BREEDING SHEEP
Averages
• Gimmer Shearlings- £277
• Ewes- £248
A healthy start to the breeding sheep season at J36 with a show consisting mainly of shearlings of the mule variant.
Mule shearlings were very sought after with an average of £275. Top price for this category was from Colin Wharton, Appleby at £280. Suffolk shearlings topped at £290 from Gary Rylands with plenty of interest in these. Dorsets from Messrs Procter were good to sell with a top price of £270.
Ewes although less in number were as good to sell as shearlings, with a top price of £310 for two pedigree Suffolk ewes from H Houghton, Cabus. Trade for mule ewes remained strong with an average of £258.
More breeding sheep wanted for a fortnights time with plenty of interest about,
Do not hesitate to contact the auctioneers for more information or entries
• Rob 07867000244
• Will 07506283587
STORE LAMBS
An entry of 2500 store lambs sold to a very respectable trade considering the ongoing drought and recent drop in prime lamb trade.
Trade topped at £153 for a single Beltex with a further pen of Beltex to £147 from MP & A Capstick, Newbiggin on Lune. Others at £140 from Raine & Davidson, Kirkby Stephen and £139 from SJ Pedley, Kirkby Stephen. Texel x lambs equally in demand, topping at £139 from Emily Davidson, Kirkby Stephen with others at the same price from M & S Blease, Milnthorpe. Suffolks very sought after today, selling to £137 with others at £132 from RI Dixon, Low Newton. P Misselbrook and S Dugdale both sold pens at £130 with plenty of others £125+. Mules made a good appearance today, selling to £116 for a nice pen from Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans and £114 for JA & CA Gibson, Longwell
• Beltex to £153, av £140.26
• Texel to £139, av £118.22
• Suffolk to £137, av £124.72
• Mule to £116, av £111.61
The overall sale average today was £118.79