Lancaster leads the way locally, with all lambs selling to a market average of 340p/kg. Vendors travelled from four counties, with new and additional buyers in attendance at the popular Monday morning sale.

PRIME LAMBS

A prompt sale start of 10am was greeted with buyers approval, which were all in attendance to fill orders. Vendors must be complimented on the lambs presented and thanked for their efforts to support this sale, all left well suited with prices achieved. The sale topped at £180 and 409p/kg not for a single, but a ring full of Beltex lambs from J Twigge, Lindale. Other well finished pens of Texel and Beltex cross lambs sold to £179 and £178 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston and AG Butler, Hambleton at £176 and £175. Endless pens were £165 to £170. Standard weights sold to £165 from T&E Burrow, Slyne, with others at £161 from KA Purtill, Wigan and £160 from M&S Purtill, Wigan. The best lighter weight lambs sold to £155 and 400p/kg for Beltex from CD&HL Mason, Caton with others at £138 from A Clark & Johnson, Windermere. Well bred and fed lambs were keenly competed for and regularly 365p/kg to 380p/kg. The best first cross lambs were 340p/kg to 360p/kg, with all weights keenly competed for. Hill bred lambs sold to £154 for Cheviots from GM&J Jackson, Little Eccleston and 352p/kg again for Cheviots from P Prickett, Hutton Roof with others nicely £140 to £148 and 342p/kg to 348p/kg. Mashams sold to £153 for a ring full from T&D Wright, Wray. Mules coming forward in greater numbers, with a ring full of Cheviot Mules to £148 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside. North Country Mules sold to £144 from R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands. Other Mules at 45kg to 48kg, were generally £136 to £145, depending on finish. Mules sold to a top of 322p/kg, with others generally 305p/kg to 315p/kg.

CAST SHEEP

All classes of cull sheep continue to sell to a fast pace and high rates, with an overall average today of £131.80. Strongest first cross ewes sold to £192 from R&B Parker, Killington with others to £182 from PD Anderston, Scorton. The best mediums sold to £168 from DR Preston, Caton. Other continental ewes were regularly £145 to £160. North Country Mules sold to £152 for a ring full from J Burr, Quermore who sold other at £151 and £148, with other selling £151 from Pilling Hall, Pilling. Mediums Mules were regularly £130 to £145, with several lighter weights £118 to £125. Pure hill ewes sold to £136 for Cheviot from DR Preston, Caton who sold others at £134 with Swaledale to £118 from A&L Huddleston, Wray with other at £115 from W&A Cornall, Barnacre. Other medium horned ewes were £85 to £102.
North West Auctions would like to thank all their customers for their continued support on a Monday morning, with the next sale of prime hoggs and cull sheep being on Monday 6th January, for any sale enquires please contact Matthew Probert and Andrew Butler.