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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: Primestock Tuesday 19th December

Prime Lambs

The weekly sale of Prime Lambs had a larger entry of lambs forward this week, which saw standard and heavy weights continuing to sell very well, with lighter weights harder to place due to the Christmas demand nearly being over for this specification of lambs.

Once again J36 a strong demand for Beltex lambs selling easily in excess of 200p/kg, topping at 226p/kg from JG&PH Thompson of Poppy Farm, with the best selling to £100 from the same good home.

Heavy weights continue to sell very well at J36, topping at £100 for Charollais’ from J Stott Jnr of Kingsland with best heavy weight lambs regularly in the £90’s.

A few less hill lambs in the market today, saw well-finished Mules regularly selling in the region £30 above their weight, topping at £80.50 twice, firstly from R&EA Gardner of Barrowfield and then from Redmayne Bros of Lower House Farm.

There was an overall market average of 176p/kg.

Cast Ewes

A bumper entry of Cast Ewes this week, with over 600 in the market and as expected selling to a slightly sharper trade. Best Continental ewes in excess of £100, topping at £131 and £117 from R&E Ladds of Benson Hall. Plenty of good ewes selling around the £90 mark.

Best Mule ewes once again selling easily into the £70’s, topping at £80 from W Garnett & Son of Ackenthwaite Farm. Well fleshed Horned Sheep good to sell, with Swaledale ewes selling to £53 from the Inman Family of Strickland Hill, with the best regularly round the £50 mark.

Top Prices

Prime Lambs

Beltex - £100 Poppy Farm, £97 Millom Castle, £75 Gibraltar Farm. Charollais - £100, £89.5 Kingsland, £86 Brown Edge, £74 West Plain Farm, £73.5 Brown Edge. Texel - £99.5 ST Annes Farm, £97.5 Poppy Farm, £95 Millom Castle, £94 Hill Top Farm, £94 Hutton Roof Hall. Suffolk - £95 Smithy Green Farm, £94 Brow Head, £90 Crabtree Farm, £88 Smithy Green Farm, £86.5 Brow Head. Cheviot - £94 3 Seedhowe Cottages, £79 Low Mill House, £74 3 Seedhowe Cottages, £70 Low Mill House, 370 3 Seedhowe Cottages. Lleyn - £82.5, £80 Cragg Farm. Mule - £80.5 Barrowfield, £80.5, £80 Lower House Farm, £76.5 Cracalt Farm, £76 Flat 3. Zwartble – £77 Lower House Farm. Continental - £75.5 Low Woodedge Farm, £60 West Lynn. Cheviot Mule - £72, £67.5 Howriggs, £67 3 Seedhowe Cottages. Leicester - £70 Wilcock Farm. Hampshire - £66.5, £63 Lower Highfield. Swaledale - £63.5 Bramaskew, £61.5 Nether House Farm, £59 Middale Farm, £50.5 Flat 3, £48 Yates Farm. Rough Fell - £60.5, £60 Millriggs, £59 3 Seedhowe Cottages. Herdwick - £50 2 Wood Broughton Barn. Horned - £45 Johnson House Farm.

Cast Ewe

Texel – £131, £117 Benson Hall, £94 Bouthwaite Farm, £93 Gibraltar Farm, £92 Low Chapel Farm. Suffolk - £115 Hill Park, £103 Cracalt Farm, £97, £79 Ackenthwaite Farm, £78 North Farm. Hampshire - £90 Endmoor Farm. Leicester - £89 Moss Head. Mule - £89 Benson Hall, £80 Ackenthwaite Farm, £74 Tarn Farm, £73 Smithy Green Farm. Cheviot Mule – £88 Gibraltar Farm, £78 Low Tarn Green, £44 ST Annes Farm. Masham - £66, £57 Low Audlands. Lleyn - £65, £55 Low Foulshaw Farm, £39 ST Annes Farm. Teeswater - £65, £35 Low Audlands. Cheviot – £64 Carlingwha, £55 Low Tarn Green, £55 Low Mill House, £53 5 Summer Hill. Charollais - £59 Poppy Farm. Dorset - £54 Brow Head. Swaledale - £53 Strickland Hill, £50 Holme House Farm, £48 Tarn Farm, £48 Nether House Farm. Dales Bred - £47 Middale Farm. Rough Fell - £45 Croft Foot Farm, £41, £34 Benson Hall.

Cast Ram

Beltex - £93 Kirket Nook. Leicester - £91 3 Seedhowe Cottages, £85 Middale Farm, £78 Preston Patrick Hall, £60 Red Scar, £55 Audlands Park. Texel – £91 Challon Hall, £88 North Farm, £88 Audlands Park, £80 North Farm, £74 Preston Patrick Hall. Cheviot - £87 Rankthorn. Swaledale - £69 Holme House Farm, £52 Strickland Hill. Suffolk - £60, £30 Arnside Tower Farm. Rough Fell - £50 3 Seedhowe Cottages. Charollais - £45 School House. Dales Bred – £44 Holme House Farm.

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