Weekly Report and Newsletter - 25th April 2025
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 21st April 2025. Customers flock to NWA Lancaster for its popular Monday morning sale. Spring Lambs A short entry after last weeks Easter show, selling to £174 and 378p/kg for Texel cross and Suffolk cross from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham. Spring Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £174 Cocker House Farm. SUFFOLK: £168 Cocker House Farm. Prime Hoggs As promised additional buyers in attendance and keen to return again, attracted by the quality and quantity consistently forward at this popular Monday morning sale. An SQQ average of 319p/kg today, with 75% of the sale being heavy weights averaging 310p/kg and super heavies 290p/kg, all in a market average of 305p/kg to include hoggs with mature teeth. Top of the sale today was Beltex cross hoggs from Cornthwaite Moors Ltd, Hambleton selling at £183 and £182, with others £180 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet. Well bred and finished heavies were generally £162 to £175. Best of the heavies were 350p/kg from SH&LE Birkett, with others 320p/kg to 340p/kg. Standard weights sold to £167 for Texel cross from AG Butler, Hambleton with others £166 from KA Purtill, Wigan and most £148 to £162. KA Purtill, Wigan topped the section selling Beltex cross at 385p/kg, with others 382p/kg from M&S Purtill, Wigan. Better end hoggs were 345p/kg to 365p/kg. Hill bred hoggs sold to £174 and 335p/kg for Cheviots, £164 and 356p/kg horned, £153 and 322p/kg Mule / Masham. Hoggs now cutting their teeth are now required to be identified and sold separately this week, selling to £154 and 314p/kg.