Weekly Report and Newsletter - 21st April 2023
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep and Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 17th April 2023.
A cracking start to the week at Lancaster Auction Mart with vendors leaving with a smile on their face, following a busy morning with a bumper trade throughout.
Spring Lambs
More interest for all spring lambs this morning at Lancaster, with an overall market average of 356p/kg achieved. WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine brought the good this morning with Texel selling to £165 and others from the same home selling to £163. Charollais sold to a top of £152 from G&D Ball & Son, Little Eccleston.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £165, £163 Woodlands Farm, £151 Burrow Heights Farm, £148 Woodlands Farm, £147 Burrow Heights Farm. Charolais: £152, £148, £142 Woodstock. Suffolk: £148, £140.50 Woodstock. Dorset: £144 Burrow Heights Farm.
Prime Hoggs
1000 hoggs were forward with an overall averaged of 321p/kg achieved.
- Beltexs sold to £193 from AG Butler, Hambleton.
- Charollais to £192 from AG Butler, Hambleton.
- Texels to £189 from DJ&MC Platts, Caton.
- Suffolks to £185 from AG Butler, Hambleton.
- Cheviots sold to £162 from T Smith, Pilling.
- Mules sold to £149 from F&SG Sanderson, Eaves.
- Mashams sold to £147 from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh.
- Dalesbred sold to £130 from T&D Wright, Roeburndale.
- Swaledales sold to £127.50 form EW&JR Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge.
- Top pence per kilogram was 407p/kg from BR&S Carter, Pilling.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Beltex: £193 Park Farm Barn, £186 Humblescough Farm, £185 Moorville, £180 Park Farm Barn, £175 Scronkey Farm, £172 Park Farm Barn. Charollais: £192, £165 Park Farm Barn, £131 Lee End Farm. Texel: £189 Walker House Farm, £189 Brown Brook, £189 Carr House Farm, £189 Greenbank Farm, £186, £182 Park Farm Barn. Suffolk: £186 Carr House Farm, £185 Park Farm Barn, £178 Stubbins Farm, £169, £165 Meadow Croft, £158
Little Crimbles. Continental: £166 Stubbins Farm, £157, £145 Dockensall Farm, £107 Herdsmans House, £100 Medlar Hall Farm. Cheviot: £162, £160 Herdsmans House, £160 Greenwoods, £144, £140 Stubbins Farm. Horned: £149, £128.50 Lady Hall Farm. Mule: £149 Cross House Farm, £146.50 Poplar Grove Farm, £140 Meadow Croft, £138
Ouzelthorn Farm, £137 Holme House Farm, £127 Cobble Hey Farm. Masham: £147 Poplar Grove Farm, £144 Allcocks Farm, £140 Medlar Hall Farm, £136, £134 Cobble Hey Farm. Hampshire: £139 Abbotson Farm, £125 Low Croft.
Zwartble: £134 Millstones. Dalesbred: £130.50 Allcocks Farm, £127.50 Holme House Farm, £117 Brown Brook, £110 Holme House Farm, £106 Brown Brook. Teeswater: £130 Allcocks Farm. Swaledale: £128, £127.50 Hareden Farm, £118
Herdsmans House, £118 Ouzelthorn Farm, £117 Holme House Farm. Herdwick: £97 Medlar Hall Farm.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
A pleasing trade for all ewes and lambs forward.
- Aged Mule ewes with Texel lambs sold to £260 from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale.
- Lleyn ewes with Texel lambs from MJ Fell, Whittington sold to £250.
- Single Texel ewes with Texel lambs sold to £182 from RM Gornall, Forton.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: Mule: £260, £205 Lower Swainhead Farm. Texel: £250 Chapel House. Other: £245 West View.
Cast Sheep
Ewe trade hits new highs at Lancaster.
- Texels sold to £231 from E Hartley, Hornby.
- A ring full of Texels sold to £226 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping.
- Suffolks sold to £195 from DJ&MC Platts, Caton.
- Leciesters sold to £172 from JW Cornall & Sons, Bleasedale.
- Zwartbles sold to £168 from Janet Simpson, Calder Vale.
- Mules sold to £160 from P Lawrenson & Son, Chorley.
- Cheviots sold to £110 from WG Farms, Cockerham.
