LANCASTER: Monday, December 21.

Prime Stock at Lancaster Prime Lambs An entry of 773 prime lambs forward this week sold to an overall market average of 155ppk with over half the lambs forward mules and horned lambs. Continental and Suffolk lambs well fleshed easily sold with more could have been handled today. Suffolk lambs topped at £85 for a heavy weight from FA Nowell & Partners of Oak Head Farm. Handy weight Continental lambs between 32kg – 37kg sold in the 170’s topping at 178ppk from K Whittaker & Son of Stirzakers Farm. Mule lambs keenly sought after selling to £72 from T & CM Kelsall of Brown Brook weighing 47kg with all mule lambs selling to an average of £67 or an average of 153ppk. Horned lambs sold to a top of £65 from Andrew Butler of Hambleton.

Next Sale Monday 28th December 2015 – Prime Lambs will be required for more information contact Ian 07766521472 Cast Sheep Another good show of cast sheep at Lancaster, with 94 forward. Topping the sale was a Texel Tup from JA & MM Taylor, Lots Farm, realising £92. Ewes sold to a top of £86 for a pair of Texels from Bargh Contractors, Morecambe. Mules sold into the early sixties, topping at £65 for a trio from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Horned sheep, sold to a top of £65 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton with Dalesbreds and swales realised £55 from F Towers, Wray.

Top Prices

PRIME LAMBS: SUFF: £85 Oak Head Farm; £74.50 Thornbush Farm; £74 Walnut Tree. TEX: £76 Parks Farm Barn; £76 Walmsley Fold; £73.50 Old Woodhouse. CH: £76 Walmsley Fold; £66 Throstle Grove Farm; £63.50 Burnt House. CHEV: £72.50 Brown Brook. MULE: £71 High House Farm; £70.50 Brown Edge; £70 Ouzelthorn Farm. HRN: £65 Parks Farm Barn; £63.50 Tarnwater Farm. RGH: £64 Millbeck. SCOTCH: £64 Tarnwater Farm. SWALE: £63 Sykes Farm; £63 Oak Head Farm; £54 Ouzelthorn Farm. CON: £62 Hazelslack Tower Farm. MASH: £60 Holme House Farm. HB: £58.50 Fell End Farm. HAMP: £58.50 Upper Greenbank.

CAST SHEEP: TEX: £92 Lots House Farm; £86 Old Woodhouse; £71 Springfield Farm. SUFF: £87 North Farm. CONT: £70 Springfield Farm; £65 Upper Greenbank. MULE: £65 North Farm; £63 Springfield Farm; £62 Ashton Barn. SWALE: £55 Curwen Hill.