Young Farmers benefit from new market record of £2,250 at Bentham

A market record was also set when the best presented hogg, a Beltex cross gimmer, from John Frankland, Rathmell, Settle, was knocked down for £2,250 (5113p/kg).

It was knocked down to one of the judges – Les Thackray, Mickley, Ripon. The proceeds of the sale were donated to three young farmers clubs in the area, Burton-in-Lonsdale, Lawkland and Rathmell YFC. The hogg was then resold for £800 to retail butcher George Cropper, Accrington, Lancashire.

Winning the short-wooled prime hogg class was Josh Harris, Long Preston, Skipton, with a Beltex cross gimmer, which sold for £220 (488p/kg) to the judge George Cropper.

First prize in the long wooled prime hogg section went to Hayley Baines, Trawden, Lancashire, with a Mule wether lamb. It later realised £89 (217p/kg) to Yorkshire Halal Meats, Keighley, Yorkshire.

Another record

The recent upsurge in demand for cull ewes saw another record price at Bentham with James Robinson, Carnforth, Lancashire, selling a 91kg pure Texel ewe for £182 to Andrew Sanderson, Accrington.

Robert Towers, Farleton, achieved £180 (246p/kg) for two continental ewes weighing 73kg.

Mule ewes topped at £136 for entries from James Robinson with six pens making over £120 a head.

Averages: 22 prime hoggs, 558p/kg; cast ewes £94.92.

Auctioneers: Richard Turner and Son.

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