Weekly Report and Newsletter - 6th December 2024
Lancaster Auction Mart: Christmas Show of Prime Lambs. Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 2nd December 2024.
Prime Lambs
CHRISTMAS CHAMPIONS SELL TO £200 AND 435P/KG.
NWA held its annual Christmas prize show and sale of prime lambs on Monday 2nd December, which this year was kindly judged by Mr Alfie Blacklidge, Chorley and sponsored by J Bargh Welding and Fabrication, Morecambe and Northern Fallen Stock Ltd, Dalton in Furness. The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of Beltex cross lambs weighing 46kg from regular supporter AG Butler, Hambleton which later sold for the sales top price of £200 per head and 435p/kg, and were purchased by the judge. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to a trio of Beltex cross lambs from GR&A Foy, Conder Green which were also purchased by the judged at £161.
Away from the show, other well finished and well bred lambs saw Texels sell to £165 from J Pinder & Sons, Newton, £164 from HJ&BE Kelsall, Gressingham and £161 from JM&MH France & Son, Littledale. Other well-bred heavy weights were £145 to £155. The best standard weights sold to £150 for Texel cross from KA Purtill, Wigan with others £140 to £150 and first cross £130 to £138. Pure hill lambs sold to £146 for Cheviots from P Prickett, Hutton Roof, with others at £144 from D&D Huddleston, Wray. Mashams sold to £140.50 from T&D Wright, Roeburndale, Cheviot Mules £140 A&J Smith, Ingleton. Mules sold to £127 and horned lambs to £111.
Well finished lambs were nicely selling at 320p/kg to 340p/kg, first cross were 290p/kg to 305p/kg, with best grass fed lambs 280p/kg to 295p/kg. Leaner lambs were a more selective trade at 260p/kg to 280p/kg. Several pens of light weight lambs sold to £115 and 311p/kg. Todays sale saw an overall average of 297p/kg.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: BELTEX: £200 Park Farm Barn, £161, £160 Parkside Farm, £157 The Hawthornes, £156, £155 Parkside Farm. TEXEL: £165 Boarden Farm, £164 Walnut Tree Cottage, £161 Newhouse Farm, £156 Birch House Cottage, £155 The Hawthornes, £154.50 Boarsden Farm. SUFFOLK: £156, £147 Walnut Tree Cottage, £143 Lower Highfield Farm, £142 Low Croft, £128.50, £127.50 Wellington Crag Farm. CONTINENTAL: £152 Low Croft, £151 Birch House Cottage, £138.50, £135.50, £134 Bensons Farm, £132 Low Croft. CHEVIOT: £146 Hutton Roof Hall, £144 Botton Hall Farm, £142 (x2) Hutton Roof Hall, £138.50 Botton Hall Farm, £137 Hutton Roof Hall. MASHAM: £140.50, £138, £135 Allcocks Farm, £124.50, £113 Kays Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £140, £117 Cross Farm. CHAROLAIS: £137, £136, £126 Jacksons Farm. DORSET: £136, £116 Corney Hill Farm. MULE: £128, £126, £120.50 Conder Mill, £108 Old Parkside Farm. SWALEDALE: £111, £102, £100 Marshaw Farm. DALESBRED: £110, £109 Kays Farm.
