J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 27th December 2022.
Prime Lambs
The weekly sale of prime lambs at Junction 36 had an increased entry of 2023 forward, selling a very similar trade with a market average of 242p/kg achieved. A mixed entry forward in terms of quality saw best type butchers’ lambs easily selling in excess of 300p/kg. Heavy weight lambs continue to be in big demand and well sold at junction 36 with this type regularly selling in the region of 260p/kg. Handy weight well fed commercial lambs were regularly 250-260p/kg with the upland lamb trade dependant on size and finish. Leading the way was 52kg Beltex lambs selling to £157 from TLB&J Knowles, Selside. Heavy weight Texel lambs peaked at £156 From F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston followed by £154 from RC Billington & Son, Claughton on Brock and then £150.50 from KE Richards & Son, Howgill with plenty of pens of heavy weight Texel lambs in the one hundred and forties. Heavy weight Suffolk lambs peaked at £145 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland. Heavy weight Cheviots peaked at £149 from LA&M Lambert, Lupton with others to £140.50 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh. Mashams peaked at £134.50 from WI&AM Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale with Mules peaking at £126.50 from EW&JR Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge followed by £125.50 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. Butch quality lambs were in demand today peaking at 363p/kg or £134 from JG&PH Thompson, Selside followed by 340p/kg and £139 from Robyn Allen, Staveley and 338p/kg or £145 from Tony Ellis, New Hutton, then 336p/kg or £131 from AR&BJ Thompson, Selside and 332p/kg or £146 from RA Batty, Haversham. As to be expected at this time of year, a larger number of Horned lambs are coming forward with heavy weight Rough Fells to £119 from PE Allen, Ings with Swaledales to £110 from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: Beltex: £157 High Borrowbridge, £146 Corners Cottage, £146 Candyslack, £145 Corner Cottage, £145 Woodside. Texel: £156 Ntherhouses Farm, £154 Netherhouses Farm, £150.50 Crook O Lune Farm, £148 Red Scar Farm, £148 Steel Croft. Cheviot: £149 Brow Head, £140.50 Bowers Farm, £130.50 Bowers Farm, £129.50 Bowers Farm, £114.50 Bowers Farm. Suffolk: £145 High House Farm, £141 Netherhouses Farm, £135 Grindelwald, £135 Netherhouses, £132.50 Netherhouses. Continental: £139 Head House, £129 Helm Croft, £125 Milestones, £118 Yoad Pot, £110 Greaves Farm. Masham: £134.50 Holme House Farm, £105.50 Cobble Hey Farm. Horned: £133 Holmelands, £88 Holmelands. Mule: £126.50 Hareden Farm, £125.50 Holme House Farm, £125 Sykes Farm, £123 Red Scar Farm, £121.50 Netherhouses Farm. Charollais: £122 Low House. Rough Fell: £119 St Annes Farm, £96.50 Boundary Beck, £87.50 Millrggs, £80 Low Deepslack. Dorset: £115 Cumbrae. Leicester: £110 Yoad Pot, £97 Brown Edge Farm, £97 Low Newton Farm. Swaledale: £110 Netherhouses Farm, £104 Netherhouses Farm, £102 Wilcocks Farm, £95 Yoad Pot, £91.50 Sykes Farm. Scotch Black face: £102 Helm Croft. Cheviot Mule: £96 Poppy Farm. Hampshire: £89 Main Street. Herdwick: £68 Cockley Beck Farm.
