THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
Hull Livestock Market – 14th July 2025 – Fatstock & Fortnightly Store Market with Early Breeding Sheep Show & Sale Sponsored by McClarrons Rural Insurance.
Forward – 465 head of stock including 17 Cattle, 427 Sheep and 21 Pigs.
PIGS
A light show all round in the pig pens today, and boar heavy amongst bacon pigs. Market topped by a pair of good strong Duroc gilts from J T Binley, Fitling, purchased by Propa Meats, Roos. Sows back in numbers but a very similar trade to last week.
Bacon Gilts to 175p/kg and £192.50, average 175.0p/kg.
Heavy Gilts to 108p/kg and £156.52, average 92.0p/kg.
Boars to 128p/kg and £140.36, average 124.1p/kg.
Cull Sows to 55p/kg and £171.05, average 53.0p/kg.
SHEEP
A tremendous show of sheep right through the market this week, both in terms of numbers and the quality of the stock in the pens. Breeding sheep shone once again at the early breeding sheep sale this year, with over 98% clearance rate amongst breeding females and a good entry in the show for the Judge, Mr Tom Ogg of Alkborough to choose from. He picked a super pen of 4 Texel Gimmers from Tim Dixon, Cabourne as the first prize winners, the second year in a row Tim has taken the top prize, and then went on to purchase them for £275. Trade was topped by a pen of Suffolk X SHB Gimmers from B Meadley of Skeffling at £280 and in the Ewe Class, C F Buckton & Son of Rise came out on top with a pen of 4 Texel Ewes, again purchased by the judge, Mr Ogg. In the fat market, lambs were really flying today, with a good show of buyers round the pens, market topped by a pair of Blue Texels from C Bailey, Cottingham, again purchased by Propa Meats of Roos, who’ll have some lovely meat in the shop this week, between these and the pigs. Ewes with flesh are flying at the moment whilst those needing feeding are probably lacking a bit. More demand for them on the store market weeks as well.
Spring Lambs
Standards to 376p/kg and £143, average 321.1p/kg.
Mediums to 367p/kg and £164, average 355.5p/kg.
Heavies to 394p/kg and £190, average 362.4p/kg.
SQQ 352.8p/kg.
Hoggs to 251p/kg and £128, average 237.0p/kg.
Clean Sheep to 163p/kg and £100, average 160.7p/kg.
Cull Ewes to £218, average £143.20.
Feeding Ewes to £98, average £96.00.
Store Lambs to £115, average £79.07.
Breeding Sheep
Suffolk X SHB Gimmers to £280, average £268.
Texel X Gimmers to £275, average £242.
Suffolk X Mule Gimmers to £250, average £240.
Texel X Mule Gimmers to £240, average £240.
Lleyn Gimmers to £155, average £139.
Suffolk X Mule Full Mouthed Ewes to £205, average £178.
Texel X Mule Full Mouthed Ewes to £195, average £165.
CATTLE
Just calves in this week, all Bull Calves from two regular vendors in W E Foreman & Son, Brigham and A Oxtoby & Son of Bishop Burton, both of their calves are a pleasure to sell with both seeing some real trade, a true mark of the quality of the stock they regularly bring to market.
Calves
British Blue Bulls to £760, average £611.
Limousin Bull to £700.
Hereford Bulls to £560, average £485.
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am 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/ j.buckton@frankhillandson.co.uk
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