Report and Newsletter - 7th March 2025
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs. Monday 3rd March 2025.
Prime Hoggs
In buyer specification hoggs continued to sell at the recent high prices, with an SQQ of 344p/kg achieved today. JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore presented another well sort after consignment of Beltex cross hoggs selling to 417p/kg, with other pens at 409p/kg twice from the same home and 393p/kg from KA Purtill, Wigan. Other well finished continental standard weight hoggs were regularly 350p/kg to 380p/kg. Several pens of lighter weight hoggs met buyers approval, selling to 368p/kg for Texel cross from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale. Other grass finished light weight hill bred hoggs were 310p/kg to 330p/kg. Heavy weight hoggs sold to 354p/kg for continental hoggs from Cardwell Farms, Stalmine. Other were generally 310p/kg to 320p/kg. Today’s sale topped at £184 for continental hoggs from Cardwell Farms, Stalmine with Texel cross to £180 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe and Beltex £176 from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore. Other standard weight hoggs were regularly £144 to £160. Pure hill bred hoggs sold to £171 for Cheviots, £153 Gritstones and £140 for Rough Fells.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: CONTINENTAL: £184, £174 Inverbervie, £167 Oak Aveune, £165 Peel Street, £158 Inverbervie, £157 Peel Street. TEXEL: £180, £174 North Farm, £172, £167 Oak Aveune, £166 Throstle Grove Farm, £165 Park Farm Barn. BELTEX: £176 (x2), £175 Castle Mill Farm, £164, £161 Oak Aveune, £155 Castle Mill Farm. CHEVIOT: £171 Inverbervie, £160, £157 Peel Street, £150 Manston Grove, £149, £140 Millbeck. CHAROLAIS: £170, £167 Oak Aveune, £162 Inverbervie, £156 (x2) Jacksons Farm, £140 Inverbervie. SUFFOLK: £163 Park Farm Barn, £149 Quarry House, £131 Old Parkside Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £161 Park Farm Barn. HORNED: £156 Castle Mill Farm, £128 Old Parkside Farm. GRITSTONE: £153, £139 Inverbervie. ROUGH FELL: £140 Millbeck, £117 Moss House Farm. MULE: £137 (x2) Park Farm Barn, £135, £129, £128 High House Farm, £127 Old Parkside Farm. SWALEDALE: £129 High House Farm, £124, £115 Appletree Farm. HERDWICK: £115 Moss House Farm.
Cast Sheep
A full row of cull ewes, saw a shortage of the best strongest sorts this week, those few which were forward sold to £216 for a pen of Charolais’s from JA Lambert, Out Rawcliffe who sold others at £204. The best first cross ewes sold to £187 from the same home, with Texel cross £174 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. Others were £155 to £170, mediums £140 to £152, with the leaner end £120 to £135. The strongest Mules sold to £168 from P Metcalfe, Quernmore with others £140 to £150 and mediums £125 to £135. Pure hill ewes sold to £142 for Cheviots from Riverside Cottage, with Lonks to £136 from E Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale and Lleyn £108. Only a handful of horned ewes forward, being the leaner end selling to £70. Cull rams sold to £160 for continental with Swaledale’s to £98.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Charollais: £216 Jacksons Farm, £204 Jacksons Farm. Texel: £187 Jacksons Farm, £176 Bensons Farm, £170 Hole of Ellel, £164 High House Farm, £150 Bensons Farm, £141 High House Farm. Continental: £174 Fairhurst Farm, £158 Fairhurst Farm, £139 Park Farm, £134 Park Farm, £130 Park Farm. Mule: £168 Old Parkside Farm, £150 Bensons Farm, £147 Little Fell, £130 Moss Gate Farm, £116 Little Fell, £110 Yeat House. Suffolk: £156 Egerton Lodge Farm, £155 Fairhurst Farm. Cheviot: £142 Park Farm, £137 Fairhurst Farm. Horned: £136 High House Farm. Lleyn: £108 Fairhurst Farm, £74 Fairhurst Farm. Swaledale: £75 Appletree Farm, £64 Middle Lee Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Charollais: £160 Jacksons Farm, £122 Jacksons Farm. Swaledale: £98 Appletree Farm.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
The opening sale of sheep with lambs at foot was greeted by an eager ringside of buyers keen to fill trailers, with many leaving empty hander or unable to fulfil orders.
Today’s sale topped at £350 (£175 per life) for a Texel cross shearling with Beltex cross lamb from J Wills, Lancaster who sold similar families to £325 and two shears with twins to £330. A ring full of aged Mule ewes with twin Texel lambs from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe sold at £365. Older Cheviot Mule ewes with twin Texel lambs sold to £360 from P Metcalfe, Quernmore who also sold singles at £285.
Please note this weekly sale will now commence at 11.15am.