Cast Sheep
450 ewes were forward selling to the usual full ring side of buyers at Junction 36 with trade was very similar to previous weeks. Pure Texel ewes sold to £228 from PK&R Woof, Stainton with others to £222 twice from T&CM
Kelsall & Sons, Chipping. Beltex ewes sold to £144 from RC Billington & Son, Claughton on Brock. Leicester ewes sold to £142 from R Harker & Son, Greyrigg. Mule ewes saw the best regularly selling at one hundred and ten plus topping at £118 twice from S&B Capstick, Old Hutton and F&ME Little, Barrows Green. Mashams sold to £115 from DC Miller, Claughton on Brock. A big show of hill ewes was forward, Dalesbreds sold to £110 from Calderside Farms with Cheviots selling to £106 from BD Willison & Son, Tebay. Swaledale ewes sold to a top of £92 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with others selling to £89 from Calderside Farm, Oakenclough. 200 Swaledale ewes forward averaged £70. Rough Fells sold to a top of £90 from GR Park & Sons, Whinfell. Forty cast rams forward saw Leicester sell to a top of £156 from R Harker & son, Greyrigg with others to £146 from JS&S Atkinson, Scorton. Charollais rams sold to £132 from TW&C Shepherd, Underbarrow with Teeswaters selling to the same price from JA Bennett, Longsleddale.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Texel: £228 Stroth End Farm, £222 Brown Brook, £222 Brown Brook, £195 Stroth End Farm, £172 Brown Brook. Beltex: £144 Stubbins Farm. Leicester: £142 Grayrigg Hall. Suffolk: £126 Netherhouses Farm, £108 West Plain Farm. Zwartble: £120 Catshaw Hall Farm. Mule: £118 Helm Croft, £118 Low House, £110 Nether House Farm, £106 Bybeck, £106 Brown Brook. Masham: £115 Cobble Hey Farm. Dalesbred: £110 Calderside Farm, £94 Brown Brook, £80 Brown Brook. Cheviot Mule: £110 Stubbins Farm, £100 Stubbins Farm. Cheviot: £106 Bybeck, £77 Low Deepslack, £74 Oak Avenue. Swaledale: £92 Catshaw Hall Farm, £89 Calderside Farm, £85 Nether House Farm, £79 Catshaw Hall Farm, £76 Brown Brook. Rough Fell: £90 Low Deepslack. Dorset: £84 Old Parkside. Scotch Black Face: £74 Riddings. Horned: £72 Higher Salter. Herdwick: £36 Bybeck.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Leicester: £156 Grayrigg Hall, £146 Sykes Farm, £112 Arklid Farm, £102 Saddlers Croft, £100 Calderside Farm. Charollais: £126 Nook Farm. Teeswater: £132 Middale Farm. Texel: £126 Calderside Farm, £120 Bybeck, £110 Poppy Farm, £98 Fairfield. Dalesbred: Cobble Hey Farm. Swaledale: £86 Grayrigg Hall, £86 Grayrigg Hall, £72 Bybeck. Horned: £86 Higher Salter.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Monday 2nd January 2023.
Prime Hoggs
The opening sale of the year for prime hoggs at Lancaster had an entry of 640 forward selling to an overall market average of 240p/kg with all eleven active buyers present. Quality butchers lambs were required with best types selling in excess of 300p/kg with the consignment of Dutch Texels from GR&A Foy, Conder Green leading the way, twice peaking at £136 with others to £130, peaking at 310p/kg and 302p/kg. This was followed by the consignment from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale selling Beltex lambs to £135 or 308p/kg. The consignment from AG Butler, Hambleton sold Texel and Beltex hoggs to £135 and £132. Heavy weight hoggs peaked at £136 from W Gardner, Brookhouse with other heavy weights to £130 from D Black, Kendal. Plenty more pens sold in the one hundred and twenties. Upland lambs saw 49kg Mashams to £118.50 from T&D Wright, Roeburndale East with 51kg Mules peaking at £115 from T&H Drinkall, Oakenclough. Horned lambs saw Dalesbreds to £106.50 at 48kg from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping with 46kg Dalebreds to £103 from T&D Wright.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £136 Quarry House, £135 Park Farm Barn, £130 Cumbrae, £128 Brown Brook, £127 Ingleborough Park, £126 Park Farm Barn. Beltex: £136 (2) Parkside Farm, £135 Knowsley Farm, £132 Park Farm Barn, £130 Parkside Farm, £126 Knowsley Farm. Continental: £128 Parkside Farm, £108 Poppyfield, £108, £94 Cumbrae. Charollais: £120 Poppyfield. Masham: £118.50 Allcocks Farm, £111, £105.50 Stauvins Farm. Suffolk: £116, £113 Meadow Croft, £112 Park Farm Barn. Mule: £115 Calderside Farm, £112.50, £109 Cuerdale, £108 Sykes Farm, £108 Hillside, £105.50 Ouzelthorn Farm. Teeswater: £115 Allcocks Farm. Dalesbred: £106.50 Brown Brook, £103 Allcocks
Farm. Cheviot: £101 Hutton Roof Hall. Swaledale: £90 Greenways Farm, £83 Yates Farm, £78 Ouzelthorn Farm. Rough Fell: £75 Quarry House.
