PRIME LAMBS 

Once again new and returning customers in attendance, all leaving well suited with todays sale and keen to return. A rise in trade saw an overall market aver of 355p/kg, for lambs ranging from 30kg to 65kg. Today’s sale topped at £230 for the first pen through the ring, being heavy weight Texels from TA Teasdale. Closely followed by Hampshires at £227 from J&O Galbraith & Son, with other pens of heavy weight well finished lambs regular £180 to £202. The best standard weights sold to £173 for Texel cross from JG&BJ Escolme, £170 from Drinkall Bros, £167 from TMW&H Hodgson and others £152 to £165. The lighter end lambs sold to £154 for Texel cross from D&J Woof, with others £153 from R&E Ladds and £152 from RJ&R Holden. Several pens of lighter weight lambs saw the best well bred keenly competed for, selling to £138 from D&S Robinson, and super lights to £118. A few more hill bred lambs forward today with heavy weight Cheviots to £193 from RF&CE Hodgson and Gritstones £170 BH Bainbridge. Mule sold to £160 from Drinkall Bros, with standard weight Mules £138 to £142 and lighter weights £115 to £120.
Today’s sale peaked at 411p/kg for Texel cross lambs from GA Metcalfe, with other well bred and well finish standard weight 370p/kg to 385p/kg. The best first cross lambs achieved 378p/kg from J&E Nutall, with others 350p/kg to 365p/kg. The best grass finished lambs were 350p/kg to 355p/kg, with the next draw down 340p/kg to 355p/kg and the lighter leaner end 325p/kg to 335p/kg. Light weights sold to 375p/kg, with others 340 p/kg to 360p/kg. Mules sold to 347p/kg from Messrs Kiplin.
More lambs are required every week, with strong buyer support guaranteed every week, with seven buyers ringside today operating on twenty two accounts.

CAST SHEEP

A fitter show of ewes in this week, saw all classes rise. The best pure bred ewes breaking were £200 regularly, with first cross and Mule ewes seeing a lift on the week. Orders for feeding ewes are now coming in, with saw leaner types and horned ewes meeting a rise in demand.
- Texels to £242 from M&S Blease and J&O Galbraith.
- Beltex to £238 from M&S Blease.
- Suffolks to £222 from Calderside Farm.
- Mules to £196 from DE&SM Moorhouse.
- Blue Texels to £190 from R&E Ladds, Kendal.
- Cheviot to £185 from J Potter, Orton.
- Hampshires to £180 from A&S Miles.
- BFL’s to £180 from Caley & Mitchinson.
- Swaledale to £144 from Drinkall Bros.
- Rough Fells to £132 from RI Dixon.