The opening sale of store lambs at Junction 36 saw a quality selection of all breeds and sizes put before a ringside of new and existing buyers. The sale achieved an overall average of £92.50, an increase of £15 on the year, with many more lambs could have been sold to the vendor’s advantage.
The sale peaked at £136 for Texels from B Wilson & Son, Selside with a ring full from RI Dixon, Newton selling to £117.50. All Texel lambs with size and potential surpassed the £100 mark. Suffolks sold to £99 for a pen of thirty from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston. Cheviot Mules sold to £94 from JT&A Armistead, Selside and North of England Mules sold to a top of £86.50 for a ring full from B Wilson & Son, Selside. A few smaller long keep lambs were forward today, with these looking as good a trade as any, regularly selling between £80 to £90.

Sale statistics:
- Texels averaged £93.59.
- Suffolks averaged £92.73.
- Mules averaged £85.20.