Report and Newsletter- 23rd August 2024
J36 Rural Auction Centre: The 23rd Annual Production Sale of the Whiteley Hey Flock on behalf of Mr Paul Slater, Monday 19th August 2024.
The 23rd Annual Whiteley Hey Production Sale on behalf of Mr Paul Slater was held at North West Auctions J36 in conjunction with Darlington Farmers Auction Mart on Monday 19th August 2024. Forward were 599 head comprising of…
175 Shearling Rams sold to 6000 Guineas
78 Warranted Ewes sold to £700
165 Gimmer Shearlings sold to £480
181 Gimmer Lambs sold to £390
A superb run of sheep as always from Whiteley Hey attracted a host of returning customers, along with many new faces all willing to bid freely for the Whiteley Hey genetics. The prime sheep reports from across the country will undoubtedly be filled with buyers who were in attendance today, as these phenomenal sheep tick all the boxes for both breeders and butchers alike. Sheep headed away to over one hundred buyers, spanning from the East Coast to the West, Castle Douglas in the North, not to mention a strong Welsh contingency ringside.
The superstar of the day was Lot 50, the terrific pure Texel shearling tup featured on the cover of the catalogue, bred from a favourite flock ewe by the £29k Garngour Awesome this lad is himself sired by the £20k Teiglum Dirty Harry and he duly sold for 6000 guineas to A & H C Smith, Crumhaughill Farm, Hawick.
A stunning crossbred tup claimed the next highest price of 3800 guineas; a Beltex cross Texel by a Tiree tup from Archie MacLean headed back to Belper with Ben Jones of Alton Manor Farm.
Two tups sold for 3000 guineas on the day, as a fabulous pure Texel sired by Teiglum Crackerjack out of a Scrogtonhead bred ewe headed away with W P Hughes & Son, Fferamuchaf, Llanddeusant. Whilst many people’s pick of the day, a meat machine of a Charollais cross Beltex heads back with F Gargett, Westwick Farm, Barnard Castle.
Nine further tups sold at two thousand plus, with a stunning seventeen more between fifteen hundred and two thousand; all this left the tup averages up a fantastic £198 on the year, to level at £1304 per head.
Earlier in the day a wonderful display of naturally done females sold to an eager ringside of buyers, as the ewe lambs averaged £204 (+£14), the shearling ewes averaged £308 (+£5) and the older ewes enjoyed the trade of the day levelling at £400 (+£80).
Top call for the females went to a stunning pair of two shear Beltex ewes by a Blackjack sire which sold for £700 to Ellis Bros, Cragg House Farm, Ilkley; Texel’s followed at £550 £500 and £480 with the top call for Charollais £480.
Texel’s topped the shearling ewes selling at £480, £460 and £440. As they did in the ewe lambs with leading prices of £390, £340 and £330.
Appreciation from all involved goes to the sponsors of the sale Vivers Scotlamb, Trident, Eden Farm Supplies, Carrs Billington, Agri Lloyd, Osmonds and Rumenco. Huge credit must go to the whole team at Whiteley Hey for their organisation and preparation of this fabulous team of rams and females.
Leading Prices
Shearling Rams (Guineas)
Texel – 6000 3000 2500 2400 2000(x2) 1900 1800(x5) 1700 1600 1500
Beltex X Texel – 3800 2500 2300 2000(x2) 1700(x2) 1600(x2)
Charollais X Beltex – 3000 1600(x2)
¾ Texel ¼ Beltex – 2100 1800 1600
Warranted Ewes
Beltex £700 £450 £420 £400(x2) £380 £350 £320(x2) £300
Texel £550 £500 £480 £410 £400 £380 £320(x2)
Charollais £480 £450(x2) £400 £350 £320(x2)
Gimmer Shearlings
Texel £460(x2) £440 £400 £390(x2) £380(x2) £350(x2) £330(x2) £320 £300(x3)
Beltex £420(x2) £360(x2) £350 £330 £320(x2) £310(x3) £300
Charollais £300(x2)
Gimmer Lambs
Texel £390 £340 £330 £300 £290 £260 £250 £220(x2) £210(x2) £205 £200(x2)
Charollais £260 £230 £205 £200(x2)
Beltex £230 £220(x2) £200(x3)
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs, Cast Sheep & Store Lambs, Monday 19th August 2024.
