Prime & Cast Sheep

PRIME SHEEP: Following the national average being down, we saw a slight drop in trade today. Well fleshed lambs are reaping the rewards so it is paying to feed your lambs. Lighter, half meat sheep will be better marketed through our weekly store sale.

1205 head averaged £155 or 355ppk average weight 42.8kg.

The sale topped at £236 or 524.4ppk for an outstanding lamb from Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald. Suffolks topped at £220 from Messrs Dean, Talkin Head. Messrs Goldie, Greenfield got a pen of 51kg Texels to 413ppk.

300 Ewes forward averaging £130.07, a lack of meat on offer today resulting in trade being less. A lot of half-meat horned ewes forward today. Trade topped at £261 for a Texel from Messers McKinnel, Valance Drive, Lockerbie following at £251 for 3 Blue Texels was Stirling based Messrs Dick, Mains of Thorsk. 

Cast Ewes & Rams:

Ewes Leading prices: TEXEL: £261, £247, Valance Drive,  £230,The Beeches,  £225, £191,6 Valance Drive,  £214,Parkgate Farm,  £211,Lawston Farm,  £206,Bankswood,  £200,Wavercroft,  £198,South Bowerhouses,  BLUE TEXEL: £251, £250,Westerton Farm,  £188, £168,Blackwell Farm,  £183,Barmurrie,  BELTEX: £230,The Beeches,  £200,Wavercroft,  LEICESTER: £230, £206,Macqueston,  £209,Highside Farm,  £188,Burgh Head Farm,  SUFFOLK: £229,Westerton Farm,  £200,Hallbankgate Farm,  £195,Wallhead,  £187, £146,Burgh Head Farm,  £185,Lyndale,  £168,Midtown,  LLEYN: £194,Bankswood,  ZWARTBLES: £182,Lawston Farm,  £170, £168, £155,Barmurrie,  £156,Blackwell Farm,  MULE: £174, £140,Lawston Farm,  £170,Oakbank Farm,  £158,56 Victoria Park,  £156,(x2) , Wavercroft,  £147,Tedcastle Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £160,Hallbankgate Farm,  £149,Chapel House Farm,  £135,Bankswood,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £155,Ryeclose Farm ,  BLACKFACE: £133, £90,(x2) , Macqueston,  £109, £92,Lawston Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £126,(x2) , Lawston Farm,  £120,56 Victoria Park,  SWALEDALE: £124, £99,Softley Farm,  £98,Highside Farm,  EASYCARE: £120,Todhill Rigg.

RAMS: TEXEL: £220, £186,Rowantree Cottage,  £204,Batey Shield,  £189,Hallbankgate Farm,  £45,Middlemoor,  BELTEX: £191,Rowantree Cottage.

Spring Lambs:

Lamb Leading prices per head: DUTCH TEXEL: £236, £182, £163, £160,Upper Tinwald Farm,  £192,(x2) ,  £162, £155,Unity Farm,  £190,Lea Hill,  £185, £164,The Firs,  £183,Redhills Farm,  £165,(x2), Victoria Park, SUFFOLK: £220, £210, £187,Talkin Head,  £207,Hayton Brow,  £200, £170,Castle Garth,  £196,Ryeclose Farm ,  £190,Greenfield,  £189,Burgh Head Farm,  £187,Potsloan Farmhouse,  £184, £168,Tedcastle Farm,  £181,Sheepriggs,  £174,Walby Grange,  £167 Cockleybank,  £164,Westerton Farm,  £162,(x2) ,  £159,Upper Tinwald Farm,  £162,Barnstable House,  £159,Oakbank Farm,  £157,The Beeches,  £156,Wavercroft,  £156,Bankswood,  TEXEL: £215,Burtholme Farm,  £208, £185,Rye Close,  £206, £204, £198,Longhurst,  £204, £187, £182,Round Meadows Farm,  £202, £201, £199, £198,Greenfield,  £200,Lea Hill,  £200, £196, £187,Hayton Brow,  £192, £185,(x2) ,  £182,Eastside Farm,  £192,56 Victoria Park,  £189, £183,Bankswood,  £189, £185,6 Rigg Side Mews,  £187,Oakbank Farm,  £182,Castle Garth,  £180,Walby Grange,  £180,The Beeches,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £193, £165, £155,Kinnelside Cottage,  £140, Keppel Vale,  BLUE TEXEL: £177, £168,Ashton,  £170,Upper Tinwald Farm BELTEX: £173, £154,Ashton,  £152,Walby Grange,  £152,Chapel House Farm, CHAROLLAIS: £169,Walby Grange.

Lamb Leading prices per kilo: DUTCH TEXEL: 524.4p ,45kg,  404.4p ,45kg,  370.5p ,44kg,  361.4p ,44kg,  355.6p ,45kg, Upper Tinwald Farm,  404.3p ,47kg,  354.5p ,44kg, Lea Hill,  400p ,48kg,  378p ,41kg,  368.2p ,44kg, Unity Farm,  393p ,42kg,  380.5p ,41kg, 56 Victoria Park,  377.6p ,49kg,  372.7p ,44kg, The Firs,  372.4p ,49kg,  340.5p ,42kg,  333.3p ,45kg, Redhills Farm,  353.5p ,43kg, Hunley,  TEXEL: 412.5p ,48kg,  396.1p ,51kg,  394.1p ,51kg,  390.2p ,51kg, Greenfield,  396.2p ,52kg,  388.2p ,51kg, Longhurst,  393p ,44kg,  384p ,45kg, Shield Hill,  392p ,49kg, 56 Victoria Park,  389.6p ,48kg, Hayton Brow,  389.1p ,46kg,  377.8p ,45kg, The Beeches,  387.2p ,47kg, Eastside Farm,  385.4p ,48kg,  378.2p ,55kg, Rye Close,  384.9p ,53kg,  381.6p ,49kg, Round Meadows Farm,  384.8p ,46kg,  381.3p ,48kg, Bankswood,  379.2p ,48kg,  375.6p ,45kg, Castle Garth,  377.5p ,40kg, Wavercroft,  376.1p ,46kg,  375p ,48kg, Walby Grange,  BLUE TEXEL: 393p ,45kg,  365.9p ,41kg,  365p ,46kg, Ashton,  369.6p ,46kg, Upper Tinwald Farm,  BELTEX: 393p ,44kg,  366.7p ,42kg, Ashton,  371.8p ,39kg, 3 South View Cottages,  361.9p ,42kg, Walby Grange,  SUFFOLK: 387.8p ,49kg, Greenfield,  376.9p ,52kg, Ryeclose Farm ,  376.4p ,55kg, Hayton Brow,  375p ,56kg,  354.8p ,62kg, Talkin Head,  369.6p ,46kg, Castle Garth,  369.4p ,49kg, Sheepriggs,  362.5p ,48kg, Walby Grange,  360p ,45kg, Barnstable House,  358.1p ,43kg, Burtholme Farm,  357.4p ,47kg, Tedcastle Farm,  357p ,46kg, Westerton Farm,  355.3p ,47kg, Cockleybank,  354.8p ,42kg, Potsloan Farmhouse,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 384p ,43kg,  378p ,51kg,  369p ,42kg, Kinnelside Cottage,  CHAROLLAIS: 367.4p ,46kg, Walby Grange, ZWARTBLES: 348p ,40kg, Barmurrie,  276.6p ,47kg, Wetheral Shields.