Entries for throughout March include: 60 Texel ewes with Texel cross lambs, 100 Cheviot Mules with Beltex cross lambs, 70 continental ewes twin Beltex cross lambs, 30 Mule ewes with Suffolk and Texel lambs and 150 Mules (2-4 Crop) 'flock dispersal'
with Suffolk and Texel lambs. For all sheep with lamb enquires please contact Matthew Probert (07540446667) or Andrew Butler (07966556592).
Shearling & Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £350, £325 Egerton Lodge Farm. SUFFOLK: £320 Egerton Lodge Farm. CONTINENTAL: £215 Old Parkside Farm.
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: MULE: £365 Bensons Farm, £285 Old Parkside Farm, £205 Egerton Lodge Farm, £195 Old Parkside Farm. TEXEL: £360 Old Parkside Farm, £330 Egerton Lodge Farm, £240 Old Parkside Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 4th March 2025.
Prime Hoggs- In spec sheep fly Handy weight sheep met a fantastic trade from minute one, with many even dearer than last week. The heavier end however were more difficult going in comparison, although the healthy ringside of buyers ensured plenty of demand and well fed types were still nice to sell. A large number of heavy sheep and a lack of quality around saw the SQQ average settle at 339p/kg. 46kg Texels from M&YS Barker, Halton sold to 404.3p/kg. RF Morphet, Halton was just slightly behind at 392.9p/kg for a pair at 42kg. Lighter 33kg hoggs sold to 369.7p/kg for a pen of three from RT Colbear, Appleby. The same home had a pen of nine at 31kg hoggs which achieved 377.5p/kg. A pair of heavies hit £203 from JB Airey, Kendal. Seven Texels sold to £194 from N Barker, Burton in Kendal. Cheviots topped at £193 from D Clark, Milnthorpe. More sheep are required next week to meet buyer’s demand.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £203 Mint Close, £194 Dalton Old Hall, £193 Nab House, £190 Preston Patrick Hall, £187 Mint Close, £186 Halton Park Farm. CHEVIOT: £193 Challon Hall Farm, £160 Swallowmire, £159, £155 Bowers Farm, £148 Swallowmire, £147 Barwhanny Farm. CONTINENTAL: £182 Ashtree Cottage, £167 Meadowbank Farm, £164 Bowers Farm, £160 Ashtree Cottage, £154, £151 Meadowbank Farm. LEICESTER: £180 High Borrowbridge, £178 Rydal Farm. SUFFOLK: £180, £163, £162 Halton Park Farm, £151 Swallowmire, £151 (x2) Halton Park Farm. MASHAM: £163 Holme House Farm. MULE: £161 Holme House Farm, £161 Hareden Farm, £156 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £155 High Swinklebank Farm, £155 Holme House Farm, £154 Hareden Farm. ROUGH FELL: £151, £150 Boundary Beck, £130 High Borrowbridge. CHAROLAIS: £150 Arklid Farm, £140, £128 Black Bull Farm. HERDWICK: £149 Nether Hall Farm, £117 Farelton House, £114, £110 Rydal Farm. SWALEDALE: £138 Arklid Farm, £109 Yoad Pot, £101, £90 Rydal Farm, £85 High Borrowbridge. HORNED: £136 Underhelm Farm, £108, £91 Higher Salter. ZWARTBLE: £135 Oak Fold.
DORSET: £132 Brow Head. DALESBRED: £132, £108 Fell End Farm.
Cast Sheep
A wide variety of ewes on offer today, as farmers look to off load passengers. Several stronger end ewes forward sold to £235 for a Charollais cross from FE&CM Robinson, Milnthorpe with other pens of Texels and Suffolks £200 to £225. First cross were £170 to £200, with mediums £150 to £168 and leaner framed ewes £120 to £140.
