Weekly Report and Newsletter -24th January 2025
Lancaster Auction Mart:SaleofPrime Hoggs &Cast Sheep. Monday 20th January 2025.
Customers from throughout thenorthern counties jump onboard theMonday morningsale at NWA Lancaster, with prices achievedsailing ahead of otherlocal centres.
Prime Hoggs
The weekly sale of prime hoggs saw a sharp risein numbers forward, withseveral new vendors in attendance, attractedto this prompt efficient Monday morningsale. An overall SQQ of 334p/kg was achieved, forhoggs rangingfrom 34kgto70kg. A larger numberof heavy weight hoggs (52kg plus) were presented today, selling to atop of £197for Texelcross from GHSanderson& Family, Catforth andSuffolk cross to £192 fromPilling Hall, Pilling. Other heavy weights were regularly £180 to £185. The best standardweight hoggs soldto£181 for Charollais cross fromAGButler, Hambleton with Beltex to £180from GR&A Foy, Conder Green, Texels to £175from KA Purtill, Wigan and £172 from J Twigge, Lindale. Wellfinished hoggs attracted thekeenest buyer interest. Lighter weights soldto £161for Beltex from KA Purtill, Wigan with others at £152 fromJ Bargh, Morecambe and £150 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. Hillbred hoggs soldto a top of £181for a ring full of Cheviot Mules fromSH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet with Mashams to £157from T&D Wright, Wray and Cheviots to£146 fromDR Preston, Caton. Today’s sale peaked at 405p/kgfor a Beltexcross from GR&A Foy,Conder Green closely followedbyother at 398p/kgfromKA Purtill, Wigan, 395p/kg D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe, 393p/kg AG Butler, Hambleton and 389p/kgJ Twigge, Lindale. Endless pens of well bred andfed hoggs, in weight specificationwere 360p/kg to 380p/kg. Heavy weightssoldto 366p/kg, againfrom KA Purtill, Wigan with others to 362p/kg from TRPrickett, Hutton Roof. Other heavy weights were 330p/kgto 345p/kg. Standard weights were generally selling at 350p/kgto365p/kg. The best light weights soldto 395p/kg,with others 350p/kgto 380p/kg. Buyers competingthroughout thesalefor all classes andtypes.
Prime HoggsTop Prices: TEXEL: £197, £185 BlackleachHouseFarm, £182Stubb Hall Farm, £177 Holmelands, £176 (x2) Park Farm Barn. SUFFOLK: £192, £182, £164Pilling Hall Farm, £159 Park FarmBarn. CHEVIOT MULE: £181Stubb Hall Farm, £144Birch HouseCottage, £141 North Farm. CHAROLAIS: £181, £161 Park Farm Barn. BELTEX: £180Parkside Farm, £172, £171 Holmelands, £170 Parkside Farm, £170 Hutton Roof Hall, £170 Oak Aveune. ZWARTBLE: £175 North Farm, £134 Quarry House. CONTINENTAL: £170, £163, £158Myerscough Hall, £157 Holmelands, £155 Myerscough Hall, £155 Holmelands. DUTCHSPOTTED: £166 Myerscough Hall. MASHAM: £157 Allcocks Farm. CHEVIOT: £146 Ellers Farm, £144 North Farm, £144 Marshaw Farm, £144 (x2) Millbeck, £117 Moorcock Hall Farm. SWALEDALE: £116 Marshaw Farm.
Cast Sheep
Perhaps a planer showof sheep today, producing at respectableaverage of £136. Thestrongest continental andcross bred ewes were £160 to £180, toppingat £196for a TexelfromCD&HL Mason, Caton with others at £192for a Texel cross fromAJ Lyons, Ashtonin Makerfield. Mules soldto £164, with other stronger end £145 to £158, withmediums £115 to £128. Hillewes sold to £132from H Chapman & Son, Middleton. A ringfull of Herdwicks soldto £126 from T&ME Longton & Son, Quernmore with Cheviots to £114from JE Harrison, Winmarleigh.
