PRIME LAMBS:

Prime Lamb numbers continue rise at J36 with just over 900 selling to 13 active ringside buyers, with an overall marker average of 297p/kg for lambs ranging from 31kg-57kg. Trade bouncing back from the fall seen from late last week with well finished continental lambs regularly 305-325p/kg peaking at 330p/kg for a pen of Texel x from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe, with others at 327p/kg from E Dodgson, Kendal. Peaking today’s trade was 50kg Texel lambs selling to £169 from TA Teasdale, Cartmel. With a pen of well-bred lambs from E Dodgson, Kendal selling to £167, with Beltex lambs seeing a peak of £165 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. All sale long, heavy lambs selling between the £145-£155 mark easily. Lighter weight well finished lambs attracting keen interest selling to £109 for 34kg from A Taylor & Son, Eyemouth who sold other at £103 with a ring full of 33kg Texel x from Hornby Hall Farms, Penrith selling at £97.
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PRIME HOGGS:

Seasonal entry of Prime Hoggs saw 218 forward, selling to an overall average of 214p/kg with well finished standard weight hoggs selling to a premium regularly achieving 270-300p/kg. Topping at 304p/kg for Continental x from GM & A Jackson, Little Eccleston. Well fleshed heavy weight hoggs sold to £158 from JA Airey, New Hutton with others regularly £135-£148. Hill bred hoggs sold to a top of £126 for heavy weight Swaledales from TA & J Dioxn, Selside with Herdwicks to £112 from GM & A Jackson, Little Eccleston and Rough Fells also achieving £112 from A Guy, Langdale.

CAST SHEEP:

459 local farmer ewes sold to a top of £175 for Texels from T & CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping. With others at £166 from High Wardses Farm, Sedbergh. Other heavy weight pure ewes generally achieving £140-£160. Mule ewes sold to a top price of £115 from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe with others at the same price from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth. Other heavy mules regularly £105-£112. Hill bred ewes sold to £110 for cheviots from CP Bateman, Docker with Swaledales to £109 from Drinkall Bros, Abbeystead. Buyers showing caution to over fat ewes with medium ewes attracting keenest interest often only a few bids behind the over fat ewes. Overall market average of £78 was achieved, reflecting a high proportion of lean hill bred ewes coming forward. Cull rams sold to £199 for a Texel from T & CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping. A larger proportion of leaner medium rams forward sold to £117 for Blueface Leicester from TA & J Dixon, Selside with Charollais to £116 from Messrs Gibson, Endmoor. Shorn ewes attracting more interest compared to those in the wool.