CAST EWES

An increased entry of top end ewes was duly rewarded today, topping at £315 for a Texel from the Ladds of Benson Hall. Numerous heavy ewes over £200 with the best mules to £187 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland. Heavy well fleshed mules £165+ with horned and hill ewes topping at £170 for Cheviots and £160 for Rough Fells.

Ewes
• Texel to £315 from R & E Ladds, Benson Hall
• Beltex to £248 from D Black, Milnthorpe
• Suffolk to £240 from CG Birkett, Carnforth
• Cheviot Mule to £216 from MW & M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell
• BFL to £208 from JA & CA Gibson, Selside
• North England Mule to £187 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland
• Cheviot to £170 from HR & KA Hodgson, Barbon
• Rough Fell to £160 from RM & JL Whitton, Cartmel
• Kerry Hill to £144 from D Phillips, Gatebeck
• Herdwick to £134 from DE Metcalfe, Garsdale
• Swaledale to £127 from JA & CA Gibson, Selside

CAST RAMS

Cast ram trade on another level.

Rams
• Charollais to £248 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland
• Texel to £238 from J & M Wilson, Selside
• BFL to £208 from JA & CA Gibson, Selside
• Cheviot to £194 from JH & J Ryder, Silloth

PRIME HOGGS

Hoggs make a habit of being seriously dear

Herdwicks and Swaledales, Scotch Blackface stand clear,
Mules to Hampshire, trade in top gear,
All types forward, one thing is clear,
No matter the breed, they’re seriously dear.

Heavier end of hoggs sold to £234 twice from Messrs J & M Wilson & Sons and from G & E Livestock. Top p/kg also come from that same good home, reaching 500p/kg for a single Texel. Other Texels to 471.7p/kg for a pen of 8 from G & E Livestock Ltd. Just behind, from Messrs GM & A Jackson, hitting 468.2p/kg and 465.1p/kg again for Texel hoggs. Beltex sold to 458.3p/kg from Messrs RF Morphet. Herdwicks got to 438.7p/kg from Messrs Hodgson. Cheviots sold to 434.9p/kg for a pen of 33 from AW & D Brown. 48kg Mules from Messrs EW & JR Parkinson hit 404.2p/kg for a run of 22. Gritstones also to 400p/kg from Messrs P & H Clough. Pen of 11 Scotch Blackface sold to 415.6p/kg from Messrs GM & A Jackson. A batch of 19 lighter Swales sold nicely to the 393.9p/kg mark again from Messrs Hodgson.

Todays overall average was 412p/kg with an SQQ of 420p/kg. More numbers could quite easily be handled with a very busy ringside today, with yet more new buyers in attendance. Come to J36 on a Tuesday for a highly competitive trade and prompt payment.

Call Joel McGarva with any enquiries on 07920 009097.

SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

413 breeding sheep

A very large entry was witnessed today @ J36 with a huge increase for the same sale the previous year. There was a very large entry of Mules, and a large entry of outfits with single lambs.

Demand for well grown lambs was obvious today with lambs with more age making as much, if not more, than the previous week. However young lambs would take a hit today especially with the weather being like it was.
Topping today’s trade was a pen of Cheviot Mules with Texel twin lambs from Richard Gardner of Kendal College making £440. The same firm hit £400 again with a pen of broken mouthed Cheviot Mules.

Singles stole the show again today with plenty of outfits making over £150 per life. Topping this category today was Harry Blackwell with a pure Beltex family making £395.

Demand for sheep and lambs is certainly not slackening off.

Ewes
Beltex ewes with singles - £395 – HP Blackwell
Beltex ewes with twins - £365 – HP Blackwell
Texel ewes with singles - £300 – JM & NJ Strickland
Texel ewes with twins - £390 – I Jones
Cheviot Mule ewes with singles - £315 – Kendal College
Cheviot Mule ewes with twins - £440 – Kendal College
Mule ewes with singles - £260 – Kendal College
Mule ewes with twins - £385 – NA Allen

Shearlings
Mules with singles - £370 RC Wharton & Son
Mules with twins - £280 – RC Wharton & Son
Continental with twins - £315 – JM & NJ Strickland

A large entry is already gathered up for next week. Don’t hesitate to contact the office or Auctioneers for entries or enquiries.
Rob – 07867 000244

PIGS

Pigs were a good trade considering where the national prices are at the minute. Numbers were also up on the previous sale.

The very best prime pigs were making 1.80p/kg.
Topping the market today was joined this week from Peter Woof & John Stott, making £200 for a prime gilt and a prime boar.

Weaners were also a good trade today, making around the £70 mark.
There was a noticeable shift towards selling prime pigs slightly lighter than previous weeks.

Weaners are still in demand. Big entry already for next sale, well worth coming for a look.