Weekly Report and Newsletter - 20th June 2025
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Monday 16th June 2025.
NWA Lancaster once again proved to be the customer choice to market lambs, another rise in number attracting additional buyers with eight ring side today, all keen to do business. Additional vendors once again present, attracted by the prompted Monday morning sale and all keen to return. For all sheep sale enquires please contact Matthew Probert (07540446667) or Andrew Butler (07966556592). #LAMBS2LAM
Prime Lambs
589 spring lambs were forward today, ranging from 37p/kg to 53kg, selling to an ever-expanding ringside of eight buyers keen to secure all classes and types, and requesting more every week.
An overall market SQQ of 363p/kg was achieved. Well finished in spec lambs were generally selling at 360p/kg to 380p/kg. ¾ and pure bred lambs attracting a premium, ranging from 380p/kg to 395p/kg, peaking at 429p/kg for a pen of Beltex cross from first time vendor M Broadhurst, West Horton. Closely followed by neighbour KA Purtill, Wigan achieving 423p/kg. Others to achieve 390p/kg to 410p/kg were D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe, W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe and T&S Blades, Arkholme. Top price per head was achieved by RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead for heavy Texels achieving £179, with Charolais cross £178 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe, Texel cross £175 from J Lamb, Glasson with others £174 from T&ME Longton & Son, Quernmore.
Lighter weight lambs sold to 374p/kg for Texel cross from P&AJ Whitaker, Quernmore and £163 for Beltex cross from M Broadhurst, West Horton.
Buyers are keen to secure well drawn pens of level lambs, with a premium achieved for well finished fed lambs.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £179 Ouzelthorn Farm, £175 Old Glasson Farm, £174 Bensons Farm, £173 Gillibrands Farm, £173, £172 Ackenthwaite Farm. CHAROLAIS: £178 Bensons Farm, £170 Oak Aveune. CONTINENTAL: £174 Lee End Farm, £172 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £169 Old Glasson Farm, £157, £153 Angerton Hall Farm, £149 Moss Gate Farm. BELTEX: £171, £169 Oak Aveune, £167 Hill Top Farm, £163 Gillibrands Farm, £159 Oak Aveune. SUFFOLK: £162 Hill Top Farm, £157, £156 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £156 New Parkside Farm, £156 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £153 Lodge Farm. JACOB: £151 The Hawthornes. HAMPSHIRE: £138 Potters Hill Farm.
Prime Hoggs
An unexpected entry of 90 hoggs were greeted by buyers keen to secure all classes and types. The best sold to 321p/kg for continentals from Cornthwaite Moors, Hambleton. Other well finished continentals were 280pkg to 300p/kg, with end of season sorts regarding from 180p/kg to 240p/kg. Top grossing being Texels and Charolais cross from D Clark, Preston at £163. All hoggs forward averaged 258p/kg.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: SUFFOLK: £160 Spar House Farm. CONTINENTAL: £163 Spar House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £163 Spar House Farm. TEXEL: £140 (x2) Park Farm Barn, £139 Throstle Grove Farm, £138 Spar House Farm, £136 Throstle Grove Farm, £133 Thornton Barn Farm. MULE: £137 Spar House Farm, £136 Park Farm Barn, £124 The Dingle, £122 Park Farm Barn. CHEVIOT: £128, £122 Yealand Manor, £122 Moors Farm, £122 Yealand Manor.
Cast Ewes
Cull ewes are coming forward in greater numbers on a weekly basis, as farmers look to offload passengers, as they sell lambs ahead of clipping. A wide range of ewes forward today, sold to five keen active buyers, generating an overall market average of £147. Just a handful of the strongest continental ewes forward, selling to £214 from KA Purtill, Wigan who sold others at £198 and £196. Both J Lamb, Glasson and D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe sold Texel cross at £192. Suffolk cross achieved £188 from DR&BE Rolfe, Scorton. Other stronger end first cross ewes were £170 to £185 and mediums £150 to £165. Mules sold to £176 from J Lamb, Glasson, with others at £170 from JE&J Pye, Quernmore and £169 RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. Medium Mules were generally £148 to £160. Just a handful of pure hill pred ewes sold to £160 for Cheviot from DR Presotn, Caton, Lleyns £148 from KA Purtill, Wigan. An entry of smaller hard worked Swaledale’s sold to £80 from DM Eames, Abbeystead.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £214, £198 Oak Aveune, £192 Bensons Farm, £192 Old Glasson Farm, £186 Bensons Farm, £183 The Dingle.
