Weekly sale of 3,515 prime sheep, comprising of 2,075 prime lambs & 1,440 cast ewes and rams.
Topping the sale at 199.0p/kg was a single Beltex prime lamb from Messrs Bindloss, Shap Abbey, purchased by Mr S Stodart, Wigton.
Top price per head on the day was £84, this was paid for a single Beltex lamb from Mr WL Grainger, Eamont Bridge Farm, bought by Mr J Tucker.
Prime lambs were seen to be a shade sharper, averaging 147.29p/kg SQQ.
Leading Prices
Prime Lambs p/kg
Beltex - 199.0 Shap Abbey; 195.0 & 189.0 Eamont Bridge Farm
Texel - 177.0 Low Abbey; 170.0 Brackenburgh Holme Farm; 169.0 Ploveriggs; 169.0 Brockwoodlees Farm
Continental - 171.0 Noran Bank Farm
Charollais - 162.0 (2) Leigh Croft
Suffolk - 158.0 Eamont Bridge Farm; 150.0 Honeypot; 150.0 Low Row
Cheviot Mule - 141.0 Crosby Hall
Mule - 138.0 Home Farm (Metcalfe); 136.0 Barkbeth; 136.0 The Faulds (Pearson)
Herdwick - 138.0 Low Garth (Richardson)
Prime Lambs £/head
Beltex - £84, £83 & £80 Eamont Bridge Farm; £82.50 Scales Farm (Wilson); £80 & £75 (4) Grange Hall; £78.50, £78 & £77 Sycamore Rise; £78 Crosby Hall; £77.50 (2) Shap Abbey; £77 (2) & £75 Low Row; £76 (2) Brackenslack; £75.50 Glasslyn House
Suffolk - £82 & £78.50 Demense; £76.50 Hollins Farm; £76.50 Low Row; £76, £75 & £72.50 (2) Hole House; £76 & £73 Eamont Bridge Farm; £74 Bank House (Elliott); £71 Hallgarth; £71 Park Head (Hird); £71 The Wath (Wilson); £71 Honeypot
Texel - £77, £75.50, £74.50, £72 & £71 Whitehead Hill Farm; £76 & £71.50 Hole House; £76 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £76 Bank House (Elliott); £75 Moss Dyke; £75 Hill Top (Taylor); £75 Noran Bank Farm; £73 Wanthwaite; £72.50 Low Abbey; £72 Reagill Grange; £71.50 Ireby Hall; £71 Brockwoodlees Farm; £71 Ploveriggs
Charollais - £75 Whitehead Hill Farm
Continental - £73.50 Noran Bank Farm; £73.50 Whitehead Hill Farm; £71 River House
BDM - £70 Barkbeth
Mule - £62.50 Barkbeth; £61.50 Baggra Yeat; £61 Hollins Farm; £60.50 The Faulds (Pearson); £60.50 Crosby Lodge; £60 Hole House
Cast Ewes
Texel - £97, £96, £89, £86 & £85.50 Clifton Moor Farm; £93, £90 & £85 Low Row; £92.50 Eamont Bridge Farm; £91 Hallrigg; £88.50 & £80 South View (Wilson); £87.50 Fawcett Park; £86 Town End; £82 Holme Farm; £81 Hyde Park; £81 Grange Hall; £81 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £80 Jardines Farm; £80 Brougham Castle
Suffolk - £85, £83 & £82.50 Holme Farm; £84.50 Hyde Park; £83.50 Skygarth; £83, £79.50 & £78 Town End; £81 Brougham Castle; £80 South View (Wilson); £76.50 Brougham Castle; £76 Eamont Bridge Farm
Charollais - £85 & £84 Holme Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £79.50 Ravenwood Cottage; £77.50 Holme Farm
Continental - £78.50 & £77.50 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £74 Home Farm (Stoddart); £74 Brougham Castle; £71 Hole Farm; £71 Town End
Beltex - £75 Shap Abbey
Mule - £69 Colstons; £67.50 Brackenburgh Home Farm; £64.50 Jardines Farm; £64 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £64 Town Head (Wharton)
Cheviot - £68.50 Crosby Lodge; £68 Hole Farm
Scotch - £48 River House
Swaledale - £52 Street Head; £51 Hole Farm; £43.50 Townend (Wilson); £42.50 Low Mill (Fleming & Wilson); £42 Close House Farm; £41.50 Town Head Farm (Wharton); £41 Mill Cottage (Blaylock)
Rough Fell - £40 The Wath
Cast Rams
Texel - £93.50 Clifton Moor Farm; £90 Ling Cottage
Swaledale - £50 Racy Ghyll Farm; £49 Low Mill (Fleming & Wilson)
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