CAST EWES
All ewes forward today averaged £162 with a large number being harder worked, twin rearing ewes. Stronger end Continental ewes to £224 for Texels from H Birkett & Son with others £216 from CJ Metcalfe and £210 for KA Purtill. Medium cross bred ewes £180 to £195, best of the Mules to £196 from D & E Whitaker with other stronger ends £170 to £180. Hill bred ewes saw Cheviots sell to £187, Rough Fells £164, Swaledales £120 and Welsh £90. Just a handful of Rams today selling to £220.
Keep these ewes coming
PRIME LAMBS
More lambs forward each week with a large number of returning vendors keen to take advantage of the buoyant Monday Morning sale at Lancaster Auction.
Back on the top of the leaderboard this week was Kevin Purtill selling Beltex lambs at 550p/kg with other pens of well bred and well finished lambs nicely 500p/kg to 535p/kg. First cross lambs generally 450p/kg to 470p/kg, an overall market average of 440p/kg for lambs ranging from 32kg to 53kg. P & V Bennett, lead todays sale selling Beltex at £245 with D & K Swarbrick achieving £235 and H Birkett & Son £233. Light weight lambs looking well sold with Texels from G Barton, Arkholme at 38kg to £205.
In spec and well finished lambs easily sold with more required to satisfy buyers demand here at Lancaster Auction on a Monday Morning.
Top Price Per Head:
£245, 49kg, P & V Bennett, Aldcliffe.
£235, 44kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
£233, 47kg, H Birkett & Son, Overton.
£230, 50kg, H Birkett & Son, Overton.
£230, 48kg, H Birkett & Son, Overton.
£229, 46kg, J A Lambert, Preston.
£224, 50kg, E J & P E Burrow, Storth.
£220, 43kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
£220, 43kg, J A Lambert, Preston.
£220, 40kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
£220, 41kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
£220, 49kg, M & R W Stirzaker, Milnthorpe.
Top Price Per Kilo:
550p/kg, 40kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
539p/kg, 38kg, G Barton, Arkolme.
538p/Kg, 40kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
537p/Kg, 41kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
534p/Kg, 44kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
522p/Kg, 41kg, W & A Cornall, Garstang.
520p/Kg, 40kg, C J Metcalfe, Ingleton.
515p/Kg, 39kg, A & E Clarkson Ltd, Thurnham.
512p/Kg, 43kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
512p/Kg, 43kg, J A Lambert, Preston.