- Swaledales sold to £109 from RH&C Ayrton, Over Wyresdale.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £231 Hazel Brae, £226, £215, £206 Brown Brook, £204 Winmara, £195 Lower Swainhead Farm. Other: £204 Stubbins Farm, £189 Walmsley Fold, £158 Allcocks Farm, £148 The Bungalow, £144 Annasghyll, £136 Fern Bank Farm. Suffolk: £195 Greenbank Farm. Leicester: £172, £158 Higher Fair Snape Farm. Zwartble: £168 Millstones. Mule: £160 Walmsley Fold, £144 Meadow Croft, £142 Low Croft, £137 Brown Brook, £136 Bensons Farm, £134 Birch House Cottage. Continental: £150 Dockensall Farm, £142 Greenwoods, £142 Meadow Croft, £134 Burrow Heights Farm. Cheviot: £110 Lathwaite Farm. Swaledale: £109 Ouzelthorn Farm, £98 Brown Brook, £95 Higher Fair Snape Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £185 Millstones, £145 Bensons Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Annual Show and Sale of Ewes and Shearlings with Lambs at Foot. Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 18th April 2023.
Local producers flock to NWA J36 with 2436 Sheep forward at popular weekly sale.
Spring Lambs
- Texel sold to £166 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
- Charollais sold to £158 from FE&CM Robinson & Son, Crooklands.
- Dorsets sold to £155 from S Proctor, Selside.
- All forward averaged 342p/kg.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £166 Bensons Farm, £155 Warth Sutton Farm, £150 High Biggarsbank. Charollais: £158 Warth Sutton Farm, £158 Bensons Farm. Dorset: £155 High Biggarsbank, £145 Warth Sutton, £130 High Biggarsbank, £130 High Biggarsbank, £130 Warth Sutton Farm, £125 High Biggarsbank. Suffolk: £150 Warth Sutton Farm. Beltex: £143 High Biggarsbank.
Sheep With Lambs at Foot
What a difference a week makes! A real buzz around the sheep with lambs at foot ring at J36 with all outfits selling to a premium. We would like to take this time to thank our sponsors Armstrong Watson and Dugdale Nutrition. Also, thanks goes to our judge Kevin Purtill for his time and expertise, he awarded the results as follows:
CLASS 1- 5 MULE SHEARLINGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st W Taylor, The Harras- £290
2nd G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm- £250
3rd DJ Clarke Farming, Kellbrick Farm- £225
CLASS 2- 5 CONTINENTAL SHEARLINGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st DJ Clarke Farming, Kellbrick Farm- £360
2nd G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm- £275
CLASS 3- 5 EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st RT Colbear, Heights Farm- £260
2nd G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm- £298
CHAMPION- DJ Clarke Farming, Kellbrick Farm- £360
RESERVE CHAMPION- W Taylor, The Harras-£290
Some top quality runs of Texel shearlings with Beltex lambs sold to the top price of the day of £365 from JH&JE Taylor, Aimstable. Other pens of Texel shearlings with Beltex lambs sold to £360 from DJ Clarke Farming, Barnacre. The run of fully vaccinated Mule shearlings with Texel lambs from G&KM Atkinson, Colby always attracts plenty of interest with their best pen selling to £298. Other pens of Mule shearlings with twin Texel lambs sold to £290 from JH&JE Taylor, Ainstable. The better end Mule shearlings were selling at the £250 to £280 mark. A cracking Texel shearling with a stonking Texel lamb sold to £280 from JH&JE Taylor, Ainstable There was more interest for all ewes and lambs forward today, One crop Mule ewes from G&KM Atkinson, Colby sold to £270 with a full pen of Texel three crop ewes with twin Beltex lambs from RT Colbear, Appleby selling to £260. Through out the sale, all the Mule ewes sucking twin lambs were regularly £210 to £230.
Hoggs with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: Mule: £180 High Field.
Shearlings with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: Texel: £365 The Harras, £280 The Harras, £275 Green Farm, £255 Green Farm, £215 Green Farm. Mule: £285 Green Farm, £285 Green Farm, £245 The Coach House, £242 Green Farm, £228 Riddings, £228 Rddings. Continental: £260 The Harras, £220 Riddings.
Ewes with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: Texel: £360 Kellbrick Farm, £260 Heights Farm, £232 High Field, £220 Heights Farm, £220 Heights Farm, £218 Burnhead Farm. Mule: £298 Green Farm, £290 The Harras, £270 Green Farm, £250 Green Farm, £222 Longwell, £220 Longwell. Suffolk: £230 High Field. Continental: £215 The Borrans, £208 Heights Farm, £202 Heights Farm, £168 The Borrans. Mashams: £190 Zetland, £172 Zetland, £158 Zetland. Cheviot: £172 High Field, £150 High Field. Jacob: £150 Oak Deer Farm, £150 Oak Deer Farm.