Cast Ewes Top Prices:TEXEL: £196 Mearsbeck Farm, £192 MillFarm, £175 Mearsbeck Farm, £170Hutton Roof Hall, £170 Hutton Roof Hall, £164 High Hallbeck. ZWARTBLE: £190 NorthFarm. BELTEX: £166 Mearsbeck Farm. MULE: £164 Gibsons Farm, £159North Farm, £150Moss Gate Farm, £145 LeeEndFarm, £144Gibsons Farm, £140 Mearsbeck Farm. ROUGH FELL: £132 Millbeck. HERDWICK: £126 Lee EndFarm. CHEVIOT: £114 Smithy Lane Farm, £106 Millbeck.
Cast Ram TopPrices: TEXEL: £172 Old Woodhouse, £155Ellers Farm, £114Smithy LaneFarm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of PrimeHoggs& Cast Sheep,Tuesday 21st January2025.
Prime Hoggs
An easeintrade and aweatheredshow of hoggs, sees a drop intheweek at J36, Insayingthis thetrade remains strong on the whole. Well fed sheep takeless of a hit, withhandy weight hoggs alsocontinuingto be a very goodtrade. Howeverthe bottomend, out of specificationand light hoggs were abit back fromsevendays ago. Hoggs topped at £185 for asinglefrom KE Richards & Son, Howgill whilea pen of three from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet soldto £183. Themid 40kg toearly 50kg hoggs were thebest sheep tosell on the day. AG Butler, Hambletonsold a single47kghogg to370.5p/kg, slightly heavier sheep fromthesame homesoldto 350p/kg. 46kg Texels from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet hit 366.9p/kg. Goodmiddle of the road hoggs also sold away nicely with a penof three from Messrs Cornthwaite, Grange OverSands making 347p/kg. 41kg sheep were regularly 335p/kgto340p/kg, with both T&CM Kelsall, Chipping and MW&MRBlack, Staveley reaching £140 for theirs.
Demand stillremains strongfor alltypes of sheep, withnumbers sequinning to goscares.
Prime HoggsTop Prices: Texel:£185 Crook O LuneFarm, £183Stubb Hall Farm, £180Green Head, £175 Lower Highfield, £175 Park Farm Barn, £174 StubbHall Farm, £172 Crook O Lune Farm. Cheviot: £174 £160StubbHallFarm, £151 Green Head, £149 Bowers Farm, £143 Broadhead. Leicester: £174 £167 ArklidFarm, £120 Greaves Farm. Dorset: £168 £126 £107 Brow Head. Half Bred: £165 Holme House Farm. Mule: £164 £153 Helm Croft, £161 £156 HolmeHouse Farm, £156 Greaves Farm, £145RydaleFarm, £145ArklidFarm. Suffolk: £161 Helm Croft, £160£152 Bowers Farm, £154£150 Birks Farm, £148 Red Scar Farm, £144 Lower Highfield. Continental: £155Park Farm Barn, £144 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £140BrownBrook, £129 Bowers Farm, £123 Crooklands Brow, £123Skiddaw View. Charolais: £148 Crosscrake Farm, £147 Arklid Farm, £145 Far Orrest, £131 £126£118 LowMill House. Zwartble: £131 Birks Farm, £120 Crooklands Brow. Beltex: £126 Stubb Farm. Swale: £126 ArklidFarm, £109 Tills Hole, £109 Greaves Farm, £108 Hazel Head Farm, £91 WellFoot. Dales Bread: £120 Fell End Farm, £80 Longlands. Dutch Spotted: £110 £79Curlew Rock. Jacob: £99£81 Bank Ground. Herdwick: £94HazelHead Farm.
