Weekly Report and Newsletter - 4th August 2023
10th Anniversary Charity Auction
Raising money for the UK Sepsis Trust and the Farming Community Network.
Online Auction https://auctions.1818auctioneers.co.uk/auctions/8625/sr1810883
Catalogue https://issuu.com/345081/docs/charity_auction_catalogue/1?ff
On Farm Dispersal Sale: JM Taylor & Son Farm Sale, Saturday 29th July 2023.
North West Auctions conducted the dispersal sale on behalf of JM Taylor & Son, Russell Farm on Saturday 29th July, buyers from throughout the northern counties were in attendance.
A Kubota RX900 sold at £5300, Transpread Lime Spreader £4100, Amazone Fert Spreader £2750, 12m Sprayer £2700, Weigh Platform £2150, Toyota Forklift £1800. Other items of interest included a ride on mower achieving £1050, log splitter £500, horse trailer £220, PTO Generator £160.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep. Early Breeding Sheep, Monday 31st July 2023.
Prime Lambs
A better entry of lambs was forward this morning at Lancaster Mart, best bred and meated lambs continuing to sell to a fast trade with leaner types a little less. An overall market averaged of 258p/kg was achieved. Heavy lambs would be a shade sharper on the week, Texels sold to £158 from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham with others to £150 from B&J Preston, Caton. First draw lambs from J&E Nuttall, Old Hutton saw his best pens sell to £149 for Texels. Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £140 from J&R Waller, Killington. Lancaster always has plenty of demand for the best butcher bred lambs with Beltexs selling to £133 or 302p/kg from JS Horner, Ingleton. The best bred lambs regularly sold at 285p/kg to 300p/kg. Continental bred lambs were regularly selling at 270p/kg to 275p/kg. More lambs are required on a weekly basis, to fulfil our strong ringside of nine active buyers.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £158 Cocker House Farm, £150 Ellers Farm, £149 Low Bendrigg Farm, £143 Low Bendrigg Farm, £135 Low Bendrigg Farm, £134.50 Marsh Lane Farm. Suffolk: £140 Hallbeck, £129 Ingleborough Park Drive, £124 Ingleborough Park Drive, £121 Lower Highfield, £121 Hallbeck, £112.50 King Bank Farm. Beltex: £135 Ingleborough Park Drive, £128 Ingleborough Park Drive, £128 Ingleborough Park Drive, £128 Ingleborough Park Drive.
Continental: £124 Ingleborough Park Farm, £117.50 Dockinsall Farm.
Cast Sheep
140 ewes were forward with meat continuing to sell to a fast trade, and leaner ewes looking less money on the week. Suffolks led the way selling to £134 from WN&D Smith & Son, Cockerham. Charollais ewes sold to £133 from CP&V Cowgill, Bentham. Mule ewes saw the best pen sell to £128 for a pen of seven from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham with heavy Mules regularly selling either side of the £110 mark and medium types selling at £80 to £90. Hill ewes saw a top price of £70 for Lonks from A Brown, Littledale.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Suffolk: £134 Cocker House Farm, £118 Cocker House Farm, £109 Dockinsall Farm, £88 Little Crimbles. Cheviot: £133 Oakhead Farm, £65 Gilberton Farm. Beltex: £130 Cocker House Farm, £112 Oak Avenue, £100 Fell Gate. Mule: £128 Cocker House Farm, £115 Cocker House Farm, £110 Oakhead Farm, £104 Burns Farm, £90 Dunkenshaw Farm.Texel: £120 Fell Gate, £116 Ingrave Farm, £108 Oak Avenue, £96 Fell Gate, £94 Oak Avenue, £94 Deep Clough. Herdwick: £86 Fell Gate. Masham: £74 King Bank Farm.
Breeding Sheep
A selective trade was seen for breeding rams, with buyers looking for well grown tup shearlings with good skins and a good carcass and a little selective over second class tups. Texel shearlings sold to a top of £480 from S Roberts, Clitheroe with other Texel shearling to £400 from RT&ME Sutton, Stainton. Charollais x Texel shearlings sold to a top of £380 from M&S Blease, Carnforth.
