PRIIME PIGS

Today we held our Christmas show of prime pigs, thanks must go to today’s sponsors Northern Fallen Stock, Yan Farm Care and First Base Plant and Machinery sales. Thanks must also go to our judge Joe and Richard Nettleton, Penrith who gave up their time this morning.
The prizes were awarded as follows:

CLASS 1- PAIR OF PRIME PIGS 90KG OR OVER
1st C Woodhouse- 145kg- £190
2nd J Stott- 102kg- £225
3rd CR Dickson- 95kg- £160

CLASS 2- PAIR OF PRIME PIGS UNDER 90KG
1st JM Navesey- 85kg- £130
2nd A Preston- 82kg- £135
3rd E Spedding & Son- 88kg- £140

CHAMPION- C Woodhouse
RESERVE CHAMPION- J Stott

A top price of £225 was achieved for todays reserve champion pair from J Stott, Kingsland who sold others to £215. The days champion from C Woodhouse, Nateby sold to £190.

PRIME LAMBS

Butchers Bonanza sale sees Christmas come early for vendors. Despite a slightly lower pence per kilo average in the week, many lambs made the same or more as the previous sale with buyers proving just slightly more picky and a longer number of lighter lambs forward.
The champion pen of sheep today topped at 500p/kg for three exceptional Beltexs from J Smith, Brookhouse. These were bought by the days judge George Hamlet of Hamlets Butchers, Garstang who did a fantastic job of judging our thirty one trios forward for the pre sale show.

George awarded the show results as followed:

CLASS 1- 3 LOWLAND LAMBS
1st J Smith, Moorcock Hall Farm- 46kg- £230
2nd LE & A Ridding, Steel Croft- 52kg- £200
3rd A Prickett, Farleton House- 46kg- £158

CLASS 2- 3 MULE/MASHAM/CHEVIOT MULE LAMBS
1st B Lawrence, Greaves Farm- 57kg- £160
2nd J & M Wilson, Cooper House- 47kg- £143
3rd B Lawrence, Greaves Farm- 54kg- £147

CLASS 3- 3 SWALEDALE/DALESBRED LAMBS
1st C Sayer, Ubarrow Hall- 54kg- £116

CLASS 4- 3 ROUGH FELL LAMBS
1st P Allen, St Annes Farm- 53kg- £138
2nd Amy Longworth, Millriggs- 45kg- £125
3rd AJ & CM Harrison, Boundary Beck- 44kg- £123
CHAMPION- J Smith, Moorcock Hall Farm
RESERVE CHAMPION- LE & A Ridding, Steel Croft

Thanks must go to today’s sponsors Northern Fallen Stock, Yan Farm Care and First Base Plant and Machinery sales.
The champion lambs sold to £230 from J Smith, Brookhouse, Texel lambs sold to £200 from LE&A Ridding, Selside for another pen of three. A single Texel from AG Butler, Hambleton sold to £179. M Bereford, Kirkby in Furness sold Beltex lambs to £176.

Top pence per kilo:
500p/kg from J Smith (Beltex)
385p/kg from LE&A Ridding (Texel)
360p/kg from M Bereford (Beltex)
359p/kg from A&B Fell (Continental)
355p/kg from M Bereford (Beltex)
346p/kg from A Prickett (Beltex)

An overall average of 302p/kg was achieved, accounting for the day’s massive variety. More sheep are needed next week as demand remains very strong.

CAST SHEEP

Cull ewes maintain and exceed expectations at NWA Junction 36.
Several better bred ewes forward today but not the power of previous weeks, selling to £176 for Texels with other mediums £155 to £170, smaller sorts with meat £125 to £145 and the leaner end £105 to £115.
Mules sold to £140 with other heavier end £130 plus, meated mediums £118 to £125 and smaller sorts £95 to £110. Pure hill ewes sold to £150 for Cheviots, £125 Rough Fells, £122 Swaledale and £112 for Dalesbreds.
The Christmas prize awards for the highest priced pen of five of more ewes was awarded as followed:
Mules – Calderside Farm, six at £140.
Continental – WL&F Richards, ten at £137.
Hill Bred – JR Whitton, thirteen at £124.

If you require more information regarding marketing your cull sheep, please contact Matthew Probert on 07540446667.