Weekly Report and Newsletter- 3rd May 2024
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 29th April 2024.
Spring Lambs
More spring lambs were forward today selling to a similar trade on the week, Texel lambs sold to £192 from P Metcalfe, Quernmore with Suffolks from the same home to £178. First cross Suffolks sold to £171 from G&D Ball & Son, Little Eccleston. More spring lambs are needed on a weekly basis to fulfil buyers requirements.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: Suffolk: £192, £178 Old Parkside Farm, £171 Woodstock, £168 Old Parkside Farm, £168 Woodstock, £160 Old Parkside Farm. Texel: £170 Woodstock. Charolais: £152 Woodstock.
Prime Hoggs
Less hoggs were forward but a super trade was seen for all types, with an averaged of 376p/kg achieved. Heavy well bred hoggs were in strong demand with Beltex cross hoggs to £242 from T Taylor, Woodplumpton with others from the same home to £233 and £230. A pen of super heavy hoggs from T&D Wright, Roeburndale sold to £225 for Mashams. Pens of Cheviots sold to £223 from J&H Davis, Cabus. Best bred hoggs saw a sharp trade, with the best to 455p/kg for Beltex cross from AG Butler, Hambleton with others to 450p/kg from T Taylor, Woodplumpton. The best bred hoggs were regularly 420p/kg plus and over thirty pens sold over £200.
Prime Hogg Top Prices: Continenal: £242, £232, £230, £210, £204 Midge Hall Farm, £184 Cross House Farm. Masham: £225 Allcocks Farm, £157 Stauvins Farm. Cheviot: £223, £202 Weavers Farm, £120 Marshaw Farm. Texel: £221 Cross House Farm, £220, £218 West View Farm, £208, £193, £190 Cross House Farm. Charolais: £210, £204 Broseley Hall Farm, £190, £172 Throstle Grove Farm. Beltex: £200 Park Farm Barn, £190, £180, £152 West View Farm. Mule: £178 Oak Aveune, £160 Cragg End, £140 Cross House Farm. Suffolk: £169 Oak Aveune. Dalesbred: £156, £143 Stauvins Farm. Dutch Spotted: £154 West View Farm. Herdwick: £153 Oak Aveune, £151, £150 Moss House Farm, £132 Lee End Farm. Swaledale: £104 Marshaw Farm.
Cast
Sheep
The ewe trade went up a gear, with an overall average of £138 per head. Charolais cross ewes topped at £262 from GS Lander, Cheshire who sold others to £252. Texels sold to £250 from R Doran, Preston and Beltex cross to £232 from I Richardson, Catforth. Mule ewes would be the dearest for some time, with the best at £193 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead and other pens to £175 from GS Lander, Cheshire. Hill ewes saw Cheviots to £170 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead, with the best of the Swaledales to £138 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. More ewes could have easily been sold to the vendor’s advantage.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Charolais: £262, £252 Broseley Hall Farm. Beltex: £232, £150 West View Farm. Texel: £212 West View Farm, £170 Cragg End. Mule: £193 Ouzelthorn Farm, £175 Broseley Hall Farm, £170 Yates Farm, £152 Broseley Hall Farm, £152 Lee End Farm, £130 Broseley Hall Farm. Cheviot: £170, £142 Marshaw Farm. Ryeland: £162 Old
Parkside Farm. Leicester: £158 Ouzelthorn Farm. Swaledale: £138 Ouzelthorn Farm, £118 Marshaw Farm, £112, £108 Cragg End, £100, £98 Ouzelthorn Farm. Dutch Spotted: £130, £110 West View Farm. Dalesbred: £124 Allcocks Farm,
£122 Stauvins Farm.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
A nice run of aged Texel ewes with Beltex cross lambs from TR Gorst, Bay Horse saw pens with twins to £290 twice and pens of single to £210. Broken mouthed Mule ewes with young Texel cross lambs sold to £242. Please note the annual show and sale of hoggs with lambs will be held next Monday.
Ewe and Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £290, £220, £210 Hole of Ellel. Mule: £290 Hole of Ellel, £242, £238 Yates Farm, £186 Hole of Ellel, £184 The Bungalow, £140 Yates Farm. Cheviot: £220 The Bungalow. Suffolk: £145 The Bungalow.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 30th April 2024.
