Weekly Report and Newsletter - 9th May 2025 Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 5th May 2025. Spring Lambs Numbers rising weekly with more buyers interest for all classes and types. A special show for pairs was kindly judged by Alfie Blacklidge, who award the first prize rosette to WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine showing a pair of Texel cross lambs which sold for a sale topping price of £168 and 410p/kg. Other well bred lambs were 350p/kg to 380p/kg and £152 to £164. An overall market SQQ of 360p/kg was achieved. Spring Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £168 Woodlands Farm, £158, £157 Abbotson Farm, £157 Woodlands Farm, £155 Abbotson Farm, £153 Woodlands Farm. BELTEX: £164 Woodlands Farm., CONTINENTAL: £157 Abbotson Farm, £157, £156, £153 (x2) Cocker House Farm, £150 Fell View Farm. SUFFOLK: £156 Abbotson Farm, £154 Old Parkside Farm, £153, £150 Cocker House Farm, £146 Old Parkside Farm. DORSET: £154, £153 Fell View Farm, £151 Abbotson Farm, £150, £140 Fell View Farm. SPRING LAMB SHOW: SPONSORED: LAURENCE PIERECE WOOL MERCHANTS JUDGE: ALFIE BLACKLIDGE CLASS 1 – PAIR OF SPRING LAMBS 1ST – WA & LM Jenkinson – 41kg - £168 2nd – WA & KM Jenkinson – 43kg - £164 3rd – WA & KM Jenkinson – 41kg - £157 Prime Hoggs Strong numbers forward for the Bank holiday sale with all buyers in attendance with a sale average of 290p/kg, inline with the national trend. Strongest and well bred hoggs sold to £175, £170, £170 for Texel X from AG Butler, Hambleton with other heavy weights to £158 - £166. Standards on keenest demand selling to £162 for Beltex X from J.E Parkinson & Son, Quernmore and others £160 from KA Purtill, Wigan. The sale topped at 371p/kg for Texel X from G Beresford & Son, Kirby in Furness with others on spec hoggs generally 320p/kg – 350p/kg with overweight, 270p/kg – 290p/kg several pens of end of season at realisation. Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £175, £172, £170 Park Farm Barn, £166 (x2), £162 Castle Mill Farm. CHEVIOT: £162 Adamsons Farm, £159 Park Farm Barn, £158 Stubb Hall Farm, £157 Adamsons Farm, £150, £146 Stubb Hall Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £160 Oak Aveune, £144 Angerton Hall Farm, £136 Millstones. BELTEX: £158, £157 Oak Aveune. HORNED: £157 Adamsons Farm. CONTINENTAL: £156 Angerton Hall Farm, £149 Oak Aveune, £146, £145 Angerton Hall Farm, £144, £143 Cross House Farm. SUFFOLK: £145 Park Farm Barn, £143 The Hawthornes, £122, £120 Maddison Aveune, £109 Burrow Heights Farm, £101 Maddison Aveune. MULE: £140 Millstones, £128 Angerton Hall Farm, £126 Cross House Farm, £113 The Dingle, £112 Burrow Heights Farm, £106 High House Farm. SWALEDALE: £104 Millstones, £99 Quarry House. Cast Ewes Cull ewes continue to sell to the recent high prices, topping at £230 for Continentals from A Thornton, Woodplumpton with Texels £215 from JE Gorst, Littledale. Other stronger ewes were £180 to £205. Mules sold to £174 for Cheviot Mules from JT&B Fox, Quernmore with North Country Mules £168 from P Metcalfe, Quernmore. Pure hill ewes sold to £142 for Cheviots from SE&J Gorst, Littledale with Swaledales £121 from W&A Cornall, Barnacre. Cull rams sold to £185 for a Texel from W&A Cornall, Barnacre. All cull sheep forward averaged £140. Cast Ewes Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £230 Adamsons Farm. TEXEL: £215 Cragg Farm, £188 Walmsley Fold, £180 Old Glasson Farm, £174 (x2), £172 Walmsey Fold. LEICESTER: £180 Bank Farm. CHEVIOT: £174, £165 Blackwood End, £148 Adamsons Farm, £142 Cragg Farm, £116 High House Farm, £104 Cragg Farm. DORSET: £171, £168, £136 Fell View Farm. MULE: £168 Old Parkside Farm, £163 Fell View Farm, £153 High House Farm, £150 Old Glasson Farm, £145 Adamsons Farm, £134 Old Parkside Farm. SWALEDALE: £121, £106 Bank Farm. GOAT: £90 Higher Hollinhead Farm. Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £185 Bank Farm. SUFFOLK: £168 Angeton Hall Farm. SWALEDALE: £131 Bank Farm.
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