Centre records were smashed at a show and sale of 6399 uncrossed and crossed hill-bred ewes, gimmers and ewe lambs, at Penrith, when a pen of Swaledale gimmers from Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside, sold for £700 per head.

Topping the Swale ewes at £510 was a pen from the Wear Family, Howe Green, whilst the championship was awarded to Swaledale ewes from the Lightfoot family, which later realised £500.

Cheviot ewes from R Weir, Chapel, reached £171, whilst the Herdwicks peaked at £130 for Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside.

LEADING prices

Gimmers – Swale – £700, £200 (x2), £190, £175, £170, £158, £155 Gillside; £150 High Row; £150, £140 Low Row; £142 Park House; £142, £140, £135 Hole House; £140 Shap Lodge; £140 Brookfield; £135 Beeches; £135 Wintershields. Chev – £140 Lanner Oaktree Close. Herd – £130 Gillside; £100 Shap Lodge; £85 North Moor House; £85, £82 The Meadows; £84 Yew Tree.

Ewes – Swale – £510, £210, £200 (x2), £185, £150 (x2) Howe Green; £500, £300, £250, £220, £200, £190 (x2), £170 (x3), £160 Gillside; £480 Haltcliffe; £210 (x2), £200 (x2), £155 Wescoe; £205, £185, £160, £155, £150 Low Row; £200, £185, £160 Side Farm; £190, £150 Highbeckside; £180 (x2), £155, £150 Dalehead; £165 Kentmere; £160 Low Abbey; £160, £155 (x2) Undercragg; £160 Ranbeck; £155, £150 Setmabanning; £155 Low Houses. Chev – £170, £166, £160, £150 (x2) Chapel. Jacob – £135 Yew Tree. Herd – £101, £95, £92, £84 Gillside; £92, £90 (x2) Anns Cottage; £86 Low Abbey.

Ewe lambs – Swale – £100, £90, £72 Hedwynds; £90, £78, £68 Shap Abbey; £90, £89, £88, £82, £80 (x2), £70 Undercragg; £79 High Row; £78, £75, £72 Highbeckside; £75 Ulcatrow; £70 Deepdale Hall; £70 Setmabanning. Herd – £82 Anns Cottage; £70 Ulcatrow.

Auctioneers: Penrith and District Farmers' Mart