The annual show and sale of Swaledales saw 3808 sheep forward at Hawes farmers auction marts' sale which comprised of 355 gimmers and 3453 ewe lambs.

Gimmers and ewe lambs produced averages of £102.04 and £58.28 respectively.

Top price of the day went to a gimmer from G Calvert and Sons which realised £175, whilst ewe lambs sold to £145 for the first prized from JR Rukin, Park Lodge

LEADING prices

Gimmer shearlings – £175, £155, £150, £110 G Calvert and Sons; £140, £120, £100 A Hunter; £130 R and H Hird; £130 EW Atkinson; £125, £118 L Metcalfe; £122, £115, £100 Hilborough Farms; £120 JG Atkinson; £120, £112 B Thornborrow; £108 (x2) TW Raw

Gimmer lambs – £145, £120, £85, £80 (x2), £75 JR Rukin; £140, £92, £90 RT Tennant; £138, £92, £80 JW Porter and Sons; £122, £102, £90, £78 (x2) RS Harker and Son; £118, £78, £75 JG Atkinson; £118, £88, £80 R Marwood and Sons; £110, £105, £94 AJ Hunter; £105, £84 MM and CL Whitehead; £105, £98, £92, £90 JC Wade and Son; £102, £90, £88 JG Brunton; £100, £80 D, EM and ID Brown £100, £88 GJ and JM Scarr; £100, £80 CT Akrigg; £98 JT Dixon and Son; £92 R Metcalfe; £90, £78, £76 MR and LE Rukin; £86 G and DA Allison; £86 S and D Robinson; £85 RW Clarkson and Son; £85 J Dixon and Sons; £85 KG Sowerby; £82 DA and MJ Pedley; £82 EW Atkinson; £80 MR Ewbanl; £78 TM Barrass and Sons; £78 H and EM Tiplady and Son; £78 TW Cowperthwaite; £76 A Hunter; £75 B and GV Mudd.