PIGS
The popular sale of prime pigs saw a top price of £225 on two occasions for a pair of prime gilts and a pair of prime hoggs from J Stott Jnr, Crosscrake. Closely followed by other gilts achieving £200 from JM Navesey, Dawen who sold others at £192. Prime boars sold to £155 from D Nicholason, Cockermouth. A top price of 200p/kg was achieved for Large White cross gilts from JM Navesey, Dawen with other pens of well finished White pigs regularly 180p/kg to 195p/kg, with lighter weights 140p/kg to 160p/kg.
Cull sows sold to £145 and 55p/kg from G Hargreaves, Lancaster.
50 plus prime pigs are required every sale to satisfy our ever-expanding crowd of buyers representing wholesale, retail and private outlets.
PRIME HOGGS
A strong trade was seen at Junction 36, with a market average of 330p/kg, with over half the sale being hill bred. The sale peaked at £204 for a pen of Texel hoggs with Beltexs to 402p/kg.
Top price per head:
- Texels to £204 from Bargh Contractors, Morecambe.
- Beltexs to £202 from TE JS & SA Carruthers, Underbarrow.
- Cheviots to £157 from MA&M Richards, Kirby in Furness.
- Suffolks to £170 from M&YS Barker, Halton.
- Leicesters to £168 from DR&JE Wood, Preston.
- Mules to £159 from DR&JE Wood, Preston.
- Swaledales to £156 from DR&JE Wood, Preston.
- Dalesbred sold to £142 from WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale.
- Rough Fell to £142 from AJ&CM Harrison, Kentmere.
- Herdwicks to £132 from A Riley, Ambleside.
Top price per kilo:
- Beltexs to 402p/kg from JA Chapman, Kendal.
- Texels to 390p/kg from KA Purtill, Wigan.
- Cheviots to 355p/kg from MA&A Richards, Kirkby in Furness.
- Suffolks to 355p/kg from AW&AM Clarke, Windermere.
- Mules to 335p/kg from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell.
- Swaledales to 335p/kg from WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale.
- Herdwicks to 315p/kg from SW&A Hoggarth, Broughton in Furness.
CAST SHEEP
Another increase in the numbers of cull ewes forward, with eight buyers ring side competing for all classes and types. Pure bred ewes sold to £230 for a Texel from T Wilson, Selside with Beltex achieving £225 from CM Jennings, Selside. First cross ewes sold to £200 from J Twigge, Lindale with other heavy well fleshed ewes regularly £140 to £165, mediums £110 to £130 with smaller lighter weight sorts £85 to £105. Pure hill sheep sold to £158 for Cheviots from J&M Wilson, Selside. Smaller Cheviots sold to £117 from A Brown, Carnforth. Swaledales sold to £114 from JF&AW Sutton, Longsleddale, Rough Fells £113 from G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill who also sold Scotch Black Faces at £109. Dalesbred sold to £109 from WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale and Herdwicks to £106 from WL&FD Richards, Kirkby in Furness. Well finished pure hill ewes regularly £80 to £95, mediums £70 to £80 with the smallest and leanest generally £45 to £58. Mules sold to £130 from J Twigge, Lindale with others at £128 from GCL Stephenson, Kirkby Lonsdale and £126 from JN&BJ Bowes, Crook. Other heavier end ewes were £115 to £120, strong mediums £95 to £110 and smaller sorts £80 to £90.
Cull rams sold to £190 for a Suffolk from TA&J Dixon, Selside with Continentals to £188 from J Twigge, Lindale. Other medium continental rams were £140 to £160, with hill rams selling to £120 for Cheviots from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. Swaledales sold to £114 from JA Bennet, Longsleddale.