Published at 13:40, Thursday, 17 April 2008

CARLISLE

Monday April 14

TOTAL FORWARD 355 Prime cattle, bulls and cows. 3837 prime sheep, 56 spring lambs.

Messrs Dodd of West View Limousin cross bullocks topped at 169.5p and 164.5p purchased by Mr Charles Kirkpatrick and Mr Sean McGimpsey. Mr Len Skelton of Low House Farm run of heifers averaged 167.5p for a Limousin cross heifer purchased by Mr Mike Atkinson. Messrs Pattinson & Son of Chalkfoot Farm heifers topped at 164.5p & 163.5p for a Limousin purchased by Bowland Foods and Mr Jim Mullholland. Messrs Addison of Greystone House sold a Simmental cross bullock for 896kg 144.5p £1294.72 purchased by Mr Alan Jones.

80 bulls once again were dearer than ever before. Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall run of bulls averaged 161.5p and topped at 173.5p purchased by Mr Mike Atkinson. Messrs Jenkinson of Clifton Moor Farm bulls averaged 162.75p and topped at 165.5p & 164.5p purchased by Mr Charles Kirkpatrick and Mr Mike Atkinson. Messrs Watson of Sanders Close sold a Limousin bull for 163.5p purachased by Mr Mike Atkinson. Messrs Allison & Sons of Muirburn sold a Limousin bull for 864kg 149.5p £1291.68 purchased by Mr Alan Jones.

Another good show of prime sheep were forward. A good show of spring lambs were forward with trade buoyant. Most lambs were making two pounds a kilo and more. An overall average 208.13p was achieved.

Top price per head was £108 for a Texel lamb consigned by Messrs Ramsay of Dockray Hall, Wigton this lamb was also top price per kilo at 240p purchased by Mr John Blocklock on behalf of Mr Richard Harrison.

Prime hoggs were much dearer with the best meated Cheviots, Suffolks and Blackies making thirty to forty pounds above there weight.

Nice Continental hoggs could make 180p to 220p regular. Heavy hoggs 50kg to 65kg were twenty five pounds to thirty five pounds over the weight. Mule hoggs with plenty of meat could make twenty to twenty seven pounds over the weight.

An overall average of 156.3p was achieved.

Top price hogg per head was £103 for a pen of Beltex hoggs consigned by Messrs Hall of Inglewood Edge, Dalston purchased by Mr Robert Skelton.

Top price per kilo was 227.40p also for Messrs Hall Beltex hoggs this time purchased by Mr Andrew Dawson. Messrs Hall’s tremendous consignment of 36 hoggs averaged £91.32 and 207.16p per kilo.

Cast ewes and ram were a nice trade again. Nice Continental and Suffolk ewes would regular be sixty pounds plus. Mule ewes were regular forty five pounds plus. Swaledale ewes were twenty five pounds plus.

LEADING PRICES

BULLOCKS – Limousin 169.5p, 164.5p West View. British Blue 157.5p Fenton Farm.

HEIFERS – Limousin 167.5p & 157.5p Low House Farm.

Overall, Simmental £1294 Greystone House. Charolais £1238 & £1166 Low Hall. Limousin £1166 West View & £1145 Wavercroft Farm.

BULLS – Limousin 173.5p Ainstable Hall. Charolais 158.5p Gretna House Farm. British Blue 157.5p (x2) Linden House. Black & Whites 138.5p Cardew Hall Farm.

Overall, Limousin £1291 Muirburn. Charolais £1120 Gretna House Farm.

SPRING LAMBS – Per head, Texel £108 Dockray Hall, £100 Street House. Charollais £100, £92 Springfield Farm. Suffolk £94 Beech Grove.

Per kilo, Texel 240p Dockeray Hall, 212.5p Street House. Charollais 214.8p Springfield Farm. Suffolk 217p Dockeray Hall.

HOGGS – Per head:- Beltex, £103, £100 Inglewood Edge. Texel £99 Kirkbarrow Hall. Cheviot £84.50 Halket Leathes. Suffolk £81.50 Longhurst. Charollais £73 Whitehead Hill. Greyface £70, £68.50 Kirkland Green. Blackface £69 Sykehead. Swaledale £57.50 Woodhall.

Per kilo, Beltex 227.4p, 224.4p, 221.8p, 219.1p, 214.3p, 209.9p Inglewood Edge. Texel 204.1p Kirkbarrow Hall. Cheviot 170.9p Lonning Farm. Suffolk 162.9p Home Farm. Charollais 158.5p Broomhills. Greyface 151.6p Kirkland Green. Blackface 153.5p, 149.1p Sykehead. Swaledale, 141.9p Woodhall.

EWES & RAMS – Texel £66.50 Middle Brownrigg, £65.50, £64.50 Castle Hill. Charollais £60 Longhirst. Greyface £50 Longhirst, £49.50 Seymour House. Swaledale, £30.50 Woodhall.

COCKERMOUTH

Wednesday April 16

TOTAL FORWARD 1,632 Prime Hoggs, Cast Ewes and Rams.

Prime cattle were at their dearest level yet seen. Prime heifers sold to 178.5p/kg (£1092.42) for a Limousin heifer from Thomas Tyson, East House, purchased by Mr Geoff Riley of Rawtenstall. He also paid 169.5p/kg (£984.80) for a Limousin heifer from John Bowe, Hunday. Bullocks sold to a top of 167.5p/kg (£961.45) again for a Hunday Limousin, which was purchased by Richard Lindsay. Prime bulls were also at their dearest level with a bar one being a Holstein Friesian. Top price of the day was 123.5p/kg for a HF from John Bowe, Hunday. The top priced Continental bull made £934.18 for a Simmental from Messrs Wilson, Monk Foss. A mixed show for quality saw best fleshed types sell to 185.6p/kg (£83.50) for a pen of 45kg Beltex X Hoggs shown by Messrs W H Steele, Annshill purchased by Messrs W Lindsay & Son and £94.50 (185.3p/kg) for a pen of 51kg Texel Hoggs also shown by Messrs Steele, purchased by Tony Harrison. Export fleshed hoggs sold in excess of 150p/kg while store sorts proved harder to cash, selling between £1 and £1.20 per kilo.

LEADING PRICES

HEIFERS – Limousin 178.5 East House; 169.5 Hunday.

BULLOCKS – Limousin 167.5 Hunday.

BULLS – Friesian 123.5 Hunday. Simmetal 107.5 Monk Foss.

HOGGS – Texel Cross – 94.50, 90.50 W Steele, Annshill. Beltex Cross 89.50, 83.50 (x2) W H Steele Annshill. Lleyn Cross 65.80 B R Wilson, Dockray Nook. Berrichon 84.50 W Skelton, Rook Farm. Cheviot 66.20 F Mattocks & Son, Row Hall.

CAST EWES & RAMS – Charollais 75.50 P Butterworth, East Lodge. Bleu Du Maine 71.50, 52.50 Gass & Bates, Row Farm. Suffolk 62.50 J Mattinson & Son, Burthwaite. Texel 63.50 E & P Lawson, High Boonwood. Mule 53.50 D Shepherd, Crossfield Farm. Cheviot 45.50 J & K Fletcher, Little Moor.

Rams, Bleu Du Maine 75.50 Gass & Bates, Row Farm. Suffolk 68.80 Lakeland Sheep & Wool Centre. Texel 52.50 W Rawling, Croftfield House. Bluefaced Leicester 47.50 T Rome, High Farm.

DUMFRIES

Wednesday April 16

TOTAL FORWARD 78 head Cattle, 25 Bulls, 1436 Prime Hoggs, 501 Cast Ewes & Rams

Trade in prime cattle was firmer with Bullocks averaging 159.3p and Heifers averaging 155.1p.A very mixed show for quality of prime hoggs but good well fleshed sorts were in demand selling to a top of 159.3p for 43Kg (£68.50) from Mr G Shankland, East Raffles. Top price per head was £73.50 for Texel X from Mr R Campbell, Kerricks. Overall average was 137.8p a fall of 5p on the week.A larger show of cast ewes and rams saw trade similar.

LEADING PRICES

HEIFERS

Heavyweight – Limousin 177.5p Castlewigg.

Lightweight – Limousin 169.5p Upper Brydekirk Annan. Charolais 161.5p (x2) High Glentriplock Mochum.

Top Heifer per head to £958.50 Castlewigg

BULLOCKS

Lightweight – Limousin 174.5p Nether Ernambrie, Castle Douglas.

Heavyweight – British Blue 171.5p Culhorn Mains, Stranraer. Limousin 168.5p Nether Ernambrie Castle Douglas.

Wagon load from Culhorn Mains Averaged £1060.00

Top Bullocks to £1151.38 Culhorn Mains

BULLS – Limousin 164.5p Duchra Lochans. Angus 141.5 Yett. Devon 142.5 Upper Portrack. Holstein 128.5 Whins.

Bulls per head to £1475.60 Allerbeck, Eaglesfield.

HOGGS

Standard (32.1-39Kg) Top 147.4p Av 131.9p – Blackface £57.50 Rigghead. NCC £52 Upper Portrack. Cheviot £51.20 Robgill Mains. Suffolk £49.50 Barndennoch. Half Bred £50 Marwhirn. Cross £49.50 Barsalloch.

Medium (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 159.3p Av 144.6p – Texel £68.50 East Raffles. NCC £66 Upper Portrack. Suffolk £65 Lanarkland. Half Bred £64.50 Marwhirn. Cheviot £63 Robgill Mains. Cross £63.50 Barndennoch. Charolais £61.50 Lanarkland. Blackface £61.50 Rigghead.

Heavy (46Kg + over) Top 144.5p av 136p – Texel £73.50 Kerricks. Suffolk £72 Kenmuir. Cross £67.50 Lochmailing. Half Bred £65 Marwhirn.

EWES – Suffolk £83.50 Park; Texel £74.50 Nether Dargavel; Beltex £71.50 Barsalloch; Leicester £54.50 Barsalloch; Cross £51.20 Backburn; NCC £49.50 Third; Chev Mule £46 Outertown; NCC £42.50 Marwhirn; Blackface £41.50 Palgowan.

RAMS – Texel £60.50 Upper Locharwood. Lleyn £50.50 Kirkland. Suffolk £47.50 Kirkland.

Kirkby Stephen

Tuesday April 15

TOTAL FORWARD 1,240 shed comprising 149 ewes with lambs at foot, 9 spring lambs, 156 lightweight hoggs, 575 prime hoggs & 351 cast sheep.

EWES WITH LAMBS – Texel Ewes (corr) & twins £34 Stoneygarth. Mule Ewes (corr) & twins £27 Beckfoot Farm. Mule Ewes (ncm) & twins £23 Bolam Terrace. Swaledale Ewes (ncm) & twins £18 Bolam Terrace.

SPRING LAMBS – Suffolk x (av 174.13p) £88 Terrys Farm. Texel x (av 178.57p) £76 Terrys Farm.

PRIME HOGGS – Texel x (av 139.57p) £83 Abbey Park. Suffolk x (av 135p) £78 Terrys Farm. Beltex x (av 139.87p) £70.50 High Lane. Cheviot x (av 151.87p) £67 Low Greenside. Charollais x (av 133.91p) £67.50 Keld Farm (Addison). Mule (av 128.74p) £64 South House. Masham (av 136.59p) £56 Raisgill Hall. Zwartble (av 96.92p) £63 High Lane (Boustead). Rough Fell (av 125.67p) £65, £55.50 High Lane (Capstick). Swaledale (av 142.87p) £68.50 Tullich Farm. Bluefaced Leicester £58 Mid Town (Thompson).

LIGHTWEIGHT HOGGS – 34kg or less – Texel x (av 133.13p) £43 Well Cottage. Swaledale (av116.98p) £44.50 Blades Field Farm. Cheviot x (av 121.4p) £44 Town Foot (Thompson).

CAST EWES – Bluefaced Leicester (av £32.67) £40 The Crescent. Cheviot (av £20.64) £28.50 Low Greenside. Charollais (av £40) £43 Hartley Castle. Mule (av £31.87) £44 (x8) Windy Gate. Rough Fell (av £26.80) £34.50 Archers Hall, The Old Mistle. Suffolk x (av £42.82) £35 Helbeck Farm. Texel x (av £32.09) £55 Brownber. Gritstone £36 The Old Mistle. Masham £23 Roans Farm. Zwartble £40 Midtown (Thompson). Lleyn £27 Whingill.

CAST RAMS – Beltex £30 Archers Hall. Bluefaced Leicester (av £30.33) £32 Archers Hall. Cheviot £22 Uldale Farm. Suffolk £40 Terrys Farm. Swaledale (av £22.20) £25 Archers Hall. Texel (av £30.33) £40 Uldale Farm.

LONGTOWN

Thursday April 10

TOTAL FORWARD 93 prime cattle, 8 young bulls, 5,850 prime hoggs and 3,663 cast ewes & rams

A full ringside of buyers saw prime cattle a very fast trade easily maintaining recent high rates. Top price of 170.5p for a Limousin heifer from J Crichton, Loughrigg Farm, purchased by W Kirkup, Longtown.Young bulls met good trade, selling to 156.5p for a Limousin from D & L Graham, South LambhillA top price for prime hoggs of 187.6p per kilo was realised for Texels from Messrs MacTaggart and to £86.50 per head for Texels from Messrs Bell, Mossband Hall. Good quality well fleshed lambs in all categories were easily sold and in short supply. The lightweight hoggets were a mixed show with many store type hoggs best suited to a store sale forward. Well fleshed hoggets were easily sold. Cast ewes and rams were another good show, although bidding was sharper trade was cheaper to average £44.91 overall.

HEIFERS – Limousin 170.5p J Crichton, Loughrigg Farm; Belgian Blue 165.5p Bloan Farm; Charolais 152.5p Fenton Farm. Top gross heifer to £994.18 Bloan Farm.

BULLOCKS – Limousin 167.5p J & N Blaylock & Son, Hallburn; Belgian Blue 166.5p The Gill; Charolais 153.5p Hallburn. Top gross bullock £1,172.90 Haining House.

YOUNG BULLS – Limousin 156.5p D & L Graham, South Lambhill; Simmental 143.5p Sceughdyke; Friesian 122.5p Harelawhole.

HOGGS – North Country Cheviot £83.50 MacTaggart; Hill Cheviot £82.50 Naddle Farm; Suffolk cross £80.50 Sceughdyke and Demesne; Greyface £74.50 Sceughdyke; Blackface £74.20 Smalmstown; Lleyn £70.50 South Bowerhouses; Charollais £69.20 Naddle Farm; Wensleydale £59.80 Colter Coats; Beltex £56.80 Naddle; Half Bred £54.20 Haithwaite; Leicester £60 Whitedyke; Herdwick £50 Rowhead; Swaledale £46.80 Kirkhaugh.

HOGGETS – Beltex £62.50 Redbanks; Cheviot £56.50 Newtown; Blackface £54.80 Yett; Texel £52.80 Beechcroft; Suffolk £48.80 Beechcroft; Greyface £47.20 Nunscleugh; Lleyn £43.50 Yett; North Country Cheviot £42.20 Greenfield; Herdwick £40.20 Rowhead; Shetland £40 Redbanks; Zwartbles £38.80 Tushielaw; Swaledale £36 Naddle.

CAST EWES – Texel cross £82.50 Crailloch Farm; Suffolk £81.50 Pentland View; Suffolk cross £74.50 Ballyclare; Beltex £70 Winterhope; Charollais £68.50 East Mains; Half Bred £66.50 Ford Mill; Leicester £66.50 High Greenhill, £64.50 Nunscleugh; North Country Cheviot £66.50 Bardnaclavea; Greyface £60 High Dubwath; Zwartbles £52.50 Mallsgate.

HILL EWES – Cheviots £49.50 fRose Farm and Langholm Mill; Blackface £44.50 Graystale; Swaledale £44.50 Sunnyside; Kendal Rough £33.50 Mallsgate; Herdwick £28.50 Butterdales.

RAMS – Suffolk £80.50 Holm Farm; Texel £78.50 Ford Mill; Charollais £78 Winterhope; North Country Cheviot £74.50 Railway Rd; Leicester £66.50 Westhills; Hill Cheviot £65 Winterhope; Beltex £60 Winterhope; Lleyn £49.50 Westhills; Blackface £32.50 Barnakill; Swaledale £28.50 East Mains.

AVERAGES

Steers – Light 150.5p (150.5p); Medium 153.5p (139.6p); Heavy 167.5p (149.8p).

Heifers – Medium 159.5p (148.1p); Heavy 170.5p (142.5p).

Young Beef Bulls 156.5p (138.6p).

Hoggs – Light 165.0p (125.3p); Standard 178.5p (141.6p); Medium 187.6p (154.5p); Heavy 176.5p (142.3p).

Shearlings 132.8p (85.0p)

Ewes – Light £49.50 (£28.67); Heavy £82.50 (£50.48).

Cast Rams £80.50 (£53.23).

Penrith

Monday April 14

TOTAL FORWARD 73 head

A super show of Prime Stock with leading prices coming from the Bull section from Messrs Raine, Fog Close, with two Bulls at 159.5p/kg.

Leading Prices

BULLS – p/kg – Limousin 159.5 (2), 147.5 Fog Close; 139.5 Stonethwaite Farm. Aberdeen Angus 139.5 Millbeck. Hereford 135.5, 120.5 Midtown (Strong). Black & White 121.5, 120.5 Low Brow; 116.5 Town End (Mounsey).

£/Head – Limousin £1085.31 Stonethwaite Farm; £1028.78, £964.98, £886.48 Fog Close. Aberdeen Angus £811.89 Millbeck. Hereford £976.96, £703.92 Midtown (Strong). Black & White £689.68 Town End (Mounsey); £651.24 Low Brow.

CLEAN CATTLE – p/kg – Limousin 147.5, 137.5 Waterside House. Blonde D’Aquitaine 130.0 Waterside House.

£/Head – Limousin £796.50, £702.63 Waterside House. Blonde D’Aquitaine £742.30 Waterside House.

Wednesday April 16

TOTAL FORWARD 3,436 head – comprising 14 Spring Lambs, 2,756 Prime Hoggs and 666 Cast Ewes & Rams.

Sheep were forward in larger numbers and attracted a full ringside of customers.

Spring Lambs peaked at 202.4p/kg for Suffolk’s from Messrs A&R Lyle, Staingills purchased by Mr Nick Bellas, Shap.

Hoggs fetched a top price of 209.5p/kg for Continentals shown by Messrs R Hall & Sons, Inglewood Edge bought by Mr A Slack, Stoneriggs. Top price per head was £100 also from Inglewood Edge purchased by Mr Robert Skelton, Sunnyslack.

LEADING PRICES

SPRING LAMBS – Suffolk £85 Staingills; £77, £70 Paragon; £71 (2) Bomby. Texel £76 (2) Paragon.

PRIME HOGGS – Continental £100, £88 Inglewood Edge; £91, £79 Oaklands. Cheviot £81, £77 (2), £76.50 (3), £74.50 Sockbridge Hall; £74.50 Setmabanning. Suffolk £77.50 Sockbridge Hall; £75 Crosby Hall; £73.50 Hollins Farm; £73 Crindledyke. Mule £71, £65.50 Sockbridge Hall; £69, £64 Waterside House. Scotch Blackfaced £67.50, Sockbridge Hall; £67, £64.80 Cannerheugh; £67 Ratten Castle. Masham £67, £60, £53 Low Borrow Bridge. Cross-Bred £66 Bromley Green; £64 Sockbridge Hall; £63 Throstle Hall; £62 Gillside. Swaledale £64.50 Moss Dyke; £59.80 Setmabanning; £58 Cannerheugh; £55.50 Throstle Hall. Kendal Rough £61, £51.50, £48 Low Borrow Bridge. Herdwick £61 Gillside; £52, £50 The Lea; £47.50 Hollins Farm. Woodland – £59 Crindledyke. Bluefaced Leicester £56 Green Farm (Hodgson).

CAST EWES & RAMS – Continental £77, £76.50, £71.50 Moyadam Park; £71 Inglewood Edge. Suffolk £75 Ploveriggs; £71.50, £71, £64.50 Moyadam Park. Cheviot £67, £50 Gillside; £63 Ploveriggs; £54 Galloper Park. Bluefaced Leicester £67, £59 Villa Farm; £66 Langton Gate; £65 Priorsdale. Mule £56.50 Green Farm; £56 Inglewood Edge; £55.50 Thackmire Hall; £55 Villa Farm. Dorset £52, £51 Moyadam Park. Swaledale £39 Langton Gate; £37 Throstle Hall; £36 Villa Farm; £35.50 (2) Dale Head Farming Co. Herdwick £32 Millbeck.

WIGTON

Tuesday April 15

TOTAL FORWARD 194 prime cattle & 32 bulls, 407 prime hoggs & 57 ewes.

Trade was the strongest yet and more could have been sold to vendors advantage. Averages were way above deadweight comparisons. Vendors should also compare averages of other recent sales in the Farmers Weekly or Farmers Guardian to todays results.

The top price of 182.5p per kg was paid for a Limousin Heifer shown by Messrs N Dixon, Low Whinnow Farm, Thursby and was purchased by Mullholland Butchers, Great Orton. Another heifer shown by Messrs Dixon made top price of £1203.93 per head for a British Blue purchased by R J Harrison.

Steers reached a top price of 173.5p pr kg for three different beasts. A Limousin shown by Telfer Brothers, Make Me Rich, Capheaton, A Blonde shown by Ashburner Ltd., High House, Sandwith and also a British Blue shown by G B Wright & Son, Tarnrigg Moor, Oulton this beast was purchased by R J Harrison, Butcher, King Street, Wigton. The top price per head for steers went to £1236.35 for a Limousin which was shown by GN & DM Bowe, Bothel Parks, Bothel.

The top price for Bulls was 173.5p per kg for a Limousin Bull which was shown by Hartley Farming Ltd., Prospect House Farm, Isel. Top price per head of £1226.22 was paid for a British Blue shown by R E Miller, West Farm, Aspatria.

A good show of quality hoggs met a sparkling trade to equal that of a fortnight and despite some plainer offerings that did not help the overall average of 164.78p per kg – a strong return.

Top price of £97 was paid for Texel Hoggs shown by Messrs RE Miller, West Farm, Aspatria. Messrs RE Miller also had top price of 212p per kg this was paid for another two pens of Texel Hoggs one of which was purchased by Top Deal Meats.

The first meaningful offering of Lambs resulting in a strong trade. Top price of 233.30p pr kg was paid for Texel lambs shown by Messrs Ramsay, Dockray Hall, Wigton. Top price of £102 per head was paid for Texel lambs shown by Messrs Beaty, Newton Field, Allonby and were purchased by RJ Harrison.

LEADING PRICES

HEIFERS – Limousin 182.5 Low Whinnow. British Blue 181.5 Greenah Villa. Blonde 157.5 High Aketon. Simmental 146.5 Lawrenceholme. Holstein Friesian 142.5 Brow Top Farm. Aberdeen Angus 129.5 Campfield.

STEERS – British Blue 173.5 Tarnrigg Moor. Blonde 173.5 High House (Ashburner). Limousin 173.5 & 172.5 Make Me Rich, 172.5 Kirkland Guards. Charolais 165.5 Bridekirk Hall. Simmental 153.5 Parkgate Hall. Aberdeen Angus 148.5 The Flatt. Holstein Friesian 145.5 Old Vicarage.

BULLS – Limousin 173.5 Prospect House. British Blue 160.5 West Farm (Miller). Parthenais 153.5 Marina House. Charolais 138.5 Bridge Mill. Simmental 136.5 Pasture House Farm. Holstein Friesian 128.5 & 127.5 Skiprigg.

AVERAGES – STEERS: MW 173.5 (156.37) HW 173.50 (156.37). HEIFERS LW 139.50 (139.50) MW 174.50 (149.21) HW 182.50 (158.68). BULLS MW 126.50 (123.43) HW 173.50 (145.41).

HOGGS – Per Head, Texel £97 & £95 West Farm. Beltex £85 Greenah Villa. Cheviot £80 Ericstane. Mule £65 Raise Lodge. Charollais £65.5 Glenderamckin. Jacob £50 Lowthwaite.

Per Kg, Texel 212, 210.90 & 207.10 West Farm. Beltex 200 & 197.60 West Micklethwaite. Cheviot 176.60 & 166.70 Ericstane. Charollais 159.80 Glenderamckin. Jacob 138.90 Lowthwaite Farm. Mule 108.3 Raise Lodge.

AVERAGES AVERAGES: LW 67.00 (67.00) SW 174.00 (164.59) MW 212.00 (168.68) HW 210.98 (151.57) OTHERS 148.10 (114.29)

LAMBS Per Head, Texel £102 & £90 Newton Field. Suffolk £98, £96 & £92 Dockray Hall.

Per Kg, Texel 233.30 Dockray Hall. Suffolk 222.70 & 209.10 Dockray Hall.

EWES – Suffolk £60 West House (Milburn). Texel £58 West House (Milburn). Mule £43 Mill House. Swaledale £26 Carlisle Gate.

RAMS – Texel £68 West House (Milburn).

AVERAGES – SW 233.30 (233.30) MW 225.00 (194.44).

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