Weekly Report and Newsletter - 21st March 2025
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs. Monday 17th March 2025.
Prime Hoggs
A very much seasonal entry of hoggs were forward today, ranging from 29kg to 69kg with a large proportion being grass finished hoggs producing a very respectable market average of 340p/kg. Several consignments of well bred and well finished hoggs were keenly competed for and met by buyers approval selling to £205 for Texel cross from AG Butler, Hambleton, £196 for Charolais cross from KA Purtill, Wigan who sold Beltex cross at £189. Others achieved £187 from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore and £185 from P Lawrenson, Chorley. Well finished standard weight hoggs continue to attract the keenest buyer attention regularly selling at £155 to £170, with grass finish hoggs, in weight specification, £140 to £155.
Today sale peaked at 422p/kg on three occasions for Beltex cross hoggs from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore and AG Butler, Hambleton. Closely followed by KA Purtill, Wigan selling the best of his at 420p/kg. Well finished in specification hoggs were generally 340p/kg to 370p.kg, with grass finished 330p/kg to 335p/kg.
Hill bred hoggs saw Mules sell to £140 and 324p/kg, Cheviots to £137 and 370p/kg, horned hoggs to £123 and 300p/kg. It is to vendors advantage to arrive in good time to allow hoggs to be pre sorted and weighed prior to the sale, which commences at 10am prompt.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £205 Park Farm Barn, £178 Newhouse Farm, £173 Oak Aveune, £172 Overhouses, £172 Walmsley Fold, £169 Park Farm Barn. CHAROLAIS: £196 Oak Aveune, £185 Walmsley Fold, £174 Adamsons Farm, £174, £173 Walmsley Fold, £172 Adamsons Farm. BELTEX: £190 Park Farm Barn, £189 Oak Aveune, £187, £173 (x2) Castle Mill Farm, £173 Oak Aveune. CONTINENTAL: £159 Castle Mill Farm, £157, £154, £150 Bensons Farm, £142 Burrow Heights Farm, £137 Old Parkside Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £155, £133 Goose Green Farm. SUFFOLK: £148, £141, £135 Little Crimbles, £130 Quarry House Farm, £130 Old Parkside Farm, £120 Burrow Heights Farm. MULE: £140 Oak Aveune, £129 (x2) Burrow Heights Farm, £120 Quarry House Farm, £120, £90 Old Parkside Farm. CHEVIOT: £137 Ellers Farm, £134 Little Crimbles, £130 Burrow Heights Farm. ZWARTBLE: £135 Overhouses. SWALEDALE: £123, £120, £117 Appletree Farm.
Cast Sheep
As promised cull ewes were once again keenly competed for, with today’s sale averaging £153.50. The strongest continental cross ewes sold to £230 from MJ&LC Lund, Quernmore who sold others at £220. M Beresford, Kirkby in Furness sold her best at £214 and £200. Medium continental ewes were regularly £150 to £180. Mules sold to £194 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth with others at £162 from DJ&MC Platts, Caton. Other ewes today sold to £176 for Dorset from MJ&LC Lund, Quernmore with Cheviot cross to £141 from DR Preston, Caton.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £230 Corney Hill Farm, £214, £200 Angerton Hall Farm, £162 Corney Hill Farm, £162 The Borrans, £131 Greenbank Farm. CONTINENTAL: £220, £130, £92 Corney Hill Farm. MULE: £194 Burrow Heights Farm, £162 Greenbank Farm, £141, £135 Ellers Farm, £132 Burrow Heights Farm. DORSET: £176 Corney Hill Farm. SUFFOLK: £119 Moss Gate Farm.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
Today sale comprised of 28 families, which continue to sell to the strong prices of recent weeks, buyers today showed preference towards ewes with stronger lambs. Aged Texel ewes with twin Texel cross lambs from TR Gorst, Bay Horse sold to £455, with others from the same good home regularly £365 to £400. Aged Suffolk cross ewes with twin Suffolk cross lambs sold to £340 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. £320 was achieved by E Parker, Mewith selling aged Dorset ewes with twin Texel cross lambs. A ring full of aged Mule ewes with twin Texel lambs sold at £315 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. Ewes with singles sold to £275 for a Texel cross from E Parker, Mewith with others at £250 from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell with older ewes with younger lambs generally £175 to £200. Ewes and lambs will be sold every Monday at 11am, with fifty families already entered for next week.
