North West Auctions saw sheep flock from far and wide to its popular Monday morning sale, with many returning customers well suited with previous weeks trade.
PRIME LAMBS
841 prime lambs saw a top price of 363p/kg achieved for a Texel cross lamb from CJ Metcalfe, Ingleton with other well bred lambs selling to 337p/kg from J&M Cockett, Ingleton, 326p/kg KA Purtill, Wigan and 320p/kg WS Burrow, Silverdale with numerous other pens 300p/kg to 315p/kg. Well finished first cross lambs were keenly sort after, selling to 303p/kg for Texel cross from H Birkett & Son, Overton with others at 302p/kg from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof. Others were regularly 280p/kg to 295p/kg, with grass finished lambs 265p/kg to 280p/kg. Hill bred lambs sold to 290p/kg for Cheviots from KA Purtill, Wigan with Cheviot Mules to 279p/kg from CJ Metcalfe, Ingleton. Better end North Country Mules were 260p/kg to 270p/kg, with leaner sorts 240p/kg to 260p/kg.
Heavy weight lambs continue to be a strong trade, selling to £169 for Texel cross from Messrs Hey & Son, Quernmore. Other heavy well finished lambs were £145 to £152. Well finished standard weight lambs were £118 to £126, and lighter weights £105 to £118, depending on quality and type.
Hard fed well finished lambs are required to satisfy buyer demand, with lighter weight and leaner lambs less desirable and perhaps more suited to the current buoyant store market.
CAST SHEEP
237 cull ewes maintained the recent high prices, with another good entry required next week to fulfil buyers orders. Heavy first cross ewes sold to £152 for a pen of Texel cross from Pilling Hall, Pilling, with other medium continental cross ewes £115 to £130. A keen interest in feeding type ewes were £85 to £110. Mules sold to £126 from M&J Ronson, Pilling with other heavier Mules £112 to £122, medium £95 to £108, with healthy feeding types ewes £75 to £90. Pure hill ewes sold to £118 for Cheviots, with SBF to £82, Lonk £102, Swaledale £84 and Welsh to £68.
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