Hull Livestock Market – 5th October 2026 – Fatstock & Fortnightly Store Market with Special Sheep Sale
Forward – 364 head of stock including 23 Cattle, 266 Sheep and 75 Pigs.
PIGS
A similar show of pigs in terms of numbers to a fortnight ago, with a bit of all sorts forward. Fat pigs sold to a mixed trade smaller gilts seeing a premium, with larger boars being knocked. Overall selling to 100p/kg for both a pen of 87kg and 90kg gilts from J T Binley, Fitling. Heavy gilts selling to 55p/kg for a 122kg gilt bought by Parkin Family Butchers, Howden. Sow trade back again by two pence to an average of 19.6p/kg.
Cutter Gilts to 100p/kg and £90, average 100p/kg.
Cutter Boars to 50p/kg and £48, average 50p/kg.
Bacon Gilt to 92p/kg and £96.60.
Overweight Gilts to 54p/kg and £76.68, average 54p/kg.
Overweight Boars to 31p/kg and £44.64, average 30p/kg.
Heavy Gilts to 55p/kg and £68.64, average 37.5p/kg.
Cull Sows to 23p/kg and £82.94 average 19.6p/kg.
SHEEP
A good show of sheep yesterday with a similar number of sheep forward to a fortnight ago. Fleshier fat lambs easier to sell and demanding a good trade with leaner sorts more difficult to place, selling to 350p/kg for a pen of 44kg lambs from N Wild, North Newbald, with regular vendors E Brown & S Suddaby, Bempton not far behind seeing their run selling to 349p/kg. Store lambs again pound for pound the most expensive lambs in the market selling to a top price 358p/kg. Breeding ewes selling to £220/head for a pen of Suffolk Ewes, with Gimmers selling to £265/head for a single X Bred Gimmer.
Spring Lambs
Mediums to 350p/kg and £154, average 318.4p/kg.
Heavies to 349p/kg and £178, average 321.8p/kg.
SQQ 318.4p/kg.
Overall Average 320.7p/kg.
Clean Sheep to 276p/kg and £185, average 276p/kg.
Cull Ewes to £170, average £166.67.
Store Lambs
38.5 – 40.5kg to £132, average £129.09.
35 – 38kg to £122, average £120.23.
30 – 35kg to £118, average £106.38.
Under 30kg to £93, average £90.75.
Breeding Sheep
Suffolk Ewes to £220, average £195.
X Bred Ewes to £215, average £189.29.
Charollais Ewes to £195, average £195.
Texel X Ewes to £170, average £170.
Suffolk X Ewes to £160, average £160.
X Bred Gimmer to £265.
Texel X Gimmers to £235, average £231.25.
CATTLE
A quieter show of cattle this week with mainly younger sorts and calves forward. However, more cattle expected in the coming weeks as we reach the beginning of October. In the big ring J Hunt, Louth forward with a consignment of both older and younger cattle. His run selling to £1,800 for a pair of 19 to 21-month-old Limousin Heifers, with a pair of younger 13-month Limousin Steers selling to £1,080. The same vendor also forwards with trio of 4 to 6-month-old Limousin Bulls selling to £900. In the little ring Rose Bros, Aughton topping the day with with a pair of 7-month-old Aberdeen Angus Steer Stirks selling to £800. A Oxtoby & Son, Bishop Burton leading the way with weaned calves with their usual run of well-done sorts selling to £600 for a British Blue Bull. EW & S Varley, Wassand seeing fresher calves sell to £520 for a 2-month-old British Blue Heifer, with a younger 1-month-old heifer realising £380.
Store Cattle
Limousin Heifers to £1,800, average £1,800.
Limousin Steers to £1,080, average £1,080.
Calves & Stirks
Limousin Bulls to £900, average £900.
Aberdeen Angus Steers to £800, average £798.
British Blue Bull to £600.
British Blue Heifers £550, average £461.
Aberdeen Angus Bulls to £375, average £345.
Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £350, average £290.
All pigs and cull sows must be SLAP MARKED with the holding of departure’s slap mark. Ear tags are not acceptable.
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
Prime, Store & Cull Cattle not before 12 Noon
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/