Cast Sheep
524 localfarmer ewes continuedto selltothe resent fast trade, as tobe expectedat NWA J36 with all sold averaging £117.22. Only a handfulof pure bred ewes forward saw thesesellingto £232 for Texels from Miss SJackson, Nook with Charollais to £210 from RJ Stott, Stainton. Other better end ewes were £190to £205. The strongest first cross ewessoldto £180 from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington with others £176 from H Pumphrey Armitage, Milnthorpe. Others were regularly £160 to £175, mediums £130to £155 and betterend leaner ewes £105 to £120. Cheviot Mules soldto £182 from MA&JA Winn, Burneside with others at £178from WRClarke & Partners, Carnforth withNorth County Mules to£182 from R&E Ladds, Kendal. Other stronger North Country Mules were £155 to £170, mediums £130to £145 and better lighter weights £105 to £120. Pure hill ewes sold to£132 for a ringfullfrom JR Whitton, Cartmel withCheviot to £128 from JR Robinson& Son, Nook, Dalesbreds £128 from WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale and Swaledale’s £126 fromMiss S Jackson, Nook and WI&AM Atkinson& Son, Bleasdale. Otherstronger hillewes were regular £110 to £120 andmedium £90to £105. Lighter and leaner weight ewes of all breeds andclasses werekeenly competed for at £75 to£90, with only the very smallest less. 22 cullrams forward soldto £200 for Texels from R&E Ladds, Kendal with other continentals £195 from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby and medium continental regularly £140to £170. BFLsoldto £195 fromMessrs Hodgson, Rydale.
Cast Ewes Top Prices:Texel: £232 Hollins Farm, £200BensonHall, £194 Croftlands, £190Hollowmire Farm, £182 Preston Patrick Hall, £180 Low Stangerthwaite, £178Benson Hall. Charolais: £210 £196 Crosscrake Farm, £196 £174 StorthEnd Farm. Beltex: £195 £190MasonGill, £164 High Underbrow Farm. Leicester: £195 RydaleFarm, £192Benson Hall, £170 Thursgill, £160 Greaves Farm, £128 Thursgill, £104 RydalFarm. Suffolk: £190 Bowers Farm, £168crook OLune Farm, £160 High Underbrow Farm, £160 Brown Edge. Mule: £182Benson Hall,£164 Cinder Barrow, £164 Woodside, £160 FarOrrest, £160 High Underbrow Farm, £158Lower Lodge, £158Bradley Farm. Dorset: £182 Benson Hall. Cheviot/Mule: £182 High Underbrow Farm, £178 Cinder Barrow, £174 Bowers Farm. Continental: £160 TheBorrans, £138 Hollins Farm, £130 Lower Lodge, £130 Millbeck, £130 £128Preston Patrick Hall. Rough: £132x2 Tottlebank, £128 Woodside, £122 Tottlebank.Jacob: £128 Cinder Barrow, £114 Bank Ground, £110 Cinder Barrow. Dalesbred: £128 Holme HouseFarm, £120 £109 Fell EndFarm. Cheviot: £128 Hollins Farm, £124 £120 Low Gregg Hall. Swale: £126 Hollins Farm, £126 Holme House Farm, £110 Greaves Farm, £108RydaleFarm. Masham: £116£110 Grate Farm. Scottish: £116Scroggs Farm. Herdwick: £94 £80 Hawes Farm, £76 £72 Low Mill House. Zwartble: £80 Birks Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 23rd January2025. Calves
This Thursdays salesaw theopening of the newcalf ring. It saw 75rearing calves gothrough, selling to a top of £740, this paid for a Charolais bull from MessrsSowerby, Appleby others from this good homereached £680. Blonde bulls soldto £690 from R Heath, Bootlewhile Britishblue bulls soldto £640fromJ & B Morley, Appleby. Younger BritishBlue bulls to£590 and £570for 5 week olds fromJW& TE Sharp, Lyth. Nativesired bulls soldto £430 for AberdeenAngusat just 1 month oldfromA Pickthall, New Hutton. Black and white bulls reached £225 for 6 week oldfrom DW & EA Cottam, New Hutton. Heifer calves also goodto sell, thesetopping at £520 forBritishBluefrom J & B Morley, Appleby withothers to£490 & £460 from thesame home. Charolais to £400 for 1 month and2 days oldfrom Messrs Sowerby, Appley withBritishBlue to thesame price from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Other 1 month oldBritish Blues reached £390 from DR& C Galbraith, Grayrigg whilst natives soldto £360 for Beef Shorthorn x from JW & TE Sharp, Lythwith 3 week oldLimousin reached£300 from B & MJ Nelson, Milnthorpe.
