Spring Lambs topped at £154, Prime Hoggs £164 and cast sheep £147

Spring Lambs

There was a smaller entry of spring lambs forward this week due to the weather not helping numbers come forward. There were ten active buyers ringside, ensuring a strong trade was enjoyed with more required to meet this strong demand. There was an overall market average of 316p/kg. Topping the trade today at 376p/kg or £154 was a pair of 41kg Suffolks from WN & D Smith of Cockerham purchased by Gregory Williams Butchers of Lancaster. This was closely followed by 46kg Suffolk lambs from the same home selling to £153.

Prime Hoggs

A larger entry of hoggs forward in the market met the strongest trade seen for a few weeks. There was a strong demand for heavy weight hoggs with all eagerly bid for. Topping the sale was MJ & K Ayrton of Thurnham with 66kg Texels selling to £164, closely followed by 65kg hoggs selling to £161 from T Nelson and Sons of Cockerham, who also sold 59kg hoggs to £159. More heavy weight hoggs are needed each week to meet demand from buyers. Cheviot hoggs sold to 281p/kg or £118 from J & H Davis of Cabus. Mules sold to a top of £116 from A & J Rhodes of Ellel closely followed by £115.50 from DC Miller of Claughton on Brock. Horned hoggs topped at £105 for 42kg Scotch Blackface hoggs from WM Pye of Stodday with Ashton.

Hoggs required each week with a busy ring of active buyers looking for all specifications.

Cast Sheep

A larger entry of over 100 cast sheep forward again this week. There was a sharper trade today with five buyers all keen to purchase ewes. Suffolk tups topped at £147 from T Nelson and Partners of Cockerham. The ewe trade saw Beltex ewes sell to £143 from J Smith of Daisy Bank with Texel ewes selling to £132 from CD & HL Mason of Caton. Plenty of heavy weight Continental ewes sold over £120. Mule ewes topped at £101 from T Nelson and Partners of Cockerham. Horned ewes sold to a top of £87 from DC Miller of Claughton on Brock.

Breeding Sheep

There were less ewes and lambs on offer today selling to a continued strong trade. The trade topped at £150 for broken mouthed continental ewes with Suffolk lambs three times from AG and GM Rowlinson of Killington.

Next sale of Sheep with lambs at foot at Lancaster to include Hogg with lambs at foot show and sale Monday 30th April at 11am. Entries are welcome now for advertising.