21 May 2024

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 21st May 2024.

BREEDING SHEEP

A few less sheep with lambs at foot about today, with many farmers in the field. However there was no let up in trade, with buyers keen for all classes and types. The sale peaked at £282 for continental cross ewes sucking twin lambs from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell with similar families regularly £265 to £280. Continental cross ewes suckling singles sold to £190 from SJ Atkinson, Crook. North country Mules were generally £170 to £180. An eye catching pen of Aberfield cross hoggs with Beltex cross lambs from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh sold at £260. Hill ewes are now coming forward in greater numbers, with Herdwick cross ewes suckling single Texel cross lambs selling to £162, with others ranging from £50 to £55 per life.
Next weeks sale includes the second prize show and sale of hoggs with lambs at foot, plus the weekly sale of ewes with lambs at foot, entries for the catalogue are required by Wednesday 22nd May.

SPRING LAMBS

A larger entry of spring lambs were forward, selling to a market averaging of 415p/kg or £181 a head. The sale peaked at £218 for Texels from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe with Beltexs to £215 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor. Suffolks sold to £207 from RA&L Hodgson, Patton. The best and heaviest lambs were regularly around the £200 mark. Texel lambs sold to 455p/kg from J&O Galbraith & Son, Endmoor with nice bred sorts 430p/kg to 440p/kg.
More lambs are needed on a weekly basis for our active ringside of nine buyers.

PRIME HOGGS

555 hoggs were forward with all selling to a sharper trade than first expected. Heavy hoggs sold to £218 from N Barker, Dalton for Texels, with others at £212 from M&YS Barker, Halton. Heavy continental bred hoggs were regularly £190 to £200. A run of well finished hoggs from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston saw Texels sell to £190 and other pens to £187. The best bred hoggs saw Texels to 450p/kg from FI&ME Little, Barrows Green and 448p/kg from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston. Well over two thirds of the sale was made up of hill bred hoggs, with Swaledale to £180 from M&YS Barker, Halton. A ring full of Cheviots sold to £179 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston who sold other pens to £177. Pens of Mules sold to £176 from M&YS Barker, Halton with Herdwicks to £170 from the same home.
There is plenty of demand in the approaching weeks with buyers looking to purchase all types of hoggs for the upcoming festival.

CAST SHEEP

A pleasing entry of 485 cull ewes were forward today, all sold averaged £116, with a large proportion of the sale being pure hill ewes. Only a handful of the very best were forward today, selling to £280 for Texels from RA Batty, Selside with other Texels to £270 from T Strickland, Whinfell. Charolais sold to £240 from RJ Stott, Stainton and Suffolks £228 from T&E Redmayne, Carlisle. The best medium continental and first cross ewes were nicely selling at £165 to £190, with smaller meated sort £140 to £160. Mules sold to a top of £154, with other better medium North Country and Cheviot Mules £135 to £145 and smaller meated sorts £110 to £125. Pure hill ewes sold to £136 for Rough Fells, £128 Cheviots, £125 Dalesbreds, £116 Swaledales and Herdwicks £112. Medium hill ewes were generally £80 to £100, with the smallest and leanest generally £55 to £70.
38 cull rams sold to £185 for BFL’s, Rough Fells £160, medium continentals £135 to £150 and other hill rams £115 to £130.

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HOGG & LAMB:

Texel: £260 Bowers Farm.

SHEARLING & LAMB:

Texel: £275 The Borrans, £260 Nab House. Mule: £235 The Borrans, £178, £165 High Carlingill.

EWE & LAMB:

Texel: £282 The Borrans, £275 Thornbush Farm, £250 The Borrans, £240, £190 Quarry Top, £188 Sella Farm. Continental: £265 The Borrans. Mule: £250 Thornbush Farm, £205, £178, £170 (x2) High Carlingill. Cheviot: £162 Sella Farm. Herdwick: £142, £100 Sella Farm.

PRIME LAMBS:

Texel: £218 £201 Ackenthwaite Farm, £215 Stubb Farm, £202 Head House, £197 Bensons Farm, £193 Stubb Farm. Suffolk: £207 £187 Patton Hall, £174 Hawkrigg End. Hampshire: £189 Endmoor Farm, £179 Hawkrigg Farm, £178 Endmoor Farm. Continental: £188 Bensons Farm, £184 Moss End Farm, £168 Hawkrigg End, £163 Crabtree Farm, £160 Moss End Farm.

