Fortnightly Catalogue Sale of Store Lambs & Early Breeding Sheep
Forward: 6,583 Head, comprising of 6,287 Store Lambs & 296 Breeding Sheep
CCM Auctions held their 2nd Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs at Skipton Mart on Wednesday where a grand entry of 6,583 head were forward for sale. Although the prime sheep trade is under pressure, customers are reporting that there is plenty of grass in grazing areas and as a consequence there was a tremendous ringside of buyers, with 51 successful purchasers by the close of sale and several others who went away empty handed.
The hard facts are that the sale average was £50.67 which represents a fall of around £8 per head on the opening sale, but it was encouraging to see the volume of buyers requiring lambs and even though they are wanting them at reduced rates there were buyers present to mop up larger entries in coming sales.
Next Sale is Wednesday 12th August – Entry of 10,000 head expected.
Inc Lingfields Summer Sheep Fair Sale of Continental, Suffolk x, Mule and Halfbred Breeding Ewes also special sale of Suffolk and Continental Rams
Entries close Monday 3rd August
Show for Pens of 50 Down x Lambs
Judge – Mr David Pennington
1st RD Metcalfe & Son, Brearton sold for £59.50
2nd CA Foster, Bolton Abbey sold for £56.50
3rd JME&C McKenzie, Littondale sold for £54.80
PRINCIPLE PRICES
Store Lambs (Overall Average £50.67)
Texel – Av £50.80
£57.80 Swinbank & Briggs; £57 WS Hudson & Son; £57 RG Greenwood; £56.50 C Dawson; £56.20 RD Wallbank;
£56 CW Clapham & Son; £55.50 AE Schindler; £55.50 RG Greenwood;
Suffolk – Av £51.74
£59.50 RD Metcalfe; £56.50 £54.50 £54 JME&C McKenzie; £56.20 Swinbank & Briggs; £55.50 JR Taylor & Son; £54.80 CA Foster; £54.50 SL&SD Lund;
Mule – Av £42.50
£45.80 £43 KR Verity; £45 W Banks & Son; £43.50 J Cheetham; £43 AJ Mason; £43 A Barnes;
Charollais – Av £54.50
£54.50 PJ&RH Wallbank
Lleyn – Av £54.91
£56.20 C&RH Weatherhead; £49.50 RW&B Chapman;
Beltex – Av £54.14
£61 P Metcalfe; £60.50 K Huck; £60 AM Leach; £59 D Glassbrook; £56.50 Townhead Farm Partners; £55.80 AR&FT Naylor; £55.50 JR&PH Hodgson; £55.50 JGE Heseltine;
Gimmer Lambs
Texel – Av £61.95
£64 R&E Pollard; £62 £60 JA Throup
Breeding Sheep
Suffolk Shlg to £130
Down x 2shr to £120
Texel x 2shr to £111
Down x 3shr to £118
Suffolk 3shr to £117
Suffolk 4shr to £84
Texel 4shr to £84