12 December 2025

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Christmas Show & Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 12th December 2025.

CALVES

Calves galore at Lancaster Christmas show.
No less than 157 through the little ring today, with all classes selling to a sharp and festive trade.
The sale included a show for calves under 56 days, judging was in the capable hands of Josh France, who we thank for his time and expertise, he awarded the following prizes:

CLASS 1 -NATIVE BULL CALF
1st Lot 863 – Wallbank Farms
2nd Lot 830 - Drinkall Bros
3rd Lot 854 – AD&L Milner

CLASS 3 – CONTINENTAL BULL CALF
1st Lot 870 – Lawson Dairies
2nd Lot 853 – AD&L Milner
3rd Lot 861 – Wallbank Farms

CLASS 4 -CONTINENTAL HEIFER CALF
1st Lot 858 – Wallbank Farms
2nd Lot 803 – Barber Farms
3rd Lot 866 – GJ&G Billington

CLASS 5 – DAIRY BULL CALF
1st Lot 852 - AD&L Milner
2nd Lot 833 – Drinkall Bros

CHAMPION – LOT 870 LAWSON DAIRIES
RESERVE CHAMPION – LOT 853 AD&L MILNER

Bull calves topped at £980 for a Charolais from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel with the reserve champion a British Blue from AD&RL Milner, Brock selling for £960 at one month and 6 days old. Aberdeen Angus bulls sold to £910 x4 from RE&P Miller, Garstang with Hereford achieving £880 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme. The youngest 30 day old calves sold to £610 for Charolais from GJ&G Billington, Garstang or £600 for a British Blue from Bamber Farm, Brock. Black and Whites sold to £350 from JS Towers & H Kent.
Heifer calves sold to £850 for British Blues from JM&MH France, Littledale with Aberdeen Angus to £810 x2 from JS Towers & H Kent. Charolais to £610 from Wallbank Farms, with month olds to £520 and £510 from GJ&G Billington.
A handful of stirks followed sold to £1440 for a British Blue bulls from K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel who sold Aberdeen Angus bulls to £1320. Heifer stirks sold to £950 for Aberdeen Angus from AJ Metcalf, Out Rawcliffe.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

Buyers keen to secure cows ahead of the festive period, with all sold today averaging 244p/kg. Best beef cows were regularly 295p/kg to 310p/kg, topping at 329.5p/kg for a Limousin cross from TW Gorst. Dairies sold to 279.5p/kg for a Fleckvieh from B&AC Barnes and black and whites to 259.5p/kg from AW&AM Park & Son, parlour types were 225p/kg to 240p/kg, with leanest sorts less. Top grossing today was £2420 or a Limousin from B&SE Carter.
OTM beef heifers to sold 369.5p/kg for a Limousin cross from FI&ME Little and £2304 for Aberdeen Angus cross from TJ Robinson. Dairies sold to 299.5p/kg and £1973.
Beef steers sold to 294.5p/kg and £1554.
Cull bulls to 369.5p/kg for a young Limousin from P Cummings. Aberdeen Angus sold to 249.5p/kg and £2749 from CM&CA Jackson.

STORE CATTLE

Todays sale included the Christmas prize show of store cattle which was kindly judged by Mr Andrew Ashford, Bedale who awarded the championship rosette and the ‘Tom Owen Memorial Trophy’ to Mr D Moorhouse, Natland showing a pair of Limousin cross steers. The heifer class was won by Mr P Cummings, Burton in Kendal who showed a pair of Limousin heifers. A special prize for the best pair of homebred animals was awarded to Pilling Hall, Pilling who put forward a pair of Limousin cross steers which were also awarded the reserve championship rosette.

