CCM Skipton prime hogg trade better than anticipated
OVER 3,000 head of sheep passed through the ring at CCM Skipton’s latest weekly Monday sale, the turnout comprising 2,850 prime and 159 breeding…
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OVER 3,000 head of sheep passed through the ring at CCM Skipton’s latest weekly Monday sale, the turnout comprising 2,850 prime and 159 breeding…
SPRING is in air at Skipton Auction Mart, with the onset of the 2023 breeding sheep season on Monday seeing several consignments of sheep with lambs…
PRIME lamb trade at Skipton Auction Mart stepped up yet another gear on Monday, as the 2,258 prime and lightweight hoggs forward averaged over £3 per kilo at 302p/kg (SQQ 308p), or £130.44 per head. All classes were dearer by some margin, especially heavy lambs and commercial handy to medium weights, with 37-43kg Continentals and other lowland-bred lambs short of requirements and more required each week. The strength of demand for heavies was clearly illustrated when lowland lambs over 52kg sold to a weight range average of 280p/kg, or £152 per head, with the Hutchinson family from F...