LANCASTER: Monday, November 2.

Primestock Spring Lambs A noticeably sharper trade at Lancaster today with once again an active ring full of buyers forward. The SQQ of 149 with an overall market average 147 with a lot more lambs required. The trade was topped by a smart lamb from Andrew Wilson of Burrow Heights selling to £82. Plenty of pens of continental lambs weighing 41kg and 42kg selling between 155ppk and 160ppk. Hill bred lambs selling three to five pound more than lambs on the previous week with 44kg, mules from RH & C Ayrton of Ouzelthorn selling to £63 with mules averaging 136ppk. Horned lambs sold to £59 from BD Gill at 42kg. Cast Ewes A better show of cast ewes this morning, with 125 passing through the ring. Topping the day was T & CM Kelsall, Chipping with a pure Texel ewe realising £95. Mules sold to £64 for a pen of 9 from WTC Farms, with others to £62 from the same home. Lean sheep looking dear in comparison to fat ewes with buyers penalising of over fat sorts. A large show of hill sheep saw big well fleshed swales sell to £46 from KM & KJ Curwen, Marshaw and £44 from the same home, to average £40.54 for all forward. All sheep looking dearer on the week, to average £49.60 for all forward.

Prime Beef A smaller entry of two prime bulls forward saw Suckler bred Limousin bulls sell to 199.5ppk and 184.5ppk from JA Airey of Old Croft.

Top Prices: Prime Lambs – TEX: £82 Burrow Heights Farm; £77.50 Lentworth Farm; £72.50 North Farm. SUFF: £74.50 North Farm; £71.50 Fell End Farm; £69.50 Lentworth Farm. CHAR: £96 Low Kit Brow; £67 Burrow Heights Farm; £64 Cragg Farm. CONT: £69 North Farm. CHEV: £65.50 Old Woodhouse; £62 North Farm. MULE: £64 North Farm; £63 Ouzelthorn Farm; £62.50 Wyresdale Park. DALES: £59 Yarlsber.

Cast Sheep– TEX: £95 Brown Brook; £77 Old Grange Farm; £67 Low Kit Brow. MULE: £64 Old Grange Farm; £58 Brown Brook; £58 Low Kit Brow. SWALE: £46 Marshaw Farm.

Prime Bulls – LIM: 199.5; 184.5 Old Croft.