Christmas Show of Prime Lambs
Judge- Alfie Blacklidge
Sponsor- John Bargh Welding & Fabrication and Northern Fallen Stock
Class 1 – 3 x Lowland Lambs
1st – A Butler – Beltex
2nd – A Foy – Beltex
3rd – A Foy – Beltex
Class 2 – 3 x Mule/Mash/Cheviot Mule Lambs
1st – J Drinkwater – Mule
2nd – S & J France – Masham
3rd – T & D Wright – Masham
Class 3 – 3 x Swaledale/Dalesbred Lambs
1st – S & J France – Dalesbred
Class 4 – 3 x Pure any other breed
1st - P Prickett- Cheviot
2nd – P Prickett- Cheviot
3rd – D & D Huddleston- Cheviot
Champion – A Butler – 3 x Beltex
Reserve Champion – A Foy – 3 x Beltex
Cast Sheep
All cull sheep today averaged £103, with a large number of leaner hill ewes included in this weeks entry. Continentals sold to £164 from A Thornton, Woodplumpton with others at £162 from H Hesketh & Sons, Longton with other mediums regularly £118 to £135. Cheviots Mules sold to £160 from A&J Smith, Ingleton, North Country Mules £140 from WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby with other stronger medium Mules £120 to £130. Hill ewes sold to £122 for Gritstones and £116 for Cheviots. Lighter leaner horned ewes to £88 for Rough Fells, £80 Swaledale and £78 Dalesbred. Several cull rams forward with continentals to £182, with others generally £130 to £160. Hill rams sold to £126 for Cheviots.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: CONTINENTAL: £164 Adamsons Farm, £98 Gibsons Farm. TEXEL: £162 Thornton Barn Farm, £138 Adamsons Farm, £138 Newhouse Farm, £138 Birch House Cottage, £132 Cross Farm, £120 Gibsons Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £160 Cross Farm. CHAROLAIS: £150 Adamsons Farm, £144 Jacksons Farm, £138 Adamsons Farm. MULE: £140 Gibsons Farm, £128 Thornton Barn Farm, £128 Mearsbeck Farm, £124 Bensons Farm, £118 Thornton Barn Farm, £116 Birch House Cottage. ZWARTBLE: £134 Mearsbeck Farm, £130 Gibsons Farm. GRITSTONE: £122, £116 Cross Farm. MASHAM: £122
Gibsons Farm. CHEVIOT: £116, £102 Marshaw Farm. ROUGH FELL: £88 Gibsons Farm. SWALEDALE: £80 Oakenclough. DALESBRED: £78 Kays Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £182 School Lane. TEXEL: £158, £130 Lower Highfield, £126 Middle Lee Farm, £122 Lower Highfield Farm. CHEVIOT: £126 School Lane. CONTINENTAL: £110 Cross Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Butchers Bonanza- Prime Pigs & Prime Lambs. Sale of Prime Pigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 3rd December 2024.
Prime Pigs
Today we held our Christmas show of prime pigs, thanks must go to today’s sponsors Northern Fallen Stock, Yan Farm Care and First Base Plant and Machinery sales. Thanks must also go to our judge Joe and Richard Nettleton, Penrith who gave up their time this morning.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
CLASS 1- PAIR OF PRIME PIGS 90KG OR OVER
1st C Woodhouse- 145kg- £190
2nd J Stott- 102kg- £225
3rd CR Dickson- 95kg- £160
CLASS 2- PAIR OF PRIME PIGS UNDER 90KG
1st JM Navesey- 85kg- £130
2nd A Preston- 82kg- £135
3rd E Spedding & Son- 88kg- £140
CHAMPION- C Woodhouse
RESERVE CHAMPION- J Stott
A top price of £225 was achieved for todays reserve champion pair from J Stott, Kingsland who sold others to £215. The days champion from C Woodhouse, Nateby sold to £190.
Prime Lambs
Butchers Bonanza sale sees Christmas come early for vendors. Despite a slightly lower pence per kilo average in the week, many lambs made the same or more as the previous sale with buyers proving just slightly more picky and a longer number of lighter lambs forward.
The champion pen of sheep today topped at 500p/kg for three exceptional Beltexs from J Smith, Brookhouse. These were bought by the days judge George Hamlet of Hamlets Butchers, Garstang who did a fantastic job of judging our thirty one trios forward for the pre sale show.
