11 June 2024

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 11th June 2024.

SPRING LAMBS

705 spring lambs were forward, which sold to an overall average of 394p/kg and £168.50 per head. Heavy lambs were once again a good trade, topping at £213 for Texels from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland with Charollais to £209 from RJ Stott, Stainton and Suffolks to £209 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside. Medium weight lambs would be the sharpest trade of the day, with these regularly selling over 400p/kg. Texel cross Dorset lambs weighing 44kg from S Proctor, Selside sold to £187, with Beltex cross to the same price from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe.

PRIME HOGGS

510 hoggs were forward, with vendors awarded for well fed hoggs. Beltexs sold to £208 from A Thompson, Carnforth with Charollais’s to £202 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet and Texels to £192 from FI&ME Little, Barrows Green. Many pens of continent heavy hoggs were £170 to £200. Hill bred hoggs saw Herdwicks sell to £174 from M&YS Barker, Halton with Mules to £170 from RJ&OB Simpson, Longsleddale. Cheviots sold to £164 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet. A ring full of Cheviot hoggs from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston sold to 400p/kg or £156, with pens of Swaledales to £148 from M&YS Barker, Halton.

BREEDING SHEEP

A bigger show of sheep with lambs, with 250 lives forward. Aged Texel ewes sucking Texel twin lambs sold to £360 from B Holland, Lowgill. Other Texel ewes sold to £340 from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell who sold tremendous singles to £330. Mule shearlings sucking Texel twins sold to £275 from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell with Cheviot ewes sucking single lambs sold to £185 from Kirkby & Longworth, Kentmere.

CAST SHEEP

A larger number of 719 cast sheep were forward, selling to an overall average of £122, with a large proportion of the sale being leaner hill ewes. Best pure ewes sold to £270 for Texels, with other mediums £190 to £250 and the smaller better end £150 to £180.
First cross ewes sold to £198 for Texel cross, £180 for Suffolk cross and £175 for Charollais cross. Other better end ewes were regularly £170 to £190, with mediums £150 to £170. Mules sold to £176, with heavies £155 to £170, meated mediums £140 to £155 and lighter weights £100 to £135. Pure hill ewes sold to £158 for Cheviots, £140 Rough Fells, £130 Swaledales, £126 Gritstone and £126 for Herdwicks. Medium hill ewes were £85 to £100, with smaller and leaner sorts £55 to £70.
A consignment of goats sold to £134, with others £128, £124 and £120.
Cull rams sold to £180 for medium Continentals with others £160 to £175, with the smaller and leaner end £110 to £150. Hill rams sold to £144 for Cheviots, with medium horned rams £100 to £115.

PRIME PIGS

A fast trade for prime pigs with best gilts selling to £245 and 250p/kg from JM Navesey, with other gilts and hoggs regularly £195 to £225 (190p/kg-205p/kg). Lighter weight prime pigs sold to £200 and 250p/kg. Coloured boars sold to £185 and gilts £175. A single cull sow sold at £122 (49p/kg).

STORE & WEANER PIGS

Bidders galore with Saddleback store hoggs and gilts selling to £92, with others at £72. Gloucestershire old spot weaner gilts sold to £65, with younger weaners £50 and £42.

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SPRING LAMBS:

Texel: £213 High House Farm, £209 Crosscrake Farm, £204 Birks Farm, £196 Low Foulshaw Farm, £195 High House Farm. Suffolk: £209 Yoad Pot, £205 £197 Station Hotel Farm, £202 Lane Ends Farm, £196 High House Farm, £194 Hallbeck. Charolais: £198 £190 £181 Crosscrake Farm. Continental: £187 £171 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £155.50 £150 Green Farm. Dorset: £187 £175 £171 £170 High Biggarsbank. Dutch Spotted: £174 £149 Curlew Rock. Ryeland: £164 £162 £159 Old Byre Barn. Beltex: £135 £124 Kirket Nook. Cheviot: £127 Kirket Nook.

