PRIME HOGGS - Trade strengthens yet again

Prime hoggs take another lift on the week, with a new gear found for the best and fittest end of sheep.
A pair of Charollais topped today’s sale from TA Teasdale, Grange Over Sands at £224.
A pair of Texels from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston hit £220.
A group of three Texels from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby sold to 415p/kg.
Many more sheep sold over the two-hundred-pound mark or just short of it, more than seen in a long time, accompanied with huge numbers selling between 380p/kg to 400p/kg.
Horned and hill sheep were also dearer on the week for the most part, with good meat selling whatever the breed.
Cheviots sold to 355p/kg from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh.
Herdwicks sold to 330p/kg from JJ France, Caton.
Dalesbreds sold to 328p/kg from R Capstick, Ingleton.
Handy weight sheep were again in most demand. A 37kg Texel from JE Wightman, Lupton sold to £140, and another the same weight made the same money from JJ France, Caton. A pen of eight 38kg hoggs from MW&MR Black, Kendal sold at £143. 41kg hoggs from KA Purtill, Wigan sold to £162 or 395p/kg, while a pen of eight Charollais at 44kg hit £169. Heavier hoggs from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby achieved £202 at 49kg, while 48kg hoggs from the same home made £189. Even heavy sheep were dearer again, with 54kg from the same home reaching £195 or 361.1p/kg. All in an overall market average of 337p/kg was achieved, with buyers still hungry for more at the final whistle.
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CAST SHEEP - Culls cruise at NWA J36

Cull sheep of all classes and types took a sharp rise in trade, with ten buyers ringside all keen to fill ordered and asking for more each week. Several stronger and pure ewes sold to £300 for Texels, with others £250 to £290 and the mediums £175 to £210. First cross ewes sold to £250 for Texel cross, other stronger end ewes were £170 to £200, mediums £140 to £165 and the leaner end £110 to £130. Mules sold to £192 for Cheviot Mules, £180 North Country Mules, £170 Herdwick Mules and £168 Rough Fell Mules. Endless stronger pens were £145 to £160, mediums £130 to £140 and the leaner end £110 to £125. Pure hill ewes sold to £170 for Cheviots, £142 Dalesbreds, £142 Rough Fells, £132 Swaledales, £126 Lonks and £96 Herdwicks. Meated horned ewes were £100 to £115, mediums £90 to £100 with leaner framed ewes £80 to £90. The smallest sorts were regularly £70 to £80, with only the smallest less.
Several yearling goats sold to £102.
Cull rams sold to £195 for the best medium continentals, with others £160 to £190. Hill rams sold to £160 for SBF and £132 for Swaledale’s.
For all cast sheep sales enquiries, please contact auctioneer Matthew Probert.