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £455, £405 Hole of Ellel, £275 Burnhead Farm, £250 The Borrans, £175 Burton Meadow Barn, £165 The Borrans. CONTINENTAL: £380, £365, £340 Hole of Ellel, £320 Burnhead Farm, £280 The Borrans, £190 Quarry House Farm. SUFFOLK: £340 Bensons Farm, £195, £185 Egerton Lodge Farm. MULE: £315 Bensons Farm, £155 Burton Meadow Barn.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Tuesday 18th March 2025.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
A tidy sale of 24 families mainly consisting of single lambs. Singles today were topping at £288 from John Woof, Sedbergh for a pen of Cheviot ewes with beltex Lambs. This followed with a run of singles of the same sort averaging £130 per life.
Twin numbers were less today with top price for twins at £300. Well grown lambs were extremely desirable today with customers eager to hit the early spring lamb trade.
A big entry for next week already as we get into full swing. Plenty more required to fill demand. Contact the office or auctioneers with entries or any enquiries.
Robert Cloughton on 07867000244
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: Cheviot: £300 £288 £260 £240 Ghyll Farm. Continental: £250 Curlew Rock, £250 Ghyll Farm. Mule: £220 Ghyll Farm. Dutch Spotted: £200 £180 Curlew Rock.
Prime Hoggs- Demand for hoggs stays strong.
Junction 36 held its weekly sale of prime hoggs which saw the usual strong ringside of buyers faced with a large mixture of quality. Heavy sheep were met with slightly more resistance on the week, however handy weight types continue to be a very attractive trade
M & YS Barker sells 44kg hoggs to £190 or 431.8ppk. Lighter ones from the same home sold to £160.00. 39kg hoggs from Messers R T Colbear sold to £154. Good fed sheep also a joy to sell with Messers Butler getting £169 for a pen of 4 46kg Texels.
A pair of Charollais from the same and slightly lighter hit £160. Heavy sheep received less demand from buyers, however the fitter end was still a good trade. Messers Little sold to £187 for his heaviest end. The same home had a pen of 5 Suffolks at 54kg to make £173.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch before next weeks sale.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Beltex: £190 £160 Halton Park Farm. Texel: £187 Helm Croft, £178 Red Scar Farm, £173 Halton Park Farm, £172 Park Farm Barn, £170 Helm Croft, £170 Red Scar Farm, £169 Park Farm Barn. Suffolk: £173 Helm Croft, £172 Park Farm Barn, £170 Halton Park Farm, £159 Helm Croft, £158 Park Farm Barn, £154 The Glen, £151 Slack Farm. Charollais: £168 Halton Park Farm, £167 £160 Park Farm Barn, £159 Head Farm, £159 Park Farm Barn, £156 Helm Croft. Leicester: £166 £148 Hareden Farm. Mule: £163 Helm Croft, £150 Hareden Farm, £148 Helm Croft, £146 Sun Farm, £145 Tailbert. Teeswater: £158 £130 Murthwaite. Cheviot: £152 The Plough Inn, £148 Brow Head, £140 High Borrowbridge, £133 Brow Head, £130 £129 High Borowbridge, £129 Brow Head. Masham: £151 Murthwaite, £131 Holme House Farm. Dalesbred: £150 £141 Holme House Farm, £140 Fell End Farm, £126 Farleton House, £119 Fell End Farm. Herdwick: £150 Meadowbank Farm, £147 Bradshaw Lane, £132 Wall End Farm, £127 £126 Hall Dunnerdale Farm House, £122 Murthwaite. Dutch Spotted: £150 Halton Park Farm, £130 Curlew Rock. Swale: £144 Holme House Far, £130 Gunner Fleet Farm, £130 Halton Park Farm, £130 Thorn Cottage, £125 Fleet Farm. Scotch Blackface: £140 Sun Farm. Rough Fell: £139 £133 High Swinklebank Farm, £121 Ghyll Farm, £114 Marsh House Farm, £98 Spice Gill Farm. Continental: £138 Slack Farm, £111 £109 Spice Gill Farm. Jacob: £120 Wall End Farm.