Prime Lambs
Another rise in numbers with over 700 penned today, lambs sold to a market average of 302p/kg. Best bred well finished lambs sold to extremely competitive ringside of appreciative buyers, to a top of £187 for a Blue Texel from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe who sold others at £186, with others regularly £158-£170. Top p/kg was Texel x from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe selling at 380p/kg with other better bred well finished lambs 340-360p/kg with well finished first cross texels regularly 300-325p/kg with several pens of lambs lacking the final coat of paint generally 285-298p/kg. Light weight lambs sold to £128 and 346p/kg for Beltex x with others £118-£125 and 320-340p/kg. Hill bred lambs continue to come forward in greater number week on week, with Mashams selling to £116.50, Mules to £116, Lonk to £112 with hill lambs generally 260p/kg-275p/kg
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Blue Texel: £187 North Farm. Texel: £186 North Farm, £180 Thornbush Farm, £177 North Farm, £175 North Farm, £171 North Farm, £169 Hazel Brae. Suffolk: £142 Middle Lee Farm. Beltex: £137 Oak Avenue, £128 Oak Avenue. Dutch Spotted: £120 Hill Farm, £110 Hill Farm, 3102.50 Hill Farm. Charollais: £119.50 Jacksons Farm, £109 Jacksons Farm, £104 Jacksons Farm. Continental: £119 Haversham House Farm, £110 Lundholme Farm, £110 Ashton Farm. Masham: £116.50 Middle Lee Farm. Mule: £116 Thornbush Farm, £114 Ouzelthorn Farm, £105 Longstripes Farm. Horned: £112 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Zwartble: £102 Millstones, £100 Millstones.
Cast Sheep
106 cull ewes average £93, with a large portion being recently weaned smaller upland ewes. Texel x ewes sold to £178 with medium continental ewes £140-£165 with leaner sorts £120-£140. Better end mules sold to £130 on several occasions with mediums £105-£118, with leaner sorts £75-£90. Upland ewes sold to £88 for Lonk, £81 for Cheviots with smaller end Swaledales to £61.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £178 Mearsbeck Farm, £168 Oak Avenue, £158 Mearsbeck Farm. Charollais: £144 Oak Avenue. Mule: £130 Beaumont Gate, £130 Middle Lee Farm, £124 Thornbush Farm, £120 Poppyfield Lane, £106 Mearsbeck Farm, £93 Beaumont Gate. Horned: £88 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Continental: £81 Oak Avenue, £60 Lower Swainhead Farm, £50 Lower Swainhead Farm. Cheviot: £80 Oak Avenue, £75 Longstripes Farm. Swaledale: £61 Thornbush Farm, £61 Thornbush Farm.
Store Lambs
Opening sale of store lambs saw a full ringside of buyers with many leaving unable to fill orders. Best bred long keep lambs sold to £105 on several occasions for Texel x from Messrs Mattinson & Benson, Woodplumpton and N Johnston, Bay Horse with others generally selling £90-£97. Next sale of store lambs is Monday 2nd September which will be sold 10 minutes after the conclusion of cast sheep. Any enquiries please contact Matthew on 07540446667 or Andrew oh 07966556592.
Store Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £105 Haversham House Farm, £105 Threllfall Farm, £97 Woodstock, £90 Threllfall Farm, £87.50 Higher Hollinhead Farm, £85 Woodstock. Charollais: £97.50 Woodstock, £96.50 Woodstock.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 20th August 2024.
