Weekly Report and Newsletter -25th October 2024
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Lakeland Fair. Saturday 19th October 2024.
Breeding Ewes, Shearling & Gimmer Lambs
The annual lakeland fair sale of breeding sheep once again attracted buyers from far and wide attracted by the variety of sheep on offer- something for everyone.
¾ bred continental ewes sold to £190 with others £160-£180, first cross ewes to £150 with others £120-£140. Mule Shearlings sold to £150 on several occasions with farming sorts £120-£140. Mule ewes sold to £155 with most £115-£130. Hill ewes sold to £150 for Cheviots, £150 for Herdwicks, £138 for Rough Fells and Swaledales to £120. Gimmer Lambs sold to £175 for Pure Texels, £135 for Zwartbles, £130 for Suffolk x, £125 for Mules, £108 for Swaledales, £94 for Rough Fell, £83 for Herdwicks, £80 for Gritstones and £80 for Cheviots.
With many buyers leaving unable to fill trailers we have made the decision to hold an additional sale for all classes of Breeding Sheep on Thursday 7th November at 10am prior to the sale of store lambs. Please advise of entries.
Breeding Ewe Top Prices: Texel: £175 Seatle Hall, £165 Criccin Farm. Mule: £155 Wilcocks Farm, £145 Wilcocks Farm, £135 Croziers Croft, £130 Wilcocks Farm, £130 Eskew Beck, £120 Croziers Croft. Cheviot: £150 Springs Cottage. Continental: £140 Wilcocks Farm, £125 Totterbank, £120 Low Borrowbridge Farm, £105 Totterbank, £105 Low Borrowbridge Farm. Rough Fell: £138 Middle Sadghyll, £110 Spanham Farm, £102 Chapel House. Suffolk: £135 Eskew Beck. Cheviot Mule: £130 Croziers Croft. Swaledale: £120 Braestead Farm, £120 Forest Hall Farm, £118 Aisgill Farm, £110 Braestad Farm. LLeyn: £110 Far Close Farm. Herdwick: £108 Low Borrowbridge, £105 Cockley Beck Farm, £102 Spanham Farm. Dutch Spotted: £105 Applegarth. Gritstone: £102 The Park.
Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: Texel: £190 Seatle Hall, £145 The Plough, £125 Highfield, £120 Stonecross. Mule: £150 Hole House Farm, £150 Tottlebank, £145 Hole House Farm. Leicester: £150 North Lodge, £100 Spanham Farm. Continental: £135 West Hope. Dutch Spotted: £125 West Hope, £100 Inglebrough View Barn. Rough Fell: £108 Middle Sadghyll, £104 Spanham Farm.
Gimmer Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £185 Wood Broughton Barn, £125 The Steading, £120 Wath Farm. Zwartble: £135 Castle Syke Farm, £100 Lane House Farm. Suffolk: £130 Barnaby Rudge Tavern. Mule: £125 Higher Core Farm, £125 Hill Croft, £120Higher Core Farm, £120 Hill Croft, £118 Roundthwaite, £110 Wood Broughton Barn. Leicester: £120 Wood Broughton Barn. Swaledale: £106 High Birk Howe Farm, £92 Forest Hall Farm. Continental: £105 The Steading, £101 Askham Hall.
Breeding Rams
Lakeland Fair ram sale saw an entry of all breeds sell to a top of £1400 The sale commenced with Swaledales, these selling to £500 from Forest Hall Farms with others to £450 from JA Alderson following the Swaledales was Cheviots with trade sharp and these were well sought after. Top price was £550 from KO Stones with others from this home at £520, John Swift also reached £520, and TW Bell achieved £500. Other hill bred tups sold to £300 for Herdwick and £220 for Rough Fell. Blue Faced Leicester were very easily sold, selling to £1150 from DE & J Waine with others from this home next at £1000. Others sold to £750 from T & CM Kelsall and £650 from RI Dixon. Finally, was all continental and terminal rams where the best end tups achieved maximum returns. Sue Cuncliffe sold to the top price of the sale at £1400 for Texel with others to £1000 from the same home. A nice show of ram lambs sold to £800 for Texel from R Wilson. Suffolks to £750 for shearlings from ID & HJ Rawlinson with Blue Texel from this home at the same price.