Mules broke the £200 barrier, topping at £208 for a Cheviot Mule from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston who sold North Country Mules at £198. Other stronger pens were £180 plus, with mediums £140 to £165. Pure hill ewes sold to £180 for Cheviots, £170 Rough Fells, Swaledales £142, Horned £116, Herdwick £114 and SBF £110. 35 cull rams were forward with the stronger continentals £180 to £215, topping at £225. Mediums were £140 to £160 and the hard worked rams £120 to £135. Hill rams sold to £164 for Cheviots, with other £110 to £140 and smaller horned rams £95 to £105.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Charollais: £235 Warth Sutton Farm. Suffolk: £228 Patton Hall Farm, £198 Catshaw Hall Farm, £174 Patton Hall Farm, £168 Lodge Bank Farm, £164 Green Close, £154 Barwhanny Farm. Texel: £208 Low Barrows Green Farm, £186 Mansrigg Hall, £152 Barwhanny Farm, 138 Warth Sutton Farm, £132 Mansrigg Hall, £130 Turners Farm. Cheviot Mule: £208 Mansrigg Hall, £152 Mansrigg Hall, 140 Low Barrows Green Farm. Dorset: £200 Warth Sutton Farm, £106 Warth Sutton Farm. Mule: £198 Mansrigg Hall, £196 Catshaw Hall Farm, £190 Mansrigg Hall, £182 Gaskell House, £174 Hawkrigg Farm, £166 Singleton Park. Cheviot: £180 Mansrigg Hall, £160 Challon Hall Farm, £158 Mansrigg Hall, £140 Barwhanny Farm, £120 Hollins Farm, £118 Gaythorne Hall. Zwartble: £180 Warth Sutton Farm. Continental: £172 Hobkin Ground Farm, £149 Hobkin Ground Farm, £138 Gilpin Farm, £130 Hobklin Ground Farm, £122 Lodge Bank Farm, £120 Gaythorne Hall. Rough Fell: £170 Low Deepslack, £144 Boundary Beck, £140 Low Deepslack, £120 Steps Farm. BFL: £160 Catshaw Hall Farm. Swaledale: £142 Catshaw Hall Farm, £122 Skelwith Fold Farm, £116 Yoad Pot, £104 Low Deepslack, £92 Oak Fold. Horned: £116 Higher Salter, £112 Higher Salter, £100 Higher Salter. Herdwick: £114 Meadowbank Farm. SBF: £110 Barnwhanny Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £225 Quarry Close, £180 Tock How Farm, £148 Preston Patrick Hall, £138 High Tenement Farm, £132 High Tenement Farm. Charollais: £198 Preston Patrick Hall, £172 Hobkin Ground Farm Lleyn: £190 Preston Patrick Hall, £140 Preston Patrick Hall. Dutch Spotted: £175 High Tenement Farm. Cheviot: £164 Fair View House, £130 Faair View House. Zwartble: £155 Oak Fold. Continental: £152 Matson Farm, £145 Matson Farm, £120 Matson Farm. Kerry Hill: £145 Fair View House. Swaledale: £110 Higher Salter, £100 Skelwith Fold Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 6th March 2025.
Calves- Numbers rise as new vendors get the taste of the J36 trade.
- 153 forward
- Bulls average £520.46
- Heifers average £472.62
- Black and Whites average £203.33
Bulls
British Blue - £810 E&L Fawcett, Morpeth
Charolais - £805 JH Towers & Son, Tunstall
Simmental - £800 E&L Fawcett, Morpeth
Aberdeen Angus - £800 SW&K Metcalf, Whittingham
Fleckvieh - £600 Messrs Sowerby, Appleby
Hereford - £580 MH&SH Morris, Allithwaite
Limousin - £500 AE Luffman, Sedbergh
Black and Whites - £460 J&B Morley, Appleby
Heifers
Aberdeen Angus - £740 SW&K Metcalf, Appleby
British Blue - £720 E&L Fawcett, Morpeth
Charolais - £700 CR Dickinson, Thurnham
Simmental - £660 E&L Fawcett, Morpeth
Limousin - £610 E&L Fawcett, Morpeth
Inra 95 - £560 AK&BM Robinson, Carnforth
Hereford - £450 AK&BM Robinson, Carnforth
Black and White - £300 G&F Barnes, Clitheroe
Bull calves were nothing short of phenomenal today, with new highs of £810 achieved for a British Blue from E&L Fawcett, Morpeth who made the worth while trip from the North East this morning selling a further two to £800. £805 was paid for a Charolais from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall with two more achieving £800 today for Charolais from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby and for an Aberdeen Angus cross from SW&K Metcalf, Whittingham. A further seventeen bulls sold over £700, with younger types selling to £640 for a five week olds from HJ Robinson, Milnthorpe. Dairy calves sold to £600 for a Fleckvieh from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby with black and whites to £460 from J&B Morley, Appleby. Heifer trade was not far behind, selling to £740 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from SW&K Metcalf, Whittingham. British Blue cross from E&L Fawcett, Morpeth sold to £720 and £700, with three more at £700 from CR Dickinson, Thurnham, JH Towers & Son, Tunstall and Messrs Sowerby, Appleby. Younger sorts sold to £500 for British Blues from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg at just five weeks old. A consignment of two to three week old black and white heifer calves from G&F Barnes, Withgill sold to £300, with others at £280 x3.
