Prime Lambs
There was a much increased entry of 1813 prime lambs forward in the market which were met with an increased trade, as all lambs forward averaged 245p/kg and heavy weights 250p/kg. All lambs were eagerly bid for with buyers looking for all specifications of well finished lambs. Once again heavy weight lambs sold to a premium at J36 with a cracking consignment from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston leading the way, selling heavy weight Texels to £158, £156, £152 and £150 with heavy weight Suffolks from the same home achieving £152. This was followed by other heavy weight Texels to £150 from JN&DJ Bowes, Crook. Other noted prices from heavy weight Texels were £148 from KE Richards & Son, Howgill, £148 from JG&PH Thompson, Selside, £145 from R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands, £145 from RA Batty, Selside and £143 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston. Suffolks sold to a top of £150 from R&J Dodgson, Natland followed by £149 and £148 from SHM&S Boyren, Ulverston. Plenty more pens of heavy weight lambs sold in the region of £140 mark.
Heavy weight Mules peaked at £139 at 59kgs from TE JS & SA Curruthers, Underbarrow with other Mule lambs at the same weight to £138 from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston. Heavy weight Cheviots sold to £134 at 51kgs from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh. Good quality lambs were in plenty of demand today peaking at 300p/kg for 42kg Beltex lambs grossing £126 from G Beresford & Son, Kirkby in Furness followed by 298p/kg from John Twigge, Lindale and 295p/kg from AR&BJ Thompson, Selside with plenty more pens of quality handy weight lambs selling in the region of 280p/kg.

Cast Sheep
All cast sheep sold to a slightly sharper trade on the week with 550 forward, Suffolk ewes led the way selling to £148 from TH Garnett & Son, Stank Other Suffolks sold to £145 from S&J Sharp, Barrow in Furness. Texels sold to a top of £136 from MD&SA Park, Lyth. Well bred Continental ewes were regularly selling in the £125-£130 mark. Cheviot Mules sold to a top of £115 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside who sold others to £112. Mule ewes sold to a top of £106 from KE Richards & Son, Howgill with the best end selling over the hundred pound mark. Medium fit Mule were regularly selling in the mid eighties. Hill ewes sold to a top of £117 for Cheviots from P Whitton & Son, Burneside. Swaledales sold to a top of £87 for a pen of fifteen from JS&S Atkinson, Scorton with Rough Fells selling to £82 from RJ&OB Simpson, Longsleddale.
Forty cast rams forward with Texels selling to £165 from J&H Bland & Son, Levens who sold others to £140. Swaledales topped at £96 from PE&KA Sowerby, Kirkby Stephen.