Prime Hoggs
- Texels sold to £188 from PA&D Slater, Barnacre.
- Cheviots sold to £171 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh.
- Beltexs sold to £170 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston.
- Mules sold to £149 from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh.
- Scottish Blackface hoggs sold to £137 from M&YS Barker, Halton.
- Rough Fells sold to £131 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh.
- Swaledales sold to £124 from AW&AM Clarke, Windermere.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £188 Slack Farm, £181 Halton Park Farm, £180 Halton Park Farm, £165 Lower Hawthwaite, £162 Low Hawthwaite, £161 Helks Farm. Cheviot: £171 Bower Farm, £146 Bowers Farm, £137 Slack Farm, £133 Hareden Farm, £130 Little Eccleston Hall, £130 Little Eccleston. Beltex: £170 Little Eccleston Hall, £159 Little Eccleston Hall, £140 Crake Hall, £137 Crake Hall, £132.50 Oak Avenue. Charollais: £158 Kinglands, £130 Kinglands, £120 Crosscrake. Continental: £158 Low Levens, £148 Low House Beck, £145 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £135 Little Eccleston, £135 Little Eccleston Hall, £135 Little Eccleston Hall. Mule: £149 Poplar Grove Farm, £142 Hareden Farm, £141 Low Longmire, £139 Halton Park Farm, £139 Netherbeck Barn, £137 Underhelm Farm. Suffolk: £142 Hareden Farm, £141 Maddison Avenue, £140 Maddison Avenue, £140 Lower Hawthwaite, £140 Helks Farm, £139 Low Longmire. Leicester: £141 Low Longmire, £130 Millriggs Farm, £125 Thorn Cottage. Zwartble: £140 Helks Farm.
Masham: £138 Poplar Grove Farm, £118 Mealriggs Farm, £105 Mealriggs Farm. Black Face: £137 Halton Park Farm, £135 Halton Park Farm, £129 Little Eccleston Hall, £127 Little Eccleston Hall, £125 Halton Park Farm, £120 Halton Park Farm. Rough Fell: £131 Bowers Farm, £110 Boundary Beck, £110 Ghyll Farm, £110 Marsh House Farm, £102 Boundary Beck, £102 Bridge Stone. Dutch Spotted: £126 Coat Green Farm. Swaledale: £124 Low Longmire, £123.50 Little Eccleston Hall, £123 Thorn Cottage, £118 Tongue House Farm, £110.50 Tongue House Farm. Dalesbred: £116 Accraplatts. Horned: £100 Higher Salter, £83.50 Higher Salter. Herdwick: £93.50 Rydal Farm, £86 Tongue House Farm. Jacob: £80 High Mill Farm.
Cast Sheep
All cull sheep continue to sell to a fast and competitive trade with heavy well fleshed ewes selling to a premium. Heavy weight ewes sold to £182 for a Texel x from IL Dixon, Carnforth with others regularly £165 to £172. Medium type Continental ewes were reg selling at £125 to £145 depending on quality and type. Heavy Mules sold to £142 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe with others nicely achieving £128 to £140, with mediums £102 to £122. Pure hill ewes sold to £126 for Cheviots from RW&S Nicholson, Lupton with Swaledales to £112 from Fishwick Bros, Longsleddale and Rough Fells to £110 from JA Law, Carnforth. Buyers were competing for all classes and types of ewes today with an overall market averaged £86.66 achieved. Cull rams sold to £198 for a Blue Faced Leicester from Forest Hall Farms, Selside with Beltexs to £192 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston with other heavier Continental tups £145 to £180, depending on quality. Hill bred tups sold to £112 for Swaledales again from Forest Hall Farms, Selside. All cull rams today averaged £136.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £186 Cantsfield Hall, £172 Low Tarn Green, £170 Lane House Farm, £166 Ackenthwaite Farm, £160 Newlands Green Farm, £158 Ackenthwaite Farm. Cheviot: £170 Lane House Farm, £126, £114 Green Lane End Farm, £110 Nun House, £106 Swallowmire, £94 Ghyll Farm. Charollais: £166 Crosscrake Farm, £160 Abbey Drive, £150 Hampsfield Hall, £150 Coat Green Farm, £142 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £140 Deansbiggin. Suffolk: £166 Newlands Green Farm, £165 Lane House Farm, £158 Newlands Green Farm, £154 Deansbiggin, £148 Preston Patrick Hall, £146 Smithy Green Farm. Beltex: £162 Preston Patrick Hall. Mule: £142 Bensons Farm, £140 Arklid Farm, £138 Bensons Farm, £134 Deansbiggin, £134 Arklid Farm, £132 Bowness Farm. Leicester: £138 Thursgill, £108 Accraplatts, £106 Low Longmire. Dorset: £130, £120 High Biggarsbank. Continental: £112 Mansergh Hall Farm, £112 The Old Parsonage. Swaledale: £112, £94 Middle Sadghyll, £90 Burnhead Farm. Rough Fell: £110 Marsh House Farm, £100, £94 Riddings, £92 Woodside. Ryeland: £100 Abbey Drive. Jacob: £95 Abbey Drive.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Leicester: £198 Thorn Cottage, £130 Thursgill, £130 Greaves Farm, £124 Thursgill. Beltex: £192 Little Eccleston, £128 The Borrans. Dorset: £180 Burnhead Farm. Texel: £170 Swallowmire, £162 Halton Park Farm, £144 Smithy Green Farm, £142 Lambrigg Head Farm, £140 Deansbiggin. Zwartble: £168 Lambrigg Head Farm. Blue Texel: £160 Swallowmire. Suffolk: £152 Preston Patrick Hall, £112 Netherbeck Barn, £95 Preston Patrick Hall. Charollais: £128 Bowness Farm. Swaledale: £112 Thorn Cottage.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle and Monkroyd Dairy Youngstock Dispersal, Friday 21st April 2023.
NWA Lancaster saw all the pens full to bursting at its popular weekly sale, with 608 cattle forward and all sold by 2pm! Buyers were in attendance from throughout the Northern Counties, Midland and North Wales, attracted by the renowned range and quality of stock on offer.
- Stores to £2000
- Dairy to £2400
- Cull Cows 284.5p/kg & £2176
- Calves to £470
Dairy Cattle
Dairy day at NWA Lancaster saw a large crowd of local and travelled buyers in attendance, keen to secure stock from the fortnightly collective sale of pedigree and commercial dairy cattle. A feature of today’s sale was the pedigree youngstock dispersal of the Monkroyd Herd on behalf of WA Little & Son, Goosnargh. The sale commenced with new calved heifers which saw a top price of £2400 achieved by Drinkall Bros, Abbeystead who sold others at £2300 and £2200. R&K Jenkinson, Pilling continue to bring well sort after stock to this sale, today selling new calved heifers to £1850.
Pedigree youngstock dispersal commenced with in calf heifers, all due to the Hereford bull which saw a top price £1780, with others at £1750, £1720, £1700. All in calf heifers averaged £1446.
Bulling heifers sold to £1150 with other at £1100 and £920. Yearlings sold to £750 and Stirks to £550.
Calves & Weanlings
Another large entry of calves was forward at this popular and ever expanding weekly sale, once again with new customers both buying and selling. The stronger end of the bull calves sold to a competitive trade topping at £470 for a British Blue from J Hoggarth & Sons, Slyne with others at £455 from Tom Barron Farms, Woodplumton and £420 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Medium bull calves sold to £400 for a British Blue from WG Farms, Cockerham with Limousin x selling to £375 from B&MJ Nelson & Son, Milnthorpe and Aberdeen Angus £370 from CJ&MH Parry, Cockerham. Other medium bull calves were generally £275 to £320, depending on breed and quality. Heifer calves sold to £465 for a strong British Blue from J Hoggarth & Son, Slyne who sold others at £425. Nicely reared Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £370 from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel with other stronger heifer’s generally £300 to £350. Medium heifers sold to £300 for a British Blue from Tom Barron Farms, Woodplumpton who sold others at £280. Rearing type heifer calves were generally £200 to £270, with the younger sorts £180 to £205.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £465, £425, £350 Belmont Farm, £345 Walkers I’th Fields, £320 Belmont Farm. Angus: £370, £305 Walkers I’th Fields, £280, £220, £215, £195 Ambrose Hall Farm. Limousin: £275, £195, £170, £165 Halforth Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £470 Belmont Farm, £455 Ambrose Hall Farm, £420 North Farm, £400, £365 Lathwaite Farm, £340 Belmont Farm. Limousin: £375, £290, £135 Halforth Farm. Angus: £370 Ambrose Hall Farm, £370 Hillam Lane Farm, £370, £360, £330 Ambrose Hall Farm, £320 Hillam Lane Farm.
Store Cattle
NWA Lancaster continues to be the chosen market for selling store cattle in North Lancashire. The top price today was £2000 for an Aberdeen Angus steers from KG&LM Park, Witherslack who sold a trio of British Blue steers at £1900. Limousin steers sold to £1840 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland with Aberdeen Angus’s to £1830 from W&A Cardwell, Stalmine. Simmental x sold to £1800 from EJ&P Burrow, Milnthorpe with Herefords to £1760 from MJ Shepherd & Son, Pilling. Dairy bred steers sold to £1640 for a Brown Swiss from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg. Black and Whites sold to £1410 from GR Park & Sons, Whinfell with Montbeliarde and Fleckvieh to £1340 from MJ Shepherd, Newbiggin. There was a keen interest in cattle suitable for turn out, with 14 to 18 month old steers regularly £1200 to £1380, all steers today averaged £1264.
Store heifer sold to £1580 for a pair of Herefords from SW&K Metcalfe & Son, Whittington closely followed by Aberdeen Angus achieving £1510 from L Parson & Son, Levens and £1500 from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling. A ring full of British Blue x heifers from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet achieved £1440 with Limousin x from RG&H Preece, Roeburndale achieving £1380. As with the steers there was a keen interest in heifers for turnout, selling to £1250 for British Blues with others regularly £1150 to £1250. All heifers today averaged £1223. A small entry of feeding bulls sold to £1080 for a Hereford x from Ballacutchel Farms, Isle on Man.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Angus: £2000 Low Fell End, £1830 Well House Farm, £1560 Grange Farm, £1470 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1430 Higher lees Farm, £1380 Kays Farm. British Blue: £1900 Low Fell End, £1740 Upper Foxholes Fam, £1720 High House Farm, £1680 Betts Farm, £1660 Wood Nook Farm, £1580 Bowlands Gardens. Friesian: £1410 Low Deepslack, £1400 lambrigg Head Farm, £1360 Benson Hall, £1250 Higher Lees Farm, £1220 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1200 Cockrigg Farm. Limousin: £1840 High House Farm, £1780 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1630 Grange Farm, £1420 High House Farm. Simmental: £1800 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1500 Benson Hall. Hereford: £1760 Pasture House Farm, £1700 Ballacutchel Farms, £1620 Pilling Lane, £1490 Pasture House Farm, £1480 Benson Hall, £1480 Edenmount Well Lane. Bazadaise: £1620 Upper Foxholes Farm. Blonde: £1470 Stubb Place Farm, £1240 Halfway House. Fleckvieh: £1340 Gaskell house, £1160 Corney Hill Farm, £980 The Granary. Norwegian Red: £980 Middle Ridge Farm. Charolais: £960 Middle Ridge Farm, £870 Ballacutchel Farms. Saler: £900 Lee End Farm. Shorthorn: £780 Ballacutchel Farms. Galloway: £780 Ballacutchel.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Hereford: £1560 Holme House Farm, £1370 Holly House Farm, £1090 Middlebarrow Plain, £930 Ballacutchel Farms. Angus: £1510 Low Levens, £1500 Staffords Farm, £1480 Low Levens, £1460 Raw Head, £1460 Kingsley House Farm, £1390 Raw Head. British Blue: £1440 Stubb Hall Farm, £1410 Bowlands Gardens, £1400 Windy Hill Farm, £1380 Abbotson Farm, £1370 High Tennant Farm, £1310 Lower Swainhead Farm. Friesian: £1400 Benson Hall, £1300 Holme Head. Limousin: £1380 Thornbush farm, £1350 Mearsbeck Farm, £1300 Barnfield Farm, £1300 High Tenement Farm, £1280 Stubb Place Farm. Fleckvieh: £1300 Holme Head. Montbeliarde: £1200 Holme Head. Blonde: £1170 Half Way House. Charolais: £1140 Ballacutchel Farms. Shorthorn: £640 Ballacutchel Farms.