Pleasecontinue to inform the auctioneers of your entries, thank you.
Bull CalfTop Prices: Charolais:£740 Townhead Farm, £550 ThrostleCroft.Blonde: £690MidtownFarm.British Blue: £640 Hadderdale Farm, £620 ThrostleCroft, £590Flodder Hall, £490Borrans Farm, £490Elm TreeFarm,£470 Hagg Farm.Angus: £430 Borrans Farm, £375 TheBarn, £360ElmTree Farm, £300FarAudlands.Limousin: £310 HalforthFarm.Shorthorn: £275 Far Audlands.Hereford: £275Greaves Farm.Friesian: £225Hagg Far, £210 Hadderdale Farm, £155Halforth Farm, £140 Scales Park Farm.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BritishBlue: £520, £490, £460, £430 Hadderdale Farm, £400 Borrans Farm, £390 Sunny Bank.Charolais: £400 Townhead Farm, £320Throstle Croft.Shorthorn: £360 Flodder Hall.Blonde: £330 Midtown Farm.Limousin: £300 HalforthFarm.Angus: £260 Borrans Farm, £295 Greaves Farm, £260Elm TreeFarm.
Stirks
The earlier start time of 10.15am for the fortnightly saleof stirks was well greeted by customers withseveral newbuyers inattendance. Thesale peaked at £1080 for a pair of sevenmonthold Limousincrosssteers from M&C Greenwood, Middleton. A consignment of six tosevenmonth old Limousincrosssteers from B Heys, Mosborough soldto£1040 for a ring full. Four other pen fulls from thesame home allsold at £1000. Also achieving this price wasa six month old Charolais cross from M&CGreenwood, Middleton. Other younger six toeight month oldsteers were regularly £850 to £950. Dairy bred steers sold to £670for apen full of fivemonth oldAberdeen Angus cross from T Anson, Silsdenwith fourmonths to £600fromMessrs Young, Lindale. Heifers soldto £1130for a trio of seven month oldLimousincross from B Heys, Mosborough with others at £1100 and £1030. Younger six tosevenmonth old were £900 to £950. A ringfull of ten month oldAberdeenAngus cross heifers from M&S Blease, Carnforth soldat £910with others at £870. Younger dairy bred heifers sold to £740forsix month oldHereford cross from S Ashcroft, Exton who alsosoldBritishBluecross at £640, withfour month old nativeheifers selling to £470. Bull stirks soldto £960 for atrio of nine month old Herefordcross from JE Atkinson, Nibthwaite. Fivemonthold Charolais cross sold to £910from R&BJ Cleasby, Ulverston with diary bred bulls sellingto £780from AT Bainbridge, Kirkby Stephen. Black andWhite bulls sold to£520for three month olds from AK&BMRobinson & Son, Arkholme. Vendors are encouraged to enter stirks withconfidenceforour next sale on 6thFebruary, for all sale enquires pleasecontact Matthew Probert on 07540446667.
Bull StirkTop Prices: Hereford:£960 Nibthwaite GrangeFarm, £520 Coldcotes Farm.Charolais: £910 Lower Hawthwaite, £710Rose HillFarm.BritishBlue: £780 Little Musgrave Farm.Limousin: £750 LittleMusgraveFarm. Friesian: £520, £390 Kitchlow Farm.
Heifer StirkTop Prices: Limousin: £1130, £1100, £1030, £960, £900, £870 Mossborough Hall.Angus: £910 The Barn, £910 Chapelhills, £870 TheBarn, £470Moss End Farm.Hereford: £740 Rose HillFarm, £420 Coldcotes Farm.BritishBlue: £650 Rose Hill Farm, £570 Coldcotes Farm.Montbeliarde: £560 Rose Hill Farm.
Steer StirkTop Prices: Limousin: £1080 Thornham Fold Farm, £1040, £1000 (3), £940 Mossborough.Charolais: £1000 Thornham FoldFarm, £860 Lower Hawthwaite.Angus: £670BeaconView, £600Moss EndFarm.
