PRIME LAMBS
Bigger Numbers Descend on J36 with Trade Capable of Catering for All
TA Teasdale, Grange over Sands led the day’s trading with his heavy Texels selling to £234. E Dodgson, Kendal sold Beltex cross to £217, Suffolks sold to £216 from AJ & SE Burrow, Milnthorpe and Dutch Spotted sold to £214 from DA Dixon, Grayrigg. Numerous pens of heavy lambs were over £4/kilo with 434pp/kg being the top call today for marvellous Texels from E Dodgson, Kendal with Suffolks at 428pp/kg from WS Burrow Ltd, Carnforth. Lightweight, smart types sold to 419pp/kg (£176) for 42kg from DJ Clarke Farming, Lancaster. An overall average of 376pp/kg was achieved.
Leading averages:
TA Teasdale, Grange over Sands – 13 at £226.77
E Dodgson, Kendal – 27 at £208.22
WS Burrow Ltd, Carnforth – 77 at £204.27
Note to vendors, please ensure the Farm Assurance or your VAN number is up to date in the office please. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
More lambs are required, please keep them coming in.
CAST SHEEP
Trade for cast sheep remained strong today despite a larger influx of cast sheep going through the markets at the moment. Numbers were up as expected and trade for the middle packet of ewes perhaps saw an increase on the week.
Top price for ewes was achieved from J&D Dixon, Grayrigg at £202 for a pen of Dutch Spotted ewes. Cast rams were topped out at £190 for a Cheviot from J Angus, Holmrook.
Goats present today averaged £150.
More ewes are needed as demand remains high. Please contact Auctioneers for more information.
Will Rogerson – 07506283587 or
Rob Cloughton – 07867000244
Office – 015395 66200
Leading Averages - Ewes:
Suffolk - £163 - £196 – Bargh Contractors
Texel - £144 - £200 – S Crowe
Dutch Spotted - £196 - £202 – J&D Dixon
Beltex - £186 - £196 – E&H Winder
Mule - £142 - £190 – FW Park
Cheviot - £124 - £170 – J Woodburn
Masham - £162 - £178 – TGT &PJ Strickland
Hampshire - £162 - £170 – J&O Galbraith
Dorset - £168 – J&R Waller
Swaledale - £110 - £140 – Drinkall Bros
Rough Fell - £119 - £148 – L Potter
Milk Sheep - £130 – J Talbot
Goats - £142 - £150 – R&Y Willison
Blue Faced Leicester - £140 – RHM & S Boyren
Herdwick - £107 - £108 – J Angus
Leading Averages – Rams:
Suffolk - £186 – J&D Dixon
Texel - £170 – RJ&ML Lowery
Cheviot - £190- - J Angus
Swaledale - £108 – JA Alderson
Herdwick - £140 – J Angus