PRIME LAMBS

Successful weekly sale of prime lambs sees numbers up on the week and an impressive show of young handler sheep met with a strong trade. Top pound per head on the day went to H Huggonson, Whinfell with a 50kg Texel lamb selling for £200. The top pence per kilo of the day was for a Beltex from Masie Bereford, who was awarded champion with this lamb selling to 425p/kg.
Heavy lambs prove harder work on the week with lambs over the 52kg mark reaching 298p/kg from Messrs Winder, Gaisgill. Lighter lambs sold well, topping at £136 for 36kg Beltexs from J Knipe, Kendal. 44kg lambs top at £174 for Texels of Messrs Atkinson & Partners, Selside.

Huge thanks you to all young handlers who took part today – The future looks bright!

JUDGE: STUART CORNTHWAITE
SPONSORS: CARRS BILLINGTON, WFC FUELS & RURAL LAW PRACTICE

CLASS 1- 10 YEARS & UNDER- BEST LAMB
1st Connor Boyren: 7-year-old with a Texel weighing 60kg- £175
2nd Eddie Boyren: 4-year-old with a Texel weighing 46kg- £168
3rd Jack Matthews: 10-year-old with Rouge x Texel weighing 47kg- £168

CLASS 2- 10 YEARS & UNDER- BEST HANDLER
1st Archie Askew
2nd Millie Atkinson
3rd Millie Knipe

CLASS 3- OVER 10 YEARS- BEST LAMB
1st Maisie Beresford: 16-year-old with a Beltex x weighing 40kg- £170
2nd Alicia Ellis: 15-year-old with a Texel weighing 66kg- £180
3rd Harvey Huggonson: 11-year-old with Texel weighing 50kg- £200

CLASS 4- OVER 10 YEARS- BEST HANDLER
1st Zara Clough
2nd Paige Knipe
3rd Maisie Beresford

CLASS 5- BEST MULE LAMB
1st John Ellis: 17-year-old with Mule weighing 53kg- £146
2nd Alicia Ellis: 15-year-old with Mule weighing 49kg- £136
3rd Elizabeth Wilson: 17-year-old- with Mule weighing 48kg- £125
CHAMPION LAMB- Maisie Beresford
RESERVE CHAMPION LAMB- Connor Boyren

CHAMPION YOUNG HANDLER- Zara Clough
RESERVE CHAMPION YOUNG HANDLER- Archie Askew

More sheep are required next week as demand grows at J36.

CAST SHEEP

A large show of cull ewes forward with vendors taking advantage of the trade here at J36. Heavy ewes nicely fleshed were the order of the day and ewes with potential were sought after for feeding orders.

- Beltex sold to £205.
- Texels sold to £200.
- Suffolks sold to £180.
- BFL’s sold to £162.
- Masham’s sold to £144.
- Romney’s sold to £142.
- Dorset’s sold to £138.
- Mule sold to £129.
- Cheviot sold to £128.
- Rough Fell sold to £106.
- Swaledale sold to £90.