SUPER EASTER TRADE FOR SPRING LAMBS AT BENTHAM

Taking top honours at Bentham & District Farmers' Auction Mart's Easter Show & Sale of Spring Lambs, JD&V Towers & Son from Farleton sold their 44kg Champion exhibits for £126.00 a head to Bowland Foods in behalf of Roy Procter, Family Butcher, Chatburn.

The Tower's family also took the Reserve ticket with their 40kg exhibits going to the same buyer, this time for £92.00 per head, as well as selling their first prize winners from the under 36kg class for £64.00 a head to A Shan.

Winning the Supreme Hogg Competition was J Garth & Son, Keasden with their 42kg exhibits, before selling them for £114.00 a head to S Price Family Butchers.

Results of the Show

CHAMPION SPRING LAMB
From JD&V Towers, Farleton 44kg £126.00 to Bowland Foods

RESERVE CHAMP SPRING LAMB
From JD&V Towers, Farleton 40kg £92.00 to Bowland Foods

CLASS 1 Best Spring Lamb under 36kg
1st JD&V Towers, Farleton 34kg £64.00 to A Shan
2nd WJ Barker, Arkholme 34kg £54.00 to L Brown
3rd GJ&C Middleton, Settle 31kg £52.00 to L Brown

CLASS 2 Best Spring Lamb 36kg and Over
1st JD& V Towers, Farleton 44kg £126.00 to Bowland Foods
2nd JD&V Towers, Farleton 40kg £92.00 to Bowland Foods
3rd JD&V Towers, Farleton 36kg £84.00 to Bowland Foods

SUPREME HOGG COMPETITION
1st J Garth & Son, Keasden 42kg £114.00 to S Price Family Butchers
2nd J Baines, Trawden 43kg £86.00 to J Hadwin
3rd JA&DE Batty & Son, Kendal 42kg £75.00 to Woodhead Bros

Auctioneers – Richard Turner & Son