PRIME HOGGS:

Beltex: £208 Southways. Charolais: £202 Stubb Hall Farm, £148 Tailbert. Texel: £192 Helm Croft, £188 Milestones Cottage, £186 Stubb Hall Farm, £182 Cragg House Farm, £180 Park Farm Barn, £176 Halton Park Farm. Cheviot: £190 Bowers Farm, £164 £154 Stubb Hall Farm, £150 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. Horned: £174 Halton Park Farm, £134 Low Carlingill. Mule: £170 High Swinklebank Farm, £162 Halton Park Farm, £155 £140 Docker Farm, £148 Helm Croft, £136 High House Farm. Herdwick: £162 Paddock Cottage, £132 Halton Park Farm, £130 Park Farm Barn. Suffolk: £161 Angerton Hall Farm, £140 Birks Farm, £130 The Bungalow. Blue Texel: £154 Cragg House Farm. Continental: £152 £149 £138 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £135 £132 Halton Park Farm. Swale: £148 £138 Halton Park Farm, £136 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £130 Barras Farm, £116 High Swinklebank Farm. Scottish Black: £142 £140 £115 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. Dalesbred: £138 £132 Ubarrow Hall, £126 £122 Low Carlingill, £112 Tailbert. Cheviot/Mule: £132 Poppy Farm.

CAST EWE:

Texel: £270 Whitbarrow View, £240 Cottage Farm, £225 Whitbarrow View, £218 Kendal College, £210, £198 Spital Farm. Beltex: £230 Cragg House Farm, £148, £88 Yealand Manor. Continental: £186 Brown Edge, £172 Woodside, £156 Millbeck, £150 Curlew Rock, £148 Woodside, £148 Holmelands. Suffolk: £180, £160, £158 Oak Aveune, £156, £145, £138 Near Scholes Farm. Cheviot Mule: £176 Bowers Farm, £149 Kendal College, £146 Swallowmire, £146 Kendal College, £140, £136 Yealand Manor. Blue Texel: £164 Cragg House Farm. Mule: £162 Oak Aveune, £154 Boundary Beck, £154 Holmelands, £152 Slack Farm, £152 Crabtree Farm, £148 High Biggarsbank. Dorset: £158 High Biggarsbank, £140 Floraire, £134 High Biggarsbank, £122 Floraire, £120 Brow Head. Cheviot: £158, £142 Red Squirrel Terrace, £134 Woodside, £124 Bowers Farm, £114 Red Squirrel Terrace. Zwartble: £150 Low Foulshaw Farm, £120 Curlew Rock. Rough Fell: £140 Barugh House, £138 High Borrowbridge, £112 Boundary Beck, £80, £85 Boundary Beck. Charolais: £140, £132 Floraire, £114 Kendal College. Goat: £134, £128, £124, £120, £98 Raines Hall. Swaledale: £130 Nether House Farm, £120 Barras Farm, £120 Yoad Pot, £116 High Birk Howe Farm, £110 Nether House Farm, £102 Arklid Farm. Leicester: £128 Poppy Farm, £100 High Borrowbridge. Gritstone: £126 Waltham Nursey. Herdwick: £126 High Birk Howe, £80 Aughton Hall Farm. Horned: £118 The Bungalow, £98 Woodside, £88 The Bungalow. Masham: £112 Near Scholes Farm, £112 Higher Standen Drive. Scotch Blackface: £108, £82 Meadow Wood. Jacob: £100 Moor Gill.

CAST RAM:

Texel: £180 Crabtree Farm, £172 Oakfield Farm, £142 Cottam Farm, £114 The Bungalow, £92 Crabtree Farm, £92 Thistle House. Beltex: £160 Deansbiggin, £144 Holmelands. Cheviot: £144 High Borrowbridge. Leicester: £126 Red Scar Farm, £80 Blea Cragg. Rough Fell: £112 Barugh House. Swaledale: £96 Arklid Farm.

HOGG & LAMB:

Continental: £175 Helm Croft. Texel: £175, £165, £155 Helm Croft.

SHEARLING & LAMB:

Mule: £275, £228 The Borrans.

EWE & LAMB:

Texel: £360 Southmire Farm, £340, £330 The Borrans, £280 Aisgill Farm, £270 Southmire Farm, £245 Aisgill Farm. Mule: £245, £235, £200 Southmire Farm, £150, £135 Bank End. Swaledale: £188 Low Waterside, £172, £138 Benson Hall. Continental: £185 Sella Farm, £160, £150, £140, £130, £125 Bank End. Masham: £148, £145 Helm Croft. Herdwick: £130, £125 Sella Farm.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 11th June 2024.

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