OTM Cattle
NWA Lancaster continues to lead the way as the principal cull cow market, with all sold today averaging 209p/kg. Cull cows sold to 269.5p/kg of two occasions for Blonde D'Aquitaine from A Prickett, Farlton and RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. Heavy well fleshed beef cows regularly sold at 240p/kg-260p/kg, with medium cows 220p/kg235p/kg with a keen interest in those suitable for finishing.
Dairy cows peaked at 239.5p/kg for a Norwegian Red and White from EW&RM Towers, Hornby with Holstein Friesian selling to 234p/kg from MJ&H Atkinson, Quernmore. Other heavy, well fleshed dairy cows were 215p/kg-230p/kg, parlour type cows 180p/kg-205p/kg with the leanest types 140p/kg-160p/kg, depending on quality and type. Top grossing cow today was £1770 for an Aberdeen Angus from ST Birkett & Son, Carnforth closely followed by a Holstein Friesian from HA Stephenson, Tunstall achieving £1763. All cull cows averaged £1222.
Heifers sold to 269.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus x from JM&TJ Livesey, Inskip with others at 264.5p/kg from AE&PC Capstick Ltd, Heversham, Norbreck Genetics, Cockerham, and RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. Dairy heifers sold to 244.5p/kg from Sandvilla, Cockerham with others generally 220p/kg-235p/kg. Top grossing heifer was an Aberdeen Angus from Norbreck Genetics, Cockerham achieving £2176.86 who also sold British Blues at £1908.68. Dairy heifers sold to £1425 from WA Little & Son, Goosnargh.
OTM steers sold to 264.5p/kg for a Montbeliarde from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse who also sold Aberdeen Angus at £1824.
Stock bulls sold to 181.5p/kg and £1488 for a Hereford from WA Little & Son, Goosnargh with dairy bulls selling to 149p/kg and from A&MI Robinson, Orton.
Prime bulls sold to 284.5p/kg and £2059 for a pure Limousin from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Blonde: 269.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, 269.50 Farleton House. British Blue: 254.50 Mount Murray, 247.50 Farelton House, 234.50 High Tenement Farm, 219.50 Low Groves Farm, 214.50 Westfield Farm, 174.50 Station Hotel Farm. Limousin: 254.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, 249.50, 244.50, 239.50 Mount Murray, 239.50 Westfield Farm, 229.50 Pilling Hall Farm. Norwegian Red: 239.50, 224.50, 214.50, 194.50 Holme Head. Stabiliser: 239.50, 219.50
Mount Murray. Friesian: 234.50 Sandvilla, 234.50 Westfield House Farm, 229.50 Docker Hall, 227.50 Barnfield Farm, 224.50, 221.50 North Farm. Hereford: 219.50 Westfield Farm. Fleckvieh: 214.50 Holme Head. Montbeliarde: 214.50
Walkers I’th Fields. Angus: 209.50 Hall Croft Barn, 204.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 144.50 Mount Murray. Simmental: 184.50
Beckfoot Farm. Other: 174.50 Holme Head, 164.50 Newfield, 161.50 Holme Head. Belted Galloway: 139.50, 109.50
Mount Murray.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 269.50, 264.50 Hodgkinson Farm, 264.50 Norbreck Farm, 264.50, 214.50 Park House Farm. Limousin: 264.50 Ouzelthorn Farm. British Blue: 249.50 Mearsbeck Farm, 249.50 Norbeck Farm. Hereford: 249.50 Park House Farm. Friesian: 244.50 Sandvilla, 241.50 Eaves Green Farm, 239.50 North Farm, 239.50 Eaves Green Farm. Montbeliarde: 234.50 Sandvilla.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Montbeliarde: 264.50 Upper Foxholes Farm. Angus: 259.50, 254.50, 249.50 Upper Foxholes Farm. Limousin: 254.50 Station Hotel Farm. British Blue: 249.50 Upper Foxholes Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 284.50 Fell End Farm. Hereford: 181.50 Eaves Green Farm. Friesian: 149.50 Hall Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 24th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
12noon Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot.
Tuesday 25th
J36: 10.30am Sale of All Classes of Pigs.
11am Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot.
1pm Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
Thursday 27th
J36: Great Annual Grass Day, including Young Handlers Over Wintering Competition
10am Fortnightly Sale of Calves.
10.30am Fortnightly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle.
11:15am Fortnightly Sale of Store Cattle.
Friday 28th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, Store and Cast/OTM Cattle.
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle followed by Stirks
Saturday 29th
10:30am Farm Sale of behalf of L Goodier & Son, Preston