Prime pigs sold to a top price of £119 for Duroc x gilts from AT Threlkeld Ltd, Satterthwaite who sold others at £115 and boars at £100. Gloucester Old Spots x gilts from W Stamper, Chipping sold at £115 with British Lop hogs from GM&DJ Pye, Arkholme achieving £111 and £110.
Top p/kg this week was archived by W Stamper, Chipping selling Duroc x gilts at 114p/kg.
Another large entry of cull sows saw a top price of £75 and 32p/kg for a young Large White from D&P Johnson Ltd, Dalton in Furness with £75 also achieved for heavy weight Large Whites from W Stamper, Chipping.
Weaners this week sold to £16 for mixed weaners from G Tutton, Walton with Oxford Sandy & Black gilts from K Wright, Ormskirk achieving £16. Other weaners generally sold at £12-£15 depending on breed.
The next sale of pigs is on Tuesday 7th December, this included the Christmas show of prime pigs.