George awarded the show results as followed:
CLASS 1- 3 LOWLAND LAMBS
1st J Smith, Moorcock Hall Farm- 47kg- £230
2nd LE & A Ridding, Steel Croft- 52kg- £200
3rd A Prickett, Farleton House- 46kg- £158
CLASS 2- 3 MULE/MASHAM/CHEVIOT MULE LAMBS
1st B Lawrence, Greaves Farm- 57kg- £160
2nd J & M Wilson, Cooper House- 47kg- £143
3rd B Lawrence, Greaves Farm- 54kg- £147
CLASS 3- 3 SWALEDALE/DALESBRED LAMBS
1st C Sayer, Ubarrow Hall- 54kg- £116
CLASS 4- 3 ROUGH FELL LAMBS
1st P Allen, St Annes Farm- 53kg- £138
2nd Amy Longworth, Millriggs- 45kg- £125
3rd AJ & CM Harrison, Boundary Beck- 44kg- £123
CHAMPION- J Smith, Moorcock Hall Farm RESERVE CHAMPION- LE & A Ridding, Steel Croft
Thanks must go to today’s sponsors Northern Fallen Stock, Yan Farm Care and First Base Plant and Machinery sales. The champion lambs sold to £230 from J Smith, Brookhouse, Texel lambs sold to £200 from LE&A Ridding, Selside for another pen of three. A single Texel from AG Butler, Hambleton sold to £179. M Bereford, Kirkby in Furness sold Beltex lambs to £176.
Top pence per kilo:
500p/kg from J Smith (Beltex)
385p/kg from LE&A Ridding (Texel)
360p/kg from M Bereford (Beltex)
359p/kg from A&B Fell (Continental)
355p/kg from M Bereford (Beltex)
346p/kg from A Prickett (Beltex)
An overall average of 302p/kg was achieved, accounting for the day’s massive variety. More sheep are needed next week as demand remains very strong.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: Beltex: £230 Moorcock Hall, £176.00 Angerton Hall, £176.00 Angerton Hall, £172.00 Mason Gill, £167.00 Old Croft, £165.00 Park Farm Barn. TEXEL: £200.00 Steel Croft, £179.00 Park Farm Barn, £176.00 Mason Gill, £176.00 Mason Gill, £174.00 Steel Croft, £172.00 Park farm Barn. SUFFOLK: £164.00 Tunstall Hall, £158.00 High House Farm, £153.00 Station Hotel Farm, £150.00 Tunstall Hall, £143.00 Ashtree Cottage, £143.00 Station Hotel Farm. CONTINENTIAL: £163.00 Bowers Farm, £158.00 The Green, £151.00 Ashtree Cottage, £151.00 Low Croft, £150.00 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £146.00 Yoad Pot. MULE: £160.00 Greaves Farm, £148.00 Greaves Farm, £148.00 Greaves Farm, £145.00 Cooper House, £145.00 Arklid Farm, £144.00 Hareden Farm. CHEVIOT: £141.00 Slack Farm, £140.00 Low Gregg Hall, £128.00 Well Foot, £126.00 Bowers Farm, £115.00 Kate Farm, £113.00 Moorcock Hall Farm. DORSET: £139.00 Greenlands Farm, £123.00 Cumbrae. ROUGHFELL: £138.00 St Annes Farm, £129.00 New House Farm, £125.00 Millriggs, £123.00Boundary Beck, £116.00 Millriggs, £108.00 New House Farm. LEICESTER: £137.00 Moors Farm, £136.00 Moors Farm. HAMPSHIRE: £118.00 Hawkrigg Farm. HERDWICK: £118.00 Dale End, £87.00 High Birk Howe Farm. DALESBRED: 116.00 Ubarrow Hall. SCOTCHBLACK FACE: £110.00 Moss House Farm. Swaledale: £106.00 Dale End, £100.00 Ashstead, £98.00 Well Foot, £80.00 High Birk Howe Farm. Horned: £104.00 High Gregg Hall, £88.00 Dale End.
Cast Sheep
Cull ewes maintain and exceed expectations at NWA Junction 36.
Several better bred ewes forward today but not the power of previous weeks, selling to £176 for Texels with other mediums £155 to £170, smaller sorts with meat £125 to £145 and the leaner end £105 to £115.
Mules sold to £140 with other heavier end £130 plus, meated mediums £118 to £125 and smaller sorts £95 to £110. Pure hill ewes sold to £150 for Cheviots, £125 Rough Fells, £122 Swaledale and £112 for Dalesbreds. The Christmas prize awards for the highest priced pen of five of more ewes was awarded as followed: Mules – Calderside Farm, six at £140.
