Weekly Report & Newsletter - 19th June 2026
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofSpring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Monday 15th June 2026.
SPRING LAMBS
Numbers continue to rise with new and returning customers present every week keen to attend this popular Monday morning sale, buyers keen to fill orders for all classes and types of lambs.
A market average today of 435p/kg for Lambs ranging from 34kg to 53kg, this being 80p up on the equivalent time last year.
Leading todays sale at £240 for Texel lambs were regular supporters D & K Swarbrick with J Lamb achieving £234 for Texel, and Charollais selling to £230 from T & S Blades. Well finished pure and ¾ bred lambs nicely selling at £210+ with super heavies to £202 for Zwartbles from J Ward. A straight grass-fed lamb today £175 to £190 depending on finish.
579p/kg lead todays sale for a Beltex from KA Purtill with other well-bred lambs eagerly bid for and selling at 510p/kg to 560p/kg. The better end of first cross Lambs 480p/kg to 505p/kg with grass finished 430p/kg to 450p/kg.
More Lambs required and easily sold every Monday.
Top Price Per Head:
£240, 44kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
£234, 45kg, J Lamb, Old Glasson.
£233, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
£230, 44kg, T & S Blades, Carnforth.
£226, 49kg, J Lamb, Old Glasson.
£224, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
£223, 44kg, J Lamb, Old Glasson.
£220, 38kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
£219, 49kg, S Wilson & Son, Scotforth.
£219, 44kg, T & S Blades, Carnforth.
Top Price Per Kilo:
579p/kg, 38kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
545p/kg, 44kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
542p/kg, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
538p/kg, 39kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
530p/kg, 40kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
525p/kg, 40kg, D R Preston, Caton.
523p/kg, 44kg, T & S Blades, Carnforth.
521p/kg, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
521p/kg, 38kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
520p/kg, 45kg, J Lamb, Old Glasson.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: Beltex: £240 Bensons Farm, £226 Old Glasson Farm, £224 Bensons Farm, £223 Old Glasson Farm, £220 Oak Avenue. Texel: £234 Old Glasson Farm, £219 Burrow Heights Farm, £219 Hill Top Farm, £218 West Lodge, £217 Bensons Farm, £216 North Farm. Charollais: £230 Hill Top Farm, £214 Bensons Farm, £210 Gillibrands Farm, £210 Bensons arm, £205 Burrow Heights Farm, £204 Hill Top Farm. Continental: £216 Oak Avenue, £199 Little Eccleston Hall,£187 Bensons Farm, £186 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £186 Cocker House Farm, £183 Bensons Farm. Su olk: £212 Oak Avenue, £210 North Farm, £197 West Lodge, £188 New Parkside Farm, £186 Cocker House Farm, £185 Hazelslack Tower Farm. Zwartble: £202 Longtons Farm. Dutch Spotted: £192 Conway Close. Cheviot: £189 Oak Avenue.
PRIME HOGGS
Plenty of appetite this week for Prime Hoggs with an SQQ of 380p/kg. Heavy weights to £219 for Texels from T & E Burrow, standards £173 for Cheviots from GM & A Jackson and light weights to £144. Well finished Hoggs regularly 375p/kg to 390p/kg topping at 400p/kg on several occasions from GM & A Jackson.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £219 Throstle Grove Farm, £203 Throstle Grove Farm, £192 Greenbank Farm, £172 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £168 Greenbank Farm, £165 Throstle Grove Farm. HORNED: £200 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £145 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. MASHAM: £176 Allcocks Farm. CHEVIOT: £173 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £163 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £144 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. SCOTTISH BLACKFACE: £166 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. SUFFOLK: £166 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £143 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. CONTINENTAL: £155 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £144 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. HERDWICK: £144 West Lodge.