Cast Sheep
All classes of cull sheep maintained the buoyant trade of recent weeks with an overall average of £121 for a sale with over half the entry being pure hill bred ewes.
Pure continentals sold to £268 for Texels from W Garnett & Son with others at £262 from E Dodgson with other stronger ends £205-£245 and mediums £175-£200. First cross ewes sold to £210 with other stronger ends £170-£200 and mediums £150£170 with the leaner end £130-£145.
Mules sold to £202 from GA & M Robinson with heavier mules generally £170-£190, mediums £140-£165 and meated smaller ewes £125- £145.
Pure hill ewes sold to £182 for Cheviots, £135 for Rough Fells, £134 for Welsh, £108 for Swaledale, £108 for Dalesbred, £102 for Herdwicks. Medium horned ewes regularly £80-£100 with the smaller and leaner end £60-£75. Goats sold to £92 for Baggott nannies.
Cull rams sold to £220 for a Cheviot from LA & M Lambert with other mediums £170-£210 with lighter weights £140-£160, horned rams £125-£150.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £268.00 Ackenthwaite Farm, £262.00 Spital Farm, £250.00 Spital Farm, £228.00 North Farm, £225.00 Town End. SUFFOLK: £218.00 Ackenthwaite Farm, £212.00 Hawkrigg End, £192.00 Ackenthwaite Farm, £188.00 Moors Cottage, £175.00 The Glen. LEICESTER: £212.00 Moss End Farm. MULE: £ 202.00 Cold Seat Barn, £184.00 North Farm, £182.00 Slack Farm, £176.00 Raw Head, £172.00 Hill Top Farm, £168.00 Borrans Farm. ZWARTABLE: £194.00 Scales Park Farm, £118.00 Scales Park Farm. CHEVIOUTXMULE: £188.00 Swallowmire. CHEVIOT: £182.00 Ghyll Farm, £150.00 Cragg Farm, £140.00 Naddle Farm, £138.00 Low Deepslack, £130.00 Naddle Farm, £126.00 Naddle Farm. ROUGH FELL: £135.00 Marsh House Farm, £134.00 Low Deepslack, £115.00 High Swinklebank Farm, £96.00 High Swinklebank Farm, £82.00 Steps Farm. CONTINENTIAL: £134.00 Slack Farm, £120.00 The Glen, £118.00 Matson Farm, £110.00 The Glen, £90.00 Matson Farm. TEESWATER: £122.00 Steps Farm. SWALEDALE: £108.00 Cottage Farm, £108.00 Holme House Farm. £105.00 Hareden Farm, £100.00 Greaves Farm, £96.00 Town End. HERDWICK: £102.00 Lakeland Farm, £102.00 Lakeland Farm, £88.00 Fenwick, £72.00 Fenwick, £70.00 Fenwick. SCOTCHBLACKFACE: £88.00 Lower Lodge. GOAT: £92.00 Levens Hall.
Cast Ram Top Prices: CHEVIOT: £220.00 Brow Head. BELTEX: £200.00 Greaves Farm. TEXEL: £195.00 Holme House Farm, £195.00 North Farm, £174.00 Blea Tarn, £128.00 Forest Hall Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £185.00 Lower Lodge. LEICESTER: £180.00 Forest Hall, £140.00 Holme House Farm, £110.00 Greaves Farm. DALESBRED: £144.00 Holme House Farm. HORNED: £138.00 Braestead. HERDWICK: £78.00 Tongue House.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 20th March 2025.
