Prime Hoggs
More hoggs forward on the market today, saw an entry of 832 forward sell to an overall market average of 240p/kg, with handy weights averaging 250p/kg. A large number of out of specification hoggs in the market today, especially heavy weight hoggs which have seen a reduction in trade nationally with big numbers forward everywhere. Andrew Butler led the way today selling Texel hoggs to £138 and Beltex hoggs to £132. The consignment from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping sold to £136 and £131. A run of heavy weight hoggs from W&J Livesey, Inskip sold to £133, £130.50 and £130. Upland hoggs saw Dalesbred bred peak at £128 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. Mule hoggs peaked at £119 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping. Plenty of pens of Mules sold between £110-£114.

Cast Sheep
A few less cast sheep were forward today, with the trade remaining buoyant. Texel ewes sold to £172 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth who sold Dorsets to £146, Cheviot Mules to £136 and Mules to £135. Masham ewes peaked at £140 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping with Mules ewes peaking at the same price from Jason Moss, Carnforth. Plenty of Mule ewes regularly sold in the one twenties with bigger ewes into the one thirties. Horned sheep saw Swaledales sell to £87 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale, plenty of average condition Swaledale ewes sold around the seventy-pound mark.
Cast tups remain a strong trade with Zwartbles selling to £154 from Wannop Farms, Morecambe. Swaledales to £136 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead and Leicesters to the same price from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale.

Sheep with Lambs at Foot
The weekly sale of sheep with lambs at foot at Lancaster saw the trade remain buoyant for the families forward, as buyers continue to look for good quality outfits with strong growing lambs. All forward today averaged £82.71. The consignment from J&R Waller, Killington led the way selling to £280 for aged Continental ewes with Suffolk twin lambs at foot, Continental ewes with single lambs at foot from the same home sold to £215 and £208, with the compete consignment averaging £93.92 a life. Aged Mule ewes with twin Texel lambs at foot sold to £230 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe with aged Mule ewes with single lambs to £155 from M&JM Redmayne, Balderstone.