Prime Lambs
A bigger number entry this week and overall a decent quality entry. More heavier well fed lambs forward this week which is the lambs that are wanted. Trade was as expected, dearer this week with all buyers back around the ring and all keen to secure lambs. The heavy lambs are very wanted and met readily strong demand from start to finish. Also well wantedwere the 44kg plus lambs. Again those weaker, leaner lambs are a lesser trade but certainly more buyers wanting these feeding lambs. Hopefully this trade will continue through July which is more likely if numbers nationally remain tight through the month.

Topping the day at £184.50 to a super 60kg Pure Charollais pen from Mr G Mills & Partners Ltd of Witheridgewith £179 to 58kg Charollais crosses from Messrs GF & PJ Warne of Umberleigh. 53kg Texel crosses from Mr NT Gear of Newton Tracey hit £177 closely followed at £176.50 to 63kg Charollais crosses again from Mr G Mills & Partners Ltd. 51kg Lleyns from Mr R Irwin of Kings Nympton hit £174 with £170.50 to 52.3kg Texel crosses from Messrs IFJ & JCHarris of Beaworthy. £170 was achieved by 52kg Charollais crosses from Messrs DJ & RA Woollacott of Yarnscombe with £169.50 to 51kg Charollais crosses again from Mr R Irwin.
Other similar 50.1kg Charollais cross pens from the Woollacott Family also hit £169.20 with another pair of 52kg Lleyns from Mr Irwin again rose to £169. £168 twice; the first to 50kg Texel crosses again from Mr NT Gear and the second to 52.3kg Dorsets again from the Harris Family.
Best pens today peaked at 341ppk to 51kg Lleyns from Mr R Irwin of Kings Nympton with 340ppk to 48kg Texel crosses from Mrs CT Jones of Heasley Mill.

49kg Texel crosses from Mrs PA Stentiford of Whiddon hit 339ppk closely followed at 338ppk to 50.1kg Charollais crosses from Messrs DJ & RA Woollacott of Yarnscombe. 336ppk to 50kg Texel crosses from Mr NT Gear of Newton Tracey with two pens hitting the 334ppk mark; the first to 49.5kg Charollais crosses again from the Woollacott Family and the second to 53kg Texel crosses again from Mr NT Gear. Another double pen at 332ppk both from Mr R Irwin being 47kg Charollais crosses and 51kg Lleyns. A hat trick of double pens was achieved at 331ppk; the first to 50kg Texel crosses again from Mrs CT Jones and the second to 49.8kg Charollais crosses again from Messrs DJ & RA Woollacott.

Cull Ewes and Rams

As with last week numbers very tight which is disappointing for the time of year. Trade
slightly dearer than last week as numbers have dropped nationally this week. Most of the ewes forward are shorn which is definitely helping. All meat ewes met keen demand and noticeable that a few new buyers looking for some grazing ewes. Best Suffolk Mules this week £118 plus and best Mules £95 plus. No rams forward today however the best of the ewes peaked at £138 twice; the first to Texel crosses from Messrs Tester & Edwards of East Anstey and the second to Suffolk crosses from Messrs IFJ & JC Harris of Beaworthy. £132 to Pure Suffolks from Mr RH Dymond & Son of Croyde with £131 to Suffolk Mules from Messrs IFJ & JC Harris. Texel crosses from Messrs GJ & P Arscott & Son of Umberleigh to £129 with a super run of Pure Suffolks and Suffolk Mules again from Mr RH Dymond & Son as follows: £128, £124, £118 and £116 respectively.