Cast Sheep
The cast sheep trade was buoyant with a strong number of 156 forward, peaking at £162 for Texel x ewes from GR&A Foy, Conder Green followed by £146 from G Hargreaves, Scotforth. The consignment from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe sold Texel x ewes to £140 and £122 with Cheviot x ewes from the same home to £116 and £109. Mule ewes twice peaked at £117 from Benson Farms, Claughton on Brock and H Birkett & Son, Overton with strong Mule and Masham ewes regularly in excess of the one hundred pound mark. Horned ewes peaked at £87 from D&K Swarbrick with plenty of pens of strong horned ewes in the seventies.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £162 Parkside Farm, £146 Ivy Bank Farm, £140 Bensons Farm, £122 Ivy Bank Farm, £120 Old Woodhouse, £108 Brown Brook. Continental: £122, £118, £94, £87 Bensons Farm. Mule: £117 Westfield Farm, £117 North Farm, £89, £78 Bensons Farm, £77 Ingrave Farm. Cheviot: £116, £109, £93 Bensons Farm. Masham: £106 (2) Bensons Farm, £97 Cobble Hey Farm. Dalesbred: £87 Bensons Farm, £75 Fell End Farm. Horned: £76 Bensons Farm, £73 Deep Clough.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Beltex: £106, £91 Ivy Bank Farm. Texel: £92 Ingrave Farm.
Store Hoggs
A handful of store hoggs were forward peaking at £78.50 for Texels from PD Anderton, Scorton.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 3rd January 2023.
Prime Hoggs
There was an entry of 1270 prime hoggs forward at J36 with the quality on offer very mixed, leading to an overall market average of 228p/kg with some lambs looking worth more in the store ring for further feeding and finished. Heavy weight hoggs continue to be a good trade at junction 36 peaking at £168 and £166 for Charollais from JA&R Geldard & Sons, Levens. Followed by heavy weight Dutch Spotted to £167 from Dave Dixon, Grayrigg. Texels peaked at £157 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland with other noted prices being £145 for Charollais from BR Harrison, Staveley, £144 for Texels from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington and £138.50 from JB Airey, Kendal. Plenty of pens of heavy weights sold in the one hundred and twenties and one hundred and thirties. Heavy weight Mules peaked at £123 from Fishwick Bros, Longsleddale followed by £121 from R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands. The trade for handy weighted lambs was very much dependant on the finish with inside fed lambs certainly the best to sell. Better confirmation handy weighted lambs regularly sold in excess of 250p/kg, peaking at 280p/kg from JA&KJ Allen, Ings. More horned lambs on the market today saw Rough Fells peak at £104 from J Hunter, Tebay with others to £100 from RH Threxton, Sedbergh with 44kg Swaledales to £90 from S&W Dickinson, Tebay.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Charollais: £168 Low Foulshaw Farm, £166 Low Foulshaw Farm, £145 The Old Vicarage, £119 Head House, £115 Dawson Fold, £106 Head House. Dutch Spotted: £167 Grayrigg Foot, £138 Grayrigg Foot. Texel: £157 High House Farm, £144 Low Stangerthwaite, £138.50 Mint Close, ££136 Causeway Farm, £131.50 High House Farm, £131 Templand Farm. Continental: £129.50 High House Farm, £129 Guards Farm, £122.50 Stain Forth, £113 Crabtree Farm, £108.50 Greaves Farm, £107 Kiln Beck. Suffolk: £129 Smithy Green Farm, £122 Yoad Pot, £120.50
Hebblethwaite, £117.50 Low Stangerthwaite, £112.50 Helm Croft, £107 Kiln Beck. Mule: £123 Middle Sadghyll, £121 Greaves Farm, £113 Luneside, £107 Greaves Farm, £106.50 Swallowmire, £106 Yoad Pot. Cheviot: £114 Low Gregg Hall, £112 Swallowmire Farm, £95 Re Braida Garth, £93.50 Brow Head, £92 Low Mill House, £90 Croziers Croft. Rough Fell: £104 Galloper Park, £100 Luneside, £89 High Woodend. Swaledale: £90 High Woodend, £85 Yoad Pot, £84 Middle Sadghyll, £80 Sykes Farm, £70 Lunesdale House. Horned: £70 The View, £68 Low Deepslack.
