Champion lambs sell to £140 apiece at North East Livestock primestock

Once again a fantastic show of lambs was presented at North East Livestocks’ Christmas Show with over 40 Pens of show lambs on display.

Overall champions was a smart pen of five Dressed Beltex lambs from Fiona Mellor, Annstead. The Lambs sold for £140 each (298p/kg) to Paul Barker of Bowood Yorkshire Lamb. Reserve champion was also awarded to Fiona Mellor for Pen of five Beltex lambs under 40kg, which sold for £118 a piece (295p/kg) again sold to Paul Barker, Bowood Yorkshire Lamb.

Other Prizes (Pens of five)

Texels (under 44kg): 1st T W Dinning & Son, Watch Currock sold for £96.50 (254p) to Jimmy Curle

2nd D A Thompson, Trewhitt Steads sold for £95 (226p/kg) to Bowoods

Texels (45kg & Over): 1st J HC Campbell, Thrunton sold for £100 to Ben Gray, Atkinsons

2nd J H C Campbell, Thrunton sold for £94 to Ben Gray, Atkinsons

Beltex (Under 43kg): 1st C & F Mellor, Annsteads sold for £118 to Bowoods

2nd K Lamb on behalf of Percy Farms sold for £96 to Bowoods

Beltex (44kg & Over): 1st C Mellor, Annstead sold for £100 to Ben Gray, Atkinsons

2nd K Lamb on behalf of Percy Farms sold for £88 to J. Curle

Suffolk Lambs: 1st W M Davy, Warton sold to £94 to Turnbulls Butchers, Alnwick

2nd J H Dixon, East Ditchburn sold for £87.50 sold to C. Snowdon, J A Jewitt (Meat)

Continental Lambs: 1st C W Gray & Sons, Low Hall sold to £90 to Ben Gray, Atkinsons

2nd K M Lamb, Burnhouses sold to £94 to Turnbulls Butchers, Alnwick

Cheviot Lambs: 1st Andrew Walton, Preston Mains sold to £82 to J. Curle

2nd Andrew Walton, Preston Mains sold to £79 again to J. Curle

Mule Lambs: 1st G S Grey & Son, Craster sold to £78 to J. Curle

2nd G S Grey & Son, Craster sold to £81 to Ben Gray, Atkinsons

Dressed Beltex Lambs: 1st C & F Mellor, Annstead sold for £140 to Bowoods

2nd P Guiry & Son, Glanton sold for £102 to Ben Gray, Atkinsons

Best Pen of Lambs out of Half Bred Ewes: W M Davy, Warton sold to £91

Sherherds Lambs (Pens of 2): 1st Matthew Gray, Low Espley lambs sold to £93

2nd Mr Bainbridge, Low Hall lambs sold to £81