20 April 2026

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 20th April 2026.

SPRING LAMBS

Numbers rising weekly and easily catered for with buyers ringside keen to fill orders. Tops this week of £213 and 495p/kg for several pens of Continental cross lambs out of Mule ewes from WN & D Smith & Sons, Cockerham closely followed by D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe achieving £212 and 482p/kg.

A date for your diary – Monday 4th May. Special prize show for pairs of Spring Lambs

CULL SHEEP

A fast trade for all cull sheep today with more required to satisfy buyers demand. Strongest ewes to £278 for Texels from GR & RA Surtees with other pures £250 to £270. Crossbred to £248 for Suffolk cross from PG Thornton, £240 Texel cross S Wilson & Son, stronger end £195 to £230 with mediums £170 to £190. Mules to £190 from G & ID Postlethwaite with other heavies £175 to £185. Hill ewes sold to £171 for Rough Fells from G & ID Postlethwaite, other stronger end £140 to £160. All ewes forward today averaged £165.

Cull Rams to £278 for Texels with others generally £180 to £220. Hill Rams to £155 for Herdwicks.

PRIME HOGGS

Another yard full of Hoggs today greeted with buyers approval and an overall market average today of 385p/kg with over half the entry being heavies/super heavies.

A top price today of 473p/kg was achieved by KA Purtill selling Beltex cross, other better end Hoggs 440p/kg to 470p/kg with nice grass finished Hoggs 410p/kg to 430p/kg. Hill bred Hoggs to 413p/kg for Cheviots, 409p/kg Horned, 390p/kg Mules, 385p/kg Herdwicks, 380p/kg Welsh and Swaledale 357p/kg.

Vendors must be congratulated on the quality of Hoggs forward today, keep them coming!! Endless pens £200 plus, peaking at £225 twice for Beltex cross from RJ Byron with others £221 twice, £220 (x4), £214 (x7) from various vendors. Standard weights to £203 for Texel cross from AG Butler. Hill bred Hoggs saw Mules sell to £210, Cheviots £190, Masham £186, Horned £176, Swaledale £157 & Herdwicks £150.

BREEDING SHEEP

Confidence remaining strong with buyers keen to secure replacement stock. Texel cross Ewes with Twins peaked at £435 from G & ID Postlethwaite with others £430 & £425 from I Richardson. Other older Ewes with Twins generally £330 to £360. Ewes with Singles sold to £325 on two occasions for Texel cross Ewes with Beltex lambs from I Richardson with other ewes with stronger lambs regularly £270 to £310, younger lambs £240 to £265. Several consignments of Shearlings forward with M Gorst selling Mule Shearlings with Twins to £405, £400 and Singles £305. Texel cross Shearlings with Twins to £350.

Sheep and Lambs continue to be sold every Monday.

Monday 4th May – Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot

For all Monday sale enquiries please contact Matthew Probert 07540 446667 or Andrew Butler 07966 556592.

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SPRING LAMBS:

CONTINENTAL: £213 (x2) Cocker House Farm, £212 Bensons Farm, £190 Cocker House Farm. SUFFOLK: £209 Bensons Farm. CHAROLAIS: £200 Bensons Farm. TEXEL: £198, £193, £178 Burrow Heights Farm.

CAST SHEEP

TEXEL: £252 The Barn, £240 Burrow Heights Farm, £232 Bensons Farm, £206 Burrow Heights Farm, £205 The Barn, £196 Bensons Farm. SUFFOLK: £248 Cliftons Farm, £205 Throstle Croft, £192 Rivers Hill Farm, £174 Throstle Croft, £168 Middle Lee Farm, £168 Cliftons Farm. CONTINENTAL: £195 Midge Hall Farm, £194 Midge Hall Farm, £194 Midge Hall Farm, £184 Newhouse Farm. MULE: £190 Riddings, £184 Gibsons Farm, £140 Gibsons Farm. ROUGH FELL: £160 Riddings, £142 Riddings. DALESBRED: £137 Allcocks Farm CHEVIOT: £112 Moorcock Hall Farm. SWALEDALE: £77 Stanley Farm.

CAST RAM

TEXEL: £278 The Barn, £238 Gibsons Farm, £176 Gibsons Farm. HERDWICK £: 155 Cliftons Farm. SWALEDALE: £130 Middle Lee Farm.

PRIME HOGGS

BELTEX: £225 Moorville, £225 Moorville, £221 Moorville, £208 Oak Avenue, £203 Park Farm Barn, £200 Throstle Grove Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £221 Midge Hall Farm, £220 Midge Hall Farm, £220 Midge Hall Farm, £214 Midge Hall Farm, £214 Midge Hall Farm, £214 Midge Hall Farm. CONTINENTAL: £220 North Farm, £198 North Farm, £185 Medlar Hall Farm, £182 Cotestones Farm, £180 Medlar Hall Farm, £172 North Farm. TEXEL: £220 Moorville, £214 Park Farm Barn, £212 Stubb Hall Farm, £211 Park Farm Barn, £210 Park Farm Barn, £204 Moorville. MULE: £210 Park Farm Barn, £165 Medlar Hall Farm, £164 Medlar Hall Farm, £164 Medlar Hall Farm, £160 Moorcock Hall Farm, £151 Moorcock Hall Farm. SUFFOLK: £203 Park Farm Barn, £200 Rivers Hill Farm, £200 Rivers Hill Farm, £193 Park Farm Barn, £192 Park Farm Barn, £173 Cliftons Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £192 Park Farm Barn. TEESWATER: £191 Allcocks Farm. CHEVIOT: £190 Park Farm Barn, £188 Stubb Hall Farm, £183 Stubb Hall Farm, £177 Cotestones Farm, £173 Moorcock Hall Farm, £157 Moorcock Hall Farm. MASHAM: £186 Allcocks Farm, £176 Medlar Hall Farm. HORNED: £176 Cotestone Farm. DALESBRED £160 Allcocks Farm. SWALEDALE: £157 Medlar Hall Farm, £148 Rooten Brook, £146 Medlar Hall Farm, £116 Rooten Brook. HERDWICK: £150 Lee End Farm, £150 Cliftons Farm, £149 Helks Farm, £146 Rooten Brook £135 Lee End Farm, £100 Stanley Farm.

SHEARLING & LAMB:

MULE: £405, £400, £305 Dolphinholme House, £300 (x2), £245 Riddings. CHEVIOT MULE: £360, £350 (x2), £270, £250 Longstripes Farm. TEXEL: £350 Riddings. SUFFOLK: £300, £255, £235 Middle Salter. CHEVIOT: £250 Longstripes Farm.

EWE & LAMB:

TEXEL: £435 Riddings, £425 West View Farm, £390 Riddings, £380 Mearsbeck Farm, £380 Ivy Bank Farm, £345 Mearsbeck Farm. BLUE TEXEL: £430, £325 (x2) West View Farm. SUFFOLK: £365, £300, £275, £230 Middle Salter. MULE: £310 Mearsbeck Farm.

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Ewes & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 20th April 2026.

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