Bull Calf Top Prices: CHAROLLAIS: 805.00 Tunstall Hall, £800.00 Townhead Farm, £790.00 Townhead Farm, £765.00 Tunstall Hall, £760.00 Tunstall Hall, £740.00 Townhead Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £810.00 Charity Hall, £800.00 Charity Hall, £780.00 Hadderdale Farm, £770.00 Hadderdale Farm, £760.00 Hadderdale Farm, £760.00 Charity Hall. ANGUS: £800.00 Holme House Farm, £790.00 Holme House Farm, £790.00 Holme House Farm, £760.00 Holme House Farm, £760.00 Holme House Farm, £710.00 Throstle Croft. SIMMENTAL: £800.00 Charity Hall, £580.00 Charity Hall. FLECKVIEH: £600.00 Townhead Farm, £390.00 Townhead Farm. HEREFORD: £580.00 Wraysholme Tower, £500.00 Wraysholme Tower, £490.00 Wraysholme Tower, £340.00 Kitchlow Farm. LIMOUSIN: £500.00 Beckside, £480.00 Beckside. FRESIAN: £460.00 Hadderdale Farm, £420.00 Hadderdale Farm, £400.00 Hadderdale Farm, £390.00 Hadderdale Farm, £375.00 Tunstall HALL, £370.00 Hadderdale Farm. SHORTHORN: £ 150.00 Far Audlands.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £740.00 Holme House Farm, £430.00 Raw End. £400.00 Raw End, £400.00 Raw End, £390.00 Raw End, £380.00 Raw End. BRITISH BLUE: £720.00 Charity Hall, £700.00 Charity Hall, £700.00 Tunstall Hall, £580.00 Charity Hall, £570.00 Charity Hall, £550.00 Charity Hall. CHAROLLAIS: £700.00 Townhead Farm, £700.00 Throstle Croft, £610.00 Townhead Farm, £570.00 Townhead Farm, £440.00 Townhead Farm, £410.00 Townhead Farm. SIMMENTAL: £660.00 Charity Hall, £460.00 Charity Hall. LIMOUSIN: £610.00 Charity Hall. CONTINENTIAL: £560.00 Kitchlow Farm, £530.00 Kitchlow Farm. HEREFORD: £450.00 Kitchlow Farm. FRESIAN: £300.00 Withgill Farm, £280.00 Withgill Farm, £280.00 Withgill Farm, £280.00 Withgill Farm, £270.00 Withgill Farm, £260.00 Withgill Farm.
Stirks
Stirks soar to £1700 at NWA J36
Another packed ringside of both new and existing buyers were in attendance, which saw all stirks sell to a trade with a spring in its step, with the sun in the sky and the arrival of spring. The trade for steers saw a top price of £1700 for a Hereford cross from P Metcalfe, Quernmore. An eye catching trio of ten month old Charolais cross steers from J Turnball, Meathop sold at £1560. Other younger steers sold at £1230 for seven month old Limousin cross from JH Barker & Son, Haverthwaite. Several consignments of well reared dairy bred steers sold to £1230 for eight month old Simmental cross from H Ellison, Ulverston who also sold British Blue cross at £1210. Native sired steers sold to £1150 for eleven month old Aberdeen Angus cross, with five month old Aberdeen Angus cross £800 from Messrs Young, Lindal. Twelve month old black and white steers from Bellart Howe Farm, Witherslack sold at £900 with seven month old £600 from Messrs Wood, Pennington. Heifers sold to £1340 for a twelve month old Charolais cross from J Turnball, Meathop with other younger suckler bred heifers £1100 to £1200, to include four month old Charolais cross from R&BJ Cleasby, Broughton in Furness selling at £1100. Dairy bred heifers sold to £1320 for Charolais cross from S Ashcroft, Euxton with other stronger end continentals £1100 to £1250. Native sired heifers sold to £1100 for ten month old Aberdeen Angus cross from HL&JA Veitch, Kirkby Stephen with others at
£1050 from AT Bainbridge, Kirkby Stephen. Younger heifers sold to £710 for an Aberdeen Angus cross (six months old) from Messrs Young, Lindale.
