PRIME LAMBS

A pleasing entry of 1574 lambs were forward, and sold to a strong average of 309p/kg. Once again here at Junction 36 all heavy lambs were adding up nicely. Texel sold to £187 from M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe. Beltexs sold to £177 from J&R Waller, Killington. Charmoise sold to £175 from LA&M Lambert, Lupton and Suffolks to £169 from WT Whitaker & Son, Nether Kellet. Heavy pens were regularly £155 to £165. Best bred lambs saw Beltexs to 370p/kg from C Henderson, Chipping, who also sold Blue Texels to 355p/kg. The best bred lambs were regularly 335p/kg to 350p/kg. Nice meated commercial bred lambs were 320p/kg to 328p/kg. More Mule lambs were on offer today, with the best selling to £145 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale, with a full ring full to £139 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton.

CAST SHEEP

An entry of 438 cast ewes were forward, with all categories selling to an increased trade on the week. Top price of the day was £272 for a Texel from D&S Robinson, Old Hutton. All strong well fleshed pure bred Texels surpassed £220. The best of the first cross ewes reached £216 from SW Atkinson, Crook, with these types regularly north of £180. Hampshire sold to £192 from J&O Galbraith, Endmoor with Charollais from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington at the same price. A good entry of Mule ewes sold to £186 from SW Atkinson, Crook with Masham’s reaching £174 from MA&JA Winn, Burneside. Hill ewes sold to £182 from for Cheviots from D&S Robinson, Endmoor with the best of the horned ewes reaching £132 from GW Robinson, Milnthorpe.
Cast rams sold to £185 for a Suffolk and £178 for a Texel.
Top Prices;
- Texels ewes sold to £272.
- Blue Texel ewes sold to sold to £238.
- Hampshire ewes sold to £192.
- Charollais ewes sold to £192
- Mule ewes sold to £186
- Cheviot ewes sold to £182
- Suffolk ewes sold to £182
- Masham ewes sold to £174
- Dorset ewes sold to £168
- BFL ewes sold to £154.
- Lleyn ewes sold to £144.
- Rough Fell ewes sold to £120.
- Dalebred ewes sold to £118.