Today marked the end of the Thursday store hogg sale for this season, with a show of 596 hoggs coming to an average of £95.60. As lambing time creeps upon us the urgency of starting a fresh increased today, with a large amount of long term hoggs making up the sale.
Texel hoggs were still in hot demand with an average of £118, topping the trade today was a pen of four quality hoggs making £146 from GM Strong, Penrith. The same firm had another two more pens over the £140 mark. Strong and better sort hoggs were good to sell on the whole.
Cheviot hoggs were making between £118 and £90, depending on size and condition averaging £102. Hill lambs, predominantly Swaledale, Herdwick and Rough Fells made up the bulk of the sale with an average of £84.
Store hoggs will now be sold before prime sheep on a Tuesday at J36, contact the office or auctioneers for more information.