Spring Lambs

The largest entry of spring lambs to date this season, saw over 500 forward selling to a buoyant trade throughout the sale. There was nine active buyers forward all looking to purchase spring lambs. There was an overall market average of 258p/kg. Lambs weighing between 32-39kg averaged £99.95, 39.1-45.5 averaged £106.91, 45.6-52kg averaged £118.40 and 52kg plus averaged £127.33. The trade today twice topped at £131 for Texel’s from J & R Waller of Killington or 298p/kg and Suffolk’s from Liz Needham of Stainton. Texel lambs sold to a top 313p/kg from S Wilson and Son of Scotforth closely followed by 303p/kg from A & E Clarkson of Thurnham.

More lambs are required to fulfil buyer’s requirements on a Monday morning.

Prime Hoggs

There was a larger entry of 150 hoggs forward at Lancaster. The trade topped at £116 for Texel hoggs from PD Anderton of Scorton. Standard weight hogs, well fleshed sold around the 200p/kg mark. Horned hoggs sold to a top of £90 from WM Pye of Ashton with Stodday.

Cast Sheep

A larger entry of 100 cast ewes forward with all specifications of ewes a sharper trade this week with the end of Ramadan next week. Continental ewes sold to a top of £121 from P & ME Higginson of Out Rawcliffe closely followed by continental ewes to £116 from BD Wood of Out Rawcliffe with plenty of big continental ewes around the £110 mark. Mule ewes sold to a top of £108 from Bensons Farm of Claughton on Brock with plenty of big Mule ewes in the nineties. All Mule ewes forward averaged in the eighties. Swaledale ewes sold to £68 and Rough fells to £67 from SM & CM Bewley of Dent.