Bull stirks sold to £1300 for four month old Charolais cross from R&BJ Cleasby, Broughton in Furness with other younger suckler bull calves selling to £1200 for Limousin cross from Slinger and Eaton, Sedbergh. Well reared dairy bred bulls sold to £1050 for six month old Simmental and British Blue cross, with others regularly £900 to £1000. Diary bulls sold to £860 for Black and Whites from Messrs Wood, Pennington. The next sale is on Thursday 20th March with strong buyer support promised all keen to secure young cattle ahead of turn out. Enter cattle with confidence, please contact Matthew Probert on 07540446667.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: CHAROLLAIS: £1300.00 Lower Hawthwaite. CONTINENTIAL: £1200.00 Holme Farm, £760.00 Charity Hall. LIMOUSIN: £1100.00 Little Musgrave Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1060.00 Little Musgrave Farm, £1010.00 Charity Hall, £860.00 Charity Hall, £810.00 Charity Hall. SIMMENTAL: £860.00 Charity Hall. FRESIAN: £860.00
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: CHAROLLAIS: £1340.00 Meathop Park Farm, £1320.00 Rose Hill Farm, £1290.00 Old Parkside Farm, £1180.00 Meathop Park Farm, £1110.00 Lower Hawthwaite, £970.00 Low Greaves. BRITISH BLUE: £1230.00 Rose Hill Farm, £1210.00 Rose Hill Farm, £1180.00 Rose Hill Farm, £1040.00 Low Greaves, £970.00 Low Greaves. LIMOUSIN: £1140.00 Stribers Farm, £900.00 Holme Farm. ANGUS: 1100.00 Holme Lea, £1050.00 Little Musgrave Farm, £810.00 Holme Lea, £710.00 Moss End Farm. SWEDISH RED WHITE: £780.00 Bellart Howe. HEREFORD: £750.00 Church Brow. FRESIAN: £700.00.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: HEREFORD: £1700.00 Old Parkside Road. CHAROLLAIS: £1560.00 Meathop Park Farm, £1360.00 Old Parkside Farm, £1340.00 Meathop Park Farm, £1180.00 Meathop Park Farm, £1150.00 Meathop Park Farm, £1080.00
Low Greaves. LIMOUSIN: £1230.00 Stribers Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1230.00 Low Greaves, £1050.00 Charity Hall. BRITISH BLUE: £1210.00 Low Greaves, £1050.00 Charity Hall, £1000.00 Channel House, £920.00 Charity Hall. ANGUS: £1150.00 Little Musgrave Farm, £800.00 Moss End Farm, £600.00 Wath Farm. FRESIAN: £900.00 Bellart Howe Farm, £600.00 Channel House.
Store Cattle- Get your kicks at Junction 36.
The all singing and all dancing store cattle trade continues to get a tune our of buyers from far and wide. Bulls set the day off at top volume with JA&J Harper, Killington topping the charts at £2480. This was music to the ears of all the vendors, as the high octave prices played out from the first note to the last.
- 10 month old British Blue bulls sold to £2100
- 10 month old heifers to £2060
- 12 month old bullocks to £2100
Today’s sale also included a show for cattle under the age of twelve months. This was kindly sponsored by MB Nutrition and judged by Mark McKelvey, Lochmaben who turned up fashionably late before making his mark on proceedings.
CLASS 1- SUCKLER BRED BULLOCK
B Wilson & Sons, Ashstead- Limousin- £1540
JH Atkinson & Partners, Mosergh Farm- Limousin- £1540
HR & KA Hodgson, Howriggs- Limousin- £1920
CLASS 2- SUCKLER BRED HEIFER
JH Atkinson & Partners, Mosergh Farm- British Blue- £1880
B Wilson & Sons, Ashstead- Limousin- £1920
MJ Whitworth, Mount Pleasant- Blonde- £1520
CLASS 3- SUCKLER BRED BULL
S Bosworth, Lower Oakeneaves Farm- British Blue- £2100
S Bosworth, Lower Oakeneaves Farm- Limousin- £2100
MJ Whitworth, Mount Pleasant- Blonde- £1740
CHAMPION- JH Atkinson & Partners
RESERVE CHAMPION- B Wilson & Sons
Bulls topped at £2480 from Messrs Harper for a twelve month old Limousin. A pen of three British Blue bulls sold to £2100 from S Bosworth, Burnley. The same home had another at £1900. Steers reached £2120 for a pair at sixteen month olds from HR&KA Hodgson, Carnforth. A single bullock from S Proctor, Selside sold to £2100 from the same good home. Hereford bullocks hit £2040 from M Moorhouse, Grange Over Sands. Aberdeen Angus heifers got to £2080 from JE Wightman, Lupton. A Clark & Johnson, Windermere were not far behind with once again some excellent Limousin heifers topping at £2060. A ten month old British Blue heifer sold to £2060 from W Heap, Chorley. The same home then had another to £1950. Please do not hesitate to get in touch about our next sale. Joel McGarva 07920009097.
