PRIME LAMBS & EWES
The strong trade for lambs continue at Lancaster with especially the best and fittest end a joy to sell. An overall average of 336p/kg and an SQQ of 344p/kg saw the best types fought over hard. Quality from Messrs GR & A Foy topped at 427p/kg for a pair of Beltex. The same good home had a further pair at 424p/kg. Messrs Purtill good run topped at 426p/kg for a single lamb. Messrs CD & HL Mason hit 425p/kg for their best end. Messrs Cockett sold 45kg lambs to 424p/kg and 48kg Texels to 421p/kg or £202. Just shy of 600 lambs forward today and many more could have been sold.
Cast sheep also a tremendous trade with a mixed show forward. A Beltex tup from Messrs SJ & AL Hargreaves sold for £215. A pair of Texel Ewes hit £195 from Messrs M Coxhead. The same good home had further Ewes to £192. Messrs M & S Blease sold a pen of 4 Ewes to £190. Mule Ewes topped at £182 from Barry Wood.
For all enquiries about our weekly sale here at Lancaster contact Andrew Butler on 07966 556592.
PRICE PER HEAD
£202, 48kg, J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
£192, 60kg, A&E Clarkson Ltd, Thurnham
£191, 45kg, J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
£191, 47kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£190, 50kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£190, 49kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£190, 48kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£188, 49kg, CD& HL Mason, Lancaster
£186, 46kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
£185, 45kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
£184, 44kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£180, 45kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
£179, 42kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
£177, 44kg, J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
PRICE PER KILO
427ppk, 41kg, GR&A Foy, Conder Green
426ppk, 42kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green,
425ppk, 40kg, CD&HL Mason, Lancaster
424ppk, 38kg, GR&A Foy, Conder Green
424ppk, 45kg, J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
421ppk, 48kg, J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
418ppk, 44kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
411ppk, 45kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
410ppk, 40kg, J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
408ppk, 37kg, GR&A Foy, Conder Green
407ppk, 43kg, J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
406ppk, 47kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
404ppk, 46kg, KA Purtill, Hindley Green
402ppk, 44kg, J&M Cockett & Son, Ingleton
400ppk, 42kg, CD&HL Mason, Lancaster