Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep.
Forward: 1,411 Head comp: 1,367 Store Hoggs, 29 Inlamb Ewes, 15 Registered Blue Faced Leicesters.
A large entry of store sheep for the time of year averaged £55.61 per head. Not many strong lambs on offer, best Lowland lambs to mid 70’s, best Mule also above £70, medium lambs in the £60’s and smaller lambs £50 to £55. In the entry were 450 Swaledale and Dalesbred lambs and these sold nicely away given the quality on offer.
Next Sale is Wednesday 11th Feb – Entry of 800-1,000 expected.
Entries close Monday at 4pm
PRINCIPLE PRICES
Texel – Av £61.92
£80.50 D Greaves; £74.50 DW&SI Throup; £74 G Greenwood; £73 D Sayer; £73 J Brotherton
Suffolk – Av £57.91
£75 RD Metcalfe & Son; £72.50 RJ Gardt; £67 B&J Sutcliffe; £64.50 A&N Fothergill; £64 J&V Blakey
Mule – Av £64.90
£75 R Jackson; £72.50 G Greenwood; £71 JC Drewery; £69 J Cheetham; £67, £66.50 W Furniss
Swaledale – Av £38.95
£55 R&T Postlethwaite; £51 R Jackson; £49 J Cheetham; £45 R&T Postlethwaite
Dalesbred – Av £37.95
£63, £34 K&FA Lambert & Son
Beltex – Av £64
£64 IM&JA Smith
Breeding Sheep
IN LAMB EWES
Texel av £147.50 to £149 R Ainsworth
Swaledale to £102 D Lodge
BLUE FACED LEICESTER FEMALES
Gimmer Hoggs av £332.50 to £580 AJ Mason
InLamb Ewes av £337.50 to £550 WA&A Booth