Prime Lambs
An entry of 860 spring lambs were forward which sold to an overall market average of 251p/kg. Heavy weight lambs continue to be in demand at J36 peaking at £150 for 60kg Texels from T Parkin, Sedbergh. This was followed by other heavy weight Texels to £144 from DM&D Cook, Ulverston. Heavy weight Suffolks peaked at £137 from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell with other Suffolks to £133 from WP Burrow & Sons, Bleasedale. Plenty of pens of heavy weight lambs sold in the £130 mark. Beltex lambs sold to 295p/kg from AE Atkinson & son, Endmoor with plenty more better bred lambs selling in excess of 280p/kg. The trade today saw handy weighted lambs in sharper demand with more interest from the buyers.

Cast Sheep
Fit strong ewes continue to be the strong trade seen in previous weeks, with leaner types harder to place with some being £5 - £10 back on the week. Suffolk ewes sold to a top of £154 from H Newton, Levens who also sold others to £148. The best Continental ewes regularly selling £140 plus. Mule ewes sold to a top of £138 from ED Robinson, Whinfell, others sold to £132 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston with many of the best Mule ewes £125 plus with medium fit type Mules selling well over the one hundred pound mark. A smaller show of hill ewes were forward with not as much power seen as in previous weeks. Rough Fells sold to £90 from I Carridice, Tebay with a full pen of Cheviots selling to £89 from S Crawford, Stavley.
Cast rams saw another fast trade at J36, a run of Dutch Spotted tups from Dave Dixon, Grayrigg sold to £170 with others from the same home selling to £148. Beltex rams peaked at £165 from P Slater, Macclesfield with others from the same good home selling to £155.