Calves- Calves continue their fine form at J36 giving some past vendors no option but to return after a short time away. 128 forward
Bulls
• British Blue: £880 from J & B Morley, Appleby
• Limousin: £800 from W Stamper, Chipping
• Charolais: £800 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington
• Aberdeen Angus: £750 from W Stamper, Chipping
• Blonde: £550 from R Heath, Bootle
• Black & White: £485 from J & B Morley, Appleby
• Fleckvieh: £460 from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton
Heifers
• Aberdeen Angus: £700 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington
• British Blue: £680 from J & B Morley, Appleby
• Limousin: £660 from W Stamper, Chipping
• Charolais: £560 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor
• Blonde: £520 from R Heath, Bootle
• Black & Whites: £280 from GF Barnes, Clitheroe
Bull calves sell to £880 from J & B Morley, Appleby with others to £850 in this good consignment. Limousin bulls sold to £800 from W Stamper, Chipping with other Limousin to £790 from M & S Blease, Milnthorpe. Charolais bulls reached £800 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington and Abeerdeen Angus sold to £750 from W Stamper, Chipping, Younger month old types sold to £630 for a Charolais from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with Limousin to £600 from CM & CS Chappelhow, Penrith and British Blue to £590 from A Pickthall, Kendal. Black & Whites sold to £485 and £480 for strong sorts from J & B Morley, Appleby with month old Fleckvieh to £460 from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton. Heifer calves sold away nicely, topping at £700 for Aberdeen Angus x from SW & K Metcalf, Whittington with British Blue to £680 from J & B Morley, Appleby. Limousin to £660 from W Stamper, Chipping with younger models to £560 for British Blue from CM & CS Chappelhow, Penrith and also for Charolais from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Blonde heifers to £520 for R Heath, Bootle. A consignment of 2–3-week-old Black & Whites sold to £280 from G & F Barnes, Clitheroe.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £880 Hadderdale Farm, £850 Hadderdale Farm, £590 Borrans Farm, £580 Elm Tree Farm, £540 Elm Tree Farm, £540 Elm Tree Farm. Limousin: £800 Coldcotes Farm, £790 The Barn, £660 The Barn, £640 The Barn, £600 High Grounds Farm. Charolais: £800 Holme House Farm, £630 Low Audlands, £600 Holme House Farm. Angus: £750 Coldcotes Farm, £710 Holme House Farm, £350 Dolphenby Farm, £330 Dolphenby Farm, £230 Coat Green Farm. Blonde: £550 Midtown Farm, £500 Midtown Farm, £450 Midtown Farm, £250 Midtown Farm. Friesian: £485 Hadderdale Farm, £480 Hadderdale Farm, £460 Hadderdale Farm, £450 Hadderdale Farm, £180 Withgill Farm, £175 Coat Green Farm. Flekvieh: £460 Green Lane End Farm, £440 Green Lane End Farm, £435 Green Lane End Farm, £430 Green Lane End Farm.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: Angus: £700 Holme House Farm, £660 Holme House Farm, £450 Colby Farms, £380 Green Lane End Farm, £370 Dolphenby Farm, £360 Dolphenby Farm. British Blue: £680 Hadderdale Farm, £560 High Grounds Farm, £545 Borrans Farm, £540 Elm Tree Farm, £540 Colby Farms, £470 Borrans Farm. Limousin: £660 Coldcotes Farm, £6750 Coldcotes Farm, £610 Coldcotes Farm, £580 Hyning Home Farm, £570 Hyning Home Farm, £550 Hyning Home Farm. Charolais: £560 Low Audlands. Blonde: £520 Midtown Farm, £425 Midtown Farm, £420 Midtown Farm, £400 Midtown Farm, £370 Midtown Farm. Friesian: £280 Withgill Farm. Hereford: £240 Coat Green Farm, £220 Coat Green Farm, £170 Coat Green Farm. Shorthorn: £230 Raisgill Hall.
Stirks
A top price of £1380 for a pair of 10-month-old Luing x from SW Atkinson & Son who sold others at £1280 & £1260. Other steers sold to £1280 for 10-month-old Parathanise x from S Gelderd with many others £1100-£1250. Dairy bred steers sold to £1210 for 11-month-old Hereford x from Bellart Howe Farm with 9-month-old Simmental x at £1160 from S & M Carter and British Blue x at £1160 from AT Bainbridge. Younger steers nicely selling £850-£1000 with a run of Longho rn steers 7-9 months old from Lowther Farming sold to £880 with others at £860. Dairy bred steers sold to £970 for 10-month-old from Bellart Howe Farm.
