Livestock Auction
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
Hull Livestock Market – 15th September 2025 – Fatstock & Fortnightly Store Market with Breeding Sheep Sale
Forward – 323 head of stock including 46 Cattle, 210 Sheep and 67 Pigs.
PIGS
A fantastic showing of pigs this week from a number of vendors, with top p/kg across the board reaching 174p/kg. Sows continue to show a healthy trade with prices reaching 56p/kg or £196.45/head for a monster sow from DA & CA Buckton, Danthorpe. Following last week’s market another good strong run of heavy gilts with top price now pushing to the £210 mark. Trade was excellent yesterday, with lots of buyers attending to see the pigs on offer.
Cutter Pig to 174p/kg and £168.78.
Bacon Pigs to 163p/kg and £185.82.
Heavy Gilts to 139p/kg and £209.44, average 120.7p/kg
Cull Sows to 56p/kg and £196.42, average 53.8p/kg.
SHEEP
A better show of sheep on the store market again this week, although a lot of lambs lacking a bit of finish, which is reflected in the averages somewhat. Store lambs are a good trade though, included some purchased out of the fat pens to run on, topping at £116.50 for some over 40kg. In the breeding section, a run of Mule Gimmers from J & M Sleight, Etton really doing the business, topping at £222 with nothing under £200.
Prime Lambs
Standards to 271.1p/kg and £103, average 271.1p/kg.
Mediums to 299p/kg and £135, average 280.6p/kg.
Heavies to 303p/kg and £156, average 282.51p/kg.
Rare breeds to 240p/kg and £120.
SQQ 274.2p/kg.
Cull Ewes to £156, average £78.42.
Store Lambs to £116.50, average £84.16.
Breeding Sheep
Texel Rams to £235, average £220.60.
Beltex Ram Lamb to £230.
Mule Gimmer Shearlings to £222, average £210.80.
CATTLE
Cattle sales are ramping up now after harvest, with more expected in the coming weeks. As seen previously, breeding cattle are a strong trade, particularly cows & calves, with a young British Blue cow with a fresh heifer calf at foot from R F & J F Heath, Cowden realising £2,580 today. All cattle still good to sell though, with a run of 9 months old Beef Shorthorns from D C Shelby, Benningholme looking a particularly strong trade, topping £1,200 across the board.
Store Cattle
British Blue Heifers to £1,520, average £1,360.
Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £1,510, average £1,460.
Limousin Steers to £1,380, average £1,237.
Aberdeen Angus Steer to £1,380.
Charolais Heifers to £1,320, average £1,320.
Hereford Steers to £1,220, average £1,142.
Beef Shorthorn Heifers to £1,210, average £1,210.
Beef Shorthorn Steer to £1,200.
British Blue Feeding Cow to £1,890.
Cows & Calf to £2,580 for 4-year-old British Blue Cow with a 1-month-old Limousin Heifer Calf at foot.
Calves
British Blue Bulls to £590, average £450.
Limousin Bulls to £470, average £405.
Aberdeen Angus Bull to £260.
British Blue Heifers to £540, average £478.
Limousin Heifers to £530, average £510.
Aberdeen Angus Heifer to £240.
Hull Livestock Market – 22nd September 2025 – Fatstock Market
Forward – 69 head of stock including, 29 Sheep and 40 Pigs
PIGS
Smaller show all round today from the last couple of weeks on the Fat Market, but a few heavy gilts forward and plenty of demand for them, topping at 129p/kg for a smaller end type from Foster Farms, Catwick, selling to Mr S Voase of A Voase & A Jones, Preston. Trade back slightly amongst sows with demand from the continent still driving this market, although more interest from Yorkshire buyers.
Heavy Gilts to 129p/kg and £181.89, average 106.8p/kg.
Cull Sows to 59p/kg and £159.72, average 50.7p/kg.
SHEEP
A smaller show of lambs as expected on a Fat Market, including a run of store lambs and some among the fat that would have come to no harm for a bit longer at the trough. Well-fed lambs will be in demand next Monday from local purchasers.
Prime Lambs
Standard to 291p/kg and £99.
Mediums to 294p/kg and £122, average 293p/kg.
SQQ 292.75p/kg.
Feeding Ewes to £80, average £72.
Store Lambs to £105, average £94.26.
Hull Livestock Market – 29th September 2025 – Fatstock & Fortnightly Store Market with Special Sheep Sale
Forward – 334 head of stock including 33 Cattle, 267 Sheep and 34 Pigs.
PIGS
A smaller number of pigs forward this week. Sows as has become commonplace continue to show a healthy trade with prices reaching 60p/kg or £161/head.
Bacon Pigs to 118p/kg and £132.16.