Spring Lambs
More spring lambs were on offer this week, which were met by the keenest ring side of buyers seen this season. Dorset sold to £237 from N Waller, Killington with Texel cross Dorsets to £218 from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon. Beltex cross lamb sold to the same price from JT&A Armistead, Selside with this home also selling their best bred lambs to 480p/kg and 475p/kg. An overall average of 452p/kg was achieved.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: Dorset: £237, £191 Beckside Barn. Continental: £218, £200 Howriggs, £190 (x2) High Biggarsbank, £181 Howriggs, £177 High Biggarsbank. Texel: £218, £213, £204 Bouthwaite Farm, £204 Bensons Farm, £200 Bouthwaite Farm. Suffolk: £202 Hawkswell Farm. Hampshire: £200 Cantfield Hall.
Prime Hoggs
850 hoggs were forward with many being vendors last draws. Once again well meated and hard fed hoggs were keenly bid for a Junction 36. Heavy Texels sold to £234 from JB Airey, Kendal with Beltexs to £230 from ST Birkett & Son, Carnforth. Suffolks sold to £218 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet. The best heavy hoggs would be a shade less than last week but many pens were still £200 plus. Handy weighted hoggs were in the keenest demand, with these regularly 430p/kg to 450p/kg. The best bred hoggs sold to 500p/kg from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet with others to 490p/kg from L Parson & Sons, Levens. Hill bred hoggs saw Cheviot to £210 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh with Mules topping at £186 from SH & LE Birkett, Carnforth. Pens of BFL’s sold to £180 from AR Edmondson, Ulverston with Swaledales to £170 from WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale who also sold pens of Dalebreds to the same price.
Please note that all hoggs will now be marked for having teeth up.
Prime Hogg Top Prices: Texel: £234 Mint Close, £230 Hall Croft Barn, £226 Greaves Farm, £225 Mint Close, £220 Hall Croft Barn, £220 Kingsland. Continental: £218 Stubb Hall Farm, £202 Sowerby Lodge, £198 New Hall, £188 Park Farm Barn, £183 Sowerby Lodge, £179 Hawes Farm. Suffolk: £217, £207 Merryfield, £183 New Hall, £170 Green Close, £170 Merryfield, £169 Hodgson Green Farm. Cheviot: £210, £202, £200 Bowers Farm, £194 (x2), £191 Stubb Hall Farm. Mule: £186 Stubb Hall Farm, £176 Sowerby Lodge, £172 (x2) Hawkswell Farm, £170 Tottlebank, £168 Benson Hall. Leicester: £180, £178, £177 Hawkswell Farm. Lleyn: £173, £163, £161, £160, £156, £152 Low Foulshaw Farm. Gritstone: £171 Sowerby Lodge. Dalesbred: £170 Holme House Farm, £169 Fell End Farm, £158, £140 Holme House Farm, £131 Fell End Farm. Swaledale: £170, £155 Holme House Farm, £141 Millriggs, £140 Holme House Farm, £131 Angerton
Hall Farm, £118 Low Deepslack. Masham: £163, £156 Holme House Farm, £150 Mealriggs Farm. Charollais: £151 Kingsland, £142 Sowerby Lodge. Rough Fell: £140 Old School House, £138, £135, £134 Greenhills Farm, £128 Sands Road, £125 Steps Farm. Horned: £136 New Hall, £110 Higher Salter. Herdwick: £130 Cinderbarrow Farm, £128 Low Mill House, £125, £115 Cinderbarrow Farm, £98 New Hall, £96 Cinderbarrow Farm. Dorset: £114 Nibthwaite Grange Farm.
Cast Sheep
Cull ewes were a phenomenal trade, with all sheep sold averaged £138.05 for 412 forward. The best heavy pure ewes sold to £350 from R&E Ladds, Kendal, with others at £295 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe and endless pens at £250 to £280. Heavy first cross ewes sold to £230 for Texel cross from G Beresford & Son, Kirkby in Furness with others at £228 from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby. Other heavy end were £195 to £215, mediums £160 to £180 and smaller meated ewes £120 to £140. Mules sold to £205, with others at £190. Heavy mules were regularly £175 to £185, the stronger end £150 to £165 with medium meated £110 to £130. Pure hill ewes sold to £210 for Cheviots, Lleyns £190, Rough Fells £162, Dalesbreds £152, SBF £150, Swaledales £138 and Herdwick £138. Medium hill ewes were £90 to £110z, with only the leanest and smallest less.
