PRIME LAMBS

Monday 16th December normal business resumed at NWA Lancaster, with an increased number of lambs forward, selling to an improved trade, averaging 310p/kg. The sale peaked at £172 for Beltex cross lambs from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe with heavy weight Suffolk cross to £169 from S&JE Cornthwaite, Brookhouse. Texels sold to £164 from JM&MH Frace & Son, Littledale, with other well finished heavy weight lambs generally £150 to £160. The best standard weights sold to £162 for Beltex cross from KA Purtill, Wigan. Charollais cross sold to £157 from Wellington Cragg Farms, Bay Horse. Others meeting buyers requirements were nicely £140 to £152. Lighter weight lambs sold to £134.50 for Texel cross from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof, with other better finished lambs £115 to £125. Beltex cross lambs from KA Purtill, Wigan led todays sale achieving 377p/kg, with other premium prime lambs 330p/kg to 355p/kg. The best first cross lambs were generally 305p/kg to 320p/kg, with grass finished lambs 290p/kg to 305p/kg. Heavy weights sold to 348p/kg for Beltex from J Bargh, Morecambe with light weights to 324p/kg from J Gardner, Brookhouse. Hill bred lambs sold to a top price of £157.50 for heavy weight Cheviots from P Prickett, Hutton Roof. Standard weights sold to £120 from the same good home, with others 310p/kg to 315p/kg.

CAST SHEEP

Cull ewes were an exception trade, with all sold averaging £139.41. The strongest Continental sold to £220 for Texels from H Birkett & Son, Overton with others at £205 from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof. The best first cross sold to £170 from KA Purtill, Wigan with Mules to £168 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. Other strongest end ewes were £140 to £155 and medium £128 to £138. Horned ewes sold to £104 for Dalebreds.
Several hill bred cull rams sold to £164 for Cheviots from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead, with others at £154 and Swaledales to £100.
NWA Lancaster will be business as usual next Monday (23rd), please contact Matthew Probert or Andrew Butler with any enquires.