St Johns Chapel D District Show & Sale of Swaledale Rams
St Johns Chapel Auction Mart
13.10.2026
St John’s Chapel Auction Mart held the Annual Sale of Swaledale Rams on behalf of the D District and presented a fantastic entry of 306 Swaledale Rams the biggest entry for many years. An outstanding show of tups was met with yet again another packed ringside of purchasers and spectators keen to add power, good mouths and quality to their flocks to create a superb trade and atmosphere like no other sale.
Hexham & Northern Marts would like to thank all who helped the sale continue to be such a success especially all on the board on the D District and the wider Swaledale association on a whole for their time, expertise and willingness to continue to promote the Swaledale breed.
The sale averaged £1265.38 up £153.79 on the year for 21 more tups sold and a %97 clearance topping at £11,000. It is exciting to see the Swale sheep in such demand and wanted once more.
Large Breeders:
1st – Lot 107 – F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe
2nd – Lot 105 – F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe
3rd – Lot 176 – E Gowland, Woodbine House
4th – Lot 26 – MJ Lee, Harwood Shield
5th – Lot 297 – JE & E Dobson, White Kirkley
6th – Lot 41 – JL Archer, Glenhill
Small Breeders:
1st – Lot 132 – J Collingwood, Stewart Shield Meadows
2nd – Lot 83 – JA Dalton, Pineville
3rd – Lot 119 – S Tully, Howgill
4th – Lot 110 – RJ White, Rigg Farm
5th – Lot 84 – M & R Pattinson, Pinfold House
6th – Lot 258 – C & C Ridley, Lilswood Grange
Conformation:
1st – Lot 119 – S Tully, Howgill
2nd – Lot 68 – W Parker, Spital Shield
3rd – Lot 257 – C & C Ridley, Lilswood Grange
4th – Lot 283 – AW Watson, Sanders Close
5th – Lot 270 – C & C Ridley, Lilswood Grange
6th – Lot 66 – W Parker, Spital Shield
Group of Three:
1st – J Collingwood, Stewart Shield Meadows
2nd – C & C Ridley, Lilswood Grange
3rd – E Gowland, Woodbine House
Overall Champion:
Lot 107 – F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe
Reserve Champion:
Lot 132 – J Collingwood, Stewart Shield Meadows
Leading Averages:
J L & A Archer, Glenhill £4400 for 5. Topped at £11000
C & C Ridley, Lilswood Grange £3950 for 4. Topped at £4700
F & M P Allison, West Briscoe £3520 for 5. Topped at £9000
G Dalton, Pineville £2800 for 1
W Parker & Sons, Spital Shield £2675 for 8. Topped at £4000
D Collingwood, Intake £2660 for 5. Topped at £7000
I Collinson, Billingshield £2280 for 5. Topped at £3500
Airey Bros, Brownchesters £2250 for 2. Topped at £3800
R S & B A Harker, Overthwaite £1850 for 4. Topped at £3800
J Pritchard, Evistones £1845 for 9. Topped at £3200
A Watson, Sanders Close £1800 for 1
E & K Bland, Cotegill £1700 for 2. Topped at £2600
J Collingwood, Stewartshield £1700 for 5. Topped at £3600
T Hall, Raw Farm £1467 for 12. Topped at £3500
Messrs Green, Hill Farm £1460 for 5. Topped at £3000
G & A Carrick, Hole House £1434 for 12. Topped at £4500
The Sale was topped by J L & A Archer, Glenhill at £11,000, lot number 41 and 6th in the large breeders, this powerful tup was admired by many and was eventually knocked down to T Hall, Raw Farm with the sons of this boy destined for Chapel in just a couple years’ time. J L & A Archer also sold lot number 45 to £4500 selling to P J Smith.
The Overall Champion lot number 107 from F & M P Allison, West Briscoe oozed quality and also saw very keen interest going on to make £9000 selling to Messrs Lightfoot and EJ & RJ Wear, lot number 106 from this home sailed to £3000 another successful trip for Messrs Allinson.
D Collingwood, Intake Farm saw success with lot number 57 an extremely well put together tup which gathered much attention and went onto to raise £7000 selling to Messrs Green, Hill Farm again with the hope of sons to follow in a couple years time back to St John’s Chapel. D Collingwood also sold lot number 58 to £2700.
G & A Carrick, Hole House was up next with Lot number 140 selling for £4500 to T E Clarke, a strong run as always from this home averaged a pleasing £1434 for 12.
C & C Ridley, Lilswood Grange had a cracking pen of 4 tups which gathered much attention all day, this home topped at £4700 later in the afternoon for lot number 257 selling to J Pritchard Evistones and averaged a solid £3950 for the 4.