Cull rams sold to £290 for a Charolais from T Pye, Leece. Other continental were £180 to £225. Hill rams to £205 for Cheviot, £165 Welsh and £100 Swaledale.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £350 Benson Hall, £295 Bensons Farm, £280 Benson Hall, £280 Beckside Farmhouse, £280, £265 Hall Croft Barn. Beltex: £280 Hall Croft Barn. Suffolk: £265 Hawkswell Farm, £250 Bouthwaite Farm, £245 Hawkswell Farm, £210 Bouthwaite Farm, £188 Low Croft, £182 Mint Close. Leicester: £220 Greaves Farm, £115 Moors Farm. Dorset: £215, £180 Beckside Barn, £180 High Biggarsbank. Cheviot: £210 Green Lane End Farm, £188 Rankthorn, £185 Yak Leaf, £180 Low Mill House, £165 High House Farm, £165 College Green. Mule: £205 High Wardses Farm, £190 Slack Farm, £190 Bensons Farm, £185 Millbeck, £182 Hodgsons Green Farm, £182 High House Farm. Lleyn: £190 College Green, £158 Birch Bank, £155, £152 Cragg Farm, £142 College Green, £100 Cragg Farm. Continental: £182 Hawes Farm, £180 Briar Cottage, £152 Merryfield, £145 Deansbiggin, £128 Moss End Farm, £128 Hawes Farm. Rough Fell: £162 High Borrowbridge, £152 Tottlebank, £130 High Borrowbridge, £128, £125 Riddings, £110 Millbeck. Masham: £158 Grate Farm. Dalesbred: £152 Murthwaite, £115 Fell End Farm, £115 Holme House Farm, £100 Accraplatts. Scotch Blackface: £150, £145, £125, £110 Riddings. Jacob: £145 High Wardses Farm. Herdwick: £138 Beckfoot Farm, £135 Murthwaite, £125 High Biggarsbank, £125 Main Street, £110 Barker Knott, £105 High Biggarsbank. Swaledale: £138 High Wardses Farm, £136 Burnhead Farm, £132 Hawkswell Farm, £130 Helm Croft, £125 Hawkswell Farm, £120 Holme House Farm. Teeswater: £88, £80 Muthwaite.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Charollais: £290 Briar Cottage, £215 College Green. Cheviot: £205 Ghyll Farm. Texel: £205 High Wray Farm, £155 Low Mill House, £150 College Grenn, £142 Hall Croft Barn. Leicester: £185 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Beltex: £175 Low Mill House. Continental: £165 Millbeck. Swaledale: £100 Higher Salter.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
902 lives were forward at the weekly sheep with lambs at foot sale, which were met by a busy ring side of travelled and local buyers. The sale peaked at £348 for first cross Texel shearlings with twin lambs from G&KM Atkinson, Colby. Other Texel shearling with Beltex cross twin lambs sold to £335 from R Allison & Son, Kirkby Stephen. Aged Texel ewes with strong Texel twin lambs sold to £315 from G&KM Atkinson, Colby. A ring full of Suffolk cross ewes with Texel lambs sold to £302 from A&RA Middleton, Cowan Bridge. Mule ewes sold to £300 with Texel lambs from G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill with other Mule ewes to £290 from G&KM Atkinson, Colby. Aged Texel ewes with Beltex cross single lambs sold to £282 from Northern Trading, Kirkby Thore. Other singles sold to £278 from R Allison & Sons, Kirkby Stephen. Mule hoggs sold to £252 from RC Wharton & Son, Drybeck. More hill bred ewes were forward today, meeting plenty of demand. Cheviot ewes with Texel lambs sold to £235 from J Whitton, Cartmel with single Cheviot ewes with Texel lambs sold to £180 from D&A Nicholson, Ulverston.
Next week sale on Tuesday will include all classes of breeding sheep with lambs and on the Wednesday we will hold the annual show and sale of hoggs with lambs at foot.
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: Mule: £348 Green Farm, £300 Riddings, £282 Mint View, £280, £278 Low Woodside, £275 Green Farm. Texel: £315 Green Farm, £285 Leck Fell House, £282 Stamp Hill Farm, £272 Main Street, £268 Little Musgrave Farm, £265 High Wray Farm. Continental: £302 Leck Fell House, £265 Tottlebank, £258 (x2) Leck Fell House, £248 Aisgill Farm, £240 High Woodend. Cheviot: £272 Riddings. Charollais: £268, £210 Chapel Island View. Suffolk: £252 Main Street, £248 Leck Fell House, £235 High Woodend, £220, £192 Leck Fell House. Cheviot Mule: £180, £132 Birch Bank. Beltex: £168 Barn Croft. Scotch Blackface: £135, £120, £110 Chapel Island View. Herdwick: £100 The Steading.
