Ewe trade more selective than previous weeks with leaner and plainer articles seeing a drop in trade. Big fleshy ewes still good to sell, with texels to £234 from R & E Ladds, Benson Hall. Better end Mules equally as good to sell as recent weeks topping at £178 from JA & ME Mawson, Orton. Horned ewes to £125 for a pen of 27 from RS Harker & son, Grayrigg Hall, with other pens of the strongest £100+, the next grade down £70 + and the very plainest less.

Texel to £234 from R & E Ladds, Benson Hall.
Cheviot Mule to £186 from DE & SM Moorhouse, High House.
Mules to £178 from JA & ME Mawson, Sproat Ghyll.
BFL to £172 from R Harker & Son, Grayrigg Hall.
Swaledale’s to £125 from R Harker & Son, Grayrigg Hall.
Rough Fells to £124 from JA & ME Mawson, Sproat Ghyll.

Any enquiries to Will on 07506 283587

PRIME LAMBS

Prime Sheep to £214 and £210 for Texels from Messrs RJ Stott. Continental sold to £200 from Messrs JM & NJ Strickland. The same good home sold to £198 for Texels. The first outing of the year for Messrs PJ & ES Rogerson saw their good run of sheep also hit the £198 mark. That same good farming topped at 362.7p/kg for a pair and 362p/kg for four. A trio of Texels from Messrs RJ Stott also hit 362.1p/kg. Messrs J & E Lancaster sold to 354.3p/kg again for Texels. An overall average of 320p/kg was achieved with well fed types definitely the flavour of the week.

A healthy ringside at J36 once again ensured competitive trade with prompt payment always guaranteed.

Contact Joel McGarva on 07920 009097 before next weeks sale with any enquiries.