PIGS
Pigs can fly - Especially if you bring them to J36!
A crackling trade today for pigs all-round, with fat pigs getting close to reaching the £300 mark. £280 x2 was the top price today from Mr John Stott for two fantastic prime gilts weighing 115kg. Lighter pigs of good quality were a good trade also, with Wendy Stamper’s 68kg gilts making £160. Weaners topped at £95 each, with an average of £63.
Any enquiries contact the office or auctioneer Rob Cloughton.

PRIME LAMBS
Resilient lamb trade exceeds expectation.
Today’s weekly prime lamb sale at Junction 36 saw competitive bidding from the outset resulting in a firm result. Lambs topped per head today at £211 from RHM&S Boyren, this was for a Texel. Another single Texel hit £207 this time from Alan Thompson. Heavies very much in demand with plenty of pens between the £190 and £200 mark. Today’s overall average was 313p/kg, for strong numbers forward once again. Top price per kilo was 379.6p/kg from Alan Thompson for a smart pair of Texels weighing 49kg, the same good farming had three more pairs at 376.4p/kg, 375p/kg and 369.6p/kg. Leicester lambs topped at £192 from Messrs Boyren. A pen of ten Suffolks sold for £172 from J&R Bell, Dorsets topped at £155 from J&R Waller and Mules topped at £150 from Drinkall Bros.
Strong and fit sheep a very good trade, with many more still required each week to meet demand. Contact Joel McGarva with enquiries.

CAST SHEEP
Cull sheep remain an extremely buoyant trade with a large number forward here at Junction 36 today. A single Cheviot cross Mule from HE&MJ Henderson sold for £192. Texel sold to £170 from W Benson, Messrs Gibson & Berry, TMW&H Hodgson, JE D JER Wightman and RF Morphet. Suffolk ewes also sold to the £170 mark from S&B Capstick.
Tups sold to a top price oof £180 for a Hampshire from JG&C Hadwin.
For any questions or enquires ahead of next weeks sale contact super Will Rogerson on 07506283587.