Cast Sheep
The ewe trade was very similar to previous weeks with meat once again selling to a premium. Texel ewes sold to a top of £170 from PK&R Woof, Stainton with others to £162 from AW Crowe, Witherslack. Many of the best continental ewes were regularly selling at the £130 to £135 mark. Mule ewes topped at £135 from M&S Blease, Carnforth with others to £126 from D&S Robinson, Beckside. Strong fit Mule ewes were regularly selling in the £110 to £150 region. Hill ewes were still showing plenty of demand, Cheviots sold to a top of £105 from B&HA Sykes, Silecroft who sold other full pens to £96. Rough Fell ewes sold to a top of £109 from J Hunter, Tebay. Swaledales topped at £80 from E Parker, Mewith. Forty cast rams were forward today, Dutch Spotted led the way selling to £170 from D Dixon, Grayrigg with Leicesters selling to £144 from NW&EM Mason, Middleton
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £170 Storth End Farm, £162 Ashtree Cottage, £140 Whitbarrow Cottage, £137 Lambrigg Head Farm, £136 Middlebarrow Plain, £135 Ashtree Cottage. Mule: £135 The Barn, £126 Oakfield Farm, £114 Flodder Hall, £113 Myers Farm, £112 Flodder Hall, £112 Ashtree Cottage. Charollais: £130 Low Foulshaw. Dorset: £129 Waller Clough Farm, £104 Burnhead Farm, £97 Walller Clough Farm. Beltex: £126 Stubb Farm, £126 Middlebarrow Plain.
Cheviot Mule: £125 Low Barns Farm, £109, £94 Low Tarn Green. Suffolk: £116 Waller Clough Farm, £114 Whitbarrow Cottage, £114, £112 Dawson Fold. Continental: £115, £104 Baldmire Farm. Masham: £114 Lambrigg Head Farm. Zwartble: £114, £98 Bowston Hall, £70 Little Guards. Lleyn: £112, £98 Low Foulshaw Farm. Leicester: £112 Yoad Pot, £104 Burnhead Farm, £80 Ghyll Farm. Rough Fell: £109 Galloper Park, £84 Rash Mill Cottage, £80 Lambrigg Head Farm, £78 Borrow Bridge Farm. Cheviot: £105, £96 Baldmire Farm, £90 Main Street, £77 Bladmire Farm. Swaledale: £80 Burnhead Farm, £58 Yoad Pot. Herdwick: £65 Low Mill House.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Dutch Spotted: £170 Grayrigg Foot. Leicester: £144 High Green Farm, £108 Castle Syke Farm. Cheviot: £128 Croziers Croft. Ryeland: £127 High Hallbeck. Texel: £125 Moss End Farm, £120 Kiln Beck, £112 High Green Farm, £108 Low Stangerthwaite, £90 Bradley Farm. Kerry Hill: £115 Main Street. Suffolk: £108 Borrans Farm, £94 Rash Mill Cottage. Rough Fell: £102 Millbeck.
J36 Rural Auction Centre:
Calves
New Year Show and Sale of
Store Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 5th January 2023.
The opening sale of calves of the year at J36 had a good entry of 115 calves. There was a very two-tier calf trade with strong types in very good demand and eagerly bid for with younger and plainer calves difficult to place especially young native calves. British blue bull calves lead the way selling to a top of £380 from W Stamper, Chipping with others from the same home to £330. This was followed by the consignment of British Blue calves from A Pickthall, Kendal to £350 and £320 with heifers from the same home to £300. At £310 were British Blue bulls from DR & C Galbraith, Grayrigg. British blue heifers peaked at £360 from JR Handley, Whinfell. Other leading prices for continental bulls was £305 for Simmentals from M & S Blease, Carnforth. A consignment of strong Angus bull calves from RF & CE Hodgson, Ulverston sold to £350, £340 and £330. Plenty of calves in the two hundreds. It was the young calves and native heifers today that met a sticky trade.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £360 Craketrees, £300 Borrans Farm, £295 Moss House Farm, £290 Kitchlow Farm, £280 Coldcotes Farm, £280 Borrans Farm. Simmental: £250 The Barn. Angus: £235, £230 Rowe End Farm, £115 Wall End Farm, £100 Cinderbarrow.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £380 Coldcotes Farm, £350 Borrans Farm, £330 Coldcotes Farm, £320 Borrans Farm, £310, £290 Sunny Bank. Angus: £350, £340, £330, £285 Rowe End Farm, £150, £145 Cinderbarrow. Simmental: £305, £290 The Barn. Fleckvieh: £190 Kitchlow Farm. Limousin: £155 Low Stangerthwaite.
