Weekly Report and Newsletter - 11th October 2024
Lancaster Auction Mart: Hill Fair Day. Saturday 5th October 2024. Lancaster Hill Fair Day saw a large crowd of buyers keen to secure all classes and types of breeding sheep. North Country Mule shearling sold to £240 on several occasions from M&YS Barker, Halton. Llyne Mule shearlings sold to £215 from J Duerden, Dalton in Furness with other shearlings regularly £175 to £190. Texel cross two to three crop ewes sold to £190, with other two crop Texel cross £185. Ewes were generally £140 to £165. Mule Gimmer lambs sold to £175 for the first prize pen from RG&H Preece, Roeburndale with this price also achieved from JW Cornall & Sons, Bleasdale. Stronger pens of Mule gimmer lambs were £140 to £160, with running type lambs £110 to £125. All gimmer lambs sold averaged £148. Breeding rams sold to a top of £800 for a Texel shearling from H Carter, Ellel with others at £780 from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping. Texel shearlings were regularly £500 to £750. Texel ram lambs sold to £400 from B&M Slater, Chipping. The sale concluded with store lambs, which sold to a top of £113 for Texel cross lambs from PJ&SM Woodhouse, Forton. A ring full of Texel cross Cheviots from SE&J Gorst, Littledale achieved £105. Mule sold to a top of £86 with Mashams at £82. Smaller long keep lambs were £65 to £78, depending on breed and quality. The pre sale show was kindly and expertly judged by Miss N Johnson, Bay Horse who awarded prizes as followed: CLASS 1- 10 GIMMER LAMBS 1st RG & H Preece, Thornbush Farm- £175 2nd A & L Huddleston, Overhouses- £160 3rd T & H Drinkall, Calderside Farm CLASS 2- SHEARLING RAM 1st H Carter, Cragg End- £650 2nd T & CM Kelsall & Sons, Brown Brook- £520 3rd H Carter, Cragg End- £800 CLASS 3- RAM LAMB 1st J Davies, Holly Farm 2nd J Davies, Holly Farm- £320 3rd B & M Slater, Daub Hall Farm- £380 Breeding Ewe Top Prices: Texel: £190 Stephens Way, £185 Yew Tree Close, £165 Longstripes Farm, £165 Yew Tree Close. Cheviot: £150 Faitte, £140 Killerwick Grange. Leicester: £150 Faitte. Mule: £145 Sunny Brow Farm. Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: Mule: £240 (x2) Halton Park Farm, £195, £190 (x3) Longstripes Farm. Lleyn: £215, £200 Killerwick Grange. Cheviot: £190 Longstripes Farm. Texel: £190 Stephens Way, £120 Longstripes Farm. Badger Face: £145, £95 Askew Hill. Scotch Blackface: £110 (x2) Halton Park Farm. Gimmer Lambs Top Prices: Mule: £175 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £175 Thornbush Farm, £168, £165 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £160 Overhouses, £125 The Hawthorns. Dutch Spotted: £125 Overhouses. Texel: £88 Longstripes Farm, £85 Stephens Way. Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £113 The Martins, £105 Cragg Farm, £86, £80 The Martins, £75, £67 Longstripes Farm. Cheviot: £90 Cragg Farm. Mule: £86 Fell End Farm, £80 Longstripes Farm, £79 Fell End Farm, £75 Longstripes Farm. Masham: £82 (x2) Fell End Farm. Scotch Blackface: £51 Longstripes Farm. Cheviot: £51 Longstripes Farm. Aged Ram Top Prices: Cheviot: £260 (x2) Lonstripes Farm. Lleyn: £200 Annasghyll. Leicester: £210 Killerwick Grange, £130 Thornbush Farm.