Prime Hoggs
A reduced entry of prime hoggs in junction 36 with just over 600 forward, those who braved the poor reports from the previous days trading being financially rewarded with a much improved trade. All hoggs forward averaging 258p/kg, with handy weights averaging 268p/kg. This included a third of the hoggs being Swaledales, Rough Fells and Dalesbred.
Today saw plenty of pens of handy weighted better bred hoggs selling in excess of the 300p/kg mark, they peaked at 320p/kg for Beltex hoggs from Alistair and Bradley Thompson, Selside. All Beltex hoggs forward averaged 308p/kg. Heavy weight hoggs saw Texels sell to £144 and £139 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh. This was followed by Texels to £136 from JL Bird, Flookburgh, £135 from J Twigge, Lindale and £135 from MW&MR Black, Staveley. Plenty more sold in the late £120’s and early £130’s. All standard weighted Texel hoggs forward averaged £118.75 or 271p/kg, with more of these required to help maintain our busy ring of buyers orders. Mule hoggs today peaked at £110 twice firstly from TE, JA & SA Carruthers, Underbarrow, with the same achieved by AR&BJ Thompson, Selside. All Mule hoggs forward averaged £106.05 or 252p/kg. Buyers present keen to bid on the large entry of horned hoggs forward today. Swaledale hoggs peaked at £110.50 from WI&AM Atkinson & Son, Bleasedale, with others to £109.50 from DR&JE Wood, Bolton. Rough Fells peaked at £109 from TLB&J Knowles, Selside. Standard weighted Swaledale hoggs averaged £103.94, as all Swaledale hoggs forward averaged 240p/kg.

Cast Sheep
350 ewes were forward which once again met another bumper trade at junction 36, with eight active buyers in attendance. Beltex ewes led the way, selling to £158 from John Twigge, Lindale. Suffolk ewes sold to £149 from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe. The best Texels achieved £138 from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington. Strong Continental ewes were regularly selling at the £120-£130 mark, with medium Continental bred ewes full of meat were selling at £110-£115. Mule ewes sold to another flying trade at J36, with a top of £118 from WM&JE Shuttleworth, Barbon with other pens to £117 from F&CE Bentley & Son, Shap. All Mule ewes forward averaged over the hundred pound mark. Hill bred ewes saw another keen interest from all buyers with Cheviots selling to £118 from Stockdale Farms whom also Rough Fell ewes to £114. Swaledale ewes topped at £94 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston with others to £90 from J&J Huck, Burneside. The best Swaledale ewes were regularly selling at the mid to late £80’s. An overall averaged of £60 for 150 Swaledales sold. Herdwick ewes topped at £94 from WL&FD Richards, Beckside.
20 cast rams were forward with trade not letting off from the previous weeks. The trade topped at £176 twice from WL&FD Richards, Beckside for a Cheviot and Leicester. A Swaledale tup achieved £128 from WI&AM Atkinson & Son, Bleasedale.