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BENTHAM AUCTION MART

Albert Hall
Farms

Quality Calf Suppliers
Pleased to be supporting Bentham Auction Mart for
many years, and wish them luck for the future

Tel: [phone]

Manor House Farm, Strensall, York, YO32 5XS

Bentham’s growth for the past
32 years.
“There is a lot of competition
as there are seven auction
marts within a 25 mile radius,”
he told me. “But we are getting
our share and have just had our
best autumn ever for breeding
sales. This area is predominantly
focussed around Mules whether

they are North Country Mules,
Swaledale ewes breeding them
or Blue Faced Leicester rams.
Twenty years ago we were
regarded as small fry in relation
to some of the other markets
but our gimmer lamb sales are
now highly significant. Other
than Lazonby’s main day, ours
will be the largest one-day

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Pearsons Farm
Supplies Ltd

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The team at Pearsons Farm Supplies
are proud to be associated with
Bentham Auction Mart and wish
them all the look in the future.

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West Marton, Gisburn, Skipton, Otley & Bentham Auction also at Gaerwen, Anglesey

sale of Mule ewe lambs in the
country with 11,000 this year.
Over our two days we will sell
more than 15,000. We are very
much on the map now whereas
years ago, we were just seen as
‘this little mart.’ Our sale of draft
Swaledale ewes is regarded
as one of the year’s leading
sales.”

‘Our sale
of draft
Swaledale
ewes is one
of the year’s
leading sales’
Stephen hails from
Burythorpe near Malton, and
has followed in his father’s
footsteps: David Dennis

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