PRIME HOGGS
Just a handful of hoggs today, with meaty hoggs still in plenty of demand, all averaging 389p/kg. Topping today at £225 from J Smith, Lancaster for heavy weight Cheviots, with other Cheviots at handy weights 420p/kg from D Wightman, Burton in Kendal.
PRIME LAMBS
Lancaster weekly sale of prime lambs saw numbers short of buyers requirement with just short of 400 through the ring. Sale to a cracking average of £205.50 per head or 478ppk sqq and 475ppk overall for a more commercial show of lambs.
The better bred well meated lambs very similar on the week topping at £250 or 560ppk from regular Lancaster supporter Dave and Karen Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe for Texel lambs. Other texel lambs from Kevin Purtill, Wigan topping at 575ppk. Handy weight texels to £214 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. Plenty of texel lambs 41-45kg round the 550ppk mark or £230 mark. Kevin Purtill, Wigan continued his good days trading with Suffolks to £240 with other Suffolks to £212 from G Sagar & Son, Caton.
Top Price Per Head:
£250 45kg D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe
£250 44kg D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe
£245 44kg D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe
£240 47kg H Birkett & Son, Overton
£240 44kg K A Purtill, Wigan
£238 45kg J R & J Gorst & Son, Quernmore
£238 46kg E J & P E Burrow, Storth
£233 44kg D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe
£232 42kg WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
£232 44kg D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe
Top Price Per Kilo:
575p/kg 40kg K A Purtill, Wigan
568p/kg 44kg D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe
557p/kg 44kg D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe
556p/kg 41kg WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
556p/kg 41kg A & E Clarkson LTD, Thurnam
556p/kg 45kg WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
555p/kg 40kg T M Townley, Over Wyresdale
552p/kg 42kg WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
549p/kg 39kg S Wilson & Son, Scotforth
548p/kg 42kg WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
More lambs required next week to keep the new and regular buyers satisfied.
CAST SHEEP
Cast sheep saw numbers very similar on the week with trade very much on par with previous weeks.
WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine taking the top spot this week with their Texel ewes to £228 with other from the same good home to £215 who also has Dutch Spotted to £165.
Well fleshed Mule ewes to £174 from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe and £168 from A & E Clarkson, Thurnham, who also had pygmy goats at £78. Lesser Mules around the early £150 mark.
Charollais ewes to £225 from GS Lander, Cheshire with others to £192 from the same home.
Cheviot ewes to £192 from KA Purtill with Suffolk ewes from the same home at the same price.
Just a handful of Tups today saw Texels to £225 from P & AJ Whitaker, Quernmore with other Texels to £220 from D Wightman, Burton in Kendal and Cheviots tups to £198 for J Smith, Lancaster.
No Ewes & Lambs in this week, with a successful season seen at Lancaster this year with numbers 85% up on the year with Ewes & Lambs topping at £485 and Hoggs & Lambs topping at £445.
Attention now to our opening sale of Stores with plenty of buyer support already expressed for our opening sale on the 20th July.
Please contact Matthew or Andrew for further information.