Weekly Report and Newsletter- 19th April 2024 Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 15th April 2024. Spring Lambs A small entry of spring lambs were forward, selling to £169 for Suffolk cross from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham with Dorsets to £152 from MJ&LC Lund, Quernmore. Spring Lamb Top Prices: Suffolk: £169 Cocker House Farm, £169 Cocker House Farm. Texel: £161 Cocker House Farm. Dorset: £152 Corney Hill Farm, £150 Corney Hill Farm, £150 Corney Hill Farm.
Prime Hoggs No Monday morning blues at NWA Lancaster with buyers ringside keen to fulfil early Monday morning orders. Best bred well finished hoggs sold to £252 for Charollais cross from T Taylor, Woodplumpton who sold others at £250, £250, £246 and £238. A run of heavy well finished Texel cross hoggs from GH Sanderson & Family, Preston sold to £240, with others at £238, £232 and £230. Other heavy well finished hoggs were regularly £200 plus, to include pure Cheviots from J&H Davis, Cabus at £214. Standard weight hoggs sold to £196 for a pen full of Texel cross from AG Butler, Hambleton who sold others at £188, £182 and £180 from S&JE Cornthwaite, Brookhouse. Heavy hill bred hoggs sold to £179 for Dalesbreds from A&AM Wright, Roeburndale who sold Mashams at £169, with Mules to £167 from J Bargh, Morecambe. Lighter weight hoggs were keenly competed for, selling to £138 from T&E Burrow, Slyne with others at £129 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth who also sold Herdwicks at £112. An overall market averaged of 388p/kg was achieved, topping at 452p/kg for Charollais cross from T Taylor, Woodplumpton who old others at 449p/kg. Texels sold to 445p/kg from AG Butler, Hambleton. Other well bred well finished hoggs were regularly 400p/kg to 420p/kg. Hill bred hoggs sold to 404p/kg for Cheviots from J&H Davis, Cabus with Mules to 390p/kg from J Smith, Brookhouse. Other well finished hoggs were 380p/kg to 400p/kg. Prime Hogg Top Prices: Continental: £252 Midge Hall Farm, £250 Midge Hall Farm, £250 Midge Hall Farm, £246 midge Hall Farm, £238 Midge Hall Farm, £226 Midge Hall Farm. Texel: £240 Blackleach House Farm, £238 Blackleach House Farm, Blackleach House Farm, Blackleach House Farm, £232 Blackleach House Farm, £230 Blackleach House Farm. Cheviot: £214 Weavers Farm, £214 Weavers Farm, £197 Weavers Farm, £196 Weavers Farm, £169 Moorcock Hall Farm. Horned: £206 Moorcock Hall Farm. Beltex: £204 Wyre Farm. Dalesbreds: £179 Stauvins Farm, £133 Stauvins Farm. Suffolk: £176 Maddison Avenue, £174 Maddison Avenue, £160 Moorcock Hall Farm. Masham: £169 Stauvins Farm. Charollais: £168 Lane House. Mule: £167 Cottam Farm, £166 Quarry House, £156 Moorcock Hall Farm, £152 Quarry House. Herdwick: £144 Lee End Farm.