Weekly Report and Newsletter - 6th June 2025 Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Monday 2nd June 2025. NWA Lancaster once again proved to be the customer’s choice to market sheep, with numbers in all sale sections showing a sharp rise. - Prime lambs sold to £179 and 416p/kg - Prime hoggs sold to £210 and 370p/kg - Cull ewes sold to £265 A fast and competitive trade throughout the sale, with more required every week to satisfy an ever increasing ringside of buyers. #LAMBS2LAM Prime Lambs A sharp rise in numbers, well ahead of previous sales and corresponding years. An overall SQQ market average of 355p/kg was achieved, with well finished lambs between 40kg to 42kg attracting keenest buyer interest. Lambs sold to a top of £179 and 416p/kg from KA Purtill, Wigan. Closely followed by others at £173 from T&S Blades, Arkholme and 400p/kg from PD Anderton, Scorton. Other stand weight lambs were regularly selling at £155 to £162 and 365p/kg to 380p/kg. Heavy weight lambs sold to £171 for Texels from JE&J Pye, Quernmore with lighter weights to £145 from PD Anderton, Scorton. No need to get these lambs too big, with the best returns for lambs in the SQQ weight range. Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £179 Oak Avenue, £173 Hill Top Farm, £171 Gibsons Farm, £171 Oak Avenue, £164 Yarlsber, £164 Greenlot Farm. Charollais: £160 Jacksons Farm, £160 Potters Hill Farm, £159 Jacksons Farm. Zwartble: £156, £144 Millstones. Suffolk: £152 New Parkside Farm, £151 Cocker House Farm, £151 Lodge Farm, £151 Cocker House Farm, £151 Potters Hill Farm, £149 Abbotson Farm. Continental: £151 Cocker House Farm, £140 Little Fell Farm, £140,£138, £134 Potters Hill Farm. Dorset: £140 Park Farm Barn. Prime Hoggs A bumper entry of prime hoggs ahead of the upcoming festival sold to an overall market average of 282p/kg, for hoggs ranging from 26kg to 86kg. The best heaviest and well bred hoggs saw a sharp rise, ranging from 295p/kg to 310p/kg, with todays sale peaking at £210 for continentals from BJ Byron, Woodplumpton and 370p/kg from D Clark, Preston. Othe heavy hoggs were regularly £178 to £190. Standard weight hoggs again attracting the keenest buyer attention, selling to £150 for Charollais cross and 363p/kg from G&O Probert, Clitheroe, with others 320p/kg to 340p/kg and £142 to £150. A large entry of mature hoggs sold to £209 for Texel cross from A Fare, Preston and 310p/kg for Texel cross from AVA Thornton, Cockerham. Other well finished mature hoggs were regularly 285p/kg to 300p/kg. Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Continental: £210 Moorville, £182 Midge Hall Farm, £178 Park Farm Barn, £177 Quarry House, £173 Moorville, £170 Halton Park Farm. Texel: £209 Norcross, £206 Midge Hall Farm, £190 Park Farm Barn. Suffolk: £179 Park Farm Barn, £176 Oak Avenue, £171 Halton Park Farm, £140 Cobble Hey Farm. Cheviot: £175 Weavers Farm, £141 Moorcock Hall Farm, £136 Cotestones Farm. Mule: £158 Moorcock Hall Farm, £145 Cobble Hey Farm, £143 Cross House Farm, £140 Halton Park Farm, £136 Cross House Farm. Masham: £145 Cobble Hey. Jacob: £136 Park Farm Barn, £115 Low Croft. Swaledale: £132 Halton Park Farm, £120 Cobble Hey Farm. Gritstone: £126 Park Farm Barn. Dutch Spotted: £123 Conway Close, £115 West View Farm. Herdwick: £101 The Hawthornes. Cast Ewes The largest number of cull ewes forward for several months, with 225 selling to an overall market average of £151. Strongest pure and ¾ bred ewes sold to £265 for Texels from A fare, Preston with others £238 from JB&C Lamb, Cockerham and endless pens were £200 to £220. Mediums ewes were £170 to £195, with lighter and learners sorts £135 to £160. Mules sold to £202 for a ring full from WN&D Smith, Cockerham with others £196 from D&E Whittaker, Quernmore. Stronger Mules were regularly £175 to £185, mediums £158 to £170 and leaner sorts £120 to £140. Other notable prices included Dutch Spotted to £202 from KP Dagger, Catterall, Suffolk cross £194 from KA Purtill, Wigan, Cheviots £186 DR Preston, Caton, Dorset £180 AG Butler, Hambleton, Rough Fells £150 WB Kellett, Pilling and Swaledales £104 DC Miller, Garstang. Medium horned ewes sold to £96 from JR Robinson & Son, Nook with other smaller hard worked hill ewes generally £65 to £80. Cull rams coming forward in greater numbers averaging £195 today, selling to £230 for Suffolks from WN&D Smith, Cockerham with others stronger end rams were £200 to £225, with next draw down £170 to £190. New buyers in attendance today attracted by the quality and sale efficiency of Lancaster on a Monday morning, keen to return every week. Vendors are encouraged to present stock as early as possible, with market gates open from 6am to allow for a prompt sale start at 10am. For all enquiries regarding our Monday morning sale, please contact auctioneer Matthew Probert on 07540446667 or fields officer Andrew Bulter on 07966556592.
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