PRIME LAMBS
A smaller show of lambs forward today, due to many local farmers being tied up with movements following a busy few days of breeding sheep sales.
LE&A Ridding, Selside topped the days trade, selling heavy weight Texels to £206, closely followed by £204 for continentals from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof and Beltex’s at £202 from J Twigge, Lindale.
Topping the pence per kilo today was TR Prickett, Hutton Roof achieving 417p/kg for 48kg Texels, with 409p/kg achieved by both WS Burrow, Silverdale and J Twigge, Lindale.
Buyers were showing preference towards well bred and fed lambs, with a respectable market average of 338p/kg achieved and a market SQQ of 343p/kg. More lambs are required for next Monday’s sale, gates are open from 7am, with a prompt sale start time of 10am.
TOP PRICE PER HEAD:
£206, 53kg, LE&A Ridding, Cumbria
£204, 51kg, TR Prickett, Hutton Roof
£202, 57kg, LE&A Ridding, Selside
£202, 51kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£200, 53kg, LE&A Ridding, Selside
£200, 48kg, TR Prickett, Hutton Roof
£200, 60kg, LE&A Ridding, Selside
£195, 49kg, D&D Huddleston, Wray
£192, 58kg, LE&A Ridding, Selside
£192, 47kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
TOP PRICE PER KILO:
417ppk, 48kg, T R Prickett, Hutton Roof
409ppk, 47kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
409ppk, 43kg, W S Burrow, Silverdale
405ppk, 42kg, T R Prickett, Hutton Roof
405ppk, 43kg, D&D Huddleston, Wray
404ppk, 45kg, D&D Huddleston, Wray
400ppk, 51kg, Tr Prickett, Hutton Roof
398ppk, 42kg, A Brown, Littledale
398ppk, 49kg, D&D Huddleston, Wray
CAST SHEEP
Texels ewes topped the cast sheep trade at Lancaster, achieving £175 from M&L Preece with others £158 from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof. Blue Faced Leicester sold to £150 from JR&J Gorst, Quernmore. Mules topped at £142, with other Mules frequently £115 to £135.
More cast sheep are required next Monday to satisfy buyers requirements.