Weekly Report & Newsletter - 22nd May 2026
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofSpring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Monday 18th May 2026.
SPRING LAMBS
An increase in number on the week with trade very similar on the week, with a top price of £229 for smart heavy weight Texel cross from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. Other heavy weight lambs from P&V Bennet sold to £224 also for Texels. W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe saw their consignment of quality lambs top at £222 or 483p/kg for Texels, with EJ&PE Burrow, Storth breaking the £200 barrier for continental bred lambs. A&E Clarkson, Thurnham sold lighter weight Texel lambs to 492p/kg for a pen full of Texels. An overall average of 450p/kg was achieved with more weight being on show this weekKeep these lambs coming to Lancaster!
Spring Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £229 Burrow Heights Farm, £224 Arna Wood Farm, £222 Ackenthwaite Farm, £221 Ackenthwaite Farm, £218 Bensons Farm, £212 Hazelslack Tower Farm. CONTINENTAL: £221 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £214 Ackenthwaite Farm, £209 Ackenthwaite Farm, £180 Potters Hill Farm, £178 Potters Hill Farm. SUFFOLK: £201 Cocker House Farm, £196 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £196 Cocker House Farm, £195 Cocker House Farm, £194 Cocker House Farm. MULE: £188 Hazelslack Tower Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £182 Oak Avenue.
PRIME HOGGS
Prime hoggs saw a very mixed entry of hoggs ranging from 28kg to 80kg, with an overall average 375p/kg heavy achieved. A top price of £229 was achieved for Texels from D Clarke, Woodplumpton. T Taylor, Preston was not for behind at £227 for continental hoggs. Plenty of the heavy weight hoggs were around the £205 to £210. Handy weight hoggs were the best to sell, with GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston achieving 468p/kg or £206 for 44kg Beltex, with this good home also selling handy weight Cheviots to £187 or 435p/kg and Scotch Blackface to 414p/kg. Hoggs will be required next Monday for the upcoming festival.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: BELTEX: £229 Spar House Farm, £206 Little Eccleston Hall. CONTINENTAL: £227 Midge Hall Farm, £212 Midge Hall Farm, £184, Little Eccleston Hall, £156 Dockensall Farm, £150 Dockensall Farm, £146 Little Eccleston Hall. TEXEL: £220 Moorville, £219 Spar House Farm, £218 Moorville, £217 Moorville, £216 Spar House Farm, £215 Throstle Grove Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £219 Spar House Farm, £196 Quarry House. CHAROLLAIS: £219
Spar House Farm. MASHAM: £195 Allcocks Farm. CHEVIOT: £187 Little Eccleston Hall, £185 Little Eccleston Hall, £185 Cotestones Farm, £172 Little Eccleston Hall, £171 Bowers Farm, £171 Little Eccleston Hall. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £182 Little Eccleston Hall, £176 Little Eccleston Hall, £169 Little Eccleston Hall. MULE: £171 Far Highfield, £132 Haversham House Farm. HORNED: £155 Fern Bank Farm. HERDWICK: £135 Helks Farm. ZWARBTLE: £136 Fern Bank Farm. SWALEDALE: £71 Burnhead Farm.
CULL SHEEP
A jump in numbers as vendors look to sell the ewes that lamb have gone fat. Topping the trade today was GR&RA Surtees, Stodday with their Texel ewes achieving £226. Other Texel ewes achieved £220 from GH Sanderson & Family, Catforth. Mule ewes from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham sold £186, with meated Mules to £184 from D&E Whittaker, Quernmore.
Dutch Spotted achieved £200 from I Richardson, Catforth. Su olk ewes sold £198 from KA Purtill, Wigan. Teeswater to £212 from T&D Wright, Wray with Dalesbred ewes from the same home to £140 and Swaledales to £122 from E Parker, Mewith.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £226 The Barn, £220 Blackleach House Farm, £218 Oak Avenue, £210 Oak Avnue, £204 Cock Hall, £200 The Barn. TEESWATER: £212 Allcocks Farm.
CONTINENTAL: £200 Midge Hall Farm, £175 Midge Hall Farm, £170 Midge Hall Farm, £166 Bowers Farm, £160 Haversham House Farm, £160 Potters Hill Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £200 West View Farm, £170 West View Farm. SUFFOLK: £198 Oak Avenue, £174 Cotestones Farm, £154 Cotestones Farm. MULE: £186 Cock Hall Farm, £184 Little Fell Farm, £177 Park Farm, £175 Thornton Barn Farm, £165 Strand Farm, £162 Little Fell Farm. CHEVIOT: £168 Bowers Farm, £114 Bowers Farm, £110 Moorcock Hall Farm. DALESBRED: £140 Allcocks Farm.