Feeding Bulls &StoreCattle
Up and up and up! Anunstoppable cattletrade.
J36 heldits fortnightly saleof store cattle, whereyet another riseintrade was witnessed. Today’s salealso included thefirst specialsale of bulls here at Kendal, whichsaw great success and will take place againon various saledates throughout the year.
The bull sectionkicked theday off in spectacularstylewith eight month oldBritishBluebulls hitting£1800 from TW Gorst, Crook. Thesame good farmingsold others to £1760and £1700. Blonde bulls soldto£1680 fromMJ Whitworth, Bolton Le Sands. Limousinbulls againfrom TW Gorst soldto £1620, while Charolais bulls topped at £1540 from J Miller, Claughton on Brock.
Storecattle was up onthefortnight formost types withespecially themore weatheredtypes sellinglikehot cakes. A Limousin from WJ&ECMcKinney, Kirkby inFurness soldfor £2280and an 18month oldCharolais bullock hit £2090. Heifers today topped at £1900fromMessrs Clark & Johnson, Windermere. Thesame homesoldothers to£1700. Blonde heifers topped at £1770 from SJ&NS Wood, Windermere. BritishBlue heifers also topped at £1770, this time from TWNelson& Son, Stainton. The next storecattlesaleis intwoweeks’time onthe 6th February, pleasecontact the auctioneer JoelMcGarva for further enquires.
STORE BULL SHOW
1st TWGorst, GilpinFarm- Limousin- £1580 2nd Slinger & Eaton, HolmeFarm-British Blue- £1480 3rd MJ Whitworth, Mount Pleasant Farm-Blonde- £1680 CHAMPION- TW Gorst RESERVE CHAMPION- Slinger & Eaton
Store BullockTop Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2280 Ellermire Farm, £1750 TemplandFarm, £1740 CooperHouse, £1680 Birch Bank, £1590 Stribers Farm, £1560Ellermire Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2090 Oversands View, £1720, £1700 (x3), £1620 IOM. ANGUS: £1860, £1720 BleaTarnRoad, £1660, £1640 TarnsideFarm, £1450 Cooper House, £1430 Oversands View. BRITISHBLUE: £1700BleaTarnRoad, £1660 Cockrigg Farm, £1290 Cold Seat Barn, £1280 CockriggFarm. HIGHLAND: £1700, £1130 IOM. HEREFORD: £1600 Oversands View, £1070 Holme Farm. NORWEIGEAN RED: £1350 Moss House Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1330 Riddings. PARTHANISE: £1280 High Field. SHORTHORN: £1250Boundary Beck, £1250 Sayles Farm, £1170 Boundary Beck. FRIESIAN: £1200 TarnsideFarm. STABILISER: £1200 Kit Cragg. FLECKVIEH: £950 LodgeBank Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1900, £1700Far Orrest, £1680 Raines Hall, £1600 Cooper House, £1580 VillaFarm, £1490 CockriggFarm. BLONDE:£1770, £1630 Causeway Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1770 Cockrigg Farm, £1760, £1690 Villa Farm, £1550, £1440 HighBorrowbridge, £1340 Tarnside Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1730Villa Farm, £1570IOM, £1300 Thornlea, £1180 Tongue House Farm, £1030 Holme Farm, £930 Thornlea. ANGUS: £1600 Cooper House, £1540 BirchBank, £1490 Tottlebank, £1460, £1390 Tarnside Farm, £1380 Swallowmire. STABILISER: £1600, £1570, £1520, £1300 Kit Cragg. SIMMENTAL: £1460 Tarnside Farm, £1300 Riddings. HEREFORD:£1370 Raines Hall, £970 Holme Farm. SHORTHORN: £1340 Boundary Beck, £1180 Sayles Farm, £1060 Boundary Beck,£900 Lodge Bank Farm. FRIESIAN: £1000, £910 Dolphenby Farm. NORWEIGEANRED: £1000 Moss House Farm.
