PRIME LAMBS

Lancasters weekly sale of prime lambs saw a reduced number forward on the week. Trade on a Monday morning was well ahead of centres at the end of last week. Buyers were keen to get lambs back to kill with an SQQ of just under 300p/kg.
Hitting the headlines this week was RT Owen, Widnes with a single Texel lamb at £162, with others from this same home at £161. TR Gorst, Bay Horse was next down the league table, also with Texel lambs at £154. Regular Lancaster supporter H Birkett & Son, Overton saw his trailer load peak at £151 for Texels. RC Billington & Son, Claughton on Brock saw their quality run of butcher type lambs to £149 or 347p/kg for Beltexs. Other butcher type lambs sold to 339p/kg from KA Purtill, Wigan. M Coxhead, Preston achieved 333p/kg for a trio of Beltex x lambs.

PRIME HOGGS

Just a handful of hoggs over the scales this morning with trade averaging 240p/kg. WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby achieved £118 for Texel x with RG Woodhouse, Scorton not far behind at £115 for Horned hoggs.

CAST SHEEP

98 cast sheep through the ring at Lancaster today with the trade surprisingly good after last weeks festival with all ewes averaging £100, to including a consignment of Manx bred ewes. Colin Hargreaves, Morecambe was top of the tree today with a pair of Texel x ewes at £137. Heavy Suffolk ewes from KA Purtill, Wigan sold to £135. The best Mule ewes sold to £133 firstly from TR Gorst, Bay Horse and then from E&R Cranshaw, Bindle. Other good meated Mules regularly making £120 plus. A consignment of Cheviot ewes from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh peaking at £105. Just one cast tup from MJ&LC Lund, Quernmore to £110.
More prime lambs and cast sheep can easily be handled at Lancaster on a Monday morning with buyers for all grades, shapes and sizes.