Heifers: Limousin x heifers 9-month-old from AJ & L Birkett sold to £1170 closely followed by others from SW Atkinson at £1150. Dairy bred heifers sold to £1090 for a trio of 8-month-old British Blue x from Shuttleworth & Brown with 8-month-old Simmental x from A & CM Carter at £1060. Other heifers of both continental and native bred generally £850- £980 with several younger end heifers 6-month-old selling to £680 for British Blue x and 4-month-old to £600 for Limousin x and Aberdeen Angus.
Bulls: An entry of predominately younger bulls sold to £1350 for 7-month-old Limousin x from J & SE Woof. Well reared 6month-old British Blue x bulls sold to £920, this price also achieved for Montbeliarde. Aberdeen Angus x sold to £870 on several occasions. Dairy bulls sold to £640 for 6-month-old Black & Whites.
Dairy Heifers: A special entry of Black & White 7–8-month-old heifer stirks attracted keen buyer interest selling to £850 with others at £840, £810 & £800. More could have been easily sold.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1350 Rhumes. British Blue: £920 Colby Farms. Montbelliarde: £920 Colby Farms. Angus: £870 Colby Farms, £870 Moss Side Farm. Continental: £870 Moss Side Farm. Charolais: £850 Moss Side Farm. Friesian: £640 Coldcotes Farm, £550 Moss Side Farm. Highland: £560 Holme Farm, £450 Holme Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1170 High Birk Howe Farm, £1150 Capplerigg Farm, £1090 High Birk House Farm, £690 Rhumes, £600 Colby Farms. British Blue: £1090 Shaw Paddock, £980 Little Musgrave Farm, £720 Moss Side Farm, £680 Coldcotes Farm. Angus: £1060 Little Musgrave Farm, £600 Colby Farms. Simmental: £1060 Black Bull Farm, £1000 Black Bull Farm. Parthenaise: £1020 Garden Terrace, £900 Garden Terrace, £840 Garden Terrace. Longhorn: £920 Lowther Farming, £830 Lowther Farming, £600 Lowther Farming. Friesian: £850 West View Farm, £840 West View Farm, £810 Bellart Howe Farm, £810 West View Farm, £800 West View Farm,. Swedish Red: £810 West View Farm. Highland: £350 Holme Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Continental: £1380 Capplerigg Farm, £1260 Capplerigg Farm, £880 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Limousin: £1280 Capplerigg Farm, £1130 Birch Bank, £1120 Capplerigg Farm, £1040 High Birk Howe Farm. Parthenaise: £1280 Garden Terrace. Hereford: £1210 Bellart Howe Farm, £880 Lowther Farming. Simmental: £1160 Black Bull Farm, £1150 Black Bull Farm. British Blue: £1160 Little Musgrave Farm. Angus: £1000 Lowther Farming. Friesian: £970 Bellart Howe Farm, £750 Bellart Howe Farm. Longhorn: £860 Lowther Farming, £740 Lowther Farming, £640 Lowther Farming.
Store Cattle- Where there’s muck there’s brass
Today’s store cattle sale featured a very mixed bag in terms of quality however to someone of partial vision this wouldn’t be obvious as big numbers rang out from the offset.
A really nice run of Limousin stores from Allan G Riley Ltd sold to £2260 and £2220 for heifers. Bullocks from the same home topped at £1980 at just 12 month old. Aberdeen Angus bullocks topped at £2040 for a pair from MT Howarth of Woodlea Farm. The same good home had their bullocks at £1880. Hereford heifers sored to £1980 again from Messrs Riley. Charolais heifers got to £1940 from JE Wightman.
The new and much-loved section for store bulls again produced an inspiring trade with buyers old and new ringside. Bank House Farms topped with Limousin bulls reaching £2190 at a year old. Younger Charolais at a mere 10-month-old sold to £1960 from RW Wilson of Gill Garth. Even younger Limousin bulls from CM & CS Chappelhow hit £1510 at just 7 month old of age.
