Weekly Report and Newsletter- 15th November 2024
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs, Cast Sheep & Store Lambs, Monday 11th November 2024.
Prime Lambs
Well meated fed lambs are now coming forward in greater numbers, selling to a top of 351p/kg from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby with others regularly 320p/kg to 325p/kg. The best first cross lambs were 290p/kg to 310p/kg, with others directly of grass and perhaps lacking the final finish 270p/kg to 290p/kg. Hill bred lambs sold to 293p/kg for Cheviots from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead, with Mules to 268p/kg from TA&JA Dixon, Selside and Swaledales to 264p/kg for a ring full from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead. TR Prickett, Hutton Roof topped todays sale with Texel cross lambs at £166. Endless pens of well bred and well finished heavy weights were £145 to £160. The best standard wights were £124 to £136, with lighter weight lambs to £113. Heavy weight Cheviots sold to £143 from AG Butler, Hambleton, Mules to £127.50 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside and Swaledales to £117.50 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead. To maximise returns vendors are strongly encouraged to feed their lambs, to meet buyers requirements. Next week all prime lambs will require belly clipping, as this is now required by the food standards agency.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £166 Hutton Roof Hall, £160 Mason Gill, £160 Hutton Roof Hall, £158 Mason Gill, £152.50 Hutton Roof Hall, £152 Appletree Farm. Beltex: £160, £158 Mason Gill, £156 Park Farm Barn, £150, £147, £144.50 Oak Aveune. Cheviot: £143, £130 Park Farm Barn, £120, £117 Marshaw Farm. Continental: £143 Head Farm, £138 Park Farm Barn, £137.50, £134.50 Birch House Cottage, £118.50 Hill Top Farm, £117 Holme House Farm. Suffolk: £133.50 Yoad Pot, £131 Walnut Tree Cottage, £127.50 Yoad Pot, £123 Walnut Tree Cottage, £123 Yoad Pot, £107.50 Quarry House Farm. Zwartble: £133 Birch House Cottage. Mule: £127.50 Yoad Pot, £121.50 Botton Hall Farm, £121 Appletree Farm, £118 Brown Brook, £114 Cottam Farm, £112.50 Quarry House. Swaledale: £117.50, £116.50, £105.50 Marshaw Farm. Hampshire: £117 Castle O Trim.
Cast Ewes
As ewe numbers tighten nationally, trade remains buoyant with all classes and types easily sold each week at Lancaster. The strongest cross breds sold to £177 from KA Purtill, Wigan with other better medium types £128 to £145, and smaller and leaner continental cross ewes £88 to £110. Mules sold to £158 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth with a ring full of heavy weight Mules selling to £130 from C&B Lowther, Over Wyresdale. Stronger Mules were £115 to £128, with mediums £96 to £110. Stronger hill ewes sold to £82 for Swaledales, with lighter weight leaner sorts £38 to £50.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £177 Oak Aveune, £156 Throstle Grove Farm, £142 Cottam Farm, £140 Appletree Farm, £132 Throstle Grove Farm, £120 Oak Aveune. Mule: £158 Burrow Heights Farm, £130, £117 Lower Castle O Trim, £110 Cottam Farm, £96 Throstle Grove Farm, £92 Moss Gate Farm. Continental: £129, £110 Oak Aveune, £106 Moss Gate Farm, £100 Oak Aveune. Cheviot: £117 Oak Aveune. Swaledale: £82 Holme House Farm.
Store Lambs
The fortnightly sale of store lambs saw an abundance of buyers ring side all keen to fill trailers. The sale topped at £115 for Texel cross from I Richardson, Catford with Suffolks to £111 from M&L Coooper, Preesall and other Texels £110 from DM Eames, Abbeystead. An entry of predominantly longer keep lambs sold to a keen interest, with an overall sale average of £91. More lambs are required at the next sale on Monday 25th November, please advise the office of entries.
Store Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £115 West View Farm, £110 Middle Lee Farm, £104 West View Farm, £99 (x2) Low Pleasant, £98 West View Farm. Suffolk: £111 Hillside, £95 Middle Lee Farm, £85.50 Hillside. Dutch Spotted: £95 West View Farm. Zwartble: £88 West View Farm. Mule: £86 Overhouses. Continental: £75 Ivy Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 12th November 2024.
