Weekly Report & Newsletter - 22nd May 2026 Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Monday 18th May 2026. SPRING LAMBS An increase in number on the week with trade very similar on the week, with a top price of £229 for smart heavy weight Texel cross from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. Other heavy weight lambs from P&V Bennet sold to £224 also for Texels. W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe saw their consignment of quality lambs top at £222 or 483p/kg for Texels, with EJ&PE Burrow, Storth breaking the £200 barrier for continental bred lambs. A&E Clarkson, Thurnham sold lighter weight Texel lambs to 492p/kg for a pen full of Texels. An overall average of 450p/kg was achieved with more weight being on show this week Keep these lambs coming to Lancaster! Spring Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £229 Burrow Heights Farm, £224 Arna Wood Farm, £222 Ackenthwaite Farm, £221 Ackenthwaite Farm, £218 Bensons Farm, £212 Hazelslack Tower Farm. CONTINENTAL: £221 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £214 Ackenthwaite Farm, £209 Ackenthwaite Farm, £180 Potters Hill Farm, £178 Potters Hill Farm. SUFFOLK: £201 Cocker House Farm, £196 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £196 Cocker House Farm, £195 Cocker House Farm, £194 Cocker House Farm. MULE: £188 Hazelslack Tower Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £182 Oak Avenue.
PRIME HOGGS Prime hoggs saw a very mixed entry of hoggs ranging from 28kg to 80kg, with an overall average 375p/kg heavy achieved. A top price of £229 was achieved for Texels from D Clarke, Woodplumpton. T Taylor, Preston was not for behind at £227 for continental hoggs. Plenty of the heavy weight hoggs were around the £205 to £210. Handy weight hoggs were the best to sell, with GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston achieving 468p/kg or £206 for 44kg Beltex, with this good home also selling handy weight Cheviots to £187 or 435p/kg and Scotch Blackface to 414p/kg. Hoggs will be required next Monday for the upcoming festival. Prime Hoggs Top Prices: BELTEX: £229 Spar House Farm, £206 Little Eccleston Hall. CONTINENTAL: £227 Midge Hall Farm, £212 Midge Hall Farm, £184, Little Eccleston Hall, £156 Dockensall Farm, £150 Dockensall Farm, £146 Little Eccleston Hall. TEXEL: £220 Moorville, £219 Spar House Farm, £218 Moorville, £217 Moorville, £216 Spar House Farm, £215 Throstle Grove Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £219 Spar House Farm, £196 Quarry House. CHAROLLAIS: £219