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Weekly Report and Newsletter- 26th July 2024 Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Monday 22nd July 2024. Prime Lambs An increased number of both stock and buyers were around the ring, ensured Lancaster market had a pleasing trade for all goods sold. An overall market average of 301p/kg was achieved. The sale sold to £160 for Texel lambs from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby with Beltexs to £157 from J Gardner, Bay Horse and Charollais to £156 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham. Best bred lambs saw Beltexs to 355p/kg from D&D Huddleston, Wray with other pens to 350p/kg from J Gardner, Bay Horse. The best end lambs were regularly 330p/kg to 340p/kg, with good meated commercial bred lambs regularly 310p/kg to 315p/kg, and heavy bred lambs regularly north of 300p/kg. The first of the horned bred lambs were forward, with 41kg Swaledales to £112 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £160 Humblescough Farm, £156 North Farm, £155 Ouzelthorn Farm, £152 Cock Hall Farm, £150 Botton Hall Farm, £140 Savick Brook Farm. Beltex: £157 Haversham House Farm, £156, £154 Botton Hall Farm, £143 Haversham House Farm, £142 Botton Hall Farm, £142 Lundholme Farm. Charollais: £156 Cock Hall Farm. Suffolk: £133 Kays Farm, £126.50, £120 Old Parkside Farm. Continental: £119, £114 Burrow Heights Farm. Swaledale: £112 Ouzelthorn Farm. Cast Sheep A pleasing show of 130 cast sheep were forward, with all selling to a pleasing trade, however the edge would have been off compared to previous weeks. Texels sold to £210 from R Collinge & Son, Kirkham with Beltex to £171 from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby. The best end pure bred ewes were £165 plus. Heavy Mules sold to £147 from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby with Cheviot Mules to £139 from R Doran, Winmarleigh, with heavy Mules regularly £125 to £135. Hill ewes saw pure Cheviots to £127 from R Doran, Winmarleigh with Swaledeles to £97 from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale. Please note that buyers are cautious over sheep in the wool, with clipped ewes seeing financial benefit. Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £210 The Dingle, £171 Humblescough Farm, £170, £162 The Dingle, £150 Burrow Heights Farm, £130 Haversham House Farm. Mule: £147, £129 Humblescough Farm, £128 North Farm, £124 Cocker House Farm, £104 Ingrave Farm, £100 North Farm. Leicester: £146 Yates Farm. Beltex: £146 Humblescough Farm. Cheviot: £139, £127 School Lane, £99 Ingrave Farm. Suffolk: £132 North Farm, £100 Burrow Heights Farm. Zwartble: £132 North Farm. Dutch Spotted: £102 Overhouses. Swaledale: £97 High House Farm, £76 Overhouses. Continental: £91 High House Farm. Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £114 Humblescough Farm. J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 27th July 2024. Pigs An entry of 50 prime, store and breeding pigs were forward, with once again prime pigs selling to a firm trade through out. Top price of the day was £238 for a prime hogg from JM Navesey, Darwen, with others from this home selling to £235 on an additional three occasions. Regular supporter J Stott, Kendal sold gilts at £230. Prime boars sold to £160 on four occasions from C Barr, Coniston, with many boars around the £150 mark. JE Atkinson, Nibthwaite topped the store pigs at £98 for five with eight more recently weaned sorts from P Martin, Balderdale selling at £70. Prime Lambs The weekly sale of 1100 lambs, saw lambs forward ranging from 28kg to 64kg, with a pleasing average of 303p/kg achieved. Heavy lambs were once again adding up nicely here at Junction 36 with Texels to £180 from RS&BA Harker, Holme, Suffolks £178 from M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe and Beltex to £172 from J Stott Jnr, Crosscrake. Nice bred lambs full of meat were regularly 330p/kg to 340p/kg, with nice export bred lambs regularly selling at 310p/kg to 315p/kg, with a ring full of 45kg Texels to £146 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston. The first of the Mule lambs saw 43kg to £128 from A Clarke, Nether Kellet. Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £180 Overthwaite Farm, £172 Kingsland, £171 Cold Seat Barn, £170 Head House, £170 Low Groves Farm, £169 Lowfield Cottage. Suffolk: £178 Station Hotel Farm, £173 Meadow View Park, £169.50 Station Hotel Farm, £159 Raw Head, £156 Green Close, £150 Tunstall Hall. Continental: £169 Raw Head, £165 Station Hotel Farm, £164 Raw Head, £164 Kate Farm, £161 Burnt House Farm, £150.50 Station Hotel Farm. Beltex: £160 Quarry Close. Hampshire: £160, £122 Endmoor Farm. Dorset: £135 Corney Hill Farm, £130 Patton Mill Farm, £118 Corney Hill Farm. Mule: £128 Meadow View Park. Cast Sheep 350 cull ewes were forward today, which sold to an overall average of £107, with a large proportion of the sale being small, light weight and lean pure hill ewes, being recently weaned. A real shortage of the best heavy ewes, with the few which were forward today selling to £284, with other mediums £200 to £240. First cross ewes sold to £182 for both Suffolk cross and Texel cross, with better first cross ewes £150 to £170 and mediums £130 to £150. The best Mules sold to £172, with other heavier end £140