Leading Prices in sale order, £800 plus:
J Reed, Knarr Farm – Lot 2 £2000, Lot 4 £1200, Lot 5 £1700
TA Wigham, Low Ramshaw – Lot 13 £800
MJ Lee, Harwood Shield – Lot 26 £2200, Lot 27 £900, Lot 28 £1800, Lot 29 £1600, Lot 30 £1400, Lot 31 £1000, Lot 22 £2000, Lot 34 £1000
SR Wigham, Park Burn Foot – Lot 36 £2400, Lot 37 £2500
JL Archer, Glenhill – Lot 41 £11,000, Lot 42 £3500, Lot 43 £1000, Lot 44 £2000, Lot 45 £4500
JP Lee, Morley Hill – Lot 46 £2400, Lot 47 £1800, Lot 48 £2000, Lot 51 £900
D Collingwood, Intake – Lot 57 £7000, Lot 58 £2700, Lot 59 £1600, Lot 60 £1500
W Parker, Spital Shield – Lot 66 £4000, Lot 67 £3200, Lot 68 £2800, Lot 69 £3100, Lot 70 £1900, Lot 71 £2400, Lot 72 £2600, Lot 73 £1400
RW Waugh, Kilnstown – Lot 74 £900, Lot 76 £1400, Lot 78 £1000
JT Golightly, Lilswood Cottage – Lot 82 £1000
JA Dalton, Pineville – Lot 83 £2800
M & R Pattinson, Pinfold House – Lot 84 £2000
JL Wilkinson & Son, Bollihope Shield – Lot 90 £1900, Lot 91 £1200, Lot 94 £1000
E & K Bland, Cotegill – Lot 96 £2600, Lot 97 £800
M/s Moore, Softley Farm – Lot 100 £1100, Lot 102 £800
F & MP Allinson & Son, West Briscoe – Lot 105 £2600, Lot 106 £3000, Lot 107 £9000 (Overall Champion), Lot 108 £2200
M Allinson, West Briscoe – Lot 109 £800
RJ White, Rigg Farm – Lot 110 £800, Lot 111 £1000, Lot 112 £900
JC White, Rigg Farm – Lot 113 £900, Lot 114 £1000
T Vickers, Glenwhelt – Lot 117 £1200
S Tully, Howgill – Lot 119 £1400
JA Thompson, Howburn – Lot 120 £1900
W & J Raine, Randalholme – Lot 128 £800
J Collingwood, Stewart Shield – Lot 132 £3600 (Reserve Champion), Lot 133 £2600, Lot 135 £1000
G & A Carrick, Hole House – Lot 138 £2200, Lot 139 £1800, Lot 140 £4500, Lot 141 £2400, Lot 142 £1100, Lot 145 £1900, Lot 147 £800, Lot 149 £800
T Edgar, Linton Bankhead – Lot 150 £1200, Lot 152 £800, Lot 153 £1400
RJ & RJ Airey, Brownchesters – Lot 158 £3800
I Collinson, Billing Shield – Lot 159 £3500, Lot 160 £1800, Lot 162 £3500, Lot 164 £1800
J Pritchard, Evistones – Lot 167 £3200, Lot 169 £1600, Lot 170 £1800, Lot 171 £3000, Lot 172 £2800, Lot 173 £1400, Lot 174 £800, Lot 175 £1600
E Gowland, Woodbine – Lot 176 £2800, Lot 177 £3400, Lot 178 £2200, Lot 180 £2500, Lot 181 £1400
D & M Flatman, West Stobby Lea – Lot 189 £800
D Humble, Burtree Ford – Lot 195 £1400
JH Emerson, Haggate – Lot 197 £1600
RS & BA Harker, Overthwaite – Lot 204 3800, Lot 205 £1600, Lot 207 £1500
JT Green, Hill Farm – Lot 217 £1200, Lot 218 £3000, Lot 220 £1800
J Bowes, Glenwhelt House – Lot 223 £1200, Lot 224 £1600
K & HA Ridley, Allenshields – Lot 229 £1200
JR & CM Dalton, South Wellhope – Lot 230 £1200
PE Staley, Broadmea – Lot 234 £2200, Lot 237 £1200
B & E Collingwood, Brandon Walls – Lot 239 £2000
T Collingwood & Son, Ambling Gate – Lot 240 £3500
C & C Ridley, Lilswood Grange – Lot 256 £4500, Lot 257 £4700, Lot 258 £2600, Lot 259 £4000
T Hall & Son, Raw Farm – Lot 261 £1200, Lot 262 £2600, Lot 263 £800, Lot 264 £900, Lot 266 £2000, Lot 269 £1800, Lot 270 £3500, Lot 271 £1600, Lot 272 £1500
W Watson, Sanders Close – Lot 273 £1200, Lot 276 £800, Lot 278 £2200, Lot 280 £1000, Lot 281 £1000
AW Watson, Sanders Close – Lot 283 £1800
M & EM Wilson, Arngill House – Lot 288 £1000
H Huddleston, Round Meadows – Lot 290 £3000, Lot 291 £2000, Lot 292 £1000, Lot 295 £1000, Lot 296 £1200
JE & E Dobson, White Kirkley – Lot 297 £2400, Lot 299 £1200
J Nattrass, Shield Hill Top – Lot 304 £900
We would again like to thank all vendors, purchasers, helpers and everyone else who helped make this sale a success and we wish everyone all the best of luck with their new purchases.
The next sale at St John’s Chapel is this Saturday the 17th October with 2700 Store Lambs and Ewes entered all entries keenly wanted for our fortnightly Saturday Store Sales.
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