Weekly Report & Newsletter - 3rd April 2026 Lancaster Auction Mart: Easter Spring Lamb Show & Sale. Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Monday 30th March 2026. Easter excitement at Lancaster Auction Mart with all classes of sheep sell with a spring in their step. SPRING LAMBS A feature of today’s sale was the prize show and sale of Spring Lambs which saw a quality entry put before the judge Mr Richard Cardwell of Cardwell Farms Traditional Butchers. After much deliberation the Champion Rosette was awarded to a Charolais lamb from RJ & J Towers, Ingleton which later achieved a sale topping price of £280 purchased by Mr N Brown, Lancaster. The Reserve Rosette was won by WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine for a Texel cross lamb, which achieved the sales top price of 671p/kg and the third prize selling to £240 for a Texel cross from FE & CM Robinson, Crooklands. The best pair of prime lambs was awarded to a pair of Texel cross from WA Jenkinson, Stalmine, later selling at £240. Todays show was kindly sponsored by JP Mole Control. Spring Lambs Top Prices: DORSET: £215 Oak Avenue. CHAROLLAIS: £280 Greenlands Farm, £240 Woodlands Farm, £240 Greenlands Farm. TEXEL: £255 Woodlands Farm, £245 Woodlands Farm, £240 Woodlands Farm, £240 Warth Sutton Farm, £220 Warth Sutton Farm, £215 Warth Sutton Farm.
LANCASTER EASTER SPRING LAMB SHOW JUDGE: RICHARD CARDWELL & SPONSOR: JOSH PEWSEY MOLE CONTROL CLASS 1: BEST SINGLE LAMB 1st RJ & J Towers- Charolais- 44kg- £280 2nd WA & LM Jenkinson - Texel- 38kg- £255 3rd FE & CM Robinson - Texel- 40kg- £240 CLASS 2: BEST PAIR OF LAMBS 1st WA & LM Jenkinson- Texels- 38kg- £245 2nd RJ & J Towers- Charolais- 37kg- £240 3rd FE & CM Robinson- Texels- 40kg- £220