18 February 2025

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 18th February 2025

PRIME HOGGS - The good days keep on coming.

The prime hogg trade was very strong on the whole, once again at Junction 36. A mixed show of sheep forward saw the average slightly down on the week, however this doesn’t tell the full tale, as many vendors received a very similar trade or better than the previous Tuesday.
Well fed and fit hoggs along with the best bred, still faced an unbelievable force of demand, with the busy ringside of buyers still hungry for more at the end of the day.
A pen of three Texels topped the day at £220 from J France, Pilling. The same home sold a further pen of eight for £205. Lewis McCarrick, Chorley hit £210 with a Texel, while Suffolks topped at the £200 mark from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh. Beltex sheep sold to 392p/kg from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby for a smart pen of four.
Handy weight Texels sold well again, with 43kg hoggs hitting £160 or 372.1p/kg from RF Morphet, Halton and 42kg hoggs from Messrs Black, Kendal achieved £156 or 371.4p/kg.
Lighter sheep sold well subject to plenty of coverage! MJ Shepherd, Newbiggin got to 360p/kg for 35kg Texels. Even lighter hoggs which were plentiful today were up to 351.6p/kg for three 31kg Texels off RG&L Potter, Tebay.
More numbers are required next week again, with no sign of let up. Once again a highly satisfying trade for all types with especially Mules, Swaledale and Herdwicks selling fantastically well.

CAST SHEEP

Cull ewes sold to £255 for Texels from J France, Pilling with all strongest pures or ¾ bred ewes £200 plus. The best of the Mules looking a good trade today, with Cheviot Mules to £174 from TH&DM Cornthwaite, Grange Over Sands and NEMSA Mules to £172 from M&J Ronson, Pilling. Horned ewes saw a lift, selling to £128 for Rough Fells from James Whitton, Cartmel and £122 for Swaledales from Fishwick Bros, Kendal.

Sale Statistics:
Texel topped at £255 from J France, Pilling.
Suffolks topped at £234 from E Needham, Kendal.
Beltex topped at £230 from J France, Pilling.
Cheviots topped at £192 from J&M Wilson, Pilling.
BFL’s topped at £186 from R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands.
Mules topped at £174 from TH&DM Cornthwaite, Cartmel.
Lleyns topped at £142 from R Howard, Ulverston.
Rough Fells topped at £128 from J Whitton, Cartmel.
Swaledales topped at £122 from Fishwick Bros, Longsleddale.
Herdwicks topped t £110 from J Angus, Eskdale.

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PRIME HOGGS:

Texel: £220 Merryfield, £210 Longfield Manor, £205 £201 Merryfield, £201 Longfield Manor, £201 Humblescough Farm. Suffolk: £200 Bowers Farm, £193 Longfield Manor, £192 Mealriggs Farm, £184 Longfield Manor, £168 Bowers Farm. Beltex: £180 Mason Gill, £150 Swallowmire. Leicester: £172 High Swinklebank Farm, £157 Moors Farm, £148 High Borrowbridge. Mule: £172 Holme House Farm, £160 Low Longmire, £159 Hareden Farm, £158 Holme House Farm, £155 Greaves Farm, £153 High Swinklebank Farm. Cheviot: £170 Underhelm Farm, £166 Stubb Hall Farm, £162 £154 Bowers Farm, £138 Boon Town. Charolais: £165 Oak Avenue, £152 Head Farm, £148 Arklid Farm, £146 Boon Town, £133 Underhelm Farm. Masham: £157 £149 Mealriggs Farm. Continental: £152 Oak Avenue, £145 Boon Town, £142 Lyndarick, £137 Scroggs Farm, £133 Underhelm Farm. Rough: £141 Bowers Farm, £136 Boundary Beck, £125 £120 Millriggs. Swale: £140 Arklid Farm, £130 Lunesdale House, £130 Wilcocks Farm, £128 High Borrowbridge, £121 Low Longmire, £116 Rydal Farm. Herdwick: £140 Greaves farm, £130 Underhelm Farm, £125 £124 Main Street, £122 Farleton House. Horned: £135 Arklid Farm, £105 Higher Salter. Dalesbred: £129 £120 Fell End Farm. Zwartble: £128 School House. Ryeland: £120 Lyndarick. Gritstone: £110 Oak Avenue. Dorset: £94 Bradleyfield House.

CAST EWES:

TEXEL: £255, £230, £225 Merryfield, £222 Low Stangerthwaite, £198 Orchard Barn, £198 Lower Highfield. CHEVIOT: £192 Cooper House, £140 Swallowmire, £114 High Ground, £110 Bowers Farm, £108, £94 School House. LEICESTER: £186 Greaves Farm, £136 Hill Park. CONTINENTAL: £180 Farleton House, £126, £120 Roundthwaite, £116 (x2) Streatlam Grange. CHEVIOT MULE: £174 (x2) Low Tarn Green. MULE: £172 Head Farm, £170 Lower Highfield, £150 Holme House Farm, £140 Hill Park, £140 Low Longmire, £134 Roundthwaite. LLEYN: £142, £136, £130, £104 Low Longmire Farm. ROUGH FELL: £128, £126 Tottlebank, £106 Highborrowbridge, £90 Tottlebank, £84 Millriggs, £82 High Borrowbridge. SWALEDALE: £122 Tills Hole, £94 Roundthwaite, £94 Arklid Farm, £92 Rydal Farm, £88 Tills Hole, £86 Higher Salter. HERDWICK: £110 High Ground, £108 Swallowmire, £100 High Ground. HORNED: £96, £72 The Plough Inn. BELTEX: £94 Farleton House. SUFFOLK: £94 Hill Park. DORSET: £90 Cumbrae. DALESBRED: £76 Holme House Farm.

CAST RAM:

SUFFOLK: £234 Birkrigg Park Cottage. TEXEL: £178 Winterscales Farm, £172 Sanderginham Road, £168 Low Tarn Green. BELTEX: £144 School House. SWALEDALE: £116 Yoad Pot, £92 Rydal Farm, £74 Yoad Pot, £72 Holme House Farm. CONTINENTAL: £110 High Green Farm.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 18th February 2025

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