IN the Autumn sunshine at Malton, the trade for all classes of breeding sheep remained firm, and the store lamb trade was better than anticipated.

The top pen of breeding sheep was shown by RW Twiddle, Knapton; a pen of Texel X Beltex Shearling, which sold for a rewarding £230/head to Hannah Jeffrey.

Forward 2,595 head of stock: 581 Suffolk X Shearlings to £180 – B Meadley, Skeffling (av £141); 112 Suffolk X Ewes to £136 –R Byas, Kilham (av £94); 58 Texel X Beltex Shearlings to £230 – R W Twiddle, Knapton (£182); 303 Texel X Shearlings to £165 – J Newitt, Rillington (£132); 128 Texel X Ewes to £120 – D Whitaker, Marishes (av £90); 143 Gimmer Mule Shearlings to £138 – E Sims, Driffield (£125); 179 Mule ewes to £120 – J A Lockey (av £85); 249 Gimmer lambs to £132 – Garrowby Estates, Garrowby; 765 Store Lambs forward to average £54; Suffolk X Lambs to £65 – J Malthouse, Hackness; Texel X Lambs to £61 – D Mudd, Brompton/R Carver, Weaverthorpe; Suffolk Shearling Rams to 420gns –D Aconley, Knapton; Texel Shearling Rams to 400gns – ACMC, Beeford; Dutch Texel Shearling Rams to 400gns – I Clough, Stape; Charolais Shearlings Rams to 400gns – D Witcher, Skewsby.