Continental – WL&F Richards, ten at £137. Hill Bred – JR Whitton, thirteen at £124.
If you require more information regarding marketing your cull sheep, please contact Matthew Probert on 07540446667.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £176 Moorcock Hall Farm, £172 £154 Sandy Gap Cottage, £156 Ashtree, £144 Hill Park.
Continental: £162 £126 Hawkrigg Farm, £158 £133 Bowness Farm, £138 Main Street. Beltex: £160 Ashtree Cottage. Cheviot: £150 Low Mill House, £130 Bowers Farm, £118 £96 Bowness Farm, £92 Low Deepslack. Suffolk: £150 Oakenclough, £134 High Gregg Hall Farm. Leicester: £148 Hill Park, £132 £110 Red Scar Farm. Cheviot/Mule: £137 Low Mill House, £112 Nether Hall Farm, £110 Tock How Farm. Mule: £140 Oakenclough, £138 Hawkrigg Farm, £138 Bowkerstead Farm, £136 Red Scar Farm, £131 Hil Park. Masham: £128 £126 £109 Angerton Farm, £122 High Swinklebank Farm. Rough Fell: £124 Tottlebank, £108 £102 £92 High Swinklebank Farm. Swale: £122 £100 Catshaw Hall Farm, £92 Dale End, £91 Hareden Farm, £90 Moors Farm. Horned: £112 Oakenclough. Scottish: £84 x2 £50 Bowness Farm. Herdwick: £80 Nether Hall Farm, £80 Old School House, £78 Dale End, £75 High Birk Howe Farm, £70 Abbots Reading Farm. Zwartble: £72 Bowness Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Suffolk: £168 Farleton House. Beltex: £158 Farleton House. Texel: £140 Farleton House, £128 Ashbank. Leicester: £114 Saddlers Croft, £88 East Thorngarth Hill. Cheviot: £106 Braida Garth. Masham: £104 Moss House Farm. Swale: £82 East Torngarth Hill, £56 Moss House Farm. Continental: £70 Broadhead. Rough Fell: £70 Low Deepslack.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Store Lambs. Thursday 5th December 2024.
Store Lambs
Store lambs gain momentum at Junction 36, good level pens of all breeds easy to sell, to an abundance of buyers.
The sale peaked at £152 for Texels from T Wilson, Selside with a pen of five Beltex from JA&KJ Allen, Ings next at £146. Suffolks sold to £137 from J&R Bell, Crook with short keep lambs regularly the top side of £130. Mules sold to £129 from S Robinson, Martindale with others to £126 from HM Hodgson, New Hutton. Hill bred lambs sold to £113 for Rough Fells from N&E Capstick, Tebay with Cheviot to £107 from JR Robinson, Nook. Swaledale sold to £89 from Westmorland Nicholson, Troutbeck and Herdwicks to £80 from S Procter, Selside.
The sale sold to an overall average of £105.72.
The winners of the week’s highest priced pen of twenty or more lambs are as follows: Lowland: 20 Beltex at £135 from JA&KJ Allen, Ings.
Mule / Masham: 26 Mules at £124 from J&JA Burrow, Grayrigg. Hill Bred: 23 Cheviot at £91 from Ashton Agricultural, Grizebeck.
Sale Statistics:
Texels sold to £152 and averaged £114.
Beltex sold to £146 and averaged £133. Suffolks sold to £137 and averaged £108.
Mules sold to £129 and averaged £107. Charollais sold to £125 and average £102. Easycares sold to £117 and averaged £99.
Rough Fells sold to £113 and averaged £74. Cheviots sold to £107 and averaged £95. Swaledales sold to £89 and average £61. Herdwicks sold to £80 and averaged £59.