CULL SHEEP
All culls today averaged £175 with many coming forwards as vendors draw lambs. Stronger end continentals £210 to £220, topping at £226 from J Twigge, Mules to £190 from D & K Swarbrick, others generally £170 to £185, harder worked ewes £150 to £170. Hill ewes to £165 for Cheviots & £119 for Dalesbred. Cull rams to £240.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £220 Oak Avenue, £210 Homelands, £194 Little Eccleston Hall, £194 Bensons Farm, £190 Oak Avenue. Beltex: £240 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £226 Homelands. Dutch Spotted: £196 Conway Close. Continental: £194 Homelands, £170 Hill Top Farm. Mule: £190 Bensons Farm, £172 Ellers Farm, £172 Burns farm, £172 North Farm, £172 Mill House Farm. Su olk: £178 Low Bendrigg Farm. Cheviot: £165 Oak Avenue. Dalesbred: £119 Allcocks Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofSheep with Lambs at Foot, Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 16th June 2026.
SPRING LAMBS & PRIME HOGGS
Demand for spring lambs remains vibrant.
Heavy Su olks to £250 from RF & CE Hodgson, Ulverston topped todays sale with others £249 from J & R Waller, Killington. Heavy lambs of all breeds a good trade, Texels to £239, Hampshires to £231, Dorsets £230 & Ryelands £222!!
515p/kg topped todays trade for Texels from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton with todays sale averaging 435p/kg or £191.46.
Keep the lambs coming, numbers rising weekly.
Joel McGarva – 07920 009097
Spring Lamb Top Prices: SUFFOLK: £250 Rowe End Farm, £249 (x2) Hallbeck, £236 Cracalt Farm, £233 Rowe End Farm, £228 Hallbeck. TEXEL: £239 Low Deepslack, £235 Endmoor Farm, £233 Lundholme Farm, £232 Low Woodhouse, £229 Endmoor Farm, £229 Borrans Farm.
HAMPSHIRE: £231, £200, £190 Cantsfield Hall. DORSET: £230, £217 Hallbeck. RYELAND: £222, £212, £210 Sewell Houses, £190 Old Byre Barn. ZWARTBLE: £218 Low Foulshaw Farm. LLEYN: £198 (x2) Low Foulshaw Farm. MULE: £180 Greaves Farm.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £221 Green Close, £209 Shearwater Cresent, £198, £192, £186 High Fell Gate, £176 Croglin Hurst Farm. SUFFOLK: £204 Helm Croft, £162 Mire House Farm, £130, £113 New Hall. GRITSTONE: £190 High Farm. BELTEX: £186 Barn Croft. RYELAND: £177 Old Byre Barn, £176, £175 Sewell Houses. CHEVIOT MULE: £166 Audlands Park, £122, £92 New Hall. CONTINENTAL: £152 Croglin Hurst Farm, £130 Mire House Farm, £122 New Hall, £120 Low House Beck, £100 New Hall. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £126 Inverbervie, £124 Audlands Park, £120 Shearwater Cresent, £109, £94 Inverbervie. MULE: £122 The Borrans. HERDWICK: £120 Croglin Hurst Farm. HAMPSHIRE: £118 New Hall. JACOB: £115, £84, £80 Raw End Farm. SWALEDALE: £114 New Hall.
CAST SHEEP
Trade was very similar on the week with a good selection forward.
Quality continental Ewes & Tups were demanded by all parties with a top price for a Texel Tup making £220 from GCL Stephenson, Kirkby Lonsdale. Mule Ewes were the largest proportion of the sale with the majority being good meat, averaging £161.61.
Texel cross Ewes topped at £214 from Myerscough College with an average of £186 overall.
Plenty of Ewes wanted every week, contact us for more information.
Will – 07506 283587.
Rams
Texel - £220, GCL Stephenson
Su olk - £200, HMP Wymott
Ewes
Texel - £214, Myerscough College
Continental - £195, GCL Stephenson
Mule - £176, GCL Stephenson
Masham - £176, GCL Stephenson
Su olk - £212, HMP Wymott
Hampshire - £212, IL Dixon
Cheviot - £140, W Benson
Swaledale - £130, AJ & L Birkett
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £214 Myerscough Hall, £211 Hallbeck, £208 Deansbiggin, £198 High Wray Farm, £197, £194 Cinderbarrow Farm. SUFFOLK: £212 Moss Lane, £201 Fiddler Yard, £200 Moss Lane, £191 Fiddler Yard, £166 Myerscough Hall. HAMPSHIRE: £212 Cantsfield Hall.
