A buoyant and bright trade under the new roof at Lancaster Auction Mart.
- Prime hoggs to £214 and 461p/kg
- Cull ewes to £245
- Ewes with twin lambs at foot to £385
- Ewes with single lambs at foot to £290
PRIME HOGGS
NWA Lancaster once again proved to be the market of choice, with another increase in numbers across all sale categories and buyers in attendance keen to fulfil orders. The sale commenced promptly at 10am with prime hoggs, which saw a top price of £214 for Beltex cross hoggs from J France, Pilling with Texel cross to £212 from AG Butler, Hambleton, £206 from J France, Pilling and £192 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Other well bred and well finished hoggs were £160 to £180. The best standard weights achieved £185 for Beltex cross from AG Butler, Hambleton. A large number of super heavy weights were £160 to £180. Standard weight hoggs continue to attract keen attention generally £148 to £162, with lighter weights £135 to £150 and several super lights £106 to £112.
Leading today’s market at 461p/kg was a Beltex cross hogg from John Bargh, Heaton with Oxcliffe. Other well finished hoggs sold at 400p/kg to 420p/kg, with the next draw down 375p/kg to 395p/kg and the best grass finished hoggs 345p/kg to 370p/kg.
An overall market SQQ of 341p/kg proved to be very pleasing, considering hoggs today ranged from 30kg to 68kg and over half the sale being light weight or heavy weight hoggs. Keep these hogg numbers coming, with an ever-increasing number of buyer enquiries keen to secure stock at this popular Monday morning sale.
CAST SHEEP
Cull sheep average a tremendous £167.68, with more required to satisfy buyer demand. The best continental ewes sold to £245 from J France, Pilling with others at £238 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe, £230 J Bargh, Heaton and £ 225 A&E Clarkson, Thurnham. Endless pens were £180 to £210. Mule sold to a top of £178 from both D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe and A&E Clarkson, Thurnham with other at £152 from P Metcalfe, Quernmore. Just a handful of pure hill bred ewes today saw Herdwicks to £132 from D Purtill, West Horton with medium Swaledale £98 from W Gardner, Caton.
Strongest continental rams sold to £230 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe with leaner sorts £140 to £160.
BREEDING SHEEP
The weekly sale of sheep with lambs at foot once again saw an increased number forward met with buyers approval, with several new faces ring side and more eager to attend. Twins today sold to a top of £385 for three crop Cheviot Mules with Texel cross lambs from JT & B Fox, Quernmore who sold others at £375 and ewes with younger lambs at £330. The first part flock reduction of North Country Mules with twin Texel lambs from DJ Casson, Slyne sold to £350 on several occasions for two crops, with mixed 3 to 4 crop ewes at £335 and £325. A ring full of aged Mule ewes with twin Texel lambs from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe sold at £300.
Ewes with singles sold to a top of £290 for three crop Mules with single Suffolk lambs from JT & B Fox, Quernmore who sold other singles with Texel lambs at £265. Three crop Suffolk cross ewes with Texel single lambs sold to £238 from PD Anderton, Scorton who sold Texel cross singles at £212 and North Country Mules at £198. Three to four crop Mules ewes with single lambs from DJ Casson, Slyne achieved £228.
Sheep with lambs will continue at 11am every Monday, with 55 families already entered for next week and more promised. For all enquires please contact Matthew Probert on 07540446667 or Andrew Butler on 07966556592.