SWALEDALE: £122 Burnhead Farm, £81 Burnhead Farm, £50 Appletree Farm. LEICESTER: £102 Burnhead Farm, £50 Burnhead Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: CONTINENTAL: £120 Longstripes Farm.
SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
Another strong entry of ewes and lambs here at Lancaster, as the Monday morning sale gains in popularity for buyers and sellers.
A consignment of Dutch Spotted ewes with lambs from Myerscough College, Garstang created plenty of interest with their consignment topping at £415 for a hogg and single lamb. One crop ewes with single lambs sold to £315 per family.
Today was the second hogg and lamb sale, with Mule hoggs with Texel lambs being the order of the day, topping at £405 from J Bargh, Heaton with Oxcli e with others from this good home achieving £395. William Gardner’s consignment of Mule hoggs topped at £360 for a single Mule hogg with Texel lamb, with others from this same good home at £355 for a pen of five Mule hoggs with single Texel lambs and others at £346.
Ian Richardson, Catforth had his usually entry of Texel cross aged ewes with super posh Beltex lambs topping at £380 for a ewe with twin lambs. While his cracking ewes with
single lambs topped at £365 per family, with this vendors consignment averaging £158 per life.
Hill bred ewes today would saw Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh achieve £300 for aged Cheviot cross ewes with twin Beltex lambs.
Sale as normal next week with thirty families already entered, including another entry of Dutch Spotted ewes and lambs from Myerscough College. Additional entries invited, please contact the o ice, Mattthew Probert or Andrew Butler with any enquiries.
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £380 West View Farm, £365 West View Farm, £340 West View Farm, £320 Haversham House, £320 West View Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £360 Myerscough Hall, £350 Park Farm, £315 Myerscough Hall, £310 Myerscough Hall, £260 Park Farm. MULE: £355 Quarry House, £255 Haversham House. CONTINENTAL: £325 Longstripes Farm, £300 Longstripes Farm, £200 Longstripes Farm.
Shearling & Lamb Top Prices: CONTINENTAL: £315 Myerscough Hall. DUTCH SPOTTED: £315 Myerscough Hall, £310 Myerscough Hall. TEXEL: £300 Longstripes Farm.
Hogg & Lamb Top Prices: DUTCH SPOTTED: £415 Myerscough Hall. MULE: £405 Cottam Farm, £395 Cottam Farm, £360 Quarry House, £355 Quarry House, £345 Quarry House, £340 Quarry House.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofSheep with Lambs at Foot, Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 19th May 2026.
SPRING LAMBS & PRIME HOGGS
Spring Lambs Still Bouncing
The strong trade for spring lambs at J36 continued today, topping at £243 for a pen of five from Messers RJ Stott. Messers D & DW Prickett topped the PPK section at 536PPK for Texels weighing 41kg.Others from this same good home hit 533.3PPK while Su olks topped at £234 from Messers E Needham. Overall Average of 450 PPK. Hoggs also continues to hold up well for the well-fed types with heavies still adding up nicely. Texels topped at £254 from Messers PJ & MR Stuart for a pen of four, Su olks reached £246 from Messers M Rendell. Messers M & YS Barker had texels sell to £244 and £240 for seven in number. A trio of Texels from Messers PJ & MR Stuart hit 443 ppk and a further single to the same price. Continential from Messers Harrison hit 440ppk. Cheviots topped at 410ppk from Barker Farms and Scotch Blackfaced hit 440ppk for 16 in number from Cardwell Farms LTD. Another late season show however an all in overall average of 370 ppk.
