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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 15th October 2024.

Bigger numbers and a better trade.

PRIME LAMBS

A larger show of prime lambs forward at Junction 36 met a stronger trade on the week. Meat and size were both very well bid for. The increase in demand requires more numbers on a Tuesday going forward. Heavy Beltex lambs sold to 317p/kg at 48kg for a pair from Messrs Crowe, Ashtree Cottage. Lighter Texel lambs from Messrs Escolme, Low Stangerthwaite sold to 312p/kg. Texel lambs from Messrs Hodgson, Arklid Farm hit £170 x3 and £169 for a pen of four Suffolks. An overall market average of 280p/kg was achieved.

CAST SHEEP

A seasonal entry of 560 ewes sold to a stronger trade, as strength starts to now come forward. The strongest pure ewes sold to £234 for Texels, with other medium pure and better end first cross ewes regularly £150 to £170. Medium types were £125 to £138, with several feeding orders £98 to £112. Heavy Mules sold to £139 with others £136, mediums £110 to £122, feeding types £88 to £99 and leaner harder worked sorts £70 to £85. Pure hill ewes sold to £108 for Rough Fells, £104 Cheviots, £98 Gritstones, £80 Swaledale and £74 for Herdwicks. Mediums horned ewes were generally £55 to £70, lighter leaner weight £38 to £46, with the smallest and leanest at realisation. A consignment of Pygmy goats sold to £82, with other pen fulls at £63 and £60.
Leaners hard worked continental rams were £100 to £130, with hill rams to £108. The leanest hill rams were £55 to £70.

Top Prices

PRIME LAMBS:

Texel: £170 (x2) Arklid Farm, £167 Longfield Manor, £165 Nether Hall Farm, £165 Crabtree Farm, £161 Crake Hall. Suffolk: £169, £168 Longfield Manor, £163 Nether Hall Farm, £141 Yarlsber, £136 Burnt House Farm, £133 Lower Hawthwaite Farm. Hampshire: £162 High Farm. Continental: £154 Higher Core Farm, £152 Blea Tarn Road, £150 Howriggs, £138 Green Close Farm, £137 Howriggs, £137 The Borrans. Beltex: £152 Ashtree Cottage, £134 Manor House Farm. Dorset: £146 Hallbeck, £130 Cumbrae. Cheviot: £133, £130, £125 Seedhowe Cottages. Charollais: £130 Dunningwell Farm. Mule: £130 Hill Park, £127 Yarlsber, £127 Park Farm Barn, £125, £121 Holme House Farm, £120 Hazel Head Farm. Horned: £128 Low Tarn Green, £127 Ashtree Cottage. Masham: £128 Yarlsber, £94 Steps Farm. Kerry Hill: £113, £101 Gate Beck Cottages. Herdwick: £106 Mireside Farm. Gritstone: £104 High Farm. Half Bred: £100 Steps Farm.

CAST EWES:

Texel: £234 The Borrans, £158 Poppy Farm, £156, £152 Burnt House Farm, £141 Cooper House, £140 Nether Hall Farm. Beltex: £176 Crake Hall. Mule: £139 White House, £136 Dunningwell Farm, £132 Hallbeck, £128 Borrans Farm, £128 Helwith Bridge, £126 Burnt House Farm. Leicester: £138 Millriggs Farm. Masham: £130 Nether Hall Farm, £109, £72 Angerton Farm. Charollais: £121 Dunnigwell Farm. Rough Fell: £116 Dunsa Bank Farm, £106 Wasdyke Farm, £96 Howes Lodge, £90 Ghyll Farm, £80 Wasdyke Farm, £76 Steps Farm. Suffolk: £112 Patton Hall. Continental: £112 Oakfield Farm, £83 Gilpin Farm, £74 Moss End Farm, £72 White House, £70 Gilpin Farm. Cheviot: £104 Ghyll Farm, £98 High Farm, £90 Low House, £84 (x2) Keen Ground Bungalow, £82 High Farm. Hampshire: £99 High Farm. Gritstone: £98 High Farm. Jacob: £86 Poppy Farm. Goat: £82, £63, £60 Greenlands. Swaledale: £80 Longwell, £67 Hebblethwaite Hall Farm, £66 Middle Sadghyll, £66 Low Newton Farm, £65 Barbon Fell House, £64 White House. Zwartble: £78 High Farm, £70 Patton Hall. Herdwick: £74 High Biggarsbank.

CAST RAM:

Zwartble: £130 Lane House Farm. Texel: £122 Bleaswood Road. Charollais: £114 Bleaswood Road. Teeswater: £110 High Swinklebank Farm. Rough Fell: £108, £100 High Swinklebank Farm. Kerry Hill: £102 Gate Beck Cottages. Suffolk: £86, £70 New Parkside Farm. Swaledale: £76, £68 Rydal Farm.

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