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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs, Thursday 9th October 2025.

Over 5000 lambs sold today to average £105.02, for a very seasonal entry including many hill bred lambs.

Good quality forward continental bred lambs still achieving great returns, topping at £160 for Texel cross from Thomas Wilson, Ashtead with £150 achieved for Beltex by both Raine & Davidson, Kirkby Stephen and Robyn Allen, Ings. Strongest continental lambs were regularly £125 and upwards, with Suffolks to £125 from Messrs Wilson, Wyke with others at £124 from DM Eames, Abbeystead. Mules sold to £119 for a pen of twenty five from GI&D Postlethwaite, Howgill with others to £117 from GM Strong, Penrith. Other stronger lambs were £100 to £110 with longer term sorts less. Hill bred lambs sold to £127 for Cheviots from N Burton, Sedbergh with Rough Fells to £123 from D&A Jackson, New Biggin. Swaledales starting to come forward selling to £75 for 27 from Low Moor Howe Farm, Winster or £74 for 17 from KD&L Armer, Kirkby Stephen.

Texel to £160, averaged £113.72.
Beltex to £150, average £128.17.
Suffolk to £125, average £110.16.
Mule to £119, averaged £100.32.
Swaledale to £75, average £67.54.

All classes were once again good to sell here at Junction 36, more entries are needed for next sale.

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STORE LAMBS:

TEXEL: £160, £146 Ashstead, £139 Marsh Grange, £136 Hollowmire, £134 Braemar How Mill, £134 Catherine Holme. BELTEX: £150 St Annes Farm, £150 (x2) Thornley Gale, £140 St Annes Farm, £134 Wath Farm, £133 Catherine Holme. CONTINENTAL: £140, £126 Catherine Holme, £123 New House Farm, £121 The Park, £118 Coldcotes Farm, £117 Brow Head. CHEVIOT: £127 Low Haygarth Farm, £118 High House Farm, £114 High House Farm, £110 Borrow Bridge House, £108 Low Haygarth Farm, £103 Nun House. SUFFOLK: £125 Wyke Farm, £124 Middle Lee Farm, £121 Hill Cottage, £121 Middle Birkby Farm, £121 Sunny Brow, £120 Kirkby Hall. ROUGH FELL: £123 Cow Bank, £92 New House Farm, £90 Low Haygarth Farm, £83, £77 New House Farm, £72 Low Haygarth Farm. MULE: £119 Riddings, £117 School Hill, £116 Castle Syke Farm, £112 Low Longmire, £110 Botton Hall Farm, £110 High Borrowbridge. CHAROLAIS: £118 (x3), £117 Thornley Gale, £96 Brow Head, £90 Barker Knott. HERDWICK: £115 High Borrans Farm, £81 Scar Syke Farm. ZWARTBLE: £110 Castle Syke Farm, £88 Applegarth. CHEVIOT MULE: £105 Nun House, £90 Low Newton Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £96 Coldcotes Farm, £95 The Park. MASHAM: £87 Middle Lee Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £89 Fell House. HORNED: £84 Old School House. JACOB: £82 IOM. SWALEDALE: £75 High House Farm, £74 Scar Sykes Farm, £70 High House Farm, £69 Forest Hall. TEESWATER: £76 Middle Lee Farm.

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