CHAROLAIS: £196 Oak Aveune, £178 Old Glasson Farm. SUFFOLK: £188 Potters Hill Farm, £174, £168 Oak Aveune, £166 Burrow Heights Farm, £140 Bensons Farm. MULE: £176 Old Glasson Farm, £170 Gibsons Farm, £169 Ouzelthorn Farm, £168 Ellers Farm, £166 Thornton Barn Farm, £166 Old Glasson Farm. BELTEX: £175 Oak Aveune. CHEVIOT: £160, £142 Ellers Farm, £100 Lower Swainhead Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £160 The Hawthornes. LLEYN: £148 Oak Aveune.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Tuesday 17th June 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
Prime lamb trade moves up a gear. Up and up and up! More numbers, more buyers and more trade at the weekly sale of prime lambs at Junction 36. An overall average of 366p/kg saw all shapes and sizes up on the week and up on other centres so far this week. Today saw Lleyns hit £207 from JA&R Geldard & Son, Levens. Texels sold to £204 from RJ Stott, Stainton and Suffolks to £202 for a pen of three from CG Birkett, Carnforth. Hampshires topped at £196 from IL Dixon, Carnforth and pure bred Zwartbles hit the £190 mark again from Messrs Geldard. A nice run of lambs from HP Blackwell, Milnthorpe sold well with Texels at 41kg making 402.4p/kg or £165. RJ Stott also had a good run of Texels over the 400p/kg mark, with 49kg lambs making £196 and 46kgs lambs achieving £184. Lighter lambs were also flying, KA Purtill, Wigan sold a pair of 38kg Texels for £148 or 389.5p/kg. E Lund & Son, Carnforth then sold a pen of seven Texels at the same weight to make the exact same. The message is very clear, “keep them coming”, for any enquiries call Joel McGarva on 07920009097 ahead of next weeks sale.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: LLeyn: £207 Low Foulshaw Farm. Texel: £204 Crosscrake Farm, £200 Mireside Farm, £196 Crosscrake Farm, £189 Low Foulshaw Farm, £185 Mireside Farm, £184 Crosscrake Farm, £182 Ackenthwaite Farm. Suffolk: £202 Netherbeck Barn, £189 Hodgsons Green Farm, £189 Birks Farm, £189 Station Hotel Farm, £186 Hallbeck, £183 Borrans Farm, £182 Gibraltar Farm. Hampshire: £196 Cantsfield Hall, £150 £144 Endmoor Farm. Zwartble: £190 £180 Low Foulshaw Farm, £169 Birks Farm. Leicester: £180 Low Foulshaw Farm. Continental: £178 Howriggs, £176 Station Hotel Farm, £169 Cracalt Farm, £160 Hagg Farm, £158 Oak Avenue, £153 Cracalt Farm, £151 Preston Patrick Hall. Dorset: £176 Hallbeck. Charollais: £149 Gibraltar Farm. Beltex: £148 Stubb Farm.
Prime Hoggs
Hoggs also good to sell. A surprising number of hoggs forward, saw an increased trade for anything in good condition. Texels topped at £192 from Messrs JW Robinson, Carnforth. A pen of eleven continentals from PJ&MR Stuart, Sowerby sold for 327.1p/kg. The same home sold a pair of 54kg hoggs to the same pence per kilo or £177. A large number of lighter hoggs around brought the average back, however a very strong trade for the time of year.
Matthew Probert – 07540 446667
Joel McGarva – 07920 009097
Will Rogerson – 07506283587
Robert Cloughton – 07867 000244
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £192 Green Close, £159 Ashtree Cottage, £130 Low House Beck, £120 Low House Beck. Gritstone: £188 Low Waterside, £186 Low Waterside. Suffolk: £186 Green Close, £140 West Plain. Continental: £177 New Hall, £157 New Hall, £141 Netherbeck Barn, £140 New Hall, £130 New Hall, £126 Netherbeck Barn. Rough Fell: £172 Rash Mill, £140 High Swinklebank Farm, £122 High Swinklebank Farm. Mule: £174 High Swinklebank Farm, £142 High Gregg Hall Farm, £126 New Hall. Charollais: £163 High Gregg Hall Farm. Lleyn: £150 Low Longmire Farm, £146 Low Longmire Farm, £124 Low Longmire Farm. Horned: £148 Cottage Farm, £108 New Hall. Herdwick: £124 Barfield Farm. Cheviot £112 New Hall. Swaledale: £85 New Hall.