Stirks
40 stirks forward with all types selling to full value, the sale topped at £900 for Charollais bullocks from R&BJ Cleasby, Broughton in Furness. Limousin bullocks sold to £890 from JH Atkinson & Partners, Selside who sold other full pens of Limousin bullocks to £880. The heifer trade saw 5 month old Charollais heifers sell to a top of £670 from R&BJ Cleasby, Broughton in Furness with Limousin selling to £600 from M&S Blease, Carnforth.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Charollais: £670 Lower Hawthwaite. Angus: £630 Lower Hawthwaite, £550 Nether Hall Farm, £430 The Barn, £430 Moss End Farm. Limousin: £600 The Barn, £550, £470 Hopestead, £460 Beckside Farm, £440, £410 Hopestead. British Blue: £480 Moss End Farm, £410 Beckside Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £650, £610 Hopestead, £590, £560, £540 Beckside Farm. British Blue: £560 Beckside Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Charollais: £900 Lower Hawthwaite. Limousin: £890, £880, £860, £830 Mosergh Farm. Angus: £640 Nether Hall Farm, £500 Moss End Farm.
Store Cattle
The New Year Show and Sale of Store Cattle had a wonderful entry of 400 forward. Some wonderful runs of cattle were forward which we congratulate our vendors on. Trade was seen to be electric from start to finish, with a ring full of buyers looking to fill the sheds after Christmas. The pre sale show was in the capable hands of Andrew Dyson who we thank for his time and expertise, we’d also like to thank our sale sponsors Rural Law Practice and Yan Farm Health.
Class 1- Best Store Bullock
1st MA&JA Winn with a British Blue selling to £1720
2nd SJ&AL Hargreaves with a British Blue selling to £1590
3rd N Cooper & Son with a Limousin selling to £1400
Class 2- Best Store Heifer
1st MA&JA Winn with a British Blue selling to £1900
2nd N Cooper & Son with a British Blue selling to £1320
3rd M&L Preece with a Limousin selling to £1540
Champion- MA&JA Winn with a British Blue selling to £1900
Reserve Champion- MA&JA Winn with a British Blue selling to £1720
The pre sale champion was awarded the Janet Gorst Perpetual Challenge Trophy, the much admired heifer from Martin and Julie Winn met fierce bidding and later went on to sale for the top price of £1900.
Store bullocks sold to a top of £1720 for British Blues from MA&JA Winn, Burneside with other Blue bullocks selling to £1590 from SJ&AL Hargreaves, Morecambe. A pen of 5 strong Charollais bullocks from M&SM Robinson, Lowgill sold to £1580 with Limousin bullocks selling to £1550 twice from RG&LR Holmes, Carnforth. The best end of strong continental bullocks were regularly selling £1450-£1600. A smaller show of yearling bullocks were forward with all meeting strong demand with Limousins selling to a top of £1390 from JG&PH Thompson, Selside. Native bullocks saw Whitebred Shorthorn sell to £1270 from PE&KA Sowerby, Barras.
Store Heifers would be the trade of the day with new buyers around the ring keen to purchase, also plenty of men looking for heifers for further breeding. Out of the show heifers sold to a top of £1600 for a Limousin from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale with other Limousin heifers selling to £1570 from RG&LR Holmes, Carnforth. M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale rounded off a good day for them in the ring selling other Limousin heifers to £1540. Charollais heifers sold to £1490 from M&SM Robinson, Lowgill with Blues selling to £1470 from B&D Willison & Son, Penrith. A keen interest was show for all Angus heifers forward selling to a top of £1490 from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with others to £1400 from J Twigge, Grange over Sands. Well meated strong continental heifers were regularly selling between £1300-£1400. With yearling grazing types selling between £950-£1050 mark.
