PIGS

A quality offering of prime pigs forward in Junction 36 this morning, selling to £252 for a fine pair of gilts from J&JR Stott, Stainton with a trio of well finished hogs from PK&R Woof, Stainton close behind at £238. Top pence per kilo was 281p for a hog again from the Woof’s weighing 80kg, he grossed £225. Boars sold to £158 from W Stamper, Chipping and sows to £138 from JW&M Buckle, Barras.

CAST EWES

Ewe numbers remain tight letting supply and demand drive the trade. Best pure bred continental ewes continue to achieve premium prices with well fleshed commercial ewes looking well sold. Hill ewes saw the better fleshed types keenly sough after.

Cast ewes:
• Texel to £232 from C Hadwin, Broughton in Furness
• Beltex to £192 from D & DW Prickett, Crooklands
• Lleyn to £185 from JA & R Geldard, Levens
• Suffolk to £174 from KA Purtill, Wigan
• Cheviot to £172 from D & DW Prickett, Crooklands
• North England Mule to £168 from JT & A Armitstead, Selside
• Rough Fell to £136 from N Burton, Sedbergh
• Swaledale to £136 from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack

Cast rams:
• Texel to £225 from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe

PRIME LAMBS - Just Stand On

Strong lamb trade continues at Kendal, with a healthy ringside of buyers old and new fairly contending for the sheep on offer… more numbers required to meet the demand here at Junction 36!
An overall average of 362ppk proves highly rewarding to vendors with all weights, shapes and size gaining very keen interest.
A Texel lamb from GR Geldard topped the price per head section today at £200. Just behind this was a big Suffolk lamb from Messrs Ellwood totalling at £198. Messrs E Dodgson fetched once again a fantastic run of lambs, with his 45kg Texels hitting £176 or 391.1ppk for a pen of five. Beltexs from WS Burrow sold to just behind this at 390.2ppk with 10 texels from the same good home slightly heavier totalling at £170. Late 30kgs also a very strong trade again with D&D Prickett selling a pen of 6 to 385ppk. Heavy lambs also a lot more like it with good 50kg and above sheep making between 375ppk and 385ppk today.
Give Joel McGarva a call with any further questions.

PRIME HOGGS - Still some bounce left in hogg trade.

A lot more selective trade today for hoggs, with only good meat selling well for the time of year. However still more numbers coming forward than expected at this point in June. A lesser overall average witnessed for hoggs with many tale enders forward and quality hard to come by.