BREEDING SHEEP

The opening sale of in lamb breeding sheep saw a packed ring side of local and travelled buyers in attendance, keen to secure additional and replacement stock. Today’s sale topped at £260 on two occasions for Mule shearlings and one crops carrying twins, due mid-March onwards. Others were regularly £225 to £250, with medium Mules scanned at 150% generally £200 to £222. Several pens of older sheep saw aged Mules scanned at 195% sell at £225, with sheep carrying triples to £220 and broken mouthed Mules £170.
The next sale of breeding sheep will take place on Saturday 25th January, to include 200 Mule ewes and shearling from several consignors. In lamb sheep will then be sold fortnightly thereafter, with the next sale being Thursday 30th January at 10.30am. Please contact Matthew Probert 07540 446667for all breeding sheep enquiries.

STORE HOGGS

An increasing trade for store hoggs for the second week running at Junction 36, with an entry of 2000 head creating an overall average if £118.63. There was plenty of customers for all categories of hoggs. Medium term keep hoggs were probably the most sort after, with the overall average reflecting this.
Topping todays trade was eight quality Texel hoggs were courtesy of D Philips, Gatebeck making £151. There was a large proportion of continental Suffolks hoggs over £140. Mules topped at £140, with demand for the breed remaining high, this price was achieved by T Longton, Quernmore. The average for Mules was just shy of £120. Demand was also high for good hill hoggs. A special mention to Alan Lambert, Lupton who reached £125 for a pen of twelve quality Charmoise.