Store Bullock Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2120.00 Howriggs, £2100.00 High Biggarsbank, £2020.00 Howriggs, £2020.00 High Biggarsbank, £1970.00 Howriggs, £1960.00 High Biggarsbank, £1920.00 Nook Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2050.00 High Biggarsbank, £2000.00 Hampsfield Hall, £1950.00 Broughton House Farm, £1870.00 Hampsfield Hall, £1800.00 Greenside Farm, £1780.00 High Biggarsbank, £1700.00 Hampsfield Hall. HEREFORD: £2040.00 Hampsfield Hall, £1820.00 Holme House Farm, £1660.00 Ellers Farm, £1520.00Houlker Hall Barn. ANGUS: £1960.00 Crabtree Farm, £1900.00 Crabtree Farm, £1690.00 Bradley Farm, £1580.00 Kendal House Farm, £1570.00 Thursgill, £1530.00 Birch Bank, £1500.00 Birks Farm. SHORTHORN: £1700.00 Howriggs, £1100.00 Abbots Reading Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1680.00 Low Longmire, £1610.00 Low Longmire, £1570.00 Riddings, £1320.00 Yak Leaf, £1250.00 Yak Leaf. SALER: £1600.00 Nook Farm. BLONDE: £1560.00
Crabtree Farm. £1480.00 Tarnside Farm. OTHER: £1210.00 Keld Farm, £1160.00 Keld Farm, £1150.00 Keld Farm, £1130.00 Keld Farm. CONTINENTIAL: £ 930.00 Howe Farm. Store Heifers Top Prices: ANGUS: £2080.00 Crabtree Farm, £1820.00 Crabtree Farm, £1680.00 Ellers Farm, £1660.00 Tarnside Farm, £1280.00 Holme House, £1220.00 Old School, £1210.00 Tarnside Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2060.00 Derbyshire Farm, £1950.00 Derbyshire Farm, £1880.00 Mosergh Farm, £1870.00 Hollowmire Farm, £1850.00 Church Brow, £1790.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1760.00 Tarnside Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2060.00 Far Orrest, £2000.00 Far Orrest, £1920.00 Ashstead, £1840.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1840.00 Nook Farm, £1740.00 Howriggs, £1710.00 Crabtree Farm. BLONDE: £1940.00 Far Orrest, £1520.00 Mount Pleasant Farm, £1480.00 Mount Pleasant Farm. CHAROLAIS: £ 1780.00 Cock Hall Farm, £1390.00 Low Longmire, £1280.00 Low Longmire, £1150.00 Yak Leaf, £1080.00 Yak Leaf, £1070.00 Howe Farm. HERFORD: £1730.00 Ellers Farm, £1690.00 Houlker Hall Barn, £1600.00 Ellers Farm, £1590.00 Tarnside Farm, £1580.00 Houlker Hall Barn, £1260.00 Holme House Farm, £1240.00 Low Longmire. SALER: £1620.00 Birch Bank. SIMMENTAL: £1480.00 Old School House. SHORT HORN: £860.00 Abbots Reading Farm, £860.00 Sayles farm, £800.00 Sayles Farm, £760.00 Sayles Farm, £500.00 Abbots Reading Farm. FRESIAN: £640.00 Lupton Hall.
Store Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2480.00 Capplethwaite Hall, £2100.00 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1880.00 Capplethwaite Hall, £1500.00 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1440.00 Birks Farm, £1440.00 High Field, £1300.00High Field. BRITISH BLUE: £2100.00 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1900.00 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1860.00 Capplethwaite Hall, £1740.00 Capplethwaite Hall, £1280.00 Aisgill Farm. BLONDE: £1740.00 Mount Pleasant Farm, £1600.00 Mount Pleasant Farm, £1540.00 Mount Pleasant Farm. HEREFORD: £1400.00 Houlker Hall Barn. OTHER: £1260.00 Brow Head. SIMMENTAL: £1180.00 High Field. CHAROLAIS: £1160.00 Drybeck.
OTM Cattle
Another fast trade for all classes and types with an overall market average of 231p/kg. Top of the beef cows today was an Aberdeen Angus cross from RJ Walling, Windermere selling at 264p/kg with a Limousin cross from JH Barker & Son, Haversham achieving 259p/kg, as did a South Devon from AT Threlkeld, Satterthwaite. Other heavier beef cows were generally 220p/kg to 245p/kg, with top grossing being a South Devon from AT Threlkeld totalling £2283.
Dairy culls sold to 239p/kg for a Black and White from AE Luffman, Howgill with other better end parlour types 210p/kg to 225p/kg, with the harder worked 170p/kg to 195p/kg. Top grossing was a Black and White from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack selling for £1715.
OTM heifers sold to 309p/kg and £1884 for a black and white from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington with steers selling to 349p/kg and £2449 for a British Blue cross from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton. Cull bulls sold to 259p/kg for a Limousin from CI Briggs, Ambleside and £2708 for a beef Shorthorn from M Robinson, Stainton.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 309.50 Low Strangerthwaite, 239.50 Beckside, 234.50 Bridge End Farm, 231.50 Strickland Hill, 229.50 Bridge End Farm, 224.50 Strickland Hill. Angus: 264.50 Mislet Farm, 249.50 Mislet Farm. Limousin: 259.50 Stribers Farm, 249.50 Scar Sykes Farm, 239.50 Stribers Farm, 234.50 Stribers Farm, 224.50 Stribers Farm. South Devon: 259.50 Bowkerstead Farm, 239.50 Bowkerstead Farm. Hereford: 254.50 Blea Tarn Road, 254.50 The Old Parsonage, 239.50 Old School House. Shorthorn: 239.50 Yak Leaf, 214.50 Sayles Farm. Continental: 239.50 Flodder Hall. Simmental: 239.50 Sella Farm, 209.50 High Wray Farm. Flekvieh: 214.50 Moss House Farm. Montbelliarde: 159.50 Ninezergh.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 349.50 Green Close, 329.50 Green Close. Angus: 344.50 Green Close.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Charolais: 314.50 Old Parkside Farm. Shorthorn: 229.50 Low Barrows Green Farm.