Store Bullock Top Prices: British Blue: £1720 High Underbrow, £1590, £1430 The Grange, £1390 High Underbrow, £1310 The Grange. Charolais: £1580 Mountain View, £1360 Holmelands. Limousin: £1550, £1520 Croftlands, £1490 Holmelands, £1440, £1420 Croftlands. Parthenaise: £1310 Croftlands, £1310 High Underbrow Farm. Shorthorn: £1300 Holmelands. Hereford: £1290 Holmelands. Whitebred Shorthorn: £1270, £1100, £1080 Oak Bank Farm. Angus: £1250 Holmelands, £1200 Hartsop Hall, £1180, £1150 Holmelands, £1060 Mireside Farm, £1060 Hartsop Hall. Blonde: £1100 Nook Farm, £1100 Poppy Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £1900 High Underbrow Farm, £1470 Bybeck, £1380 High Underbrow Farm, £1320 Troughton Hall, £1280 Low Waterside, £1170 Moss Side Farm. Limousin: £1600 High House Farm, £1570 Croftlands, £1540, £1470 High House Farm, £1470 Croftlands, £1470 Bybeck. Angus: £1490 Rowell Farm, £1400 Holmelands, £1380, £1340, £1300 Rowell Farm, £1280 Bybeck. Charollais: £1490 Mountain View, £1290 Holmelands, £1290 Rydal Farm, £1160, £1120 Poppy Farm. Hereford: £1400 Rowell Farm, £1010 Mansergh Hall Farm. Blonde: £1180 Nook Farm, £1120 Poppy Farm.
OTM and Cast Cattle
The opening sale of cull cows saw a competitive ringside of buyers competing for all classes and types with an overall market average of 171.2p/kg achieved for 79 sold. Heavy well fleshed and well finished beef cows sold to a top price of 221.5 p/kg for a Limousin from T Atkinson, Ulverston. With other Limousin cross cows achieving 209.5p/kg from PR Escolme, Gatebeck and B Heyes, Mossboroug with British Blue cross also achieving 209.5p/kg from N Cooper &Sons, Broughton in Furness. Well bred beef cows regularly achieving 180p/kg –190p/kg with keen interest in those suitable for further finishing. Dairy cows sold to a top price of 189.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal and S&M Cooper, Leece. Other heavy well fleshed dairy cows generally selling at 165-175p/kg with medium 145-155p/kg with leanest parlour types at 115-125p/kg.
Top Grossing cow today was a Limousin from T Atkinson, Ulverston achieving £1665 with a Hereford cross from M&S Blease, Carnforth achieving £1461 with dairy cows peaking at £1451 for a Holstein Friesian from S&M Cooper, Leece. All cull cows averaged £1093.
OTM heifers sold to 199.5p/kg on several occasions for dairy bred heifers from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal, R&J Dodgson, Natland and JG&BJ Escolme, Killington.
Top Grossing heifer also came from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington being a Holstein Friesian totalling at £1222. Several cull bulls forward sold to 209.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus from J Twigge, Lindale with a Hereford from JA & DE Batty, Burneside achieving £1474.
The next sale of cull cows Thursday 19th January with another large entry required to satisfy buyers command.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 221.50 Newland View, 209.50 Land Improvements, 209.50 Audlands Park, 199.50 Newland View, 194.50 Land Improvements, 194.50 Nun House. British Blue: 209.50 Troughton Hall, 164.50 Aisgill Farm. Blonde: 204.50 Newland View, 197.50 Causeway Farm, 194.50 Newland View, 181.50 Causeway Farm. Friesian: 199.50 Jenkin Cragg, 189.50 Tarnside Farm, 189.50, 181.50, 177.50 Jenkin Cragg. Angus: 191.50, 187.50 Forgelands Estate, 167.50 Croft Foot Farm, 159.50 Causeway Farm. Hereford: 184.50 The Barn, 181.50, 179.50 Riddings, 179.50 Gowan Bank Farm, 174.50 The Barn, 174.50 Riddings. Shorthorn: 179.50 The Barn. Continental: 169.50 Wasdyke Farm, 151.50 Nether Hall Farm. Devon: 149.50 Nether Hall Farm. Fleckvieh: 137.50 Newland View. Dairy Shorthorn: 129.50 Newland View.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 199.50 Low Stangerthwaite, 144.50 Stirzaker House Farm. Norwegian Red: 199.50 Cracalt Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Highland: 139.50 Grange Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Angus: 209.50 Holmelands, 134.50 Low House. Hereford: 169.50 Laithwaite Farm. Belted Galloway: 144.50 Scar Sykes Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle, Friday 6th January 2023.