Store BullTop Prices:BRITISHBLUE: £1800, £1760, £1700 Gilpin Farm, £1480 HolmeFarm, £1090 High Field. BLONDE: £1680, £1400 Mount Pleasant Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1620, £1580, £1530 GilpinFarm, £1400 ShawPaddock, £1360, £1240 High Field. CHAROLAIS: £1540, £1240, £1050 Thornlea. STABILISER: £1240, £1200 YealandManor. ANGUS: £1080 Rhumes.
OTM Cattle
A bumper entry of 115 OTM wereforward today, with allclasses once again taking alift. Top pence perkilo was 264.5p/kgachieved threetimes, firstly for aLimousincross from N Cooper& Sons, Broughton in Furness, PW&D Swindlehurst, Underbarrow also achievingthis price for aBritish Friesian, whilst other suckerbred cattlesold to thesame pricefrom J Twigge, Lindale. Wellfleshed suckers wereoften 240p/kg andabove. Thebest of the diary’s 215p/kg upwards, harder workedsorts were 195p/kgto 210p/kg.
Top grossing was a heavy weightCharolais from Thor Atkinson, Ulverston with this achieving£2247.27 (259.5p/kg), with Hereford to £2002.22 (239.5p/kg). Black andWhites soldto £1920.63 (219.5p/kg) from JE Read, Carnforth. A cast bullfrom TM&D Crosthwaite equated to£1988.97.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 264.50 Tranthwaite Hall, 229.50Jenkin Crag, 224.50Jenkin Crag, 219.50 Mealriggs Farm, 219.50 Strickland Hill. Limousin: 264.50 Troughton Hall, 259.50 Mount Gawne Road, 244.50MasonGill, 244.50HolmeFarm, 239.50 Mount Gawne Road, 229.50 Troughton Hall. Continental: 264.50 Holmelands, 209.50 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, 179.50 Nibthwaite GrangeFarm, 179.50Holmelands. Charolais: 259.50Newland View, 249.50Mount Gawne Road, 244.50Mount Gawne Road, 239.50 Cartmell Fell, 224.50Mount Gawne Road. Angus: 244.50Mount Gawne Road, 239.50 Mislet Farm, 229.50 Mislet Farm, 209.50 Mount Gawne Road, 184.50 Mount Gawne Road, 179.50Mount Gawne Road. Hereford: 244.50 Lockbank, 239.50 Natland Mill Beck Farm. Simmental: 239.50Mason Gill, 229.50Mount Gawne Road, 224.50 Mount Gawne Road, 219.50Mount GawneRoad, 199.50Mount Gawne Road, 194.50 Mount Gawne Road. Stabilizer: 234.50 Kit Cragg. BritishBlue: 234.50Ashstead, 229.50 Scar Sykes Farm, 209.50Swallowmire, 184.50 OldHall Farm, 179.50 Mireside Farm.Galloway: 189.50Mount Gawne Road. Dairy Shorthorn: 219.50 Craketrees, 169.50 Craketrees.Dexter: 209.50 Holmelands. Murray Grey: 179.50Mount Gawne Road. Flekvieh: 179.50 Moss HouseFarm.0Belted Galloway: 169.50Scar Sykes Farm. Whitebred Shorthorn: 169.50HibthwaiteGrange Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices:Friesian: 259.50Strickland Hill, 254.50Low Strangerthwaite, 234.50 Lupton Hall, 209.50Lupton Hall, 204.50 Hollins Farm, 199.50 OldHall Farm. Norweigian: 249.50 OldHall Farm Cast BullTop Prices: Angus: 159.50 Yak Leaf.
Lancaster StoreCattle: SaleofCalves, OTM Cattle& Store Cattle. Friday24th January 2025. Calves
Topping today’s sale was a Charolais heifer from H Morgan, Stalmine with this going onto sellfor £680. Other heifers saw BritishBlues to£630 from IT Richardson, Catforth withAberdeen Angus to£550 from the same home.Younger sorts saw Charolais to£405 from Wallbank Farms.
Bulls were a flyer, sellingto£670 for Aberdeen Anguscross from IT Richardson, Catforth with otherAberdeen Angus to £620 from Wallbank Farms. Realyoung sorts soldto£375 forBritishBlues and £370of Beef Shorthorn bothfromRT Halhead, Cockerham.