NWA LAKELAND FAIR, SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2024
JUDGE-NEIL BENTHAM
SPONSOR- CARRS BILLINGTON
SWALEDALE SHOW
CLASS 1- SHEARLING RAM
1st J Handley, Gunnerfleet- £220
2nd Forest Hall Farm, Forest Hall- £500
3rd Forest Hall Farm, Forest Hall- £220
CHAMPION- J Handley, Gunnerfleet- £220
RESERVE CHAMPION- Forest Hall Farm, Forest Hall- £500
CHEVIOT SHOW
CLASS 1- AGED RAM
1st DH Hogg, Melbourne House- £300
2nd Forest Hall Farm, Forest Hall- £320
3rd Forest Hall Farm, Forest Hall- £300
CLASS 2- SHEARLING RAM
1st KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook Farm- £550
2nd TW Bell, Hill Top Farm
3rd KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook Farm- £520
CHAMPION- KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook Farm- £550
RESERVE CHAMPION- TW Bell, Hill Top Farm
Aged Ram Top Prices: Blue Texel: £750 Quarry Bank Farm. Texel: £700 Scar Syke Farm, £500 Thorn Cottage, £480 Scar Syke Farm, £400 Storth End Farm. Leicester: £700 Longwell, £700 Yewbarrow, £650 Wood Broughton Barn, £550 Low Foulshaw Farm, £500 Wood Broughton Barn, £450 Thorn Cottage. Cheviot: £320, £300 Thorn Cottage, £300 Melbourne House. Swaledale: £250 (x4) Spanham Farm. Herdwick: £200 Baskall Farm.
Ram Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £800 Lowfield Cottage, £750 Daub Hall Farm, £500 Lowfield Cottage, £380, £350 Storth End Farm, £300 Lowfield Cottage. Suffolk: £650, £500, £450 Criccin Farm. Dutch Spotted: £300 Middlegill Farm. Leicester: £200 Low Foulshaw Farm.
Shearling Ram Top Prices: Texel: £1400, £1000, £800 Seatle Hall, £700 Bank Hey Farm, £620 Brown Brook, £600 Bank Hey Farm. Leicester: £1150, £1000 Murthwaite, £750 Brown Brook, £650 Low Newton Farm, £620 Red Scar Farm, £600 High Borrowbridge. Suffolk: £800 Quarry Bank House. Beltex: £600 Longwell, £300 Old Woodhouse, £300 Middlegill Farm. Cheviot: £550 Nun Cote Nook Farm, £520 Dry Howe, £520 Nun Cote Nook Farm, £500 Hill Top Farm, £480 Melbourne House, £420 Dry Howe. Swaledale: £500 Thorn Cottage, £450 Barras Farm, £350 Overthwaite Farm, £220 Thorn Cottage, £220 Gunner Fleet Farm. Badger Face Texel: £320 Amos Hill Farm. Charollais: £320, £300 (x2) Blackwell Farm. Lleyn: £300 Low Foulshaw Farm. Herdwick: £300 Ellwood. Dutch Spotted: £300 Middlegill Farm. Rough Fell: £220 Millbeck.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Young Handler Show of Prime Lambs. Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 21st October 2024.
Prime Lambs
The special show for young handlers was kindly judged by Wendy Stamper and Cheralyn Henderson, who we thank for their time. The best young handler rosette was awarded to Lilly Drinkall showing a Texel lambs with second prize going to Adam Ayrton exhibiting his Mule and third prize going to Henry Swarbrick. All young handlers must be congratulated for presenting a fantastic show of lambs to such a high standard.