Calves
The opening sale of calves saw a large entry forward after the Christmas break. Bull calves sold to a top price of £480 for a Charolais cross from J&G Thornley LTD, Kirkham with Hereford cross achieving £460 and £440 from TE&M Kidd, Ellel and Simmental cross to £370 from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale. A large number of British Blue bull calves sold to £360 from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham. Other nice younger rearing sorts sold to £330 from JE&C Robson, Garstang and £310 from RT Halhead, Cockerham. Young Aberdeen Angus bull calves sold to £190 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Dairy bulls sold to £185 for British Friesian from RH & RA Fawcett, Carnforth with Holstein Friesians to £120 from J&G Thornley LTD, Kirkham. Younger dairy bulls sold to £60 from Wallbank Farms LTD, Over Wyresdale. Heifer calves sold to £350 for a Charolais cross from Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale who sold others at £340. A British Blue cross sold to £350 from J&G Thornley LTD, Kirkham with others at £320 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with others at £300 from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore. Hereford cross heifers sold to £300 from TE&M Kidd, Ellel. Younger heifers generally £170 - £250 depending on breed and quality with the smallest at realisation.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £350 Derby Lodge Farm, £320 Catshaw Hall Farm, £300 Gibsons Farm, £280 Catshaw Hall Farm, £280 Derby Lodge Farm, £270 Walkers I’th Fields. Charollais: £350, £340 Tills Farm, £300 Knowlsey Farm. Hereford: £300, £290, £180 Booth Hall. Simmental: £300 Knowsley Farm. Angus: £175 Catshaw Hall Farm, £150 Roe Farm, £145, £140, £135 North Farm, £120 Rose Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Charollais: £480 Derby Lodge Farm. Hereford: £460, £440, £430 Booth Hall. Simmental: £370 Knowsley Farm. British Blue: £360 Derby Lodge Farm, £330 Roe Farm, £310 Walkers I’th Fields, £310 Norbreck Farm, £280 Walkers I’th Fields, £260 Norbreck Farm. Angus: £190, £180 North Farm, £180 Norbreck Farm. Friesian: £185 Green Dragon Farm, £120 Derby Lodge Farm. Limousin: £175, £165 Rose Farm.
Steer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £300 Gibsons Farm.
Store Cattle
The opening store cattle sale of 2023 saw an impressive trade to start the New Year. Hitting the headlines this was loyal Lancaster supporters Pilling Hall, Pilling with a trio of 20 month old well grown and presented home bred Limousin steers at £1800. Also achieving this price was PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead for a single Aberdeen Angus steer. Not far behind was L Parsons & Sons, Levens selling a Limousin at £1720. TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe had a good day with his consignment of cattle which saw Aberdeen Angus steers to £1690. All Aberdeen Angus steers today averaged £1400 with Limousins averaging £1594. Charolais steers today saw A&E Clarkson, Thurnham achieve £1660 for a single beast while WJ&LA Barker, Arkholme sold a pen of four at £1510. All Charolais steers forward averaged £1540. Hereford steers saw a top of £1570 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham who also had others at £1420 from this same good home. Friesian steers today averaged £1145, topping at £1460 from L Parsons & Sons, Levens with R&E Ladds, Kendal not far behind at £1430. All steers today averaged £1347 to include a number of younger cattle. There was no let up in the trade for heifers with an overall market average of £1224 achieved, again including several lots of younger cattle, around 17-20 months of age. Top of the leader board this week was GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield who had their usual run of quality cattle, selling a single Limousin at £1460. WS Burrow & Sons, Silverdale chasing up not far behind with an Aberdeen Angus at £1450. All Aberdeen Angus heifers averaged £1226 with Limousins averaging £1265. British Blue heifers today saw the weekly consignment from AJ&D Knowles, New Hutton top at £1430 for a pair with Matthew Waller, Lupton at £1350 and Mary Cornthwaite, Hambleton to £1320. Charolais heifer from MJ Waller, Lupton sold at £1230 for a pair. Vendors are encouraged to enter cattle with confidence for the next sale and take advantage of the current flying trade.