LAMBS
Lancaster weekly sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Ewes saw just short of 500 thorugh the ring with an SQQ of 325p/kg and an overall of 314p/kg, with Lambs topping at 533p/kg for a smart pair of Beltex cross Lambs from M Coxhead, Preston with other Beltex from the same home at 467p/kg and 462p/kg, with these well bred and fed Lambs selling to a premium here on a Monday with more of this type easily managed.
Price per head would see WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine at £210 for a Texel, with M Coxhead not far behind at £208. Plenty of other well fed Texels round the £190 mark. Heavy weight Suffolks to £164 from S Ayrton, Thurnham.
A more commercial type Lamb around the 47kg to 47kg mark trading around the £175 mark, with 43kg to 45kgs around £140. Lighter type Commercials around the 330p/kg.
More Mules in the market today with R Capstick & Son, Ingleton to £146.
TOP PRICE PER HEAD
£210, 50kg, WA&LM, Jenkinson, Stalmine
£210,45kg, WA&LM, Jenkinson, Stalmine
£208, 39kg M Coxhead, Preston
£196, 42kg M Coxhead, Preston
£194,42kg, M Coxhead, Preston
£192, 46kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
£192, 62kg, Calderside Farm. Garstang
£192, 48kg, Cd&Hl Mason, Lancaster
£192, 43kg, M Coxhead, Preston
£190, 43kg, M Coxhead, Preston
£190, 44kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£190, 50kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
TOP PRICE PER KILO
533ppk, 39kg, M Coxhead, Preston
467ppk, 42kg, M Coxhead, Preston
467ppk, 45kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
462ppk, 42kg, M Coxhead, Preston
447ppk, 43kg, M Coxhead, Preston
442ppk, 43kg, M Coxhead, Preston
432ppk, 44kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
420ppk, 50kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
417ppk, 46kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
404ppk, 45kg, R F Morphet, Halton
404ppk, 46kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
EWES
A smaller entry of Ewes this week, with trade similar on the week, with M Coxhead selling well meated Texels to £195. Texels a grade down around the £175 mark.
Meated Mules to £158 from J & A Heap, Barnacre with leaner sorts £130 to £135. Leaner type Cheviot Ewes to £90 from SE & J Gorst, Littledale.
All Ewes today averaged £125, with a leaner show than previous weeks.