Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep
Forward: 5,584 Head (Overall av £57.60).
Lambs in very sharp demand today from tops to bottom with a full ring of customers present. High demand for the smart Beltex, topping at £98 from Frankland Farms, 8 other pens at £80 plus. More of these best types of lambs needed for customers at the ringside. The strong short keep Suffolk and Texel crosses were up a gear on the fortnight by £3-£4, whilst the smaller wintering type lambs were also a better trade as seasonal buyers now begin to arrive looking for this type of lamb.
A large entry of lambs needed for the next sale, please contact Auctioneers Ted Ogden 07855 958211 or Sam Bradley 07538 539077 to discuss selling your stores. Thankyou. The Next Sale also includes the late season 5th sale of Mule Gimmer Lambs and other breeding sheep, Entries to the mart office.
Next Sale is Wednesday 14th November –
7,000 – 9,000 STORE & BREEDING SHEEP
Fortnightly Sale for 6,000 - 8,000 Store lambs
Also Lingfields Fair Sale of 1,200 – 1,500 Breeding Ewes, Gimmer Lambs and Rams.
Entries close Monday 5th November at 4pm
PRINCIPLE PRICES
Suffolk – Av £62.64
£69.50 £66 A&ED Booth, £68.50(x2) RD Metcalfe & Son; £66 AS Staveley,
Beltex – Av £71.05
£98 £90 £89 £86 £85 £80 Frankland Farms; £86 Askham Bryan College; £83 AJ Haggas; £82 E Pennock & Son
Texel – Av £58.27
£75 ES Fearnley & SE White; £73 JI&MP Greenwood; £70 M Thwaite; £69.50 GR&SM Wearmouth; £69.50 M Preston; £68.50 CR & J Kippax; £68.50 K&G Brierley; £68.50 RH Lofthouse
Mule – Av £55.54
£62.50 T&C Robinson; £60 RH Close; £60 TLMM> Haynes; £59.50 JC Wade; £59 WM&E Dugdale; £59 JH&J Whalley; £59 JC White; £59 JA Stoney & Son;
Masham – Av £56.63
£60 V Verity & Son; £59 D&C Newhouse;
Horned – Av £28.84
£50 E&E Metcalfe; £41 E Pennock & Son; £35.50 JC Wade; £33 G&P Middleton; £31.50 JW&ME Taylor & Son