PRIME LAMBS
Lancaster’s weekly sale of prime lambs saw 590 through the ring, with trade averaged an SQQ of 329p/kg and overall of 322p/kg. As seen nationwide trade for meat was getting way nicely, with leaner sorts looking more suited to the store lamb ring.
KA Purtill, Wigan saw his weekly consignment of quality lambs sell to £198 for a Beltex with other Beltexs from the same home at 462p/kg. Heavy Texel lambs from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof sold to £194 with B&SE Carter, Ellel was not far behind at £190. Heavy Suffolk lambs from DJ Clarke Farming, Barnacre sold to £164.Handy weight lambs full of meat were the easiest lambs to sell today, trading round the 340p/kg to 350p/kg mark for 40kg to 42kg lamb.
More Mule and Masham’s about today, with Masham’s to £160 from A&MA Wright & Sons, Wray and Mules to £146 from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale.
Good show of hill bred lambs today saw Cheviots to £146. Dalesbred’s to £130 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton and Lonks to £129 from S Bosworth, Burnley.
More lambs required for next weeks sale, for more information contact Andrew Butler on 07966556592.
LEADING PRICE PER HEAD
£198, 50kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
£194, 53kg, TR Prickett, Hutton Roof
£190, 53kg, B&SE Carter, Ellel
£188, 45kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
£186, 47kg, DJ Clarke Farming Ltd, Garstang
£184, 40kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green,
£184, 54kg, ST Birkett & Son, Carnforth
£180, 39kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green,
£178, 48kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green,
£174, 44kg, TR Prickett, Hutton Roof
LEADING PRICE PER KILO
462ppk, 39kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
460ppk, 40kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
418ppk, 45kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
416ppk, 38kg, CD&HL Mason, Lancaster
396ppk, 47kg, DJ Clarke Farming Ltd, Garstang
396ppk, 50kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
395ppk, 44kg, TR Prickett, Hutton Roof
388ppk, 40kg, CD&HL Mason, Lancaster
385ppk, 40kg, TR Prickett, Hutton Roof
378ppk, 45kg, DJ Clarke Farming Ltd Garstang
CAST SHEEP
Cast sheep today at Lancaster would see more numbers about with 106 cast sheep and 6 goats, with trade very similar on the week with a more leaner hill bred show of sheep forward.
Suffolk cast ewes to £220 from J Smith, Lancaster. Texel ewes to £170 from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof with other good meated Texels ewes trading around the £160 to £165. Mule ewes to £155 from J&A Heap & Sons, Garstang other well fleshed Mules around the £148 to £150 mark. Cheviot ewes to £155 from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof. Other Cheviot from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead to £150. Dalesbred to £142 from R Capstick & Sons, Ingleton and £140 from A&MA Wright & Sons, Wray. Swaledales to £122 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead. Beltex rams to £175 from J&A Heap, Garstang a pen full of goats today saw billy goats to £175 and nanny goats to £162 from ST Peacock, Cockerham.