The opening sale of breeding ewes at Lancaster Mart had a packed ringside of buyers, with a real buzz around the ring. The sale topped at £205 for pure Suffolk shearlings from EW&A Bradshaw, Stalmine who sold other pens to £200. A pen of ten home bred Texel shearlings from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale sold to £200, with Beltex x shearlings selling to £190 from S Rossall, Over Wyresdale. A lovely run of well farmed gimmer shearling from DJ Casson & Sons, Slyne attracted plenty of interest with their best pens selling twice to £185 and their run of 75 averaging £180.
Ewe trade was a little selective, with buyers keen to purchase strong, fully vaccinated ewes. Young Texel ewes sold to £158 from PD Anderton, Scorton. Four crop Texel ewes from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale sold to £148.
Breeding Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £158 Wyre Farm, £148 Lower Swainhead, £142 Oak Avenue, £140 Braddup House Farm, £140 Oak Avenue, £140 Oak Avenue. Mules: £128 Lodge Farm, £125 Lodge Farm, £122 Braddup House Farm, £122 Lodge Farm, £122 Lodge Farm, £120 Braddup House Farm.
Breeding Gimmer Shearlings Top Prices: Suffolk: £205 The Old Stable, £200 The Old Stable. Texel: £200 Lower Swainhead Farm, £190 Stonehead, £188 Stonehead, £170 Old Woodhouse, £160 Old Woodhouse, £160 Old Woodhouse. Mule: £185 Beaumont Gate, £185 Beaumont Gate, £178 Beamount Gate, £178 Beamount Gate, £178 Beaumont Gate, £175 Beaumont Gate.
Aged Breeding Rams Top Prices: Texel: £200 Langdale Avenue.
Shearling Breeding Rams Top Prices: Texel: £490 Langdale Avenue, £400 Crosscrake Farm, £380 The Barn, £350 The Barn, £300 Crosscrake Farm, £300 Crosscrake Farm. Beltex: £350 Cairn Cottage.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 1st August 2023.
Prime Lambs
1100 lambs forward sold to an overall market averaged of 252p/kg with lambs ranging from 34kg to 64kg. The best heavy weight lambs continue to sell to a premium this week, peaking at £155 for Texel x lambs from AW Crowe, Witherslack. Suffolk x sold to £151 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other heavy weight lambs (48kg plus) generally achieving £130 to £140. Medium weight lambs sold to £136 for Texel x from J&E Nuttall, Old Hutton and £134 from D&S Robinson, Old Hutton and others generally £114 to £122. Buyer showing caution towards under finished lambs. Well finished light weight lambs continue to attract a keen buyer interest, selling to £97 for Texel x from Messrs Beaty, Troutbeck with others at £95 from JR Robinson, Endmoor. Top price today of 295p/kg was achieved on two occasions for Texel x lambs form J&E Nuttall, Old Hutton and AJ&SE Burrow, Milnthorpe. Other well finished pure and ¾ bred lambs were generally 270p/kg to 290p/kg with first x lambs 250p/kg to 275p/kg. Hill bred lambs are starting to come forward in greater numbers, with Mules selling to £112 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £155 Ashtree Cottage, £147 High House Farm, £141 Arklid Farm, £140 Ashtree Cottage, £139 Benson Hall, £138 Steel Croft. Suffolk: £151 Catshaw Hall Farm, £145 Station Hotel Farm, £145 High House Farm, £139 Station Hotel Farm, £128 Calderside Farm, £127 Middle Birkby Farm. Dutchspotted: £144 Grayrigg Foot, £134 Paddock Cottage. Charolais: £133 The Old Vicarage, £133 The Old Vicarage, £130 Head House, £116.50 Redbank Farm, £113.50 Redbank Farm. Continental: £127.50 Calderside farm, £114 Howriggs, £113.50 Middale Farm, £108 Johnson House Farm, £108 Cracalt Farm, £105.50 Benson Hall. Hampshire: £122 Cantsfield Hall. Mule: £112 Catshaw Hall Farm, £88 Brown Edge.