CHEVIOT MULE: £196 (x2) Deansbiggin, £128 Fiddler Yard, £122 Fiddler Yard, CONTINENTAL: £195 Deansbiggin, £170, £160, £158, £152, £122 Guild Cottage. MASHAM: £176 Deansbiggin, £147 Low Audlands. MULE: £176, £171, £164, £162 Deansbiggin, £162 Hallbeck, £160 High Wray Farm. CHEVIOT: £140 Cinderbarrow Farm. SWALEDALE: £130 High Birk Howe Farm, £92, £74 Stribers Farm. HORNED: £127 Stribers Farm. HERDWICK: £120 High Birk Howe Farm, £90 Croglin Hurst Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £220 Deansbiggin. SUFFOLK: £200, £190 Moss Lane, £154 Mearsbeck Farm, £138 Meadow View Park.
SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
Averages:
Singles - £111 per life
Twins - £86 per life
Sheep and lambs continue with a bang, with singles being a flying trade once again!
Texel ewes with twin lambs topped at £250 from D & P Marshall. Texel ewes with single lambs topped at £240 from JR Metcalfe, Ravenstonedale.
For all enquiries, contact Rob on 07867 000244.
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £250, £248 Low Dubbs Farm. HAMPSHIRE: £240 Guild Cottage. CONTINENTAL: £222, £220 High Greenside.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 19th June 2026.
REARING CALVES/WEANED CALVES
Pens full again and all selling to a competitive trade, strongest bulls to £1120 for British Blue with Limousin to £1080. Younger rearing sorts nicely selling at £680-£800. Heifers
to £900 with rearing continentals regularly £580-£650. Dairy bulls well sold with rearing black & whites to £360 and £340. A full row of weanlings sold to £1100 for British Blue heifers 7-month-old with others £1020, £1000 and Aberdeen Angus to £920. Weanable bulls £820-£950 and heifers £720-£850.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALVES: BRITISH BLUE: £1100 High Snab, £1100 High Snab, £1020 High Snab, £1000 High Snab, £1000 High Snab, £950 High Snab. ANGUS: £920 High Snab, £920 High Snab, £660 Fern Hill Farm, £610 Fern Hill Farm, £610 Fern Hill Farm, £600 Fern Hill Farm. HEREFORD: £640 Fern Hill Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1120 Church Farm, £930 Derby Lodge Farm, £910 Roe Farm, £910 New Brows Farm, £900 Roe Farm, £880 Derby Lodge Farm. LIMOUSIN £1080 Church Farm, £900 Church Farm. ANGUS: New Brows Farm, £810 Fern Hill Farm, £800 Holme Park, £760 Holme Park, £740 Holme Park, £730 Holme Park. CHAROLLIAS: £730 Brown Brook. HEREFORD: £680 Fern Hill Farm, £650 Sellerley Farm, £610 Sellerley Farm, £600 Sellerley Farm, £580 Cocker House Farm, £570 Sellerley Farm. FRIESIAN: £590 Sellerley Farm, £360 Cocker House Farm, £340 Brown Brook, £320 Cocker House Farm, £310 Bank End Farm, £300 Brown Brook. FLECKVIEH: £540 Fern Hill Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Strongest steers to £2480, £2450 for Charolais from H Morgan and Aberdeen Angus to £2450 from JS Clark & Sons. Steers for straight into the feeding pens £1950-£2250 with grazing types to £1880 and others £1650-£1800. Heifers to £2200 for Charolais from J Twigge with other stronger end £2000-£2150, medium keep nicely £1700-£1950.
