Prime Sheep

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Forward:  3,184 prime sheep, comprising of 2,206 prime lambs & 978 cast ewes & rams.

Topping the sale at 208.0p/kg was a single Texel lamb from Mr JB Bowness, Bank Farm, purchased by Mr S Stodart, Wigton.

Top price per head on the day was £86, this was paid for pair of Beltex Lambs from Messrs AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, also purchased by Mr S Stodart.

All classes of prime sheep were dearer on the fortnight, lambs were just over 10p/kg dearer on the week.

Cast Ewes & Rams to a lift on the week, with Mule ewes said to be £15 per head up on the week and meaty horned ewes & Continental ewes £5 up on the week.

Prices: Prime Lambs p/kg

Texel - 208.0 & 200.0 Bank Farm; 203.0 Brockwoodlees

Beltex - 196.0 & 190.0 Crosby Hall; 187.0 Rosgill Head; 187.0 Grange Hall

Charollais - 187.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 184.0 Town Head (Potter); 184.0 Fog Close

Suffolk - 178.0 Crosby Hall

Charollais - 164.0 Midtown (Strong); 160.0 (2) Leigh Croft; 160.0 Threlkeld Hall

Rouge - 164.0 Hewer Hill

Mule - 138.0 High Side; 138.0 Howburn; 137.0 Crosby Hall; 137.0 Hebblethwaite Hall; 137.0 Ravenwood Cottage

Swaledale - 138.0 Hill Farm (Green)

Prime Lambs £/head

Beltex - £86, £84 & £79 Grange Hall; £80 & £78.50 Ranbeck; £80 & £78 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £80 & £78 Elm House; £78 Murrah Hall

Texel - £85, £80 (2) & £79 High House Farm; £81.50 & £78.50 Crindledyke; £81 & £79 (2) Brockwoodlees; £80 & £79.50 Reagill Grange; £80 & £79 Bank Farm; £79 & £78 Low Garth; £79 Ravenwood Cottage; £79 Brougham Castle; £79 Blands Farm; £79 Howgill; £78 Fawcett Park; £78 Hole House (Coulston)

Continental - £80, £79, £77 & £74 Town Head (Potter); £74 Scales Farm (Wilson); £74 Elm House

Suffolk - £78 The Wath; £77.50 & £73 Hole House (Coulston); £77.50 Blands Farm; £77 Old Parks; £76.50 Crindledyke; £75.50 Scales Farm (Pollock); £75 Fog Close; £74.50 Hallgarth; £73 South View (Wilson); £73 Crosby Hall

Cheviot - £74 Street House (Maughan)

Charollais - £73.50 Leigh Croft

Rouge - £72 Hewer Hill

Mule - £67.50 & £65.50 Old Parks; £65.50 Well House (Strong); £64 High Side

Swaledale - £54, £49 & £48 Hill Farm (Green)

Rough Fell - £48 The Wath

Cast Ewes

Texel - £90, £87, £80 Holme Farm; £86, £85 Moss Dyke;  £82 Eamont Bridge Farm; £81 (2) Holme Farm; £80 Yew Tree Farm; £80 Nook Farm; £78 North Netherscales

Suffolk - £88 Fog Close; £86.50, £85, £81.50 (2), £77.50 Holme Farm

Cheviot - £82.50, £70 Holme Farm; £72.50 Tehiluh Farm

Continental - £82 (3) Woodfield; £80, £79.50 Holme Farm

Mule - £82, £66 Thorneycroft; £73.50 Bomby; £71, £69.50 Bromley Green; £70, £68 North Netherscales; £66 Askham Gate; £66 Fog Close

Bluefaced Leicester - £75 Street House (Maughan)

Rough Fell - £55 The Wath.

Swaledale - £47 Askham Gate; £46.50 Dalebottom Farm; £43.50 Well House (Strong); £42 Askham Bryan College; £40.50 The Lea

Herdwick - £46 Yew Tree Farm; £40.50 The Lea

Cast Rams

Texel - £108, £98 Askham Gate; £90 High Lodore Farm

Second MGL Sale

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Collective sale of breeding sheep of all ages and breeds.

A large presence of buyers gathered around to conduct a strong trade throughout, Mule gimmer lambs were very easy to sell.

Leading Prices - Gimmer Lambs:

Texel - £96, £82, £75 & £73 Hole Farm (Mark); £72 Sunny Side

Mule - £85 (2), £84 & £76 Hollins Farm; £77 Cross Dormont; £75 Street House (Maughan)

BDM - £72 Barkbeth

Continental - £70 Lodge Farm (Mallinson)

Shearlings

Texel - £113 Nether Haresceugh; £98 Hardendale

Mule - £110, £106 & £104 Green Quarries

Beltex - £100 Fieldgate

Ewes (2 shear plus)

Texel - £106 Hardendale; £81 Fieldgate

Beltex - £79 (2) & £74 Fieldgate

Suffolk - £78 Fieldgate

Continental - £74 Lanner Oaktree House