Pigs
84 prime and store pigs were forward today, trade for prime pigs held its own but weaners and stores taking a lift on last sale. It was regular supporters JM Navesey and J&JR Stott led the way at £220 with 99kg hogs and 83kg gilts respectively. Other gilts sold to £210 for a trio from CR Dickinson, with a further six at £205 from this home. Boars sold to £158 from RM&N Wainwright, while cull sows reached £128 from RB Jackson. Stores sold to £72 for a trio from J McEwan, while ten cracking weaners from HA Sawrey came to the same price.
Prime Lambs
J36 avoids the downward trend and sees a high-flying trade every bit as good as the previous week! Heavy lambs topped at £192 for a 64kg Texel from Messrs Rogerson, Appleby. Big Suffolks hit the £175 mark for a pen of eight weighing 57kg from Messrs Woodburn, Ulverston. The same good home had Texels to £184. Good lighter lambs were also a strong trade with a pen of seven 39kg Texels selling to £145 from WS Burrow, Silverdale. A nice well fed run of lambs from J Twigge, Lindale topped at £161 for 46kg Texels making them 350ppk on the day. Todays sale averaged 300p/kg. The day also saw an increase in numbers with a healthy number of buyers in support. More sheep are required going forward with both TRADE AND WEIGHT pleasing sellers. Contact Joel McGarva for further details or enquires on 07920009097.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £192 £174 Mason Gill, £184 Mansrigg Hall, £178 Swallowmire, £176 Arklide Farm, £174 Old Croft. Suffolk: £175 Mansrigg Hall, £171 Swallowmire, £168 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £167 £160 Lane Ends Farm, £152 Old Croft. Continental: £173 The Green, £164 Hill Top Farm, £163 Mansrigg Hall, £162 Red Scar Farm, £160 Redbank Farm. Charolais: £170 £157 £147 Marshside, £152 Redbank Farm. Hampshire: £155, £134 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £110 Mill Barn. LLeyn: £154 Low Foulshaw Farm, £144 £139 Low Foulshaw Farm. Zwartble: £146 Holmelands, £140 Arklid Farm. Dorset: £141 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £140 £120 Hallbeck. Cheviot: £140 Marshside, £133 Bowers Farm, £132 £129 £128 Seedhowe Cottages. Mule: £135 Arklid Farm, £131 Park Farm Barn, £130 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £127 Well Foot, £125 Hill Park. Herdwick: £105 Hall Dunnerdale Farm House. Swale: £80 Brown Edge.
Cast Sheep
A few more ewes about today, trade possibly up again on last week.
-Charollais sold to £240 from JA Chapman.
-Beltex sold to £230 from AJ&SE Burrow.
-Texels sold to £230 from E Dodgson.
-Suffolks sold to £184 from TA&JA Dixon.
-BFL’s sold to £182 from WJ&LA Barker.
-Cheviots sold to £142 from J Woodburn & Partners.
-Goats sold to £140 from TE J Wadsworth.
-Mules sold to £140 form J Woodburn & Partners.
-Lleyns sold to £120 from P Knowles.
-Rough Fells sold to £106 from TLB&J Knowles.
-Swaledales sold to £80 from WJ&LA Barker.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Charollais: £240 North Lodge.Texel: £230 Spital Farm, £174 High Green Farm, £172 Mason Gill, £170 Spital Farm, £163 Gaskell House, £154 Marshside.Beltex: £230 Low Woodedge Farm.Suffolk: £184 Yoad Pot.Continental: £176, £142 North Lodge, £138 Holmeslands, £137 Old Croft, £120 Holmelands, £111 Hazelwood.Cheviot: £142 (2) Mansrigg Hall, £94 Braida Garth, £90 Thrimby Hall, £82 Low Deepslack, £78 Yealand Manor.Mule: £140 Mansrigg Hall, £139 High Swinklebank, £129 Lane Ends Farm, £128 Marshside, £122 Mint Close, £118 Brown Brook.Goats:£140, £128, £117, £100 Raines Hall.Cheviot Mule: £135 Marshside, £107 Brown Brook, £104 Somme Avenue, £103 Thistle House, £94 Marshside.Leicester: £130 Brown Edge, £128 Yoad Pot.Scottish Blackface: £122 Mansrigg Hall.Lleyn: £120(2) Cragg Farm.Masham: £118, £113 High Swinklebank, £106 Woodside.Zwartable: £115 Birks Farm.Rough Fell: £106 High Borrowbridge, £106, £98, £95 High Swinklebank, £93 Somme Avenue, £92 High Green Farm.Swaledale: £76 Marshside, £74 Yoad Pot.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £220 Slop Lane.Leicester: £182 Brown Edge.Continental: £170 Swinside Farm, £108 Thrimby Hall, £96 Abbey Drive.Cheviot: £138 Thrimby Hall, £130 Swinside Farm, £94 Broadhead, £92 Forest Hall.Kerry Hill: £124 Thrimby Hall.Swiss Valley: £118 Abbey Drive.Zwartable: £100 Birks Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle, Thursday 14th November 2024.
