PRIME LAMBS
Slightly more buoyancy about the lamb trade exceeded vendors expectations at J36 with quality and well finished sheep selling very well. Weight also receiving plenty of demand from an extremely healthy ringside throughout once again at Kendal.
Lambs topped at £222 per head for a Suffolk from Messrs H Wilson and up to 400p/pk for a nice pair of Texels from Messrs MA & DM Barnes & Son. The same home sold Beltex to 395.6p/pk. Continental lambs hit 379.5p/pk from Messrs LM Dickinson. Heavier end lambs hit 358.5p/pk for 53kg lambs from Messrs PJ & ES Rogerson. Well finished lighter types also added up nicely with a pen of 5 Continental lambs weighing 33kgs selling for 351.5p/pk.
Lambs forward today weighed from 30 to 65kgs with the well finished sheep by far the best to sell and receiving the highest demand. A similar average to last week and a good bit dearer than the few days previous. Lambs averaged 317p/pk overall for the usual variety forward. A highly competitive trade and prompt payment guaranteed at Kendal with an ever increasing number of buyers ringside after sheep.
Please contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 ahead of next week’s sale. Ballot drawn 12 noon, sale at 1.pm.
CAST SHEEP
Ewes sold to £254 from D & S Robinson, Old Hutton with other better end or pure bred ewes over £200. Medium first cross ewes sold to £184 from W Garnett & Son with grazing type Continentals selling between £110 and £140. Mules sold to £195 from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg Head with others to £190 from RHM & S Boyren, Ulverston. Horned ewes sold to £110 for Swaledales from MJ & JD Handley, Sedbergh with other better fleshed types over £80 with the leanest end £40 - £50.
Texel to £254 from D & S Robinson, Old Hutton
Blue Faced Leicester to £204 from D Sharp, Flodder
Beltex to £202 from T Wilson, Ashstead
Mule to £195 from EJ Hodgson & Sons, Lambrigg
Cheviot to £178 from J & M Wilson & Son, Cooper House
Jacob to £152 from JF Batty & Son, Coniston
Swaledale to £110 from MJ & JD Handley, Sedbergh
Rough Fell to £102 from NW & EM Mason, Middleton
Keep the ewes coming. Please contact Will on 07506283587