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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Weekly Sale of Pigs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 10th February 2026

PIGS
Despite the national trend held steady, quality fat pigs were hitting the £200 mark, special mention to John Stott making £220 and £200. Trade for weaners was strong, topping at £68 and averaging £48.
Contact the office or auctioneers for more information or with entries. Next sale is in a fortnights time.

Market Bulletin – PRIME HOGGS

Momentum continues to grow at the Junction 36 weekly prime sheep sale.
All aboard today were welcomed with strong demand from the off, proper competition right through and a highly competitive trade at every stop.
Hoggs topped at £200 from both ST Birkett & Son and Messrs J France. Heavies today regularly selling for £190 plus. Top price per kilo was for a Texel from Messrs M&S Blease making 419.5p/kg. PJ&ES Rogerson regular run of quality hit 402p/kg for a pen of five Texels while Messrs ST Birkett sold Beltexs to 400p/kg. The lighter end of hoggs were also very good to sell once again, with 32kg continental sheep topping at 381p/kg from Messrs TA Teasdale. Again, sheep in the 40kg to 45kg mark were the best weights to sell, regularly between 370p/kg and 395p/kg. Overall average today of 329p/kg, more sheep required week after week as demand continues to grow here at NWA. Competitive trade and prompt payment guaranteed. Contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097. Full steam ahead!

CAST SHEEP

650 ewes forward today with all sections seeing a buoyant trade.
Pure well meated ewes to £300 with these generally £220 plus, first cross types generally £175 to £195 with Mules to £170. Stright Mule £130 to £140 with leanest around £110 mark. Horned ewes to £142, medium £95 to £110 with the lightest £70 plus.

Ewes
Texel to £300 from WG&D Wilkinson, Coniston.
Beltex to £250 from V&EJ Chadwick, Sowerby.
Charollais to £218 from LM Dickinson, Haverthwaite.
Cheviot to £188 from A Brown, Carnforth.
Zwartble to £180 from JR Robinson, Hollins.
Mules to £170 from DC D&J Taylor, Kendal.
Cheviot Mule to £166 from NP&C Buckley, Staveley.
Rough Fell to £142 from I&J Mallinson, Selside.
Swaledale to £128 from JJ&J Towers, Ulverston.
Dalesbred to £126 from WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale.

Rams
Texel to £232 from Caley & Mitchinson, Troutbeck.
Hampshire to £220 from IL Dixon, Cantsfield.
Suffolk to £194 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside.
Dalesbred to £174 from WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale.
BFL to £170 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside.

Top Prices

HOGGS

Texel: £200 £198 x2 Garstang Road, £197 Maison Gill, £192 Helm Croft, £190 Dalton Old Hall, £190 Mason Gill. Beltex: £200 Hall Croft Barn, £167 West Lodge, £166 Merryfield. Continental: £198 £192 Merryfield, £168 Oak Avenue, £167 Merryfield, £156 Low Foulshaw Farm, £156 Mill Barn, £151 Scroggs Farm. Suffolk: £180 Merryfield, £164 Park Farm Barn, £162 Maddison Avenue, £160 Nether House Farm, £149 West Lodge, £145 Kendal House Farm. Cheviot: £163 Park Farm Barn, £149 £124 £100 Whinfield Farm. Masham: £163 £152 Holme House Farm. Mule: £163 Hareden Farm, £160 Holme House Farm, £157 Hareden Farm, £156 Holme House Farm, £153 Arklid Farm, £152 Holme House Farm. Leicester: £162 Arklid Farm, £139 Thursgill. Swale: £152 Holme House Farm, £143 Nether House Farm, £140 Arklid Farm, £120 Burnhead Farm, £117 Yoad Pot, £116 Nether House Farm. Charollais: £150 Arklid Farm. Rough Fell: £147 High Swinklebank Farm, £139 Old School House, £125 High Swinklebank Farm, £110 Hollowgate Farm. Herdwick: £146 Meadowbank Farm. Horned: £135 £129 Higher Salter, £129 Old School House, £114 Nibthwaite Grange Farm.

CAST EWES

TEXEL: £300 Brookfield, £260 Brookfield, £250 Chaple House, £250 Sowerby Lodge, £240 Brookfield, £230 Tranthwaite Hall. CONTINENTAL: £218 Lane Ends Farm, £186 Lane Ends Farm, £178 Lane Ends Farm, £162 Lane Ends Farm, £154 Poole Bank Farm, £152 Ellers Farm. CHEVIOT: £188 Hare Tarn Farm, £172 Ecclerigg Hall, £158 Ecclerigg Hall, £156 Swallow Cottage, £100 green Lane End Farm. BELTEX: £180 Yealand Manor, £168 Hare Tarn Farm, £142 Yealand Manor. ZWARTBLE: £180 Hollins Farm, £174 Castle Syke Farm. SUFFOLK: £174 Tranthwaite Hall, £174 Merryfield, £168 Garnett Folds, £156 Stakes Moss Farm, £146 Green Bank Farm. MULE: £170 Garnett Folds, £162 Riddings Farm, £158 Nether House Farm, £156 Stakes Moss Farm, £154 Oakfield Farm, £152 Stakes Moss Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £166 Fairbank Farm, £164 Yealand Manor, £160 Poole Bank Farm, £150 Yealand Manor, £146 Hare Tarn Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £156 Whinfield Farm, £148 Hare Tarn Farm. ROUGH FELL: £142 Cherry Tree House, £130 Tottlebank, £128 Sproat Ghyll, £124 Sproat Ghyll, £112 Sproat Ghyll. BFL: £130 Hare Tarn Farm. JACOB: £130 Bank Ground, £120 Bank Ground. HORNED: £130 Poole Bank Farm, £102 Poole Bank Farm, £100 Higher Salter, £90 Higher Salter, £88 Higher Salter, £84 Higher Salter. SWALEDALE: £128 Low Stennerley, £116 Greaves Farm, £112 Greaves Farm, £112 Burnhead Farm, £106 West Lodge, £102 Nether House Farm. MASHAM: £126 Ellers Farm. DALESBRED: £126 Holme House Farm. HERDWICK: £90 Brookfield, £89 Far Kiln Bank, £86 Meadow Bank Farm, £70 Cragg House Farm.

CAST RAMS

TEXEL: £232 Castle Syke Farm, £210 Hallbeck, £198 Top Thorn Farm, £172 Long Green Head, £168 High Fell Gate, £166 Hare Tarn Farm. HAMPSHIRE: £220 Cantsfield Hall. SUFFOLK: £194 Yoad Pot. DALESBRED: £174 Holme House Farm. BFL: £170 Yoad Pot. LLEYN: £158 Poole Bank Farm. CHEVIOT: £142 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £138 Hare Tarn Farm. ROUGH FELL: £138 Tottlebank. SBF: £132 Kirkby Hall. SWALEDALE: £130 Tottlebank, £120 Yoad Pot. CHAROLLAIS: £130 Fairbank Farm. CONTINENTAL: £126 Hare Tarn Farm.

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