lot 210 J. Cannon
Ewe Lamb
1st Lot 269 Myfyr Evans
2nd Lot 284 Mark Evans
3rd Lot 271 J. Gibb
Champion – Ewe lamb Myfyr Evans
Reserve – Gimmer T&C Boden
