St Johns Chapel Auction Mart
St Johns Chapel Auction Mart
17.10.2026
Store Lambs
St Johns Chapel Market held its fortnightly sale of Store Lambs and presented a fantastic, catalogued entry of 2856 Store Lambs and Feeding Ewes. This included the Show & Sale of Young Handlers lambs which had fantastic support with 19 keen young stocksmen and women who each presented quality store lambs, which was judged by Josie Mallinson who we thank for her support.
Topping the lambs fittingly was the 1st prize young handlers lamb from Ruby Welch, Park View a shapey Blue Texel lamb selling for £280 with other shapey lambs from this home selling to £230.
D & P Heppel, Hill Crest also sold quality shapey lambs to £172 & £168.
R Collingwood, Stewartshield Meadows sold 7 smart Suffolk cross lambs to £162 and another 8 more at £155.
Other smart Suffolk cross lambs sold to £160, this was 2nd prize young handlers lamb, from George Wearmouth, Rosehill which was well held by the young shepherd all morning.
The roads leading from Teesdale to Chapel are frequently used by many farmers this time F & M P Allinson, West Briscoe made the worthwhile trip over selling sweet Texel x lambs to £145 and £143 with a strong pen of Mules to £124.
W Wearmouth, Rosehill brought a great run of Continental x lambs selling 9 to £140, others to £138 and £136 and 37 more at £133.
Beltex x lambs reached £148 for a well bred lamb, this was from Scarlett Fletcher, Short Thorns.
Mule lambs were easy sold peaking at £135 for 37 superb lambs from C Hodgeson, Hill House with another 37 making £131.
JM & K Robinson, Ling Riggs showed an outstanding run of Mule lambs peaking at £128 for 78 and then putting 160 in the ring which went on to make £120.
M F & K C Stobalt, Grains O Beck brought another great run to Chapel selling his first pen of Mules to £127.
Swaledale lambs are best sold at St Johns Chapel, this time 907 graced the ring albeit not as dear as the last sale they still sold to strong rates. Top price was another Harwood man, PD & J Johnson, Herdship selling a strong pen of Swales to £92. J T & E F Golightly, Lilswood peaked with his Swales at £90. Also at £90 making there Chapel debut was Devonport Farms with their first pen of 30 at £90 and then a pen of 98 making £82.
More sheep are wanted at Chapel for each store sale at St Johns Chapel, next sale is Saturday 31st October.
Contact
Harrison Collinwgood-07895 761102
Hexham-01434 605444
Blue Texel
£280 Park View, £230 Park View x2, £153 Ludwell, £138 Burn Bank Cottage, £130 Burn Bank Cottage & Ludwell, £128 Ludwell, £121 South Wellhope
Texel
£172 Hill Crest, £168 Hill Crest
Suffolk Cross
£162 Stewart Shield Meadows, £160 Rosehill, £155 Stewart Shield Meadows, £143 Sparks Farm, £136 Aimshaugh, £135 Chatterley Farm, £133 Rosehill, £131 Billing Shield, £128 Sparks Farm & Sun Rise House, £126 Sparks Farm, £123 Eastgate House, £121 Aimshaugh
Beltex Cross
£148 Shortthorns, £130 Jolly Body, £129 Jolly Body, £128 Jolly Body, £126 Jolly Body
Texel Cross
£140 Rosehill & Sun Rise House x2, £138 Ambling Gate & Chatterley Farm & Rosehill, £137 Aimshaugh, £136 Aimshaugh x2 & Rosehill & Shield Hill Top & Softley Farm, £135 8 Longdale Grove & Burn Bank Cottage, £134 – & Old Greenfield, £133 Hill Crest & Lilswood Cottage & Rosehill & Shortthorns & Sun Rise House, £132 Aimshaugh & Herdship Farm & Shield Hill Top, £131 Ambling Gate & Eastgate House x2 & Ludwell & New Meadows, £130 Rosehill, £129 Shield Hill Top & The Tofts, £128 East Friar & Marshes Gill & Sun Rise House & West Briscoe, £127 Billing Shield & Lilswood Cottage, £126 Hill Crest & The Causeway, £124 Burn Bank Cottage & Chesterwood Farm House & Thornley Pit House, £123 Billing Shield, £122 Thornley Hall Farm, £121 Eastgate House, £120 The Causeway & The Tofts, £119 Birkside & Wolf Hills, £118 Eastgate House, £117 Ludwell & Marshes Gill & Shortthorns, £116 Aimshaugh & Birkside & Thornley Hall Farm, £111 Burn Bank Cottage & Old Greenfield, £110 Birkside & Middle Farm & Shield Hill Top, £109 Shield Hill Top & South Wellhope, £108 Blackcleugh & Middle Farm
North of England Mule
£135 Hill House West, £131 Hill House West, £128 1 Ling Riggs, £127 Grain O Beck, £126 Ambling Gate, £124 West Briscoe, £120 1 Ling Riggs & Ambling Gate & Grain O Beck, £118 East Friar & Lilswood Cottage & Rosehill & Wolsingham Park Farms, £117 Stewart Shield Meadows, £116 Eastgate House, £113 Thornley Hall Farm, £112 New Meadows & Shortthorns, £111 East Friar x2, £109 Shield Hill Top & Warden Hill, £108 Middle Farm & New Meadows, £107 – & The Causeway, £106 East Friar & Lilswood Cottage & Longdale Grove, £105 1 Ling Riggs, £104 Middle Farm, £102 Eastgate House & Herdship Farm, £101 The Causeway
Cheviot
£120 Herdship Farm, £104 Aimshaugh x2
Swaledale
£92 Herdship Farm, £90 Devonport Farms & Lilswood Cottage, £88 Herdship Farm, £87 East Friar & Wolsingham Park Farms, £82 Devonport Farms & Rosehill & Shield Hill Top & White Hill, £80 Bondisle & Pineville, £78 Billing Shield, £76 Stewart Shield Meadows, £74 Wolf Hills, £73 Herdship Farm, £72 Middle Farm & Softley Farm, £71 Middle Farm, £70 1 Ling Riggs & Eastgate House & Hesleywell
Cheviot Cross
£106 Blackcleugh
Easy Care Cross
£80 Middle Farm
Ewes
Ewes topped at £208 for a Texel from O Harrison, Aimshaugh.
Texel Cross
£208 Aimshaugh, £165 Jolly Body, £158 Aimshaugh
Beltex Cross
£180 Jolly Body
Texel
£175 Aimshaugh, £162 -, £155 Longdale Grove
Bluefaced Leicester
£136 Thornley Hall Farm, £120 Ludwell
North of England Mule
£128 Sparks Farm, £124 Thornley Hall Farm
