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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep and Sheep with Lambs at Foot

Spring Lambs


Lancaster once again had an increased entry of spring lambs coming forward, with strong demand from buyers as more companies look to make the change. The entry of 146 sold to an overall market average of 343p/kg or £140.63. Texel lambs from W&D Bradley, Goosnargh took the top spot selling to £167, purchased by Gregory Willams Butchers, Lancaster. Beltex lambs from the same home sold to 426p/kg or £149 weighing 35kg. This was followed by Texel lambs selling to 397p/kg or £155 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. Plenty of pens of good confirmation lambs selling between 370-390p/kg. Other leading prices saw Texels sell to £162 from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham. With Charollais lambs peaking at £158 from James Burr, Quernmore. Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £151 from G Riley, Bolton-le-Sands, with others to £150 from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham.


Prime Hoggs


The sale of prime hoggs saw handy weighted hoggs continued to be in very strong demand, with best types often selling in excess of 300 p/kg. Andrew Butler’s consignment took the top spot, selling heavy weight cheviots to £158, good shapey Beltexs to £156, Texels to £155 and other Beltexs to £151. Texel hoggs from Joshua France, Pilling sold to £151 and £148. The consignment from Cardwell Farms, Stalmine sold Lleyns to £149, with Suffolks to £147 and cheviots from the same home also achieving £147. Heavy weight Texel hoggs from GH Sanderson & Family, Catforth sold to £148 and £145. Young hoggs sold to £141 from AG Butler, with Gritstones selling to £141 and £140 from Cardwell Farms. Swaledale hoggs peaked at £145 weighing 42kg from DC Miller, Claughton-on-Brock, with Herdwicks peaking at £111.50 weighing 37kg from J Rhodes, Ellel.


Cast Sheep


All specifications of cast sheep met a flying trade with sellers strongly encouraged to take advantage of the trade and clear out of any ways and strays. All cast sheep forward sold to a market average of £117. Cast tups led the way today with Texels selling to £184 from Cardwell Farms, Stalmine, with Texel cast ewes peaking at £170 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. The consignment from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale sold Suffolks to £158, with Texel ewes from the same home achieving the same price. Also achieving £158 twice was GH Sanderson and Family, Catforth with pens of Texel and Suffolk ewes. Plenty of pens of continental ewes selling between £130 and £140. Mule ewes peaked at £124 from RW & FJ Rhodes & Son, Quernmore. Horned sheep were a very strong trade today with Dalesbred tups topping at £132 from S&J France, Over Wyresdale. Lonk ewes peaked at £128 from S Bosworth, Burnley with other Lonk ewes to £118 from young shepherd Henry Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. Dalesbred ewes sold to £110, with Swaledales to £106 from DC Miller, Claughton-on-Brock.

Sheep with Lambs at Foot


There was a smaller entry of sheep with lambs at foot this week, in anticipation for the great annual show and sale of hogg with lambs at foot next Monday. The trade twice topped at £220 for aged Texel ewes with twin lambs from Joshua France, Pilling whom sold Suffolk ewes with twin lambs to £212 and Mule ewes with twins to £205. Texel ewes with single lambs sold to £155 from Joshua France.

Top Prices

SPRING LAMBS
Texel - £167 Whittingham Lane, £162 Cocker House Farm, £155, £150 Bensons Farm, £149 Little Fell Farm, £148 Bensons Farm. Charollais - £158, £145, £143, £142.50 Little Fell Farm, £140 Burrow Heights Farm. Suffolk - £151 Maddison Avenue, £150 Cocker House Farm, £141 Lyndale Farm, £140.50 Little Fell Farm, £140, £136 Cocker House Farm. Beltex - £149, £147 Whittingham Lane. Continental - £140 Burrow Heights Farm, £135 Hill Top Farm, £129 Bensons Farm. Dorset - £139 Hill Top Farm.

PRIME HOGGS
Cheviot - £158 Park Farm Barn, £147 Moss Side Farm, £146 Park Farm Barn, £139 Moss Side Farm, £131.50, £131 Hoskingshire Farm. Beltex - £156, £151 Park Farm Barn. Texel - £155 Park Farm Barn, £151, £148 Merryfield, £148 Park Farm Barn, Blackleach House Farm, £147 Park Farm Barn. Lleyn - £149, £130 Moss Side Farm. Suffolk – £147 Moss Side Farm, £144, £143 Merryfield, £139 Moss House Farm, £131 Merryfield, £129 Moss Side Farm. Gritstone - £141, £140 Moss Side Farm. Mule - £141 Park Farm Barn, £115 Moss House Farm, £112 Conway Close, £111 Merryfield, £90 Cobble Hey Farm. Continental - £141 Park Farm Barn, £139 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £130, £120 Moss House Farm, £112 Conway Close, £106 Moss House Farm. Charollais - £123 Merryfield. Swaledale - £115, £110, £90 Cobble Hey Farm, £87 Moss House Farm. Herdwick - £111.50, £108.50 Chapelside Drive. Horned - £101 Cobble Hey Farm, £78 Overhouses. Masham - £50 Cobble Hey Farm.

CAST EWES
Texel - £184 Moss Side Farm, £170 Bensons Farm, £158 Knowsley Farm, Blackleach House Farm, £140 Bensons Farm, £136 Hutton Roof Hall. Suffolk - £158 Blackleach House Farm, Knowsley Farm. Continental - £130 Low Moor Head Farm, £128, £125 Burrow Heights Farm, £123, £121, £118 Whittingham Lane. Horned - £128 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £118 Bensons Farm, £116 Deep Clough, £73 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Mule - £124, £113 Low Moor Head Farm, £112 Goodenber Road, Ingrave Farm, £111, £109 Low Moor Head Farm. Gritstone - £110 Moss Side Farm. Dalesbred - £110 Cobble Hey Farm, £103 Kays Farm, £100 Cobble Hey Farm. Swaledale - £106 Cobble Hey Farm, £100 Overhouses, £74 Low Moor Head Farm, £71 Overhouses, £36 Low Moor Head Farm. Masham - £102 Cobble Hey Farm. Cheviot - £100 Deep Clough. Herdwick - £78 Deep Clough.

CAST TUP
Dalesbred - £132 Kays Farm.

BREEDING SHEEP
EWE & LAMB
Texel - £220, £155, £148 Merryfield. Suffolk - £212 Merryfield. Mule - £205, £172 Merryfield, £158, £128 Old Woodhouse. Continental - £180, £142 Old Woodhouse. Bluefaced Leicester - £135 Conder Mill.

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