The good, the bad and the ugly all sold exceptionally well at today’s sale with most types up yet again on our last sale. Please get in touch if you have any cattle to sell. You won’t believe the possibilities.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £2040 Woodlea Farm, £1940 Crabtree Farm, £1600 Bouthwaite Farm, £1600 Bradlow Farm.Limousin: £1980 Westfield Farm, £1900 Rhumes, £1810 Woodlea Farm, £1800 Slack Farm, £1720 Moss House Farm, £1700 Mireside Farm.Hereford: £1880 Woodlea Farm, £1860 Tarnside Farm, £1600 Woodlea Farm.Parthenaise: £1760, £1740, £1620, £1480 (2) Top Thorn Farm.Bazadaise: £1760 Bouthwaite.Longhorn: £1660 Woodlea, £1350, £1150 The Glen.Shorthorn: £1460 Boundary Beck.Other: £1290 Keld Farm.Simental: £1280 Keld Farm.Friesian: £990 Angerton Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Limousin: £2260, £2220, £2060 Westfield Farm, £1940 Rhumes, £1880 Tarnside Farm, £1810 Rhumes.Hereford: £1980 Westfield Farm, £1640 Tarnside Farm.Charolais: £1940 Crabtree Farm.British Blue: £1920 Crabtree Farm, £1790 Tarnside Farm, £1640 Bouthwaite Farm.Angus: £1800 Crabtree Farm, £1580 Old School, £1540, £1480 Bouthwaite Farm, £1460 Tarnside Farm, £1240 Moss House.Simental: £1740, £1380 Keld Farm, £1080 High Field.Bazadaise: £1600 Bouthwaite Farm.Friesian: £1500 Strickland Hill.Norwegian Red: £1310 Moss House Farm.Shorthorn: £1300, £1130 Boundary Beck.
Store Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £2190, £1980, £1970, £1780 (2) Bank House Farm, £1510 High Grounds Farm. Charolais: £1960, £1940, £1780, £1680, £1340 Gill Garth. Blonde: £1040 Angerton Farm.
OTM Cattle
The cull cow trade stepped up another level at NWA J36, with an overall average of 240p/kg with over half the entry being dairy bred cows. Beef cows sold to a top of 294.5p/kg for a Stabiliser from J&J Beary Farming, Orton with Limousins at 289p/kg from D&A Nicholson, Ulverston and Aberdeen Angus at 274p/kg from RJ Walling, Windermere. Other beef cows today were predominately native bred generally 240p/kg to 260p/kg. Top grossing was a Limousin from D&A Nicholson, Ulverston achieving £2014, with a Hereford selling at £2002 from DJ&S Stainton, Howgill. Other beef cows were regularly £1500 to £1700. Young dairy cows sold to 309p/kg for a black and white from RJ&D Holden, Broughton in Furness. Other heavier well fleshed dairy cows were 240p/kg to 260p/kg, with parlour types 220p/kg to 235p/kg, with only the lightest and leanest 170p/kg to 195p/kg. Top grossing was a black and white from RJ&D Holden, Broughton in Furness achieving £1986, with another at £1938 from Jenkin Crag Farm, Kendal and £1883 from BR Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal. Meated dairy cows regularly £1350 to £1500.
Just a single cull stock bull today, being a Holstein Friesian selling at 199p/kg and £1959 from Messrs Ellwood, Kirkby in Furness.
An entry of half a dozen OTM dairy heifers sold to 309p/kg and £2107 from Stickland Hill Farming, Witherslack with others 230p/kg to 260p/kg and £1300 to £1500.