Cast Sheep
An entry of 557 local farmer ewes saw buyers keen to fulfil orders for all classes and types, to include several grazing orders. A shortage of real heavy ewes saw Texel x sell to £154 from JC Dunning, Orton with others at £144 from R&E Ladds, Kendal and £143 from IL Dixon, Cantsfield. Medium pure bred and ¾ bred ewes were keenly sort after at £120 to £140. Other heavy first x ewes generally £128 to £140 depending on breed and quality. Mules sold to £140 for Cheviot Mules from R&E Ladds, Kendal, North Country Mules selling to £138 from Calderside Farm, Garstang with others at £123 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Other heavier Mules generally £100 to £112, with medium sorts £88 to £98. Hill bred ewes sold to £90 for Rough Fells from I Carridice, Tebay with Swaledales selling to £85 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with Cheviots to £80 from NP&CE Buckley, Staveley and Herdwicks sold to £73 from BR Harrison, Staveley. A large entry of smaller ewes, having worked hard this summer were generally £45 to £65, depending on bred and quality. A pen of goat weanlings from GA Guy, Tebay sold at £89. Cull rams sold to £160 for BFL’s with others at £154.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £154 Low Chapel farm, £144 Benson Hall, £143 Cantsfield Hall, £140 Cantsfield Hall, £139
Low House, £134 Moss End Farm. Dorset: £141 High Biggarsbank, £114 High Biggarsbank. Cheviot Mule: £140 Benson Hall, £114 Benson Hall. Mule: £138 Calderside Farm, £123 Catshaw Hall Farm, £110 Low Chapel Farm, £109 Cold Seat Barn, £109 Arklid Farm, £107 New Parkside Farm. Suffolk: £134 Ackenthwaite Farm, £132 Steel Croft, £120 Birkrigg Park Cottage, £112 Smithy Green Farm, £111 Smithy Green Farm, £107 Ackenthwaite Farm. Charolais: £117 Wreay Syke, £97
Cold Seat Barn. Leicester: £116 The Borrans. Zwartable: £114 Benson Hall, £113 Benson Hall.
Continental: £108 Preston Patrick Hall, £102 Streatlam Grange, £98 Long Green Head, £98
85 Croftlands, £94 Benson Hall, £91 Streatlam Grange. Masham: £100 Low Audlands. Rough: £90 Intake Farm, £78 Cold Seat Barn Goat: £89 Lunesdale House. Swaledale: £85 Catshaw Hall Farm, £84 Calderside Farm, £82 Lunesdale House. Blue Texel: £82 The Borrans. Herdwick: £77 Sella Farm.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Leicester: £160 Catshaw Hall Farm, £154 Catshaw Hall Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle and Store Cattle, Thursday 3rd August 2023.
Rearing and Weaned Calves
A record entry of weanlings and weaned calves saw 164 forward, with an ever-expanding ring side of new buyers and sellers in attendance. K Wrathall Ltd, Broughton in Furness waited patiently to sell the penultimate calf of the day to a new centre record of £640 for a one month and twenty seven day old Limousin x bull. Other strong Continental bull calves were regularly £380 to £450, to include a British Blue x at £440 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall who also sold Charolais x at £430. A quality run of Limousin x calves from Bambers Farm, Cockerham sold to £405 with others to £400. Younger calves sold to £360 for a Limousin x from Langley Park Farms, Millom with others at £355 from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall. Simmental and Aberdeen Angus x achieved £350 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham. Hereford x bulls sold to £310 from W Stamper, Chipping with other medium native sired bull calves regularly £280 to £300. Young rearing calves sold to £300 from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby with Limousin x to £300 from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton with the very smallest £175 to £220. A pair of Belted Galloway bull calves out of Friesian cows from TW Handley, Sedbergh sold to £385. Dairy bulls sold to £165 for a three week old Montbeliarde from Colby Farms Ltd, Appleby with other rearing types £90 to £140, with the smallest £30 to £50 depending on breed and quality.