Prime Lambs
More lambs forward today with just over 1600 sold, selling to overall market average of 302p/kg. Once again purchases were looking for well finished meated lambs with some under finished lambs harder to place. Hampshire lambs sold to £205 from IL Dixon, Cantsfield. Texel lambs to £191 for TA Teasdale, Newton in Cartmel, beltex selling to £181 from A Thompson, Carnforth. Heavy bred continental lambs regularly £155-£165. Smart bred lambs saw a top of 341p/g from JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside with the best 330+p/kg. Nice meated commercial type lambs regularly selling 310-315p/kg, with some under finished lambs selling between 285-290p/kg. More hill bred lambs forward, with Mules selling to £136.50 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other pens of mules from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton to £136 with plenty of mules selling £130+.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Hampshire: £205 Cantsfield Hall. Continental: £191 Head House, £176 Bouhtwaite Farm, £169 Strickland Hill, £153 Bouhtwaite Farm, £150 (x2) Crosscrake Farm. Texel: £181 Southways, £179 Red Scar Farm, £176 Kiln Beck, £172 Head House, £171 Kingsland, £169 Crabtree Farm. Suffolk: £178 Station Hotel Farm, £165 West Plain Farm, £165 Swallowmire, £158 Wood Broughton Barn, £152 Lane Ends Farm, £147.50 High House Farm. Charollais: £174 Crosscrake Farm, £164 High Underbrow Farm, £132 Crosscrake Farm. Beltex: £157 Curlew Rock. Dorset: £155 Hallbeck. Dutch Spotted: £138 Old Woodhouse, £111.50 Low Carlingill, £111 Curlew Rock. Mule: £136.50 Catshaw Hall Farm, £136 Fell End Farm, £134 Catshaw Hall Farm, £134 Low Newton Farm, £130 Strickland Hill, £112 Red Scar Farm. Swaledale: £99 Nether House Farm.
Cast Sheep
Today’s cast ewe sale saw an entry of 582, selling to a top of £220 for Texel from ST Birkett, Carnforth, with other Texels to £192 from JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Selside. All pure bred Texel ewes exceeding £190. First cross ewes sold to £170 on 2 occasions, firstly from PJ & ES Rogerson, Appleby and secondly from Gibson & Berry, Kendal. Suffolk ewes to £162 from H Stables, Underbarrow and Charollais to £160 from Archers, Redbank. Half bred ewes sold to £148 for Masham from MA & JA Winn, Kendal. Hill bred sheep sold to £112 for Dalesbred from Calderside Farm, Garstang. Cast rams sold to a top of £218 for a Bluefaced Leicester from R Harker & Son, Grayrigg and Texels to £158 from ST Birkett, Carnforth.
Top Prices:
• Texels to £220
• Suffolks to £162
• Charollais to £160
• Bluefaced Leicesters to £155
• Mashams to £148
• Mules to £147
• Teeswaters to £120
• Cheviots to £114
• Dalesbreds to £112
• Swaledales to £104
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £220 Hall Croft Barn, £192 Poppy Farm, £190, £188 Cantsfield Hall, £170 Mason Gill, £170 Low Audlands. Suffolk: £162 Hazelwood, £156 Calderside Farm, £132 Bradlow Farm. Charollais: £160 Redbank Farm, £150 Hazelwood, £138 Brow Head. Leicester: £155 Calderside Farm, £136, £120 Whelpside Farm, £106 Hillcroft. Masham: £148 High Underbrow Farm, £126 Middale Farm, £116 Low Audlands. Mule: £147 Borrans Farm, £146 New Parkside Farm, £146 Low Barns Farm, £144 Braida Garth, £139 Myres Farm, £134 Hazelwood. Continental: £140, £134 Hazelwood, £114 Nether Hall Farm, £112 Middle Lee Farm, £112 Burnt House Farm, £109 Brow Head. Beltex: £130 Poppy Farm. Teeswater: £120 Middle Lee Farm. Cheviot Mule: £114 Meadow View, £106 Low Borrows Farm. Cheviot: £110 Whelpside Farm, £108 Nether Hall Farm, £104 Poppy Farm, £102 Whelpside Farm, £99 Poppy Farm, £96 Brow Head. Swaledale: £104 Calderside Farm, £98, £80 Grayrigg Hall.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Leicester: £218 Grayrigg Hall. Texel: £158 Hall Croft Barn, £112 Chapel House. Suffolk: £144 Calderside Farm. Continental: £116 Redbank Farm. Dalesbred: £112 Calderside Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Annual Show & Sale of Breeding Ewes, Gimmer Shearlings & Lancaster Lads, Wednesday 21st August 2024.
Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings
The great annual prize show and sale of breeding ewes and gimmer shearlings at NWA Lancaster saw a packed main ring of local and travelled buyers in attendance, all keen to secure additional and replacement stock. The pre sale show was judged by Mr A Prickett, Farlton and kindly sponsored by WCF Fuels and RE Consultants. An exceptional line up of North Country Mule shearlings saw the first prize and championship rosette fittingly awarded to local renowned shearling producer Mr J Townley, Mearsbeck, Caton, with this being his final year of exhibiting. The second prize rosette was awarded to M&YS Barker, Halton Park Farm, Lancaster with the third prize rosette awarded to JS&KM Wilson, High House, Kendal. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of Cheviot Mule shearlings from JS&KM Wilson, Kendal. The sale commenced with breeding ewes which saw one crop North Country Mules from N Barker, Dalton Old Hall, Carnforth sell at £195, who also sold two and three crops at £190. Charolais cross two crop ewes sold at £180 from KA Purtill, Hindley Green, Wigan.
North Country Mule gimmer shearlings sold to a top price of £270 for the show champions from JK&BE Townley, Caton with these being closely followed by others at £265 from M&YS Barker, £260 N Barker, £255 P&M Crackles and £250 from both JS&KM Wilson and M Gorst. Better end pens were regularly £240 to £250, with an overall market averaged £232 achieved (up £64 on the year).
Several pens of Cheviot Mule gimmer shearlings sold to a top of £275 from JS&KM Wilson, with others regularly £240 to £250. Several pens of continental shearlings sold to £235 for Texel cross from JA Chapman with other at £225 from N Brown, Littledale. All continentals averaged £221.
Breeding Rams
The annual Lancaster Lads sale once again attracted a good show of rams, to be put in front of our regular contingency of local supporters. The sale topped at £920 for the pre sale show champion, a Texel shearling consigned by S&G Mellor, Stoke with this ram being sired by the top price ram at the Welsh National. A keen interest ensured all pure Texels forward for the sale, sold to a buoyant trade. An £850 was a Suffolk shearling from RA&L Hodgson, Kendal with this powerful pen also producing another ram to £850. A pen of shapely Beltex cross shearling rams from RF Towers, Wray received great interest, with their best selling to £780. All in all, the sale was deemed a success, with best quality rams in high demand.
The next sale of breeding sheep at Lancaster Auction Mart is on Wednesday 18th September, to include the annual prize show and sale of Mule gimmer lambs, plus the second sale of all classes of breeding ewes, shearling and rams.
SHOW RESULTS
JUDGE- ALASDAIR PRICKETT & SPONSORS- WCF FUELS & RURAL ENERGY CONSULTANTS
CLASS 1- 10 MULE SHEARLINGS
1st JK & BE Townley, Mearsbeck House- £270
2nd M & YS Barker, Halton Park Farm- £265
3rd JS & KM Wilson, High House- £250
CLASS 2- 10 CONTINENTAL SHEARLINGS
1st JS & KM Wilson, High House- £275
2nd JS & KM Wilson, High House- £255
CHAMPION- JK & BE Townley, Mearsbeck House- £270
RESERVE CHAMPION- JS & KM Wilson, High House- £275
CLASS 3 – NATIVE SHEARLING
1st Lot 9 - T & H Drinkall, Calderside Farm- £600
2nd Lot 1 - RA & L Hodgson, Patton Hall- £850
3rd Lot 2 - RA & L Hodgson, Patton Hall- £850
CLASS 4 – CONTINENTAL
SHEALING
1st Lot 28 - S & G Mellor, Windicott Farm- £920
2nd Lot 16 - RF Towers, Curwen Hill Farm- £680
3rd Lot 25 - H Carter, Cragg End- £600
CHAMPION – Lot 28 S & G Mellor, Windicott Farm- £920
RESERVE CHAMPION – Lot 9 - T & H Drinkall, Calderside Farm- £600
Breeding Ewes Top Prices: Mule: £195, £190 Dalton Old Hall, £160 Oak Aveune. Continental: £180 Oak Aveune.
Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: Cheviot Mule: £275 High House, £230 Longstripes Farm. Mule: £270
Mearsbeck House, £265 Halton Park Farm, £260 Dalton Old Hall, £255 Halton Park Farm, £255 Mill Farm, £255 Halton Park Farm. Beltex: £245 North Lodge. Texel: £235 North Lodge, £225 Deep Clough, £220 North Lodge, £215 Deep Clough.