OTM steers sold to 364p/kg for a Beef Shorthorn from Messrs Long & Knipe, Backbarrow with others at 359p/kg from J Turnbull, Meathop. Top grossing achieving £3012 from Messrs Long & Knipe. A pleasing entry of seven prime steers were greeted with buyers’ approval, selling to a top of 384p/kg for a Aberdeen Angus cross from Messrs Long & Knipe, Ulverston and British Blue cross from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton. Other heavy weight native sired steers were 360p/kg to 375p/kg. Top grossing being a Beef Shorthorn cross achieving £2745, with others at £2531, £2449 and £2445 (x2). A single prime Beef Shorthorn cross heifers sold to at 364p/kg and £2540 from Messrs Long & Knipe, Ulverston.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 309.50 Syke House Farm, 249.50 Jenkin Crag, 249.50 Moss House Farm, 244.50 Moss House Farm, 229.50, 224.50 Jenkin Crag. Stabiliser: 294.50 Gaythorne Hall. Limousin: 289.50 Birch Bank. Angus: 279.50 Gaythorne Hall, 274.50 Mislet Farm, 269.50 Gaythorne Hall, 269.50 Mislet Farm, 259.50 Mislet Farm, 249.50 Mireside Farm. Hereford: 269.50 Beck House. British Blue: 259.50 Swallowmire, 244.50 Swallowmire, 199.50 Meathop Park Farm Lodge. Norwegian Red: 259.50 Moss House Farm. Belgian Blue: 249.50 Fold Farm. Longhorn: 229.50 Crow Wood. Belted Galloway: 199.50 Holme Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 309.50 Strickland Hill, 264.50, 229.50, 209.50 Jenkin Crag, 134.50 Ackenthwaite Farm, 119.50 Ackenthwaite Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Shorthorn: 364.50 The Glen, 359.50 Meathop Park Farm Lodge, 349.50 The Glen
Cast Bull Top Prices: Friesian: 199.50 Heathwaite Farm.
Prime Heifer Top Prices: Shorthorn: 364.50 The Glen.
Prime Steer Top Prices: Angus: 384.50 The Glen, 364.50 Green Close. British Blue: 384.50, 344.50 Green Close. Shorthorn: 374.50, 369.50, 359.50 The Glen.
Lancaster Store Cattle: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 21st March 2025.
Calves & Stirks- 70 Calves and weaned stirks sold to £1240.
Rearing calves sold to a top of £870 for a British Blue bull from JM&MH France, Littledale with other rearing bull calves to £750 and £740 from CR&A Baxter, Morecambe. Also at £740 was a Hereford bull from JR Newsham, Condor Green with this run topping the black and whites at £530. Younger sorts sold to £650 for a British Blue from JP&C Robson, Brock with others at £600 from MH&SJ Morris, Wraysholme.
Heifer calves sold to £590 for British Blues from CR Baxter & Son, Morecambe with others at £560 from JP&C Robson, Brock. A nice run from Pickervance Farms, Kirkham sold to £480 while Herefords reached £440 from MH&SJ Morris, Wraysholme.
Weaned stirks flew to £1240 for a Charolais bullock from D&J Hay, Cockerham with heifers from this nice run sold to £1120 and £1100. TD&A Gardner, Great Eccleston sold bulls to £890, with freshly weaned Montbeliardes to £730 from this same good home.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £590 New Brows Farm, £560 Roe Farm, £490 Roe Farm, £480 Roseacre Hall, E£75 Roseacre Hall, £465 Roseacre Hall. Angus: £450 Tills Farm, £350 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £345 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £300 Kirkwood Lodge Farm. Hereford: £440 Wraysholme Tower, £350 Wraysholme Tower. Friesian: £430 Roseacre Hall.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £870 Newhouse Farm, £740 New Brows Farm, £650 Roe Farm, £600 Wraysholme Tower, £580 New Brows Farm, £560 Roe Farm. Angus: £750 New Brows Farm, £640 New Brows Farm, £610 New Brows Farm, £460 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £390 New Brows Farm, £295 Kirkwood Lodge Farm. Hereford: £740 Sellerley Farm, £700 Sellerley Farm, £690 Sellerley Farm, £640 Sellerley Farm. Friesian: £530 Sellerley Farm, £510 Sellerley Farm, £490 Sellerley Farm, £490 Sellerley Farm, £300 New House Farm. Limousin: £420 Kirkwood Lodge Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £890 Larbreck Hill Farm. Montbeliarde: £730 Larbreck Hill Farm. Angus: £720 Larbreck Hill Farm.
Store Cattle
Store cattle quite simply out of this world today with 50% of the bullocks selling over £2300.
