The weekly sale of prime stock at NWA J36 saw 1524 head forward, with all classes experiencing a rise in trade. Prime hoggs sold to £177 and 352p/kg, Cull Sheep to £180 and Prime Pigs to £230.7

PIGS

The popular fortnightly sale of pigs saw a rise in trade, with buyers keen to secure all classes and types. Prime pigs sold to a top price of £230 for a pair of Pie Train cross Large White hogs from J Stott, Crosscrake. Closely followed by light weight Pie Train gilts from W Stamper, Chipping achieving £210. Wether hogs achieved £205 from J Stott, Crosscrake and gilts at £200 from J Barkley, Whitehaven. Prime boars sold to £140 from MP Tattersall, Langholm with others at £130 from J Barkley, Whitehaven and J McEwen, Dumfries. Top pence per kilo was 263 achieved by W Stamper, Chipping selling light weight Pie Train gilts. Cull sows sold to £100 from S Jordan, Armathwaite. Several pens of weaners forward saw Large White cross weaner gilts from M&C Greenwood, Middleton sell at £45, with other weaners generally £25 to £30, depending on breed and quality.

PRIME HOGGS

- 82 25kg-31kg hoggs averaged 270p/kg or £85
- 202 32-39kg hoggs averaged 302p/kg or £113.50
- 510 39-45kg hoggs averaged 291p/kg or £124
- 250 46-52kg hoggs averaged 290p/kg or £144
- 95 53kg plus hoggs averaged 278p/kg or £155

The weekly sale of hoggs saw the trade peak at £177 for Beltexs from L McCarrick, Chorley with Texels to £173 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping. Suffolks sold to £172 from L McCarrick, Chorley. Heavy hoggs were in keen demand with these regularly selling at £150 to £160. An improved trade for all best bred and butcher type hoggs was seen, with as pen of eleven Texels selling to 352p/kg from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside with Beltexs to 348p/kg from JA&KJ Allen, Ings. A run of Leicester hoggs sold to £162 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston. A large entry of hill bred hoggs was seen, with Cheviots to £154 from S Crawford, Staveley. Mule hoggs saw a top of £139 from AW&AM Clarke, Windermere with other pens to £136 from Messrs Long & Knipe, Ulverston. Dalesbreds sold to £126 from R Capstick, Ingleton with Rough Fells to the same price from AEA Harrison, Kentmere. Other pens of Rough Fells sold to £124 from PE Allen, Ings. Swaledales sold to £118 from K Wrathall, Broughton in Furness.

CAST SHEEP

409 cull ewes sold to a top price of £180 for pure Texels from J Capstick, Ingleton who sold others at £175. Other pure bred medium ewes were generally £140 to £160. First cross ewes saw Texel cross to £162 from S Mawson & Son, Orton with other well fleshed sorts generally £125 to £140, to include Suffolk cross at £132 from Messrs Long & Knipe, Ulverston. Mediums were nicely selling at £102 to £115, with lighter leaner sorts £80 to £95. Hill bred ewes sold to £135 for Cheviots from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside with Rough Fells to £106 from W&J Penny, Kirkby in Furness. Swaledales sold to £82 from BW&G Robinson, Ingleton with a ring full ring at £81 from PE&M Capstick, Millom. Dalesbreds sold to £80 from R Capstick, Ingleton and Herdwicks to £64 from Messrs Hodgson, Ambleside. Cheviot Mules sold to £129 from D&DW Prickett, Ingleton with others at £127 from B Wilson & Sons, Selside with Rough Fell Mules to £118 from M Bland & Sons, Staveley and North Country Mules £115 from Messrs Long & Knipe, Ulverston. Heavy well fleshed Mules were generally £105 to £115, with mediums £90 to £102 and smaller well fleshed sorts £80 to £88. Small and leaner hill ewes experienced a rise in trade, with the best at £65 to £70, mediums £50 to £60 and the smallest £38 to 365.
A trio of goatlings from M&G German, Middleton sold at £68.
21 cull rams forward saw medium continentals generally £120 to £140, will hill bred rams £80 to £100.