Prime Lambs
The weekly sale of prime lambs saw a good entry of 1510 forward, selling to a slightly reduced trade from the highs of recent weeks but still in line with other nationwide centres, averaging 268p/kg. Well meated lambs of all weights continue to sell to a big premium at J36, with buyers cautious over under finished lambs.
Heavy lambs once again sold to a strong trade, with a top of £149.50 for 57kg Texel lambs from DW Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. Closely followed by other Texels selling to £149 from JB Airey, Kendal. Suffolks peaked at £147.50 from G Riley, Bolton le Sands. Heavy weight lambs were regularly selling into the £140 mark, with all heavy lambs forward averaging 271p/kg. Best quality bred lambs continue to sell to a sharp trade at junction 36 with a run of Beltex lambs from JG&PH Thompson, Selside selling to a top of 346p/kg or £138.50.
More hill lambs were forward today with all selling to a solid trade, Cheviots selling to a top of £130 from J Allonby & Son, Greyrigg with Mules selling to £125 from JS&S Atkinson, Scorton and Swaledales topping at £125 for a 51kg lamb from TM&WH Hodgson, Nibthwaite. Light hill lambs continue to sell to a strong trade with 31kg Swaledale lambs selling to £81.50 from Fishwick Bros, Longsleddale. Closely followed at £81 for the same weight from RM&D Dixon, Longsleddale.

Cast Sheep
More ewes on offer today with all selling at £5-£10 dearer on the week, with more ewes needed in the upcoming week for fulfil buyers demand. Charollais ewes led the way today selling to a top of £174 from J Stott, Stainton. Leicesters sold to £168 from WN&JE Shuttleworth, Barbon. Pure bred Suffolks sold to £152 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside. The best pure bred ewes regularly sold in the £145-£150 mark. Mule ewe would be the sharpest trade of the day, selling to £135 from J&O Galbraith & Son, Endmoor. The strongest Mules selling well over the £120 mark., with the next level down selling either side of the £100 mark and all Mule ewes forward selling to £104. Some impressive returns for hill ewes were seen today, with Cheviots selling to £137 from J Allonby & Son, Greyrigg with Rough Fells topping at £105 from T Ellis, Old Hutton and a full pen of Swaledale ewes selling to £104 from JF&AW Sutton, Longsleddale, with other Swaledale ewes selling to £99 from JS&J Atkinson, Scorton. An impressive entry of 52 rams were forward, with all selling to a flying trade. A Beltex ram led the way selling to £170 from DJ&A Freeman, Troutbeck. With all rams forward averaging £107.