Cast Ewes
All cull sheep sold to an animated trade, perhaps dearest seen for a few weeks. Just a handful of pure-bred ewes forward today, which sold to £220 for Texels from A Brown, Carnforth. Other medium pure breds were generally £175 to £190. The strongest first cross ewes sold to £200 for Suffolks from RT&ME Sutton, Kendal, with £195 achieved for Charollais cross from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell and Texel cross from KA Purtill, Wigan. Other stronger end first cross ewes were £170 to £190, with mediums £150 to £170. The best of the Mules sold to £180 for Cheviot Mules from A Brown, Carnforth with medium North Country Mules at £168 from RT Gorst, Killington with others £165 from T Ellis, New Hutton and MG&J Parker, Wennington. Mediums Mules were generally £140 to £155. Pure hill ewes sold to £190 for Lleyns from JA&R Geldard & Sons, Levens, Cheviots £180 from KA Purtill, Wigan, Gritstones £140 from S Whitehead, Middleton, Herdwick £134 from K Hartley, Bootle, Swaledale £130 from AJ&L Birkett, Ambleside and Rough Fells from £122 RJ&OB Simpson, Longsleddale. Medium horned ewes were generally £80 to £100, with the smaller leaner end £60 to £80 and only a few less.
An abundance of cull rams saw the stronger end sell to £220 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside with others at £208 from MPG Gibson, Crossthwaite. Medium continental rams were regularly £160 to £180, with pure hill rams £125 to £140.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £220 Whinfield Farm, £195 Oak Avenue, £192 Nab House, £190, £185, £178 Templand Farm.Suffolk: £200 Crosscrake Farm, £192 Ashtree Cottage, £192 Oak Avenue.Continental: £195 The Borrans, £150 West Plain Farm, £135 The Borrans, £112, £108 West Plain Farm.Lleyn: £190, £188 Low Foulshaw Farm, £172 Low Longmire Farm.Cheviot: £180 Oak Avenue, £132 Templand Farm, £120, £116 Thorn Cottage.Dorset: £180 Hallbeck.Charollais: £170 Whinfield Farm.Leicester: £168 Longwell.Mule: £168 The Coach House, £165 Woodside, £165 Lodge Farm, £155 Cragg House Farm, £148 Underhelm Farm, £145 Longwell.Gritstone: £140 Low Waterside, £114 Templand Farm.Herdwick: £134 Barfield, £132, £90 High Birk Howe Farm, £90 The Howes.Swaledale: £130 High Birk Howe Farm, £130 Thorn Cottage, £130 Tricketts Drive, £128 Strickland Hill, £128 Bridge End Farm, £110 Longwell.Rough Fell: £122 High Swinklebank Farm, £120 Rash Mill Cottage.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Leicester: £220 Yoad Pot, £160 Strickland Hill.Texel: £208 Tarnside Farm, £175 Thorn Cottage, £130 Endmoor Farm, £122 Thorn Cottage, £120 Broadhead.Lleyn: £208 Tarnside Farm, £148 Low Longmire Farm.Charollais: £182 Low Foulshaw Farm.Swaledale: £175 Tricketts Drive, £136 Thorn Cottage, £128 Tricketts Drive.Cheviot: £174 Low Deepslack.Herdwick: £145 Barfield Farm.
Breeding Sheep
The final sheep and lamb sale saw a solid trade right through. Texel and Mule ewes remained strong with an average of £85 per life. Herdwick ewes with lambs were good to sell, with twins making £65 per life and singles making £80 per life. On behalf of North West Auctions, we would like to thank all vendors, buyers and sponsors for what a very successful season it has been. We hope to see you again soon.
REMINDER: Store lamb sales will be commencing on Thursday 17th July at Junction 36. All entries and enquiries are welcome, do not hesitate to contact the office or auctioneers with entries or for information.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 20th June 2025.
Calves
As expected, a small offering of calves forward today, whilst our contingent of loyal Lancastrians grasp this opportunity of good weather to gather much needed crop.
The sale peaked today at £730 for a Charolais bulls from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale who sold Aberdeen Angus to £700. Young British Blue bulls sold to £600 from AD&RL Milner, Claughton on Brock with Black and White bulls this week selling to £420 from WN&D Smith, Cockerham.
A sweet but youthful show of heifer calves sold to £550 from RT Halhead, Cockerham with Aberdeen Angus to £470 from WN&D Smith, Cockerham.
A larger show of calves both needed and expected next week, please ring Will or Andrew with any enquiries.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £550 Norbreck Farm. Angus: £470 Cocker House Farm, £455,£360 Norbreck Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Charollais: £730 Tills Farm. Angus: £700 Tills Farm, £460 Lane Head Farm, £390 Norbreck Farm. British Blue: £600 Lane Head Farm, £490 Norbreck Farm. Friesian: £420, £370 Cocker House Farm.