Next weeks sees our monthly saleof stirks, pleaseadviseus of your entries. 14th February - Special entry of 15 Holstein Friesian heifers stirks at fourmonths old, moreinformationtofollow.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: Angus: £550, £530 West ViewFarm. £420, £410, £360Shepherds Farm, £310 Tills Farm. Beef Shorthorn: £295, £210, £195Norbreck Farm. Charolais: £405Tills Farm. BritishBlue: £630 West View farm. £335, £330x3, £290 Westfield House Farm.
Bull CalfTop Prices:Angus: £670 West View farm, £620 Tills farm, £440 Shepherds Farm. Beef Shorthorn: £370, £350,£340, £300 Norbreck Farms. BritishBlue: £375 Norbreck Farm.
Heifer StirkTop Prices: Charolais: £680 West Lynn.
Steer StirkTop Prices: Limousin: £610 West View Farm. Angus: £620 Westview Farm.
Store Cattle
Leading Averages:
J Lamb: 5x £2428
PM&ST Entwistle: 3x £2393
H Chapman & Son: 4x £2282
K&DE Woodhouse: 12x £2226
R Escolme: 3x £2172
Stores carry momentum once again at Lancaster, with a ringsideof buyers all keenfor cattle. 40cattlebreaking the £2000 barrier today, witha top priceof £2500 being achieved onfour occasions. First at £2500 was a pen of threedairy bredBritishBluecross bullocks fromJ Lamb, Glasson with K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel sellingBritishBluecross tothe same price. This homealsoproduced a singleAberdeen Angus cross bullock to£2480 and a pair of Aberdeen Anguscross to £2420. Also at £2420 was aLimousin bullock from PM&ST Entwistle,Abbeystead who’s run saw others to £2380. Black and white bullocks saw apen of four from THWensley & Son, Kirkham reach £1620. Today’s bullock averaged a genuine £1824.50.
Heifers upa gear onlast week, with this week’s toppers being atrioof AberdeenAngus cross at £2180 fromthe run off K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel. At £2000 was a cracker of aLimousinfrom PillingHall, Pilling. £1980 was achievingfour times by TJ
Robinson, Milnthorpe, R Capstick, Ingletonand a pair from A&MI Robinson, Orton. Charolais soldto£1960 for a pen of four from MJ Waller, Lupton. All heifers today averagingan unrivalled £1725.81.
Store BullockTop Prices:BritishBlue: £2500 OldGlassonFarm, £2500 Kitchen GroundFarm, £2320 Old Glasson Farm, £1780 BillingeHall Farm, £1760 Pasture House Farm. Angus: £2480 KitchenGround Farm, £2430 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2380 Kitchen GroundFarm, £2180 Spout HouseFarm, £2150 Benson Hall, £2080 GrangeFarm. Limousin: £2420 Lentworth Farm, £2380 Millbeck, £2380 Lentworth Farm, £2320 Millbeck, £2180 Pilling HallFarm, £2150Millbeck. Charolais: £2280 Millbeck, £2200 Whitray Farm, £1700 Whitray Farm. Shorthorn: £2000 Rowell Farm. Hereford: £2150Spout House Farm, £1640 Windy Hill Farm. Saler: £2080 Lynwood. Friesian: £1620Plumpton Hall Farm, £1540Middle Ridge Farm, £1460 Low Levens, £1420 Gaskell House, £1360 Middle RidgeFarm, £1300 Holly HouseFarm. Dairy Shorthorn:£1340 Middle Ridge Farm. Montbelliarde: £1120 Cragg Farm. Norweigian: £840 Sunderland Brows Farm. Flekvieh: £840 Sunderland Brows Farm.
