Weekly Report and Newsletter - 6th January 2023 J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 27th December 2022. Prime Lambs The weekly sale of prime lambs at Junction 36 had an increased entry of 2023 forward, selling a very similar trade with a market average of 242p/kg achieved. A mixed entry forward in terms of quality saw best type butchers’ lambs easily selling in excess of 300p/kg. Heavy weight lambs continue to be in big demand and well sold at junction 36 with this type regularly selling in the region of 260p/kg. Handy weight well fed commercial lambs were regularly 250-260p/kg with the upland lamb trade dependant on size and finish. Leading the way was 52kg Beltex lambs selling to £157 from TLB&J Knowles, Selside. Heavy weight Texel lambs peaked at £156 From F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston followed by £154 from RC Billington & Son, Claughton on Brock and then £150.50 from KE Richards & Son, Howgill with plenty of pens of heavy weight Texel lambs in the one hundred and forties. Heavy weight Suffolk lambs peaked at £145 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland. Heavy weight Cheviots peaked at £149 from LA&M Lambert, Lupton with others to £140.50 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh. Mashams peaked at £134.50 from WI&AM Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale with Mules peaking at £126.50 from EW&JR Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge followed by £125.50 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. Butch quality lambs were in demand today peaking at 363p/kg or £134 from JG&PH Thompson, Selside followed by 340p/kg and £139 from Robyn Allen, Staveley and 338p/kg or £145 from Tony Ellis, New Hutton, then 336p/kg or £131 from AR&BJ Thompson, Selside and 332p/kg or £146 from RA Batty, Haversham. As to be expected at this time of year, a larger number of Horned lambs are coming forward with heavy weight Rough Fells to £119 from PE Allen, Ings with Swaledales to £110 from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston. Prime Lambs Top Prices: Beltex: £157 High Borrowbridge, £146 Corners Cottage, £146 Candyslack, £145 Corner Cottage, £145 Woodside. Texel: £156 Ntherhouses Farm, £154 Netherhouses Farm, £150.50 Crook O Lune Farm, £148 Red Scar Farm, £148 Steel Croft. Cheviot: £149 Brow Head, £140.50 Bowers Farm, £130.50 Bowers Farm, £129.50 Bowers Farm, £114.50 Bowers Farm. Suffolk: £145 High House Farm, £141 Netherhouses Farm, £135 Grindelwald, £135 Netherhouses, £132.50 Netherhouses. Continental: £139 Head House, £129 Helm Croft, £125 Milestones, £118 Yoad Pot, £110 Greaves Farm. Masham: £134.50 Holme House Farm, £105.50 Cobble Hey Farm. Horned: £133 Holmelands, £88 Holmelands. Mule: £126.50 Hareden Farm, £125.50 Holme House Farm, £125 Sykes Farm, £123 Red Scar Farm, £121.50 Netherhouses Farm. Charollais: £122 Low House. Rough Fell: £119 St Annes Farm, £96.50 Boundary Beck, £87.50 Millrggs, £80 Low Deepslack. Dorset: £115 Cumbrae. Leicester: £110 Yoad Pot, £97 Brown Edge Farm, £97 Low Newton Farm. Swaledale: £110 Netherhouses Farm, £104 Netherhouses Farm, £102 Wilcocks Farm, £95 Yoad Pot, £91.50 Sykes Farm. Scotch Black face: £102 Helm Croft. Cheviot Mule: £96 Poppy Farm. Hampshire: £89 Main Street. Herdwick: £68 Cockley Beck Farm.
Cast Sheep 450 ewes were forward selling to the usual full ring side of buyers at Junction 36 with trade was very similar to previous weeks. Pure Texel ewes sold to £228 from PK&R Woof, Stainton with others to £222 twice from T&CM