PRIME HOGGS

The weekly sale of prime hoggs saw an entry in excess of 1000 forward meeting more demand then
expected and selling to a strong overall market average of 258p/kg, consider the large number of
upland and horned bred lambs in the market today. The ring was back to full capacity of buyers
today with a fresh face forward, ensuring all types were eagerly bid for and a shortage of them
better lambs in the market today. J36 continues to offer a strong trade for them heavy weight lambs
and they continue to add up well with us. The consignment of heavy weight hoggs from WT
Whitaker & Son, Nether Kellet led the way selling to a top of £163 with 62kg Texel hoggs, with
Suffolk’s from the same home selling to £155 and the consignment averaging £142.55. The Suffolk
hogg trade peaked at £159 for heavy weights from J & C Airey, Ulverston. Texel hoggs at 53kg from J
Woodburn and Partners, Ulverston sold to £148 with this price matched by a pen of Suffolk lambs
from DM & D Cook, Ulverston. A consignment of Suffolk and Texel hoggs averaging 54kg sold to an
average of £142.75 from L McCarrick, Chorley.
Plenty pens of better-quality conformation hoggs sold between 280 and 300p/kg at handy weights
with this weight range in best demand. The trade sold to 300p/kg numerous times from A & B Fell,
Millom, DC, D & J Taylor, Kendal and WL & F Richards, Kirkby in Furness.
Upland lambs saw heavy Cheviots sell to £132.50 from J Allonby & Son, Grayrigg followed by others
selling to £130 from J & C Airey, Ulverston with Cheviot Mules selling to £129.50 from J Woodburn
and Partners, Ulverston. Mule lambs at 50kg peaked at £124.50 from EW & JR Parkinson, Clitheroe.
A larger number of horned lambs in the market saw Rough fells sell to £104 from TLB & J Knowles,
Selside.

CAST SHEEP

380 ewes were forward today with trade going from strength to strength at J36. Texels once again lead the way topping at £155 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston. Many of the best Texel ewes were regularly selling at the £140 plus mark. Pure Suffolk ewes sold to a top of £144 from J&C Airey, Ulverston. Leicester ewes sold at a top of £142 from Mr Kipling, Greenholme. Mule ewe trade stepped up another level, with a top of £127 from E&J Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg. With others too £126 from A&B Pickthall, Hincaster. The next level down Mule sold between the £105-£110 mark. Hill ewes continue to sell to a fast trade with Cheviot topping this section at £121 from J Allonby & Son, Grayrigg with others from the same home selling to £119. Rough Fells sold to £100 from S&W Dickinson, Tebay. Anthony Hartley had a good day in the cast ring selling Swaledales to £86 and Herdwicks to the same price. A run of Herdwick shearlings from CS Long & RH Knipe, Ayside sold to £88 for a pen of 26. Cast Rams continued to be a flying trade at J36, with Texel rams selling to £218 from D Jackson, Cartmel. With hill rams selling to £133 for a Rough Fell from BJ Bainbridge, Shap. With Swaledales selling to £102 from RS&BA Harker, Holme.