YOUNG HANDLER SHOW OF PRIME LAMBS
JUDGE- WENDY STAMPER & CHERALYN HENDERSON
CLASS 1- BEST YOUNG HANDLER UNDER 10
1st Amber Mason: Beltex- 40kg- £154
2nd John James Bargh: Texel- 48kg- £140
3rd Henry Swarbrick: Texel- 42kg- £118
4th Freddy Swarbrick: Black Texel- 44kg- £128
CLASS 2- BEST YOUNG HANDER OVER 10
1st Lily Drinkall: Texel- 47kg- £144
2nd Lily Bargh: Black Beltex- 42kg- 124
3rd Amira Johnston: Texel- 40kg- £120
4th Adam Ayrton: Mule- 46kg- £120
5th Millie Mason: Beltex- 42kg- £149
CLASS 3- BEST OVERALL YOUNG HANDLER
1st Lily Drinkall
2nd Adam Ayrton
3rd Henry Swarbrick
An entry of just short of 500 lambs were forward today, with a much weathered entry of lambs forward, however a pleasing average of 280p/kg was achieved. Well bred and hard fed lambs continue to sell to the keenest demand, selling to 355p/kg and £154. Others were regularly 295p/kg to 320p/kg and £135 to £145. The best grass finished lambs sold at 265p/kg to 275p/kg, with many leaner under finished lambs a more cautious trade, ranging from 240p/kg to 255p/kg, and perhaps better suited to the current buoyant store market. Several pens of lighter weight lambs forward with the best finished to 308p/kg and £117, with others 285p/kg to 295p/kg, proving they are well finished.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: Beltex: £154, £149 Mearbeck Farm, £143 Oak Aveune, £140 Deep Clough, £124 Cottam Farm, £117 Annasghyll. Texel: £149 Deardens Farm, £149 Park Farm Barn, £149 Mearsbeck Farm, £148 Birch House Cottage, £146 Botton Hall Farm, £146 Park Farm Barn. Cheviot: £134 High House Farm, £129 Cragg Farm, £125.50, £123 Botton Hall Farm, £123 School Lane, £120 Cragg Farm. Masham: £133, £112 Kays Farm. Mule: £133 Oak Aveune, £120 Yates Farm, £118 Bank Farm,
£117 Yates Farm, £115 Quarry House, £114.50 Botton Hall Farm. Dutch Spotted: £128, £120.50, £114, £109 Conway Close. Continental: £114 Botton Hall Farm, £111 Cragg Farm. Suffolk: £109 Kays Farm. Swaledale: £106.50, £100 (x2) Marshaw Farm.
Cast
Sheep
The strongest ewes sold to £175 for Texel, with other pens £150 to £170. The strongest first cross ewes were £135 to £150, with mediums £112 to £125. Heavy Mules sold to £129 with the strongest end Mules £115 to £125. Several grazing / feeding jobs saw Mule and first cross ewes £88 to £102. Pure hill ewes sold to £96 for Cheviots, £88 for Swaledale and £56 for Herdwicks More cull sheep are required every week to fulfil buyers order.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £175 Woodstock, £172 Hutton Roof Hall, £172 Bank Farm, £111, £104 Quarry House Farm, £103 Moss House Farm. Suffolk: £154, £146 Harestones House, £122 School Lane, £114 Harestones House. Dutch Spotted: £144, £110 Conway Close. Continental: £132 Lower Castle O Trim, £114 Harestones House. Mule: £129 Bank Farm, £119, £112 Lower Castle O Trim, £110 Woodstock, £108 Lower Castle O Trim, £106 Woodstock. Cheviot: £96 Botton Hall Farm, £94 School Lane, £82 Cragg Farm, £70 Botton Hall Farm. Swaledale: £73, £71 Bank Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £169 Bank Farm. Suffolk: £145 Middle Lee Farm. Swaledale: £88 High House Farm. Teeswater: £82 Middle Lee Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 22nd October 2024.
Pigs
95 pigs forward today, prime a sharper trade with stores slightly easier.
- Prime gilts to £180,
- Prime boars to £170,
- Cull sows to £130,
- Stores to £62
- Weaners to £40.
Vendors are reminded to book stock in well in advance, to help auctioneers canvass for buyers. The next sale of pigs is on Tuesday 12th November.
