PRIME LAMBS

A super entry of 700 lambs were forward with all eagerly bid for. Peaking at £163 for a pair of Beltex lambs from S Rossall, Over Wyresdale who sold other Beltex lambs at £162. With Texel lambs selling to £160 from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby, other pens of Texel lambs selling to £159 from JS Horner, Ingleton. With heavy well-bred continental lambs regularly £135-£140. A larger number of lighter lambs forward with all these selling well, with the best end of these regularly selling 320p/kg-330p/kg with more commercial types selling 300-310p/kg. The best pens of lambs regularly selling 340p/kg-350p/kg topping at 362p/kg for a Texel from KA Purtill, Wigan with other to 356p/kg from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby.

PRIME HOGGS

Hoggs with meat meeting plenty of interest with Texel hoggs selling to £144 from JM & MH France, Littledale who sold other pens to £140. Full pen of Mules hoggs from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh sold to £132. With hoggs with meat regularly selling 250p/kg-260 p/kg.

CAST SHEEP

230 cast ewes forward all selling to competitive trade here at Lancaster Market. Heavy/over fit ewes would be a shade easier on the week. Beltex ewes saw a top of £145 twice from GR & A Foy, Conder Green. With Texel ewes at £144 from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby. Plenty of continental bred ewes regularly £130-£135 mark. Mule ewes saw a top of £115 from RC Billington & Son, Claughton on Brock with the best regularly selling around the £110 mark with medium types £90-£100. Hill ewes saw Cheviot sell to £99 for a full pen from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh.