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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Sale of Pigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 26th November 2024.

PIGS

J36 sale of prime pigs and store pigs saw a two-tier trade with the best-bred finished pigs selling to a fast trade.
Prime pigs hit £270 for a pair of 90kg gilts from J Stott, Kingsland with hogs from this home at £250 for the same weight. MP Tattersall was well rewarded for his trip down from Langholm selling a pair of prime gilts to £255. Lightweight boars sold to £145 from Hannah Kent, Cockerham with others reaching £140.
Stores and weaners continue to sell well, with a pen of 10 weaners selling to £88 from HA Sawrey, Ulverston while MP Tattersall, Langholm continuing their good days trading selling 11 weaners to the same price.
Next week sees our Christmas show of pigs (prime pigs only). Classes for over and under 90kg.
The next sale for all classes of pigs will be 17th December.

PRIME LAMBS- The upward trend continues

Up significantly on the week, a mixy and some what weathered show of prime lambs were met with much enthusiasm from an ever growing ringside of buyers at J36. Every bit of weight counts and is counted on at our Tuesday fat sales with vendors ever pleased with price per head of sheep sold.
An overall average exceeding £140 per head provides more evidence of the trade heading in the right direction. 315sqq and 311ppk average of all shapes and sizes also encouraging.

• Charollais top at £194 from Messrs Woof, Storth End Farm
• Texels top at £181 from JB Airey, Mint Close
• Beltex top at £180 from J Twigge, Holmelands
• Mules top at £174 from Messrs Edmondson, Netherhouses

• Texels top at 374ppk from J Twigge, Holmelands
• Beltexs top at 360ppk from J Twigge, Holmelands
• Cheviots top at 333ppk from AA Bentham, Outrake Foot
• Continentals to 366ppk from JJ France, Lynacres

Next weeks sale includes our Christmas show with all vendors encouraged to bring sheep, making the most of an ever healthly ringside and trade.

CAST SHEEP- Culls sell to £242

Not to be out done the cull sheep sold to a fast trade for all classes and types with vendors highly suited with prices achieved.
Best continental ewes sold to £242 with others £200-£230, first cross ewes to £205 with heavies £170-£200, meated mediums £145-£165 with others regularly £120-£140. Mules sold to £183 for North Country Mules, £164 Cheviot Mules and £158 for Rough Fell Mules. Heavies £145-£165, mediums £118-£130 with lighter weights £95-£110. Pure Hill ewes saw Lleyns sell to £151, Cheviot to £146, Lonk to £128, Rough Fell to £125, Scotch Blackface to £120 and Swaledale to £98.
An abundance of cull rams saw continentals sell to £198 with mediums generally £150-£180. Hill bred rams to £170 with others £110-£150.
Several goats were forward selling to £155
Keep these ewes coming- more needed every week for increasing buyers demand.
Contact Matthew on 07540446667 with any enquiries.

Top Prices

PRIME LAMBS:

CHAROLLAIS: £194 Storth End Farm, £173, £164 Crosscrake Farm, £160 Holmelands. TEXEL: £181, £174 Mint Close, £173 Netherhouses Farm, £171 Arklid Farm, £169, £167 Mason Gill. BELTEX: £180, £172 Holmelands. MULE: £174, £166, £153, £146 Netherhouses Farm, £143 Fellside Farm, £142 Arklid Farm. CONTINENTAL: £173 Halton Park Farm, £165 Curlew Rock, £157 Mansrigg Hall, £157 Marshside, £151 Holmelands, £151 Marshside. SUFFOLK: £168 Sandscale Farm, £167 Netherhouses Farm, £165 Sandscale Farm, £159 Netherhouses Farm, £156 Yoad Pot, £154 Oak Aveune. LEICESTER: £165, £138 Arklid Farm. CHEVIOT: £161 Mansrigg Hall, £150 Marshside, £146 Seedhowe Cottages, £146 Low Gregg Hall, £140 Low Stangerthwaite, £140 Seedhowe Cottages. LLEYN: £156, £139 Low Foulshaw Farm. HORNED: £139 Rowe End Farm. ZWARTBLE: £138, £130 Birks Farm. BLUE TEXEL: £136 Oak Aveune. GRITSTONE: £134 Higher Salter. MASHAM: £134, £131 Mealriggs Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £120 Curlew Rock.

CAST SHEEP:

TEXEL: £242 Low Foulshaw Farm, £230 North Lodge, £205 Mill Beck, £204 Storth End Farm, £202 Millbeck, £200 North Lodge. BELTEX: £194, £168 North Lodge. MULE: £183, £160 Rowe End Farm, £155 Myers Farm, £150, £144 Cold Seat Barn, £144 Low Barns Farm. SUFFOLK: £178 Curlew Rock, £148 Lane End, £120 Low House Beck. CHEVIOT MULE: £164 Ghyll Farm, £162 Manriggs Hall, £149, £148 Low Tarn Green. GOAT: £155, £89 Wall End. LLEYN: £151, £147, £140 Low Foulshaw Farm, £99 Near Scholes Farm, £79 Birch Bank. CHEVIOT: £146, £133 Rankthorn, £133 Mansrigg Hall, £120 Seedhowe Cottages, £108 Low Gregg Hall, £104 High Arnside Farm. CONTINENTAL: £130 (x2) Swainhead Hall Farm, £122 Birks Farm, £110 Near Scholes Farm, £100 High Arnside Farm. HORNED: £128, £85 Higher Salter, £70 Cold Seat Barn, £61 Higher Salter. ROUGH FELL: £125 Mealriggs Farm, £108 Cold Seat Barn, £92 Low Fold, £88 Old School House, £70 Mill Cottage. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £120, £108, £92 Mansrigg Hall. LEICESTER: £118 Near Scholes Farm. SWALEDALE: £98 Rowe End Farm, £95 Hareden Farm, £84 Higher Salter, £80 Mansrigg Hall, £80 Middale Farm, £78 Arklid Farm. GRITSTONE: £78 Near Scholes Farm. JACOB: £78 Lane End. DALESBRED: £75 Millriggs Farm.

CAST RAM:

TEXEL: £198, £190 Salisbury Farm, £185 Mason Gill, £160 Hill Farm, £150 Swallowmire, £110 Plough Inn. CHEVIOT: £170 Thorn Cottage. HAMPSHIRE: £170 Salisbury Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £160 Curlew Rock. ROUGH FELL: £156, £90 Seedhowe Cottages. BELTEX: £150 Mason Gill. LEICESTER: £75 Plough Inn.

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