Ram Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £220 Siddows Farm.
Shearling Ram Top Prices: Texel: £920, £620 Windicott Farm, £620, £600 Cragg End, £580 Crosscrake Farm, £550 Windicott Farm. Suffolk: £850 (x2) Patton Hall, £600, £280 Oakenclough. Beltex: £780, £680, £580, £480 Curwen Hill Farm, £380 Hallbeck, £280 Old Woodhouse. Continental: £380 (x2), £350, £220 (x2), £200 Morris Bank Farm. Blue Texel: £380 (x2), £320 North Farm, £280 Dolpinholme House.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Thursday 22nd August 2024.
Calves
115 calves and stirks were forward today at Junction 36. Top call was £530 achieved by MH&AR Robinson, Kendal for a Simmental bull. Kendal based DW&EA Cottam’s British Blue bull returned £515, while first time vendor J&B Morley, Great Asby peaked at £500 again for a British Blue bull. Dairy bulls topped at £245 for well reared Friesians from J&B Morley with month olds to £175 from KE Robinson, Farleton.
Heifer calves sold equally as well, topping at £430 for a 6 week old Charolais from JH Towers, Tunstall with a month old British Blues from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth returning £400. Stirks sold to a top of £960 for an Aberdeen Angus steer from SJ Middleton, Dent with this good run also achieving £910, £850 and £840. RJ&J Gardner, Natland were rewarded for a nicely presented run of Hereford bulls, with these earning £760 on six occasions and £700 three times.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Charolais: £430 Tunstall Hall, £330, £310, £270, £250 Bambers Farm, £175 Holmescales Farm. British Blue: £400 Flodder Hall, £390 Tunstall Hall, £380 Hagg Farm, £360 Low Audlands, £360, £350 Flodder Hall. Angus: £215, £210 Bambers Farm, £200 Hallbeck, £155, £150, £145 Beacon View Farm. Limousin: £180, £160, £155 Holmescales Farm, £100 Chapel House Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Simmental: £530 Holmescales Farm. British Blue: £515 Hagg Farm, £500 Hadderdale Farm, £490 Flodder Hall, £490 Hadderdale Farm, £490 Hagg Farm, £475 FLodder Hall. Charolais: £500 Holmescales Farm. Limousin: £395 Holmescales Farm, £375 Tunstall Hall, £315 Holmescales Farm. Angus: £390 Hallbeck, £360 Bambers Farm, £240 Kiln Hall, £230 Hallbeck, £125, £110 Chapel House Farm. Friesian: £245 (x2), £240 Hadderdale Farm, £235 Hallbeck, £230, £225 Low Audlands. Dairy Shorthorn: £110 Strickley.
Steer Calf Top Prices: Angus: £210, £150 Beacon View Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Blonde: £540 Greenwood Haw. British Blue: £380 Strickley. Angus: £200 Strickley.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Blonde: £800 Greenwood Haw. Hereford: £790 (x2), £700 Natland Mill Beck Farm. British Blue: £600 Hill Crest Farm, £390 Strickley. Limousin: £455 Strickley. Angus: £340 Strickley.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £960, £910, £850, £840 East Backstone Gill Cottage. British Blue: £520 Hill Crest Farm, £520 Halfpenny Lane Farm.
