HOLMFIRTH ATTESTED AUCTION MARKET – TUESDAY 19TH MAY 2026 – SALE REPORT Forward 809 Head of Stock comprising of 45 Cattle including 7 Calves, 24 Store Cattle, 4 Prime Cattle, 5 Cows with 5 calves at foot and 764 Sheep comprising of 28 Prime Lambs, 192 Ewes, 17 Tups, 28 Store Hoggs, 472 Prime Hoggs, 12 Ewes with 15 Lambs at foot, 20 Round Bales of Barley Straw.
CALVES Limousin Bulls to £650, British Blue Bulls to £150, British Blue Heifers to £230.
Top price bull calf from LM Stuart.
Top price heifer calf from EG Armitage.
STORE CATTLE Limousin Bulls to £1330, Limousin Steers to £1880, Limousin Heifers to £1940, Aberdeen Angus Steers to £1940, British Blue Steers to £2130, British Blue Heifers to £1200, Highland Bulls to £400.
Top price bulls from M Kay.
Top price steer from D Hudson.
Top price heifer from DA Roberts.
PRIME CATTLE Overall Avg 339.85p/kg.
p/kg – Top price, 359p/kg from K Hall and Son.
Steers 560kg+
British Blue to 338p/kg
Heifers 485kg+
Limousin to 359p/kg
COWS with CALVES at foot to £2545 (Avg £2281) Top price from Jack Clayton.
PRIME LAMBS Overall Average 456.66p/kg, £212.04/head SQQ Average 537.92p/kg
p/kg
32.1-39kg to 556.4p (Avg 537.72p)
39.1kg–45.5kg to 542.2p (Avg 538.1p)
45.6kg-52kg to 553.1p (Avg 438.03p)
52kg+ 442.6p (Avg 442.59p)
£/head
32.1-39kg to £217 (Avg £204.33)
39.1kg–45.5kg to £228 (Avg £226)
45.6kg-52kg to £271 (Avg £209.86)
52kg+ £239 (Avg £239)
Top price lambs 556.4p/kg from RJ & D Warttig.
Top price lambs £271/head from S & CR Battye.
PRIME HOGGS Overall Average 391.73p/kg, £185.90/head SQQ Average 379.04p/kg
p/kg
25.5-32kg to 337.6p (Avg 337.58p)
32.1-39kg to 451.3p (Avg 353.54p)
39.1kg–45.5kg to 493.2p (Avg 387.39p)
45.6kg-52kg to 551p (Avg 395.39p)
52kg+ 505.3p (Avg 404.59p)
£/head
25.5-32kg to £106 (Avg £106)
32.1-39kg to £176 (Avg £128.64)
39.1kg–45.5kg to £218 (Avg £162.43)
45.6kg-52kg to £270 (Avg £192.25)
52kg+ £303 (Avg £235.19)
Top price hoggs 551p/kg from DN & D Capstick.
Top price hoggs £303/head from JP Masons and Sons.
CAST EWES to £274 (Avg £131.62) Top price from C Hinchliffe.
CAST TUPS to £308 (Avg £188.12) Top price from RB Eyre.
STORE HOGGS to £173 (Avg £139.39) Top price from P & R Hampshire.
EWES with LAMBS at FOOT to £310 (Avg £221.08) Top price from G Thackeray.
STRAW 4ft Rounds of Barley Straw to £48.50.