Auctioneer’s Report (Stephen Dennis): Another entry exceeding 1000 lambs sold to an outstanding trade with top quality lambs in high demand. The weekly May Show was judged by Stephen Dorey of Lincoln who awarded Charlotte Bowser both 1st and 2nd prize for Beltex x lambs weighing 44kg & 40 kg making £193 & £196.50 to Andrew Atkinson. Charlotte’s 49 lambs averaged 41kg and averaged £178.96 throughout. Other vendors exceeding £190 included B & AC Barnes, Hawkin Hall; RM Cornforth & Son, Tadcaster; D & A Fenwick, Lincolnshire & MB Fawcett, Burton in Lonsdale. Plenty of quality lambs forward selling between 400-450p/kg. First cross Suffolk and Texel commercial lambs generally 330-340p/kg. An overall average of 359p and SQQ of 362.6p reflecting an outstanding trade with a full ringside of bidders.
1st Prize Spring Lambs from C Bowser realise £193