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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs, Thursday 2nd January 2025

A sharp start to the store hoggs season, saw an abundance of local and travelled buyers in attendance, keen to secure all classes and types of hoggs. 1623 forward today sold to an overall average of £107.22. The sale peaked at £161 for a quartet of Beltex cross from JA Chapman, Kendal with other Beltex cross selling to £160 from C Parsons, Old Hutton. Well bred longer keep lambs sold to £145 for Beltex cross from JA&KJ Allen, Ings with others at £140 from R Allen, Ings and a ring full of Texels also £140 from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg. Other well drawn pens of level medium keep Continental lambs were regularly £130 to £140, with the next draw down £112 to £125 and several pens of smaller lambs £88 to £100. Suffolks sold to £129 from S Robinson, Penrith and JW Robinson & Son, Farleton. Other medium keep Suffolks were £116 to £124. Mules sold to a top of £123 from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell with others at £122 from JT Park, Broughton in Furness and £120 for a ring full of Scotch Mule from G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill. Medium Mules were £105 to £115, with smaller longer keeps £90 to £99. Other pure hill breeds saw a pen full of Herdwicks to £118 from Messrs Robinson, Old Hutton, Swaledales to £116 from CI Briggs, Ambleside. SBF sold to £113 from G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill with other horned lambs to £111 from JT Park, Broughton in Furness and £110 from GT Hodgson, Witherslack.
Several feeding ewes forward today sold to £122 for Mules and £110 for Rough Fells. A pygmy billy goat sold at £94.

Top Prices

STORE HOGG:

BELTEX: £161 North Lodge, £145 St Annes Farm, £140 Corner Cottage, £137 St Annes Farm, £134 Yealand Manor, £124 Thrang Crag. TEXEL: £160 Town House, £140 Sunny Bank, £139 Thrang Crag, £139 School Hill, £139 Killington Drive, £137 High Underbrow Farm. SUFFOLK: £139 Bowkerstead Farm, £129 Thrang Crag, £129 Green Close, £124 Thrang Crag, £124 Ackenthwaite Farm, £122 Middle Birkby Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £126 Black Syke. MULE: £123 The Borrans, £120 Riddings, £120 The Borrans, £120 Low Newton Farm, £119 Riddings, £118 The Borrans. HERDWICK: £118 Strickley, £87 High Biggarsbank, £80 Oxen Park Farm, £72 Bowkerstead Farm. SWALEDALE: £116 High Wray Farm, £83 Higher Watson House, £80 Meadow View, £74 Aisgill Farm. BADGER FACE: £116 School Hill. CONTINENTAL: £115 Bowkerstead Farm, £112 Oxen Park Farm, £111 Riddings, £110 Black Syke, £107 High Underbrow Farm, £96 Aisgill Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £115 High Underbrow Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £113 Riddings. HORNED: £111 Oxen Park Farm, £110 High Low Wood. DORSET: £100 High Biggarsbank. GOAT: £94 Black Syke. KERRY HILL: £84 Fell House.

STORE SHEEP:

MULE: £122 Oxen Park Farm. ROUGH FELL: £110 Oxen Park Farm

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