Weekly Report & Newsletter - 24th October 2025 Farmers Guardian hosted the Marts the Heart awards last week in the Birmingham and we are delighted that we won the 10th anniversary award for More than a Mart award. This award is given to a company that’s more than just a livestock Market. Its awarded to Marts that show a significant di erence that benefits the economic, social and wellbeing of the whole community it serves. Over the years we are proud of what we have achieved and plan to keep this e ort up and will continue to do whatever we can to secure the future of both our livestock Markets and the businesses around us. Plus, o ering the facilitation for so many other businesses, groups, and wide range charities to use and benefit from our great locations and facilities we to o er.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Lakeland Fair Show & Sale, Saturday 18th October 2025. HORNED/HILL BRED BREEDING SHEEP The annual Lakeland Fair sale once again attracted a large ringside of buyers for all breeds and classes of sheep. In ring one the sale commenced with horned and hill bred ewes, shearlings and lambs. Swaledale ewes topped at £195 for three crop ewes from Forest Hall Farm who sold other pens at £178. Swaledale ewes all in averaged a very respectable £133.67. Other breeds saw Gritstones shearlings to £188 from Messrs Edmondson, Langdale with Herdwicks ewes to £175 from L Hodgson, Witherslack. Rough Fells sold to £124 for three crops from JH&D Capstick, Lockholme with others at £120 from J Potter, Orton. A nice trade was seen for horned and hill bred gimmer lambs,