Store Bullock Top Prices: CHAROLLIAS: £2480 West Lynn, £2450 West Lynn. ANGUS: £2450 Godson House Farm, £2300 Old Glasson Farm, £2300 Cragg Farm, £2200 Grange Farm, £2180 Grange Farm, £2150 Marsh Farm. HEREFORD: Chestnut House Farm, £1880 Longmeanygate. BRITISH BLUE: £2280 Lupton, £2280 Old Glasson Farm, £2250 Whinney Carr Farm, £1980
Lower Castle O Trim, £1950 Homelands, £1920 Snub Snape Farm, LIMOUSIN: £2150 Chestnut House Farm, £2000 Old Glasson Farm, £1920 Homeland, £1700 Oak Fold, £1600 Homelands. FRIESIAN: £1920 Low Deepslack, £1900 Steel Croft, £1680 Hall Farm, £1580 Steel Croft, £1500 Low Deepslack, £1400 Plumpton Hall Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1900 Steel Croft. SIMMENTAL: £1880 Burns Farm. BEEF SHORTHORN: £1600 Homelands, £1420 Homelands. BELTED
GALLOWAY: £1550 Homelands, £1420 Homelands.
Store Heifer Top Prices: CHAROLLIAS: £2200 Homelands, £2080 Greenbank Farm, £2050 Whinney Carr Farm, £1920 Moss Edge Farm, £1900 Moss Edge Farm, £1880 Greenbank Farm. BEEF SHORTHORN: £2180 Chestnut House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2080 Cragg Farm, £1980
Windy Hill Farm, £1920 Whinney Carr Farm, £1880 Lower Castle O Trim, £1550 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1520 Moss Edge Farm. HEREFORD: £1920 Netherbeck Barn, £1750 Oak Fold, £1520 Park Lane Farm, £1180 Moss Edge Farm, £1000 Park Lane Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1920 Oak Fold, £1920 Oak Fold, £1850 Abbotson Farm, £1780 Moss Edge Farm. ANGUS: £1900 Moss Edge Farm, £1900 Downlands Farm, £1850 Grange Farm, £1800 Downlands Farm, £1780 Hare Field House, £1780 Hare Field House. BLONDE: £1850 Netherbeck Barn. SIMMENTAL: £1700 Burns Farm. BELTED GALLOWAY: £1650 Homelands.
Store Bull Top Prices: £1680 Marsh Farm.
OTM CATTLE
A few more about this week with cows averaging 255ppk. Feeding type beef cows to 289.5ppk with heavy weights to £2495. Best young dairies to 289.5ppk, heavy weights to 274ppk, parlour types 240-265ppk with top grossing £2058. OTM steers to 324ppk and £2342 and heifers to 329ppk and £2417.
OTM Cow Top Prices: FRIESIAN: 289.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 259.50 Myers Farm, 259.50
Hazleslack Towers Farm, 244.50 Hazleslack Towers Farm, 244.50 Cote Farm, 244.50 Cote Farm. ANGUS: 289.50, 274.50 Elm Bank Farm, 274.50 Rooten Brook, 259.50 Rooten Brook, 249,50 Rooten Brook. LIMMOSIN: 289.50 Yates Farm, 264.50 Rooten Brook. BEEF SHORTHORN: 279.50 Cinderbarrow Farm, 279.50 Cinderbarrow Farm, 259.50 Homelands. SIMMENTAL: 279.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. FLECKVIEH: 247.50 Holme Head, 219.50 Holme Head. MRI: 264.50
Littlewood Hall Farm. NORWEGIAN RED: 249.50 Myers Farm, 244.50 Holme Head.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: LIMMOUSIN: 329.50 Homelands. ANGUS: 324.50 Newsham Hall Farm, 324.50 Elm Bank Farm, 309.50 Elm Bank Farm, 304.50 Elm Bank Farm, 299.50 Whinney Carr Farm, 279.50 Scale Hall. SIMMENTAL: 289.50 West Lynn. BRITISH BLUE: 289.50 Hare Field, 249.50 Black Bull Farm. HEREFORD: 200 Lundholme Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: SOUTH DEVON: 324.50 Newsham Hall Farm. CHAROLLIAS: 324.50
Newsham Hall Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 314.50 Old Glasson Farm. FRIESIAN: 314.50 Newsham Hall Farm. ANGUS: 289.50 Scale Hall, 279.50 Black Bull Farm. SIMMENTAL: 269.50 Black Bull Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 22nd
Lancaster: 10am Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 23rd
J36: 10:30am Pigs
11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
1pm Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 25th
J36: 10am OTM/Cast Cattle
10:30am Store Cattle followed by Stirks
11am Calves
Friday 26th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