Store Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £152 Ashstead, £140 High Underbrow Farm, £139 Yealand Manor, £137 Low Stangerthwaite, £136 Ashstead, £133 Head House. BELTEX: £146 St Annes Farm, £139 Raisgill Hall, £135 St Annes Farm, £130 Lodge Bank Farm, £127 Blea Tarn Road, £123 Lodge Bank Farm. SUFFOLK: £137 Sunny Brow, £120 Thrang Crag, £119 Roundthwaite, £119 Alps Farm, £118 Lackslot, £117 Green Close. MULE: £129 Thrang Crag, £126 Low Garths Farm, £124 Thursgill, £124 Castle Syke Farm, £120 High Skelghyll, £120 Botton Hall Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £125 Loweswater Terrace, £109 Hartsop Hall, £108 High Underbrow Farm, £96, £87 Hartsop Hall, £82 Tongue House Farm. CONTINENTAL: £118 Quarry Top, £118 Lane End, £117 Holmes Farm, £116 High Underbrow Farm, £115 (x2) Birks Farm. ROUGH FELL: £113 Low Carlingill, £103, £95 Crooksbeck, £88, £84, £80 Raisgill Hall. DORSET: £109 High Biggarsbank, £100, £92 Garnett House Farm. CHEVIOT: £107 Hollins Farm, £106 Ashstead, £104 Long Green Head, £99 Borrowbridge House, £98 Botton Hall Farm, £96 Long Green Head. MASHAM: £106 Bandrake Head, £91 Marsh Grange Farm. KERRY HILL: £102 Hunda. LEICESTER: £99 Sowermire Farm. HORNED: £92 High Bethicar. SWALEDALE: £89 Howe Farm, £79 Bridge End Farm, £74 Ashstead, £68 Skelwith Fold Farm, £64 Bridge End Farm, £63 Castle Syke Farm. HERDWICK: £80 High Biggarsbank, £74 High Skelghyll, £72 High Biggarsbank, £60 Cragg House Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM's & Store Cattle. Friday6th December 2024.
REMINDER: Friday 13th December- Last cattle sale of 2024 to include Christmas Shows of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle.
Calves & Weanlings
Rearing calves to £570 twice today at Lancasters weekly sale, trade once again good for all classes.
JP & C Robson, Brock made the worth while trip north this morning with their BB bulls selling to £570 & £545. Also at £570 was regular supporters JG Thornley, Kirkham for AA x with H & SD Cornthwaite, Garstang close behind at £550. J & M Coar made the trip from Clitheroe and were well rewarded with AA to £510 with younger AA x to £460 from T & CM Kelsall, Chipping.
Dairy bulls to £240 for month old Fleckvieh from JR Newsham. Heifer calves to £420 for BB from T & CM Kelsall, Chipping with AA x to £395 from JG Thornley, Kirkham and £355 from H & SD Cornthwaite, Garstang. Other younger month old types to £350 & £345 from T & CM Kelsall, Chipping.
Weaned calves to £880 for AA x from IT Richardson, Catforth, with a pair of BB bulls to £850 from TD & A Gardner, Great Eccleston. A nice consignment from FW Rhodes, Ellel reached £590 with heifers in this run to £520 x2.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £520 (x2), £490 Barrow Greaves Farm, £420 New Brows Farm, £420, £350 Brown Brook. ANGUS: £430 New Brows Farm, £395 Derby Lodge Farm, £390 Barrow Greaves Farm, £355 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £255 Brown Brook, £165 Wyre Bank. HEREFORD: £290, £250 Sellerley Farm, £210, £135 Bolton Fold Farm. LIMOUSIN: £245, £225 Hudsbrook Farm. CHAROLAIS: £240, £180 Bolton Fold Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £590 New Brows Farm, £590 Barrow Greaves Farm, £570, £545, £400 Roe Farm, £400 Brown Brook. ANGUS: £570 Derby Lodge Farm, £510 Fields Farm, £490, £480 New Brows Farm, £460 Brown Brook, £410 Fields Farm. CHAROLAIS: £410, £370 Bolton Fold Farm. HEREFORD: £410, £350, £340, £330, £255 Bolton Fold Farm. FLECKVIEH: £240 Sellerley Farm. LIMOUSIN: £200 Hudsbrook Farm. FRIESIAN: £180 Sellerley Farm, £165, £145 New Brows Farm, £120 Brown Brook.
