PIGS

A large show of pigs forward this Tuesday with the most sought-after types selling well throughout.
Prime hogs from Messrs PK & R Woof sold to £200 on a couple of occasions. Prime gilts hit £190 for a pair from Messrs J & JR Stott. Weaners were also a strong trade hitting £70 and £65 from Messrs R & Y Willison. Cull pigs topped at £160 for a couple of boars from Messrs B Horsley.
Our next sale of pigs is in two week’s time on the 28th April. Contact Rob on 07867000244 with any enquiries.

SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

266 families.
Twins averaged £121 per life.
Single average £138 per life.

Trade lived up to the expectation of the show day with another high demand spectated at Junction 36’s sheep and lamb sale. A large entry was presented again and the prospect of quality shearlings on offer brought new clients out of the woodwork.
Judging was kindly and expertly undertaken by Mr David Saxby for continentals and Mr Chris Ladds for Mules.

Sponsors: Brown & Brown and Peregrine Asset Finance

CLASS 1- 5 MULE SHEARLINGS WITH TWIN LAMBS AT FOOT
1st G & KM Atkinson - £485
2nd G & KM Atkinson - £430
3rd G & KM Atkinson - £440

CLASS 2- 5 MULE EWES WITH TWIN LAMBS AT FOOT
1st G & KM Atkinson - £420
2nd DJ Clark - £365
3rd CG Taylor - £372

CLASS 3- 5 CONTINENTAL SHEARLINGS WITH TWIN LAMBS AT FOOT
1st R Allinson & Sons - £480
2nd RT Colbear - £395

CLASS 4- 5 CONTINENTAL EWES WITH TWIN LAMBS AT FOOT
1st PJ & ES Rogerson - £520
2nd PJ & ES Rogerson - £475
3rd RT Colbear - £355

CHAMPION- PJ & ES Rogerson (Texel Ewes)
RESERVE CHAMPION- G & KM Atkinson (Mule Shearlings)

The champion pen was from PJ&ES Rogerson, Maisongill with a smashing pen of Texel ewes with Texel lambs, the judge backed his judgment and bought this pen for £520.
Reserve champion pen was a classy pen of Mule shearlings with Texel lambs from G&KM Atkinson making £485, the same vendor had pens to £420, for the first prize Mule ewes.
First prize Texels shearlings from R Allinson was a pen that oozed quality and went on to make £480. Demand for the very best was obvious today with buyers from all corners of the North.
Singles were in hot demand with an average of £138 per life. Top price for singles went to PJ&ES Rogerson making £395 followed by another pen at £375. £150 per life was achieved providing the standard of sheep was strong enough.
Special mention goes to Messrs Woodburn with an epic run of Cheviot Mules with Texel lambs topping at £490 followed by pens at £475 and £460.

Top Prices
Texel ewes with twins - £520 PJ&ES Rogerson.
Texel ewes with singles - £395 PJ&ES Rogerson.
Mule ewes with singles - £230 SM&CL Bowes.
Cheviot Mules with twins - £490 Messrs Woodburn.
Suffolk ewes with twins - £460 AT&A Armistead & Messrs Holmes.
Texel shearlings with twins - £480 R Allinson.
Texel shearlings with singles - £395 PJ&ES Rogerson.
Mule shearlings with twins - £485 G&KM Atkinson.

Do not hesitate to get entries in for the next sale on Tuesday 21st April. Contact the office or auctioneers with entries for enquiries.
Rob – 07867000244
Will – 07506283587

SPRING LAMBS & PRIME HOGGS

Prime sheep trade continues to please.
Springers sparkled once again at Junction 36 today with as big a show as we have seen yet this year topped at 563.4p/kg and £231 from D&DW Prickett. The same good home sold some further lambs to 541p/kg and 540p/kg.

Hoggs also maintained a very good level of trade with especially good meat and the most sought-after weights selling as good as ever. Lack of numbers through very apparent and another mixy show forward featuring a large majority of hill bred types.
Texels topped at £225 for a pair from Cornthwaite Moors Ltd. The same good home sold further lots to £216. Cheviots topped at £209 from SH&LE Birkett. A pen of six Texels from Messrs Holme hit 446.2p/kg. Beltex hoggs hit 444.4p/kg from AT Burrow & Son. Herdwicks sold to 430.2p/kg for a half dozen from Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre. Scotch Black Face hit 426.5p/kg for a pen of forty in number. Twelve Cheviots out of a tremendous run from AW&D Brown topped at 422.2p/kg. Todays overall average was 382p/kg, with an SQQ of 392p/kg.
More numbers are required for next week with demand as strong as ever, contact Joel McGarva on 0792000909 for any enquiries.

CAST EWES & RAMS

A ewe trade to please at J36.

Ewes
• Texel to £285 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston
• Beltex to £275 from R & E Ladds, Kendal
• Charolais to £240 from LA & M Lambert, Lupton
• Suffolk to £204 from M Bateman & Son, Firbank
• Mule to £202 from A Clark & Johnson, Windermere
• Dorset to £196 from S Proctor, Selside
• Cheviot to £192 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh
• Swaledale to £170 from J & J Huck, Burneside
• Rough Fell to £168 from J Whitton, Cartmel
• Herdwick to £160 from AJ & L Birkett, Ambelside

Rams
• Texel to £248 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland
• Charolais to £225 from R & E Ladds, Kendal
• Herdwick to £194 from SW & A Hoggarth, Broughton in Furness
• Cheviot to £180 from Kirkby & Longworth, Broughton in Furness