Weekly Report & Newsletter - 13th February 2026 Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Monday 9th February 2026. PRIME HOGGS Increased interest in all classes of hoggs today ahead of the upcoming festival. Best bred and fed hoggs to £192 and 409p/kg for Beltex cross from AG Butler with others nicely £180 to £190 & 360p/kg to 390p/kg. Standard weight hoggs in keenest demand as were the better end lightweight hoggs. Mule to £178, Cheviot to £177, Masham £157, Herdwicks £152. A market SQQ of 346p/kg with hoggs today ranging from 33kg to 82kg. Keep these hoggs and ewes coming, 9 buyers ringside today and keen to return each week. STORE HOGGS Very much an end of season sale but those forward selling to a top of £123 for Texels from JM Kelsall & Sons. Prime Hoggs Top Prices: BELTEX: £192 Park Farm Barn, £170 Cross House Farm, £158, £144 Oak Aveune. TEXEL: £190 Humblescough Farm, £190 Cross House Farm, £190, £187 Humblescough Farm, £186 North Farm, £185 Angerton Hall Farm. SUFFOLK: £188 Park Farm Barn, £158 North Farm, £156, £148 Old Parkside Farm, £147 (x2) Lower Lingart Farm. CONTINENTAL: £183 Cross House Farm, £177, £168 Stonehead, £168 Low Croft, £158 Park Farm Barn, £147 Lower Langthwaite Farm. CHAROLAIS: £182 Park Farm Barn, £180 (x3) Holmelands. CHEVIOT MULE: £178 Low Croft. CHEVIOT: £177 Low Croft, £160 Hutton Roof Hall, £159 Gibsons Farm, £156 (x2) Park Farm Barn, £153 Lower Langthwaite Farm. MASHAM: £157 Allcocks Farm. HERDWICK: £152 Hutton Roof Hall. DALESBRED: £140 Allcocks Farm. HORNED: £128 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £128 Old Parkside Farm.
CULL SHEEP A high level of demand for all cull sheep with a top price of £204 for a mule ewe from WN & D Smith & Sons with other crossbred ewes generally £160 to £195, Mules £145 to £180 and hill bred ewes £130 to £145. Cull rams to £225 with others £180 to £200. Cast Ewes Top Prices: MULE: £204 Cocker House Farm, £184 Burrow Heights Farm, £160 Low Croft, £158 Park Farm Barn. CONTINENTAL: £196 Burns Farm, £178, £136 Park Farm Barn, £132