Sales Fixtures

This page contains a comprehensive list of auction sales for Swaledale sheep and other relevant breeds and crosses. Some sale reports for past dates are included (click the link beside the report you would like to read). Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association (SSBA) sales are highlighted in yellow.

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Sales Fixtures
Date	Sale	Mart	Report
JANUARY
22nd	Annual Show & Sale of Individual Female Sheep - Judging from 10.30am, Registered Ewes, Shearlings & Gimmer Hoggs for the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association; Sale at 12.30pm. And for the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association, Sale at 1.00pm.	HAWES	Report
MARCH
2nd	In lamb ewes also gimmer hoggs and flock books on behalf of the S.S.B.A	K/S	Catalogue
	Weekly Sheep Sale followed by Sale of Swaledale Gimmer Hoggs.	HAWES
7th	Opening weekly sale of Mule Ewes & Hoggs with Lambs at Foot	CARLISLE
29th	Opening weekly sale of Ewes with lambs at foot	K/S
APRIL
	Sale of Ewes, Shearling, Hoggs & Lambs at foot, also geld hoggs	LAZONBY

9th	Special Show of Mule Ewes & Hoggs with Lambs at Foot	CARLISLE
12th	New Fair' sale of ewes & lambs also hoggs	K/S
30th	Ewes & Hoggs with Lambs at foot also geld gimmer hoggs	K/S
JUNE
	Special Show & Sale of Spring Lambs. Ewes with Lambs. Store Sheep.
AUGUST
10th	Opening fortnightly sale of store lambs & feeding ewes	LAZONBY
12th	Breeding ewes of all classes & breeding rams	CARLISLE
26th	Breeding ewes of all classes & breeding rams	CARLISLE
SEPTEMBER
2nd	Euro ewe lambs, ewes & gimmer shearlings	CARLISLE
5th	Annual sale of Mule gimmer shearlings and other breeds of shearlings	CARLISLE
8th	Annual sale of Mule gimmer shearlings, also shearlings of other breeds & Mule 2 shear ewes	LAZONBY	report
9th	Prize Show & Sale of NEMSA gimmer lambs preceded by Mule Shearlings	K/S	report
	Two day NEMSA mule gimmer lamb sale. Prizes for Pens of 10 for the R.A. Fawcett & R.J. Cherrington Trophies. Sponsored by Pfizer, Phillip Holden (Rural), Carrs Billington and Barclays Bank And Youngs Animal Health. Judging 8.00am Sale 9.00am both days.	HAWES	report
13th	Prize Show & sale of NEMSA gimmer lambs followed by Mule shearlings	MIDDLETON	report
8th	Opening sale of Mule gimmer lambs, show NEMSA members	LAZONBY	report
15th	Prize Show of Mule Gimmer Lambs	CARLISLE
16th	Prize Show & sale of Swaledale gimmer lambs	MIDDLETON	report
	Ewes and Shearlings	RUSWARP
19th	Mule & Swaledale Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings	CARLISLE
	Annual prize show & sale of NEMSA gimmer lambs followed by store lambs of all classes	ST JOHNS
	Swaledale Ewes	HEXHAM
	Annual sale of swaledale ewes, gimmer shearlings and gimmer lambs	PENRITH
26th	15, 000 Mule Gimmer Lambs & Shearlings Prizes for Pens of 10 with the Chester Kneller Trophy. Sponsored by I'Anson Bros, Masham. Judging 8.00am. Sale 9.00am	HAWES	report
	Show & sale of horned and hill going ewes and shearlings	CLITHEROE
29th	Annual show & sale of BFL in conjunction with Brightwells at Builth Wells.	HAWES	report
23rd	Prize Show & sale of Texel Rams & Females. Sale of Mule & Cont x Ewes, Shearling & Cont x Gimmer Lambs	K/S	report
26th	Annual sale of uncrossed Swaledale ewes & shearlings	MIDDLETON	report
	Swaledale ewes, shearlings and ewe lambs	BENTHAM
28th	'Alston Moor' sale of Mule gimmer lambs	LAZONBY	report
29th	Mule Gimmer Lambs	CARLISLE
30th	Uncrossed registered & unregistered Swaledale ewes & shearlings	K/S	report
OCTOBER
