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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 23rd December 2025.

PRIME LAMBS

A cracker of a pre-christmas trade.

With Christmas only two sleeps away, buyers clearly arrives in festive spirits. Demand was exceptional from start to finish pushing averages to 344p/kg overall and an SQQ of 352p/kg.

Texels topped at £212 from RHM&S Boyren with the heavier end of sheep significantly dearer on the week. Others sold to £208 from Messrs A Clark & Johnson. Texels topped at 406.70p/kg from Messrs PJ&ES Rogerson. Beltex sold to 397.60p/kg for a nice pair from GT Metcalfe. A single Texel from FI&ME Little sold to the same price. 45kg Texels from JA Airey sold 388.90p/kg. Mule and Horned sheep also a lump dearer this week. Mules from stockdale farms hit 352.90p/kg. Light lambs continue to be in hot demand also.

Please remember that it is business as usual next week once again. Contact Joel McGarva on 07920 009097 with any enquiries. Come to J36 for a highly competitive trade and prompt payment.

CAST EWES

“Ewes remain a good trade proving a Christmas bonus for farmers”

No real top end ewes in today with trade reaching £225 for Texel x from PK & R Woof, Kendal with plenty other of the biggest ewes top side of £200. Cheviot Mules to £180 from WL & FD Richards, Kirkby in Furness with North of England Mules to £172 from GCL Stephenson, Kirkby Lonsdale. Strongest mules regularly over £160. Horned ewes perhaps looking best sold, selling to £134 for Blackface from JM Haddow with Swaledales to £128 from R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands. Strongest horned ewes £105+, mediums £88+ with only the very plainest for less.

Ewes:
• Texel to £225 from PK & R Woof, Kendal
• Beltex to £212 from Robyn Allen, Ings
• BFL to £196 from WI & AM Atkinson, Bleasdale
• Suffolk x to £182 from RHM & S Boyren, Ulverston
• Cheviot Mule to £180 from WL & FD Richards, Kirkby in Furness
• North of England Mule to £172 from GCL Stephenson, Kirkby Lonsdale
• Masham to £160 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor
• Cheviot to £146 from SH & PI Bowes, Barrow
• Blackface to £134 from JM Haddow, Crooklands
• Swaledale to £128 from R Lawrence, Grange over Sands
• Rough Fell to £118 from B & J Knowles, Selside
• Herdwick to £96 from WL & FD Richards, Kirkby in Furness

Rams:
• Texel to £245 from JA & KJ Allen, Ings
• Cheviot to £195 from K Gregory, Silverdale
• Rough Fell to £154 from JB & AEA Longworth, Kentmere

Top Prices

PRIME LAMBS:

TEXEL: £212 Hill Park, £208 Far Orrest, £191 Head House, £190 Red Scar Farm, £188 Ridding Farm, £186 Helm Croft. SUFFOLK: £187 Marshside, £183 High House Farm, £180 Helm Croft, £178 High House Farm, £172 Myerscough Hall, £172 Helm Croft. LEICESTER: £170 Arklid Farm, £161 Wilcocks Farm, £130 Yates Farm. CHEVIOT: £169, £153 Croziers Croft, £139 Howriggs. BELTEX: £167, £150 Crook Hall Farm. MULE: £163 Holme House Farm, £161 Hareden Farm, £161 Greaves Farm, £154 Arklid Farm, £154 Brown Brook, £153 Helm Croft. CONTINENTAL: £160 Myerscough Hall, £159 Croziers Croft, £157 Oak Aveune, £157 Howriggs, £148 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £148 Birks Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £156, £149 Low Mill House, £147, £114 Bowers Farm. ZWARTBLE: £152 Birks Farm, £134 West Lodge Farm. ROUGH FELL: £140, £124, £120 Rash Mill Cottage. MASHAM: £137 Holme House Farm. SWALEDALE: £127 Wilcocks Farm, £110 Tills Hole, £110, £98, £91 Wilcocks Farm. HERDWICK: £100 Wilcocks Farm.

CAST EWE

TEXEL: £225 Storth End Farm, £208 Storth End Farm, £198 Storth End Farm, £182 Harbarrow Farm, £176 Harbarrow Farm, £174 Meadow View. BELTEX: £212 St Annes Farm. LEICESTER: £196 Holme House Farm, £185 Hill Park, £150 Woodbroughton Barn, £144 Hillcroft, £142 Woodbroughton Barn. SUFFOLK: £182 Hill Park, £160 Hill Park, £134 Whitbarrow Cottage, £92 Whitbarrow Cottage. CHEVIOT MULE: £180 Low Mill House, £70 Meadow View. MULE: £172 Deansbiggin, £164 Hill Park, £164 Deansbiggin, £162 Riddings Farm, £158 Viver Mill Farm, £156 Harbarrow Farm. CONTINENTAL: £165 West Lodge, £148 Low Audlands, £140 Whitbarrow Cottage, £136 Low Audlands, £130 Lakeland Farm, £126 Long Green Head. MASHAM: £160 Low Audlands, £124 Low Audlands, £110 Low Audlands, £76 Grate Farm. ZWARBTLE: £150 Harbarrow Farm, £112 Four Lane Ends Farm. CHEVIOT: £146 Harbarrow Farm, £138 Viver Mill Farm, £126 West Lodge, £120 Nether Hall Farm. TEESWATER: £146 Low Audlands. SCOTCH BLACK FACE: £134 Viver Mill Farm, £84 West Lodge. SWALEDALE: £128 Greaves Farm, £118 West Lodge, £112 Woodbroughton Barn, £104 Woodbroughton Barn, £104 Arklid Farm, £98 Greaves Farm. ROUGH FELL: £118 High Borrowbridge. HERDWICK: £96 Low Mill House, £95 Lakeland Farm, £94 West Lodge, £92 Low Mill House.

CAST RAM

TEXEL: £245 St Annes Farm, £235 Arklid Farm, £200 Garnett Folds, £185 Causeway Farm, £184 Millriggs, £182 Croziers Croft. CHEVIOT: £195 Croziers Croft. LEICESTER: £168 Tills Hole. ROUGH FELL: £154 MillRiggs, £120 MillRiggs. CONTINENTAL: £115 Red Scar Farm. SWALEDALE: £114 Skelmergh Hall. HERDWICK: £84 Millriggs.

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