Prime Lambs

J36 had on offer 983 prime lambs, with an overall average of 234p/kg. Quality finished lambs weighing 45-52kg are still selling to a strong demand to average 237p. Top price per head of the sale was MW & M Hodgson, Swallomire with a pair of Texels scaling 61kg and realising £148, followed by WH Kitching & Sons, Hawes Farm, 56kg Texel’s selling to £146. Beltex lambs peaked at £133 for 50kg from WI Burrow & Sons, Jackson Ground, with a pair of 45kg consigned by DC D & JD Taylor, Garnett Folds at £107.5. Suffolk lambs reached £125 for a pen of 52kg from GA & M Robinson, 8 Silverdale Drive, with MW & M Hodgson, Swallowmire following at £119 for 50kg’s. Charollais lambs hit £118 for a pen of 48 kg from RR & JA Knowles, Myres Farm and to £110 for a pair of 46kg consigned by AR & BJ Thompson, Poppy Farm. In the Cheviot Mule section WP Brewer & Sons, Lower Core sold 46kg to £105, AR & BJ Thompson, Poppy Farm sold 42kg to £100. Mules from RS & BA Harker, Overthwaite Farm scaling 44kg sold to £100 and 43kg to £91.50 from J Longworth, Millriggs.

Cast Sheep
The weekly sale of cull sheep had an entry of 517. All types were keenly bid for to fulfil buyers requirements.

Cast ewes
Top price of the sale was £136 for Texels from R & E Ladds, Benson Hall, followed by AR & BJ Thompson, Poppy Farm at £125. Suffolks from J & H Bland, Ninezergh sold to £134, followed by £106 from WI Burrow & Sons, Jackson Ground. Leicester ewes sold to £129 from R & E Ladds, Benson Hall and £115 from RS & BA Harker, Overthwaite Farm. Mule ewes hit the high spot of £125 consigned by DV Carrick, Riverside House followed by £113 from AW Crowe, Ashtree Cottage. In the Hampshire section MD & SA Park, Whitbarrow Cottage sold to £104, £90, £87.

Cast rams
A Beltex ram from AR & BJ Thompson, Poppy Farm reached £158. Hampshires sold to £130 from MD & SA Park, Whitbarrow Cottage. In the Horned section Low Borrow Bridge Farm hit £87, with Swaldales consigned by RS & BA Harker, Overthwaite selling to £80.