Weekly Report and Newsletter - 2nd May 2025 J36 Rural Auction Centre: General Sale of Horses, Ponies & Donkeys. Saturday 26th April 2025. An excellent entry of horses with a 75% clearance and something for everyone from the smallest Shetland to the largest Clydesdale. The sale topped twice at 6500 gns for a 16.1hh, 6 year old dun maxi cob gelding with HOYs potential and a registered yearling Suffolk Punch filly Grane Valley Millie, whilst Grane Valley Josie, another yearling filly sold for 4200gns. A 5 year old Clydesdale gelding sold for 4000gns and a Belgian Draught horse sold for 3500gns both going to Cumbrian Heavy Horses. Mr Wilkinson sold a lovely 3 year old piebald, 14.3hh cob mare for 4600gns. G&R Dunn had another good sale selling G&R Ivy, a 7 year old Chestnut 14.2hh cob mare, broken to drive and a proven broodmare at 5500gns, G&R 2 Pac, a 2 year old black cob colt to make 15.2hh and broken to drive at 3500gns and G&R Gambler, a 2 year old grey roan cob colt to make 15.2hh at 2800gns. Mr C Anderson also sold quality homebred cobs at 3500, 3400 and 3200gns for 3 year old fillies to make 14.2hh plus, a 4 year old piebald cob gelding, ready to break made 4000gns and a 4 year old mare at 4500gns An 8 year black Blagdon cob mare, in-foal to a piebald stepping horse sold for 3700gns and Amara, a 7 year old registered Pre Fusion 14.2hh mare selling due to rider losing interest was keenly bid for, selling for 4000gns. Fell ponies topped at 1200gns for a 3 year old filly and yearling colts topped at 750gns for Waverfoot Prince. Mr T Birkbeck sold Castle Hill Blaze, a 2 year old Fell x Cob at 2000gns. A dunn Highland filly sold at 800gns and Shetland ponies topped at 980gns for a registered mare and 750gns for a 7 year old miniature. The next sale of Horses, Ponies and Donkeys is Saturday 28th June, entries close on Friday 13th June.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs. Monday 28th April 2025. Lancaster Mondays maintain momentum: - Spring Lambs to £181. - Prime Hoggs to £198. - Cull Ewes to £235 - Ewes with lambs to £430 or £165 per life. Spring Lambs Numbers creeping up with 49 forward today. A top price of £181 for Texel cross lambs from WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine who sold others at 424p/kg. Other better end lambs were generally 380p/kg to 400p/kg, with a SQQ of 390p/kg. Lambs are needed each week now to fulfil buyers’ orders. Next weeks sale will include a show for pairs of prime lambs. Spring Lambs Top Prices: TEXEL: £181, £178 (x2) Woodlands Farm, £165 Cocker House Farm, £165, £162 Hollins Farm. CONTINENTAL: £179, £168 Woodlands Farm. CHAROLAIS: £178 Cocker House Farm. SUFFOLK: £156, £155 Cocker House Farm, £155, £151 Woodstock. HAMPSHIRE: £150 Hollins Farm. CHEVIOT: £142 Woodstock.
Prime Hoggs The weekly sale of prime hoggs saw a large proportion being overweight, selling to a trade in line with other leading centres. Standard weights hoggs were keenly competed for and falling short of buyers requirements. Hoggs sold to a top of £198 for heavy weight Texel cross from AG Butler, Hambleton with others £192 from L&A Duckett, Bartle and £191 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet. Other well bred heavy weights were £170 to £182. Standard weights sold to £176 for Texel cross from KA Purtill, Wigan who sold others at £169 and lighter standard weights at £167. Well bred and well finished hoggs attract keen attention, selling to 388p/kg for Beltex cross from KA Purtill, Wigan. Other better end hoggs were 350p/kg to 370p/kg. Middle range continentals 320p/kg to 340p/kg. An overall market SQQ of 311p/kg was achieved today, but it should be noted that hoggs today ranged from 31kg to 67kg, with 70% outside of the SQQ range. Several pens of well finished lightweight hoggs were keenly sort after, selling to £125 and 347p/kg for Cheviots from AJ Cardwell, Pilling. Vendors are strongly encouraged to arrive in good time to allow all stock to be sorted and booked, to allow for a prompt 10am sale start time. Market gates are open from 6.30am. Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £198 Park Farm Barn, £192 Tabley House Farm, £191 Stubb Hall Farm, £180, £179 Park Farm Barn, £178 Tabley House Farm. BELTEX: £188, £178, £177 Tabley House Farm, £170 Park Farm Barn, £169, £167 Oak Aveune. CONTINENTAL: £175 (x2), £159 Tabley House Farm, £157 Inverbervie, £155 Oak Aveune, £155 Inverbervie. CHEVIOT: £170, £164 Weavers Farm, £162 Tabley House Farm, £160 Stubb Hall Farm, £158 Weavers Farm, £156 Moors Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £168, £160 Stubb Hall Farm. SUFFOLK: £166 Tabley House Farm, £166, £162 Park Farm Barn, £158, £156 Pilling Hall Farm, £136 Angerton Hall Farm. CHAROLAIS: £166 Oak Aveune, £153 Inverbervie, £148, £140 Cross House Farm. GRITSTONE: £140, £127 Inverbervie. MASHAM: £135 Allcocks Farm, £120 Stauvins Farm. ZWARTBLE: £133 Quarry House. DALESBRED: £130 Allcocks Farm, £122 Stauvins Farm. MULE: £130 Cross House Farm, £127 Pasture House Barn, £127 Angerton Hall Farm, £125 Cross House Farm, £119 Pasture House Barn. SWALEDALE: £128 Angerton Hall Farm, £102 Appletree Farm, £90 Moss House Farm. HERDWICK: £124 Stauvins Farm. ROUGH FELL: £92 Moss House Farm.