Weekly Report and Newsletter - 20th January 2023 Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Monday 16th January 2023. Prime Hoggs The weekly sale of prime hoggs at Lancaster market saw a market average of 222p/kg. Buyers were showing caution towards under finished hoggs with weight and meat keenly bid for and selling to a premium at Lancaster. The sale topped at £138 for Texels from J France, Pilling with other pens of Texels selling to £136 from AG Butler, Hambleton and £135 from S Ayrton, Thurnham. Continental bred lambs weighing 47kg to 50 kg were regularly selling at the £118 to £125 mark. Hill bred lambs saw a pen of 55kg Cheviots sell to £126 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead who also sold a pen of Swaledale hoggs to £100. T&D Wright, Roeburndale East sold Mashams to £116 with Mule hoggs selling to £110 from J Bargh, Heaton. The best Continental lambs sold around the 245265p/kg mark. Some lambs today would have been better suited to the store market, please contact the auctioneers and fieldsmen if you require any guidance. Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £138 Merryfield, £135 Meadow Croft, £132, £125 Hutton Roof Hall, £122 Park Farm Barn, £120 Merryfield. Suffolk: £136 Park Farm Barn, £124 Pilling Hall Farm, £121 Salisbury Farm, £119, £114 Park Farm Barn, £110 North Farm. Cheviot: £126 Marshaw Farm, £104 North Farm. Continental: £121 Meadow Croft, £116 Low Croft, £96 Meadow Croft. Masham: £116 Allcocks Farm, £93 Cobble Hey Farm. Mule: £110 North Farm, £96 Cobble Hey Farm. Beltex: £106, £104 Castle Mill Farm, £102 Knowsley Farm, £100 Castle Mill Farm. Charollais: £105 Cottage Farm. Swaledale: £100, £88 Marshaw Farm.
Cast Sheep An increased entry of cast sheep, once again saw all ewes keenly bid for. Suffolk ewes sold to a top of £116 from Dave & Karen Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe with Leicesters selling to £110 from AC&K Pye, Abbeystead. The strongest Texel bred ewes were regularly selling at £105-£108. Mules topped at £114 from Sam Ayrton, Thurnham with others to £107 from Dave & Karen Swarbrick, the best end Mules sold either side of the £100 mark. Meated medium type Mules were selling at the £80-£85 mark. Hill ewes sold to £110 for Cheviots from P Prickett, Hutton roof with other Cheviots selling to £90 from Dave & Karen Swarbrick with Horned ewes from this good home selling to £77. Swaledales sold to a top of £70 from Janet Simpson, Barnacre. Cast rams saw Dorsets sell to £122 from R Mason, Out Rawcliffe with Leicester tups to £116 from F Carr, Arkholme. Cast Ewes Top Prices: Suffolk: £116 Bensons Farm. Mule: £114 Meadow Croft, £107 Bensons Farm, £100 Pilling Hall Farm, £98, £97 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £82 Bensons Farm. Cheviot: £110 Hutton Roof Farm, £90 Bensons Farm. Leicester: £110 Dunkenshaw Farm. Texel: £109, £104, £103 Higher Fair Snape Farm. Masham: £86, £72 Bensons Farm. Zwartble: £79 Millstones. Charollais: £74 Salisbury Farm. Horned: £74, £73 Bensons Farm. Swaledale: £74 Appletree Farm, £70 Millstones. Kerry Hill: £70 Hutton Roof Hall.