Prime & Cast Sheep

PRIME LAMBS:  A total of 1958 went on to average £146 per head and a SQQ of 318.36. Topping went to a single Dutch Texel from TP Wigham, Hargill House selling at £200 for 48kg. (416ppk).  Scott Dempster, Castlehill sold 5 Beltex Lambs to £160 at 40kg (400ppk).  Texels topped at £179 from George Wilson, Reddings at 58kgs.The Maxwell Farming team sold a superb run of Suffolks selling 3 at 56 kilos to £168.  Mules topped at £155 from John Smith Jackson for 59kgs,  Messrs Lawson, Carlisle sold a pen of 44kg flashy Beltex lambs to £177 (402ppk).  A strong show of heavy lambs were forward with sellers highly rewarded for meat while any lambs slightly lesser would meet some resistance.

Leading Price per Head: DUTCH TEXEL: £200 ,48kg,  £172 ,43kg,  £170 ,55kg,  £170 ,47kg,  £165 ,45kg,  £163 ,45kg,  £160 ,45kg,  £160 ,46kg, Hargill House,  £177 ,44kg, Moss Side,  £170 ,44kg,  £162 ,42kg,  £160 ,43kg, Fell Lane Farm,  £167 ,43kg,  £162 ,51kg, Unity Farm,  £162 ,53kg,  £160 ,43kg,  £160 ,46kg, Thirlwall Castle Farm,  TEXEL: £179 ,58kg, Reddings,  £178 ,60kg,  £178 ,59kg, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm,  £178 ,46kg,  £170 ,49kg,  £166 ,44kg, Harley Croft,  £176 ,59kg,  £175 ,62kg,  £170 ,57kg, Skirling Craigs,  £173 ,58kg, East Butsfield Farm,  £172 ,56kg, Barmurrie,  £170 ,58kg,  £168 ,56kg, East Wharmley,  £170 ,52kg,  £168 ,56kg, East Greenridge,  £169 ,50kg, Braco,  £165 ,56kg, Evistones Farm,  £165 ,47kg, Wall End Farm,  LLEYN: £172 ,58kg,  £155 ,52kg,  £155 ,51kg, The Height,  £156 ,44kg, New Sandsfield,  £150 ,51kg, Moss Side,  SUFFOLK: £168 ,56kg,  £158 ,53kg, Braco,  £166 ,56kg, East Butsfield Farm,  £163 ,54kg,  £159 ,52kg,  £155 ,51kg, Middlehouse,  £161 ,55kg,  £142 ,48kg, Stone Flatts,  £160 ,54kg, Roe Farm,  £157 ,51kg,  £144 ,48kg, Greenmyre,  £154 ,56kg,  £142 ,47kg, Fell End,  £154 ,53kg, East Wharmley,  £151 ,48kg, Dykehead,  £151 ,51kg,  £148 ,49kg, East Greenridge,  £150 ,50kg, Dirrops,  £149 ,51kg, Burgh Head Farm,  £145 ,46kg, Wall End Farm,  ZWARTBLES: £162 ,84kg,  £145 ,54kg, Parton Farm,  BELTEX: £160 ,41kg,  £157 ,40kg,  £141 ,43kg, The Throp,  £160 ,40kg,  £144 ,47kg, Castle Garth,  £156 ,50kg,  £150 ,45kg,  £150 ,44kg, The Height,  £154 ,50kg,  £145 ,48kg, Glenmaid,  £150 ,47kg, Burgh Head Farm,  £148 ,42kg, Wall End Farm,  MULE: £155 ,59kg,  £149 ,53kg, Lipwood,  £151 ,54kg,  £137 ,51kg, Hargill House,  £136 ,47kg, Cold Shields,  £136 ,48kg,  £117 ,42kg, Whiteside Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £141 ,49kg, Tarns Farm,  DORSET: £132 ,43kg, Thorniethwaite Farm,  BLACKFACE: £124 ,48kg, Whiteside Farm