Overweight Pigs 156p/kg and £194.22.
Heavy Gilts to 121p/kg and £176, average 109.2p/kg.
Cull Sows to 60p/kg and £161, average 51.9p/kg.
SHEEP
A great showing within Store and Prime Lambs coming into Autumn, following some previously quieter trading weeks. With all sections of prime lambs either pushing the 300p/kg mark or exceeding with a number of pens of quality lambs on show. With this week topped by a pen of lambs at 313p/kg from E Brown & S Suddaby purchased by Mr S Voase of A Voase & A Jones, Preston. In the breeding section, a Texel Ram from GL Riby & Son really doing the business, topping at £285.
Prime Lambs
Standards to 297p/kg and £116.
Mediums to 313p/kg and £141, average 303.1p/kg.
Heavies to 310p/kg and £153, average 298.9p/kg.
Overweight to 289p/kg and £165.
SQQ 302.12p/kg.
Cull Sheep to £202, average £160.82.
Feeding Ewes £100, average £84.14.
Store Lambs to £118, average £99.33.
Breeding Sheep
Texel Shearling Ram to £285.
Suffolk X Shearling Ewes to £200.
Suffolk X Gimmer Lambs to £146.
CATTLE
A Slightly lighter show of cattle this week, with drilling in full flow, but a good show of yearling dairy bred sorts about from a handful of vendors. Calves a better trade than a fortnight ago, with a couple of returning buyers boosting demand.
Store Cattle
Limousin Steers to £1,630, average £1,418.
British Blue Steers to £1,600, average £1,456.
Aberdeen Angus Steers to £1,300, average £1,300.
Flekvieh Steer to £1,300.
Holstein Steer £1,300.
British Blue Heifers to £1,440, average £1,350.
Aberdeen Angus Heifer to £1,280.
Calves
British Blue Bulls to £610, average £515.
Hull Livestock Market – 6th October 2025 – Fatstock Market
Forward – 95 head of stock including, 37 Sheep and 58 Pigs
PIGS
Numbers of pigs back up again from last week. Sows once again showing to be healthy trade with max prices of 55p/kg and £223.85/head, for a monster sow weighing over 400kg from JT Stubbings & Sons, Helperthorpe.
Bacon Pigs to 164p/kg and £186.60, average 164p/kg.
Overweight Pig to 158p/kg and £199.08.
Heavy Gilts to 78p/kg and £113.46, average 68p/kg.
Cull Sows to 55p/kg and £223.85, average 52.3p/kg.
SHEEP
Another smaller show of lambs again on a Fat Market week, including a run of store lambs. With a couple of nice pens of lambs selling to Propa Butchers, Roos & Mike Wilson Butchers, Patrington at £140/head
Prime Lambs
Mediums to 341p/kg and £140, average 336p/kg.
SQQ 336p/kg.
Store Lambs to £120, average £97.58.
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
to include...
60 Store Lambs from D & W Ward, J G Hunter & Son and S Cass
9 Texel X Gimmer Shearlings from JL Caley & Son
4 Zwartbles Gimmer Lambs & 4 Zwartbles Breeding Ewes from M Smith
Suffolk & NZ Texel Rams 2-3 Shear from CB & VI Gardham
2 Angus Heifers (15-16 Mos) from R Watson
4 Heifers from JG Hunter & Son
3 Aberdeen Angus Heifers (16 Mos) from J Morris & Sons
2 Beef Shorthorn & Montbeliarde Steers (11-12 Mos) from J Morris & Son
6 British Blue, Angus Calves from EW & S Varley
3 Cull Cows from DC Shelby & Sons
1 Cull Cow from J Binley
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
Followed by Store Sheep
Followed by Calves & Stirks
12noon Prime, Store & Cull Cattle
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK MARKET
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948/
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
to include...
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
Followed by Store Sheep
Followed by Calves & Stirks
12noon Prime, Store & Cull Cattle
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK MARKET
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948/
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
to include...
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
Followed by Store Sheep
Followed by Calves & Stirks
12noon Prime, Store & Cull Cattle
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK MARKET
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948/
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
to include...
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
Followed by Store Sheep
Followed by Calves & Stirks
12noon Prime, Store & Cull Cattle
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
HULL LIVESTOCK MARKET CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF FATSTOCK & STORE CATTLE
to include...
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
Followed by Store Sheep
Followed by Calves & Stirks
12noon Prime, Store & Cull Cattle
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
to include...
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
Followed by Store Sheep
Followed by Calves & Stirks
12noon Prime, Store & Cull Cattle
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND EXTRA STORE MARKET
to include...
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
Followed by Store Sheep
Followed by Calves & Stirks
12noon Prime, Store & Cull Cattle
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
