12 June 2023

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Monday 12th June 2023.

SPRING LAMBS

A larger entry of 651 lambs were forward, as expected a reduction in trade as seen nationally with an overall average of 294p/kg. Best types still very much holding their own and achieving maximum values at Lancaster market. Top price was £152 achieved twice for Texels from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe and S Rossall, Over Wyresdale. Many heavy weight lambs regularly sold at £140 plus. Continental bred lambs were regularly selling at 310p/kg to 320p/kg with Mule bred sorts regularly selling at 280p/kg to 300p/kg. Beltexs saw 38kg lambs sell to £135 from JS Horner, Ingleton.

PRIME HOGGS

Still a strong trade for all hoggs forward with Texel hoggs selling £159 from E Curran, Liverpool. Heavy Continental hoggs regularly sold at the £140 plus. Swaledales sold to £115 from EW&R Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge. The hogg trade continues to be strong, please forward your hoggs in the next few weeks.

CAST SHEEP

Just shy of 200 ewes were forward with an overall average of £100 achieved, as expected ewe trade was a little back from the high of last week. Texels sold to £158 from H Cooper & Son, Inskip who sold Beltex ewes to £156. Suffolk ewes sold to £134 from KA Purtill, Wigan. Leicester’s sold to £131 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead with Mules from this good home selling to £122. Hill ewes saw a top of £112 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. Swaledales sold to £94 from D Gardner, Brookhouse.

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SPRING LAMBS:

Texel: £152 Bensons Farm, £152 Stonehead, £142 North Farm, £137 Blackwood End, £136 Burrow Heights Farm, £136 Bensons Farm. Beltex: £138, £129 Lingrow, £125 Stubbins Farm, £115 Lingrow. Suffolk: £135.50 Bailey Hey Farm, £135 Stubbins Farm, £130 Hudsbrook Farm, £130 Stubbins Farm, £123 Bailey Hey Farm, £122 Ingelborough Park Drive. Continental: £134 Burrow Heights Farm, £131 Little Fell, £130 Gibsons Farm, £126, £119, £118.50 Little Fell. Cheviot: £133 Stonehead. Charollais: £133 Cock Hall Farm, £125 Potters Hill Farm, £125 Bensons Farm, £124 Higham Side Farm, £120 Ashton Road. Dutch Spotted: £121, £114.50, £108.50 Fern Bank Farm. Dorest: £120, £100 Fern Bank Farm. Ryeland: £100 Potters Hill Farm.

PRIME HOGGS:

Texel: £157 Stanley Cottage, £138 Cottage Farm, £136, £134, £125 Corless Mill. Suffolk: £141 Cottage Farm, £134, £131.50 Little Crimbles, £130 Abbey House. Dutch Spotted: £134 Overhouses. Mule: £129 Overhouses, £113 High House Farm. Cheviot: £128 Cottage Farm. Horned: £124 Crombleholme, £110 High House Farm, £110 Crombleholme. Swaledale: £115, £113 Hareden Farm, £108, £103 Overhouses.

CAST SHEEP:

Texel: £158, £156, £142 Higham Side Farm, £139 Ingelborough Park Drive, £138 Little Fell, £138 Higham Side Farm. Zwartble: £138 Stanley Cottage. Suffolk: £134 Oak Aveune, £133 Burrow Heights Farm, £130, £116 Oak Aveune. Mule: £122 Ouzelthorn Farm, £116 Little Fell, £114 Throstle Grove Farm, £114 Little Fell, £110 Bailey Hey Farm, £109 Wyre Farm. Cheviot: £112 Burrow Heights Farm, £107 Stonehead, £107 Oak Aveune. Leicester: £112 Overhouses. Horned: £101 High House Farm. Swaledale: £84 Quarry House Farm.

CAST RAM:

Leicester: £131 Ouzelthorn Farm. Texel: £90 Throstle Grove Farm.

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Monday 12th June 2023.

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