Prime Lambs
The market saw all pens full today, with all lambs forward today selling to an SQQ of 274p/kg. The sale peaked at 315p/kg for Texel cross from L Beck, Haversham with other well finished ¾ and pure bred lambs 295p/kg to 310p/kg. The best first cross lambs were 275p/kg to 295p/kg, with grass finished lambs 260p/kg to 275p/kg. Under finished lambs met buyers resistance. Heavy weight lambs sold to £164 from L McCarrick, Chorley with others £142 to £158. The best finished standard weights lambs were £125 to £135, with light weight lambs to £114. Hill bred lambs are coming forward in greater number, with Cheviot to £129, Mules to £128. Other pens of heavier weight Mules were £115 to £122. Vendors are encouraged feeding their lambs, to encourage maximum returns from buyers.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £164 Longfield, £161 Nether Hall Farm, £157 Arklid Farm, £155 Arklid Farm, £154 Arklid Farm, £152 Far Orrest. Suffolk: £157 Longfield Manor, £154 Yoad Pot, £150 Station Hotel Farm, £147 Birks Farm, £140 Yoad Pot, £140 Nether Hall Farm. Continental: £144 Bowers Farm, £140 Bowers Farm, £140 Birks Farm, £135 Bowers Farm, £135 Lunesdale House, £135 Nether Hall Farm. Leicester: £142 Hill Park. Cheviot: £135 Low Greg Hall, £129 Howriggs, £128 Low Gregg Hall, £121 Meadow View. Zwartble: £131 Arklid Farm, £126 Holmelands, £119 Birks Farm, £114 Birks Farm. Charollais: £130 Hazelslack Tower Farm. Mule: £128 Arklid Farm, £119 Yoad Pot, £119 Field Head, £119 Park Farm, £117 Yoad Pot. Dutch Spotted: £122 Benson Hall. Beltex: £118 Bowness Farm, £114 Greaves Farm. Herdwick: £115 Dale End, £105 Dale End. Lleyn: £115 Low Foulshaw Farm. Swaledale: £96 Overthwaite Farm.
Cast Sheep
706 cull ewes forward with today’s sale perhaps being the leanest and plainest entry this season. A real shortage of the best heavy ewes, of those few today sold to a top of £220 for a Texel cross from L McCarrick, Chorley. Other heavy first cross ewes were generally £140 to £165 with mediums £118 to £135 and the leaner lighter weights £80 to £100. Several grazing orders ring side for these types. Cheviot Mules sold to £158, North Country Mules to £132, Lleyn £128, Cheviots £104, Gritstones £85, Rough Fells £77 and Swaledales £71.
Just a handful of rams today which saw mediums continental to £150 and hill rams to £110 for Herdwicks.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £220 Longfield Manor, £182 Birks Farm, £162 Longfield Manor, £156 Hill Park, £150 Birks Farm, £148 Low Tarn Green. Suffolk: £172 Longfield Manor, £156, £152 High Butterbent, £138 Yoad Pot, £129 Longfield Manor, £84 Sproat Ghyll. Continental: £160 Sproat Ghyll, £144 Bowness Farm, £130 Top Thorn Farm, £130 Crabtree Farm, £115 Yak Leaf, £92 Lyndarick. Cheviot Mule: £158 High Butterbent, £135 Howgill Close, £128 Low Tarn Green. Leicester: £136, £116 Ashstead. Mule: £132 High Butterbent, £124 Helwith Bridge, £114 Nether Hall Farm, £114 Craktrees, £113 White Horse, £112 Bowers Farm. Lleyn: £128, £102, £75 High Ground. Charollais: £115 High Butterbent. Cheviot: £104 Low Tarn Green, £102 Bowers Farm, £101 Low Deepslack, £82 Howriggs, £80 Bowness Farm, £76 Craktrees. Masham: £94, £78 Grate Farm, £76 Top Thorn Farm. Gritstone: £85 Higher Core Farm. Rough Fell: £77 Low Deepslack, £70 Intake Farm, £70 Low Deepslack, £61 Sproat Ghyll. Swaledale: £70 Burnt House Farm, £65 Ashstead, £63 Eskew Beck. Scotch Blackface: £65 Bowness Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Continental: £150 Lane End, £124 Helwith Bridge. Herdwick: £110, £96 High Ground. Swaledale: £90 Skelwith Fold Farm, £80 Ashstead.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs. Thursday 24th October 2024.
Store Lambs
Mighty trade from the first to the last!
The Junction 36 Ambleside sale of store lambs was a great success with all shapes, breeds and sizes met with a highly attentive ringside of buyers throughout. An impressive overall average of £86.31 was achieved, for 6200 sheep including many Swaledales, Herdwick and even the odd Scotch Black Face.
Texel lambs hit £129 for a pen of seven from L Beck, Heversham. Suffolk sold to £122 from Messrs Thompson, Grange Over Sands. Mules sold to a top of £116 for a belter from RJS & DM Addison, Penrith.
