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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 3rd February 2026.

PRIME HOGGS

Happy Hoggs, hurried buyers and a healthier trade.

Larger numbers combined with a larger appetite today saw an increase in trade for all shapes, weights and types. A weight range of 21 to 70kg faced a fierce level of bidding from the offset. Once again in around the 40kg mark the best article to sell on the day with texels topping at 412.5ppk from Messers ST Birkett & Son, Beltex of the same weight selling to 398ppk from Messers GM&A Jackson, A pen of 6 Beltex slightly lighter making 394.9 from Messrs LE&A Ridding, lighter end of hoggs also a joy to sell with 30kg of hoggs hitting 393.3ppk from LA&M Lambert. Cheviots sold to 365.6ppk for a pen of 16 from Stockdale Farms while Herdwicks topped at 346.7ppk from Messrs SW&A Hoggarth, Heavies also a lump dearer on the week. Texels topped at £204. An overall average of 331 and a SQQ of 340 was achieved today with more and more vendors talking advantage of the competitive trade and prompt payment. Contact Joel before next weeks sale on 10th Feb.

CAST EWES

A full ringside of buyers with several new and returning faces. All classes and types extremely well competed for with a market average of £128 with a large portion being pure bred hill ewes.

Best continentals to £310 for Texels with others at £295, £275, £265, £255. Medium pure-bred ewes and the best crossbreds to £232 with others generally £180-£215. Smaller end £130-£165. Mules to £175, heavies £155-£170 and the next draw down £130-£150. Pure hill ewes to £190 for Cheviots, £180 for Lleyns, £132 for Woodland, £125 for Swaledale, £122 for Gritstone, £118 for Herdwick. Smaller medium horned ewes £90-£105 with only the smallest less.

All cull rams sold averaged £162 with Continentals to £245, BFL to £230, Herdwick to £172, Cheviot to £170, Swaledale to £170. Continentals generally £190-£225 and hill rams £130-£155.

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PRIME HOGGS

TEXEL: £204 Far End Farm, £200 Birch Bank, £200 Far End Farm, £197 Brown Brook, £194 Far End Farm, £183 Halton Park Farm. LLEYN: £192 Low Foulshaw Farm. SUFFOLK: £190 Kendal House Farm, £180 Lane Ends Farm, £180 Far End Farm, £177 Marshside, £164 Lane Ends Farm, £157 Kendal House Farm. BELTEX: £182 Hall Croft Barn, £159 Little Eccleston Hall, £157 Barncroft, £154 Steel Croft. CHAROLLAIS: £173 High Snab, £161 Crosscrake Farm, £150 Arklid Farm. CHEVIOT: £160 Hebblethwaite, £155 Low Gregg Hall, £147 Hawkswell Farm, £145 Outrake Foot, £144 Hawkswell Farm, £144 Outrake Foot. MASHAM: £150 Holme House Farm, £104 Steps Farm. LEICESTER: £149 Greaves Farm. CONTINENTAL: £145 Swallowmire, £141 Hall Bank, £134 Swallowmire, £131 Fell House, £130 Mire House Farm, £130 Beech House. MULE: £161 Hareden Farm, £159 Holme House Farm, £158 Holme House Farm, £156 Mire House Farm, £155 Hareden Farm, £154 Holme House Farm. SWALEDALE: £139 Arklid Farm, £136 Well Foot, £130 Bramaskew, £128 Higher Salter, £109 Yoad Pot, £105 Higher Salter. ROUGH FELL: £135 Cherry Tree House, £132 Cherry Tree House, £117 Cherry Tree House, £101 Cherry Tree House, £91 Steps Farm. HERDWICK: £134 Tebay Ghyll, £104 Far Kiln Bank, £102 Tongue House Farm, £97 Tongue House Farm, £44 Millness. HORNED: £109 Cottage Farm, £108 Winterscales Farm, £50 Millness.

CAST EWES

Texel: £310 Storth End Farm, £295 £275 Brown Brook, £275 Hall Croft Barn, £265 Tranthwaite Hall, £255 Brown Brook. Charollais: £230 Storth End Farm. Leicester: £220 Barbon Fell House, £198 Flodder Hall, £178 Barbon Fell House. Beltex: £190 Farleton House. Cheviot: £190 Low Tarn Green, £150 Seedhowe Cottages, £148 Manor Farm, £125 Low Waterside, £122 Manor Farm. Suffolk: £185 Fern Bank Farm, £180 Ackenthwaite Farm, £138 Low Waterside. LLeyn: £180 Low Foulshaw Farm. Mule: £175 Brown Brook, £170 Tranthwaite Hall, £168 Overthwaite Farm, £160 Brown Brook, £160 Low Tarn Green, £160 Far Kiln Bank. Dorset: £172 Fern Bank Farm, £142 Row Farm House. Continental: £168 £158 £150 Wilcocks Farm, £140 Gilpin Farm, £120 Winterscales Farm. Cheviot Mule: £140 Millbeck, £128 Slack Farm, £125 Thorn Cottage, £122 High Ground. Horned: £132 Wilcocks Farm. Swale: £125 x2 Hawkswell Farm, £118 High Ground, £118 Flodder Hall, £115 Well Foot, £115 Thorn Cottage. Gritstone: £122 Low Waterside. Herdwick: £118 High Ground, £115 Far Kiln Bank x2, £112 Hawkrigg Farm, £112 Swallowmire, £110 Fell House, £110 Low Mill House. Rough Fell: £115 Millbeck, £105 Fell House. Dalesbred: £112 Millness Leisure Park. Scotch Blackface: £110 Fell House.

RAMS

Dorset: £245 Highfield. Charollais: £245 Tranthwaite Hall, £195 Low Foulshaw Farm. Leicester: £230 Arklid Farm, £195 Yoad Pot, £185 Barbon Fell House, £175 Well Foot, £170 Nook Farm. Lleyn: £210 £190 Low Foulshaw Farm. Texel: £178 Brown Brook. Cheviot: £170 St Anthonys Hill, £165 Low Waterside, £160 Hawkswell Farm. Swale: £165 Thorn Cottage, £145 High Birk Howe Farm, £140 Yoad Pot, £120 Rydal Farm. Jacob: £95 St Anthonys Hill. Herwick: £172 High Birk Howe Farm.

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