Spring Lambs
The spring lamb trade today was very similar to in previous weeks selling to an overall market average of 305p/kg. GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield led the way selling Texels to £140 and Suffolks to £134 twice. Suffolk lambs from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth sold to £138 with other Texels to £130 from G&D Ball & Son, Little Eccleston.

Prime Hoggs
No bank holiday blues at Lancaster today with well meated handy weighted hoggs a sharper trade and heavy weights selling to a similar trade to the previous week. Handy weighted hoggs averaged 265p/kg with nicer bred ones 300p/kg and more. Andrew Butler led the way today selling a pair of Beltex hoggs to £150 or 375p/kg. This was followed by a run of hoggs from RJ Byron, Woodplumpton selling to £148 and £146 twice with others from the same home to £138. The consignment from S Rossall, Over Wyresdale sold to £138.50. Plenty of hoggs sold in excess of the £130 mark. Upland hoggs saw Cheviots sell to £128 from J&H Davis, Cabus with others to £124. Horned hoggs peaked at £119.50 for Dalesbreds from DC Miller, Claughton on Brock with Swaledales from the same home twice selling to £113.

Cast Sheep
The trade for cast sheep continues to be as strong with cast tups leading the way today at Lancaster. Topping the market at £230 was a Texel tup from S&J France, Over Wyresdale. This was followed by Suffolk tups to £212 from J&L Howard, Cockerham and £190. Other Texel tups sold to £176 from PG Thornton, Scorton. Pure Texel ewes sold to £202 from A&E Howson, Thornley with Leicester ewes peaking at £158 from AC&K Pye, Abbeystead. Charollais x ewes sold to £154 from JA Lambert, Out Rawcliffe with Suffolk x Mules to £150 from A&E Howson. Mule ewes peaked at £138 from Pilling Hall, Pilling with others to £137 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. Plenty of Mule ewes sold in excess of the £130 mark. Cheviot ewes sold to £138 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh. Horned ewes saw Swaledales peak at £89 from T Ayrton & Son, Abbeystead.

Sheep with Lambs at Foot
A handful of sheep with lambs were forward today which saw Continental x sheep with young lambs sell to £170 from R Parkes, Cockerham with hoggs with single lambs from the same home to £155. Vendors are requested to enter sheep so that buyers can be informed of numbers coming forward.