Weekly Report and Newsletter - 1st August 2025 Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs, Cast Sheep, Store Lambs & Breeding Sheep, Monday 28th July 2025. PRIME LAMBS Numbers continuing to rise, with customers now travelling from further afield drawn to the attraction of this prompt Monday morning market which continues to provide a competitive market place for prime lambs. As seen national well finished and heavy weight lambs continue to attract the keenest attention. Heavy weights sold to £194 for Texel cross from local producers Pilling Hall with this price later matched buy J Twigge. Closely followed by RH&C Ayrton at £191 and D&J Hay at £190. Other well finished heavy weights were £170 to £185, with grass finished £160 to £174. The best of the standard weights sold to £170 for Texel cross from A&E Clarkson and D&K Swarbrick. Other finished standard weights were £148 to £157. Medium sold to £161 for Texel cross from D&D Huddleston, with others generally £140 to £152. Light weights sold to £134 for Texel cross from G Beresford, with others £126 to £132 and super lights to £108. Hill lambs are coming forward in greater numbers, with Cheviots to £169 from CJ Metcalfe and £163 from RH&C Ayrton, Cheviot Mules sold to £146 from CJ Metcalfe. D&K Swarbrick were back to the top this week, selling Texel cross lambs at 391p/kg, with other well bred and well finished 350p/kg to 370p/kg. Grass finished were generally 335p/kg to 345p/kg, with caution shown towards under finished lambs at 320p/kg to 335p/kg. Light weights were keenly sort after selling to 362p/kg, with super lights to 372p/kg. An overall market average today of 339p/kg for lambs ranging from 29kg to 58kg Keep these numbers coming, customers are politely reminded that market opens at 6.30am, with weighing from 7.30am and a prompt sale start time at 10am. Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £194 Pilling Hall Farm, £194 Holmelands, £191 Ouzelthorn Farm, £190 Birch House Cottage, £183 North Farm, £182 Ouzelthorn Farm. Beltex: £178 Humblescough Farm, £159 Humblescough. Cheviot: £169 Yarlsber, £136 Holmelands, £130 Woodstock. Su olk: £162 Mill House Farm, £147 Ouzelthorn Farm, £145 Keepers Cottage, £139 Woodstock, £135 Middle Lee Farm, £112 Woodstock. Charollais: £146 The Dingle, £144 The Dingle. Cheviot Mule: £146 Yarlsber Continental: £144 Hodgkinson Farm, £135 Haversham House Farm, £127 Angerton Hall Farm. Mule: £143 Ouzelthorn Farm.
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