SPRING LAMBS

Spring lambs saw a sharper trade than the previous week with a pleasing entry of 175 selling to a SQQ average of 360ppk and an overall of 342ppk. Hitting top spot today would be WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine with his usual consignment of quality texel lambs topping at 445ppk or £178. Other texel lambs from D&E Whitaker, Quernmore to £166. Heavy weighted springers would be no more money than a good 43-44kg springer. KA Purtills 46kg texel lambs to £160. More men around the ring today going onto springers.

PRIME HOGGS

Prime Hoggs saw a reduced number about with many vendors on the last round up of hoggs today which was reflected in the sqq average of 290.94 and overall at 281ppk with hoggs ranging from 27kg to 71kg. Top of the tree today would be T Clark, Inskip with his heavy weight texel hoggs to £179 and £172 with other heavy weight texels to £167 for F&SG Sanderson, Preston. Handy weighted in spec hoggs today would again see the best trade with KA Purtills weekly consignment of continental hoggs to 344pkg. Masie Beresford, Kirby-In-Furness selling to 336pkg or £151. Barker Farms, Cockerham saw his run of cheviot hoggs to 302 ppk.

CAST EWES

A few more cast sheep about today with 100 going through the ring with trade as bit as good as previous weeks. Texel ewes to £198 from Charlie Metcalfe, Ingleton with other texel ewes at £191 from D & E Whitaker, Quernmore. Suffolk ewes to £195 from S Wilson & Son, Lancaster who also had Charolais ewes to £193. Best Mule ewes would sell to a top of £183 from J & K Burr, Quernmore with others to £179 from D & E Whitaker, Quernmore. Next grade down mules to £148 from CJ Metcalfe, Ingleton. Lonk ewes to £152 from S Bosworth, Burnley. Cheviot ewes to £174 from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead.

SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

Just a handful of ewes and lambs forward today from RE Briggs, Wennington with 2 crop Cheviot Mules with twin texel lambs to £295, and his single 2 crop Cheviot Mules to £225. Vendors urged to pre enter ewes and lambs at Lancaster so buyers can be informed of numbers coming in.
Matthew on 07540446667 or Andrew on 07966556592