NWA Newsletter, 260925

Weekly Report & Newsletter - 26th September 2025 J36 Rural Auction Centre: Second Sale of Breeding Ewes & Shearlings and Autumn Pedigree Sheep Day, Saturday 20th September 2025. Breeding Ewes The sale commenced with breeding ewes which once again saw buyers keen to secure proven breeding stock. Mule ewes sold to a top price of £200 for 3 crops from FI & ME Little with the flock dispersal on behalf of G & C Rylands seeing 1 crops sell to £195 with 2/3 crops £170-£185. 4 crop mules from TMW & H Hodgson sold at £165. ¾ bred ewes sold to £245 for Texels from N Walker with others to £220 from D Mcclure. 1 crop Texel x Mule ewes from G & C Rylands sold to £195 with 2/3 crops sell to £175. Other notable prices include Su olk x 1 crop ewes to £185. Pure cheviot 4 crop ewes to £155 and Texdale 1 crops to £195. Gimmer Shearlings Another successful breeding sale wrapped up today. Trade for mules was on fine form, coming out at an average of £234. Top of the trade for mules today was achieved by three separate vendors, GE & MG Dixon, Nigel Barker and Trevor Sharp, all reaching £270. Texel trade reached greater heights, however the trade for pens that weren’t top spec were a little selective. Topping the sale overall was N Walker, Ulverston with a tremendous pen at £350, with a large proportion of better end pens over the £270 mark. Overall average for all shearlings today was £220.83 with a total of 800 forward. Next week is the two day sale of draft ewes! Swaledale on the Friday, Rough Fell on the Saturday. The next sale of breeding sheep is Wednesday 1st October for all classes of breeding sheep to include second show and sale of gimmer lambs and Boys are Back in Town show and sale of 250 breeding rams. Don’t hesitate to contact the team for entries or information. Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: TEXEL: £350 Higher Lath, £325 Irotn House Farm, £320 Higher Lath, £300 Irton House Farm, £280 Higher Lath, £270 North Lodge. DUTCH SPOTTED: £285, £275 North Lodge, £220, £210 (x2), £160 Rayne Cottages. MULE: £270 Hill Top Farm, £270 Dalton Old Hall, £270 Stakes Moss Farm, £268, £265 (x2) Dalton Old Hall. ZWARTBLE: £270, £200, £185, £180 Melbourne House. BLUE