Averages:
• Bullocks: £2172.45
• Heifers: £2019.74
• Overall: £2073.70
Bullocks topped at £2820 for not one but 5 British Blues from J Lamb, Old Glasson with other British Blues to £2720 from JM Cockett, Ingleton and £2650 for SH & LE Birkett, Nether Kellet. Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £2750 from JM Cockett, Ingleton and £2620 for J & JM Walmsley, Pilling. Simmental bullocks from M & C Booth, Kentmere sold to £2750 and £2680 while Limousins topped at £2700 for TJ Lloyd, Settle. Black and white bullocks good to sell, topping at £2100 from EE Thornton & Sons, Morecambe with a further 6 from this home at £1950. Heifers sold to £2650 for Aberdeen Angus from LE & A Ridding, Kendal with others to £2450 in this run. SH & LE Birkett,
Nether Kellett sold 3 British Blues to £2400 with other British Blues to £2320 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. Limousin sold to £2220 from J Beck & Son, Tatham with any amount of strong heifers top side of £2000.
Store Bullock Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2820 Old Glasson Farm, £2720 Foredales Farm, £2650 Stubb Hall Farm, £2580 Carlingwha, £2520 Windy Hill Farm, £2350 Staffords Farm. ANGUS: £2750 Foredales Farm, £2620 Staffords Farm, £2600 Foredales Farm, £2550 Carlingwha, £2300 Downlands Farm, £2220 Proctors Row. SIMMENTAL: £2750, £2680 Hartrigg. HEREFORD: £2720 Foredales Farm, £2580 Eddisford Bridge Farm, £2550 Pasture House Farm, £2500 Carlingwha, £2400 Pasture House Farm, £2050 Stubbins Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2700 Proctors Row, £2320 Edisford Bridge Farm, £2180 Hill Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2320 Whitray Farm, £1900, £1880 Middle Ridge Farm, £1620 Hall Croft. FRIESIAN: £2100, £1950 Downlands Farm, £1880 Heaton Hall Farm, £1800 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1800, £1620 Proctors Row. SHORTHORN: £1980 Bowlands Gardens. NORWEIGEAN RED: £1350 Farleton House, £1010 Sunderland Brows Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: £2650, £2450 Steel Croft, £2100 Carlingwha, £1720 Hatters Farm, £1700 Parrox Hall Farm, £1580 Whinney Garth. BRITISH BLUE: £2400 Stubb Hall Farm, £2320 High Snab, £2280 Staffords Farm, £2220 Edisford Bridge Farm, £2080 Hall Croft Barn, £1980 Hall Bank. LIMOUSIN: £2220 Whitray Farm, £2150 Hutton Roof Hall, £1780 Hall Bank. HEREFORD: £1720 Stubbins Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1650 Cumming Carr Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: ANGUS: £1900 Cumming Carr Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1900 Cumming Carr Farm.
OTM Cattle
OTM’s continuously exceed local competition at Lancaster, topping this week at 379.5p/kg three times for Aberdeen Angus otm heifers from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with black & white heifers to 344.5p/kg from Barker Farms, Carnforth. Cull cows sold to 319.5p/kg from Nathan Allen with Montbeliarde cows to 304.5p/kg from WR & CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh. 7-year-old black and white cows sold to 239.5p/kg from J & G Thornley, Kirkham with harder worn cows 190-200p/kg. Top grossing was £2307.29 for otm heifers from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with black and white heifers to £1990.49 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. Cows topped at £2201.36 from Natham Allen with Montbeliardes to £1953.88 and £1941.84 from WR & CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh. Black and white cows to £1848.94 from J & G Thornley, Kirkham.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Continental: 319.5 High House Farm. Limousin: 314.5 Edisford Bridge Farm. British Blue: 314.50 Farleton House. Montbeliarde: 304.5 Cumming Carr Farm, 269.5 Cumming Carr Farm, 254.5 Cumming Carr Farm. Highland: 239.5 Wilmar. Friesian: 239.5 Derby Lodge Farm, 229.5 Higher Broadwood Farm, 214.5 Berryholme, 189.5 Myrescough House, 179.5 Berryholme. Herford: 219.5 Dubside.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 379.5, 379.5, 364.5, 364.5 Rowell Farm. Friesian: 344.5 Cotestone Farm, 339.5 Cotestone Farm, 324.5 Higher Broadwood Farm, 319.5 High Snab, 319.5 Knowsley Farm, 299.5 High Snab.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 199.5 Home Barn.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 24th
Lancaster: 10am Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
Tuesday 25th
J36: 10:30am Pigs
11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot 1pm Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Friday 28th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle 11:15am Store Cattle & Stirks
