KENDAL, Monday, May 24. Prices new season lambs: standard to 150.6 pence per kilo (average 145.43p); medium 146.4p (139.75p); heavy 115.6p (115.6p). Standard old season 101.12p (101.12p). Cast ewes £38.50 each (£28.54); rams £38.50 (£38.50). Ewes and lambs: Mule hoggs and singles £65 each (£61.94); Suffolk and singles £54; Texel and singles £57; Charollais and singles £57 (£53.05). Texel shearlings and singles £64. Swaledale ewes broken mouthed and twins £26; and singles £31 (£27.20); Herdwick and singles £20; and twins £17. Charollais geld hoggs £60. Calves: Limousin bulls to £200 (£187.50); heifers £170 (£142). Aberdeen Angus bulls £102; heifers £52. Black and White bulls £52 (£27.03); heifers £20.
ULVERSTON, Tuesday, May 25. Prices finished steers; premium to 116.50 pence per kilo (average 105.50p); prime 104.50p (101.50p); other 101.50p (98.50p). Finished heifers: premium 107.50p (105.50p); prime 106.50p (98.50p); other 101.50p (97.50p). New season lambs: premium to 35.9 kilo 156.53p (141.18p), to 45.5 kilo 140.10p (130.11p); prime to 35.9 kilo 155.62p (143.45p), to 45.5 kilo 132.36p (127.17p), to 52 kilo 123.49p (111.06p); other 112.51p (101.72p). Old season: premium to 35.9 kilo 126.47p (120.45p), to 45.5 kilo 120.01p (115.65p); prime to 35.9 kilo 121.78p (109.35p), to 45.5 kilo 116.63p (82.14p), to 52 kilo 104.90p (97.35p); other 102.02p (100p).
LANCASTER, Monday, May 24. Forward: 53 cattle; 53 young bulls; 1,697 sheep; 126 ewes. Prices medium steers to 117.5 pence per kilo (average 99.7p); heavy 119.5p (100.5p). Medium heifers 119.5p (104.5p); heavy 124.5p (102p). Light young bulls 98.5p (86p); medium 117.5p (93.7p); heavy 118.5p (97.7p). Light new season lambs to 176.5p (158.5p); standard 179.4p (154.7p); medium 170p (147.9p); heavy 140.4p (135.4p); overweight 124p (124p). Light old season 109.3p (108p); standard 121.6p (118.6p); medium 130.2p (122.7p); heavy 127.1p (119.9p); overweight 101.7p (101p). Light ewes £55 each (£40.75).
ALSO, Friday, May 21. Forward: 136 bullocks/heifers; 19 calves; 159 ewes and lambs. Prices bullocks: Simmental £625; Belgian Blue £650; Saler £610; Aberdeen Angus £640; Charolais £615; Limousin £630. Heifers: Simmental £509; Belgian Blue £520; Aberdeen Angus £480; Charolais £510; Limousin £530. Calves: bulls to £274; heifers £120. Ewes and lambs: Mule shearlings and twins £151; Texel and twins £151. Mule hoggs and singles £137; Texel and singles £128.
HAWES, Tuesday, May 25. Forward: 4 calves and 210 sheep comprising 7 spring lambs; 61 prime hoggs; 65 cast ewes and 77 ewes with lambs at foot. Prices calves: Belgian Blue bulls to £258; Holstein £98; Friesian £80. Spring lambs to 152.5 pence per kilo, £64.40 each (average 150.9p). Prime hoggs: standard to 108.1p (96.3p); medium 113.7p (113.1p). Overall average 91.8p. Cast ewes: Horned £32.80 (£18.07); Polled £46 (£42.50). Ewes with lambs at foot: Mules with twins to £110 (£103.66); with singles £110 (£92.75). Continental with singles £86; Swaledale with twins £134 (£91.90); with singles £76 (£60.50).
KIRKBY Stephen, Tuesday, May 25. Forward: 863 prime sheep, including 298 cast and feeding ewes. Prices prime lambs: Continental cross to £59.50 each; Suffolk cross £57.20. Hoggs: Cheviot £48.50; Swaledale £41.50; Mule £51; Continental cross £49; Rough Fell £49. Ewes: Mule £46.50; Continental cross £52.50; Suffolk cross £59; Rough Fell £33.50; Herdwick £28; Swaledale £34; Gritstone £34.Top price: Continental cross lambs 150 pence per kilo.
PENRITH, Tuesday, May 25. Annual Troutbeck Sale of Breeding and Store Sheep. Forward: 2,751 breeding and store sheep comprising 1,140 Swaledale, Herdwick and hill bred ewes with 1,611 lambs at foot. Prices Swaledale ewes, not clean mouthed, and single lambs to £43; and doubles £39; shearlings and singles £41. Herdwick ewes and singles £27.50; and doubles £29. Cheviots, not clean mouthed, and singles £42; and doubles £40. Mule hoggs and singles £56; geld gimmer hoggs £65. Lleyn ewes and doubles £40.50; Texel and doubles £41.
Annual New Fair Prize Show. Forward: 104 cows and 160 heifers with 100 calves at foot; and 30 feeding bulls; 340 bullocks and heifers; and 60 rearing calves. Results. Continental cross heifer with calf: 1&2 W.H. Brass, Low Row, £2,600 to N. Slack, Newby & £1,700 to J.B. Bowness, The Bank. Pair of bulling heifers: 1 A. & R. Birbeck, Windy Hill, £492 to I. Armitage, York. Cow with calf: 1 Messrs Brass, Barnskew, £1,180 to R. Ridley, Ranbeck; 2 T.W. & C. Holmes, Langton Gate, £800 to C. Lightburn & Sons. Prices Limousin cross heifers and bull calves to £1,300; heifers and heifer calves £1,300. Cows and bull calves £1,180; Belgian Blue cross heifers and bull calves £2,600. Cows and heifer calves £850. Hereford cross cows and calves £710; Simmental and calves £710. Limousin cross bullocks to £700; Belgian Blue cross £690; Hereford £578; Charolais cross £678; Aberdeen Angus cross £620; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £598; Simmental cross £675; Friesian £570. Limousin cross heifers £615; Hereford cross £468; Belgian Blue cross £610; Saler cross £592; Blonde d'Aquitaine cross £615; Charolais cross £590. Belgian Blue cross bull calves £245; cross heifers £120. Holstein/Friesian bull calves £138. Limousin cross heifers £130. Continental cross bulls £602; Holstein/Friesian £392; Ayrshire £335.
ALSO, Monday, May 24. Forward: 51 prime cattle, comprising 27 clean and 24 bulls. Prices Limousin heifers to 137.5 pence per kilo; Blonde d'Aquitaine 132.5p; Belgian Blue 130.5p. Limousin bulls 123.5; Blonde d'Aquitaine 106.5p; Belgian Blue 103.5p; Charolais 104.5p.
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