- Charollais lambs sold to £103.
- Cheviot lambs sold to £114.
- Swaledale lambs sold to £95.
- Dutch Spotted lambs sold to £97.
- Dorset lambs sold to £97.
Highest priced pen of thirty or more continentals was jointly won by CI Briggs, Ambleside and SJ&NS Wood, Windermere selling Texels at £110. Taking the Mule award was R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands who sold his pen to £107. The pure hill bred award was won by MB Meredith, Coniston selling Cheviots to £89.
More awards will be offered in two weeks time at our next store lamb sale. Be sure to advise entries to the main office or our auctioneers and don’t miss out on the great trade at Junction 36.
Store Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £129 Dugg Hill, £122 Mireside Farm, £121.50 Springfield House, £120 High Biggarsbank, £119 Low Longmire, £115.50 Woodside Farm. Suffolk: £122 Somme Aveune, £104 Sunny Brow, £97 IOM, £96 Gilpin Farm, £95 Roundthwaite, £95 IOM. Continental: £119 Somme Aveune, £107, £100, £98 High Wardses Farm, £97 Bradlow Farm, £94 Castle Rigg Farm. Mule: £116 Keld Farm, £114 High Borrowbridge, £107 Greaves Farm, £106 Borrow Bridge House, £104 Stable Harvey, £103 Botton Hall Farm. Cheviot: £114 Somme Aveune, £98 IOM, £91 Nun House, £89.50 High Arnside Farm, £89 IOM, £86 Yarlsber. Cheviot Mule: £107, £96 Plough Inn, £86 Yarlsber. Charollais: £102.50 Dawson Fold, £89 High Biggarsbank, £76 High Borrans Farm, £73 Gilpin Farm. Dorset: £97, £95.50 Corney Hill Farm, £90 High Biggarsbank. Dutch Spotted: £97 Plough Inn, £88 Corney Hill Farm, £79 High Farm. Zwartble: £95 Castle Syke Farm. Rough Fell: £89, £79 Blackmoss Farm, £75, £66 Steps Farm, £65 Low Haygarth Farm. Horned: £89, £81, £80 Hall Drive, £76 IOM, £74 Valley View. Herdwick: £86 High Low Wood, £85 Brow Head. Leicester: £85 Somme Aveune. Swaledale: £75 Deep Clough, £70 Long Green Head, £70 Stable Harvey, £67 IOM, £60.50 High Borrans Farm, £60 Woodside Farm. Scotch Blackface: £71 IOM. Beltex: £71 High Borrans Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM's, Stirks & Store Cattle. Friday 25th October 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
Lancasters weekly sale of calves and stirks saw seventy head through the ring under the watchful eye of Will Rogerson, a good attendance of buyers saw all cattle sell to their maximum potential.
Young calves started the day with Pickervance Farms, Kirkham consignment of six to eight week olds topping today at £380 for a seven week old Aberdeen Angus bull calf, with a four week old Angus heifer at £350. Other younger calves from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe saw Angus bulls to £365 and £350. Dairy breds from JE&SM Seedall, Mellor saw their best month old Shorthorns to £170 for bulls and £165 for heifers at the same age.
Stronger weaned calves today were very much sort after, and more numbers are required every week to satisfy demand.
Topping the trade today their usual trailer load of quality calves was J&G Thornley, Kirkham with a three month old Charolais bull calf at £600 with others to £580. British Blue bulls from the same good home were £490. G&ME Woodhouse & Sons, Lancaster achieved £475 also for British Blue bulls, with JP&C Robson, Claughton on Brock not far behind at £470 and £460 for two month olds. Heifer calves topped at £440 for British Blues from G&ME Woodhouse & Son, Lancaster with other Blues to £415 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham.
