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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Sale of Prime Lambs, Cast Sheep & Store Lambs , Monday 11th December 2023.

PRIME LAMBS

Lancasters weekly prime sale saw 680 go through the ring, with 200 of them being hill or Mule bred, reflecting in the average of 254p/kg. Good meat is always best to sell with regulator Lancaster venders JM&MH France & Son, Littledale selling a heavy Texel to topping the market at £157. Other heavy weight Texels sold to £151 from W&A Cornall, Barnacre. P Lawrenson, Brindle had his usual terrific run of lambs to top of £144. TM Townley, Over Wyresdale filled the ring with heavy Suffolks to £144, with other from the same home at £134. Medium wight lambs saw Beltex cross to £132 from S Rossall, Over Wyresdale with others at £130 or 302p/kg from KA Purtill, Wigan. Others achieved 291p/kg from AG Butler, Hambleton. Horned lambs saw a ring full of Dalesbred from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton at £103, with lambs to £92 from S Bosworth, Burnley. Mule lambs sold to £116 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping.

CAST SHEEP

100 cast sheep were presented to the buyers this morning, which saw ewes to £154 from Ripley St Thomas, Lancaster with other Texels at £136 from S Dickinson, Ellel. Suffolks ewes sold to £108 from B&J Preston, Caton. Good meated Mules sold to £96 from GS Lander, Cheshire. Swaledale ewes sold to £76 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead.
Cast tups sold to £140 twice from B&SE Carter, Ellel. Swaledale tups sold to £80 from W&A Cornall, Barnacre.

STORE LAMBS

A smaller show of store lambs were forward, as many Lancaster vendors have come to the end of their lambs. A&L Huddleston, Wray consignment of lambs sold to £92 for smart Texels with Mules to £88 from the same good home. D&J Hay, Cockerham consignment of lambs saw Texels to £81 and £79.
The next sale of store lambs is on Monday 8th January. Please contact Andrew Butler or Bradley Thompson with your entries.

Top Prices

PRIME LAMBS:

Texel: £157 Newhouse Farm, £151 Bank Farm, £144, £143 Walmsley Fold, £142 Park Farm Barn, £141 Bank Farm. Suffolk: £144, £134 Knowsley Farm, £118.50 Beaumont Gate, £114.50 Hudsbrook Farm, £112 Cock Hall Farm, £109 Oak Aveune. Beltex: £139, £132 Stonehead, £130, £122 Oak Aveune, £117 Hill View Farm, £113 Ellers Farm. Cheviot: £131, £128 Park Farm Barn. Charolais: £123 Jacksons Farm, £121 Broseley Hall Farm, £115 Jacksons Farm, £110.50 Broseley Hall Farm, £104 Jacksons Farm. Mule: £116 Brown Brook, £112 Bank Farm, £110 Hudsbrook Farm, £109 Cragg End, £108.50 Field Head, £105 The Hawthorns. Leicester: £109 Cragg End. Dalesbred: £103 Fell End Farm. Continental: £103, £99 Quarry House Farm, Horned: £92 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Rough Fell: £91 Quarry House. Swaledale: £82 (x2) Field Head.

CAST EWE:

Texel: £154 Ashton Road, £136 Castle O Trim, £124 Cock Hall Farm, £119, £116 Walmsley Fold, £88 Ouzelthorn Farm. Charollais: £135 Ashton Road, £96 Broseley Hall Farm. Suffolk: £108 Ellers Farm. Mule: £96 Broseley Hall Farm, £96 Cock Hall Farm, £93, £92, £90, £88 Broseley Hall Farm. Swaledale: £76 Ouzelthorn Farm.

CAST RAM:

Texel: £140 (x2) Cragg End, £100 Broseley Hall Farm, £84 Cock Hall Farm. Swaledale: £80 Bank Farm.

STORE LAMB:

Texel: £92 (x2) Overhouses, £81, £79, £76 Birch House Cottage, £69 Newlands Road. Mule: £88 Overhouses.

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