Breeding Sheep

A wonderful day in the sheep with lambs at foot ring today at J36 saw the largest entry of the season forward with 955 head or 345 outfits with types to suit all buyers’ requirements and buyers in attendance looking for all types. Young replacement breeding sheep once again stole the headlines at J36 and were in big demand. Topping at £345 was the consignment from J & M Wilson, Selside with Texel x shearlings with texel twins lambs with others from the same home selling to £300. The consignment from G & KM Atkinson, Colby were eagerly bid for selling fully vaccinated Mule shearlings and twin texel lambs to £315 twice, Mule 1 crops and twins to £272 and Mule 2 crops and Texel twins to £260. Texel ewes and twins from the same home sold to £315 twice. Continental ewes and twins sold to £300 from RR Owen, Kirkby Stephen. Mule two crops ewes with Suffolk twin lambs sold to £285 from MJ & JD Handley, Sedbergh with the singles from the same home selling to £180. Aged Charollais ewes with Texel twin lambs at foot sold to £275 from B & D Willison & Son, Levens. Plenty of strong Mule and Continetal aged ewes suckling there lambs well sold between £220 and £240. The first hoggs with lambs of the season on the market today sold to £240 for Mule hoggs sucking twins from RR Owen, Kirkby Stephen.

There are over 200 Sheep with lambs at foot already entered for next weeks sale with more required for next weeks sale.

Spring Lambs

The weekly sale of spring lambs saw a reduced number forward of fifteen. They sold to an overall market average of £126.80. Leading the way today at £140 were Texel lambs from GA & A Atkinson, Cantsfield purchased by Plumgarths Farm Shop.

Prime Hoggs

The weekly sale of prime hoggs saw the trade for in specification hoggs a sharper trade and eagerly bid. Best types of hoggs sold in excess of the 300p/kg a kilo mark with a full spectrum of hoggs forward today. The market was topped at £148 for heavy weight Texel’s from Jonathan and Josie Smith, Brookhouse selling to David Morland of Westmorland Services. Plenty of good quality hoggs sold between the £130 and £140 mark. Horned hoggs peaked at £125 from RS & BA Harker, Holme for Swaledales.

Cast Sheep

Another sharp trade for all cast sheep at Junction 36, leading the way with pure Suffolk ewes from E Newsham, Stainton selling to £220. Texel ewes topped at £158 from R Fox, High Niblethwaite with other Texel ewes selling to £153 from D Jackson, Cartmel Fell who also sold Beltex ewes to £155. Many of the best Continental ewes were regularly selling in the £130-£135. Mule ewes were the trade of the day with the best end getting into the £140’s topping at £144 from R Oldfield, Yealand Redmayne with all Mules forward averaging £105. Cheviot ewes led the hill section selling to £146 from RJ Handley, Whinfell with others to £142 from RHM&S Boyren, Colton. Rough Fells sold to £133 from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. Some good returns for Swaledale ewes topping at £119 from MW&PA Rollinson, Methorpe with others to £116 from R Fox, High Niblethwaite. Medium fit Swaledale ewes were regularly £80-£90.
Cast rams saw some other high returns with Texels selling to £228 from T Bunting, Gatebeck. Charollais selling to £185 from JR Handley, Whinfell.