Weekly Report and Newsletter - 13th May 2022 Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep and Sheep with Lambs at Foot, 9th May 2022. Spring Lambs The weekly sale of spring lambs saw a overall market average of 303p/kg for the 169 lambs forward which mainly consisted of first cross lambs topped the sale today saw RC Billington & Son, Claughton on Brock sell Texel to £150 with others from the same good home at £141 and £140. Top price per kilo goes to regular Lancaster supporter S Wilson & Son, Scotforth with lambs at 350p/kg. David and Karen Swarbrick’s consignment out of Texels topped at £142 with others at £137. Spring Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £150 Stubbins Farm, £144 Burrow Heights Farm, £142 Bensons Farm, £141, £140 Stubbins Farm, £137 Bensons Farm. Beltex: £140 Burrow Heights Farm. Continental: £140 Pilling Hall Farm, £133, £130 Cocker House Farm, £129 Cock Hall Farm, £128, £123 Burrow Heights Farm. Dorset: £137, £135 Wilson Wood, £132 Burrow Heights Farm. Suffolk: £130 (3) Cocker House Farm, £130, £125, £120, £116 Burrow Heights Farm.
Prime Hoggs Another good entry of 600 hoggs saw the best bred and good meated hoggs similar on the week, with plainer sorts at realisation. T Taylor, Woodplumpton sold quality Texel hoggs at £153 with W&J Livesey, Inskip not far behind at £149. Dalesbred sold to £117 from FK&F Woodhouse, Scorton who also had Mules at £128. A good run of well fleshed Swaledales from DC&E Miller, Claughton on Brock achieved at top of £107. Cheviot hoggs saw SH&LE Birkett sold heavy weights to £135 and £132.50 for a pen of 18. Prime Hogg Top Prices: Texel - £153 Midge Hall Farm, £149 Walker House Farm, £147 Walker House Farm, £144 Walker House Farm, £143 Walker House Farm. Suffolk - £143 Park Farm Barn, £116 The Bungalow, £114 Cobble Hey, £110 Cobble Hey, £104 Castle Mill Farm. Cheviot - £135 Stubb Hall Farm, £132 Stubb Hall Farm, £129 Stubb Hall Farm, £118 Hilliam House Farm, £117 Little Fell, £115 Hillam House Farm. Continental - £137 Stubb Hall Farm, £135 Stubb Hall Farm, £129 Little Fell, £114 Lower Lingart Farm, £100 Salisbury Road. Mule - £128 Fell End Farm, £125 Fell End Farm, £114 Cobble Hey, £111 Cobble Hey, £105 Fell End Farm. Dalesbred - £117 Fell End Farm. Masham - £111 Cobble Hey, £107 Cobble Hey, £106 Cobble Hey. Swaledale - £107 Cobble Hey, £107 Cobble Hey, £107 Cobble Hey, £107 Cobble Hey. Beltex - £106 Oak Avenue, £100 Hilliam House Farm. Horned - £100 Hillam House Farm. Rough Fell - £91 Moss House Farm. Herdwick - £90 Cottage Farm, £74 Moss House Farm.
Cast Sheep Cast ewes and tups the week saw a few more on the market with prices a shade easier following the festival last week. A top price today saw Texel ewes to £144 from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore with other Texels at £140 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth who also had Mules at £142 and £136. Swaledale ewes from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale achieved £93, Dalesbreds sold to £92 from FK&F Woodhouse, Scorton. Just a handful of cast tups on the market which saw Suffolks to £120 from Pilling Hall, Pilling and Cheviots to £108 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale. All cast sheep today averaged £109.