Calves
Calves held firm with trade doing well for the time of year. British Blue calves continue to take top spot selling to £520 and £500 from A Pickthall, New Hutton, 0This run of British Blue bulls averaged £472 at five weeks. JW&TE Sharp, Lyth also had a good days trading selling British Blue bulls to £485, £475 and £470 at 3 to 4 weeks old. Limousin bulls sold to £365 from Langley Park, Millom and natives sold to £240 for an Aberdeen Angus at 2 ½ weeks old from RG&AJ Clark, Endmoor. Dairy bulls sold to £105 for a Dairy Shorthorn from Messrs Robinson, Old Hutton. Heifer calves were easy to place selling to £410 for a British Blue at 2 days short of one month old from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg. JW&TE Sharp, Lyth also sold a British Blue at five weeks to £400, with Limousin to the same price from Langley Park. Native sired calves sold to £220 for a one-month-old Angus from A Pickthall, New Hutton.
Stirks
The sale comprised of 65 predominantly sale day entry stirks sold to an animated trade. A pair of six month old Aberdeen Angus cross steers achieving £680, with Aberdeen Angus heifers to £850. Younger beef bred steers were regularly £600 to £750 and heifers £640 to £680. Several bull stirks sold to £760 for three month old Charolais cross with others at £720. Ten week old Limousin cross sold to £680. Dairy bred steers sold to £710 for a six month old black and white with younger recently weaned dairy bulls £300 to £350.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £410 Sunny Bank, £400 Flodder Hall, £380 Sunny Bank, £320 Elm Tree, £290 Raisgill Hall. Limousin: £400 Langley Park Farms,£350 Mount Pleasant. Angus: £220 Borrans Farm, £120 Far Audlands.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £520 Borrans Farm, £485 Flodder Hall, £450 Borrans Farm. Limousin: £365 Langley Fark Farms, £300 Mount Pleasant. Angus: £240 Far Audlands. Shorthorn: £175 Far Audlands. Dairy Shorthorn: £105 Strickley. Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £850 The Coach House, £530 Moss End Farm, £470 Throstle Croft, £410 Crown Cottage. British Blue: £580 Call End Farm, £480 Coldcotes Farm. Blonde: £470 Crown Cottage. Hereford: £440 Coldcotes Farm, £420 Helks Farm, £340 Crown Cottage. Norwegian Red: £360 Cracalt Farm. Shorthorn: £310 Crown Cottage. Friesian: £270 Lockbank. Fleckvieh: £270 Lockbank.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Charolais: £760 Lower Hawthwaite. Friesian: £710 Throstle Croft, £420 Cracalt Farm, £300 Lockbank. Shorthorn: £700 Hill Top Manor Farm. Limousin: £690 Swinside Farm. Angus: £680 Throstle Croft, £510 Lockbank, £490 Coldcotes Farm. British Blue: £680 Wall End Farm, £650 Little Daub Hall, £630 Coldcotes Farm. Hereford: £590 Helks Farm. Norwegian Red: £360 Cracalt Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £860 Croft Closes Farm, £740 Moss End Farm.Blonde: £570 Crown Cottage. Friesian: £310 Lockbank.
Store Cattle
Store cattle trade shifts to a new gear. A big lift experienced on the fortnight with all types visibly dearer, matched with a stronger show of cattle. Twenty one month old Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £1780 from Messrs Todd, Sedbergh. Messrs Bowness matched that trade with a single Aberdeen Angus bullock, at the same price.
British Blue bullocks hit £1760 at just nineteen months old from RT Gorst, Killington. Messrs Procter, Kirkby Stephen sold a Charolais bullock to £1700. Heifers sold to £1590 for two lots of British Blue pairs from two different home, firstly from Messrs Nelson, Stainton at seventeen months old and then from Messrs Knowles, Selside. Entries are required for the next sale, with another soaring trade anticipated. Contact Joel McGarva for further information.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £1780 Blea Tarn Road, £1780 Holme Farm, £1540, £1350 Riddings, £1190 Shorthorn Farm, £1040 Kingsland.British Blue: £1760 The Coach House, £1620 Villa Farm, £1610 The Coach House, £1010 School Hill.Charolais: £1700 Villa Farm.Hereford: £1690 Holme Farm, £1670, £1570 Blea Tarn Road, £1570 Holme Farm, £1500, £1480 Crabtree Farm. Limousin: £1620 Cockrigg Farm, £1400 Audlands Park, £1370 Cockrigg Farm, £1290 Audlands Park, £1280 Mireside Farm, £1180 Audlands Park.Simmental: £1450 High House Farm.Fleckvieh: £1310 Crabtree Farm, £1290 Riddings.Friesian: £1040 Cold Seat Barn, £930 Moors Farm, £920 School Hill.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £1590 High Borrowbridge, £1590 Cockrigg Farm, £1530 Villa Farm, £1430 Cockrigg Farm, £1260 Riddings, £1020 School Hill.Limousin: £1430 Villa Farm, £1390 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £1380 Cockrigg Farm, £1270 Riddings, £1130 Mireside farm, £1030 The Coach House.Angus: £1320 Riddings, £1090, £1060 Shorthorn Farm.Blonde: £1320, £1180 Tullithwaite Hall Farm.Simmental: £1310, £1130 Tullithwaite Hall Farm.Charolais: £1280 Holmelands, £1220 Riddings, £980 Angerton Farm.Shorthorn: £1220, £1140 Holmelands.Belted Galloway: £1220 Holmelands, £1080 Scar Sykes Farm. Continental: £1000 High House Farm.
OTM Cattle
Another large entry of 80 cull cows were forward, which saw an animated ring side of buyers competing for all classes and types, with all sold average 180p/kg and £1183. The best beef cows sold to 250p/kg for a Blonde cross from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby with others regularly 210p/kg to 225p/kg. Beef cows suitable for feeding were 185p/kg to 205p/kg. Top grossing was another Blonde from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby achieving £2153 with a further 12 beef cows £1500 to £1800. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows sold to 205p/kg for a black and white from MH&SJ Morris, Allithwaite with others regularly 180p/kg to 195p/kg, medium parlour types 165p/kg to 180p/kg with only the lightest and leanest less. Top grossing black and white was from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel totalling £1456, with a further twelve dairy cows £1200 to £1350.
An abundance of stock bulls forward sold to 245p/kg for a Simmental from LA&M Lambert, Lupton with Limousin to 235p/kg and other hard worked bulls 175p/kg to 195p/kg. Top grossing being a Limousin from PW Clarke, Crosthwaite achieving £2204 with another at £2180 from FW Park, Windermere.
OTM heifer sold to 240p/kg and £1514, with OTM steers 220p/kg and £1584. Vendors are strongly encouraged to pre enter all classes of stock with the auctioneers, to assist with cataloguing and canvassing. A large entry is required next fortnight, with our sale including a special section for late born and hill bred suckler calves.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Blonde: 249.5 Mason Gill.Hereford: 224.5 Natland Mill Beck Farm, 199.5 Gowan Bank Farm, 199.5 Angerton Farm, 179.5 Tock Howe Farm, ,177.5 Bungalow.Limousin: 224.5 Mason Gill, 219.5 Greenside Farm, 209.5, 204.5 Bank House Farm.British Blue: 214.5 Greenside Farm, 194.5 Gowan Bank Farm, 189.5 Capplethwaite Hall, 189.5 Greenside Farm, 179.5 Moss Side Farm.Belted Galloway: 214.5 Greaves Farm.Simmental: 209.5 Mason Gill.Angus: 209.5, 179.5 Archers Hall, 169.5 Moss Side Farm.Friesian: 204.5 Wraysholme Tower, 194.5 (2) Jenkin Crag, 187.5 Swollowmire, 179.5 Bridge End Farm. Shorthorn: 194.5, 189.5, 179.5, 159.5 Hill Top Manor Farm.Swedish Red and White: 184.5 Low Sizergh Farm.Continental: 164.5 Cathernies.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Belted Galloway: 239.5, 234.5 Greaves Farm. Friesian: 229.5 Birks Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Simmental: 244.5 Brow Head. Limousin: 234.5 Woodside Farm, 209.5 The Howes, 189.5 High Birk Howe Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: North West Suffolk Breeders Club Show & Sale of Registered Individual Suffolks & Multi Breed Individual In Lamb Sheep, Thursday 14th November 2024.
J36 held its annual show & sale of Suffolk females on Thursday night, which proved a great success once again. A vibrant ringside throughout ensured for an excellent clearance rate, that left vendors in good spirits.
SHOW RESULTS
MV ANY OTHER BREED IN LAMB EWE / SHEARLING
1st RJ&J Towers, Camp House Flock (Charollias)
2nd RJ&J Towers, Camp House Flock (Charollias)
3rd RJ&J Towers, Camp House Flock (Charollias)
MV IN LAMB SUFFOLK EWE
1st GM Owen, Morris Flock – T31:22:00611
2nd RA Batty, Tidalview Flock – HHY:22:00185
3rd RA Batty, Tidalview Flock – FAJ:22:00980
MV IN LAMB SUFFOLK SHEARLING
1st A Mitchell, Grassknop Flock – ZTN:23:09857
2nd GM Owen, Morris Flock – T31:23:00687
3rd RA Batty, Tidalview Flock – SDX:23:00252
MV SUFFOLK GIMMER LAMB
1st M Evans, Jubilee Flock - Y31:24:04580
2nd GI Richmond, Sullom Flock
3rd GI Richmond, Sullom Flock
CHAMPION - A Mitchell, Grassknop Flock – ZTN:23:09857
RESERVE CHAMPION - M Evans, Jubilee Flock
Suffolk gimmer lambs sold to 1000gns from Messrs Evans of Tower Farm. This purchased by Jake Collingwood of Bishop Auckland.
In lamb gimmer shealings hit 1200gns sold by Messrs Batty of Heversham. This was bought by Messrs Procter of Villa Farm.
Others sold to 900gns twice from Aiden Mitchell of Grassknop Farm.
In lamb ewes also topped at 900gns from Messrs Owen of Neuadd Wen, with the same home selling two other ewes to 700gns.
Suffolk In Lamb Shearlings Top Prices: 1200gns Dugg Hill, 900gns Grassknop Farm, 800gns Burgh Head Farm.
Suffolk In Lamb Ewes Top Prices: 900gns Neuadd Wen, 700gns Dugg Hill, 650gns, 600gns Neuadd Wen, 500 Reeds Gardens.
Suffolk Gimmer Lambs Top Prices: 1000gns Tower Farm, 580gns Burgh Head Farm, 550 gns Lodge Cottage, 52gns 500gns Stoney Raikes Farm, 500gns Tower Farm
Charollais In Lamb Ewes Top Prices: 550gns, 500gns (2), 480gns (2), 450gns Greenlands Farm. Texel Gimmer Hogg Top Prices: 400gns (2) Burgh Head Farm. Charollais Gimmer Hogg Top Prices: 400gns Kingsland.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 15th November 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
A larger entry of 82 calves were forward today, with vendors taking advantage of the trade seen weekly here at Lancaster.
Bull calves were a flyer, selling to £555 for a British Blue from SH&M Batty & Son, Quernmore. Next at £540 was a British Blue from regular supporter JP&C Robson, Brock who enjoyed their days trading here at Lancaster, selling another British Blue to £510. TC&M Kelsall, Chipping fetched a predominantly younger consignment of calves, with these reaching £400. Native bull calved reached £395 twice, both for Aberdeen Angus from the JP&C Robson, Brock with younger models at £350 from Throstle Nest, Pilling.
Dairy bulls of the scale, selling to £290 and £275 for a twenty day old Montbeliardes from GJ&G Billington, Garstang.
Heifer calves sold to £420 for a British Blue from TC&M Kelsall, Chipping with JP&C Robson, Brock at £385. Aberdeen Angus cross heifers reaching £365 from Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale with stronger heifers regularly reaching £300. Lots of younger heifers calves in today with these often £250 to £300.