Prime Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 259.50 High Wray Farm.
Lancaster Store Cattle: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 7th March 2025.
Calves & Stirks
91 calves and weaned stirks forward today saw no let up in trade anywhere to be seen.
Rearing calves sold to £800 for a British Blue bull from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel with Aberdeen Angus cross sell to £780 from IT Richarson, Catforth, others from this run sold to £760. Hereford bulls sold to £740 from TE&MM Kidd, Ellel with younger British Blues to £700 from JP&C Robson, Brock. Black and Whites sold to £485 from JR Newsham, Conder Green. Heifer calves sold to £680 for Aberdeen Angus cross from IT Richardson, Catforth with other Aberdeen Angus from this good home along with Herefords from TE&MM Kidd, Ellel achieving £670. Younger sorts sold to £560 for British Blues from JP&C Robson, Brock with Charolais to £550 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. Weaned stirks sold to £900 for a pair of British Blue bulls from TD&A Gardner, Great Eccleston with Aberdeen Angus to £800 from Raby Farm, Preesall. Weaned heifers sold to £780 for Aberdeen Angus cross again from Raby Farms, with three to five month old British Blues heifers to £750 from Messrs Threlkeld, Milnthorpe.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: Angus: £780 Fern Hill Farm, £680 West View Farm, £670 West View Farm, £600 West View Farm, £290 Hudsbrook Farm, £270 Hudsbrook Farm. British Blue: £750 Holme Park, £720 Holme Park, £690 Fern Hill Farm, £560 Roe Farm. Hereford: £670 Booth Hall. Charolais: £550 Tills Farm, £455 Holmescales Farm. Limousin: £300 Holmescales Farm, £270 Holmescales Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £800 Boldens Farm, £700 Holme Park, £700 Roe Farm, £620 Roe Farm, £610 Roe Farm, £600 Tills Farm. Angus: £800 Fern Hill Farm, £780 West View Farm,£760 West View Farm, £760 Fern Hill Farm, £650 Boldens Farm, £640 Boldens Farm. Hereford: £740 Booth Hall, £680 Sellerley Farm, £680 Sellerley Farm, £450 Sellerley Farm, £410 Sellerley Farm. Friesian: £540 Fern Hill Farm, £500 Fern Hill Farm, £485 Sellerly Farm, £460 Sellerly Farm, £445 Booth Hall, £440 Boldens Farm. Limousin: £460 Holmescales, £420 Holmescales, £370 Holmescales.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £900 Larbreck Hill Farm, £900 Larbreck Hill Farm.
Store Cattle- TO £2880
Just when you think the store cattle trade couldn’t get any better, today we’ve seen exactly that! Out of a catalogued entry of 213 stores, over 60% passed the £2000 mark, with new highs of £2880 achieved.
Bullocks averaged £2106 Heifers averaged £2004
Leading consignments:
R&DM Rossall - 3x £2686
H Chapman – 4x £2440
SH&LE Birkett – 5x £2352
R&K Jenkinson – 4x £2330
TR Prickett – 4x £2300
Bullocks were quite phenomenal today with a top price of £2880 paid for an Aberdeen Angus cross from R&DM Rossall, Pilling who also sold British Blues to £2680. EE Thornton & Son, Heaton sold a Charolais to £2580, whist Limousin sold to £2500 from H Chapman & Son, Middleton. A further eighteen bollocks sold over £2400. Black and White bullocks sold to £2180 for a trio from EE Thornton, Heaton with MRI’s to £2020 from Barlow Bros, Preston. Heifers were not far behind selling to £2500 for a British Blue from R&DM Rossall, Pilling with not one but four very nice Limousins from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof selling to £2300. Charolais sold to £2220 from WA Hodgson, Whinfell with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to the same price on six occasions for T&E Garlick, Freckleton. A further thirty eight heifers broke the £2000 barrier, with trade quite scintillating.