PRIME AND CAST SHEEP

PRIME LAMBS: On Monday 23rd June 2025 Harrison & Hetheringtons held their weekly sale of prime sheep, a vastly reduced entry this week as vendors struggle to find the meat and weight required to market their lambs, this ensured all lambs saw a lift on the week, this being said, meat is the key to returns , leading the way in the lambs was Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg who sold lambs to £5.30 a kilo or £265 too average was Messrs Trafford, Bassenthwaite who sold 22 lambs to average £208.41 or 363.89ppk To a top of £214. Ewes remain a great trade with fewer about, these topped at £245 from Messrs Cornthwaite, Vendace Drive for a Texel. With mules to £182 from Messrs Mcburney, Ballsalloch Farm.

Leading Price per Head: BELTEX: £265 ,50kg, Loughrigg Farm,  £210 ,46kg,  £196 ,46kg,  £194 ,43kg,  £189 ,43kg, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm,  £170 ,41kg,  £158 ,42kg,  £155 ,41kg,  £147 ,41kg, Home Farm,  £150 ,36kg, Stockhill Farm,  TEXEL: £214 ,61kg,  £210 ,59kg,  £210 ,63kg,  £208 ,56kg,  £206 ,57kg, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm,  £200 ,55kg, Mains Of Minnydow,  £192 ,50kg, Little Swinburne Farm,  £190 ,41kg,  £189 ,47kg, Cardew Hall,  £190 ,49kg, Low Meadow,  BLUE TEXEL: £190 ,46kg, Loughrigg Farm,  £170 ,40kg,  £120 ,35kg, Stockhill Farm,  SUFFOLK: £188 ,54kg,  £184 ,47kg, Cracrop Farm,  £185 ,55kg,  £167 ,45kg, Studholme,  £176 ,74kg, 205 Pettigo Road,  £176 ,53kg, Town Head Farm,  £175 ,46kg, Mirkbooths,  £175 ,46kg, Old Rectory Farm,  £170 ,44kg, Upper Tinwald Farm,  £165 ,50kg, Middlebridge,  DORSET: £160 ,61kg,  £140 ,49kg,  £120 ,41kg, Hung Gill,  £124 ,39kg,  £121 ,38kg, Cumdivock House,  CLUN FOREST: £144 ,40kg,  £122 ,38kg, Ellonby Hall,  BERRICHON: £142 ,42kg, Cumdivock House

Leading Prices per Kilo: BELTEX: 530p ,50kg, Loughrigg Farm,  456.5p ,46kg,  451p ,43kg,  439.5p ,43kg,  426p ,46kg, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm,  416.5p ,36kg, Stockhill Farm,  414.5p ,41kg,  378p ,41kg,  376p ,42kg,  358.5p ,41kg, Home Farm,  TEXEL: 463.5p ,41kg,  402p ,47kg, Cardew Hall,  388p ,49kg, Low Meadow,  384p ,50kg, Little Swinburne Farm,  371.5p ,56kg,  361.5p ,57kg,  356p ,59kg,  351p ,61kg,  333.5p ,63kg, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm,  363.5p ,55kg, Mains Of Minnydow,  BLUE TEXEL: 425p ,40kg,  343p ,35kg, Stockhill Farm,  413p ,46kg, Loughrigg Farm,  SUFFOLK: 391.5p ,47kg,  348p ,54kg, Cracrop Farm,  386.5p ,44kg, Upper Tinwald Farm,  380.5p ,46kg, Mirkbooths,  380.5p ,46kg, Old Rectory Farm,  371p ,45kg,  336.5p ,55kg, Studholme,  332p ,53kg, Town Head Farm,  330p ,50kg, Middlebridge,  238p ,74kg, 205 Pettigo Road,  CLUN FOREST: 360p ,40kg,  321p ,38kg, Ellonby Hall,  BERRICHON: 338p ,42kg, Cumdivock House,  DORSET: 318.5p ,38kg,  318p ,39kg, Cumdivock House,  292.5p ,41kg,  285.5p ,49kg,  262.5p ,61kg, Hung Gill

CAST EWES & RAMS:
Ewe Leading Price per Head: TEXEL: £245,(x2) , 3 Vendace Drive ,  £230,Park House,  £210,The Hollands,  £205,(x4) ,  £198,(x3) ,  £185,(x3) , 205 Pettigo Road,  £200,Loughrigg Farm,  £198,May Cottage,  £195, £190,(x2) , Wavercroft,  £190,(x2) , Burgh Head Farm,  £190,(x4) ,  £180,East Foreshields,  £188, £180, £172,Lea Hill,  £188,Boggle Hall,  £188,Parklands,  £184,(x3) , 1 Midtown Farm,  £182,(x3) , Cracrop Farm,  £182,(x3) , The Beeches,  £150, £100,Home Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: £210, £205,(x3) ,  £200,(x5) ,  £192,(x5) ,  £188,(x6) ,  £168, £164,(x4) ,  £163,(x10) , 205 Pettigo Road,  LEICESTER: £208,(x2) ,  £168,(x4) , Burgh Head Farm,  £178,(x2) , Highside Farm,  £175,(x2) , T/A Messrs Marrs,  £152, £110,Chirdon,  BELTEX: £190,Hollands,  £190,Woodbank Farm,  £172,Town Head Farm,  £152,Low Meadow,  SUFFOLK: £200,(x2) ,  £192, £188, £182,(x4) ,  £178, £155, £125, £100,Park House,  £190,(x2) ,  £150,T/A Messrs Marrs,  £178,(x7) ,  £170,(x7) ,  £150,205 Pettigo Road,  £172,(x2) , Stockhill Farm,  £170,Town Head Farm,  £164,(x2) , Rashfield,  £164,(x2) , Ballsalloch Farm,  £158,Old Rectory Farm,  £145,Cracrop Farm,  BLACKFACE: £142, £100,(x4) , Chirdon,  £126,(x4) ,  £115,(x7) , Burn House,  £125,(x2) ,  £122,(x5) , Ballsalloch Farm,  SWALEDALE: £128, £110,The Hollands,  £110,High Lovelady Shield,  £100,Branthwaite,  BLUE TEXEL: £192,(x2) ,  £168,205 Pettigo Road,  £178, £138, £112,Stockhill Farm,  £170,Langhill Railway Crossing Cottage,  KERRY HILL: £188, £135,(x2) , Grahamshill Railway Cottages,  MULE: £182, £172,(x4) ,  £162, £120,(x2) , Ballsalloch Farm,  £180, £178,Old Rectory Farm,  £175,High Lovelady Shield,  £168,The Beeches,  £150,(x2) , Burn House,  £142,(x4) , Cumdivock House,  £138,The Wreay,  £130,(x4) , Wickness Bungalow,  £129,(x6) , Batey Shield,  £120,Mid Farm,  £112,Bradley Close,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £170,(x2) ,  £138,(x2) , Stockhill Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £162,Middlebridge,  £150,(x2) , 67 Stanley Road,  £132, £115,East Nethershields Farm,  £120,(x4) , 205 Pettigo Road,  HILL CHEVIOT: £130,Burn House,  JACOB: £128,(x2) , Rashfield,  CLUN FOREST: £120,Ellonby Hall,  MILLENIUM BLEU: £85,Langhill Railway Crossing Cottage

For further information please contact a member of the team:

David Holliday                                  07710 189804                   Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson                                07872 129274                   Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little                                        07872 840685                   Prime & Cast Sheep