Heifer calves sold to £400 for a Limousin x from Langley Park Farms, Millom with British Blue x selling to £400 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall and £390 from W Stamper, Chipping. Rearing heifers were generally £270 to £340, with mediums sorts £220 to £260 and the smallest and youngest £140 to £200.
57 weaned calves and stirks saw five month old Aberdeen Angus x bulls sell to £540 from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Kendal who sold other beef bred bull at £450 to £500 (4-6 month old). Diary bulls sold to £485 for Fleckviehs, again from JS&KM Wilson & Son with Holstein Friesians selling to £430 from Whitestone Farm, Penrith.
British Blue x steers sold to £865 from Bambers Farms Ltd, Cockerham who sold others at £830. Limousin x steers sold to £740 from JR Pye, Stalmine with younger steers selling to £650 for Limousin x from D Wightman & A Mason, Burton in Kendal.
Heifer sold to £740 for a pair of Limousin x from Bambers Farms Ltd, Cockerham, Aberdeen Angus x at £650 and British Blues x at £600. Other younger beef heifers sold to £595 for British Blues x from MW&PA Rollason, Meathop with others at £590 from D Wightman & A Maso, Burton in Kendal. Recently weaned Aberdeen Angus x heifers from Messrs Young, Lindale sold at £400.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Limousin: £400 Langly Park Farm, £350 Cockley Beck, £345 Rowe End Farm, £335 Langley Farm, £305 Bambers Farm. British Blue: £400 Tunstall Hall, £390 Coldcotes, £310 Holmescales, £305 Tunstall Hall, £300 Flodder Hall. Charolais: £340 Tunstall Hall, £270 Homescales. Angus: £315 Tunstall Hall, £310 Babers Farm, £205 Wyke Farm, £205 Colby Farm. Hereford: £300 Coldcotes. Shorthorn: £150 Far Audlands.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Limousin: £640 Cockley Beck Farm, £500 Langley Park, £405 Bambers Farm, £400 Langley Park. British Blue: £445 Coldcoats Farm, £440 Tunstall Hall, £385 Flodder Hall, £330 Birks Farm, £320 Hagg Farm, £300 Townhead Farm. Charolais: £430 Tunstall Hall. Belted Galloway: £385 Pedgecroft. Angus: £350 Bambers Farm, £205 Rowe End Farm, £185 Colby Farm, £175 Far Audlands. Simmental: £350 Bambers Farm. Hereford: £310 Coldcotes Farm. Montbeliarde: £165 Colby Farm. Shorthorn: £160 Far Audlands. Friesian: £155 Natland Park Farm, £110 Homesacales.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £865 Bambers Farm. Limousin: £740 Hatters Farm, £650 West Lodge, £610 Hatters Farm, £570 Kendal House Farm. Angus: £580 Moss End Farm, £440 Kendal House Farm. Hereford: £510 West Lodge. Friesian: £290 Moss End Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £540 High House. British Blue: £510 High House. Fleckvieh: £485 High House Farm. Friesian: £430 Whitestone Farm, £330 High House. Shorthorn: £300 High House.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £740 Bambers Farm, £595 Kendal House Farm, £590 West Lodge, £535 Kendal House Farm. Angus: £650 Bambers Farm, £460 West Lodge, £400 Moss End Farm.Friesian: £580 The Howes. Shorthorn: £410 West Lodge.
Store Cattle
A seasonal entry of store cattle saw a top price of £1280 achieved for a fifteen month old Hereford x steers from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton. A two year old Parthenaise x form S&M Cooper, Leece selling at £1260 and Simmental x from S&M Carter, Witherslack achieving £1240. Other stronger steers were regularly selling at £1100 to £1250, to include Friesians from AJ&H Clark, Sedbergh achieving £1235 and Dairy Shorthorns achieving £1170 from S&M Cooper, Leece. Younger steers sold to £1120 for a Hereford x from RJ Stalker, Ulverston with Limousin x achieving £1090 from K&S Troughton, Sedbergh and Aberdeen Angus x to £1085 from MW&PA Rollason, Meathop.
