Weekly Report & Newsletter - 10th July 2026 Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 6th July 2026. PRIME LAMBS Saw lamb numbers just above 500, with a pleasing average of 391ppk SQQ and overall 390ppk Topping the trade today were regular consignor D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e with a Beltex lamb, full of meat, at 45 kg to £248 or 551ppk. With Kevin Purtill, Wigan not far behind at £240 or 545ppk for Texels. R Collinge, Newton had his consignment of wellbred and well-fleshed Texel lambs to £230 or 511ppk. Heavy lambs in high demand with GH Sanderson & Family, Catforth to £236 for Texels. 60+ lambs today over £210 mark. Commercial lambs would be slightly easier trade on the week but well ahead of early summer predictions. A good 43-44kg Texel lamb out of Mule would be 385-390ppk. Lighter lambs average just over 400ppk, topping at £195 or 500ppk for Dutch Spotted. Twice the number of lambs can easily handled on a Monday morning with buyers for all types always present. Prime Lambs Top Prices: BELTEX: £248 Bensons Farm, £190 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. TEXEL: £240 Oak Avenue, £236 Blackleach House Farm, £230 The Dingle, £222 Bensons Farm, £220 Glasson Farm, £218 Bensons Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £204 Bensons Farm, £195 Oak Avenue. CONTINENTAL: £200 Botton Hall Farm, £184 Dockensall Farm, £146 Bensons Hall. CHAROLLIAS: £197 High House Farm, £171 Bensons Farm, £166 Bensons Farm, £165 Bensons Farm, £137 Hollins Farm. SUFFOLK: £189 High House Farm, £177 Hazleslack Towers Farm, £172 High House Farm, £171 Hazleslack Towers Farm, £168 Middle Lee Farm, £164 Cocker House Farm.
CULL SHEEP A good entry of 120 ewes, sell to a dearer trade on the week with an overall average of £170 all in. R Collinge & Son, Newton topping at £225 for Texels with other Texels from the same good home at £222. Beltex ewes also to £222 from K Purtill, Wigan. Plenty of other good texel ewes either side of £200. Cheviot Mules to £200 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside. Su olk ewes to £212 from WN & D Smith, Cockerham. Best mules to £192 from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e others from WN & D Smith & Sons, Cockerham to £185 with the next grade down £165-£175. Any enquiries to Andrew Butler 07966 556592 Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £225 The Dingle, £222 The Dingle, £210 Botton Hall Farm, £208 The Dingle, £205 Wyre Farm, £200 The Dingle. BELTEX: £222 Oak Avenue, £192 Oak Avenue, £175 The Dingle. SUFFOLK: £212 Cocker House Farm, £192 Oak Avenue, £165 Greenall’s Farm. CONTINENTAL: £202 Potters Hill Farm, £175 Greenwoods Farm, £175 Potters Hill Farm, £170