Prime Hoggs
An entry in excess of 700 prime hoggs were forward at Lancaster was met with minimal demand from buyers with an overall market average of 223p/kg. Heavy weighted hoggs continue to lead the way with the consignment of Texels from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby selling to £139, £138, £132, £129.50 and £128. Other heavy weight Texel hoggs to £129 from KA Purtill, Wigan and £124 on a number of occasions from E Hartley, Hornby, JE Parkinson & son, Quernmore, Sam Ayrton, Thurnham and Bargh Contractors, Heaton, plenty more sold in the £120 region. Upland heavy weight lambs saw Mashams sell to £130.50 from T&D Wright, Roeburndale East who had other pens to £122. Other heavy weight Mashams sold to £119 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. Heavy weight Mules peaked at £118 from JW Cornall & Son, Bleasdale.
Quality butcher Beltex bred lambs sold to a top of 300p/kg or £123 from WJ&R Parkinson, Garstang who had other pens to £120 and £119. Blue Texels sold to 275p/kg from F&SG Sanderson & Son, Woodplumpton.

Cast Sheep
An entry of 68 cast sheep were forward today selling to a very similar trade with Texel cross ewes selling to £130 from CA Fletcher, Whitechaple. Teeswater ewes sold to £120 from DM Eames, Abbeystead with Mule ewes peaking at £118 from H Hesketh & Sons, Longton. Pens of big fat Mule ewes were regularly around the £110 mark. Hill sheep saw Swaledale tups to £85 from DM Eames, Abbeystead with Cheviot ewes to £76 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead.