Ulverston Auction Mart Tuesday 4th Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep

Ulverston Auction Mart – Tuesday 4th February 2014

Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep

A much improved number were forward to a crowded ringside of eager buyers.

Many more would and could have been sold as prices remained firm throughout the

sale. Top price on the day realised 211.59ppkg for a tremendous pen of 39.7kg

Texels exhibited by WW&D Boow, Corney Hall being purchased by A Dawson,

Sedbergh. Top pounds per head reached £87 for marvellously well fed pen of 42.5kg

Texels shown by E&CA Shuttleworth, Far Mountbarrow being purchased by A

Atkinson Livestock Ltd, Harrogate. More Cast Sheep through the ring met a brisk

trade with Hill bred types being the easiest to sell. Top price on the day realised £92

for strong Texel Ewes exhibited by P Bradley, Moor Green being purchase by GP

Jones, Wrexham.

Other Leading Prices-Prime Hoggs

£86(tex) Corney Hall

£84(tex) Corney Hall

£83.50(suf) The Green/Water Blean

£83(suf) Redbrow

£83(tex) Fellside

£82.50(suf) Water Blean

£82.50(tex) Corney Hall/Great Knott

£82.50(chev) Far End

£81.50(suf) Redbrow/Crakeside

£81.50(tex) Fellside

£81(tex) Moor Green

£81(suf) Moor Green

£80.50(suf) Far End

£80.50(tex) Moor Green

£80(chev) Moor Green

£80(suf) Moor Green/Redbrow

£80(tex) Fellside

£79.50(suf) Water Blean

£79.50(mule) Dove Ford

£79(mule) Far End

£79(tex) Church Farm/Redbrow

£79(suf) Redbrow

£78.50(cha) Redbrow

£78.50(tex) Dove Ford

£78.50(mule) Kengarth

£78(cha) Dove Ford

£77.50(mule) Kengarth

£77(cha) Far End

£77(sw) Castle Hill

£75.50(sw) Castle Hill

£75(herdx) Cookson Place

£73.50(herdx) Far Mountbarrow
£73(mule) Far Mountbarrow
£73(scot) Far Mountbarrow
£73(llan) Cookson Place

Charolais Avppkg Topppkg Av£/hd Top£/hd
Cheviot 179.89 186.08 76.42 78.50
Herdwickx 182.55 189.57 81.25 82.50
Llan 181.23 182.96 73.25 75.00
Mule 176.33 176.33 73.00 73.00
Scotch 160.05 172.17 76.25 79.50
Suffolk 178.05 178.05 73.00 73.00
Swaledale 167.70 180.75 80.00 83.50
Texel 162.64 165.59 68.63 77.00
182.82 211.59 77.33 87.00

Other Leading Prices-Cast Sheep

Texels £70 Moor Green

Suffolks £69 Moor Green

Mules £62 Hampsfield Hall

Mules £54 Sandscale

Herdwicks £40 Far Kiln Bank

Swaledales £43 Far End

Charolais £78 Moor Green

Jacob £35 Moor Green

Prime Cattle
A small entry forward followed trade nationally with prices topping at 199.50ppkg
(£1320.69) for a well finished 662kg Limousin Heifer exhibited by R Falconer & Son,
Water Blean being purchase by N&S Rhodes Butchers Ltd of Barrow. Top price
Steer reached 198.50ppkg (£1445.08) for a well fed 728kg Aberdeen Angus shown
by P Bradley, Moor Green being purchased by S Mason & Sons Ltd Quality Butchers
of Barrow. Top pounds per head reached a tremendous £5130.62 achieved by Y&P
Ashburner, Bracken Beck for marvellously well fed 812kg British Blue Steer.
Other Leading Prices:
Lim Steer 189.50ppkg Plumpton Cottage
Saler Steer 193.50ppkg Plumpton Cottage

Store Hoggs

A pleasing entry were forward to a competitive ringside of buyers with prices peaking

at £61 for a strong pen of Texels shown by DR Rigg, High Flan. Mules reached a

pleasing price of £51.50 also for DR Rigg, High Flan.

Other Leading Prices:

Texels £60 Leven Court

Texels £57.50 Standish Cote
Texels £56 Standish Cote