Weekly Report and Newsletter - 13th September 2024 Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 9th September 2024. NWA Lancaster catches the trade again, with the new start time of 10am. Prime Lambs Vendors from the three local counties descending on Lancaster and were duly rewarded, with a market average of 297.25p/kg for all lambs sold, ranging from 33kg to 55kg. Once again, well bred and well finished lambs were keenly sort after selling to a top price of 414p/kg and £182 for Charollais cross Beltex lambs from CF Hargreaves, Overton with other best bred lambs regularly selling at 340p/kg to 365p/kg and £150 to £170 per head. Well finished first cross lambs sold to 355p/kg for Texel cross from DR Preston, Caton who sold others at £170. Other well finished first cross lambs were regularly 300p/kg to 320p/kg, depending on weight and finish, this equating to £122 to £135. Light weigh lambs sold to 324p/kg for Texel cross from R Collinge & Son, Kirkham who sold other at £120, with other well bred light weight lambs 290p/kg to 300p/kg, being £98 to £110. Hill bred lambs are now coming forward in greater numbers, with Mules selling to £134.50 and 284p/kg, with others 275p/kg to 285p/kg depending on weight and finish. More lambs are required every week to satisfy the expanding ring side of buyers. Prime Lambs Top Prices: Charollais: £182 The Crest, £156 Cragg Farm, £148 The Crest, £146, £112 Yealand Manor. Texel: £174 Cock Hall Farm, £170, £161 Ellers Farm, £158 Botton Hall Farm, £155 Oak Aveune, £153 Halton Park Farm. Beltex: £165 Stonehead, £152 Oak Aveune, £147 Stonehead. £142 Cragg End, £137 Yealand Manor, £135 Oak Aveune. Zwartble: £158 Cottam Farm. Suffolk: £148.50 Halton Park Farm, £129.50 Beaumont Gate, £116.50 Oak Aveune, £110 Quarry House Farm. Continental: £145 Oak Aveune, £143, £123 Quarry House, £119 Oak Aveune, £117 Bensons Farm. Mule: £134.50 Stonehead, £125 Beaumont Gate, £121.50 Ellers Farm, £115 Cragg Farm, £112 Ouzelthorn Farm, £109.50 Cragg End. Horned: £117 Cottam Farm. Cast Sheep Cull ewes sold to a top price of £192 for a Texel cross from S Rossall, Over Wyresdale with other medium first cross ewes £130 to £145. Best heavy Mules sold to £136, with medium types £90 to £110 and leaner grazing types £75 to £88. Hill ewes sold to £100 for Cheviot, with lighter and leaner Swaledales selling to £58. Thank you to all vendors for the cooperation with allowing the earlier start time of 10am. Cast Ewes Top Prices: Continental: £192 Stonehead. Texel: £143, £140 The Dingle, £110 Oak Aveune, £99 Ellers Farm, £99, £96 The Dingle. Mule: £136 The Dingle, £120 Ellers Farm, £107 Bensons Farm, £90 Burns Farm, £80 Low Burns Farm. Cheviot: £100, £78, £72 Cragg Farm. Dorset: £88, £86, £78 Corney Hill Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 10th September 2024. Pigs An increased entry of 129 prime and store pigs forward today, seeing trade marginally easier than previous sales. The sale topped at £280 for a pair of prime hogs from JM Navesey, Darwen, with Wendy Stampers pair of gilts next in line reaching £265. Stronger better finished pigs regularly breaking the £200 barrier. Large show of cull sows was forward, these topping at £100. Store pigs topped at £85 for a pen of 6 and weaners reached £70 for pen of 5. Prime Lambs A few less lambs were forward with the ongoing breeding sheep sales, with once again all buyers wanting meated / fed lambs and these a pleasure to sell. A super pen of heavy Texel lambs from IM Jaeban, Isel sold to a top of £192 with others selling to £189 from the same home. Pens of Suffolks sold to £170 from J&R Waller, Killington with others at £168 from S Coward, Allithwaite. Heavy bred lambs were regularly £140 plus. Best bred lambs saw Texels to 348p/kg from J&R Waller, Killington with Beltex to 340p/kg from M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe. The best bred lambs were regularly 325p/kg to 330p/kg with nice bred commercial sort 290p/kg to 300p/kg. More Mules on the market now with a ring full to £130 from Drinkall Bros, Lancaster with other pens to £129 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton. Prime Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £192, £189, £185, £173 Forth House Farm, £171 Hallbeck, £167 Cowran Estate. Suffolk: £170 Hallbeck, £168 Grindelwald, £148 Station Hotel Farm, £144 Hallbeck, £133 Calderside Farm, £132.50 Station Hotel Farm. Beltex: £154 Station Hotel Farm, £140.50 Low Hall Farm, £138 Low Hall Farm, £128 Station Hotel Farm. Mule: £130 Catshaw