Hull Livestock Market – 13th October 2025 – Fatstock & Fortnightly Store Market with Special Store Cattle Sale
Forward – 214 head of stock including 22 Cattle, 156 Sheep and 36 Pigs.
PIGS
A smaller number of pigs forward this week. Demand there however, a reduced trade for the sows reflective of an over-supply on the continent. Heavy Gilts remaining steady with highs of 110p/kg and £143/head.
Heavy Gilts to 110p/kg and £143, average 99.4p/kg.
Cull Sows to 43p/kg and £125.13, average 41.6p/kg.
SHEEP
A steadier showing across sheep & lambs on store market week, with trade remaining around 300p/k for prime lambs. With the market topped this week by a lovely pen of 45kg Texel X lambs from E Brown & S Suddaby, Bempton purchased by Mr J Butler on behalf of A Voase & A Jones, Preston. With more grass on the ground, store lambs are proving a strong trade with the market average now over £100/head. A good variety of breeding sheep forward with females topping at £200 for a pen of Texel Gimmer Shearlings from JL Caley & Son, Flinton.
Prime Lambs
Mediums to 318p/kg and £141, average 298.6p/kg.
Heavies to 297p/kg and £148.50, average 296p/kg.
SQQ 298.6p/kg.
Overweight Hogg to 255p/kg and £140.
Clean Sheep to 240p/kg and £148, average 207.8p/kg.
Cull Sheep to £155, average £151.83.
Feeding Ewes £116, average £98.79.
Store Lambs to £127, average £101.71.
Breeding Sheep
Suffolk Ram to £175.
Texel Ram to £162.
Texel Gimmer Shearlings to £200, average £196.80.
Oxford Down 2 Shear Ewes to £160, average £160.
Zwartbles X Ewes to £121, average £118.
CATTLE
Not quite the show of cattle we would have expected on the first market in October but a number of vendors tied up drilling or calving and more expected forward in a fortnight. Trade strong throughout especially for cows, with native breed cows looking particularly handy trade.
Store Cattle
Montbeliarde Steer to £1,400.
Beef Shorthorn Steer to £1,400.
Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £1,340, average £1,340.
Simmental Heifers to £1,300, average £1,300.
British Blue Heifers £1,200, average £1,200
Aberdeen Angus Cull Bull to £2,250.
Continental Cull Cow to £2,150.
Native Cull Cows to £2,040, average £1,848.
Calves
British Blue Heifers to £485, average £463.
Aberdeen Angus Bull to £315.
Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £265, average £251.
