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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Ewes, Monday 24th August

LAMBS
Lancaster weekly sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Ewes saw just short of 500 thorugh the ring with an SQQ of 325p/kg and an overall of 314p/kg, with Lambs topping at 533p/kg for a smart pair of Beltex cross Lambs from M Coxhead, Preston with other Beltex from the same home at 467p/kg and 462p/kg, with these well bred and fed Lambs selling to a premium here on a Monday with more of this type easily managed.

Price per head would see WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine at £210 for a Texel, with M Coxhead not far behind at £208. Plenty of other well fed Texels round the £190 mark. Heavy weight Suffolks to £164 from S Ayrton, Thurnham.
A more commercial type Lamb around the 47kg to 47kg mark trading around the £175 mark, with 43kg to 45kgs around £140. Lighter type Commercials around the 330p/kg.

More Mules in the market today with R Capstick & Son, Ingleton to £146.

TOP PRICE PER HEAD
£210, 50kg, WA&LM, Jenkinson, Stalmine
£210,45kg, WA&LM, Jenkinson, Stalmine
£208, 39kg M Coxhead, Preston
£196, 42kg M Coxhead, Preston
£194,42kg, M Coxhead, Preston
£192, 46kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
£192, 62kg, Calderside Farm. Garstang
£192, 48kg, Cd&Hl Mason, Lancaster
£192, 43kg, M Coxhead, Preston
£190, 43kg, M Coxhead, Preston
£190, 44kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
£190, 50kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine

TOP PRICE PER KILO

533ppk, 39kg, M Coxhead, Preston
467ppk, 42kg, M Coxhead, Preston
467ppk, 45kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
462ppk, 42kg, M Coxhead, Preston
447ppk, 43kg, M Coxhead, Preston
442ppk, 43kg, M Coxhead, Preston
432ppk, 44kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands
420ppk, 50kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
417ppk, 46kg, WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine
404ppk, 45kg, R F Morphet, Halton
404ppk, 46kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands

EWES

A smaller entry of Ewes this week, with trade similar on the week, with M Coxhead selling well meated Texels to £195. Texels a grade down around the £175 mark.

Meated Mules to £158 from J & A Heap, Barnacre with leaner sorts £130 to £135. Leaner type Cheviot Ewes to £90 from SE & J Gorst, Littledale.

All Ewes today averaged £125, with a leaner show than previous weeks.

Top Prices

SPRING LAMBS TOP PRICES:
TEXEL: £210 Woodlands Farm, £208 Hill View Farm, £196 Hill View Farm, £194 Hill View Farm, £192 Mearsbeck Farm, £192 Hill View Farm. CONTINENTAL: £210 Woodlands, £140 Holmelands, £132 Holmelands. SUFFOLK: £164 Meadow Croft, £149 Calderside Farm, £144 Calderside, £137 Holmelands, £134 Fell End Farm. MULE: £146 Fell End Farm, £143 Catshaw Hall Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £117 Waller Clough Farm, £113 Birks Farm.

CAST SHEEP TOP PRICES:
TEXEL: £195 Hill View Farm, £178 Woodlands Farm, £175 Hill View Farm, £175 Hill View Farm, £162 Highfield, £138 Highfield. MULE: £158 Burns Farm, £132 Burns Farm, £128 Highfield, £128 Lathwaite Farm. MILK: £135 Moss Gate Farm, £132 Moss Gate Farm, £128 Moss Gate Farm. CONTINENTAL: £130 Waller Clough Farm, £118 Waller Clough Farm.

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