Steer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £550 Kirkwood Lodge Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £850 (x2) Larbreck Hill Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: ANGUS: £880 West View Farm. HEREFORD: £620 West View Farm. LIMOUSIN: £580 West View Farm.
Store Cattle
Lancasters popular weekly sale of store cattle saw a slight reduction in numbers from last weeks entry. Trade for cattle would be very similar if not a pound or 2 more for smaller cattle on offer. Top of the leader board for a second week in a row goes to TJ Lloyd, Settle with a monster of an Aberdeen Angus steer with this big lad sold to a final bid of £2180.Other Aberdeen Angus steers saw T Taylor, Preston at £1980 and KH & D Holden, Pilling at £1920 for a pen of 4. David Moorhouse, Natland saw his consignment of quality cattle top at £2100 for his Charolais steer, with other Charolais steers to £1920 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton. Limousin steers from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland sold to £2060 with others to £1860 from M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe. Good number of Herefords in the market today with TJ Lloyd, Settle to £1900 for a pair of steers with others to £1880 from G Sagar & Son, Caton and J Lamb, Old Glasson selling a pen of 4 to £1820. The 2000 pound barrier being blown out the water, with a pair of British Blue steers to £2100 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland. Dairy bred steers saw no let up in trade with Fleckviehs and Norwegian Reds to £1880 all from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse, with a ring full of 7 Friesians from TH Wensley & Son, Kirkham at £1390.
In the store heifers Aberdeen Angus would be the order of the day with KH & D Holden & Son, Pilling to £1780 with G Sagar & Son, Caton not far behind at £1760. A pair of British Blues from SH & LE Birkett, Nether Kellett to £1740. A pen of 4 to £1610 from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling. Limousin heifers to £1460 from CP & VM Cowgill, Mewith with Herefords at the same price from WS Burrow Ltd, Silverdale.
Leading consignments averages of the day are: DE & SM Moorhouse: 4 averaging £2090 TJ Lloyd: 3 averaging £1993
KH & D Holden: 5 averaging £1892
M & RW Stirzaker: 2 averaging £1860
SH & LE Birkett: 5 averaging £1836
All steers today averaged £1564 and heifers £1435.
Next weeks sale includes the Christmas show and sale of Pairs of steers and heifers, with this sale being the closing sale of 2024. Entries to the office or Andrew by 2pm Monday.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: ANGUS: £2180 Proctors Row, £1980 Midge Hall Farm, £1920 Chestnut House Farm, £1880 Raw Head, £1860 Brown Edge, £1820 Thornton Barn Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2100 High House Farm, £1920 Fell End Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2100 High House Farm, £1920 Stubb Hall Farm, £1900 Moss House Farm, £1700 Thornton Barn Farm, £1660 Oak Fold, £1620 Middlebarrow Plain. LIMOUSIN: £2060 High House Farm, £1860 (x2) Station Hotel Farm, £1780 Fell End Farm. HEREFORD: £1900 Proctors Row, £1880 New Parkside Farm, £1820 Old Glasson Farm, £1580 Gibraltar Farm, £1580 Moss Croft, £1540 Hipshow Farm. FLECKVIEH: £1880 Upper Foxholes Farm, £960 Redchalis Farm. NORWEIGEAN RED: £1880 Upper Foxholes Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1860 Stubb Hall Farm, £1500 Windy Hill Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1480 Upper Foxholes Farm. FRIESIAN: £1390 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1160 Holly Grove, £1080 Holly House Farm, £960 Holly Grove. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £1160 Redchalis Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: ANGUS: £1780 Chesnut House Farm, £1760 New Parkside Farm, £1640 Brown Edge, £1600 Yew Tree Farm, £1580 Sewage Farm, £1580 Yew Tree Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1740 Stubb Hall Farm, £1660 The Grange, £1660 Pasture House Farm, £1620, £1600 Oak Fold, £1580 Moss House Farm. FRIESIAN: £1640 Gibraltar Farm. HEREFORD: £1460 Gibraltar Farm, £1440 Holly House Farm, £1200 Gibraltar Farm, £1000 Oddlands Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1460 Oakhead Farm, £1460 Sewage Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1340 Sewage Farm.
