PRIME LAMBS

Lamb trade continues to flourish.
Stand on from last week with the demand for lambs extremely strong, and a lack of numbers and well finished sheep to suit buyers’ appetites. A slightly more mixy show forward today saw smashing returns for well fleshed lambs seeing the whole sale finish with an overall average of 360p/kg.
Topping the trade today in the pence per kilo section was Harry Geldard with a tremendous pair of Texels making £222. Hampshires sold to £213 from IL Dixon and Suffolks hit £196 for a pair from M&RW Stirzaker. KA Purtill fetched his usual run of quality lambs reaching 402.6p/kg for a pair of Texels. A pen of ten Texels this time at 40kg hit 394.5p/kg from DJ Clarke. 42kg lambs from W Garnett & Son sold to 395.2p/kg, while JA&R Geldard & Son sold a run of 43 kg Lleyns for 388.4p/kg or £167 for a lot of 42 in the ring at once.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions or queries ahead of net weeks sale here at junction 36.

CAST SHEEP

Cast ewes remain a good trade with all goods keenly bid for here at J36. Well meated heavy ewes achieving the biggest returns, with the best still over £200. Best Mules and medium continentals were £165 plus, with the best horned ewes still the top side of £120.

Ewes:
Texels to £250 from JT&A Armitstead, Selside.
BFL to £208 from TLB&J Knowles, Selside.
Suffolks to £198 from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe.
Cheviot Mules to £188 from Archers at Redbank, Carnforth.
Zwartbles to £176 from Ted Park, Lyth Valley.
Hsmpshires to £170 from P Rossall, Scorton.
North of England Mules to £165 from WS Burrow, Carnforth.
Rough Fells to £140 from H Chapman & Son, Middleton.
Swaledales to £128 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston.

Rams:
Texels to £218 from G&SA Edmondson, Carnforth.
Beltexs to £188 from RT Colbear, Appleby.
Swaledales to £142 from JA Alderson, Kirkby Stephen.

Contact Will on 07506283587 for more information.