GIMMER LAMBS

The second show and sale of gimmer lambs at Junction 36 saw a catalogue entry of 1200 forward selling to a full ring of prospective buyers. The sale commenced with North England Mules with these selling to a top price of £158 for a pen of ten from JD&M Capstick, Bootle. N Cooper, Ulverston reached £148, while the pick of I Clarkes, Kendal run achieved £145.
Cheviot Mules were easy to place, with these selling to £162 for a bonny pen from J Duerden, Dalton in Furness. Two pens from JW&E Woof, Firbank reached £148, with only the smallest end £120 or less.
Continental gimmer lambs saw the very best types sell to an exceptional rate with a run of Beltex from R Allen, Ings seeing highs of £170. Next at £164 was a pen of Texel cross Lleyn Mules from P Knowles, Kendal this run of powerful gimmers saw others to £146. The smaller end of gimmer was inline with store trade.

STORE LAMBS

A market full wall to wall, with all classes and types sold to buyers from all four corners of the UK. The sale averaged £91.55, with all vendors leaving well suited with prices achieved. The sale peaked at £151 for Texel cross from J&PR Woof, Dent with endless pens of well draw Texel cross lambs £110 to £120, with medium keeping lambs £95 to £108. Well bred health long keep lambs were £82 to £90. Mules sold to a top of £107 for a ring full from Fishwick Bros, Longsleddale with other strong Mules £108 to £105 and longer keep farming sorts £88 to £94. Pure hill lambs were forward in greater numbers, selling to £102 for Cheviots, with other regularly £95 to £92. Dalesbred to £74, Gritstone to £73, Swaledale to £70 and Herdwick ton £72.

Sale Statistics:
Texel cross to £151, averaged £100.75.
Beltex to £119, averaged £89.
Mules to £119, averaged £95.50.
Suffolks to £105, averaged £95.35.
Cheviots to £102, averaged £74.73.
Horned to £73, averaged £64.
Herdwicks to £72, averaged £58.

Next fortnight is the Ambleside sale of 8000 store lambs, vendors are encouraged to enter lambs with confidence.