Livestock Auction
Hull Livestock Market – 16th March 2026 – Fatstock & Fortnightly Store Market
Forward – 179 head of stock including 50 Cattle, 84 Sheep and 45 Pigs.
PIGS
Pig numbers up slightly, with trade across the board seeing an improvement for the third week in a row. Sows again a couple of pence dearer than previous weeks with 42p/kg being achieved for a strong 266kg sow from JL Clark & Sons, Foston on the Wolds. Heavy gilt trade a big improvement on last week with a number of smaller sort gilts through the market topping at £102.96 for a fit 143kg gilt from Foster Farms, Catwick selling to Parkin Family Butchers Howden.
Cutter Pigs to 164p/kg and £151.15, average 164p/kg.
Heavy Gilts to 72p/kg and £102.96, average 63.4p/kg.
Cull Sows to 42p/kg and £112.34, average 37.7p/kg.
SHEEP
Sheep numbers consistent with what has been seen through the market over the last few store weeks, with more quality forward yesterday. This week being topped by a pen of 47kg hoggs from E Brown & S Suddaby, Bempton purchased by R Featherstone, Howden for £180/head or 383p/kg. Stores the trade of the day yesterday due to an increase of grass on the ground, one pen realising over 450p/kg and plenty of other pens up around 400p/kg, every store hogg in the market over £100, including a significant percentage under 30kg.
Prime Hoggs
Standards to 381p/kg and £141, average 381p/kg.
Mediums to 381p/kg and £165, average 368.4p/kg.
Heavies to 383p/kg and £187, average 366.2p/kg.
Over-Weight to 311p/kg and £202.
SQQ 369.4p/kg
Cull Ewes to £188, average £138.6.
Store Hoggs to £146, average £130.55.
CATTLE
Another good show of cattle this week, with the number and quality of cattle remaining high as we reach the middle of March. For the third store market in row a number of cattle were sold in excess of £2,000, with clean cattle topped by 12-month-old Limousin Heifer from JT Binley, Fitling realising £2,020 with a number of other Limousin Steers not far behind. A run of young bulls through the ring yesterday being topped by 13-month-old Limousin from Turner Bros, Immingham selling for £2,020.
Store Cattle
Limousin Heifers to £2,020, average £1,673.
British Blue Heifers to £1,790, average £1,547.
Simmental Heifers to £1,480, average £1,413.
Longhorn Heifers to £1,320, average £1,320.
Limousin Steers to £1,890, average £1,802.
Charolais Steer to £1,840.
Longhorn Steers to £1,780, average £1,620.
Hereford Steer to £1,700.
Limousin Young Bulls to £2,020, average £1,682.
Simmental Young Bulls to £1,620, average £1,620.
Rare Breed Cull Bull to £1,200.
Dexter In-calf Cows to £430, average £365.
Hull Livestock Market – 23rd March 2026 – Fatstock Market
Forward – 64 head of stock including 60 Pigs and 4 Sheep.
PIGS
An increase in pig numbers as we get towards the back end of March. A number of smaller sort heavy gilts forward, top p/kg reaching 133p/kg for a 115kg heavy gilt from Foster Farms, Brigham purchased by R Liversidge, Seaton Ross. Sow trade remaining steady to what was seen last week. Top price realised by a 310kg sow from C N Warkup & Sons, Barmston selling for 41p/kg or £127.10 to Cheale Meats, Essex.
Cutter Pigs to 139p/kg and £123.71, average 139p/kg.
Bacon Pig to 145p/kg and £162.40.
Overweight Pig to 144p/kg and £174.24.
Heavy Gilts to 133p/kg and £152.95, average 67p/kg.
Cull Sows to 41p/kg and £127.10, average 38p/kg.
SHEEP
Fat Hoggs to order through the market this week for a local butcher. Vendors, please note sheep are easier to market on the store market weeks.
Prime Hoggs
Mediums to 416p/kg and £185, average 416p/kg.
Heavies to 398p/kg and £199, average 398p/kg.
SQQ 416p/kg
Hull Livestock Market – 30th March 2026 – Fatstock & Fortnightly Store Market
Forward – 196 head of stock including 27 Cattle, 138 Sheep and 31 Pigs.
PIGS
Numbers slightly down this week but Sow trade again seeing a couple of pence dearer trade, with the market average exceeding 40p/kg for the first time since the beginning of December 2025, which is good to see. Sows topped by a monster 365kg sow from JT Stubbings & Sons, Helperthorpe realising £153.30. Only a few bacon pigs forward from CF Buckton & Son, Rise selling to Propa Butchers, Roos for 166p/kg.
Bacon Pigs to 166p/kg and £161.57, average 166p/kg.
Cull Sows to 46p/kg and £153.30, average 40.3p/kg.
SHEEP
A good number of sheep through the market yesterday, with a few ewes with lambs at foot forward. A fantastic trade all round yesterday, echoing what has been seen up and down the country over the last number of weeks. This week being topped by a pen of 45kg hoggs from regular vendor E Brown & S Suddaby, Bempton purchased by A J Coulson & Son, Osgodby for £180/head or 400p/kg. Stores again proving to be the trade of the day, a market average of 400.5p/kg with the top pen realising 462p/kg. Every store hogg in the market over £100, including a significant percentage under 30kg.
Prime Hoggs
Mediums to 400p/kg and £180, average 370.1p/kg.
Heavies to 383p/kg and £187, average 366.2p/kg.
Over-Weights to 359p/kg and £194, average 355.14p/kg.
SQQ 370.1p/kg
Clean Sheep to 243p/kg and £200.
Cull Ewes to £190, average £132.50.
Store Hoggs to £154, average £127.40.
Breeding Sheep
Ewes with Lambs at foot to £276 and £116/life, average £226. (£96.86/life)
Texel X Gimmer Hoggs to £184, average £176.
3 Shear Texel Ram to £196.
CATTLE
Numbers forward slowing as we reach the end of the back end of cattle kept out for late grazing last year, no slow up though in the quality of cattle forward with a trade to match. The big ring seeing its fourth consecutive store market week with a top price of £2,000 or over. This week topped by a strong 25-month-old Hereford Heifer from A Oxtoby & Son, Bishop Burton realising £2,000. Plenty of other cattle up around £2,000 with a run of cattle from Turner Bros, Immingham of their usual quality, topping at £1,920 for a 13-month-old Limousin Steer. Trade in the little ring fantastic. A run of Stirks from J Hunt, Louth topping the day at £985 for a 6-month-old Limousin Bull. W E Foreman & Son forward with their usual consignment of quality Limousin & British Blue Calves, realising a top price of £850 for a 3-month-old British Blue Heifer. More quality cattle expected in a fortnight.
Store Cattle
Hereford Heifers to £2,000, average £1,980.
Limousin Steers to £1,920, average £1,907.
Charolais Steer to £1,900.
Charolais Heifer to £1,800.
Simmental Heifers to £1,600, average £1493.
Calves & Stirks
Limousin Bulls to £985, average £771.
British Blue Bulls to £850, average £798.
Holstien Bull to £520.
Limousin Heifer to £660.
British Blue Heifers to £635, average £618.
Limousin Steers to £960, average £832
Aberdeen Angus Steer £780.
British Blue Steer to £650.
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
BANK HOLIDAY NO MARKET
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
to include...
3 Ewes with 5 Lambs at foot from JG Hunter & Son
8 Limousin x Steers & Heifers from L Scott
4 Salers x Heifers 12-13mos & 3 Salers x Bulls 11-12mos from GL Riby & Son
3 Hereford Heifers & Steers 11-14mos from NJ Frankland
5 British Blue x Limousin Heifers 12-14mos from RF & JF Heath
4 British Blue, Limousin and Aberdeen Angus Heifers 17-20mos from HW Colley & Son
8 Limousin x Steers & Heifers 12mos from Turner Bros
5 Limousin Steers & Heifers from C Warkup
2 Hereford Heifers 20mos from A Oxtoby & Son
2 Cull Cows from JT & WA Smith
British Blue Cull Cow from JT Binley
Cull Cow from J Hunt
Simmental x Cow with Heifer Calf 5mos at foot from JG Hunter & Son
7 Aberdeen Angus Bull & Heifer Calves 6wks from EW & S Varley
British Blue Heifer 8mos from EW & S Varley
4 Heifer Stirks 7mos from J Hunt
3 British Blue Bull Calves from A Oxtoby & Son
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
Followed by 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
With
Suckler Herd Dispersal
On Behalf of
L Scott, Poplar Farm, Seaton
75 Cross Bred Commercial in-calf Cows
Most with Limousin X Steer & Heifer Calves at Foot
2 Pedigree Limousin Stock Bull
Removed for Convenience of Sale to
THE CATTLE MARKET, DUNSWELL, HULL
MONDAY 20th APRIL 2026
&
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 4th MAY 2026
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
Followed by 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
Followed by 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
With
Suckler Herd Dispersal
On Behalf of
L Scott, Poplar Farm, Seaton
75 Cross Bred Commercial in-calf Cows
Most with Limousin X Steer & Heifer Calves at Foot
2 Pedigree Limousin Stock Bull
Removed for Convenience of Sale to
THE CATTLE MARKET, DUNSWELL, HULL
MONDAY 20th APRIL 2026
&
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 4th MAY 2026
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
Followed by 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 WITH SPRING SHOW FOR SHEEP & CALVES
to include...
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
Followed by 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/
BANK HOLIDAY NO MARKET
THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
to include...
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
Followed by 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
Followed by Store Pigs
Followed by 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
Followed by 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
Followed by Store Pigs
Followed by 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
Followed by 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/
