02 January 2024

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 2nd January 2024.

PRIME HOGGS

The opening sale of prime hoggs of the year saw just shy of 1500 forward, with a sharp trade from start to finish. The sale topped at £171 for Texel hoggs from J France, Pilling who sold other pens to £166. Beltexs sold to £154 from J Twigge, Lindale. Dutch Spotted hoggs sold to £160 from DA Dixon, Grayrigg. Suffolk sold to £149 from WT Whittaker & Son, Nether Kellet. Heavy weight continental bred hoggs were regularly selling at £130 to £135 per head. Best bred lambs were a sharp trade, with Beltexs to 376p/kg from R Allen, Ings with others to 375p/kg from J Twigge, Lindale. Hill lambs saw Cheviots selling to £145 from BR Harrison, Staveley with Leicester to £134 from R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands. Mules lambs to £132 twice from P Whitton & Son, Burneside and WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. Cheviot Mules sold to £128 from K Gregory, Silverdale. Gritstones sold to £116 from WJ&I France & Son, Chipping with Scotch Black Face £114 from RF Towers, Wray with Swaledale to £107.50 at 41kg form TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston.

CAST SHEEP

576 cull sheep were forward, which sold to another strong trade for all classes and types. Heavy pure bred ewes sold to £210 for a Beltex from CM Jennings, Selside with Texels at £175 from PK&R Woof, Stainton. Other strong continental ewes sold to £170 from R Collinge & Son, Kirkham, £160 from Bargh Contractors, Morecambe and £158 Messrs Holgate, Silverdale. Heavy first cross ewes sold to £148 for Texel cross from J France, Pilling with Suffolk cross to £143 from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton. Others were regularly £130 to £140. Medium continental ewes were regularly £110 to £125. Hill bred ewes sold to £135 for heavy weight Lleyns from C Henderson, Chipping. Cheviot sold to £112 from RM&D Dixon, Longsleddale. Rough Fells to £92 from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg. Swaledales to £80 from R&EA Gardner, Briggsteer. Scotch Black Face to £80 from K Smith, Levens. Dalesbreds to £75 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. Herdwicks to £62 from D Thompson, Broughton in Furness. Cheviot Mules sold to £120 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor with others at £114 from Messrs Holgate, Silverdale. Mashsam sold to £112 from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg. Mules achieving £112 from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton with others at £110 from GCL Stephenson & Son, Kirkby Lonsdale. Heavy Mules were regularly £100 to £110, with well fleshed mediums £90 to £100. The next draw down £70 to £85. Leaner hill ewes sold to a nice lift, with mediums £45 to £55 and only the very smallest and leanest less.
Cull rams sold to £160 for a Dorset from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon and Texels from D&J&A Freeman, Windermere. Other continental rams were generally £125 to £140. Hill bred rams sold to £140 for Cheviots from BR Harrison, Windermere, Dalesbred £130 T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping and Rough Fells £116 from MJ Woof, New Hutton.

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PRIME HOGGS:

Texel: £171 £166 £164 Merryfield, £158 Old Woodhouse Beltex: £154 Homelands, £145 West Lodge, £140 Corner Cottage, £129 Homelands, £129 Curwen Hill Farm. Dutch Spotted: £150 Grayrigg Foot. Suffolk: £149 Lane Ends Farm, £147 Cockrigg Farm, £143 Lane Ends Farm , £130 College Green, £130 North Farm, £130 Angerton Hall Farm. Cheviot: £145 The Old Vicarage, £128 Croziers Croft, £126 Dalton Old Hall, £117 Croziers Croft, £109 Millriggs, £108 Curwen Hill. Leicester: £134 Greaves Farm. Mule: £132 Holme House Farm, £132 High Tenement Farm, £127 Red Scar Farm, £124.50 Poppy Farm, £123.50 Red Scar Farm,£122.50 Holme House Farm. Continental: £127 The Bungalow, £122.50 Quarry House Farm, £120 Curwen Hill Farm, £106 Quarry House Farm. Masham: £120 Holme House Farm. Zwartable: £118 High House Farm. Gritstone: £116 Higher Core Farm. Scottish Blackface: £114 Curwen Hill. Scottish Blackface: £114 Curwen Hill. Dorset: £111 Brow Head, £111 High Biggarsbank. Swaledale: £107.50 Arklid Farm, £103.50 Yoad Pot, £97.50 Middale Farm, £93.50 Higher Core Farm. Rough Fell: £106 Millriggs, £96 Boundary Beck.

CAST EWES:

Beltex: £210 Crake Hall, £170 The Dingle, £150 Crake Hall, £148 Merryfield, £130 Stubb Farm, £121 The Dingle. Texel: £175 Storth End Farm, £160 Old Woodhouse, £158 Middlebarrow Plain, £150 Park Farm Barn, £150, £146 Old Woodhouse. Dutch Spotted: £155 Grayrigg Foot. Continental: £148 Merryfield, £128 Throstle Grove Farm, £126 West Lodge, £124 The Dingle, £124 Merryfield, £116 Cragg House Farm. Suffolk: £143, £138 Cockrigg Farm, £124 West Lodge, £120 Deansbiggin, £110 West Lodge, £108 Cockrigg Farm. Lleyn: £135, £126, £124 Cragg House Farm. Blue Texel: £130, £114, £112, £78 Cragg House Farm. Cheviot Mule: £120 Stubb Farm, £114 Middlebarrow Plain, £107 Sunnybank, £87 Hall Bank, £82 Sunny Bank. Zwartble: £114 Town End. Masham: £112 Lambrigg Head Farm. Mule: £112 Cockrigg Farm, £110 Deansbiggin, £110 Hill Top Farm, £108 Ellers Farm, £108 Middlebarrow Plain, £107 Lambrigg Head Farm. Cheviot: £112 Well Foot, £110 High Tnement Farm, £100 Croziers Croft, £92 Poppy Farm, £88 Ellers Farm, £84 Hall 0Bank. Rough Fell: £92 Lambrigg Head Farm, £67, £65 Hill Farm. Swaledale: £80 Barrowfield, £76 Well Foot, £68 Holme House Farm, £65 High Tenement Farm, £64 Cockrigg Farm, £64 Greaves Farm Scotch Blackface: £80 Meadow Wood, £68 Halton Park Farm. Leicester: £80 Hill Farm. Dalesbred: £75 Home House Farm, £65 Fell End Farm. Horned: £74 Low Deepslack, £70, £64 Higher Salter. Herdwick: £62, £60 Climb Style. Jacob: £60 (x2) Hill Farm.

CAST RAM:

Dorset: £160 Howriggs. Texel: £160 Town End, £142 Middlebarrow Plain, £142 Brown Brook, £120 West Lodge, £100 Greaves Farm. Cheviot: £140 The Old Vicarge, £92 Croziers Croft. Leicester: £132 Town End, £114 High House Farm, £110 Town End, £108 Holme House Farm, £84 Low Hall Farm, £82 High House Farm. Dalesbred: £130 Brown Brook, £64 Fell End Farm. Charollais: £128 West Lodge, £112 Merryfield. Rough Fell: £116 Millriggs Farm. Swaledale: £80 Ghyll Farm, £70 Town End.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 2nd January 2024.

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