More sheep required here next week to meet demand, contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 for further enquires.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £243 Crosscrake Farm, £223 Slack Farm, £220 Farleton House, £218 (x2) Crosscrake Farm, £216 Cock Hall Farm. SUFFOLK: £234 Birkrigg Park Cottage, £225 Gibraltar Farm, £222 Birkrigg Park Cottage, £203 Calverts Farm, £199 (x2) Ackenthwaite
Farm. HAMPSHIRE: £211 (x2) Cantsfield Hall, £188, £178 Endmoor Farm. BELTEX: £210 Farleton House. CONTINENTAL: £206, £199 Calverts Farm, £164 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £160 Bank Farm. CHAROLAIS: £184, £182 Redbank Farm.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £254 New Hall, £244, £240 Halton Park Farm, £236 Head House, £234 New Hall, £233 Brow Head. SUFFOLK: £246 Milestones Cottages, £239 Halton Park Farm, £211 Four Lane Ends Farm, £210, £194 New Hall, £190 Halton Park Farm. CHEVIOT: £234 Mansrigg Hall, £229, £213 Capplegill, £207 Slack Farm, £196 Mansrigg Hall, £191 Capplegill. KERRY HILL: £212 Low Levens Farm. MULE: £209 Seedfield, £200 Mansrigg Hall, £188 Slack Farm, £180, £170 New Hall, £162 Yewbarrow. CONTINENTAL: £200 New Hall, £184 Mansrigg Hall, £128 Yewbarrow, £120, £110, £100 Low Audlands. ROUGH FELL: £185 Cherry Tree House. SWALEDALE: £170, £166, £150 New Hall, £150 Higher Salter, £142, £132 Mansrigg Hall. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £170, £152 (x2), £134 Inverbervie. GRITSTONE: £169 Inverbervie. MASHAM: £163 Low Audlands. HERDWICK: £137 New Hall. SWISS VAL BLACKNOSE: £130 Stone Meadow. HORNED: £107 Mansrigg Hall.
CAST SHEEP
An increased entry of ewes forward today with trade for the best goods every bit as sharp.
Texel cross ewes from Messers Rogerson, Appleby lead the way at £254 with plenty of the strongest £200 plus. Mules and Mashams to £184 from Messers Gibson & Berry, Endmoor, with Cheviots topping the ewes at £182 courtesy of GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow. Horned ewes to £167 for Swales from Drinkall Brothers, Lancaster with the best of these £120 plus.
Texel to £254 from PJ & ES Rogerson, Appleby
Su olk to £248 from Messers Needham, Kendal
BFL to £248 from R Harker & Son, Grayrigg
Cheviot Mule to £204 from TH & DM Cornthwaite, Low Tarn
LLyen to £200 from JA & R Geldard
Masham to £184 from Messers Gibson & Berry, Endmoor
Cheviot to £182 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow
Kerry Hill to £174 from E Hibbs, Levens
Swaledale to £167 from Drinkall Brothers, Lancaster
Rough Fell to £162 from A Barnes, Milnthorpe
Rams a tasty trade
Texel to £278 from TH & DM Cornthwaite, Low Tarn
BFL to £230 from Drinkall Brothers, Lancaster
Hampshire to £220 from JE Atkinson, Ulverston
Rough Fell to £202 from I & J Mallinson, Selside
Goats
£172 from B Heaps, Charnock Richard
£154 from FE & CM Robinson, Crooklands
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £254 £248 Maison Gill, £230 Hallbeck, £224 Stakes Moss Farm, £220 Maison Gill, £220 Low Tarn Green. Su olk: £248 £232 Birkrigg Park Cottage, £170 Chapel Island View, £168 Slack Farm, £148 High Fell Gate. Leicester: £248 Grayrigg Hall. Cheviot: £204 Low Tarn Green, £182 x2 Low Gregg Hall, £168 Low Tarn Green, £156 Spicegill Farm, £148 Low Tarn Green. Lleyn: £200 £178 £176 £162 £156 Low Foulshaw Farm. Continental: £194 Bandrake Head, £188 Low Audlands, £170 Farleton House, £160 Low Audlands, £150 Stone Meadow. Cheviot Mule: £186 Hawes Farm, £182 School House, £178 Yak Leaf, £168 Birch Bank, £166 Yak Leaf, £166 School House. Masham: £184 £182 £162 Low Audlands, £127 Grate Farm. Dutch Spotted: £180 £174 Oxen Park Farm. Dorset: £180 Stakes Moss Farm, £146 Warth Sutton Farm, £112 Bandrake Head. Mule: £180 Birch Bank, £174 £170 High House Farm, £164 Catshaw Hall Farm, £162 Grayrigg Hall, £162 Catshaw Hall Farm, £160 Moss Side. Beltex: £180 Bandrake Head, £148 Tailbert. Kerry Hill: £174 £124 Low Levens Farm, £120 £100 Low Borrowbridge Farm. Zwartble: £172 £164 Four Lane Ends Farm. Swale: £167 £149 Catshaw Hall Farm, £138 Grayrigg Hall, £128 £116 Oxen Park Farm, £112 Grayrigg Hall, £108 Yewbarrow. Rough Fell: £162 Moss Side, £112 Spice Gill Farm, £106 Somme Avenue, £76 Spice Gill Farm. Blue Texel: £162 Well Foot. Gritstone: £158 Inverbervie. Goat: £154 Warth Sutton Farm. Charollais: £152 Tailbert. Herdwick: £68 Tongue House Farm, £58 Hill Top Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £278 Low Tarn Green, £248 £246 Preston Patrick Hall, £168 Well Foot, £112 Birch Bank. Leicester: £230 Catshaw Hall Farm, £190 Yewbarrow. Hampshire: £220 £146 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Rough Fell: £202 £194 £184 Cherry Tree House. Dorset: £196 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Goat: £172 Four Lane Ends Farm. Dutch Spotted: £122 Brow Head.
SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
91 Families
Averages (per life)
Singles - £114.12
Twins - £107.48
A straight trade witnessed today with a very big sale pending next week. Sale today consisted of mainly aged Ewes with an even spread of Mule, Continental & Hill Ewes.
Topping the market today was a pen of 1 crop Mule Ewes with Twins from NA Allen, Windermere making £355. Mules were certainly the most sought after breed today specifically when they had well grown, classy lambs. Like the previous week, the number of Hill Ewes is increasing with a large entry of Herdwicks available. Trade for these was similar to the previous week with sheep making between £60 to £70 per life depending on age, strength and quality.
!!Next Week!!
Is the Second sale for Hoggs & Lambs followed by Ewes & Lambs.
A very large entry of both sections, especially Hoggs & Lambs with the largest Second sale entry to date. All entries welcome!
For any entries contact
Rob – 07867 000244 Will – 07506 283587
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: MULE: £345 High House Farm, £335, £325 Higher Watson House, £310 (x2) High House Farm, £310 Mansrigg Hall. TEXEL: £335 Higher Watson House, £295 Mansrigg Hall, £265 Higher Watson House, £240 Mansrigg Hall. DUTCH SPOTTED: £320, £300, £295, £280 (x2) Myerscough Hall.
Shearling & Lamb Top Prices: MULE: £265 Mansrigg Hall.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Lancaster Live Machinery. Wednesday 20th May 2026.
Live Sale relaunched at NWA Lancaster
The long awaited and much anticipated live sale of Farm Machinery, Equipment, Tools and Vehicles at Lancaster Auction Mart was met with a high level of customer interest. An extremely successful sale was had providing a competitive outlet for a wide range of items.
All three tractors successfully sold with a TYM 903 (2015) selling at £7600, Case 1594 (B Reg) £4000 and a much admired MF35 C/W loader £3400.
Machinery & Equipment saw a Twin Axle Bailey Trailer sell at £4300, Agrimac Tanker £3000, Kuhn Disc Mower £1750, Ifor Williams Plant Trailer £1220, West Spreader £500, Kidd Chopper £450. Other items of interest included an electric forklift £1020, calf milk feeder £900, Countax mower £500, PZ haybob £360, weigh scales £350, log splitter £300.
A highly successful and enjoyable day had – Future sale dates to be announced.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 22nd May 2026.
REARING CALVES/WEANED CALVES
Large entry of calves forward with over half being sale date entries. Vendors are encouraged to pre enter calves to assist with canvassing buyers and sale organisation. Top price today at £900 for 9-week-old British Blue from D & M Foster who sold others at £880 with younger Charolais to £870 and British Blue to £800. Younger rearing calves 4–6-week-old sold to a top price of £690 for British Blue, Charolais to £660, Aberdeen Angus to £580. Younger end generally £470-£580. Heifers sold to top of £720 for a
Charolais with younger Limousin to £650, Charolais to £600. Month old rearers generally £420-£510. A large number of dairy bulls forward, strongest weaned Holstein Friesian to £500 with better end rearers £220-£290 with younger sorts £90-£140.
Business as usual next Friday, with catalogue entries required by 12noon Monday.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: CHAROLIS: £720 Tunstall Farm, £600 Bolton Fold Farm, £590 Bolton Fold Farm, £560 Holmescales Farm, £530 Bolton Fold Farm. LIMOUSIN: £650 Church Farm, £440 Tunstall Farm. HEREFORD: £600 Marl House, £430 Richmond Hall Farm, £350 Holmescale Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £550 Roe Farm, £520 Richmond Hall Farm, £500 Richmond Hall Farm, £490 Norbreck Farm, £490 Roe Farm, £480 Norbreck Farm. ANGUS: £490 Richardmond Hall Farm, £490 Tills Farm, £490 Tills Farm, £480 Downlands Farm, £470 Lane Head Farm, £450 Downlands Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £900 Church Farm, £880 Church Farm, £800 Walker I’th Fields, £740 Walker I’th Fields, £740 Walker I’th Field, £720 Walker I’th Fields. CHAROLIS: £870 Tunstall Hall, £660 Tunstall Hall. HEREFORD: £700 Marl House, £700 Marl House, £570 Richmond Hall Farm, £530 Richmond Hall Farm, £490 Westfield House Farm, £300 Dale Barns. ANGUS: £580 Derby Lodge Farm, £580 Walker I’th Field, £560 Lane Head Farm, £550 Tills Farm, £540 Derby Lodge Farm, £480 Liscoe Farm. LIMOUSIN: £560 Tunstall Hall, £550 Tunstall Hall, £540 Tunstall Hall. FRIESIAN: £500 Bellart Howe, £500 Bellart Howe, £385 Bellart Howe, £330 Bellart Howe, £330 Bellart Howe, £330 Bellart Howe.