Older stirks at six to eight months saw Angus steers to £770 from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore with others from the same good home at £735. Angus heifers sold to £700 from JP&C Robson, Claughton on Brock. Other Angus heifers were around the mid six hundreds. Eight month old bulls today saw British Blues to £800 from TD&G Gardner, Great Eccleston with Friesians from the same home to £730.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: £520 Gibson Farm, £520 Gibson Farm, £500 Gibson Farm, £350 Roseacre Hall, £200 North Farm. British Blue: £440 Boldens Farm, £415 Derby Lodge Farm, £400 Boldens Farm, £400 Boldens Farm, £390 Boldens Farm, £360 Roe Farm. Shorthorn: £165 Bolton Fold Farm, 3150 Bolton Fold Farm. Hereford: £135 Bolton Fold Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Charolais: £600 Derby Lodge Farm, £580 Derby Lodge Farm. British Blue: £490 Derby Lodge Farm, £475 Boldens Farm, £470 Roe Farm, £460 Boldens Farm, £460 Derby Lodge Farm, £460 Roe Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £380 Roseacre Hall, £365 North Farm, £330 North Farm, £320 Tills Farm, £290 Wyre Bank, £220 Tills Farm. Shorthorn: £170 Bolton Fold Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £800 Larbreck Hill Farm, £610 Boldens Farm, £485 Boldens Farm. Friesian: £730 Larbreck Hill Farm, £540 Larbreck Hill Farm, £540 Larbreck Hill Farm, £540 Larbreck Hill Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £475 Bolton Fold Farm. Longhorn: £410 Bolton Fold Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £715 Gibsons Farm, £640 Boldens Farm, £500 Gibsons Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £700 Roe Farm, £640 Gibsons Farm, £640 Gibsons Farm, £550 Gibsons Farm, £550 Gibsons Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: £770 Gibsons Farm, £735 Gibsons Farm, £735 Gibsons Farm. British Blue: £740 Roe Farm, £525 Gibson Farm.
Store Cattle & Stirks
The weekly sale of store cattle today would see more numbers forward and a better show of cattle than previous weeks. Aberdeen Angus steers from MJ Shepherd, Kirkby Lonsdale hit the top spot this week with a pair to £1880. Other Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £1760 from TC Whiteside & Son, Pilling for a pen of four. Plenty of other twenty four month old Angus steers were around the £1700 mark. British Blue steers from H Birkett & Sons, Overton sold to £1780 with other British Blue steers from FE&CM Robinson, Milnthorpe to £1760. Other British Blue steers were around the £1720. H Birkett & Son continued his good days trading with Montbeliarde steers to £1640 and Fleckviehs from the same home also to £1640. Herefords sold to the same price from CB Heald, Ingleton with others to £1620 from J Lamb, Old Glasson. Bazadaise from JC Prickett, Mewith achieved £1620. Simmental steers sold to £1780 from JC Prickett, Mewith.
Heifer stores were well in demand today, topping at £1880 for a very stylish twenty four month old Limousin from TE, JS & SA Carruthers, Underbarrow. JD&GM Bracken, Garstang saw his Charolais heifers to £1780, who also had a pair of British Blues to £1620. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £1650 from CD&HL Mason, Caton with plenty of other Angus heifers around the £1500 mark. Hereford sold to £1560 from JB Moore, Grange Over Sands.
Today saw the monthly sale of stirks, with buyers eager to replace sold stores. R&J Parkinson, Preesall made top spot in this section with an eight month old Limousin steer stirk to £1160. British Blue steers sold to £1090 at twelve months from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore for a pair. Angus steers are always easily sold, topping today at £970 for a pen full of seven from JW Thwaites, Tebay with others at £960 from S&J France, Over Wyresdale. Friesian steers sold to £790 for a trio from R&J Parkinson, Preesall who also sold Angus heifers to £710.
