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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: Primestock Tuesday 19th June

Spring Lambs

The largest entry of spring lambs so far this season at Junction 36, with just short of 900 in the market. The trade eased as seen nationally, with all lambs in market averaging a respectable 2263p/kg.

Well fleshed lambs in excess of 42kg selling to a strong trade and as always good conformation lambs sold to a premium, with plenty of lots selling over 250p/kg.

Heavy lambs weighing 45kgs and over were also well sought after, with top price of the day being achieved by JA&R Geldard & Sons of Gilpin Bridge selling 48kg Beltex x Lambs at £127 per head. WH&JP Cuthbertson of Burneside also topping this section at 273.3p/kg for 45kg Texel lambs.
Lambs weighing 45.6-52kgs all averaging 237.68p/kg overall.

Light weight lamb trade very dependent upon conformation and finish, selling to 245.6p/kg for 34kg Texel lambs from E&J Postlethwaite of Old Hutton. Top price per head being achieved by MJ Waller of Lupton for 39kg Texel lambs selling to £93.

Cast Sheep

Cast ewes as seen in all sale centres this week sold to an easier trade for all types forward. The sale today was topped by a Beltex ewe forward from AJ&EJ Platt of Barrow selling to £107, also selling Texel Rams to £101 along with JR Metcalfe of Ravenstonedale.

Top Prices

Prime Lamb:

Beltex - £127 Low Foulshaw Farm, £106, £92 Brown Edge, £91 Stubb Farm. Suffolk - £125 Low Levens, £117 Howriggs, £115 Low Groves Farm, £114 Low Stanger Thwaite, £113 Low Levens. Texel - £124 Cotegill Barn, £123 Chapelfield, £121.5 Station Hotel, £116 Clawthorpe, £116 Hill Park. Continental - £120 Hazel Slack Tower Farm, £105, £90 Ancliffe Hall Farm, £84, £79 The Old Parsonage. Dorset - £105.5 High Biggarsbank, £103.5 High House Farm, £94.5 Hallbeck, £94, £92 High Gateside. Charollais - £103 Low Foulshaw Farm, £101 Crosscrake Farm, £100 Crook O Lune Farm, £85.5 Ridding Side Farm, £84 Brown Edge. Hampshire - £90 Endmoor Farm.

Prime Hogg:

Suffolk - £71, £60 Market Street. Texel - £70 Overplains, £62 The Hills, £60 Small Holding, £51 The Hills. Swaledale - £41 Yoad Pot. Charollais - £40 Woodyard.

Cast Ewe:

Beltex - £107, £69 Small Holding. Charollais - £100 Market Street, £86, £83 Low Foulshaw Farm, £45 Market Street. Suffolk - £91, £86 Crooklands Brow, £83 Ashbank, £78 Crabtree Farm, £76 High Biggarsbank. Texel - £90 Carlingwha, £82, £81 Crosscrake Farm, £77 Birch Bank, £71 Middleshaw Hall. Lleyn - £73, £72, £70, £66, £59 Low Foulshaw Farm. Mule - £72 Lane Ends Farm, £71 Crabtree Farm, £70 Singleton Park, £64 Bull Bank Farm, £60 Orchard Cottage. Cheviot Mule - £62 Green Lane End Farm. Continental - £55 Singleton Park. Kerry Hill - £47 The Green. Swaledale - £47 Yoad Pot. Horned - £38 Hodgsons Green Farm.

Cast Ram:

Texel - £101 High Greenside, £101 Small Holding, £80 Woodyard, £61 Carlingwha. Kerry Hill - £65 The Green. Suffolk - £60 High Biggarsbank, £52 Market Street. Swaledale - £56 Barras Farm, £42 Eskew Beck. Charollais - £45 High Greenside.

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