PRIME HOGGS

Prime hoggs sold to £191 and 374p/kg.
The opening sale of prime hoggs was well supported by local and loyal vendors, who were greeted by a ringside of buyers with orders to fill.
Today’s sale peaked at £191 for Texel cross hoggs from J Twigge, Lindale who enjoyed selling other pens at £189 and £185. Other heavy weight hoggs were generally £155 to £170, as were the best bred standard weights. The best of these sold to £170 for Beltex cross from KA Purtill, Wigan who sold other lighter weight hoggs at £157 again for Beltex cross. A top of 374p/kg was achieved for a well finished run of continental hoggs from KA Purtill, Wigan with other well finished and well bred hoggs nicely 330p/kg to 350p/kg. First cross hoggs were 310p/kg to 325p/kg. Hill bred hoggs sold to £160 for Cheviots from P Prickett, Hutton Roof with Mules to £155 from D&J Hay, Cockerham. Other heavy weights were £127 to £135. Horned lambs sold to £130 from A&L Huddleston, Wray.
All hoggs averaged 318p/kg (35p/kg up on 2024).

CULL SHEEP

Cull sheep continue to sell at the recent high levels, with all forward averaging £128. Texel cross ewes sold to £182 from P Lawrenson & Son, Brindle with other better mediums £140 to £160. Mules sold to £170 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham and £168 from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore. Horned ewes sold to £148 for Rough Fells, with leaner hill ewes £50 to £68. Cull rams sold to £174.