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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Ewes, Monday 12th January 2026.

CULL SHEEP

The momentum continues with all ewes a fast and competitive trade from start to finish. Continentals sold to £208 for Texel x from D & K Swarbrick with other better end first cross £175 to £200 with next draw down £150 to £170. Mules to £168 from TR Prickett, other heavier end £155 to £165. Hill bred ewes to £178 for Lleyns, £150 for Cheviots, £140 for Lonks, £126 for Gritstones, £122 for Easy Care, £118 for Rough Fell, Scotch Black Face £109 and Welsh £108.
More needed each week to meet the ever increasing buyers demand.

PRIME HOGGS

Plenty of vigor on the prime hogg trade with well bred and well fed in keenest demand and easily sold. Returning today and leading the sale was AG Butler selling Texel x hoggs to 398p/kg with others at 387p/kg from A & FM Bolland & Sons, 386p/kg from CJ Metcalfe and 384p/kg from JR & LA Capstick, with others regularly 348p/kg to 365p/kg. Best grass finished to 376p/kg from Texel x from J Bargh & Son with other better end 340p/kg to 355p/kg. Lighter weights eagerly bid for, selling to £130 with most £118 to £126.
R & DL Cornthwaite led todays sale with Texels at £200, £191, £190 with other heavier end hoggs £170 to £182 with standards generally £142 to £155. Horned hoggs sold to £155 or 333p/kg, Mules to £152 & 336p/kg and Cheviots to £151 & 351p/kg.
Vendors are reminded that the market gates open at 6:30am to allow for a prompt sale start time of 10am.

Top Prices

PRIME HOGGS:

TEXEL: £200, £191, £190 Humblescough Farm, £183 Hutton Roof Hall, £181 Humblescough Farm, £180 Yeat House Farm. SUFFOLK: £184 Castle Mill Farm, £154 The Hawthornes, £150 Park Farm Barn, £143, £142 Old Parkside Farm. BELTEX: £181 Orchard Cottage, £172 Castle Mill Farm, £172 The Dingle, £171 Castle Mill Farm, £160 Bensons Farm, £159 Angerton Hall Farm. CONTINENTAL: £170 Stonehead, £153 Longlands Road, £147, £144 Head Farm, £137 Lower Swainhead Farm, £130 Longlands Road. HORNED: £155 Burns Farm, £125 Park Farm Barn. MASHAM: £152, £148 Allcocks Farm. CHEVIOT: £151 Oak Aveune, £140, £130 Yarlsber. MULE: £150 The Dingle, £148 Birch House Cottage, £114 Thornbush Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £148 Yarlsber, £145 Boarsden Farm. TEESWATER: £88 Middle Lee Farm.

CAST EWES:

TEXEL: £208 Bensons Farm, £188 Burns Farm, £185 (x2), £180 Beckside Mews, £178 Newhouse Farm. MULE: £168 Hutton Roof Hall, £161 Bensons Farm, £158 Old Parkside Farm, £154 Head Farm, £140 Yeat House, £136 Bensons Farm. CONTINENTAL: £156 Bensons Farm, £150, £129 Angerton Hall Farm, £126 Manston Grove, £122, £118 Bensons Farm. CHEVIOT: £150 Peel Street, £140 Angerton Hall Farm, £134 Peel Street, £131 Bensons Farm. SUFFOLK: £140 Bensons Farm. HORNED: £140, £126 Bensons Farm. DORSET: £133 Angerton Hall Farm. ROUGH FELL: £118 Bensons Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £109 Angerton Hall Farm. GRITSTONE: £102 Angerton Hall Farm. SWALEDALE: £93 Thornbush Farm. HERDWICK: £80 Bensons Farm.

CAST RAM:

HORNED: £96 West View.

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