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin: £1800 Pilling Hall Farm, £1720 Low Levens, £1480 Millbeck, £1480 Old Glasson Farm, £1460 Grange Farm. Angus: £1800 Lentworth Farm, £1690 Rowell Farm, £1680 Low Levens, £1590 Rowell Farm, £1550 Lentworth Farm. Charollais: £1660 Cock Hall Farm, £1510 Brown Edge. Hereford: £1570, £1420 Cock Hall Farm, £1260 Whinney Garth, £1150 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1070 Pennine Way. British Blue: £1510 Carlingwha, £1490 Abrahams Farm, £1480 Millbeck, £1450 Brown Edge, £1440 Windy Hill Farm, £1420 Outerthwaite Farm. Simmental: £1500 Benson Hall, £1490 Millbeck, £1200 Whinney Garth, £1060 Pennine Way. Brown Swiss: £1470 Barbers Moor Farm. Friesian: £1460 Low Levens, £1430, £1240, £1200 Benson Hall, £1170 Grange Farm, £1070 Benson Hall. Montbeliarde: £1420 Cock Hall Farm, £1260 Grange Farm. Fleckvieh: £1190 Whinney Garth, £1070 Pennie Way.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Limousin: £1460 Abbotson Farm, £1320, £1240 Barbers Moor Farm, £1140 Abbotson Farm. Angus: £1450 Gibraltar Farm, £1430 Rowell Farm, £1390 Benson Hall, £1380 Gibraltar Farm, £1360 Hill House Farm, £1330 Braddup House Farm. British Blue: £1430 Windy Hill Farm, £1350 Carlingwha, £1320 Moors Farm, £1300 Pasture House Farm, £1230 Abrahams Farm, £1120 Plumpton Hall Farm. Simmental: £1360 Benson Hall. Hereford: £1290 Chesnut House Farm, £1240 Braddup House Farm. Charollais: £1230 Carlingwha. Jersey: £1080 Fields Farm OTM Cattle
A bumper entry of 141 cull cows sold to a top price of 249.5p/kg for a young Charollais cow from A Prickett, Farelton with Limousin cross selling to 229.5p/kg from D&DW Prickett, Farelton. Other well fleshed beef cows
generally were 190p/kg-210p/kg. Dairy cows sold to 207.5p/kg for a Fleckvieh from B&AC Barnes, Middleton with British Friesians selling to 204.5p/kg from Pilling Hall, Pilling and Holstein Friesians also achieving 204.5p/kg from C&AJ Woodhouse, Millom.
Top grossing cow was a Fleckvieh from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Natland achieving £1701. All cull cows today averaged 175p/kg and £1144.
OTM heifers sold to 214p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from J&M Hull & Sons, Winmarleigh with other Holstein Friesians selling to £1372 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Cull bulls sold to 211.5p/kg and £2081 for a Limousin from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Charollais: 249.50 Farelton House. Limousin: 229.50 Farelton House, 224.50 Stoneybank Philpin Farm, 221.50 High House Farm, 214.50 Intack Farm, 207.50, 204.50 Stoneybank Philpin Farm. British Blue: 209.50 High House Farm, 201.50, 184.50 Intack Farm. Fleckvieh: 207.50, 199.50 Hawkin Hall, 194.50, 191.50 High House. Friesian: 204.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 204.50 Stubb Place Farm, 199.50 Walkers I’th Fields, 199.50 Holly House Farm, 197.50 Bolton Fold Farm, 194.50 Centre Farm. Angus: 201.50 Intack Farm, 199.50 Greenalls Farm, 194.50 Black Bull Cottage, 189.50 The Old Stable, 174.50 Springfield House. Montbeliarde: 189.50, 187.50, 179.50 Yeat House. Hereford: 184.50 Sellerley Farm. Ayrshire: 174.50 Sunny Bank. Continental: 167.50 Hill House Farm
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 214.50 Gibstick Hall, 209.50 North Farm, 179.50 Stubb Place Farm, 179.50 Batty Hill, 174.50 Green Dragon Farm, 171.50 Batty Hill.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 211.50 Tunstall Hall. Shorthorn: 181.50 High House. Friesian: 167.50 High House.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Saturday 7th
J36: 10:30am New Year Pedigree Sheep Day.
Monday 9th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
J36: Online Machinery Concludes Tuesday 10th
J36: 9-4:30pm Machinery Collection
10:30am Sale of all classes of Pigs.
1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
Thursday 12th
J36: 9-4:30pm Machinery Collection
10:30am Sale of 450 In Lamb Mule & Texel Hoggs followed by Fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs. Friday 13th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and Cast/OTM Cattle.
11am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle.
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle.