PRIME HOGGS

510 prime hoggs were put before Lancasters active ring side of eight buyers. An overall average of 270p/kg was achieved, which many more could have been sold to the vendors advantage. The sale peaked at £145 for Beltex hoggs from I Richardson, Catforth with Texels selling to £140 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Many pens of heavy continental hoggs were regularly £130 to £140. 42kg to 45kg export type hoggs looked the sharpest trade, with these regularly selling at 280p/kg to 290p/kg. The best being 43kg Texels selling to £132 from AG Butler, Hambleton. A ring full of Texel Mules at 43kg sold to £128 from S Ayrton, Thurnham. Best bred and butcher type hoggs saw the best achieve 320p/kg from I Richardson, Catforth for Beltexs, with Texels selling to 315p/kg from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof. Hill bred hoggs saw Mules sell to £124 from JW Cornall & son, Bleasdale with RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead not far behind at £122. Cheviots soldto £117 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale.

CAST SHEEP

The ewe trade saw all goods a sharper trade on the week, pure bred Texels sold to £178 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Strong first cross Texel ewes from S Ayrton, Thurnham sold to £133. A big show of Mule ewes saw the best pens sell to £112 from T&E Garth, Bleasdale with other pens to £110 from I Richardson, Catforth. The strongest pens of Mules were £95 to £105. Hill ewes saw a top of £100 for Cheviots from S Ayrton, Thurnham, with medium type Swaledales seeing a pen of twelve sell to £50 from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale.