Hull Livestock Market –1st June 2026 – Fatstock & Fortnightly Store Market
Forward – 219 head of stock including 31 Cattle, 121 Sheep and 67 Pigs.
PIGS
Pig numbers back yesterday, however still a good show with over 60 pigs through the market. Sow trade stabilising with a near identical trade to a fortnight ago, with the oversupply over on the continent still affecting the domestic market. Pig trade of the day coming in the form of a fit 114kg heavy gilt from Foster Farms, Catwick selling for 155p/kg or £176.70 to R Liversidge, Seaton Ross.
Heavy Gilts to 155p/kg and £176.70, average 96.7p/kg
Cull Sows to 29p/kg and £83.9, average 23.8p/kg.
SHEEP
A similar number of sheep through the market as a fortnight ago. With higher numbers of quality spring lambs being sold, keep them coming. A pen of rally smart 48 ½ kg lambs from regular vendor E Brown & S Suddaby, Bempton realising 474p/kg or £230/head, selling to Parkin Family Butchers Howden. With their full run of lambs selling to an average of 472.3p/kg or £223/head. Hogg trade showing to be just as buoyant, with top price coming from a pen of 39 ½ kg hoggs from N Harland, Alkborough realising 438p/kg or £173/head, the biggest hoggs still making in excess of £200/head and every lamb in the market under 55kg over 400p/kg.
Spring Lambs
Mediums to 470p/kg and £214, average 438.8p/kg.
Heavies to 474p/kg and £230, average 449.4p/kg.
Overweight to 364p/kg and £200
SQQ 438.8p/kg.
Prime Hoggs
Mediums to 438p/kg and £174, average 400.3p/kg.
Heavies to 396p/kg and £188, average 353.1p/kg.
Over-Weights to 341p/kg and £218, average 335.3p/kg.
SQQ 352.1p/kg.
Clean Sheep to 259.7p/kg and £174.
Cull Ewes to £197, average £169.70.
Feeding Ewes to £116.
Rare Breed Cull Ewes to £142, average £111.33
CATTLE
A smaller show of cattle yesterday as we reach the beginning of June. Over half a dozen vendors with stock forward. Store cattle selling to £1,870 for a strong 14-month-old Limousin Steer from W E Foreman & Son, averaging £1,334.17. A run of cows with calves at foot selling to £2,500 for a for a 11-year-old Limousin cow with a 3-month-old heifer calf at foot from JT & WA Smith & Son. Trade fantastic yesterday in the little ring, as has become commonplace over the last 12 months. W E Foreman & Son forward with their usual consignment of quality British Blue and Limousin Bull & Heifer Calves, selling to £830 for both a 3-month-old Limousin and 3-month-old British Blue Bull Calf, averaging £658.
Store Cattle
Limousin Steer to £1,870.
Limousin Heifers to £1,410, average £1,410.
Beef Shorthorn Heifer to £1,360.
Beef Shorthorn Steers to £1,320, average £1,260.
Blonde d'Aquitaine Steers to £1,300, average £1,300.
Blonde d'Aquitaine Heifers to £1,180, average £1,180
Aberdeen Angus Feeding Cow to £1,455.
British Blue Feeding Cow to £1,365.
Cows with calves at foot to £2,500 for a 11-year-old Limousin cow with a 3-month-old heifer calf at foot from JT & WA Smith & Son with Cows and Calves averaging £2,107.
Calves
British Blue Bulls to £830, average £825.
Limousin Bulls to £830, average £800.
British Blue Heifers to £680, average £624.
Limousin Heifer to £470.
Holstien Bull to £400.
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