CHRISTMAS STORE CATTLE SHOW - JUDGE: ANDREW ASHFORD

CLASS 1- PAIR OF BULLOCKS
1st DE & SM Moorhouse- Limousin- £2700
2nd Pilling Hall Farm- Limousin- £2750
3rd SJ & AL Hargreaves- Limousin- £2580

CLASS 2- PAIR OF HEIFERS
1st P Cummings- Limousin- £2550
2nd H Morgan- Charolais- £2220
3rd FI & ME Little- British Blue- £2120

BEST HOMEBRED PAIR - Pilling Hall Farm

CHAMPION- DE & SM Moorhouse
RESERVE CHAMPION- Pilling Hall Farm

Todays sale topped at £2750 for the prize winning pair of Limousin cross steers from Pilling Hall with other stronger end, short keep sterrs £2500 to £2700 with mediums £2100 to £2400. Dairy bred steers sold to £2520 for Montbelliarde from DW Robinson. Heifers saw a top price of £2550 for the prize winning pair of Limousin from P Cummings with other pens of well grown heifers £2250 to £2400 with medium keep £1750 to £2100.
A mixed entry of feeding bulls saw a top price of £1580 for Limousin cross from M&RW Stirzaker with others £1420 to £1550 and younger Beef Shorthorns sold to £1180.

Top Prices

OTM COW

BRITISH BLUE: 329.50 Gilpin Farm, 279.50 Hall Croft Barn, 199.50 Intack Farm. LIMOUSIN: 319.50 Peall House, 319.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, 309.50 Cragg End, 299.50 Lane Head Farm, 299.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, 294.50 Hall Croft Barn. BLONDE: 299.50 Mount Pleasant Farm, 294.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. FLEKVIEH: 279.50 Hawkin Hall, 219.50 Hawkin Hall. SHORTHORN: 269.50 Parkside Farm, 249.50 Sellerley Farm. FRIESIAN: 259.50 Walkers I’th Fields, 249.50 Sellerley Farm, 249.50 Holme House Farm, 249.50 Sweetings Farm, 239.50 Sweeting Farm. SIMMENTAL: 249.50 Sellerley Farm. JERSEY: 244.50 Sellerley Farm. AYRSHIRE: 229.50 Benson Hall, 204.50 Benson Hall, 139.50 Benson Hall.

OTM HEIFER

LIMOUSIN: 369.50 Helm Croft. BRITISH BLUE: 364.50 Gilpin Bridge, 319.50 Primrose Hill Farm, 294.50 Intack Farm, 249.50 Primrose Hill Farm. ANGUS: 354.50 Rowell Farm, 279.50 Rowell Farm. HEREFORD: 339.50 Rowell Farm, 334.50 Rowell Farm. FRIESIAN: 299.50 Westfield House Farm, 299.50 Sandbeds Farm, 229.50 Westfield House, 229.50 Hole of Ellel.

CAST STEER

OTHER: 294.50 Barons Fold Farm. GALLOWAY: 289.50 Barons Fold Farm.

CAST BULL

LIMOUSIN: 369.50 Peall House. ANGUS: 249.50 Forgelands.

HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £850 Newhouse Farm, £740 Robson Roe Farm, £720 Bank End Farm, £700 Robson Roe Farm, £650 Manor House Farm, £610 Bank End Farm. Angus: £810 (x2) Cinder Hill Farm, £620 North Farm, £610 (x2) Post Farm, £560 Hudsbrook Farm. Charolais: £610 Tills Farm, £600 Tills Farm, £520 Myerscough House, £510 Mysercough House, £490 Tills Farm. Hereford: £450 Bolton Fold Farm, £430 Bolton Fold Farm, £420 Westfield House Farm, £370 Bolton Fold Farm.

BULL CALF:

Charolais: £980 Boldens Farm, £800 Boldens Farm, £640 Tills Farm, £610 Myrescough House, £590 Myrescough House, £560 Myrescough House. British Blue: £960 Lane Head Farm, £920 Boldens Farm, £860 Bank End Farm, £740 Bank End Farm, £740 Tills Farm, £790 Boldens Farm. Angus: £910 Lingart Farm, £830 Cinder Hill Farm, £760 Lingart Farm. Hereford: £880 Cinder Hill Farm, £560 Westfield House Farm, £470 Bolton Fold Farm, £460 Bolton Fold Farm, £430 Bolton Fold Farm. Continental: £530 West View Farm. Swedish Red & White: £530 West View Farm. Friesian: £350 Cinder Hill Farm, £340 West View Farm, £270 North Farm, £260 Catshaw Hall Farm, £250 Lane Head Farm.

STEER CALF:

Angus: £640 Gibsons Farm, £430 Gibsons Farm.

