An entry of 3169 store lambs were forward today, which was 700 more sold than at the same sale last year. There was a strong trade from start to finish, as to be expected for the time of year with a lot more smaller lambs forward, which met an impressive overall marked averaged of £85.47.
Once again stronger short keep lambs easily selling in excess of the £100 mark, with plenty of big lambs selling in the region of £125. Beltex lambs let the way selling to £130 from MA&JA Winn, Burneside. This was closely followed by Texel lambs selling to £127 from P Iverson, Penrith, £126 from Low Moor Howe, £123 from J&H Bland and Son, Levens, £122 from AJ&L Birkett, Little Langdale and £120 twice from JB Dixon, Grange Over Sands and E Robinson, Whinfell, with too many more to mention selling into the hundreds and teens.
Suffolk lambs peaked at £112 from J&H Bland & Son, Levens with others from the same home selling to £110, this was closely followed by £108.50 from AJ&SE Burrow, Milnthorpe. Mule lambs sold to a top of £111 from SJ&M Richardson & Son, Lupton, followed by others to £110.50 from RM&D Dixon, Longsleddale with pens of strong Mules regularly selling in excess of the one hundred pound mark with more long turn lambs on the market today. Horned lambs peaked at £89 for Scottish Blackfaces from MW Parsley, Tebay. Rough Fell lambs peaked at £84 from TLB&J Knowles, Selside. Swaledale lambs twice peaked at £77 from GA Guy, Tebay followed by others to £75 from SJ&M Richardson & Son, Lupton.
The next sale of store lambs is on Thursday 16th December with demand remaining very high.