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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 20th August 2024.

PRIME LAMBS:

More lambs forward today with just over 1600 sold, selling to overall market average of 302p/kg. Once again purchases were looking for well finished meated lambs with some under finished lambs harder to place. Hampshire lambs sold to £205 from IL Dixon, Cantsfield. Texel lambs to £191 for TA Teasdale, Newton in Cartmel, beltex selling to £181 from A Thompson, Carnforth. Heavy bred continental lambs regularly £155-£165. Smart bred lambs saw a top of 341p/g from JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside with the best 330+p/kg. Nice meated commercial type lambs regularly selling 310-315p/kg, with some under finished lambs selling between 285-290p/kg. More hill bred lambs forward, with Mules selling to £136.50 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other pens of mules from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton to £136 with plenty of mules selling £130+.

CAST EWES:

Today’s cast ewe sale saw an entry of 582, selling to a top of £220 for Texel from ST Birkett, Carnforth, with other Texels to £192 from JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside. All pure bred Texel ewes exceeding £190. First cross ewes sold to £170 on 2 occasions, firstly from PJ & ES Rogerson, Appleby and secondly from Gibson & Berry, Kendal. Suffolk ewes to £162 from H Stables, Underbarrow and Charollais to £160 from Archers, Redbank. Half bred ewes sold to £148 for Masham from MA & JA Winn, Kendal. Hill bred sheep sold to £112 for Dalesbred from Calderside Farm, Garstang. Cast rams sold to a top of £218 for a Bluefaced Leicester from R Harker & Son, Grayrigg and Texels to £158 from ST Birkett, Carnforth.

Top Prices:
• Texels to £220
• Suffolks to £162
• Charollais to £160
• Bluefaced Leicesters to £155
• Mashams to £148
• Mules to £147
• Teeswaters to £120
• Cheviots to £114
• Dalesbreds to £112
• Swaledales to £104

Top Prices

PRIME LAMBS:

Hampshire: £205 Cantsfield Hall. Continental: £191 Head House, £176 Bouhtwaite Farm, £169 Strickland Hill, £153 Bouhtwaite Farm, £150 (x2) Crosscrake Farm. Texel: £181 Southways, £179 Red Scar Farm, £176 Kiln Beck, £172 Head House, £171 Kingsland, £169 Crabtree Farm. Suffolk: £178 Station Hotel Farm, £165 West Plain Farm, £165 Swallowmire, £158 Wood Broughton Barn, £152 Lane Ends Farm, £147.50 High House Farm. Charollais: £174 Crosscrake Farm, £164 High Underbrow Farm, £132 Crosscrake Farm. Beltex: £157 Curlew Rock. Dorset: £155 Hallbeck. Dutch Spotted: £138 Old Woodhouse, £111.50 Low Carlingill, £111 Curlew Rock. Mule: £136.50 Catshaw Hall Farm, £136 Fell End Farm, £134 Catshaw Hall Farm, £134 Low Newton Farm, £130 Strickland Hill, £112 Red Scar Farm. Swaledale: £99 Nether House Farm.

CAST EWES:

Texel: £220 Hall Croft Barn, £192 Poppy Farm, £190, £188 Cantsfield Hall, £170 Mason Gill, £170 Low Audlands. Suffolk: £162 Hazelwood, £156 Calderside Farm, £132 Bradlow Farm. Charollais: £160 Redbank Farm, £150 Hazelwood, £138 Brow Head. Leicester: £155 Calderside Farm, £136, £120 Whelpside Farm, £106 Hillcroft. Masham: £148 High Underbrow Farm, £126 Middale Farm, £116 Low Audlands. Mule: £147 Borrans Farm, £146 New Parkside Farm, £146 Low Barns Farm, £144 Braida Garth, £139 Myres Farm, £134 Hazelwood. Continental: £140, £134 Hazelwood, £114 Nether Hall Farm, £112 Middle Lee Farm, £112 Burnt House Farm, £109 Brow Head. Beltex: £130 Poppy Farm. Teeswater: £120 Middle Lee Farm. Cheviot Mule: £114 Meadow View, £106 Low Borrows Farm. Cheviot: £110 Whelpside Farm, £108 Nether Hall Farm, £104 Poppy Farm, £102 Whelpside Farm, £99 Poppy Farm, £96 Brow Head. Swaledale: £104 Calderside Farm, £98, £80 Grayrigg Hall.

CAST RAMS:

Leicester: £218 Grayrigg Hall. Texel: £158 Hall Croft Barn, £112 Chapel House. Suffolk: £144 Calderside Farm. Continental: £116 Redbank Farm. Dalesbred: £112 Calderside Farm.

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