BULL STIRK:

British Blue: £1440 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1180 (x5) Kitchen Ground Farm. Angus: £1320 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1100 (x3) Kitchen Ground Farm, £1000 Walkers I’th Fields, £990 Gate Farm. Charolais: £1000 Kitchen Ground Farm. Friesian: £560 Kitchen Ground Farm.

HEIFER STIRK:

Angus: £950 Gate Farm, £930 Gate Farm, £400 Post Farm. British Blue: £900 (x3) Post Farm.

STEER STIRK:

British Blue: £1060 Post Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

LIMOUSIN: £2750 Pilling Hall Farm, £2700 High House Farm, £2580 The Grange, £2550 Chestnut House Farm, £2520 Pilling Hall Farm, £2220 High House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2720 High House Farm, £2580 The Grange, £2580, £2550 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2400 The Grange, £2400 Old Glasson Farm. SHORTHORN: £2720 Lower Rowell, £1720 Low Dubbs Farm. ANGUS: £2680 Birch Croft, £2600 Cragg Farm, £2600 Low Levens, £2550 Old Glasson Farm, £2480 Cragg Farm, £2480 Old Glasson Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £2520 Lower Rowell. HEREFORD: £2400 Gibraltar Farm, £2200 Birch Croft, £2180 Green Valley Farm, £2080 Bull Bank Farm. BLONDE: £2320 (x2), £2200 Outerthwaite Farm. FRIESIAN: £2220 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1720 Plumpton Hall Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2180 Whitray Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £1780 Whinney Garth.

STORE HEIFER:

LIMOUSIN: £2550 Peall House, £2050 Pasture House Farm, £1920 Pilling Hall Farm, £1580 Pasture House Farm. ANGUS: £2450, £2350 Low Levens, £2200 Pasture House Farm, £2180 Chestnut House Farm, £2100 High Snab, £2100 Bull Bank Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2450 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2180 High Snab, £2120 Helm Croft, £2050 Windy Hill Farm, £2020 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1500 Park Lane Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2220 West Lynn, £2200 Myerscough House, £2080 Whinney Carr Farm, £2050 Green Valley Farm. PARTHANISE: £2180 Helm Croft. LONGHORN: £1280 Pump House Farm.

STORE BULL:

LIMOUSIN: £1580 Station Hotel Farm, £1450, £1350 Cockrigg Farm. ANGUS: £1420 Thornton Barn Farm. SHORTHORN: £1180 Stirzaker House.

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CHRISTMAS SPONSORS: WYNNSTAY, MASSEY FEEDS & MTS TRAILERS

CHRISTMAS CALF SHOW JUDGE: JOSH FRANCE

CLASS 1 -NATIVE BULL CALF
1st Lot 863 – Wallbank Farms
2nd Lot 830 - Drinkall Bros
3rd Lot 854 – AD & L Milner

CLASS 3 – CONTINENTAL BULL CALF
1st Lot 870 – Lawson Dairies
2nd Lot 853 – AD & L Milner
3rd Lot 861 – Wallbank Farms

CLASS 4 -CONTINENTAL HEIFER CALF
1st Lot 858 – Wallbank Farms
2nd Lot 803 – Barber Farms
3rd Lot 866 – GJ & G Billington

CLASS 5 – DAIRY BULL CALF
1st Lot 852 - AD & L Milner
2nd Lot 833 – Drinkall Bros

CHAMPION – LOT 870 LAWSON DAIRIES
RESERVE CHAMPION – LOT 853 AD&L MILNER

CHRISTMAS STORE CATTLE SHOW- JUDGE: ANDREW ASHFORD

CLASS 1- PAIR OF BULLOCKS
1st DE & SM Moorhouse- Limousin- £2700
2nd Pilling Hall Farm- Limousin- £2750
3rd SJ & AL Hargreaves- Limousin- £2580

CLASS 2- PAIR OF HEIFERS
1st P Cummings- Limousin- £2550
2nd H Morgan- Charolais- £2220
3rd FI & ME Little- British Blue- £2120

BEST HOMEBRED PAIR - Pilling Hall Farm

CHAMPION- DE & SM Moorhouse

RESERVE CHAMPION- Pilling Hall Farm

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Christmas Show & Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 12th December 2025.

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