Weaned calves sold to £750 for a British Blue bull from TD&A Garnder, Great Eccleston with a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross from FW Rhodes & Son, Ellel next at £595 and £590. Weaned heifers reached £505 for a British Blue from AW&AM Park, Ellel with Aberdeen agnus from this home at £480 twice.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £420 Brown Brook, £385 Roe Farm, £355 Friars Moss, £350 Roe Farm, £340, £315 Friars Moss. Hereford: £390 Barrow Greaves Farm, £135, £100 Forton Hall Farm. Angus: £385 Barrow Greaves Farm, £365 Tills Farm, £325 Barrow Greaves Farm, £250 Friars Moss, £215 Brown Brook. Limousin: £225 Hudsbrook Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Angus: £595, £590 Barrow Greaves Farm, £395 (x2) Roe Farm, £350, £330 Throstle Nest Farm. British Blue: £570 Barrow Greaves Farm, £555 Friars Moss, £545 Barrow Greaves Farm, £540, £510 Roe Farm, £510 Barrow Greaves Farm. Limousin: £300 Hudsbrook Farm. Montbeliarde: £290, £275, £250, £175, £145 Myerscough House. Hereford: £255 Forton Hall Farm, £100 Bolton Fold Farm. Friesian: £230 Barrow Greaves Farm. Shorthorn: £170, £150 Bolton Fold Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £750 Larbreck Hill Farm, £530 Walkers I’th Fields. Friesian: £510, £480 Larbreck Hill Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £505, £380, £365 Walkers I’th Fields. Angus: £480 (x2), £470, £3890 Walkers I’th Fields.
Store Cattle
Store cattle off the clock today with an entry of over 200, selling to an average in excess of £1500.
Claiming top spot today was EJ&PE Burrow, Storth selling their Charolais heifer to £2050. Other notable prices amongst the heights came from JD&GM Bracken, Garstang achieving £1810. WR&CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh sold Montbeliardes to £1800, with Limousins to £1760 from EJ Ward, Nether Kellet while a quartet of Aberdeen Angus from G Sagar & Son, Caton reached £1640.
Steers continue to sell above and beyond vendors expectations, today peaking at £1960 for a British Blue from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon. British Blues also took second spot as well, this time for a pen of five from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse with these reaching £1910. BL&D Banks, Pilling sold a trio of Charolais’s to £1900 while highest priced natives came from KH&D Holden, Pilling selling Aberdeen Angus cross to £1860. Fleckvieh sold to £1770 from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse and Black and Whites to £1380 from TH Wensley, Kirkham.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: British Blue: £1960 Howriggs, £1910 Upper Foxholes, £1860 Wood Nook Farm, £1800 Pasture House Farm, £1800 Newsham Hall Farm, £1780 Greenlands Farm. Charolais: £1900 Squires Gate Farm, £1770 Ninezergh. Angus: £1860 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1860 Chesnut House Farm, £1850 New Parkside Farm, £1700 Old Glasson Farm, £1660 Squires Gate Farm, £1640 Station Hotel Farm. Limousin: £1860 Intack Farm, £1700 (x2), £1660 Ninezergh, £1600 North Farm, £1600 Holmes Farm. Simmental: £1860 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1840 Newsham Hall Farm, £1700 High House Farm, £1600 Ghyll Beck Farm. Hereford: £1780 Pasture House Farm, £1680 Ninezergh, £1660 Whinney Garth, £1660 Yeat House, £1560 Old Glasson Farm, £1400 Stubbins Farm. Fleckvieh: £1770 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1570 Ellers Farm. Norwegian Red: £1660 Ninezergh, £1570 Ellers Farm. Montbeliarde: £1570 Ellers Farm, £1540 Squires Gate Farm. Friesian: £1380 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1300 Park Farm Barn, £1180 Holly Grove. Ayrshire: £1340 Newsham Hall Farm. Shorthorn: £1320 Whinney Garth.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Charolais: £2080 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1810 Greenlands Farm. Montbeliarde: £1800, £1350 Cumming Carr Farm. Limousin: £1760 Intack Farm, £1660 Howriggs, £1560 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1520 High Snab, £1520 Holmes Farm, £1500 Hazelslack Tower Farm. British Blue: £1660 Stubbins Farm, £1540 Cotestone Farm, £1490 Snub Snape Farm, £1480 High Snab, £1480 Wood Nook Farm, £1460 Braddup House Farm. Angus: £1640 New Parkside Farm, £1560 Cumming Carr Farm, £1480 Chestnut House Farm, £1460 Braddup House Farm, £1460 Stubbins Farm, £1420 Plumpton Hall Farm. Simmental: £1480 Intack Farm, £1200 Park Farm Barn. Hereford: £1400 Braddup House Farm, £1360 Sewage Farm. Shorthorn: £1360 Staffords Farm. Friesian: £1160 Cotestone Farm.
