Weekly Report and Newsletter - 9th July 2021 Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Spring Lambs and Cast Sheep - Monday 5th July 2021 SPRING LAMBS Lancaster had an improved number of 882 Spring Lambs sold today, eagerly bid for by a busy ring of buyers. There was an overall market average of 243p/kg with best types and those well finished being in the strongest demand. Those lambs slightly lacking in finish meeting realisation. Best quality lambs today sold in excess of 300p/kg. It was the consignment of Beltex and Texel cross lambs from JS Horner, Ingleton that led the way selling to £158, £150 twice and £144 twice, with this consignment peaking at 322p/kg and averaging an impressive £138 a head or 295p/kg. The top p/kg this week came from Wannop Farms, Heaton-with-Oxcliffe whom sold Beltex lambs to 335p/kg or £144, with the run from this good home topping at £150; their run of lambs averaged 293p/kg or £130. Other noted prices today for Texel lambs were £128 from GH Sanderson & Family, Catforth, £125 from P & V Bennett, Lancaster, £123 from M & L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale and £120 from BR & S Carter, Pilling. Plenty more pens of good confirmation lambs easily selling between £110-£120. It certainly paid to have quality today at Lancaster, with better bred and finished lambs regularly selling in excess of 260p/kg. Light weight lambs continue to demand a premium, with 33kg Suffolk lambs selling to £82.50 from W Pinder Jr, Clitheroe. Hill bred lambs in the market today saw horned lambs to £88 from RH & C Ayrton, Abbeystead. TOP PRICES: Beltex – £158 Inglebrough Park, £150 £144 Heaton Hall Farm, £114 Ingleborough Park, £96 West View Farm. Texel – £150 x2, £144 x2 Inglebrough Park, £128 Blackleach House Farm, £125 Arna Wood Farm. Suffolk – £110 Inglebrough Park, £106 Hallbeck, £105 Calderside, £102.50 Oak Avenue, £102 Calderside, £102 Ackenthwaite Farm. Continental – £110 Ackenthwaite Farm, £108 Pedder Grove, £102 Ackenthwaite Farm, £102 Corney Hill Farm, £100.50 Hodgkinson Farm, £98.50 Corney Hill Farm. Charollais – £107 Oakhead Farm, £97.50 RedBank Farm, £97 Hazelslack, £95 x2 Jacksons Farm, £91.50 Redbank Farm. Horned – £88 Ouzelthorn Farm.
Breed Beltex Charollais Continental Horned Suffolk Texel 32.1-39kgs 39.1-45.kgs 45.6-52kgs
Prime Lambs 882 Forward Topped at £158, Av 242.34p/kg or £99.18 Top Sale Price (£) Av. (£) Top Kilo Price (ppk) 158 J S Horner 127 335 Wannops Farms Ltd 107 C P & V M Cowgill 94 264 J A Lambert 110 W Garnett & Sons 97 263 C F Hargreaves 88 R H & C Ayrton 88 215 R H & C Ayrton 110 J S Horner 96 250 W Pinder 150 J S Horner 100 313 J S Horner 101 144 158
P D Anderton Wannops Farm Ltd J S Horner
91.62 100.74 121.88
267 335 322
J Lamb Wannops Farm Ltd J S Horner
Av. 298 243 240 215 234 244 244 241 254
CAST SHEEP Lancaster had a larger number of cast sheep forward today meeting plenty of trade and eagerly bid for in preparation of the upcoming festival in mid-July. Leading the way today were pure bred Beltex ewes selling to £156 from Wannop Farms. Pure Texel ewes sold to £144 from B & SE Carter, Ellel. Texel x ewes sold to £129 from B & J Preston, Caton followed by others to £122 from P & V Bennett, Lancaster. Plenty more Continental and Suffolk ewes sold around the £120 mark. Masham ewes peaked at £120 from KA Purtill, Wigan followed by