PRIME LAMBS

1100 lambs forward sold to an overall market averaged of 252p/kg with lambs ranging from 34kg to 64kg. The best heavy weight lambs continue to sell to a premium this week, peaking at £155 for Texel x lambs from AW Crowe, Witherslack. Suffolk x sold to £151 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other heavy weight lambs (48kg plus) generally achieving £130 to £140. Medium weight lambs sold to £136 for Texel x from J&E Nuttall, Old Hutton and £134 from D&S Robinson, Old Hutton and others generally £114 to £122. Buyer showing caution towards under finished lambs. Well finished light weight lambs continue to attract a keen buyer interest, selling to £97 for Texel x from Messrs Beaty, Troutbeck with others at £95 from JR Robinson, Endmoor. Top price today of 295p/kg was achieved on two occasions for Texel x lambs form J&E Nuttall, Old Hutton and AJ&SE Burrow, Milnthorpe. Other well finished pure and ¾ bred lambs were generally 270p/kg to 290p/kg with first x lambs 250p/kg to 275p/kg. Hill bred lambs are starting to come forward in greater numbers, with Mules selling to £112 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale.

CAST SHEEP

An entry of 557 local farmer ewes saw buyers keen to fulfil orders for all classes and types, to include several grazing orders. A shortage of real heavy ewes saw Texel x sell to £154 from JC Dunning, Orton with others at £144 from R&E Ladds, Kendal and £143 from IL Dixon, Cantsfield. Medium pure bred and ¾ bred ewes were keenly sort after at £120 to £140. Other heavy first x ewes generally £128 to £140 depending on breed and quality. Mules sold to £140 for Cheviot Mules from R&E Ladds, Kendal, North Country Mules selling to £138 from Calderside Farm, Garstang with others at £123 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Other heavier Mules generally £100 to £112, with medium sorts £88 to £98. Hill bred ewes sold to £90 for Rough Fells from I Carridice, Tebay with Swaledales selling to £85 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with Cheviots to £80 from NP&CE Buckley, Staveley and Herdwicks sold to £73 from BR Harrison, Staveley. A large entry of smaller ewes, having worked hard this summer were generally £45 to £65, depending on bred and quality.
A pen of goat weanlings from GA Guy, Tebay sold at £89.
Cull rams sold to £160 for BFL’s with others at £154.