Shearling & Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £335 Windygate, £280 Little Musgrave, £278 Windygate, £260 Little Musgrave, £260 Green Farm, £240 Heights Farm. Mule: £290 Green Farm, £280 Main Street, £250 Green Farm, £212, £170 The Glen, £152 Boundary Beck. Cheviot: £235 Tottlebank. Herdwick: £202, £135 The Glen.
Hoggs & Lamb Top Prices: Mule: £252, £222 High Field, £220, £218 Stamp Hill Farm, £212 High Field.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Great Annual Grass Day- Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle and Store Cattle, Thursday 2nd May 2024.
Calves
The fortnightly sale of calves at Junction 36 saw a strong entry sell to a good trade. Bull calves sold to £480 on two occasions both for British Blues, firstly from Dolphenby Farming, Penrith and JW& TE Sharpe, Lyth. Others sold to £470 from A Pickthall, New Hutton with generally all Blue bull calves selling over £350, with only a few baby calves less. Limousins bulls sold to £380 and Aberdeen Angus’s reached £375. Dairy bulls sold to £225 for a Friesian from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with the next best generally £100 to £150.
A good show of weaned bulls were forward which saw British Blues sell to £550 from JR&S Handley, Haversham with Aberdeen Augus at £480 from W&S Airey, Whittington.
The best of the heifer calves sold to £400 for a British Blue from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with others at £380 from JW& TE Sharpe, Lyth. A good show of young heifer calves saw month olds sell to £240 for British Blues from TK Robinson & Sons, Old Hutton.
The best of the weaned heifer calves sold to £450 for an Aberdeen Angus from W Stamper, Chipping with other Aberdeen Angus’s at £420 from W&S Airey, Whittington. Weaned Charolais’s sold to £400 from G&SM Stephenson, Ravenstonedale. A freshly weaned beef Shorthorn from GA Sunter, Kirkby Lonsdale sold to £310.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Angus: £450 Coldcotes Farm, £420 West Hall, £420 Coldcotes Farm, £205 Greaves Farm, £195, £160 Elm Tree Farm. British Blue: £420 College Green, £400 Low Audlands, £390 The Gables, £380 Flodder Hall, £380 (2) The Gables. Charolais: £400 The Gables. Shorthorn: £310 Gillfoot Farm.Blonde: £270 Midtown Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £550 College Green, £480 Dolphenby Farm, £480 Flodder Hall, £470 The Gables, £470 College Green, £470 Borrans Farm. Angus: £480 West Hall, £450 College Green, £375 Moss House Farm, £370 West Hall, £240 Moss House Farm, £205 Elm Tree Farm. Limousin: £380 Deansbiggin. Friesian: £250 College Green, £225 Low Audlands, £150 The Gables, £130 Low Audlands.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £800 Hawthwaite, £580 Rushworth Farm. British Blue: £730 Lower Hawthwaite, £680 Rye Hill Farm, £670 Bank Farm, £650 Rye Hill Farm, £610 Bank Farm. Blonde: £710 Mount Pleasant Farm. Charolais: £680 Lower Hawthwaite. Angus: £580 Rushworth Farm, £490 Crosby Ravensworth.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Charolais: £990 Lower Hawthwaite. Limousin: £870 £610 Lower Hawthwaite. British Blue: £770 £660 Lower Hawthwaite. Blonde: £350 Midtown.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Blonde: £1040 Mount Pleasant Farm. British Blue: £760 £640 Grace Mire Farm. Store Cattle
The annual grass day show and sale saw a packed ringside of local and well travelled buyers, the pre sale show was kindly judged by Mr Blackshaw, Derbyshire who awarded the following results:
SHOW & SALE OF STORE CATTLE
CLASS 1- BEST LIMOUSIN STEER
1st N Cooper & Son - Lot 237
2nd RH & C Ayrton - Lot 171
3rd JG & PH Thompson - Lot 432
CLASS 2- BEST BRITISH BLUE STEER
1st S Procter – Lot 303
2nd S Procter – Lot 306
3rd RH & C Ayrton – Lot 169
CLASS 3 – BEST LIMOUSIN HEIFER
