CAST EWES
An increase in both numbers and appetite in the cull ewe section today selling to a top of £220 for Texels from J Fell, Kendal. Heavy Suffolk crosses to £204 from Messrs J Woodburn, Ulverston with this good home topping the mules at £181. Best mules today £160+ with leanest feeding types £95-£120. Horned ewes a similar trade, to a top of £158 for a single heavy Rough Fell from J Hunter, Tebay with Swaledales to £117 from JW & E Woof, Sedbergh. Best pens of Swaledales over £100, medium pens £65-£80 with lean types around the £40 mark.
• Texel to £220 from J Fell, Kendal
• Suffolk to £204 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston
• Cheviot Mule to £200 from Messrs Blanc, Ulpha
• BFL to £198 from RI Dixon, Grange over Sands
• Cheviot to £194 from JW & E Woof, Sedbergh
• North of England Mule to £181 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston
• Rough Fell to £158 from J Hunter, Tebay
• Swaledale to £117 from JW & E Woof, Tebay
• Goat to £116 from Greenlands Farm