STORE CATTLE
Ringside of buyers keen to secure stock to keep pens full which ensured all cattle sold for full value. Topping today was Charolais x bullock at £2350, Aberdeen Angus to £2180, Limousin to £2180, British Blue to £2150. Stronger end feeding bullocks £1920£2150. Heifers sold to a top of £2000 for Simmental, British Blue to £1980, Aberdeen Angus to £1950, Hereford to £1900. Feeding heifers generally £1800-£1950.
Store Bullock Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £2350 Millbeck, £1980 Downlands Farm. ANGUS: £2180 Downlands Farm, £2150 Foredales Farm, £2150 Benson Hall, £2080 Wood Nook Farm, £2000 Cock Hall Farm, £1950 Town House. LIMOUSIN: £2180 Millbeck, £2150 Intack Farm, £2080 Burns Farm, £2050 Intack Farm, £2020 Middlebarrow Plain, £2020 Burns Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2150 Savick Brook Farm, £1980 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1950 Savick Brook Farm, £1900 Cotestone Farm, £1500 Plumpton Hall Farm. SIMMENTAL: £2000 Benson Hall, £1980 Burns Farm, £1950 Burns Farm. FRIESIAN: £1880 Betts Farm, £1850 Foredales Farm, £1750 Hall Farm, £1700 Downlands Farm, £1450 Plumpton Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £1850 Windy Hill Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: SIMMENTAL: £2000 Benson Hall. BRITISH BLUE: £1980 Hare Field House, £1900 Hall Farm, £1880 Foredales Farm, £1880 Wood Nook Farm, £1850 Lee End Farm, £1820 Cotestone Farm. ANGUS: £1950 Benson Hall, £1920 Hare Field House, £1920 Betts Farm, £1880 Hare Field House, £1880 Hare Field House, £1880 Wood Nook Farm. HEREFORD: £1900 Sta ord Farm, £1850 Lee End Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1850 Lee End Farm.
OTM CATTLE
Few less cull cows today, with farmers preparing for the good weather forecast ahead of silaging. All sold today averaged 258ppk.
Beef cows sold to 314ppk for British Blue with other feeding types 270ppk-290ppk. Top grossing being a British Blue at £2421 and Charolais close behind at £2324
Dairy cows sold to a top of 269ppk for black & white with medium meated parlour types 235ppk-250ppk. Top grossing being Holstein Friesian to £2200.
Single cull bull in today achieving 269ppk and £2487 for a Hereford.
Prime cattle forward again in good numbers with Limousin to 359ppk and Hereford to 309ppk. Top grossing being a Hereford to £2011.
Prime steers sold to 394ppk for a Limousin. Top grossing being another Limousin at £2175.
OTM Cow Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 314.50 Norbreck farm. CHAROLAIS: 314.50 Norbreck Farm. LIMOUSIN: 289.50 Abbotson Farm, 284.50 Longlands, 189.50 Marl House. FRIESIAN: 269.50 Richmond Hall Farm,264.50 Norbreck Farm, 259.50 Myers Farm, 254.50 West Hall, 254.50 Norbreck Farm, 254.50 Spital Farm. ANGUS: 269.50 Forgelands. SIMMENTAL: 269.50 Longlands, 259.50 Wyre Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 324.50 Yeat House, 314.50 Low Groves Farm. HEREFORD: 309.50 Yeat House, 309.50 Boundary House. FRIESIAN: 294.50 West Hall, 289.50 West Hall. LIMOUSIN: 259.50 Intack Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 394.50 Intack Farm, 349.50 Millbeck, 319.50 Millbeck. FRIESIAN: 314.50 Low Deepslack. OTHER: 279.50 Derby Lodge Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: HEREFORD: 269.50 Boundary House.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 25th
Lancaster: 10am Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
Tuesday 26th
J36: Second Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
10:30am Pigs
11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
1pm Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 28th
J36: 10am OTM/Cast Cattle
10:30am Store Cattle followed by Stirks
11am Calves
Friday 29th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle