PRIME LAMBS
Lancasters weekly sale of prime lambs
Saw 600 through the ring with a pleasing average of 329ppk with lambs from 29kg to 66kg.
JR & LA Capstick, Killington back with quality lambs to 373ppk for Texels. Other texels from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe to 367ppk or £176 not far behind was D & J Hay, Cockerham at £175 also for Texels. Plenty of other texels 45-46kg round the £155-£160 mark. Few more hill bred lambs about today with Mules to £167 from R Lawrence, Grange over Sands. Heavy weight Mashams to £159 from T & D Wright, Wray. Cheviots from P Prickett, Hutton Roof to £141. Dalesbred to £130 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton. Swaledale lambs to £129 from JF & AW Sutton, Longsleddale.
CAST EWES
Nice entry of cast ewes and rams.
A&E Clarkson, Thurnham saw his pair of Texel tups to £220. Other tups from J Clarke & Sons, Lancaster to £185 for Charolais.
Cast ewes to £205 for Suffolks from Redmayne Brockholes Ltd, Samlesbury. Dutch Spotted to £205 from KP Dagger, Preston. Texel ewes to £200 from J Lamb, Old Glasson others at £195 from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe who also had big mules at £162. Medium mules round the £155 mark. Cheviots to £150 from R Stobbart & M Miradoli, Over Wyresdale. Dalesbred from RG Woodhouse, Scorton to £133. Swaledales to £107 from JF & AW Sutton, Longsleddale.
Business as usual next Monday which includes Young Handlers show. For marketing advice please phone Matt or Andrew.
STORE LAMBS
Just 2 pens of Store Lambs in today from PG Thornton, Scorton saw his Texels to £140 while his Suffolks to £132.
More store lambs required next week please advise of entries to Andrew or Matthew
LANCASTERS SALE OF DRESSED POULTRY
Saw a total entry of 190 birds which consisted of 137 turkeys, 37 capons, 11 geese and 5 ducks, selling to a good ringside of buyers eager to purchase.
Best turkeys to £105 twice from G Hargreaves, Lancaster. DJ Barton, Carnforth annual consignment to £100. Plenty of other Turkeys round the £4.00 a lb mark. Geese to £70 from BJ Jenkinson, Eagland Hill. Chickens to £30 from JM & TJ Livesey, Inskip. Ducks to £20 from W Birbeck, Soulby.
North West Auctions would like to wish all vendors & buyers a Merry Christmas.