Tuesday, May 26. Special show and sale of single prime lamb exhibited by a junior farmer, show and sale of pen of 5 spring lambs, sale of sheep. Forward: 200 cast ewes and rams, 321 ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot, 500 spring lambs. Judge: T Postlethwaite. Results - Single prime lambs: 1 Harry Rawlinson; 2 Peter Fell; 3 Matthew Benson. Pen of 5 spring lambs: 1 SG Benson; 2 A&C Park; 3 Messrs Crowe. Prices - Spring lambs: Texel to £100 each; medium lambs (average 183.77 pence per kilo). Cast ewes and rams: Texel ewes 113. Overall average: 81. Ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot: Texel cross hoggs 180.
ALSO: Tuesday, May 19. Sale of livestock. Forward: 300 spring lambs, 100 prime hoggs, 9 prime cattle, 215 store cattle. Prices - Spring lambs: Suffolk to £97 each; Others 97.50; medium lambs (average 242.5 pence per kilo). Cast ewes and rams: Charollais cross ram £147. Overall average: 187.13p. Prime cattle: British Blue cross steer 218p. Overall average: 199.17. Store cattle: Holstein Friesian steers £930 (average £635).
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