3rd	Special Sale of 3,000 Crossed Swaledale & Dalesbred Ewes.300 Registered & Unregistered Bluefaced Leicester, Suffolk, Texel, Beltex and North Country Cheviot Rams & Ram Lambs. Entries to time of Sale. 10am - Prime & Lightweight Lambs. Cast Ewes	HAWES	report
	Swaledale Ewes	BELLINGHAM
	Gimmer lambs	RUSWARP
	Annual prize show and sale of Swaledale rams	PENRITH
1st	Swaledale Ewes	SKIPTON	report
1st	Prize Show of Swaledale Gimmer Lambs also Crossed Swaledale Ewes. Prize Show of Bluefaced Leicester Rams & Females.	K/S	report
	The Great Annual Special Sale of 5,000 Registered and Unregistered Uncrossed Swaledale Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings. Prizes for Pens of 10 with the HSBC Trophy. Judging 8.30am. Please Note No Other Sheep This Day.	HAWES
	Annual warranted & unwarranted Swaledale ewes, gimmer shearlings & gimmer lambs	ST JOHNS
	Swaledale Ewes	PENRITH
	Swaledale Rams	SKIPTON	report
	Swaledale ewes, shearlings and lambs	LEYBURN
7th	SSBA E District sale of Swaledale Rams of all ages	RUSWARP
11th	S.S.B.A. 'D' District Ram Sales - Aged Rams & Shearlings	ST JOHNS
13th	S.S.B.A. "B" District aged rams, ram lambs - Judging 8.00am. Sale 10.30am. (All entries/enquiries to D. Alderson 01748 886353).	HAWES	report
14th	S.S.B.A. 'A' District Ram Sale	MIDDLETON	report
7th	Annual autumn show & sale of registered Bluefaced Leicester rams & females.	CARLISLE
	Second sale of horned and hill going ewes	CLITHEROE
8th	Alston Moor & Lazonby sale of Swaledale Ewes, Shearlings & Gimmer Lambs	LAZONBY
12th	Alston Moor & Lazonby sale of Swaledale rams also Bluefaced Leicester rams & rams of other breeds	LAZONBY	report
	Annual Sale of Swaledale gimmer lambs & shearlings. Prizes for Pens of 10, and the White Hart Challenge Trophy for Gimmer Lambs and the Tunstall Tractors Trophy for Shearlings. Judging 9.00am.Sale 10.00am.	HAWES
	Show and sale of horned & hill going rams	CLITHEROE
	Third Mule, Masham, & Cont. X Gimmer Lambs & Shearlings. 9.00am.	HAWES
12th	Mule gimmer lambs	LAZONBY	report
19th	S.S.B.A. 'C' District Ram Sales - Aged & Ram Lambs	K/S	report
20th 21st	S.S.B.A. 'C' District Ram Sales - Shearling Rams Sale.	K/S	Thursday report Friday report
26th 27th	S.S.B.A. (“B” District) Swaledale shearling ram sale. Judging 8.00am. Sale 10.00am. both days. Entries to sec. D.R. Alderson 01748 886353. (Catalogue for Ram Sale closes).	HAWES	report
	12 noon - The Annual Special Sale of 3,500 Uncrossed Correct Swaledale Ewes.10am - Prime & Lightweight Lambs. Cast Ewes.	HAWES
29th	Luke Fair' sale of gimmer & wether lambs of all classes also Swaledale gimmers & gimmer lambs, rams of all breeds	K/S
	Second Special Sale of 1,000 Swaledale Gimmer Lambs also Special Fourth Sale of 1,000 Mule, Masham & Cont x Gimmer Lambs. 11am - Special Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs followed by Special Sale of Correct & Feeding Ewes. 10am - Prime & Lightweight Lambs.	HAWES
26th	Mule Gimmer Lambs, Store Lambs, Swaledale Ewes & Gimmer Lambs. Bluefaced Leicester Rams & Females	LAZONBY	report
28th	Second sale of Swaledale gimmer lambs, ewes & lambs of all breeds also rams	MIDDLETON	report
NOVEMBER
	Store Lambs also Swaledale Ewes & Gimmer Lambs	ST JOHNS
	Registered and Unregistered Swaledale Rams.	HAWES	report
DECEMBER
	Christmas prize show and sale of prime cattle and sheep.	K/S	report
	Weekly Sheep Sale, including Cast Rams Christmas lamb show - Judging 9.00am for the BOCM Trophy, The R.T. Dent Trophy and prizes from Carrs Billington & Phillip Holden (Rural). Store Sheep, Cast Tups and Ewes. . Annual Lamb Carcase competition in conjunction with Dales Quality Meat Co., Borwins Abattoir 6.00pm	HAWES	report