Store Cattle
A reduced number forward today, with farmers taking advantage of the fine weather to catch up and get ahead on field work. Just a handful of strongest steers forward selling at £2480 for Aberdeen Angus cross from both JS Clark & Sons, Catforth and RG&B Lewis, Middleton. Others were nicely £2200 to £2400. Younger steers sold to £2180 for Stabiliser cross from M Allen, Carnforth who also sold Aberdeen Angus cross at £2120. Dairy bred steers sold to £1780 for black and whites from TH Wensley & Son, Kirkham. All steers forward averaged £2003.
A ring full of Aberdeen Angus cross heifers from KH&D Holden, Pilling sold to £2260. Closely followed by a ring full from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby at £2240. Other finished type heifers were £1950 to £2100. All heifers forward today averaged £1978.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £2480 Bainsbank Farm, £2480 Godson House Farm, £2380 Bainsbank Farm, £2200 New Ridge Farm, £2120 Yealand Manor. Hereford: £2280 Wood Nook Farm, £1500 Well House Farm. Stabaliser: £2180 Yealand Manor. Limousin: £1880 Thornton Barn Farm. Friesian: £1780 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1580 Holly House Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £2260 Chestnut House Farm, £2100 Hare Field House, £2020 Park Lane Farm, £1980 Wood Nook Farm, £1800 Park Lane Farm.Limousin: £2240 High Snab, £1780 Park Lane Farm.British Blue:£2180 Hare Field House, £2080 Pasture House Farm, £1940 Holly House Farm, £1920 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1640 Parrox Hall Farm, £1520 Barbon Fell House.
OTM Cattle
Numbers remaining consistent with all buyers keen to secure all types of cows, with trade every bit as strong as recent weeks. Just a handful of beef cows today, selling to 314.5p/kg on two occasions for Limousin cows from MB Fawcett, Burton in Lonsdale. Other medium feeding types sold to 279.5p/kg for a Limousin from J&J Huck, Burneside, with others 260p/kg to 275p/kg. Top grossing beef cows was a Limousin from MB Fawcett, Carnforth totalling £1846.
Just a handful of the heaviest well fed dairy cows forward today selling to 279.5p/kg from JR&S Handly, Haversham with others 274.5p/kg from Lawson Farm Ltd, DW&EA Cottam and EW&RM Towrs. Other medium well fleshed cows were 260p/kg to 270p/kg, with better parlour type cows 245p/kg to 260p/kg and only the lighter weight and leaner less. The top grossing dairy cow achieved £2146 on two occasions from Lawson Farm, Cockerham and DW&EM Cottam, New Hutton. Other heavier well fleshed cows were regularly £2000 to £2150, with nice straight parlour types £1480 to £1700.
OTM beef heifers sold to 359.5p/kg for a British Blue cross from MJ Shepherd & Son, Pilling with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £2171 from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby. Dairy heifers sold to 269.5p/kg from JR&S Handley, Haversham with others at £1600 from Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham.
OTM beef steers sold to 334p/kg and £2286 for Aberdeen Angus cross from JD EM JA Atkinson, Kendal. A single cull bull sold to 249.5p/kg and £2737 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Lawson Farm Ltd, Cockerham. All cows today averaged 249p/kg, OTM heifers averaged 274p/kg and OTM steers averaged 320p/kg.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 314.5 Stainderber Farm, 279.5 Oak Fold, 269.5 Barbon Fell House. Friesian: 279.5 College Green, 274.5 Hagg Farm, 274.5 Sweetings Farm, 269.5 Priory Farm. Fleckvieh: 274.5 Holme Head. Blonde: 244.5 Oak Fold. Norwegian Red: 224.5 Lower Langthwaite Farm. Jersey: 199.5 Chapel Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: 359.5 Pasture House Farm. Angus: 329.5 High Snab. Friesian: 269.5 College Green Farm,264.5 Sweetings Farm, 244.5 Chapel House, 239.5 Norbreck Farm,194.5 College Green Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 334.5 Low Groves Farm.Belted Galloway: 289.5 Low Borrowbridge Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Angus: 249.5 Sweetings Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 23rd
Lancaster: 10am Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 24th
J36: 10:30am Pigs
1pm Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 26th
J36: 10am Stirks
10:30am OTM/Cast Cattle
11am Store Cattle
11:30am Rearing Calves
Friday 27th
Lancaster: 10:15am Rearing & Weaned Calves
10:15am OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
