SPRING LAMBS

150 spring lambs were forward with the best seeing Suffolks sell to £208 from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham. Texels twice sold to £206 from P Lawrenson & Son, Chorley with Beltexs to £202 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham. The best bred lambs sold to 490p/kg from P Lawrenson & Son, Chorley. The better end regularly selling at 465p/kg to 480p/kg, with good commercial sorts 435p/kg to 445p/kg.

PRIME HOGGS

There were less hoggs about today with a two tier trade seen, hoggs with meat and well fed met plenty of demand, with leaners sorts harder to place. Texels sold to £202 from D&N Smith, Stalmine with Beltexs to £198 from AG Butler, Hambleton. Plenty of heavy and well bred hoggs were regularly £190 to £200. Hill bred hoggs saw Mashams to £166 from T&D Wright, Roeburndale with Mules to £160 from KA Purtill, Wigan who also sold Cheviots to £155. Herdwicks sold to £126 from R Doran, Preston with Swaledales to £120 from W Gardner, Brookside.

CAST SHEEP

Over 100 cast sheep were forward with an overall averaged of £120 achieved for all sold. Texel ewes sold to £222 from James Sanderson, Halton. First cross Texel ewes sold to £190 from P Lawrenson & Son, Chorley with the heaviest ewes regularly £180 to £190. Mule ewes sold to £158 from G Riley, Carnforth with an overall averaged of £125. Hill ewes saw Swaledales to £120 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead with Lonks to £120 from W Gardner, Caton. Dalebreds sold to £106 from T&D Wirght, Roeburndale.
More ewes are needed on a weekly basis to fulfil buyers demand.

BREEDING SHEEP

80 ewes / hoggs with lambs were forward with all selling to a sharper trade. Texel shearlings with single Texel lambs sold to £275 from W Pinder Jnr, Clitheroe who sold a run of Cheviot Mule hoggs with Texel cross lambs to £258 and £255. Aged Cheviot ewes with Texel lambs saw twins sell to £235 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale who sold other pens to £225.