Heifers sold to £1375 for a Limousin x heifer from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton who sold other full pens at £1320. A full pen of British Blue x heifers sold at £1275 and £1265 from S&M Cooper, Leece with others at £1200 from JT&A Armistead, who also sold Charolais x at £1175. Younger heifers were generally selling at £850 to £950.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Hereford: £1280 Cockrigg Farm, £1120, £1055 Houkler Hall Barn, £995 Holme Farm. Parthenaise: £1265 Tarnside Farm. Simmental: £1240, £1160 Black Bull Cottage. Friesian: £1235, £1025, £900 High Hollins. Limouisn: £1215 Lane End, £1090 Moor Cottage. Dairy Shorthorn: £1170 Tarnside Farm. Saler: £1160 Tarnside Farm. Angus: £1085 Kendal House Farm, £960 Holme Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £1375, £1320 Cockrigg Farm, £915 Tarnside Farm. British Blue: £1275, £1260 Tarnside Farm, £1200 Bouthwaite Farm. Charolais: £1175 Bouthwaite Farm. Hereford: £1135 Tarnside Farm. Simmental: £990 Black Bull Cottage. Angus: £975 Black Bull Cottage.
OTM Cattle
Despite the reports of the falling deadweight price, an overall market averaged of 158p/kg was achieved for all cull cows sold today. Beef cows sold to 219.5p/kg and 214.5p/kg for Stabilises from A Dixon & Son, Selside. Feeding type cows sold to 184.5p/kg from JT Proctor, Grange Over Sands with other feeding type cows generally 175p/kg to 185p/kg. Dairy cows sold to 201.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby. An
entry of predominately leaner parlour type cows sold at 130p/kg to 155p/kg, depending on quality and type. Top grossing cow was a Limousin x from JT Proctor, Grange Over Sands achieving £1370, with dairy cows selling to £1248 for a Holstein Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack.
OTM heifer sold to 175.5p/kg and £1254 for an overage Limousin x from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg. OTM dairy heifers sold to 174.5p/kg and £1113 for a Holstein Friesian from JN&JD Bowes, Crook. Stock bulls sold to 134.5p/kg and £1521 for an Aberdeen Angus from JW&E Woof & Son, Sedbergh.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Stabiliser: 219.50, 214.50, 199.50, 179.50, 174.50 Kit Cragg. Friesian: 201.50, 159.50 Townhead Farm, 154.50 Black Bull Farm, 144.50 Strickland Hill, 139.50 Tranthwaite Hall. Limousin: 184.50 Mireside Farm, 179.50 Ghyll Farm, 179.50 Lane End, 174.50 Ghyll Farm, 154.50 West Lodge. Saler: 169.50 New Hall. Shorthorn: 167.50 Cockley Beck Farm. Hereford: 157.50, 149.50 Coldcotes Farm. Simmental: 157.50 Bowston Hall. British Blue: 144.50 Borwick Lodge Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 217.50 Lambrigg Head Farm. Friesian: 174.50 Low Brundrigg. Hereford: 159.50 Bowston Hall. Shorthorn: 154.50 Bowston Hall.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Angus: 134.50 Ghyll Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM and Store Cattle, Friday 4th August 2023.
North West Auctions are pleased to report another successful days’ trading at Lancaster Auction on Friday 4th August. Store Cattle sold to a top price of £1820, Cull Cows to £1483 and Calves to £565. Vendors are encouraged to enter stock for Friday 11th, which will include the fortnightly sale of dairy cattle. Please contact the auctioneers or field staff. if you require any assistance with marketing.
