06 April 2026

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 6th April 2026.

A buoyant bank holiday sale at NWA Lancaster.

SPRING LAMBS

Keen interest in spring lambs with a top price of £210 & 526p/kg for a Texel cross from WA & LM Jenkinson with others £206, £204 & £200. Dorsets from Messrs Charnley sold to £184.

PRIME HOGGS

A very respectable SQQ of 403p/kg for a variable entry of hoggs with many vendors very much at the end of their runs. Best end hoggs keenly competed for and regularly 420p/kg to 450p/kg peaking at 464p/kg for Beltex cross from SH & LE Birkett with others 461p/kg from KA Purtill. Top grossing today was £213 for Texel cross from AG Butler with endless better end pens £195 to £210. Hill bred hoggs saw Mules sell to £185 & 409p/kg, Cheviots £197 & 403p/kg, Herdwicks £164 & 387p/kg, Horned £151 & 396p/kg.

CULL SHEEP

Stronger end Continentals £195 to £215 with a top of £223 from D & K Swarbrick. Mules to £186 from D Eames. Medium ewes of all breeds generally £155 to £180, Hill ewes £156 for Cheviots, Swaledale £135.

BREEDING SHEEP

An ever-expanding ringside of potential buyers keen to make purchases, a strong trade throughout, with several commenting ahead of other local centres.

Twins sold to £470 for 2/3 crop Continental ewes with Texel cross lambs from S Ashcroft, others £390 from JA Law and £385 & £380 from G & ID Postlethwaite. Older ewes suckling younger twins £305 to £340.

Singles peaked at £320 for Texel cross ewes with Beltex cross lambs from M Heap with others £310 from CD & HL Mason. Aged Cheviots with single Beltex lambs from Stockdale Farms sold at £295.

Several pens of younger sheep now coming forwards with Mule shearlings selling to £400 & £390 with twins, and Texel cross £360.

Already entered for next week 50 families.

All Monday morning sale enquiries to Matthew Probert 07540 446667 & Andrew Butler 07966 556592.

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SPRING LAMB:

TEXEL: £210, £206, £204, £200 (x2) Woodlands Farm. DORSET: £184, £168 Waller Clough Farm. CONTINENTAL: £150, £148 Waller Clough Farm.

PRIME HOGGS:

TEXEL: £213, £210, £206 Park Farm Barn, £202 Stubb Hall Farm, £201 Cliftons Farm, £201 Park Farm Barn. BELTEX: £208 Oak Aveune, £207 Park Farm Barn, £197 North Farm, £190 (x2), £189 Oak Aveune, SUFFOLK: £199 North Farm, £196, £192, £189 Park Farm Barn, £189 North Farm, £187 Greenbank Farm. CHEVIOT: £197 Park Farm Barn, £195, £192 Weavers Farm, £190 Stubb Hall Farm, £188, £186 Weavers Farm. CHAROLAIS: £186 Jacksons Farm, £178 Wyre Farm. CONTINENTAL: £185 West View Farm, £179 Jacksons Farm, £173 Cliftons Farm, £172 Inverbervie, £171 Cliftons Farm, £170 Inverbervie. MULE: £184 North Farm, £160 Thornbush Farm, £139 Moorcock Hall Farm, £130 Thornbush Farm. ZWARTBLE: £175 Cliftons Farm. HERDWICK: £164 Cliftons Farm, £151 Helks Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £151 Inverbervie. SWALEDALE: £100 Thornbush Farm.

CAST EWES:

DORSET: £177 Waller Clough Farm. SUFFOLK: £180 Middle Slater, £122 Middle Slater, £81 Middle Slater. CONTINENTAL: £195 Merryfield, £184 Norcross, £156 Bensons Farm, £120 Bensons Farm, £120 Waller Clough Farm, £110 Middle Slater. MULE: £186 Middle Lee Farm, £182 Pilling Hall Farm, £182 Greenlot Farm, £169 Greenlot Farm, £152 Wyre Farm, £150 Bensons Farm. SWALEDALE: £135 Yates Farm, £90 Yates Farm, £80 Stanley Farm, £20 Yates Farm. ROUGH FELL: £119 Bensons Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £130 Shaw Green. CHAROLLAIS: £214 Norcross, £193 Jacksons Farm. CHEVIOT: £119 Moorcock Hall Farm, £88 Moorcock Hall Farm, £70 Middle Slater. TEXEL: £223 Bensons Farm, £208 West View Farm, £202 Wyre Farm, £198 Wyre Farm, £197 Norcross, £180 West View Farm. LEICESTER: £158 Thornbush Farm, £110 Yates Farm. DALESBRED: £80 Middle Slater. ZWARTBLE: £192 Millstones. BELTEX: £214 Norcross, £182 Norcross, £156 Norcross. DUTCH SPOTTED: £138 Middle Slater, £132 West View Farm, £185 West View Farm.

CAST RAM:

CONTINENTAL: £215 Norcross, £210 Norcross, £198 Norcross.

SHEARLING & LAMB:

MULE: £400, £390 Dolphinholme House, £245 Riddings. CONTINENTAL: £360, £280, £240 Riddings.

EWE & LAMB:

MULE: £470 Rose Hill Farm, £325 Mearsbeck Farm, £305 Marsh House Farm, £285 Dolphinholme House. CONTINENTAL: £390 Marsh House Farm, £385, £380 Riddings, £370 Rose Hill Farm, £340 Marsh House Farm, £285 Riddings. TEXEL: £330, £320 Burns Farm, £310 Mearsbeck Farm, £155 Burns Farm. CHEVIOT: £295, £270 Bowers Farm.

Talk to one of our friendly team: 01524 63308

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 6th April 2026.

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