There was an exceptional prime hogg trade at CCM Skipton’s weekly sale on Monday, boosted by tighter numbers and all buyers operating at full throttle. Strong demand kept the overall average at over 200p/kg. The 1,501 hoggs entered achieved £88.56 a head overall, or 205.7p/kg, compared to £81.91 and 195.5p/kg the previous week. Once [...]
A large entry of 281 Lambsat Sedgemoor’s Easter show and sale sold to a remarkable trade, with all lambsaveraging over £110 a head. Thechampion lambs from Messrs C J Dare and Son topped the sale at £130 ahead. Second best price on the daycame from Messrs H K Hebditch and Son at £125 a head. [...]
An entry of 2,281 sheep was forward at Kirkby Stephen this week, consisting of 1,898 prime lambs and 383 cast ewes and rams. Topping at 207.30p/kg was a Beltex x lamb from James Birkbeck, Decklyn and purchased by Vivers Scotlamb. Topping at £90 was a Beltex x lamb from Messrs Batty, Dry Evers and was [...]
An entry of 1,650 lambs at Kington market sold to a muchbrighter trade than the previous week, aided by the fact there were less lambsforward and there was extra buying support. The top price pen of lambs was £80.50for some 55kg lambs from JW Rees & Sons. Lambs between 32kg & 39kg averaged1.54ppk up [...]
A mixed show of 3,784 prime sheep at Skipton Auction Mart’s weekly sale saw the top end slightly dearer on the week, while meated first-cross lambs over 40kg also found a good following. However, any lambs under finished were again heavily penalised and, according to the mart, are better sold at Wednesday store sheep sales, [...]
Exmoor Farmers Livestock Auctions received a stronger entry of 726 sheep at Cutcombe Market with a quality showing of stock in each category. Lambs sold to an overall average of 185.85p/kg with a brisk trade taking the best to a peak of 195p/kg for 41kg lambs from Messrs M J and D M Stanbury, Coombe Farm. [...]
A good entry of 2,000 sheep at Kington market last week saw spring lambs sell better than the previous sale. More than 1,700 spring lambs were forward but all lambs averaged an excellent 1.79p/kg up to 2.1.85p/kg. Lambs between 32kg and 39kg averaged 1.78p/kg up to 1.82p/kg Lambs between 39.5kg & 45.5kg averaged 1.80p/kg up to 1.85p/kg [...]
An increased entry of the cream of the region’s early store lambs, just three shy of 3,000 head, were on offer at the opening seasonal show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart last week. The fixture had 37 successful buyers from all parts of the country – from Devon up to the Scottish Borders, North [...]
A good entry of 1750 spring lambs were reported at Kington market, which sold to a better trade than earlier in the week. All the lambs averaged 2.02p/kg up to 2.07p/kg. Lambs between 32kg and 39kg averaged 1.99p/kg up to 2.04p/kg Lambs between 39.5kg and 45.5kg averaged 2.02p/kg up to 2.07p/kg Lambs between 46kg and [...]
Kirkby Stephen Marts weekly sale of prime and cast sheep saw a top of £101.50 achieved for a pair of Beltex cross lambs. In all there was an entry of 1,216 sheep forward consisting of 911 prime lambs and 305 cast ewes and rams. The highest priced lambs were from Messrs Dodd, West View. The [...]