Market Reports

Mar
25
2025

Sale Report - Tuesday 25th March 2025


Forward 1288 Head of Stock comprising of 36 Cattle including 3 Calves, 28 Stores, 2 OTM, 3 In Calf Heifers and 1252 Sheep comprising of 10 Prime Lambs, 887 Prime Hoggs, 160 Ewes, 12 Tups, 3 Wethers, 150 Store Hoggs, 17 In-Lamb Ewes, 2 Ewes with 2 Lambs at foot, 5 Cade Lambs, 4 Goats and 34 Round Bales of Straw.

CALVES  Limousin Steers to £820, Holstein Bulls to £285.

Top price bull calf from Cockfields Farm Ltd sold to Lea Partners Ltd.

Top price steer calf from Nether End Farms Ltd sold to WAC 2020 Ltd.

STORES   Limousin Steers to £1255, Limousin Heifers to £1510, Charolais Steers to £1815, British Blue Heifers to £1990, Holstein Bulls to £285, Freisian Heifers to £475, Shetland Bulls to £370, Freisian Bulls to £310.

Top price bull from AM Smith sold to P & J Humphrey.

Top price steer from DI & J Hague sold to AE Guymer & Sons.

Top price heifer from EC & RP Ellis sold to G & R Booth.

OTM CATTLE to 269p/kg (Avg 260.77p/kg) Top price from J Holmes & Sons sold to J Hobson & Son.

IN CALF HEIFERS to £1590. (Avg £1506.67/head) Top price from GR Hensby sold to JH & C Stancliffe.

PRIME LAMBS  Overall Average 370.28p/kg, £147/head SQQ Average 370.28p/kg

p/kg

32.1-39kg to 382.4p (Avg 379.19p)

39.1kg–45.5kg to 363.2p (Avg 361.75p)

£/head

32.1-39kg to £148 (Avg £147.2)

39.1kg–45.5kg to £150 (Avg £146.8)

Top price lambs 382.4p/kg from Flash House Farms Ltd sold to Shans Group Ltd.

Top price lambs £150/head from Flash House Farms Ltd sold to Shans Group Ltd.

PRIME HOGGS  Overall Average 330.35p/kg, £152.27/head SQQ Average 320.18p/kg

p/kg

25.5-32kg to 300p (Avg 193.65p)

32.1-39kg to 405.8p (Avg 321.84p)

39.1kg–45.5kg to 433.3p (Avg 329.79p)

45.6kg-52kg to 420p (Avg 340.23p)

52kg+ 427.3p (Avg 336.63p)

£/head

25.5-32kg to £96 (Avg £60.97)

32.1-39kg to £158 (Avg £120.77)

39.1kg–45.5kg to £195 (Avg £141.28)

45.6kg-52kg to £210 (Avg £166.96)

52kg+ £235 (Avg £186.53)  

Top price hoggs 433.3p/kg from Haddon Farms Ltd sold to Shans Group Ltd.

Top price hoggs £235/head from M Atkinson sold to Worsley Wholesale Butchers.

CAST EWES to £193.50 (Avg £126.61) Top price from RJ & D Wartigg sold to Shans Group Ltd.

CAST TUPS to £210 (Avg £153.58) Top price from M Goddard sold to Lea & Son. 

CAST WETHERS to £230 (Avg £230) Top price from C & S Crossland sold to Lea & Son.

STORE HOGGS to £180 (Avg £104.61) Top price from H Smith sold to Shans Group Ltd.

TEXEL to £180

GRITSTONE to £138.50

ZWARTBLE to £99

EWES with LAMBS at FOOT to £202 (Avg £202) Top price from K Smith sold to L Broster..

TEXEL with SINGLE to £202

IN-LAMB EWES to £180 (Avg £175.29) Top price from RA SM Ridgway sold to D & P Gibbs & Son.

MULES to £180

GOATS to £94 (Avg £83.50) Top price from G Ellis sold to Ami Scott.

CADE LAMBS to £17 (Avg £9.40) Top price from M Winterbottom sold to JR Metcalfe.

STRAW (Round Bales) to £27.50 (Avg £23.53)





Forward:: Forward 1288 Head of Stock comprising of 36 Cattle including 3 Calves, 28 Stores, 2 OTM, 3 In Calf Heifers and 1252 Sheep comprising of 10 Prime Lambs, 887 Prime Hoggs, 160 Ewes, 12 Tups, 3 Wethers, 150 Store Hoggs, 17 In-Lamb Ewes, 2 Ewes with 2 Lambs at foot, 5 Cade Lambs, 4 Goats and 34 Round Bales of Straw.