Store Cattle
A phenomenal trade for all classes of store cattle, with more required to satisfy an ever increasing ringside of buyers. The sale topped at £1600 for sixteen month old Limousin cross steers from AG Riley, Nether Kellet who sold other at £1540. A trio of British Blue cross steers from JB Jackson & Son, Allithwaite sold at £1490, with another British Blue at £1450 from M Bateman
& Son, Firbank. Other strongest steers (16-22 months) saw a ring full of Herefords sell at £1400 from M Howarth, Grange Over Sands with other continental and native steers £1320 to £1400. A super entry of yearlings sold to £1330 and £1260 for Charollais cross from JC walling & Son, Lyth with Limousin cross to £1320 from AG Riley, Nether Kellet. Yearling steers were regularly £1180 to £1300. Several younger steers forward sold to £1030 from J Turnball, Meathop with others at £1010 for Fleckviehs from RJ Nicholason, Lupton. Aberdeen Angus sold to £980 from Bamber Farm, Cockerham. Heifers sold to a top price of £1570 for a 15 month old Limousin cross from GR Park & Sons, Whinfell with Aberdeen Angus selling to £1450 from T Armistead, Kirkby in Furness. Other stronger end heifers were £1300 to £1420. Yearling sucklers sold to £1350 for Charollais cross from J Turnball, Meathop. Limousin cross sold to £1340 from AG Riley, Nether Kellet. Medium heifers were generally £980 to £1100, with younger 8-10 month old heifers £820 to £950.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £1600, £1540, £1320 Westfield Farm, £1260 Hatters Farm. British Blue: £1490 Templand Farm, £1450 Moors Farm, £1310 Cocklake, £1250 Hatters Farm, £1230 Cocklake, £1220 Low Deepslack. Hereford: £1400 Oversands View, £1350 Westfield Farm. Charolais: £1330, £1260 Dawson Fold, £1240 Green Lane End Farm, £1220, £1200, £1180 Meathope Park Farm Lodge. Angus: £1320 Oversands View, £1260 Hatters Farm, £1230 Bouhtwaite Farm, £1120 Oversands View, £980 Bambers Farm, £940 Cocklake. Fleckvieh: £1010 Green Lane End Farm, £990 Moors Cottage, £950 Green Lane End Farm. Simmental: £1000 Bambers Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £1570 Low Deepslack, £1340 Westfield Farm, £1250, £1170 Hatters Farm, £1050 Ellers Farm. Angus: £1450 Herschell Terrace, £1370 Tarnside Farm, £1340, £1260 High Hollins, £1110 Tarnside Farm, £1110 Strickley. Charolais: £1350 Meathop Park Farm Lodge, £1340 Dawson Fold, £970 Green Lane End Farm, £930 Meathop Park Farm Lodge. British Blue: £1270 Tarnside Farm, £1210 Garden Terrace, £1190 Moors Farm, £1040 Springs Cottage, £950 Strickely. Montbeliarde: £1200, £960 Moss House Farm, £950 Holmelands. Hereford: £1080 Bouthwaite Farm, £930 Springs Cottage, £920 Green Lane End Farm. Shorthorn: £1060 Bouthwaite Farm. Simmental: £1000 Holmelands.
Store Bull Top Prices: Blonde: £1010, £1000 Mountain View Farm.
OTM Cattle
A rise in cull cow numbers sold to an overall market average of 185p/kg, with over half the entry being dairy cows. Of the beef cows forward the best bred sold to 267.5p/kg for a Limousin from T Metcalfe, Garsdale with other pure bred feeding type cows regularly 220p/kg to 240p/kg. The best first cross sold to 204.5p/kg for a Limousin from G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill with others 185p/kg to 195p/kg. Top grossing beef cow was a Limousin from T Metcalfe, Garsdale selling to £1875. Dairy cows saw heavy and well finished cows sell to 201.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from JM Barton & Son, Lupton with Montbeliardes to 184.5p/kg. Others were regularly 188p/kg to 194p/kg, best mediums 175p/kg to 182p/kg and the lighter and leaner sorts 150p/kg to 165p/kg, with only the very plainest less. Top grossing diary cow was a Montbeliarde achieving £1591 with Holstein Friesian to £1569 and £1552. A special sale for TB exempt cows saw a top price of 167.5p/kg and £1452 for a Holstein Friesian. OTM beef heifers sold to 271.5p/kg and £1751 for a British Blue cross from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton. Charolais sold to 254.5p/kg and £1366 from R&BJ Cleasby, Broughton in Furness and Limousins to 244.5p/kg from M Allen, Carnforth. OTM beef heifer sold to 254.5p/kg on three occasions for British Blue cross from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton with these selling to £1644.
