16 March 2026

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 16th March 2026.

Vendors rewarded at NWA Lancaster.

Prime Hoggs to 500p/kg & £223

Cull Sheep to £300

Sheep with lambs at foot to £395 & £195/life

PRIME HOGGS

The call for sheep was answered with NWA Lancaster seeing the largest entry of prime sheep forward for several years with a trade to match, all classes and types easily sold with an average of 409p/kg. Buyers ringside were keen to fill orders with a fast and efficient service here at Lancaster Auction once again meeting customers approval.

Leading the sale for the second week in a row were D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe selling the pick of their consignment a Texel cross Hogg at 500p/kg, other well-bred Hoggs 450p/kg to 490p/kg, endless pens 420p/kg to 445p/kg. Heavies to 444p/kg for Beltex from GM & A Jackson, Little Eccleston. Super heavies 408p/kg from AG Butler and Lightweights 449p/kg from M & YS Barker. Hill bred lambs in abundance with Cheviots to 419p/kg, Mules 409p/kg, Horned 408p/kg & Herdwick 389p/kg.

Very little between the top 3 today with A Fare, Blackpool selling Beltex cross at £223, GM & A Jackson achieving £222 for Beltex cross and RJ Byron, Woodplumpton peaking at £220. Endless pens of well finished heavy Hoggs £205 to £220 with standards generally £175 to £190. Hill bred Hoggs to £199 for Cheviots, £194 Masham, £188 Mule, £188 Horned, Scotch Black Face £174, Herwick £148.

CULL SHEEP

No let up in the cull sheep trade with a market average of £155 with half the entry being hill bred sheep.

Top price of £300 was achieved for a Texel from W & A Cornall, Barnacre with heavy cross breds to £265 from D & K Swarbrick and £248 A Fare, mediums regularly £185 to £210. Mules to £192 for a pen full from JE & J Pye & Sons & £190 from J & M Sanderson with heavier end £170 to £185 and mediums £148 to £168. Pure hill ewes to £150 for Medium Cheviots, £140 Swaledales, £138 Dalesbred, £118 Herdwick.

Cull rams to £226 for Texels from M & YS Barker with mediums generally £170 to £210.

BREEDING SHEEP

The opening sale of sheep with lambs at foot saw a full row penned with buyers in attendance keen to secure replacement stock. Texel ewes with single lambs from TR Gorst sold to £390 with M Heap selling others at £355, other single families generally £285 to £340. Ewes with twins sold to £395 again from TR Gorst who sold Romney Ewes with twins at £345 and £340. All sheep with lambs today averaged £135.92/life.

30 families already entered for next week.

For all Monday morning enquiries contact Matthew Probert 07540 446667 & Andrew Butler 07966 556592.

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PRIME HOGGS

TEXEL: £223 Norcross, £218 Norcross, £216 Halton Park Farm, £216 Halton Park Farm, £215 Norcross, £210 Gibsons Farm. BELTEX: £222 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £220 Moorville, £212 Park Farm Barn, £208 Castle Mill Farm, £208 Moorville, £204 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. CHEVIOT: £199 Hill Top Farm, £194 Hill Top Farm, £192 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £185 Thornbush Farm, £184 Thornbush Farm, £183 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. SUFFOLK: £199 Hill Top Farm, £190 Halton Park Farm, £189 Park Farm Barn, £188 Gibsons Farm, £188 Knowsley Farm, £187 Cliftons Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £197 Hill Top Farm, £180 Halton Park Farm. CONTINENTAL: £194 Park Farm Barn, £191 Hill Top Farm, £187 Hill Top Farm, £186 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £183 Hill Top Farm, £182 Cross Home Farm. MASHAM: £194 Fell End Farm, £186 Hill Top Farm, £174 Fell End Farm, £174 Fell End Farm. MULE: £188 Hill Top Farm, £187 Cross House Farm, £187 Cross House Farm, £180 West Lynn, £179 Pasture Barn Farm, £178 Pasture Barn Farm. HORNED: £188 Fell End Farm, £177 Angerton Hall Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £188 Park Farm Barn. LEICESTER: £175 Bank Farm SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £174 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £172 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. TEESWATER: £174 Allcocks Farm. DALESBRED: £173 Allcocks Farm, £170 Fell End Farm, £169 Fell End Farm, £159 Fell End Farm, £158 Fell End Farm, £157 Fell End Farm. SWALEDALE: £164 Bank Farm, £150 High House Farm, £129 Thornbush Farm, £104 Middle Lee Farm. HERDWICK: £148 Helks Farm.

CAST EWES:

TEXEL: £300 Bank Farm, £265 Bensons Farm, £208 The Crest, £202 Bensons Farm, £194 Annasghyll, £192 Bensons Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £248 Norcross. MULE: £192 Gibsons Farm, £190 Pasture Barn Farm, £170 Greenbank Farm, £162 Bank Farm, £148 Ellers Farm, £134 Halton Park Farm. SUFFOLK: £192 Oak Aveune, £190 (x2) Greenbank Farm, £168 Bensons Farm, £160 Ellers Farm. CONTINENTAL: £158 Bensons Farm, £136 (x2), £118 Angerton Hall Farm. MASHAM: £154 Ellers Farm, £146 Bensons Farm. CHEVIOT: £150, £124 Moorcock Hall Farm. BELTEX: £150 Ellers Farm. SWALEDALE: £140 West Lynn, £134 Bank Farm, £118 High House Farm, £112, £76 Middle Lee Farm, £74 High House Farm. LEICESTER: £140 The Crest. DALESBRED: £138 Fell End Farm, £116 Ellers Farm. HERDWICK: £118 The Hawthornes.

CAST RAM:

TEXEL: £226, £190 Halton Park Farm, £184, £148 Throstle Grove Farm. CONTINENTAL: £190 Halton Park Farm. SUFFOLK: £172 Halton Park Farm, £170 Greenbank Farm. SWALEDALE: £130 High House Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £110 High House Farm.

SHEARLINGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
TEXEL: £285 Hole of Ellel.

EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
TEXEL: £395 Hole of Elllel, £390 Hole of Elllel, £355 Burns Farm, £350 Hole of Ellel, £345 Hole of Ellel, £340 Hole of Ellel. SUFFOLK: £340 Hole of Ellel. MULE: £275 Potters Hill Farm, £245 Potters Hill Farm, £225 Potters Hill Farm.

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 16th March 2026.

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