PRIME HOGGS

No winter blues at NWA Lancaster, a sharp rise in trade saw an SQQ 352p/kg and an overall average of 350p/kg. The sale peaked at £190 for a pen of three Beltex cross hoggs from AG Butler, Hambleton, which sold early in the sale and set the tone for the rest of the day. Others sold at £180 for a ring full from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore, £179 from KA Purtill, Wigan, £179 from J Twigge, Lindale and £178 GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston. Well finished hoggs were greatly appreciated by the buyers, with a prompt start and a fast trade seen all day. Well finished hoggs were regularly selling at £120 to £135 over weight. Hill bred hoggs are coming forward in greater numbers, selling to £161 for standard weight Cheviots from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead with Mules to £150 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston and lighter weight Swaledales to £113. Today’s sale peaked at 413p/kg for another pen of Beltex cross hoggs from AG Butler, Hambleton with others at 409p/kg, 407p/kg,405p/kg and regularly selling at 380p/kg plus. The best first cross lambs sold to 395p/kg from M&S Purtill, Wigan with other pens 360p/kg to 380p/kg, with standards nicely 340p/kg to 355p/kg. Hill bred lambs sold to 359p/kg for Cheviots from P Prickett, Hutton Roof with others at 358p/kg from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead. Mules sold to 328p/kg and horned lambs to 308p/kg.
This popular early Monday sale continues to attract new and additional customers, along side the loyal locals. For all Monday morning sales enquires please contact Matthew Probert or Andrew Butler.

CULL SHEEP

Cull sheep experienced another rise in trade, spirited bidding for all sheep produced an overall market average of £166. Several pure and ¾ bred ewes forward today, sold to a top of £268 for a Beltex cross from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. Texels sold to £242 from G Hargreaves, Scotford and R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby, other mediums were regularly £205 to £220. First cross continental ewes sold to £206 from Bargh Contractors, Morecambe with other at £204 and £202, with best from CJ Metcalf, Ingleton achieving £200. Other better mediums were £170 to £195, with leaner sorts £130 to £160. Mashams sold to a top of £206 from WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby with North Country Mules to £204 from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby. Other strong heavy weight Mules were regularly £180 to £195, better end mediums were £140 to £170, with only the smaller sorts less. Pure hill ewes sold to £130 for Rough Fells from WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby, Dalesbred to £122 from DM Eames, Abbeystead, Cheviots £121 from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore and Swaledales £118 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead.
Just a handful of rams forward sold to £182 for Cheviots from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead with a large number of leaner hard worked continental £110 to £140.
All classes and types of cull sheep are required every Monday to satisfy buyers requirements.