Limousin cross steers sold to 249.5p/kg from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel and £1442 from T Metcalfe, Garsdale. A cull Hereford bull sold at 174.5p/kg and £2034 from RJ Stalker, Blawith. A consignment of prime Stabiliser bulls from M Allen, Carnforth sold to 259.5p/kg and £1725.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 267.50 Raygill Farm, 229.50, 219.50 Capplerigg Farm, 204.50 Ridings, 194.50 Arklid Farm. Simmental: 211.50 Capplerigg Farm, 177.50 Holmelands. Friesian: 201.50 Lutpon Hall, 187.50 Hagg Farm, 184.50 Lupton Hall, 177.50 Tarnside Farm, 174.50 Cockrigg Farm, 174.50 Scales Park Farm. Hereford: 194.50 Ghyll Farm, 184.50 Holmelands, 177.50 Sandham Farm, 157.50 Stafford Street. British Blue: 194.50 Riddings, 181.50 Aysnome Manor Farm. Montbeliarde: 194.50 Ghyll Farm. Shorthorn: 187.50 Holmelands. Brown Swiss: 177.50 Lambrigg Head Farm. Norwegian Red: 164.50 Cracalt Farm, 149.50 Ghyll Farm, 121.50 Wall End Farm. Galloway: 149.50 Greenwood Haw. Whitebred Shorthorn: 149.50 Greenwood Haw. Fleckvieh: 144.50 Broomfield.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: 271.50 Green Close. Charolais: 254.50 Lower Hawthwaite. Limousin: 244.50 Yealand Manor, 199.50 Rydal Farm. Friesian: 159.50 Wyke Farm, 124.50 Broomfield.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 254.50 (x3), 247.50, 239.50 Green Close. Limousin: 249.50 Swallowmire, 219.50 Raygill Farm. Stabiliser: 234.50 Yealand Manor.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Stabiliser: 259.50, 249.50 (x2) Yealand Manor. Angus: 249.50 Yealand Manor. Hereford: 174.50 Houlker Hall Barn.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 23rd August 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
Weekly sale of calves and weanlings at Lancaster saw once again a sharp trade for all goods under the hammer. Calves topped at £585 for a corker of a British Blue bull from AD Milner, Brock with a further 8 British Blue bulls breaking the £500 barrier. Native sired bull calves also receiving much interest these reaching £450 for an Aberdeen Angus from RE & P Miller, Garstang. Black and white bulls to £260 from WN & D Smith, Cockerham. A nice show of weanlings forward today these were up to a high of £680 for a well presented British Blue heifer from JA Law, Carnforth with others from this good home at £670, £655 and £650. A pair of well grown Aberdeen Angus heifers from S & J France, Over Wyresdale returned £640.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £680 Marsh House Farm, £540 Boon Town Farm, £530 Boldens Farm, £480 Lane Head Farm. Angus: £640 Kays Farm. Hereford: £525 Marsh House Farm, £290 Cocker House Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £590 Moss Gate Farm, £585 Lane Head Farm, £570 Moss Gate Farm, £560 Boon Town Farm, £560 Boldens Farm. Angus: £450 Lower Lingart Farm, £375 Brown Brook, £370 Cocker House Farm, £255 Lower Lingart Farm. Hereford: £320 Cocker House Farm. Friesian £260 Cocker House Farm, £240 Lower Lingart Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £670 Marsh House Farm.