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £2880 Abrahams Farm, £2420 Low Levens, £2400 Gaskell House, £2320 Grange Farm, £2320 Gulf Farm, £2250 Low Levens. British Blue: £2680 Abrahams Farm, £2420 Stubb Hall Farm, £2420 Outerthwaite Farm, £2420 Millbeck, £2400 Holmes Farm, £2180 Lodge Farm. Charolais: £2580 Downlands Farm, £2400 Low Moor Head Farm, £2320 Moss Edge Farm, £2180 Howriggs, £2000 Moss Edge Farm, £1800 Parrox Hall Farm. Limousin: £2500 Millbeck, £2420 Millbeck, £2400 Scale House Farm, £2400 High Tenement Farm, £2400 Howriggs, £2350 Scale House Farm. Simmental: £2320 Plumpton Hall Farm, £2200 Littlewood Hall Farm, £1880 Station Hotel Farm. Friesian: £2180 Downlands Farm, £1980 Downlands Farm, £1920 Gaskell House, £1850 Boundary House, £1680 Gaskell House, £1650 Plumpton Hall. Hereford: £2080 Gulf Farm, £2050 Low Waterside, £1980 Moss Edge Farm, £1220 Middle Ridge Farm, £1120 Middle Ridge Farm. MRI: £2020 Littlewood Hall Farm. Stabilizer: £1980 Low Moor Head Farm, £1780 Low Moor Head Farm. Flekvieh: £1920 Bowlands Gardens.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £2500 Abrahams Farm, £2250 Stubb Hall Farm, £2220 Outerthwaite Farm, £2120 Barker Knott, £2100 Barker Knott, £2100 Pasture House Farm. Limousin: £2300 Hutton Roof Hall, £2080 Rowell Farm, £1650 Lathwaite Farm. Charolais: £2220 Whelpside Farm, £2150 Whelpside Farm. Angus: £2220 Grange Farm, £2200 Outerthwaite Farm, £2150 Low Levens, £2100 Hare Field House, £2080 Rowell Farm, £2000 Lodge Farm. Hereford: £2120 Yeat House, £1920 Bowlands Gardens.
OTM Cattle
The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw a few less about then previous weeks, with a pleasing average of 263p/kg. Cattle broke the £3000 barrier with PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby selling an OTM bull at £3199.25 or 329.5p/kg.
Cast cows saw a top price per head of £2615.75 from WG Farms, Cockerham for an Aberdeen Angus cross, with other beef OTM cows from BD&PM Gill & Son, Ingleton at 364.5p/kg or £2303 for a Bazadaise. Plenty more OTM beef cattle were over the 300p/kg mark.
Dairy bred OTM cows topped out at £2068 or 264.5p/kg from J Huddleston, Brookhouse with other Friesian bred OTM’s at 259.5p/kg from Barker Farms, Warton. Any number of OTM Friesian cows were around the 240p/kg to 250p/kg mark.
OTM heifers saw an average of 300p/kg, topping at 349.5p/kg or £1999 from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe for an Aberdeen Angus. Frisian heifers topped at £2135 or 309p/kg from Pickervance Farms, Roseacre with others £1872 or 309p/kg from AT Burrow, Gressingham.
No let up in the trade for OTM steers, with an average of 290p/kg achieved. Topping at £2304 or 334.5p/kg for a Friesian from AT Burrow, Gressingham who also had a Limousin cast steer to 364.5p/kg or £2077. Other beef bred OTM steers achieved 354.5p/kg from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe for an Aberdeen Angus.
Many more cattle can be handled on a Friday morning, with buyers eager to fill order books, please contact one of our auctioneers or fields men for marketing advice.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Bazadaise: 364.50 Yarlsber, 254.50 Yarlsber. Other: 334.50 Lathwaite Farm, 219.50 Jamesons Farm. British Blue: 319.50 Low Waterside, 254.50 High Road, 249.50 Jamesons Farm, 229.50 Jamesons Farm, 229.50 Jamesons Farm. Limousin: 309.50 High Road, 299.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, 284.50 Fellside Farm, 269.50 Fellside Farm, 249.50 Fellside Farm, 239.50 Low Waterside. Friesian: 264.50 Ravenscar, 259.50 Cotestone Farm, 254.50 Ravenscar, 249.50 Cocker House Farm, 249.50 Low Deepslack. Simmental: 244.50 Jamesons Farm. Hereford: 239.50 Mill Cottage. Angus: 229.50 Jamesons Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 349.50 Rowell Farm. Friesian: 309.50 Roseacre Hall, 309.50 High Snab, 299.50 Roseacre Hall, 289.50 Cotestone Farm, 289.50 Roseacre Hall.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 364.50 High Snab. Angus: 354.50 Rowell Farm, 339.50 Rowell Farm. Friesian: 334.50 High Snab, 274.50 High Snab, 249.50 Boundary House.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Blonde: 329.50 Mason Gill.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 10th
Lancaster: 10am Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
11:15am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Tuesday 11th
J36: 9am Online Machinery Sale concludes 10:30am Pigs
11am Opening Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot 1pm Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Wednesday 12th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
Thursday 13th
J36: 10:30am Store Hoggs
Friday 14th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
