Peter Turnbull's dispersal sale staged at Darlington

The sale, staged at Darlington Farmers Auction Market on Monday, saw the first £1500 bid attained by a two-crop ewe, scanned in lamb with a single, which sold to H Barker and J Gibson of Appleton-le-Moors.

A gimmer carrying a pair of lambs sold for the same money to RJ and J Raine, East Woodburn.

Joint sale leader at £1500 was this gimmer from the same home

Leading the ewe hoggs at £700 was the first in the ring, purchased by JP Floyd, Whitby.

Also forward, the reduction sale of ewes from EW Holmes, Hetherick Grange, saw trade peak at £170 for an aged Texel cross ewes carrying twins. The consignment of 128 averaged £151.61.

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LEADING prices

Hetherick Grange reduction sale – In-lamb ewes – £170, £165 (x2), £162, £160 (x4), £150 (x2), £140, £135, £128, £125.

West House dispersal – In-lamb gimmers – £1500, £1400, £1100, £800, £750, £680, £580, £550, £500.

In-lamb ewes – £1500, £1400, £1300, £800, £700 (x3), £680, £600 (x3), £580 (x2), £510, £500 (x3), £450, £420 (x2), £410, £400 (x2), £380 (x2).

Ewe lambs – £700, £580, £510, £500, £380 (x3), £350, £320, £300 (x3), £280, £260, £250.

Averages – West House dispersal – 24 in-lamb ewes, £610.83; 10 in-lamb gimmers, £839.00; 19 ewe hoggs, £368.42.

Auctioneers: Darlington Farmers' Auction Mart