OTM Cattle
Lancaster weekly sale of OTM cattle saw a slight reduction in numbers following last week’s bumper entry. 98 through the bottom ring today, with OTM steers seeing the trade of the day with O Butler, Esprick with Aberdeen Angus otm steers to 304.5p/kg. M & RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe to £2021 or 269.5p/kg for a Limousin steer with regular Lancaster supporters A Kirkby & Co, Pilling to £1953 or 269.5p/kg for a Hereford steer.
OTM cows from JA & R Geldard & Sons, Levens to £1753 or 239.5p/kg for a Stabiliser who had other stabilisers at £1744 or 229.5p/kg. Friesian cows to £1719 or 204.5p/kg from PW & JM Norris & Son, Hornby with other Friesian cows to £1438 from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham, and £1355 or 234.5p/kg from G & ME Woodhouse & Sons, Ellel. Cows straight out the parlour round the 180-185p/kg mark.
OTM heifers to £1626 or 279.5p/kg and £1542 or 279.5p/kg from WS Burrow Ltd, Silverdale for Herefords with Friesians to £1528 or 264.5p/kg from GA & A Atkinson, Cantsfield.
Just a handful of cast bulls in today, which saw Aberdeen Angus to £1989 or 199p/kg from ME & B Mason & Son, Tatham and £1829 or 199p/kg from T Sharp, Levens also for an Aberdeen Angus.
OTM Cows averaged 182.5p/kg
OTM heifers averaged 234p/kg
OTM steers averaged 254p/kg
OTM bulls averaged 207p/kg
Overall average of 196p/kg
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 294.5 Longlands, 209.5 Pilling Hall Farm, 199.5 Yates Farm. Hereford: 264.5 Spital Farm, 254.5 Spital Farm, 249.5 Spital Farm, 239.5 Spital Farm, 219.5 Willow Tree Cottage. Continental: 244.5 Hartrigg. Stabilisers: 239.5 Low Foulshaw Farm, 239.5 Low Foulshaw Farm, 234.5 Low Foulshaw Farm, 229.5 Low Foulshaw Farm, 229.5 Low Foulshaw Farm, 219.5 Low Foulshaw Farm. Friesian: 234.5 Boldens Farm, 229.5 White Lind Farm, 204.5 Trands Farms, 199.5 Bracken Hill, 194.5 Derby Lodge Farm, 189.5 Boldens Farm. Simmental: 209.5 Longlands, 209.5 Longlands, 209.5 Longlands. Fleckvieh: 209.5 Hawkin Hall, 189.5 Hawkin Hall. Angus: 204.5 Spital Farm, 184.5 Oddlands Farm, 179.5 Brown Edge. Shorthorn: 189.5 Abbots Reading Farm, 181.5 Abbots Reading Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: 189.5 Narrow Gate Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Hereford: 279.5 Wilmar, 279.5 Gibraltar Farm, 279.5 Wilmar. Friesian: 264.5 Abbotson Farm. Angus: 209.5 Forgelands, 204.5 Forgelands. Simmental: 199.5 Narrow Gate Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 304.5 Elm Bank Farm, 299.5 Elm Bank Farm, 299.5 Elm Bank Farm, 289.5 Elm Bank Farm, 199.5 Spital Farm. Hereford: 279.5 Gibraltar Farm, 269.5 Gulf Farm. Limousin: 269.5 Station Hotel Farm. Friesian: 229.5 Midge Hall Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Hereford: 229.5 Spital Farm. Angus: 199.5 Oxenforth Green Farm, 199.5 Underhelm Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 9th
Lancaster: 10am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs, Cast Sheep & Store Lambs
Tuesday 10th
J36: 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 12th
J36: Christmas Show of Calves & OTM Cattle
10am Fortnightly Sale of Calves
10:30am Fortnightly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Fortnightly Sale of Stirks & Store Cattle
Friday 13th
Lancaster: Christmas Show of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle
10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