1st JA & KJ Allen – Lot 340
2nd N Cooper – Lot 251
3rd N Cooper – Lot 257
CLASS 4 – BEST BRITISH BLUE
1st N Cooper – Lot 259
2nd TW Nelson – Lot 530
CHAMPION – N Cooper Lot 259
RESERVE CHAMPION – S Procter Lot 303
YOUNG HANDLERS
BEST STEER
1st J Beresford
2nd M Beresford Lot 749
3rd L Shuttleworth Lot 735
BEST HEIFER
1st Lili Shuttleworth Lot 734
CHAMPION – Lilli Shuttleworth
RESERVE CHAMPION – J Beresford
CLASS 1 – GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
1ST Lot 734 £480 L Shuttleworth
2nd Lot 748 £270 M Beresford
3rd £270 M Beresford
CLASS 2 – HIGHEST AVERAGE DAILY LIVEWEIGHT GAIN
1ST Lot 748 M Beresford 1.36 kg/day
2nd Lot 735 L Shuttleworth 1.26 kg/day
3rd Lot 734 L Shuttleworth 1.13 kg/day
CLASS 3 – PRESENTATION AND HANDLING
SKILLS
1ST M Beresford
2nd L Shuttleworth
CLASS 4 – BEST FEMAL ANIMAL
1ST L Shuttleworth Lot 734
CLASS 5 – BEST MALE ANIMAL
1ST J Beresford Lot 750
2nd M Beresford Lot 749
3rd L Shuttleworth Lot 735
CHAMPION: L Shuttleworth
RESERVE CHAMPION: J Beresford
We would like to take this opportunity to thank your show sponsors Carrs Billingtons, Roadrunner Tyres, NW Limousins, Cow to Cone Ice Cream, PV Dobson, Murrey Farmcare and Armstrong Watson Accountants.
The sale topped at £2250 for a British Blue cross heifer from N Cooper & Sons, Broughton in Furness. Strong Limousins bullocks saw a top of £1900 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor who also sold full pens to £1750. Yearling bullocks were in keen demand with Limousins to £1700 from N Cooper & Sons, Broughotn in Furness with others at £1680 from R Allen, Staveley and £1620 from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside. The best were regularly £1460 to £1500 and nice grazing sorts £1100 to £1150.
Away from the show heifers sold to £1730 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead with a pen of Limousins to £1700 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor. Aberdeen Angus’s sold to £1580 from HW Robinson & Son, Gatebeck and British Blues to £1550 from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton. Yearling heifers sold to £1540 from RH&C Ayrton, Abystead for British Blues with Limousins to the same price from JA&KJ Allen, Ings. The best yearling heifers were regularly around the £1400 mark, with nice grazers £1080 to £1150.
Several bulls forward today, selling to a top price of £1060 for young Stabiliser cross from M Allen, Carnforth with other younger bulls generally £850 to £850.
The younger handler show had a small but outstanding line up forward, which we congratulate all the competitors. Limousin heifers sold to £2000 from Lilly Shuttleworth, Barbon and Limousin bullocks twice to £1820 twice from Masie Beresford, Kirkby in Furness.
Sale Statistics:
330 bullocks averaged £1235.
342 heifers averaged £1108.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £1900 Stubb Farm, £1820 (2) Angerton Hall, £1760 Stubb Farm, £1700 Troughton Hall, £1680 Corner Cottage. British Blue: £1590 Ouzelthorn Farm, £1580 High Biggarsbank, £1500 Nook Farm, £1480 High Biggarsbank, £1440 Howriggs, £1400 Cockrigg Farm. Charolais: £1360 Low Moor Head Farm, £1280 Low Woodhouse, £1120 Holmelands, £1110 Low Moor Head Farm, £1080 (2) Low Woodhouse. Shorthorn: £1320
Holmelands, £1170 Lane Ends Farm, £1010 Tock How Farm, £1000 Lane Ends Farm. Angus: £1310 High House Farm, £1230 Holmelands, £1180, £1130 Cooper House, £1110 Kendal House Farm, £1000 Holmelands. Hereford: £1280 Middlebarrow Plain, £1210 Templand Farm, £1140 Adamthwaite, £1140 Mireside Farm, £1060 Middlebarrow Plain, £1050 Holmelands. Belted Galloway: £1230 Holmelands. Contential: £1120 Holmelands. Saler: £1020 Cooper House. Simmental: £1000 Holme House Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £2250 Troughton Hall, £1730 Ouzelthorn Farm, £1680 Troughton Hall, £1550 High Bracken Hall, £1550 Cockrigg Farm, £1540 Ouzelthorn Farm. Limousin: £2000 Fell House, £1700 Stubb Farm, £1680 Troughton Hall, £1670 Stubb Farm, £1630 Stubb Farm, £1610 Stubb Farm. Angus: £1580 High Bracken Hall, £1400 Holmelands, £1320 Thursgill, £1100 Birks Farm, £1080 Holme Park, £1070 Holmelands. Blonde: £1220 Capplethwaite Hall, £975 Low Garths Farm. Simmental: £1210 Howriggs, 3890 Holme House Farm, £770 Old School House, £740 Old School House, 3680 Holme House Farm. Charolais: £1180 Low Moor Head Farm, £1120 Low Moor Head Farm, £1060 Low Woodhouse, £870 Greenside Farm, £700 Higher Salter. Continental: £1100 Troughton Hall, £760 Capplerigg Farm, £640 Capplerigg Farm. Belted Galloway: £1090 Holmelands, £1000 Holmelands. Saler: £1010 Troughton Hall. Shorthorn: £990 Tock How Farm, £910 Tock How Farm, £810 Tock How Farm, £800 Tock How Farm, £800 Tock How Farm. Bazadaise: £940 Poppy Farm,. Stabaliser: £900 Yealand Manor, £820 Thorn Cottage, £750 Yealand Manor. Belgian Blue: £760 Forest Hall Farm. Hereford: £730 Pedgecroft, £680 Holme House Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: Angus: £1040 Millbeck, £1030 Millbeck, £780 Bellart Howe, £720 Bellart Howe. Stabaliser: £1060 Yealand Manor. Limousin: £980 Rosthwaite, £970 Millbeck, £910 Crossgates Farm, £820 Crossgates Farm. British Blue: £930 Bellart Howe. Charolais: £760 Ashes.
OTM Cattle
68 cull cows were forward which sold to an overall averaged of 168p/kg, with over half the entry being diary cows. The best beef cows sold to 229p/kg for a Limousin cross from E Dodgson, Kendal with others at 219p/kg from CI Briggs, High Wray with medium beef cows regularly 190p/kg to 210p/kg. A keen interest in those suitable for feeding. Top grossing being a Aouth Devon from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston achieving £1652 with Simmentals to £1606 from JT Proctor, Flookburgh and Hereford cross £1603 from Ireland Farm, Kirkby Lonsdale. Best meated dairy cows were regularly 190p/kg to 200p/kg. Topping at 227p/kg from Stickland Hill Farms, Witherslack. Top grossing also from Stickland Hill Farming, Witherslack achieving £1481.
OTM heifers sold to 214.5p/kg and £1416 from RG&J Clark, Endmoor.
OTM steers sold to 219.5p/kg for a Stabiliser from M Allen, Carnforth with others at £1133 for a Limousin cross from GC&G Taylor, Crook.
A single Hereford cull bull sold to 194.5p/kg and £1607 from I&AJ Armer, Burneside.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 229.50 Spital Farm, 219.50 High Wray Farm, 207.50 Woodside Farm, 194.50 Low Garths Farm, 189.50 Arklid Farm, 189.50 High Rosthwaite. Friesian: 227.50 Strcikland Hill, 194.50, 187.50, 184.50 Bridge End Farm, 184.50 Hagg Farm, 181.50 Bridge End Farm. Hereford: 214.50 Meathop Park Farm, 199.50 Riddings, 197.50 Biggins Lodge Farm, 181.50 Riddings, 179.50 Cooper House. Saler: 209.50 Woodside Farm, 199.50 Fell House. South Devon: 209.50 (2) Bowkerstead Farm. British Blue: 204.50 High Farm, 199.50, 189.50 Bowston Hall, 187.50 The
Howes. Blonde: 199.50 Riddings, 184.50 Low Garths Farm. Shorthorn: 194.50 Holmelands, 179.50 Meathop Park Farm, 164.50, 149.50 Craketrees. Simental: 194.50 East View Cottage, 194.50 Mireside Farm, 189.50 East View Cottage. Angus: 184.50 Cooper House, 184.50 Bowston Hall, 181.50 High Rosthwaite, 169.50 Low Fold.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Fleckvieh: 234.50, 229.50 Far Audlands. Stabiliser: 229.50 Yealand Manor. Friesian: 229.50, 191.50, 179.50, 177.50, 174.50 Ackenthwaite Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Stabiliser: 219.50 Yealand Manor. Limousin: 189.50 High Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Hereford: 184.50 Bowston Hall.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle and Store Cattle, Friday 19th April 2024.
Friday fever strikes again at NWA Lancaster, with an exceptional trade across all three sale rings.
- Store cattle to £1810.
- OTM’s to 281p/kg and £2036.
- Rearing calves to £440.
- Weaned calves to £855.
Calves and Weanlings
98 rearing calves forward today which sold to an extremely fast and competitive trade, with more required every week. Rearing beef bulls sold to £440 for a pair of British Blue cross from JP&C Robson, Garstang with others stronger end £380 to £420. Medium reares sold to £290 from Barber Farms, Garstang. Young Limousin cross sold to £255 from D&K Howarth, Hambleton. Native sired bulls sold to £400 from Miss J Miller, Barnacre with others at £400 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Young Longhorn bulls sold to £250 from JE&S Seedall, Mellor. Dairy bulls sold to £185 from RE&P Miller, Barnacre with others regularly £90 to £130.
Rearing heifer calves sold to £360 for a British Blue cross again from JP&C Robson, Garstang with month old heifers to £355 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe and Limousins to £340 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. Young native sired heifers sold to £330.
54 weaned calves and young stirks sold to a packed ring side of buyers, all keen to purchase ahead of the immediate turnout. Bulls sold to £850 for a six month old Aberdeen Angus cross from CR Dickinson, Thurnham. A consignment of four month old Hereford cross bulls from JR Newsham, Conder Green sold to £660, with others regularly £600 to £640. Younger weaned bulls sold to £565 for a British Blue cross from SH&M Batty & Son, Quernmore who sold others at £500.
Weaned heifers sold to £640 for a four month old British Blue cross from JC Morphet, Hale with others at £615 from J&CG Redmayne, Samlesbury and Aberdeen Angus cross to £580 from CR Dickinson, Thurnham. Stronger heifer stirks sold to £690 and £685 for Hereford cross from AV Bailey, Westhouse. Weaned steers sold to £650 for British Blue cross from JC Morphet, Hale and J&CG Redmayne, Samlesbury who also sold Aberdeen Angus at £605 and £600. Stronger Hereford cross steer stirks sold to £855 from E Lund & Son, Ingleton who sold others at £800 and £795 for the best from AV Bailey, Westhouse.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Hereford: £690 Baileys Hill Farm, £685 Baileys Hill Farm, £685 Baileys Hill Farm, £665 Throstle Croft, £660 Baileys Hill Farm, £660 Baileys Hill Farm. British Blue: £640 Field House, £630 Field House, £630 Field House, £615 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £490 Friars Moss, £360 Roe Farm. Angus: £580 Throstle Croft, £420 Friars Moss, £390 Friars Moss, £385 Matshead Farm, £360 Friars Moss, £340 Friars Moss. Limousin: £340 Tills Farm, £145 Rose Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Angus: £850 Throstle Croft, £585 Throstle Croft, £400 Lower Lingart Farm, £400 North Farm, £385 North Farm, £370 Cuerdale Hall Farm. Hereford: £660 Sellerley Farm, £655 Sellerley Farm, £650 Sellerley Farm, £635 Sellerley Farm, £625 Sellerley Farm. British Blue: £565 Friars Moss, £500 Friars Moss, £490 Lower Lingart Farm, £460 Friars Moss, £440 Roe Farm, £440 Roe Farm. Friesian: £450 Throstle Croft, £425 Sellerley Farm, £370 Sellerley Farm, £330 Throstle Croft, £300 Sellerley Farm, £185 Lower Lingart Farm. Limousin: £255 Rose Farm, £250 Rose Farm. Longhorn: £250 Bolton Fold Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: Hereford: £855 Lundholme Farm, £840 Lundholme Farm, £840 Lundholme Farm, £795 Bailey Hill Farm, £760 Bailey Hill Farm, £725 Bailey Hill Farm. British Blue: £650 Field House, £650 Cuerdale Hall. Angus: £605 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £600 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £590 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £585 Cuerdale Hall Farm.
