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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Monday 12th August 2024.

PRIME LAMBS

Sheep pens were full at Lancaster auction this morning, with another increased entry forward. With overall average of 300p/kg. Today’s sale peaked at £159.50 for a pen full of well-bred Texel x lambs from Myerscough College, Garstang with others from this same good home regularly £144-£154. Other heavy lambs sold to £154 from S Rossall, Over Wyresdale and £148 from KA Purtill, Wigan and £147 from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof. Well finished standard weight lambs generally £135-£145, with medium £128-£134. Several pens of lighter weight lambs selling to £109 for Texel x from W & D Bradley, Goosnargh with other at £104 from DM Eames, Abbeystead. Top p/kg today was achieved for Texel x from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof achieving 359p/kg closely followed by KA Purtill, Wigan at 352p/kg. Well finished lambs nicely selling at 305-315p/kg with standard lambs 290-302p/kg depending on quality and finish. Best light weight selling to 315p/kg. Hill bred lambs coming forward in greater numbers with heavy weight Mule selling £141 and 308p/kg, standard weight Masham lambs to £113.50 and Swaledale lambs to £95.

CAST SHEEP

140 cull ewes forward average £104 with over half the entry being leaner hill bred ewes having recently been weaned. Best meated continental ewes sold to £189 for Texel x from KA Purtill, Wigan with others at £185 and £164 from CD & HL Mason, Caton. Other medium first cross Texel x generally £140-£160. Mules sold to £140 with other better end mules £120-£130 with medium sorts £102-£115. Pure hill ewes sold to £128 for Cheviots from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead with others at £115 with medium Swaledales to £72 from RW & RJ Rhodes & Son, Quernmore.
8 active buyers ringside today all keen to secure sheep at this popular Monday morning sale. More required every week to satisfy buyers requirements.

Top Prices

PRIME LAMBS:

Texel: £159.50, £155 Myerscough Hall, £154 Stonehead, £151 Myerscough Hall, £150.50, £148 Stonehead. Beltex: £148 Oak Aveune. Charollais: £143.50 Bensons Farm, £139.50 Greaves Farm, £137.50 Stonehead, £135 Bensons Farm, £128.50, £122 Oak Aveune. Suffolk: £142, £140, £129.50, £126 Maddison Aveune, £122.50 Kays Farm, £116 Middle Lee Farm. Mule: £141 Stonehead, £123 Oak Aveune. Dutch Spotted: £130.50, £130, £129, £123 Conway Close. Continental: £114 Burrow Heights Farm. Masham: £113.50, £108.50 Kays Farm. Dalesbred: £102 Kays Farm. Swaledale: £95 Whittingham Lane.

CAST EWES:

Texel: £189 Oak Aveune, £185 Mearsbeck Farm, £170 Oak Aveune, £162 Mearsbeck Farm, £156 Oak Aveune, £149 Hill Farm. Charollais: £174 Mearsbeck Farm, £82 The Bungalow. Mule: £140 Maddison Avenue, £130 Little Fell, £126 Burrow Heights Farm, £122 Hill Farm, £121 Little Fell, £121 Low Moor Head Farm. Suffolk: £138 Oak Aveune, £127 Hill Farm. Cheviot: £132 School Lane, £128, £98 Marshaw Farm, £95 School Lane. Continental: £115, £109 Hill Farm. Swaledale: £72 Low Moor Head Farm, £63 (x2) Marshaw Farm.

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