Calves & Weanlings
91 rearing and weaned calves were forward at the popular weekly sale with buyers attracted by the quality and quantity on offer. Rearing bull calves sold to a top price of £400 for a British Blue x from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock with Aberdeen Angus x just a bid behind at £395 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Pilling with others at £385 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Month old well bred bull calves sold to £330 for a Charolais x from JE&SM Seedall, Mellor with others regularly £290 to £320. Younger bull calves sold to £265 for a three week old British Blue x from RT Halhead, Cockerham with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £250 from Wallbank Farm Ltd, Over Wyresdale and Charolais x £240 from WG Farms, Cockerham. Dairy bulls sold to £200 for a British Friesian from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green with Holstein Friesians selling to £170 from TE&MM Kidd, Ellel. Other stronger rearers were £80 to £120 and mediums £50 to £70.
Rearing heifers sold to £365 for a Hereford x from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with six week old Aberdeen Angus x selling to £280 from T&CM Kelsall & Son, Chipping. Younger Charolais x heifers from J&E Seedall, Mellor sold at £275 and £270, with month old heifer calves generally £210 to £260 depending on breed and quality. Younger and smaller sorts were £150 to £200.
41 weaned calves were greeted with keen buyer interest, five month old Limousin x bulls from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green sold to £565. Three month old Limousin x bulls achieving £560 from D&M Foster, Out Rawcliffe. A run of Aberdeen Angus x bulls (4-6
month olds) from J&G Thornley, Kirkham sold to £550 with others generally £470 to £530. Hereford x bulls sold to £480 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green with other at £475 from TE&MM Kidd, Ellel. Weaned heifers sold to £390 for a Hereford x from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with Charolais x selling to £370 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green with ten week old Hereford x heifers selling to £295 from TE&MM Kidd, Ellel.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Fleckvieh: £490 Sellerley Farm. Hereford: £390, £365 Catshaw Hall Farm, £295 Booth Hall, £270, £265 Sellerley Farm, £260 Booth Hall. Charolais: £370 Sellerley Farm, £275, £270 Bolton Fold Farm, £235 Lathwaite Farm. Angus: £280 Catshaw Hall Farm, £280, £190 Brown Brook, £175 Catshaw Hall Farm, £170, £155 Bolton Fold Farm. Ayrshire: £240 Bolton Fold Farm. British Blue: £240, £230, £140 Norbreck Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Limousin: £565 Sellerley Farm, £560 Church Farm, £520 Sellerley Farm. Angus: £550, £530, £475, £460, £450, £445 Derby Lodge Farm. Hereford: £480 Sellerley Farm, £475, £440, £415, £405, £405, £400 Booth Hall. British Blue: £400 Lane Head Farm, £300 Walkers I’th Fields, £290 Lathwaite Farm, £265 Norbreck Farm. Charolais: £330 Bolton Fold Farm, £265, £240, £225 Lathwaite Farm. Friesian: £200 Sellerley Farm, £170 Booth Hall, £160 Sellerley Farm.
Store Cattle
Additional buyers ring side saw all classes sell to their full value, despite the falling deadweight prices. Today sale peaked at £1820 for an Aberdeen Angus x steer from R Townsend, Freckleton with a Parthenaise x achieving £1740 from J&H Bland & Son, Levens. A ring full of Aberdeen Angus x steers from T Robson & Son, Singleton achieving £1590 and British Blue x from R&K Jenkinson, Pilling sold at £1550, with others at £1520 from D&N Davis, Nateby. Other well grown steers were regularly £1380 to £1460, to include a ring full of Montbeliarde at £1460 from D&N Davis, Nateby and Holstein Friesians selling to £1410 from BW&G Robinson, Ingleton. All steers forward averaged £1260.