Leading Prices per Kilo: DUTCH TEXEL: 416.5p ,48kg,  400p ,43kg,  366.5p ,45kg,  362p ,45kg,  361.5p ,47kg,  355.5p ,45kg,  348p ,46kg,  309p ,55kg, Hargill House,  402.5p ,44kg, Moss Side,  388.5p ,43kg,  317.5p ,51kg, Unity Farm,  386.5p ,44kg,  385.5p ,42kg,  372p ,43kg, Fell Lane Farm,  372p ,43kg,  348p ,46kg,  305.5p ,53kg, Thirlwall Castle Farm,  BELTEX: 400p ,40kg,  306.5p ,47kg, Castle Garth,  392.5p ,40kg,  390p ,41kg,  328p ,43kg, The Throp,  352.5p ,42kg, Wall End Farm,  341p ,44kg,  333.5p ,45kg,  312p ,50kg, The Height,  319p ,47kg, Burgh Head Farm,  308p ,50kg,  301p ,48kg, Glenmaid,  TEXEL: 387p ,46kg,  377.5p ,44kg,  347p ,49kg, Harley Croft,  351p ,47kg, Wall End Farm,  338p ,50kg, Braco,  327p ,52kg,  300p ,56kg, East Greenridge,  308.5p ,58kg, Reddings,  307p ,56kg, Barmurrie,  301.5p ,59kg,  296.5p ,60kg, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm,  300p ,56kg,  293p ,58kg, East Wharmley,  298.5p ,58kg, East Butsfield Farm,  298.5p ,59kg,  298p ,57kg,  282.5p ,62kg, Skirling Craigs,  294.5p ,56kg, Evistones Farm,  LLEYN: 354.5p ,44kg, New Sandsfield,  304p ,51kg,  298p ,52kg,  296.5p ,58kg, The Height,  294p ,51kg, Moss Side,  SUFFOLK: 315p ,46kg, Wall End Farm,  314.5p ,48kg, Dykehead,  308p ,51kg,  300p ,48kg, Greenmyre,  306p ,52kg,  304p ,51kg,  302p ,54kg, Middlehouse,  302p ,47kg,  275p ,56kg, Fell End,  302p ,49kg,  296p ,51kg, East Greenridge,  300p ,50kg, Dirrops,  300p ,56kg,  298p ,53kg, Braco,  296.5p ,54kg, Roe Farm,  296.5p ,56kg, East Butsfield Farm,  296p ,48kg,  292.5p ,55kg, Stone Flatts,  292p ,51kg, Burgh Head Farm,  290.5p ,53kg, East Wharmley,  DORSET: 307p ,43kg, Thorniethwaite Farm,  MULE: 289.5p ,47kg, Cold Shields,  283.5p ,48kg,  278.5p ,42kg, Whiteside Farm,  281p ,53kg,  262.5p ,59kg, Lipwood,  279.5p ,54kg,  268.5p ,51kg, Hargill House,  BLUE TEXEL: 288p ,49kg, Tarns Farm,  ZWARTBLES: 268.5p ,54kg,  193p ,84kg, Parton Farm,  BLACKFACE: 258.5p ,48kg, Whiteside Farm

CAST EWES & RAMS: A smaller show of ewes were forward to average out at £129.23 (+£30) on last week.  Topping went to a single Texel ewe from K Smith & Son, Hexham selling to £250.  North of England Mules topped at £168 for a trio from A & N Spedding, Carlisle.  Suffolks topped at £225 from Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head for a pair.  Cheviot mules topped at £180 for a pen of nine from Messrs Booton, Dumfries.  Swaledale make £107 for four from Messrs Smith at £106 from Messrs Wigham, Coldshield.

Leading Price Ewes: TEXEL: £250,East Greenridge,  £240, £218,Grapes Barn,  £235, £200, £190,Stone Flatts,  £230, £198 ,Far Brownrigg,  £225, £214, £205, £195,Wavercroft,  £220, £200,Bankswood,  £220, £210, £208, £186, £180, Ewan Close,  £218, Skirling Craigs,  £214, Hawthorn House,  £210, £198,Parton Farm,  £188,The Throp,  £184,Long Park,  SUFFOLK: £225,Burgh Head Farm,  £220, £218, £200,Burnside,  £212, £205, £200, Riddings Hill,  £206, £164,New Sandsfield,  £190,Firs Farm,  £185,Wavercroft,  £184, £164,East Greenridge,  £158,Ewan Close,  £110,Lower Langshaw Farm,  £100, Whitcastle Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £218, Ewan Close,  £166, Bankswood,  BELTEX: £210, Firs Farm,  £180,Stone Flatts,  CHEVIOT MULE: £180, Glenmaid,  £174, Thorniethwaite Farm,  £172, Bankswood,  £128,(x2), Whitcastle Farm,  £100, Lower Langshaw Farm,  GOAT: £180, £80,62 Pica Cottages,  MULE: £168,Stone Flatts,  £164, Bankswood,  £160, Barnstable House,  £160, £144, East Greenridge,  £160,Whinney Hill Farm,  £160, Hallbank,  £154, £150, £135,Lower Langshaw Farm,  £153,The Throp,  £150,Beech House,  £144, Whitehead Hill Farm,  £130, £112, £108,(x2), Parkside Farm,  £112,Ridley Farm,  £100, Roe Farm,  LEICESTER: £168,East Greenridge,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £135,Thorniethwaite Farm,  DORSET: £126, Beech House,  HILL CHEVIOT: £116, Whitcastle Farm,  £78,Thorniethwaite Farm,  KERRY HILL: £108, Tedcastle Farm,  SWALEDALE: £107, East Greenridge,  £106, Cold Shields,  £92, £86,The Bog,  BLACKFACE: £84,Lower Langshaw Farm,  £79,Whitcastle Farm,

Leading Price Rams: LEICESTER: £180,Hargill House,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £156,3 South View Cottages,  TEXEL: £150, £130,Bridgehouse Farm,  ZWARTBLES: £130,(x2) , Barmurrie,  KERRY HILL: £128,(x3) , Firs Farm,  LLEYN: £125,3 South View Cottages,  BELTEX: £120,3 South View Cottages,  SWALEDALE: