Hawes Farmers Auction Mart

16/06/2026

LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT

TUESDAY 16TH JUNE 2026
Forward: 533 Sheep comprising 320 Spring Lambs, 76 Prime Hoggs, 137 Cast Ewes and Rams,

🐑 SPRING LAMBS 🐑
Prime lamb numbers continue to flock through the gates at Hawes, matched with another strong trade. Despite the market easing slightly this week, many vendors of handy-weight lambs are still trading in the region of £40 up on the same week last year. The trade may have eased slightly, but there is certainly no need for anyone to feel sheepish about this week's returns. There was a pleasing overall market average of 430p/kg, well in line with other centres.

Quality heavy-weight lambs continue to trade in excess of the £200 mark, with buyers showing plenty of appetite for quality. The top price this week of £250 was achieved by the Gregg Family of Masham with a 54kg Beltex lamb, purchased by C Steadman Butchers, Kirkby Stephen. MW & HE Pedley, Little Musgrave were next up, selling 49kg Beltex lambs to £224.

The consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington peaked at £220, or 478p/kg, with Beltex lambs purchased by Hammonds Butchers, Bainbridge. Other lambs from the same home sold to £219 and £210 twice.

Heavy-weight Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £220 from R & R Gornall, Dent, proving that heavy lambs continue to pull their weight in the marketplace. Bleu du Maine lambs sold to a top of £200 from K & J Stables, Esh Village.

There were a few upland lambs forward once again, with a pen full of 34kg Mule pet lambs selling to £132 from WC Porter & Son, Reeth, while Swaledale lambs sold to £125 at 37kg from JC White, Lunedale. The upland lambs were certainly not left out in the cold, attracting keen bidding from buyers around the ring.

We would like to thank all our buyers for their continued support around the ring at Hawes Auction Mart. A particular thank you goes to our butcher buyers who this week has been – Hammonds Butchers of Bainbridge, C Steadman Butchers of Kirkby Stephen, and Martin and Sally Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. Their continued support for Hawes Auction Mart provides a valuable outlet for quality local produce and helps return strong prices for our vendors.

Leading Consignment Averages

JR & LA Capstick – 15 lambs averaged £202.80
MW & HE Pedley – 8 lambs averaged £199.75
BC Gregg – 12 lambs averaged £197.67

Beltex to 478p JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolks to 466p JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Texel x to 457p JR & LA Capstick, Killington

Total Av. 430p/kg

Beltex- BC Gregg, £250, £208, £190, £174, MW & HE Pedley, £224, JR & LA Capstick, £220, £210, R Mudd & Sons, £186 x2, £185.
Suffolks- R & R Gornall, £220, £179.50, JR & LA Capstick, £219, £190, KJ Burrow, £208, £192, £190, £189, MA Donaldson & Son, £200, £187, £176, £174, £157, MW & HE Pedley, £190, DA & MA Brown & Son, £189, £179, JH Pedley, £186.50, £180, £175, A & H Watson, £185, £179, DB & A Hoggath, £174, £167,
Texel x- JR & LA Capstick, £210, £198, £194, MW & HE Pedley, £209 x2, £192, £190, LC Scarr & Son, £190, £177, KJ Burrow, £186, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £186, £182, £176, £175, BC Gregg, £180, B Clarkson, £180, £175, £154, R Mudd, £179, DA & MA Brown & Son, £178 x2, £175, MA Donaldson & Son, £178 x3, DB & A Hoggarth, £177, £171, Whyte & Percival, £171, R Mudd & Sons, £156, JC White, £154.
Blue-de-Maine- K & J Stables, £200, £184.
BFL- R Hallam, £160, DB & A Hoggarth, £157.
Mules- WC Porter & Son, £132.
Swaledales- JC White, £125.

🐑 PRIME HOGGS 🐑
There were fewer hoggs forward today, selling to a top of £184 and £180 for Leicester hoggs from A & K Dowsland, Bransdale. The trade was slightly easier today, with many companies now switching over to spring lambs. Nevertheless, there was still plenty of competition for the better sorts, proving quality remains in demand.

Leading Prices: BFL- A & K Dowsland, £184, £180.
Continental- JP Floyd, £170, £150, £140 x2, SH TA & M Sutcliffe, £140, JE & SF Ward, £140, £114, £110, £108, J Duffus & Son, £130,
Suffolk-J Duffus & Son, £140, JE & SF Ward, £138, A & H Watson, £100.
Swaledale – MM & CL Whitehead, £140, MR & LE Rukin, £138, £132, £130, B Thornborrow, £138, JC White, £133, R Hallam, £130, P Hallam, £130, £120, JL Cloughton & Son, £120.
Blackface- CD & NA Smith, £132, £118, £116, £105.
Cheviot- J Duffus & Son, £104.

🐑CAST EWES🐑
Less Numbers forward toward but trade would be every bit as strong with a bit more power about mainly due to more continental sheep about and less horned ewes. Texel x topped the trade with a smart ewe from DA & MA Brown & Son making £220 followed by MW & HE Pedley at £216 & £208 for MA Donaldson & Son. BFL only a handful but good quality with R Hallam at £212 & £204, SH TA & M Sutcliffe at £205. Suffolks had two packets from MA Donaldson 7 Son achieving £208 & £188 with JR & LA Capstick at £202. Some good Mule ewes forward topped at £186 for DA & MA Brown & Son followed by A & H Watson at £180 and a pen full achieving £179 for MA Donaldson & Son. Not many Swales forward but strong ewes made £132 for JS & D Cloughton & Son with a further 2 lots at £122 for R Hallam & SE Hunter. Only 2 Rams forward both Swaledales at £129 for J Duffus & Son with JC White at £122.

Continentals to​£220 DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale
BFL to £212 R Hallam, Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Suffolks to £208 MA Donaldson & Son, Bedale
Mules to​£186 DA & MA Brown & Son, Coverdale
Cheviot to £180 JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Swaledale to​£132 JS & D Cloughton, Bainbridge
Roughfell to £128 K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh

CAST RAMS
Swaledale to £129 J Duffus & Son, Leyburn

14/06/2026

🏆 Champion Pair of Prime Lambs – Tuesday 9th June 2026 🏆

Congratulations to R Mudd & Son, Cubeck, winners of the Champion Pair of Lambs at our Early Summer Show with this outstanding pair of Beltex lambs. 👏🐑

A big thank you to our judge David Palmer for his time and expertise, and to our generous sponsors Horner Shearing for their continued support of the event.

🎥 Take a look at the video below as the Champion Pair go under the hammer at Hawes Auction Mart.

Well done to all exhibitors who supported the show and helped make it another successful day.

Beltex Sheep Society
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10/06/2026

We are set up and looking forward to seeing you at the NSA Scotsheep 2026 event. Please come by and say hello

09/06/2026

LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT

TUESDAY 9TH JUNE 2026
Forward: 847 Sheep comprising 222 Spring Lambs, 342 Prime Hoggs, 283 Cast Ewes and Rams,

SHOW AND SALE OF SPRING LAMBS
It was Spring Lamb Show Week at Hawes today, and it was met with tremendous demand, resulting in an excellent trade and leaving vendors well pleased with the day’s proceedings.

Spring lambs sold to an impressive top price of £280 for the Champion Pair of Beltex lambs from R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck, weighing 45kg and selling at 622p/kg, purchased by D Morland. A sincere thank you goes to our judge, Mr David Palmer of Whitby, for his time and expertise, along with our sponsors Horner Shearing for their continued support.

The Reserve Champion pen was awarded to the first prize pair of Suffolk lambs from BC Gregg, Masham, weighing 47kg and selling for £230, purchased by Neil Iveson. The Gregg family enjoyed further success, with their consignment peaking at £258 for 52kg Beltex lambs.
The weekly consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington also enjoyed success in the show ring, securing two second prizes and a third. Their consignment topped at £266 for 49kg Beltex lambs, followed closely by £264, £255, and £248.

Heavyweight Suffolk-cross lambs topped at £254 for 51kg from JW & ME Taylor & Sons, Dent, while a couple of pens of pure heavyweight Suffolks sold to £240, achieved twice by SR Crossland and EJ Body, Low Row. Plenty more pens sold around the £230 mark, highlighting the strength of trade throughout.
The first upland lambs of the season were also forward from A & JA Iveson, Litherskew, selling 43kg Mule lambs to £180, with 41kg and 42kg lambs making £174 twice and £169. Swaledale lambs at 34kg sold to £134 from the same home. Further Mule lambs at 33kg sold to £143 from WC Porter & Son, Reeth.

Spring lambs averaged an impressive 463p/kg overall.

Kindly Sponsored by Horner Shearing.
Judged By David Palmer, Whitby

Continentals 1st & Champion R Mudd & Son, Cubeck 45kg £280/ 622p/kg ​to D Morland
2nd JR & LA Capstick, Killington 48kg £264 / 550p/kg
3rd ​ JR & LA Capstick, Killington 47kg £255 / 543p/kg

Suffolks 1st & Res Champion BC Gregg, Ellingstring 47kg £230 / 489p/kg to Neil Iveson, Hawes
2nd JR & LA Capstick, Killington 44kg £222 / 505p/kg
3rd Crossland & Boby, Low Row 66kg £240 / 364p/kg

Mules 1st A & AJ Iveson, Hawes 41kg £169 / 412p/kg
2nd A & AJ Iveson, Hawes 41kg £174 / 424p/kg
3rd A & AJ Iveson, Hawes 43kg £180 / 419p/kg

Total Av. 463p/kg

Beltex - R Mudd & Sons, £280, £230, 188, £170, JR & LA Capstick, £266, £255, £224, £216, £193, BC Gregg, £258, JW Porter & Sons, £228 x2, Jess Labbate, £210, R & JM Harper, £208, £193,
Texel x- JR & LA Capstick, £264, JR & LA Capstick, £248, £231, BC Gregg, £240, £232, £210, JJ & E Labbate, £238, £200, £190, Sarah Bland, £228, B Spence & Sons, £216, x2, RS & BA Harker, £215, £195, £191, £189, £182, £181, R & JM Harper, £212, JW Porter & Sons, £196, £187, £181, DA & MA Brown & Son, £192, £190, £186, Whyte & Percival, £192, £191, DB & A Hoggarth, £187, RF Lambert, £186, R Mudd & Sons, £166,
Suffolks- JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £254, SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £240 x2, JR & LA Capstick, £231, £222, £212, BC Gregg, £230, A & H Watson, £217 x2, DA & MA Brown & Son, £210, £197, £190, DB & A Hoggarth, £198, £191, £189, A & H Watson, £189, R Mudd & Sons, £188.
Mules- A & AJ Iveson, £180, £174 x2, £169, WC Porter & Son, £143,
Swaledales- A & JA Iveson, £134.

PRIME HOGGS - Although the prime hogg trade may now be nearing its seasonal conclusion, demand remains exceptionally strong and continues to produce an excellent trade. Heavyweight Texel hoggs peaked at £252 from D & B Harding, Whitby, who also sold Suffolk hoggs to £228.
Horned hoggs topped at £220 from EW Snowdon & Son, Helmsley with Swaledales. Scotch Blackface hoggs sold to £202 from P Turnbull, with further hoggs from the same home reaching £191.
Another tremendous day’s trading at Hawes, with strong demand right across the board and vendors leaving well pleased.

Leading Prices: Continental- D & B Harding, £252, £220, £212, £182, M & P Carter, £200, P Turford, £200, £188, JR Davidson & Son, £180, £140, £132, £130, P Dinsdale & Son, £178, £158, JE & SF Ward, £170, WM Scott, £157, £140, RF Lambert, £150, JE & SF Ward, £149, £143, £130, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £142, R & J Myers, £140, S Featherstone, £140.
Suffolk- D & B Harding, £228, JR Davidson & Son, £150, DE & P Wilson, £150.
Swaledale – EW Snowdon & Son, £220, £158 x2, £150, £138, £132, J Rukin & Son, £184, £182, £172, DJ Amsden, £176, P Turford, £170, £158, £154, £145, £141, A & J Myers, £168, J & SJ Bland, £162, M & P Carter, £151, £150, £148, £140, P Turnbull, £148, £147, £130, RW & MA Suttill & Son, £130.
Blackface- P Turnbull, £202, £191, D & B Harding, £179, £168, £148, HH Smith, ££156, W Tyreman & Sons, £146, Burwarton Estates, £132.
Herdwick- M & P Carter, £170, £134.
Mules- JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £166, JR Davidson & Son, £154, £138, J Pratt & Sons, £144, £134, DE & P Wilson & Ptn, £140.
Dalesbred- RW & MA Suttill & Son, £150.

CAST EWES
A good show of Ewes forward with a bit more meat about and averages were up on last week. Texels topped the trade with two smart packets from S & A Bland both realising £230 followed by a consignment from JR 7 LA Capstick at £200, £192 & £190 and J Dixon & Sons at £198. BFL made £218 and £180 for J Scarr & Sons. Suffolks topped at £192 for S Featherstone with JR & LA Capstick at £190& £180. Some strong fit mules in with M & P Carter topping at £188 followed by B Spence & Sons at £180 and 2 lots making £178 for JR & LA Capstick and DA & MA Brown & Son. Not many Beltex x forward making £182 and £170 both R Mudd & Sons. Horned ewes were headed by Roughfells from GM Sedgwick & Son at £152 and £150. With M & P Carter at £132 and P Turnbull at £130 with all the Swaledales averaging £101. Rams topped with a BFL at £178 for R & J Myers and £152 & £130 for Swaledales from M & P Carter.

Continentals to​£230 S & A Bland, Gaisgill
BFL to £218 J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg
Suffolks to £192 S Featherstone, Farndale
Beltex to £182 R Mudd & Sons, Cubeck
Mules to​£188 M & P Carter, Rosedale
Cheviot to £176 JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Roughfells to £152 GM Sedgwick & Son, Sedbergh
Swaledale to​£141 P Turford, Whitby
Blackface to £136 D & B Harding, Whitby

CAST RAMS
BFL to £178 R & J Myers, Bransdale
Swaledale to £152 M & P Carter, Rosedale
Blackface to £120 Burwarton Estates

08/06/2026

‼️🚗 Great News! 🚗‼️

The road from Ingleton to Hawes has now reopened!

🐑 It's Show Week at Hawes Auction Mart! 🐑
Prime Lambs are required in Hawes tomorrow, with trade remaining strong. Prime Hoggs continue to sell to a very good demand, and Cast Sheep are also urgently needed.

🏆 Don't forget it's our Annual Early Summer Show of Pairs of Prime Lambs, kindly sponsored by Horner Shearing

☕🍽️ Our fantastic café team are looking forward to serving their delicious homemade meals and refreshments throughout the day.
We look forward to welcoming vendors, purchasers and visitors to another busy day at Hawes.

📍 See you tomorrow!
🐑🏆🚜☕

04/06/2026

📢 Important Notice to Spring Lamb Vendors 📢

As many vendors are now approaching the time when they will commence marketing their Spring Lambs, please ensure that your VAN number has been renewed and that the up-to-date details have been provided to the office.

At the same time, we would appreciate it if all vendors could check that we hold the correct contact information for them, including:

📱 Mobile telephone numbers
📧 Email addresses

Keeping these details current helps us ensure the smooth marketing and movement of stock throughout the season.

If you need to update any information, please contact the office at your earliest convenience.

Thank you for your cooperation and continued support of Hawes Auction Mart.

04/06/2026

🐑 NSA Scotsheep 2026 – Come and See Us! 🐑

We are looking forward to attending the NSA Scotsheep 2026 on Wednesday 10th June 2026.

📍 We will have a stand at the event and would be delighted to welcome both existing and new customers throughout the day.

👋 Please make sure to look out for us, call in for a chat with the team.

🐑 We look forward to seeing many familiar faces and meeting new ones at what promises to be another excellent day for the sheep industry.
🐑🌱🚜

04/06/2026

02/06/2026

LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT

TUESDAY 2ND JUNE 2026
Forward: 475 Sheep comprising 162 Spring Lambs, 96 Prime Hoggs, 91 Cast Ewes and Rams, and 48 Ewes with 78 Lambs at foot.

SPRING LAMBS
There was an increased entry of prime lambs this week, with the trade topping at £242 and £238 from High Greenbury Farm, both lots purchased by Martin Hare of Lane End Farm Shop. The consignment from JR & LA Capstick, Killington sold to a top of £240, with others from the same home reaching £232. The consignment from BC Gregg, Masham twice topped at £234 for Beltex and Texel lambs. Native lambs saw Suffolk-sired lambs from JR & LA Capstick top at £226.
The sale on Tuesday 9th June will include the Early Summer Show of pairs of prime lambs, kindly sponsored by Horned Shearing.

Continentals to 522p JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolks to 461p KJ Burrow, Dent

Total Av. 450p/kg

Continentals- High Greenbury, £242, £232, £230 x2, £221, £178, £170, JR & LA Capstick, £240, £232, £212, £202 x2, BC Gregg, £234 x2, £230, £200, DA & MA Brown & Son, £222, £208, £194, £191, £185, KJ Burrow, £202, £188, MA Donaldson & Sons, £190, £170, S Bell & Sons, £188, £171, RC Whitehead & Son, £188, £184, Whyte & Percival, £186, £172, WT Metcalfe & Son, £176,
Suffolks- High Greenbury, £238, JR & LA Capstick £226, £210, KJ Burrow, £212, £206, RC Whitehead & Son, £205, £192, £179, £178, £178, £174, BC Gregg, £200, MA Donaldson & Sons, £188, £171, £162, DA & MA Brown & Son, £178.
Charollais- JR & LA Capstick, £220.

PRIME HOGGS –
As expected, there was a much smaller entry of prime hoggs this week following last week's festival sale, although trade remained strong with plenty of demand. Mule hoggs topped at £200 from High Greenbury Farm, with horned hoggs from the same home selling to £191. Demand for hoggs remains strong, with an increased entry already booked for next week's sale.

Leading Prices: Blackface- High Greenbury Ltd, £191.
Continental- RG Blackburn, £164, SM Iveson, £166, JMW Brown & Son, £130
Mules- High Greenbury, £200, £180.
Swaledale – JS &S Atkinson, £176, JA Alderson, £170, A & TA Blades, £168, L Blades, £164, G Calvert & Sons, £150.
Dalesbred- T & A Hird, £156, £148.

CAST EWES
Just a small show forward today but trade still as good as last week. Topping today was a BFL Ram from H & EM Tiplady at £238 and a Texel at £198. Ewes were topped with a good consignment from JR 7 LA Capstick, his Texels made £220 & £192 with a further lot at £210, the same consigner topped the Suffolks at £218 and £198 with RC Whitehead & Son at £210 & £195. Shapely Beltex x from T Pounder achieved £192 & £182. Not many Mules forward but a pleasing trade at £182 for JR & LA Capstick and £180 for Isla Bell. Some good Swaledale ewes in with Swaledales topping at £152 for JS & S Atkinson, £150 for H & EM Tiplady and £148 for JH Pedley.

Continentals to​£220 JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Suffolks to £218 JR & LA Capstick, Killington
BFL to £195 SE Hunter, Forest-in-Teesdale
Beltex to £192 T Pounder, Bedale
Mules to​£182 JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Cheviot to £175 JR & LA Capstick, Killington
Swaledale to​£152 JS & S Atkinson, Scorton
Dalesbred to £128 T & A Hird, Buckden

CAST RAMS
BFL to £238 H & EM Tiplady, Walden
Continental to​£198 H & EM Tiplady, Walden

SALE OF EWES & LAMBS
The season may now be getting later on, but there was still plenty of demand today, with trade remaining as strong as seen all season. Leading the way this week was the consignment of Mule hoggs with lambs at foot from JS & S Atkinson, Scorton, peaking at £405, with other pens reaching £325 and Texel x hoggs from the same home selling to £340. Pure Suffolk ewes with pure single Suffolk tup lambs at foot sold to £390 from Sophie Rigg, while continental ewes with twin lambs from the same home sold to £375 on two occasions. Mule ewes with Suffolk twin lambs sold to £362 from SR & EJ Crossland & Body, Low Row, with singles from the same home reaching £252. There was just a handful of Swaledale ewes with single Mule lambs selling to £285 and £250 from JA Alderson, Barras.

Twins
Continentals- S Riggs, £375 x2, JM Dickeson, £360, £345, £325, £320, AT Lambert & Son, £340. Av. £351.5
Mules- SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £362, AT Lambert 7 Son, £340, JM Dickeson, £312, £308, £300, £300, AT Lambert & Son, £300. Av. £319
Suffolks- JM Dickeson, £325.
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Singles
Mules- JS & S Atkinson, £405, £325, SR & EJ Crossland & Boby, £252. Av. £315
Suffolks- S Riggs, £390
Continentals- JS & S Atkinson, £340
Swaledale- JA Alderson, £285, £250, £225.