Weekly Report and Newsletter - 26th April 2024 Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Monday 22nd April 2024. Spring Lambs 500 sheep came through the gates this morning, cracking off with spring lambs. Just a handful of spring lambs were forward with S Wilson & Son, Scotforth topping at £175 on four occasions for Dorsets. Suffolks from G&D Ball, Great Eccleston achieved £165. More spring lambs are required next week to fulfil buyers orders. Spring Lambs Top Prices: Dorset: £175, £174, £165 Burrow Heights Farm. Texel: £175 Burrow Heights Farm, £134 Woodstock. Suffolk: £165, £157, £149 Woodstock. Continental: £158 Woodstock.
Prime Hoggs A larger show of hoggs were forward on the week, with many vendors on their last round ups, which reflects in the overall average of 360p/kg. The sale topped at 430p/kg for a pair of Beltex hoggs from AG Butler, Hambleton. S Rossall, Over Wyresdale hit the headlines today achieving £236 on three occasions for heavy quality hoggs. JW Cornall, Bleasdale also sold heavy Texels to £214. A trailer load of well fed hoggs from F&SG Sanderson, Preston saw their best Mules to £197 with Mashams to £190 from T&E Wright, Wray. Handy weighted hoggs from Barker Farms, Cockerham saw Cheviots to £171. Herdwicks sold to £134 from LA Bradshaw, Stalmine. Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £236, £222 Stonehead, £214 Higher Snape Farm, £211, £209 Cross House Farm, £193 North Farm. Suffolk: £213 Cross House Farm, £173 Little Crimbles, £167 Hudsbrook Farm, £164 Little Crimbles, £162 Hillam House Farm. Mule: £197 Cross House Farm, £190 Cottam Farm, £187 Cross House Farm, £184 (x2) Higher Snape Farm, £180 Cross House Farm. Continental: £196 Cross House Farm, £194 Thornton Barn Farm, £193 Cross House Farm, £185 Oak Aveune, £181 Cross House Farm, £175 North Farm. Cheviot: £193 Park Farm Barn, £191, £190 (x3), £171 Hillam House Farm. Masham: £190, £172 Allcocks Farm. Charolais: £178 Park Farm Barn. Beltex: £172, £167 Park Farm Barn, £166 Hillam House Farm. Dalesbred: £148 Allcocks Farm. Herdwick: £134, £124 Moss House Farm. Dorset: £131 Ivy Bank Farm. Horned: £100 West View.
Cast Sheep Cast ewes and rams saw no let up in trade with Suffolks from G Riley, Bolton Le Sands to £208. Other Suffolks sold to £184 from J Gardner, Bay Horse. S Wilson & Son, Scotforth sold Cheviot Mules to £198 and Texels to £172. The best big Mules sold to £154 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe with others to £152 from JE&J Pye, Quernmore. Swaledales ewes sold to £104 from Ivan Slater, Garstang. Dalebreds from T&D Wright, Wray sold to £88. Just a handful of cast rams today, which sold to £146 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe for a Texel. Cast Ewes Top Prices: Suffolk: £208 Maddison Aveune, £184 Burrow Heights Farm, £184 Haversham House Farm, £174 Maddison Aveune, £170 Burrow Heights Farm, £166 Maddison Aveune. Cheviot: £198, £152 Burrow Heights