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.
