10 March 2025

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep, Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 10th March 2025.

PRIME HOGGS

A varied entry of prime hoggs presented today with many vendors selling their last of the season. Hoggs today ranged from 30kg to 90kg, with an SQQ market average of 335p/kg. Well finished standard weight hoggs reminded the easiest to sell, generally 360p/kg to 380p/kg with several of the best pens 400p/kg and topping at 423p/kg for Texel cross from G Beresford & Son, Broughton in Furness. Grass finished hoggs were 315p/kg to 340p/kg, depending on quality and finish.
Today’s sale saw super heavy weight hoggs sell to £200 and £190, with heavier hoggs generally £155 to £165, standards £145 to £160 for the better end and mid range £135 to £142. Several pens of lighter weight hoggs sold to 394p/kg and £149, with others 320p/kg to 350p/kg and £120 to £135.

CAST SHEEP

Cull sheep remained the strong trade which has come to be expected. Continental cross ewes were generally £180 to £205, topping at £212 from G Hargreaves, Scotforth with others £202 from Ripley St Thomas, Lancaster and C Ellison, Pilling. Medium continentals were £150 to £175, with the leaner end with frame £130 to £145. Cheviot Mules sold to £180 from G Beresford & Son, Broughton in Furness with North Country Mules £169 from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham. Other better end ewes were £150 to £165. Hill ewes sold to £147 for Cheviots with a leaner entry of horned ewes to £90.
Cull rams sold to £190 with others £160 to £180 and mediums £130 to £150.

BREEDING SHEEP

Plenty of interest in sheep with lambs at foot with W Stamper, Chipping selling continental ewes with twin lambs to £400, with others at £360.

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EWE & LAMB:

DUTCH SPOTTED: £400, £360 Coldcotes Farm.

PRIME HOGGS:

TEXEL: £200 Cocker House Farm, £186 Angerton Hall Farm, £180, £173 Oak Aveune, £170 Thornbush Farm, £167 Oak Aveune. SUFFOLK: £190 Cocker House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £179 Oak Aveune, £149 Angerton Hall Farm. BELTEX: £176 Angerton Hall Farm, £168 Oak Aveune, £149 Old Parkside Farm, £145, £144 The Hawthornes, £142 Hall Croft Barn. CONTINENTAL: £155 Hall Croft Barn, £145 Cross Farm, £144 Hall Croft Barn, £139 Cross Farm, £136 Burrow Heights Farm, £133 Lower Swainhead Farm. MASHAM: £153, £149 Allcocks Farm. CHEVIOT: £149 Angerton Hall Farm, £149 Manston Grove, £138 North Farm, £137 Angerton Hall Farm, £121 Peel Street. SWALEDALE: £140, £113, £104 (x2) Appletree Farm, £100 Thornbush Farm. MULE: £120 Old Parkside Farm.

CAST EWES:

TEXEL: £212 Ivy Bank Farm, £202 Ashton Road, £198 Fairhurst Farm, £188 Ivy Bank Farm, £186, £171 Fairhurst Farm. CHAROLAIS: £202 Lingrow, £180, £170 Fairhurst Farm. CONTINENTAL: £198 Fairhurst Farm, £147, £139, £116 Fairhurst Farm, £82 Middle Lee Farm. CHEVIOT: £180 Angerton Hall Farm, £130 Thornbush Farm, £94 Marl House, £90 Fairhurst Farm, £86 Marl House, £74 Fairhurst Farm. MULE: £169 Cocker House Farm, £150 Old Parkside Farm, £140 Forgelands Estate, £136 Old Glasson Farm, £126 Angerton Hall Farm, £125 Forgelands Estate. SUFFOLK: £140 Fairhurst Farm. DALESBRED: £90 Middle Lee Farm. SWALEDALE: £60 Appletree Farm, £54 (x2) Marl House.

CAST RAM:

TEXEL: £170 Longlands Road, £168 Marl House, £150, £122 Forgelands Estate. SUFFOLK: £150 Cocker House Farm. CONTINENTAL: £132 Old Glasson Farm. BELTEX: £118 Marl House. LEICESTER: £90 Marl House.

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep, Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 10th March 2025.

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