More than 3000 ewe lambs were forward for North West Auction's Ambleside Fair where the champion pen, North of England Mules, from R Lawrence, Grange-over-Sands, sold for the top price of £155 per head.

The reserve winners were Cheviot Mules from AR and BJ Thompson, Selside.

Mule ewe lambs averaged £61.80, with the 500 Rough Fell Mule ewe lambs, cashing in at £66.86.

A smaller entry of 1200 store lambs peaked at £68 for Texels from RH Redmayne, Windermere.

LEADING prices

Ewe lambs – Mule – £155, Holme Farm; £95, Middle Sadghyll; £95, Holme Farm; £92, High Row; £90, Holme Farm; £81, Low Garths Farm; £80, Botton Hall Farm; £78, High Row; £78, Catshaw Hall Farm; £78, Holme Farm. RF Mule – £140, £105, High Borrowbridge; £85, Archers Hall; £85, Borrow Bridge Farm; £83, Raisgill Hall; £80, Sowermire; £77, Archers Hall; £77, Raisgill Hall; £75, High Borrowbridge; £71, Borrow Bridge House. Chev Mule – £115, Poppy Farm; £109, Peel View Bungalow; £98, Seedhowe Cottages; £98, Poppy Farm; £96, Nibthwaite Grange Farm; £95, Poppy Farm; £95, Peel View Bungalow; £95, High House Farm; £94, Poppy Farm. Tex – £92, Hawkin Hall; £90, Low Hall Farm; £80, Stonethwaite Farm; £70, Gunner Fleet Farm; £66, £65, £60, Greenbank; £60, Gunner Fleet Farm. Masham – £82, Middale Farm; £76, £72, £70, Steps Farm; £70, £68, Middale Farm; £66, Mealrigg; £65, Crooksbeck; £63, Middale Farm; £60, Crooksbeck. RF – £44, Intake Farm.

Store lambs – Belt – £65, Troughton Hall; £62, £53.50, Warth Sutton Farm. Tex – £63, Wath Farm; £63, Park Avenue; £61, Woodyard; £60.50, High Deepslack; £60, Singleton Park; £60, Moss Side; £58.50, Hatlex Lane; £57.50, Bull Bank Farm; £57.50, Low Hundhowe; £57, Fold Farm. Chev – £60.50, Forest Hall; £60.50, Rankthorn; £51, Woodyard; £48, Forest Hall. Suff – £60, Sunny Brow; £60, Gowan Bank Farm; £57, Cragg House Farm; £57, Wath Farm; £56, Hatlex Lane; £54.50, Gowan Bank Farm; £54, Grate Farm; £53, Cragg House Farm; £50, Lane House Farm; £48, Cragg House Farm. Mule – £55, Forest Hall; £54.50, £54, Troughton Hall; £53, Botton Hall Farm; £51.50, Forest Hall; £50, £49, Troughton Hall. Char – £52, Troughton Hall; £46, High Low Wood; £41, Newland Farm; £39.50, Town End Hall. RF – £46, Howes Lodge; £38, £37, Town End Hall; £37, Wath Farm; £35, Ellergill. Zwar – £44, Bowston Hall.