Store Cattle
A real bonanza in the store ring saw all vendors leave well suited with prices achieved. Steers sold to £1810 for a trio of British Blue cross from WT Eastham & Sons, Goosnargh with a trio of Limousins to £1800 from H Chapman & Son, Carnforth and Aberdeen Angus cross £1780 from C Hargreaves & Son, Overton. Other strong steers were regularly £1500 to £1700, with all sold averaging £1322. Heifers sold to £1800 for British Blue cross from WT Eastham & Sons, Goosnargh with others at £1680 from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling and Limousin to £1660 from L Parson & Son, Levens. Other strong heifer were regularly £1400 to £1450, with all sold averaging £1244.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: British Blue: £1810 Wood Nook Farm, £1650 Carlingwha, £1480 Windy Hill Farm, £1450 Kays Farm, £1360 Upper Foxholes Farm. Limousin: £1800 Millbeck, £1760 Carlingwha, £1360 Thursgill. Angus: £1780 Sunderland Browns Farm, £1750 Low Levens, £1680 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1680 Low Levens, £1650 Iny Barn, £1600 Thornton Barn Farm. Charolais: £1700 Mill Cottage. Hereford: £1510 Lynwood, £1480 Lynwood, £1360 Holly House Farm, £1200 Middlebarrow Plain. Friesian: £1380 Hall Farm, £1250 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1140 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1120 Willow Tree Cottage. Montbeliarde: £1360 Grange Farm. MRI: £1280 Littlewood Hall Farm. Shorthorn: £1120 Sproat Ghyll.Store
Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £1800 Wood Nook Farm, £1680 Pasture House Farm, £1620 Bowlands Gardens, £1380 Carlingwha. Limousin: £1660 Low Levens, £1620 Hall Farm, £1300 Netherbeck Barn. Angus: £1650 Forgelands, £1560 Pasture House Farm, £1460 Windy Hill Farm, £1360 Hare Field, £1330 Hare Field. Charolais: £1600 Windy Hill Farm. Simmental: £1590 Low Levens, £1240 Littlewood Hall Farm. Hereford: £1520 Pasture House Farm, £1430 Holly House Farm. Friesian: £1300 Holme Head. Fleckvieh: £1270 Holme Head.
OTM Cattle
An increased entry of cull cows forward sold to an overall market average of 188p/kg, with a large proportion of the sale being diary bred cows. Beef cows sold to 244.5p/kg for a Stabiliser from J&A Smales, Ingleton with others generally 195p/kg to 220p/kg. A top price of £1695 was achieved for an Aberdeen Angus from A&P Hodgkinson, Stalmine. Heavy well fleshed diary cows also sold to 244p/kg from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine with others regularly 210p/kg to 250p/kg. Top grossing being another from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine achieving £1736. Strong parlour type cows were regularly 175p/kg to 190p/kg, achieving regularly £1150 to £1280.
OTM heifers sold to 259p/kg and £1826 for Aberdeen Angus cross from I Atkinson & Son, Warton with dairy heifers to 244.5p/kg and £1907 for a Holstein Friesian from Drinkall Bross, Over Wyresdale. Other diary heifers were generally 195p/kg to 210p/kg.
OTM steers sold to 281.5p/kg for a Limousin from H Chapman & Son, Carnforth with others regularly 240p/kg to 260p/kg. Topping at 236p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus cross from F&SG Sanderson & Son, Woodplumpton.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 244.5 239.5 199.5 Yew Tree Farm, 194.5 West Hall, 194.5 Ravenscar. Stabiliser: 244.5 Re Braida Garth. British Blue: 214.5 199.5 High Tenement Farm. Simental: 209.5 Hartrigg. Hereford: 204.5 Savick Brook Farm, 191.5 184.5 179.5 Little Crimbles. Limousin: 199.5 Birkland Barrow. Norwegian Red: 194.5 189.5 Lower Langthwaite Farm. Continental: 184.5 174.5 Hartrigg, 164.5 Re Braida Garth. Angus: 184.5 Bank Field Farm. Shorthorn: 184.5 Hillcrest. 179.5 Little Crimbles. Mont: 171.5 Myrescough House. Ayrshire: 154.5 Bolton Fold Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 259.5 Boon Town Farm, 179.5 Spital Farm. Friesian: 244.5 Catshaw Hall Farm, 229.5 Lawsons Farm, 229.5 Tunstall Hall, 214.5 Whittington, 209.5 Derby Lodge Farm. Jersey: 169.5 Birkland Barrow.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 281.5 Millbeck. Angus: 264.5 Cross House Farm, 264.5 Low Groves Farm, 264.5 259.5 Cross House Farm. Simental: 264.5 Ghants Lane. Fleck: 249.5 Gulf Farm. Hereford: 189.5 Ghants Lane.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 6th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
11:30am Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot
To include Annual Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
Tuesday 7th
J36: 10:30am Sale of all classes of Pigs
11am Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot
1pm Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Wednesday 8th
J36: 11am Pedigree Sheep
12noon Annual Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
Friday 10th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