Store HeiferTop Prices: Angus:£2180 Kitchen GroundFarm, £1980 Rowell Farm, £1960 Low Levens, £1900 Benson Hall, £1860 Kitchen GroundFarm, £1840 BensonHall. Limousin: £2000PillingHall Farm, £1980 Fell EndFarm, £1980 Hall Farm, £1900 Hall Farm, £1880 RowellFarm, £1660 TheGrange. Charolais: £1960 Carlingwha, £1620 Manor Farm. British Blue: £1900 The Grange, £1840 WindyHill Farm, £1780Thursgill, £1760Pasture HouseFarm, £1680 Billinge Hall Farm, £1660 The Grange. Hereford: £1400 PillingLane. Friesian: £1340 MyrescoughHouse, £1140 Norbreck Farm, £720 MyrescoughHouse. Jersey: £760 Myrescough House.
Store BullTop Prices:BritishBlue: £1280 Shorrocks Farm. Limousin: £1000 Dockensall Farm.
OTM Cattle
Lancasters weekly sale of OTM cattlesaw abumper entry of 125, selling toa pleasing average of 207p/kg. OTM steers againtoppedthe trade, from regularvendor O Butler, Esprick withAberdeen Angus steers at £2321.25 or 339.5p/kg, with others from this same good homeat £2220 or 329.5p/kg. Friesiansteers from TMGardner, Tatham achieved £1609 or 249.5p/kg.
A good number of OTM heifers inthe market today, with the 40 heifer forward averaging 236.5p/kg. Topping at £2111.69or 339.5p/kgfor a Limousinfrom MA&JA Winn, Burneside. BritishBlues OTM heifers topped at £2092 or359.5p/kgfromJB Moore, Grange OverSands whoalso hadOTMAngus heifers at £2067 or 339.5p/kg. Friesian OTM heifers from SH&M Batty & Son, Quernmoresoldto£1806 or 289.5p/kg, with others from the same good homeat 294.5p/kg. Trade continued into the OTMcows, withbeef cows fromJA&R Geldard & Son, Levens to £2019 or 284.2p/kgfor astabiliser, with other stabilisers from thesame good hometo £1926 or 249.5p/kg. The best black and whitebredOTM cows saw RG&B Lewis, Carnforthto £1868 or 209.5p/kg. OtherFriesian OTM cows from K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel soldto £1778 or 274.5p/kg. Next grade downFriesiancows sold to £1544to 209.5p/kg from R&E Ladds, Scalthwaite, with others at £1512 or 207.5p/kg from JA&S Handley, Kendal. More numbers required next week, withLancaster able toaccommodate largevolumes of cast andOTM cattle.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Stabiliser: 309.5, 289.5, 284.5, 249.5, 239.5,229.5 Low Foulshaw Farm. Friesian: 274.5, 259.5 Kitchen Ground Farm, 211.5Yew TreeFarm, 209.5Benson Hall, 209.5Bainsbank Farm, 207.5YewTree Farm. Hereford: 199.5, 179.5 LittleCrimbles. Shorthorn: 179.5Bull Bank Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices:BritishBlue: 359.5Outerthwaite Farm, 329.5 Pasture HouseFarm, 319.5Outerthwaite Farm. Aberdeen Angus: 339.5 Outerthwaite Farm. Limousin: 339.5 HighUnderbrow Farm. Stabiliser: 309.5 Low FoulshawFarm. Friesian: 294.5, 289.5x2, 279.5Friars Moss, 279.5 Derby Lodge Farm, 274.5 Friars Moss. Hereford: 289.5 Pasture House Farm, 209.5PillingLane, 199.5 Coventry Farm. Montbeliarde: 289.5, 279.5Yeat House. Parthenaise: 269.5 High Underbrow Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: 339.5, 329.5, 319.5, 309.5 Elm Bank Farm. Friesian: 249.5, 239.5 GreensideFarm. BritishBlue: 249.5OuterthwaiteFarm. Norwegian: 229.5 Sandvilla.
Cast BullTop Prices: Limousin: 229.5 Little Crimbles. Friesian: 199.5, 189.5 Shepherds Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday27th
Lancaster: 10am Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop Off 12noon Dairy ReductionSale of MH & SJ Morris
Tuesday 28th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop Off 10:30am Pigs
1pm Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 30th
J36: 10:30am In LambBreeding Sheep & Store Hoggs
Friday 31st
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
J36: 9am Machinery Salecommences
Saturday 1st
J36: 9am-12noon Machinery Viewing
