PRIME LAMBS

Lancasters weekly sale of prime lambs saw a pleasing number of 650 through the ring with an average of 363ppk, well in line with other centres at the end of last week and ahead of other early Monday markets. Despite lambs being a touch easier this morning, there was plenty of well bred and fed lambs over the £200 and 450ppk mark. Lambs 40-45kg best to sell, with D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe selling to 512ppk and £220 and R & DL Cornthwaite, Nateby selling to 512ppk and £210 for Texels. Other Texels from D & K Swarbrick to 484ppk and £210. 46kg lambs topped at £214 from WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine with J Twigge, Grange Over Sands at £210. Heavy weight lambs very much in demand with GR & A Foy, Conder Green with Texels to £222. Lighter weight lambs providing they had plenty of cover on getting away nicely to £188 or 470ppk from DR Preston, Caton.

More lambs required for next week. Any enquiries to Andrew on 07966 556592.

Top Price Per Head:
£222, 58kg, G R & A Foy, Conder Green.
£220, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
£214, 46kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
£212, 47kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
£210, 46kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands.
£210, 44kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
£210, 41kg, R & DL Cornthwaite & Son, Nateby.
£208, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
£208, 45kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
£208, 48kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands.

Top Price Per Kilo:
512ppk, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
512ppk, 41kg, R & DL Cornthwaite & Son, Nateby.
484ppk,43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
477ppk, 44kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
476ppk, 42kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
470ppk, 40kg, D R Preston, Caton.
465ppk, 46kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
462ppk, 45kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
459ppk, 44kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands.
457ppk, 46kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands.

CAST EWES

Lancaster weekly sale of cast sheep saw a smaller entry this week with trade similar on the week. MJ Ronson, Pilling hitting the top spot with a Texel cast ram at £245. WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine saw his best Texels ewes to £220 with R & DL Cornthwaite to the same price also for Texels. Other good meated Texel ewes round the £200 mark, next draw down Texels £170-£180. Cheviots with plenty of cover to £195 from R Doran, Winmarleigh. Best mule to £170 from M & J Ronson, Pilling, next grade down round the £135-£140 mark. Herdwicks to £105.

Buyers requesting more cast sheep for next week, with Monday morning fitting in well for their orders. Any enquiries to Andrew on 07966 556592.

BREEDING SHEEP

Lancaster early breeding sale of ewes, shearlings and rams saw plenty of interest from local and travelled buyers. Rams to start the sale of sale off, saw a consignment from Bargh Contractors, Morecambe and B & A Crane, Darwen both make £550, firstly for a Millenium Blue Shearling from B & A Crane and secondly for Texel shearling from Bargh Contractors. Other Texel shearlings from Bargh Contractors to £500 with S Mason, Kirkby Stephen not far behind at £480 also for Texels shearlings with this vendor selling Suffolk shearlings to £400. B & A Crane, Darwen continued his good days trading with Charolais shearlings selling to £520 twice, £500 and £480. Aged rams selling away nicely to £500 twice for Texels from Bargh Contractors, Morecambe also making £500. Also making £500 was M Bowman, Kirkby Stephen for an aged Texel stock tup.

Shearling and ewes up next with buyers eager to secure stock resulting in sellers being well suited with trade on the day. Leading the way today was JA Chapman, Kendal with his Texel x shearlings to £280 for a pen of 10 and the same price for a pen of 8. Other Texel shearlings from R & B Parker, Killington to £240. N Brown, Lancaster consignment of well grown Suffolk x shearlings saw a top of £275 with other pens at £270. Also making £270 with Suffolks this time from J Bargh, Heaton with Oxcliffe. R Falshaw & Son with his usually consignment of quality Mule shearlings to £260. Other Mule shearlings to £255 from J Bargh, Heaton with Oxcliffe. 2 Crop Dutch Spotted ewes to £210 from KA Purtill, West Houghton who also had 3 crop Texel ewes to £205. Correct below Mules ewes looking well sold to £205 from Riverside Farms, Lancaster.

Next breeding sheep sale at Lancaster on Wednesday 19th August- Show & Sale of Breeding Ewes & Shearlings and ‘Lancaster Lads’ Show & Sale of Breeding Rams. Entries by Friday 7th August to the office on 01524 63308 or Andrew on 07966 556592