Store Cattle
An increased trade at this week’s store cattle sale., saw over 200 cattle sold to vendors advantage. The sale topped at £1940 for a pair of Limousin bullocks from TE & JS Carruthers, Underbarrow. Blue bullocks to £1840 from J Prest, Bay Horse, a trio of AA Cross bullocks to £1800 from JS Clark, Catforth. A ring full of Friesian bullocks to £1560 from EE Thornton, Morecambe. Heifers equally as good to sell, these reaching £1760 for BB from AT Burrow, Gressingham with this home also next in line at £1710, this time for a Limousin. Josh Haddow put forward a pair of very well presented Charolais these achieving £1670 Store sale averages, Steers: £1535.69, Heifers £1426.38.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin: £1940 Red Scar Farm, £1670 Fellside Farm, £1650 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1620 Sunnyside Farm, £1600 Endmoor Farm, £1450 Holme House Farm. British Blue: £1840 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1770 Stubb Hall Farm, £1670 Endmoor Farm, £1660 Fellside Farm, £1660 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1570 Brabiner House Farm. Angus: £1800 Godson House Farm, £1780 New Ridge Farm, £1750 Downlands Farm, £1740 Low Levens, £1720 Kilburn House, £1680 Holly House Farm. Bazadaise: £1630 Upper Foxholes Farm. Montbeliarde: £1620 Upper Foxholes Farm. Flekvieh: £1620 Upper Foxholes Farm, £610 Sunderland Brows Farm. Friesian: £1560 Downlands Farm, £1540 Moors Farm, £1490 Downlands Farm, £1470 Sunnyside Farm, £1420 Moors Farm, £1300 Plumpton Hall Farm Simmental: £1540 Brabiner House Farm, £1330 Black Bull Farm, £1310 Hartrigg, £1240 Black Bull Farm. Hereford: £1530 Holme House Farm, £1480 Holly House Farm, £1420 Windy Hill Farm, £1280 Booth Hall. Charolais: £1400 Windy Hill Farm. Norwegian: £610 Sunderland Brows Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £1760 High Snab, £1650 High Snab, £1620 Fell End Farm, £1560 Stubb Hall Farm, £1380 Brabiner House Farm, £1380 Kate Farm. Limousin: £1710 High Snab, £1080 Little Crimbles. Charolais: £1670 Viver Mill Farm, £1650 High Snab, £1630 Viver Mill Farm, £1570 Greenbank Farm, £1240 Little Crimbles, £1080 Little Crimbles. Montbeliarde: £1660 Cumming Carr Farm. Angus: £1590 Kirkbeck, £1550 Low Levens, £1500 Fairfield, £1480 Kirkbeck, £1390 Oakhead Farm, £1380 Lodge Farm. Hereford: £1580 Booth Hall, £1400 Holme House Farm. Simmental: £1550 High Snab, £1260 Black Bull Farm.
OTM Cattle
OTM cattle at Lancaster saw 81 through the bottom ring, with M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling with cast steers at 33 month old to 264.5p.kg or £1904 for a British Blue, other British Blues from the same home at 259.5p/kg with other cast steers round the 250p/kg range. OTM cows saw TW Gorst, Crook making the journey south well worth it, selling Limousin cows to £1776 and £1606. Friesian cows saw a top of 234.5p/kg from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham, with others at 229.5p/kg from WT Whitaker & Son, Nether Kellett. Plenty of other Friesian cows round the 180-190p/kg or £1500-£1600 mark. Just a handful of OTM heifers in saw AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham to £1665 for a Friesian. 264.5p/kg or £1626 for a British Blue from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling. A couple of cast bulls in saw an Aberdeen Angus to £1803 from WK & R Harrison, Carnforth. Overall average today was 182p/kg which included some very plain dairy cows. Large audience of buyers round the ring every Friday with orders to fill.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 234.5 High Snab, 229.5 Lane Ends Farm, 194.5 Derby Lodge Farm, 191.5 Catshaw Hall Farm. Limousin: 229.5 Gilpin Farm, 204.5 Thornton Hall, 199.5 Gilpin Farm, 199.5 Thornton Hall, 199.5 New Hall Farm. British Blue: 209.5 Ballam Farm, 194.5 St Auvins Farm. Angus: 199.5 Thornton Hall. Montbeliarde: 191.5 Cumming Carr Farm. Hereford: 189.5 Dubside. Norwegian Red: 169.5 Lower Langthwaite Farm. Fleckvieh: 169.5 Docker Hall.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 244.5 High Snab, 239.5 Holme House Farm, 189.5 Priory Farm.British Blue: 264.5 Pasture House Farm. Montbeliarde: 259.5 Cumming Carr Farm. Angus: 254.5 Midge Hall Farm. Hereford: 244.5 Pasture House Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 264.5 Pasture House Farm, 249.5 Bowlands Gardens.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Hereford: 199.5 Crook Farm.Angus: 179.5 Brookside.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 26th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 27th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop Off
10:30am Sale of all classes of Pigs
1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Wednesday 28th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop Off
Thursday 29th
J36: 10:30am Sale of Continental & Suffolk Gimmer Lambs followed by Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs
Friday 30th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle & Stirks
J36: Online Machinery Sale commences
9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Saturday 31st
J36: 9am-12noon Machinery Viewing