OTM Cattle
The weekly sale of OTM cattle at Lancaster saw a few more about, as the word spreads of the flying Friday’s trade in the cast ring. An overall market average of 199.5p/kg, with this including some very lean cows.
Breaking the £2000 barrier was KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead with a Limousin cow at £2026.50 or 289.5p/kg. Other Limousin cows from EJ Ward, Nether Kellet achieved £1916. British Blue cows also from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead were £1913. HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon hit top spot with pence per kilo with a Limousin cow at 299.5p/kg or £1892. Other beef bred cows sold to £1850 for a Simmental from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby. Friesian cows sold to £1773.92 or 214.5p/kg from PW&JM Norris, Hornby with other Friesians to £1681 or 217p/kg from EW&RM Towers, Hornby. Plenty of other Friesian cows were around the 200p/kg mark.
OTM heifers today saw WA Ward & Son, Slyne sell Friesians to £1476, with other Friesians heifers to 229.5p/kg from JK&BJ Birkett & Son, Morecombe. Beef bred heifers sold to 259.5p/kg for Limousins from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet who also had Simmental at the same price. Hereford heifers from MS&G Mason, Kirkby Lonsdale achieved 254p/kg.
Cast steers would be the trade of the day, topping at 294.5p/kg for a Charolais from EJ Ward & Sons, Carnforth who also had Limousins at 289.5p/kg. Other steers saw to many to mention around the 250p/kg to 260p/kg bracket.
Just a handful of cast bulls in today, topping at 239.5p/kg from WM&JE Shuttleworth, Barbon for a Limousin with other Limousin bulls to £1805 from B Heys, Liverpool.
More OTM cattle required at next week’s sale, as some buyers went home empty handed today.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 299.50 Howriggs, 289.50 Marshaw Farm, 239.50 Intack Farm, 234.50, 219.50 Gilpin Farm, 214.50 Bank House Farm. British Blue: 249.50 Marshaw Farm, 219.50 Parkside Farm, 217.50 Spital Farm, 209.50 Intack Farm, 114.50 Barbon Fell House. Angus: 239.50, 239.50 Elm Bank Farm. Simmental: 234.50, 209.50 Mason Gill. Montbeliarde: 224.50, 209.50 Cumming Carr Farm. Fleckvieh: 219.50 Holme Head, 199.50 Docker Hall, 159.50 Holme Head. Saler: 219.50
Elm Bank Farm. Friesian: 217.50 (x2) Holme Head, 214.50 Green Dragon Farm, 214.50 Ancliffe Hall Farm, 214.50 Priory Farm, 214.50 Low Levens. Shorthorn: 209.50 Parkside Farm. MRI: 109.50 Littlewood Hall Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 259.50 Intack Farm. Simmental: 259.50 Intack Farm. Hereford: 254.50, 239.50 Spital Farm. Friesian: 229.50 White Lund Farm, 227.50 Ancliffe Hall Farm, 199.50 High Snab, 194.50 Throstle Nest Farm, 164.50
Ancliffe Hall Farm. Angus: 189.50 Spital Farm. Fleckvieh: 169.50, 164.50 Docker Hall.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Charolais: 294.50, 289.50 Intack Farm. Limousin: 289.50 Intack Farm. British Blue: 279.50 North Farm. Simmental: 269.50 Intack Farm, 239.50 Ghyll Beck Farm. Fleckvieh: 254.50 Ghyll Beck Farm. Friesian: 234.50 Old Glasson Farm. Angus: 189.50 Elm Bank Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 239.50 Barbon Fell House, 199.50 Land Improvements. Montbeliarde: 219.50 Cumming Carr Farm. Angus: 179.50 Barking House Barn, 149.50 Throstle Grove FarM.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 18th
Lancaster: 10am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 19th
J36: 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 21st
J36: 10:30am Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs
Friday 22nd
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
