Prime lambs peaked at 214.0p/kg for a pen of ten Beltex’s from Mr WH Brass, Low Row, purchased by Mr S Stodart, Wigton.  Low Row also topped the sale at £88 for a single Beltex lamb, this bought by Mr R Skelton, Dearham.

A larger show of prime sheep was forward on the week, and sold to an extreme average of 150p/kg SQQ.  All buyers were bidding for all weights and types. 

Make sure you market your sheep in the most competitive way.

Leading Prices

Prime Lambs p/kg

Beltex - 214.0, 210.0 & 207.0 Low Row

Texel - 185.0 Stoneybeck Farm; 184.0 Home Farm; 183.0 Scales Farm (Braithwaite); 183.0 Sycamore Rise

Charollais - 166.0 Leigh Croft; 162.0 Fell End

Continental - 165.0 Leigh Croft

BDM - 163.0 Barkbeth

Suffolk - 155.0 Church Terrace; 152.0 Brougham Castle; 152.0 Crosby Hall

Cheviot - 145.0 Lower Gate

Mule - 142.0 High Howe; 141.0 Scales Farm (Braithwaite)

Swaledale - 137.0 Barkbeth

Prime Lambs £/head

Beltex - £88, £87, £86 (2), £85 & £84 Low Row; £87, £83 & £82 Brackenslack; £86 & £82 Far Broom; £85 High Knipe; £83 Barkbeth; £82 Rosgill Head; £82 Fawcett Park

Texel - £84, £83 & £82 Sycamore Rise; £82.50 Low Garth; £81 Green Farm; £81 Stoneybeck Farm; £81 Fog Close; £81 Home Farm; £80 Ploveriggs

Suffolk - £78 & £75.50 Green Farm; £77 & £73.50 Hallgarth; £77 Nook Farm; £74, £72 & £70 Low Row; £73 Church Terrace; £73 & £71.50 Sleagill House; £71.50 Highrigg; £70 Thorneycroft; £70 Barkbeth

Continental - £76.50 Brackenslack

BDM - £75 Barkbeth

Mule - £68 Green Farm; £64 Well House (Strong); £62 Scales Farm (Braithwaite); £60 Sleddale Hall; £60 Haresceugh Castle

Cheviot - £68 Lower Gate

Swaledale - £64.50 Barkbeth

Herdwick - £61 Racy Ghyll

Cast Ewes

Texel - £100, £83.50 & £81 Woodend; £97 Dryevers Farm; £94.50, £86 & £83.50 Town End; £88.50 Glen Hush; £86.50 Brackenslack; £86 Earnwell; £86 Rosgill Head; £85 Bustabeck; £83, £82 & £81 Sleddale Hall; £83 & £81.50 Bromley Green; £81.50 Green Farm; £81 & £80 Borrans Hill; £80.50 Windy Gate

Suffolk - £89.50, £82.50 & £80 Woodend; £87 (2) Town End; £83.50, £79.50 (2) & £76 Holme Farm; £84 Lodge Farm (Mallinson); £78 Park Head (Hird); £77.50 Red House; £76.50 Stoneybeck Farm; £75 Fog Close

Continental - £86.50 Reagill Grange; £83 Langrigg House

Mule - £76 Langrigg House; £74 Bromley Green; £70.50 & £67 Park Head (Hird); £70 The Faulds (Greenbank); £69 Rosgill Head; £68 Ravenwood Cottage; £67.50 Smithy Garth; £67.50 Borans Hill; £67.50 Skelgill House

Cheviot - £54 Sandriggs (Dixon)

Swaledale - £47 Well House (Strong); £45 Racy Ghyll Farm; £43.50 Sleddale Hall; £42.50 High Harberwain; £41.50 Whitbysteads; £41 Deepdale Hall; £41 Low Snab; £40 Howburn; £40 Scales Farm (Braithwaite)

Herdwick - £40 Bromley Green

Cast Rams

Texel - £119 Woodend

Continental - £98 Earnwell

Swaledale - £60 Ghyll House; £60 Sleddale Hall