PRIME HOGGS

The loyal Lancaster Auction Mart Monday morning supporters were once again out in force today and well rewarded with another rise in trade with todays sale averaging 406p/kg for hoggs ranging from 30-79kg with a market sqq of 418p/kg.
Best of continental hoggs today selling to 476p/kg for Texel x from AG Butler with others to 473p/kg from KA Purtill, 469p/kg from Barker Farms Ltd and 465p/kg from Kelsall & Wood. Other in spec hoggs nicely 425-440p/kg. Hill bred hoggs now coming forward in larger numbers with Cheviots to 442p/kg, Cheviot Mule to 46p/kg, Hebridean to 393p/kg, North Country Mule to 386p/kg, Beulah to 382p/kg, Gritstone to 372p/kg and Mashams to 363p/kg.
Top prices today dominated by heavyweights which experienced increased attention from buyers. Best of the texel from R & DL Cornthwaite selling to £240 with 20 lots achieving £200+. Best of the standard weights selling to £210 for Beltex x from KA Purtill with others at £200 from Kelsall & Wood and AG Butler.
Hill bred hoggs to £191 for Cheviots, £190 for Horned, £190 for North Country Mule, £186 for Gritstone, £181 for Cheviot Mule and £178 for Mashams.
Keep these hoggs coming, a competitive ringside of buyers here every week and keen to fulfil early Monday morning orders.

CULL SHEEP

A trade which continues to rise week after week with all sold today averaging £136 for an entry of predominantly leaner hill bred sheep.

The strongest continentals sold to £270 for Texels from E Shore with others £260 from R & DL Cornthwaite, cross bred ewes to £234 from P & AJ Whitaker & Son, others £70 to £210.

Medium Mules to £156 with leaner sorts £130 to 150. Best medium Swaledale’s to £120 with the smallest and leanest £85 to £105.

SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

With the smell of spring in the air, buyers were out in force and greeted with a superb quality entry of sheep with lambs at foot, with numbers rising weekly and easily sold. A top price today of £485 was achieved by TR Gorst selling aged Texel x ewes with twin lambs at foot with similar families to £450 from M Heap. Other continental twins £385-£420 and Mule £360-£390. Singles sold to a remarkable £350 for a Texel x ewe with Beltex x lamb from M Heap with TR Gorst selling to £320, others £295-£310.

Already entered for next week 30 families with further entries anticipated.

All enquiries to Matthew to 07540446667 or Andrew on 07966556592.