PRIME HOGGS:

Texel: £218 Dalton Old Hall, £212 Halton Park Farm, £208 Green Close, £205 Walker House Farm, £204 Ashtree Cottage, £200 Helm Croft. Suffolk: £200 Halton Park Farm, £180 Mountbarrow Farm, £179 Guides Farm, £172 New Hall. Charolais: £186 Walker House Farm. Continental: £185 £172 Helm Croft, £180 £166 Park Farm Barn, £143 Low Longmire, £138 Broadhead. Swale: £180 Halton Park Farm, £170 £139 Low Longmire, £156 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £133 Old School House, £129 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Cheviot: £179 £177 £170 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £149 New Hall, £142 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £132 Holly Bank. Mule: £177 Walker House Farm, £176 £170 Halton Park Farm, £167 Walker House Farm, £166 Helm Croft, £153 Low Longmire. Hampshire: £170 Endmoor Farm, £142 £126 Back O’The Fell Road. Herwick: £170 Paddock Cottage, £170 Halton Park Farm, £164 Park Farm Barn, £133 Rydale Farm, £129 Old School House, £126 Wall End Farm, £125 The Parsonage Farm. Scottish Blackface: £169 £150 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. Horned: £166 paddock Cottage, £132 £131 New Hall, £124 Higher Salter. Beltex: £165 Walker House Farm. Gritstone: £133 New Hall. Jacob: £132 £129 Wall End Farm. Cheviot/Mule x: £129 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Rough Fell: £126 High Borrowbridge, £110 Boundary Beck.

CAST EWE:

Texel: £280 Dugg Hill, £270 The Borrans, £232 Oak Aveune, £230 Dugg Hill, £185 Howes Lodge, £176 Highfield. Charolais: £240 Crosscrake Farm, £200 (x2), £192 Floraire, £170 The Borrans, £164 Preston Patrick Hall. Beltex: £235, £188 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £170 Crake Hall, £168 Blea Tarn Road, £90 Stubb Farm, £86 Blea Tarn Road. Suffolk: £228, £225 Old Byre Barn, £168 Cockrigg Farm, £140 Crabtree Farm, £136 Hawkrigg End, £122 Crabtree Farm. Leicester: £188 Wood Broughton Barn. Continental: £155 Hardrigg Farm, £145, £140, £138 Heights Farm, £130 Old School House, £126 Holmelands. Mule: £154 Cockrigg Farm, £150 Bensons Farm, £148 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £146 Old Glasson Farm, £142 Cockrigg Farm, £140 Mountbarrow. Cheviot Mule: £146 Stubb Farm, £110 Holmelands. Hampshire: £138, £132, £128, £126, £110 (x2) Holmelands. Cheviot: £128 Old School House, £90 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £84, £75 Poppy Farm, £72 (x2) Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Dalesbred: £125, £100 Fell End Farm, £90 Calderside Farm, £85 Fell End Farm. Dorset: £122 Floraire. Swaledale: £116 Arklid Farm, £112 Hareden Farm, £102 Arklid Farm, £102 Wood Brougton Barn, £90 West Lodge, £88 Boundary Beck. Herdwick: £112 Wall End Farm, £108, £100 Rydal Farm, £86 Abbots Reading Farm, £82 Old School House. Goat: £100, £80 Wall End. Horned: £86 Higher Salter. Scotch Blackface: £82 Hill Farm.

CAST RAM:

Leicester: £185 Archers Hall, £155, £130 Boundary Beck, £124 Wood Broughton Barn, £122 Calderside Farm, £120 High Borrowbridge. Rough Fell: £160 Boundary Beck, £134 Archers Hall, £134 Boundary Beck. Suffolk: £158 Mountbarrow Farm. Cheviot: £150 Archers Hall. Texel: £142 Rydal Farm. Hampshire: £128, £124 Holmelands. Continental: £125, £100 Abbots Reading Farm. Ryeland: £120, £114 Old Byre Barn, £104, £92 Abbots Reading Farm. Swaledale: £116 Archers Hall, £110, £104, £98 Rydal Farm, £85 Higher Salter. Charolais: £112 Rydal Farm. Herdwick: £96 Rydal Farm, £85 Abbots Reading Farm.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 21st May 2024.

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