PRIME LAMBS

Well fed lambs being the order of the day, attracting keenest buyer interest and easily sold, with those straight off grassland lacking finish a more selective trade. The usual consignment of well finished lambs from J Twigge sold to £165 and £165. This was closely followed by KA Purtill achieving £162, £161and DJ Clarke £160. The heavier end of the standard weight lambs were £148 to £157, with grass finished £135 to £142, lightweights to £127 and others £118 to £125. Hill bred lambs forward in ever increasing numbers, with heavy Mules to £161.
A trailer full of well finished Texel cross lambs from TR Prickett lead the way selling to 363p/kg with other better end 320p/kg to 350p/kg, commercial lambs were 305p/kg to 318p/kg with several pens less being under finished grass fed lambs. An overall market average of 308p/kg was achieved.

CAST SHEEP

No let up in trade with the best Texels to £268 and £260. First cross continentals to £180 with most generally £140 to £158. Mules sold to £154, with mediums £120 to £135. Hill ewes sold to £114 for Swaledales, several feeding jobs ringside keen for all breeds.