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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Pigs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 14th January 2025

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.

Top Prices

PRIME HOGGS:

Texel: £198 Netherhouses Farm, £183 Southways, £182 Mint Close, £181 £180 Mason Gill, £180 Head House, £179 Mint Close. Suffolk: £196 £172 Netherhouses Farm, £189 Station Hotel Farm, £170 Helm Croft, £168 Swallowmire, £164 £163 Netherhouses Farm. Beltex: £190 £176 Southways, £146 Back O’The Fell. Charolais: £180 The Green, £168 Park Farm Barn, £159 Hampsfield Hall, £157 £152 Arklid Farm, £148 Dale End. Mule: £175 £167 £161 Holme House Farm, £161 Greaves Farm, £159 Netherhouses Farm, £159 Arklid Farm, £155 High Tenement Farm. Leicester: £171 £164 Low Newton Farm, £137 Longwell. Blue Texel: £165 Hampsfield Hall. Continental: £160 Holmelands, £155 Endmoor Farm, £136 Low House, £119 Tongue House Farm. Cheviot: £159 High Tenement Farm, £157 Seedhowe Cottages, £146 Park Farm Barn, £144 Croziers Croft, £141 £136 Seedhowe Cottages. Rough Fell: £156 Woodside, £140 Mill Riggs, £131 Seedhowe Cottages, £129 High Borrowbridge, £128 Mill Riggs. Hampshire: £154 £150 Endmoor Farm, Swale: £152 £150 Netherhouses Farm, £145 Arklid Farm, £137 Well Foot, £135 Green Cottages, £126Dale End. Dutch Spotted: £145 Hampsfield Hall, £127 high Mill Farm. Zwartble: £128 Oak Avenue. Herwick: £126 £122 Dale End, £104 Green Cottages, £102 Far Kiln Bank. Jacob: £123 High Mills Farm.

CAST EWES:

Texel: £300 £268 £266 £254 Storth End Farm, £272 £262 Thrimby Hall. Suffolk: £214 High Butterbent, £210 West Plain Farm, £206 Hill Park, £198 Kendal College, £176 Hill Park. Charolais: £232 £170 Bowkerstead Farm. Mule: £212 Flodder Hall, £196 Woodside, £194 £188 High Butterbent, £184 Tarnside Farm, £180 Deansbiggin, £178 Station Hotel Farm. Leicester: £172 Low Fold, £84 High Skelghyll. Cheviot: £170 £160 Laund Farm. Continental: £170 Lambrigg Head Farm, £155 Crag House Farm. LLeyn: £158 £128 Low Longmire Farm. Hampshire: £156 High Farm. Horned: £152 Lambrigg Head Farm. Masham: £150 High Swinklebank Farm. Rough Fell: £140 Woodside, £135 £125 High Swinklebank Farm, £124 Low Fold, £124 Mill Cottage, £110 Riddings. Dales: £140 £126 Fell End Farm, £134 x2 Farleton House. Herdwick: £138 Middle Fell, £117 Far Kiln Bank, £116 Dale End, £102 Farleton House. Gritstone: £132 High Farm. Swale: £130 £124 Holme House Farm, £128 Grayrigg Hall, £127 Well Foot, £125 Grayrigg Hall, £120 Mill Cottage, £120 Wood Broughton Barn. Goat: £82 Lunesdale House. Jacob: £130 High Mill Farm.

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