Weekly Report and Newsletter - 17th February 2023 Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep. Fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs, Monday 13th February 2023. Prime Hoggs The weekly sale at Lancaster boasted an entry of 500 hoggs forward selling to a market average of 232p/kg, over 10p/kg up on the week. Heavy weight hoggs were keenly bid for selling to a top of £156 for Texels from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby with other Texels selling to £150 from RC Billington & Son, Claughton on Brock and £148 from B&J Preston, Caton. Best quality lambs once again sold over the 300p/kg mark at Lancaster, topping at 311p/kg for 44kg Texels (£137pph) from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton. Beltex hoggs saw a top of 295p/kg (£127pph) from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby. A wonderful run of Dutch Texels from GR&A Foy, Conder Green sold to a top of 295p/kg (£129pph). Hill bred hoggs saw 54kg Mules from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping sell to £121 with this home also selling other full pens of Mules to £118. Mule hoggs were regularly away at 220-225p/kg. Cheviots sold to a top of £100 from LA Bradshaw, Stalmine. Dalesbred hoggs topped at £95 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton with other Dalesbreds selling to £93 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £156 Humblescough Farm, £150 Stubbins Farm, £148 Ellers Farm, £144 Humblescough Farm, £143 Brown Brook, £141 Cliftons Farm. Beltex: £129 Parkside Farm, £129 Parkside Farm, £127 Humblescough Farm, £127 Park Farm Barn, £118 Humblescough Farm, £116 Parkside Farm. Suffolk: £128 Cliftons Farm, £115 Park Farm Barn, £107.50 Cliftons Farm, £104.50 Moorcock Hall Farm, £104 Park Farm Barn, £104 North Farm. Mule: £121 Brown Brook, £118 Brown Brook, £110.50 Holme House Farm, £109 Fell End Farm, £106 Holme House Farm, £106 High House Farm. Charollais: £111 Jacksons Farm, £104 Jackson Farm, £91 Jacksons Farm. Cheviot: £100 Moss House Farm, £94 Moss House Farm. Dorset: £100 High Hall Beck. Masham: £108 Holme House Farm. Continental: £104.50 Moorcock Hall Farm, £104 North Farm, £99.50 Yates Farm, £98 West Hall. Dalesbred: £95 Fell End Farm, £93 Holme House Farm. Swaledale: £87 Holme House Farm, £80 High House Farm, £75 Marshaw Farm, £69 Moorcock Hall Farm.
Store Hoggs There was a small entry of store hoggs forward which saw Suffolks selling to a top price of £71.50 from PG Thornton, Scorton who sold Texels at £70. The closing sale of store hoggs at Lancaster is on Monday 27th February 2023. Cast Sheep All cull sheep sold to a faster trade on the week with Texels selling to a top of £132 from T&EA Garth, Bleasedale and Leicester ewes selling to £128 from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale. The best Continental bred ewes were regularly selling at £115-£125 mark. Mule ewes saw the biggest lift in trade of the week, topping twice at £122 from PG Thornton, Scorton and T&EA Garth, Bleasdale. Hill ewes saw a top of £80 for Cheviots from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead with Swaledales topping at £62 from W Pinder, Clitheroe. Cast rams topped twice for Dutch Texels at £114 from GR&A Foy, Conder Green.