Heifer stirks saw D&J Hay, Cockerham sell Limousins to £1000. British Blues sold to £920 from JE&J Pye, Quernmore.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: £1880 Gaskell House, £1760 New Ridge Farm, £1740 Old Glasson Farm, £1720 Station Hotel Farm, £1700 Grange Farm, £1700 Grange Farm. Simmental: £1780 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1020 Shawcote Farm. British Blue: £1780 North Farm, £1760 Warth Sutton Farm, £1740 North Farm, £1700 Outerthwaite Farm, £1680 Squires Gate farm, £1670 Ghyll Beck Farm. Fleckvieh: £1640 North Farm. Montbeliarde: £1640 North Farm, £1580 Squires Gate Farm, £1110 Redchalis Farm. Hereford: £1640 Broats Farm, £1620 Old Glasson Farm, 1620 North Farm, £1500 Outerthwaite Farm, £1360 Windy Hill Farm, 1290 Summerlands. Baz: £1620 Ghyll Beck Farm. Limousin: £1580 North Farm, £1460 Breedy Butts Farm, £1460 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1440 Mount Murray, £1420 Thornton Barn Farm, £1280 Primrose Bank Farm. Shorthorn: £1540 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1250 Warth Sutton Farm, £1060 Mount Murray. Friesian: £1260 Plumpton Hall Farm, £890 Redchalis Farm. Highland: £1250 Mount Murray. White Park: £1250 Mount Murray. Belted Galloway: £1220 Warth Sutton Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: £1200 Warth Sutton Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Limousin: £1880 Red Scar Farm, £1680 Broats Farm, £1440 Abbotson Farm, £1420 Abbotson Farm, £1000 Birch House Cottage. Charolais: £1780 Greenlands Farm, £1400 Ghyll Beck Farm. Hereford: £1540 Outerthwaite Farm, £1280 Windy Hill Farm, £1240 Spital Farm. British Blue: £1620 Greenlands Farm, £1520 Hare Field House, £1420 High Snab, £1300 Summerlands, £1300 Warth Sutton Farm, £1280 Plumpton Hall Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £1560 Mearsbeck Farm, £1520 Grange Farm, £1480 Gaskell House, £1460 Chestnut House Farm, £1400 Raw End Farm, £1380 Hare Field House. Shorthorn: £980 Mount Murray.
OTM Cattle
The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw less numbers about this week and a poorer show of cattle on offer, reflecting the lower overall average of 159p/kg.
OTM heifers sold to £1908 or 294.5p/kg from AJ&DA Wilkinson, Out Rawcliffe. Friesian heifers sold to 254.5p/kg or £1654 from L Parson & Sons, Levens. Other continental heifers sold to 264.5p/kg, with Agnus OTM heifers to 244.5p/kg from JW&DL Park, Ellel.
Cast steers sold to 279.5p/kg for a Limousin and 269.5p/kg for a British Blue.
As represented earlier, a poor entry of fleshy cows, anything with meat and conformation easily sold. TE, JS & SA Carruthers, Underbarrow sold to £1381 or 229.5p/kg for a Limousin. Friesian cows sold to 224.5p/kg from W&S Airey, Carnforth and £1370 from Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth. Just one cast bull in today from W stamper, Chipping, which sold to £1586 or 179.5p/kg for a Hereford.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 229.50 Red Scar Farm, 217.50 Breedy Butts Farm. Friesian: 224.50 West Hall, 177.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 174.50 West Hall, 174.50 Hodgkinson Farm, 164.50 Low Levens, 159.50 Baty Hill. Angus: 209.50 Widdale, 184.50 High Hallbeck, 174.50 Woodstock, 169.50 Wilmar, 164.50 Botton Head, 151.50 Moss Head. Hereford: 189.50 Manor House Farm, 129.50 Botton Head. British Blue: 174.50, 134.50 Moss Head. Norwegian Red: 134.50 Lower Langthwaite. Simmental: 129.50 Far Orrest.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: 294.50 Springfield Farm. Charolais: 264.50 Wilmar. Friesian: 254.50 (x2), 244.50 Low Levens, 229.50, 224.50 High Snab, 199.50 Helks Farm. Fleckvieh: 244.50 Docker Hall. Angus: 229.50, 219.50 Hare Field House.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 279.50 Wilmar. British Blue: 269.50 Wilmar. Norwegian Red: 219.50, 139.50 Sunderland Brows Farm. Angus: 199.50 Windy Hill Farm. Highland: 159.50 IOM.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Hereford: 179.50 Coldcotes Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 28th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
11:30am Dairy Dispersal Sale on behalf of DJ A & L Sutcliffe
J36: 9am Machinery Drop Off
Tuesday 29th
J36: 9am Machinery Drop Off
1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 31st
J36: Second Show of Suckler Calves
10am Fortnightly Sale of Calves
10:30am Fortnightly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Fortnightly Sale of Stirks & Store Cattle
Friday 1st
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
J36: Online Machinery Sale Commences 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Saturday 2nd
J36: 9am-12noon Machinery Viewing
