PRIME LAMBS
Lancasters weekly sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep saw a better show of meat and butcher type lambs today resulting in a very pleasing overall average of 337p/kg and an SQQ of 345p/kg for the 525 Lambs forward today. Topping trade per head was J & M Cockett & Son, Ingleton to £218 for Beltex x Lambs, with J Twigge, Grange Over Sands not far behind at £210 this time for Texels. Hitting the top spot for pence per kilo would be F Joel, Westhouse to 473p/kg for Beltex x Lambs, with KA Purtill, West Houghton to 448p/kg also for Beltex lambs, with 60 of this type of Lamb over 400p/kg today.
Good meated, first cross Texel Lambs averaging around the 48kg mark making late £150s to early £160s. Hill bred Lambs to £148 for Cheviots from R & A Easterby. Lighter Lambs were well sold today with 37kg to 38kg Cheviots to £135 from SE & J Gorst, Littledale.
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PRICE PER HEAD
£218, 57kg J & M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
£210, 45kg J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£208, 44kg F Joel, Westhouse
£206, 46kg M&S Purtill, West Houghton
£202, 44kg F Joel, Carnforth
£200, 46kg J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
£200, 51kg KA Purtill, Hindley Green
£198, 43kg KA Purtill, Hindley Green
£196, 47kg J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£195, 45kg KA Purtill, Hindley Green
£192, 50kg F Joel, Westhouse
£190, 49kg J Twigge, Holmelands, Grange Over Sands
£190, 44kg D&D Huddleston, Wray
£190, 50kg J Twigge, Holmelands, Grange Over Sands
£190, 43kg TR Prickett, Hutton Roof
PRICE PER KILO
473ppk, 44kg F Joel, Westhouse
467ppk, 45kg J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
460ppk, 43kg KA Purtill, Hindley Green
459ppk, 44kg F Joel, Westhouse
448ppk, 46kg M&S Purtill, West Houghton
442ppk, 43kg TR Prickett, Hutton Roof
435ppk, 46kg J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
434ppk, 41kg JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore
433ppk, 45kg KA Purtill, Hindley Green
432ppk, 44kg D&D Huddleston, Wray
427ppk, 44kg J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
425ppk, 40kg KA Purtill, Hindley Green
419ppk, 42kg J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
418ppk, 34kg M Beresford, Kirby in Furness
417ppk, 47kg J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
CAST SHEEP
Cast sheep trade would see 120 through the ring with trade slightly better on the week. ST Birkett & Son, Carnforth topping at £210 for Texel ewes with JE Gorst, Littledale at the same price also for Texel ewes. Beltex ewes to £185 from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore. Best mules round the £150 mark on numerous occasions with next draw down at the £135-£140 mark. Well fleshed cheviot ewes to £150 from JE Gorst, Littledale. Suffolk ewes to £165. Horned ewes to £130. An overall average today of £125 per head which includes a consignment of leaner horned ewes in the mix.