PIGS
Trade was solid today with an increased number on the week. Good sorts with plenty of meat were a good trade, top price was achieved today by Peter Woof, Stainton with a pair of quality prime gilts making £228. Plenty of prime pigs (particularly gilts) were over the £200 mark.
Plenty of pigs needed for the next sale on Tuesday 11th November 2025. Don’t hesitate to contact the office or auctioneers for more information or to enter.

CULL SHEEP
A few less ewes about today after the records of recent weeks, with buyers eager to fill orders with all classes and types selling to an animated trade.
Best continentals sold to £262 twice from RT Robinson with others £255 and £248 from Bargh Contractors. The better end were £200 to £220, with first cross breds to £200 and regularly £175 to £195, mediums £142 to £160 and feeding types £108 to £125. Mules and Mashams sold to £154 from WA Atkinson, others £140 to £150 and feeding Mules £102 to £115. Pure hill ewes sold to £180 for Cheviots, £124 Rough Fells, £106 Swaledale, £106 Gritstone, £90 Herdwick and £86 SBF.
An abundance of cull rams sold to £245 for continental’s, with others generally £160 to £210 and horned rams to £136.

PRIME LAMBS
Both numbers of sheep and trade today exceeded all expectations. Also, some new faces buying and selling! An overall average of 309p/kg and an SQQ of 316p/kg was achieved, as yet again an increase in numbers of lambs going through the ring at Junction 36 speak volumes.
Texels sold to £188 from PJ&ES Rogerson for their usual quality run of fit lambs. Other Texels sold to £183 from TE JS & SA Carruthers and £178 for a pair from TMW&H Hogson. 44kg lambs from M&S Blease sold to £156 or 354p/kg, the same home had 45kgs lambs to 351p/kg. J Twigge had Texels to 353p/kg, these were for 47kg lambs. Lighter lambs also sold well, with 37kg lambs from D&DW Prickett hitting 351p/kg.
More sheep are required next week as we continue to grow. Contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097.