PRIME LAMBS

A few less lambs forward, with trade slight improvement on the week. An overall averaged of 262p/kg was achieved. A super run of heavy weight Texel cross lambs from P Lawrence & Son, Chorley saw his best sell to £163, with other pens from the same home to £157. Beltex cross lambs from RJ Byron, Woodplumpton saw a top of £158. Suffolk lambs sold to £150 from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale. Continental bred heavy weight lambs were regularly £128 to £130. Best bred lambs saw a top of 300p/kg for Beltexs from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale with Texels to 290p/kg from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof. The best were regularly 280p/kg to 290p/kg. Well meated medium weight lambs were regularly selling at 260p/kg to 270p/kg. Once again more Mules were on offer, with the best pens achieving £119.50 from D&D Huddleston, Wray and £118 from B&SE Carter, Ellel. Mule lambs were regularly selling at 240p/kg to 255p/kg.

CAST SHEEP

110 ewes were forward with a slight improvement on trade. Texel ewes sold to £145 from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore with the strongest end £130 to £140. Mule ewes sold to £96 from HJ&BE Kelsall, Lancaster with full pens to £95 from C&B Lowther, Over Wyresdale. Cheviot ewes sold to a top of £76 from P Whitton & Sons, Burneside with a full ring of Swaledale ewes to £59 from the same home.

STORE LAMBS

A nice entry of 160 store lambs forward, with a full ringside of buyer ensuring a fast trade from start to finished. An overall market average of £85 was achieved. Top price was a pen of Texel cross lambs from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale selling to £101 who sold other smart bred lambs to £97.50. A pen of 20 Texel lambs sold to £92 from MA&JA Winn, Burneside who sold Charollais to £90. Mule lambs saw a top of £86 from A&L Huddleston, Lancaster.