All heifers forward averaged £1185, selling to a top price of £1480 for a Limousin x from J&H Bland & Son Ltd, Levens with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £1470 from L Parsons & Son, Levens and £1460 from FA Nowell, Low Bentham. Other stronger heifers were generally £1300 to £1460, to include British Blue x at £1450 from J&H Bland & Son Ltd, Levens. There was a keen interest in heifers suitable for grazing, selling to £1180 for a pen full of Limousin x from JP&L Eccleston, Grimsargh who sold two ring fulls of Aberdeen Angus x at £1130 and £1120.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Angus: £1820, £1680 Kirkham Road, £1590 Fairfield, £1570 Low Levens, £1470 Chestnut House Farm, £1390 Ninezergh. Parthenaise: £1740 Ninezergh. Charolais: £1620 Ninezergh. British Blue: £1550 Holmes Farm, £1520 Cragg Farm, £1500 Bowlands Gardens, £1470 Stubb Hall Farm, £1460 High Snab, £1340 Lower Castle O Trim. Limousin: £1480 Ninzergh, £1480 Downlands Farm, £1480 Kirkham Road, £1430 Endmoor Farm, £1400 Downlands Farm, £1320 Ninezergh. Hereford: £1480 Ninezergh, £1370 Old Glasson Farm, £1350 Windy Hill Farm, £1140 Thornton Barn Farm, £1140 Moorside House Farm. Montbeliarde: £1460, £1420 Cragg Farm, £1410 Ninezergh.
Friesian: £1410 Burnt House Farm, £1230 Downlands Farm, £1160 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1160 Burnt House Farm, £1050 Barn Hill Farm. Simmental: £1170 Mearsbeck Farm, £1140 Ninezergh. Meuse Rhine Issel: £1130 Ninezergh.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Limousin: £1480 Ninezergh, £1400, £1230 Endmoor Farm, £1180, £980 Elston Old Hall. Angus: £1470 Low Levens, £1460 Kirkbeck, £1320 Chestnut House Farm, £1300 Fleets Farm, £1230 Ellers Farm, £1180 Raw End Farm. British Blue: £1450 Ninezergh, £1420 Bowlands Gardens, £1410 Stubb Hall Farm, £1360 Windy Hill Farm, £1350 Fleets Farm. Fleckvieh: £1370, £1180 Newfield. Hereford: £1130 Ellers Farm. Charolais: £1080 Lee End Farm.
Cast/ OTM Cattle
Cull cows sold to an overall market average of 151p/kg and £999, with 90% of the entry being dairy cows. Of the beef cows forward a top price of 224.5p/kg was achieved for an Aberdeen Angus x from SJ Gunn, Milnthorpe who sold others at 214.5p/kg. A top price of £1483 was achieved for a Welsh Black from R&EA Gardner, Briggsteer. Heavy weight dairy cows sold to 174.5p/kg and £1430 for a Holstein Friesian from Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham with other medium dairy cow generally 145p/kg to 165p/kg with the leanest 115p/kg to 130p/kg.
OTM dairy heifers sold to 164.5p/kg and £1135 for a Holstien Friesian from J&N Hull & Sons, Winmarleigh. Steers sold to 239.5p/kg and £1389 for a British Blue x from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham with Holstien Friesian stock bulls sold to 179.5p/kg from JE&ME&JP Seed, Claughton on Brock. Other selling to £974 from J Burrow & Son, Barton.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Angus: 224.50 Leighton House, 174.50 Whinney Garth. Continental: 214.50 Leighton House. Fleckvieh: 184.50 Newfield, 137.50 Holme Head. Frieisan: 174.50 High Snab, 174.50 Sweetings Farm, 169.50 Midge Hall Farm, 164.50 Sweetings Farm, 159.50 Midge Hall Farm, 159.50 Sweetings Farm. Welsh Black: 174.50, 171.50 Barrowfield.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 164.50 Gibstick Hall, 149.50 Abbey House, 134.50 Gibstick Hall.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 239.50 High Snab.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Friesian: 179.50 Ducketts Farm, 159.50 Tunsteads Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 7th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep
J36: Online Machinery Sale concludes
Tuesday 8th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
10:30am Sale of Pigs
1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep
Wednesday 9th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
Thursday 10th
J36: 11am Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs
Friday 11th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and Cast/OTM Cattle
11am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
J36: 10th Anniversary Party
Sunday 13th
J36: 11am North West Texel Breeders Club Show & Sale of Pedigree Rams & Females