PIGS
J36’s first pig sale of 2025 saw the trade increase on the previous year.
A cracker of a gilt from local finisher PK&R Woof, Stainton topped the days trading at £250 with a further three from this home at £220. Another J36 regular J Stott, Kingsland produced a trio of hogs to £220. The highest p/kg coming from the Whitehaven based A Preston, this home reaching 220p/kg or £220. Boars sold to £175 from CR Dickinson, Thurnham.
Stores and weaners continued to generate interest here at J36. These reaching £100 for a pen of boars from R Ellison, Ulverston with the best of the weaners to £58 from S Whitley, Harrogate.
PRIME HOGGS - FLYING TRADE
The take off continues at Junction 36 as prime hoggs hit the clouds once again, with demand showing no let up.
Texel sold to £198 from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston.
Suffolks sold to £196 from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston.
Beltex sold to £190 from A Thompson, Carnforth.
Charollais sold to £180 from S Crowe, Stainton.
Mules sold to £176 from WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale.
BFL sold to £171 from RI Dixon, Levens.
A particularly large amount of light weight hoggs about, were met with what can only be classed as a heavy weight trade. A pair of 36kg Texels from A Thompson, Carnforth hit 394.4p/kg. Even hill sheep saw the same treatment, as 30kg Herdwicks sold to 340p/kg this was for a pen of five from SW&A Hoggarth, Broughton in Furness. Handy weight hoggs saw endless bidding throughout. 44kg Texels from RC Morphet, Hornby totalled at £166 or 377.3p/kg. Three Blue Texels at the same weight made £1 less or 375p/kg. A pen of three Beltex from A Thompson, Carnforth weighed 46kg and totalled at £176 per head or 382.6p/kg. 48kg Texels went to £181 or 377.1p/kg from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby. The heavier end (in the 55kg to 60kg category) saw anywhere from 325p/kg to 330p/kg, for the most solid end. An SQQ average of 341p/kg was achieved, which saw trade a good bit up on the week, due to the number of hill bred and horned hoggs on offer today.
Please contact our auctioneers ahead of next week and take advantage of the current highs in the sheep world.
CAST SHEEP
Cull sheep continue to sell to the recent high rates for all classes and types, with ten buyers ringside at Junction 36 eager to fill orders.
Best end continentals were regularly £220 to £250, with the strongest £260 to £290, topping at £300 for Texels from RK&R Woof, Stainton. Strongest cross bred ewes sold to £214 for Suffolk cross from E&A Thompson, New Hutton with others £200 to £210. Texel cross sold to £200 from R Harker & Son, Grayrigg. Mules continue to rise week on week, with a pen full of heavy weight North Country Mules from DS Harper, Lyth selling to £212, with other heavy North Country Mules regularly £170 to £200. Cheviot Mules sold to £198 from Kendal College, Kendal with others £170 to £190. Medium ewes were nicely £140 to £165, with smaller leaner sorts £110 to £130.
Pure hill ewes sold to £170 for Cheviots from CM&J Stott, Chipping, Lleyns £158 R Howard, Ulverston, Rough Fells £152 EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg, Dalesbred £140 R Capstick & Son, Ingleton , Swaledales £130 WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale and Herdwicks £117 SW&A Hoggarth, Broguhton in Furness. Medium hill ewes were £80 to £110, with leaner sorts £60 to £78.
Cull rams sold to £232 for Charollais’s from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston with other medium continental £170 to £220, leaner sorts £120 to £150. Hill rams sold to £140 for Rough Fells, £138 Herdwicks and £128 Swaledale’s.