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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 27th March 2026.

NWA Lancaster once again proved to be the leading Lancashire Auction Mart with Nationwide attendance at this popular weekly sale.

CULL COWS

All classes and types keenly competed for with an overall market average of 260p/kg. An entry of entirely dairy cows sold to 319.5p/kg for a young Black & White from TA & RM Dawson with other better end 275p/kg to 300p/kg, parlour types 250p/kg to 270p/kg, top grossing was £2297 from Lawsons Farm.

OTM steers to 339.5p/kg & £2756 for an Angus cross from A & E Clarkson, heifers to 319.5p/kg & £2044 for Holsteins from Wannops Farm Ltd.

Stock bulls to 329.5p/kg & £3383 for a Charolais from MJ Waller with Angus 324.5p/kg & £3075.

STORE CATTLE

A packed ringside of buyers keen to secure cattle saw all vendors leave well suited with prices achieved.

Steers peaked at £2520 for a trio of Simmental cross from R Escolme with a ring full of Blues at £2500 from J Lamb, with other younger steers generally £2250 to £2450, with younger cattle to £2320 for Simmental cross from J & A Heap & Sons who sold others at £2220. Dairy bred steers to £2250 for Black & Whites from Wannops Farms Ltd with others £2100 from GR Park & Sons.

Heifers sold to £2420 for British Blues from SH & LE Birkett with others £2400 from P & S Alpe, and Angus £2400 from Tom Barron Farms Ltd. Well grown heifers generally £2250 to £2400 with medium feeding types £1900 to £2200.

YOUNG STORES/STIRKS

The popular end of month sale saw an increased entry forward with buyers in abundance. Yearling Angus steers from SH & M Batty & Son. Sold to £1600 as did a ring full from JW Thwaites, British Blue heifers to £1500, again, form SH & M Batty & Son with Simmentals £1480 for WJ & EA Woodhouse. 12-month-old dairy steers to £1320 from B Butterfield & Son.

REARING CALVES/WEANED CALVES

The largest entry for several months with buyers from near and far in attendance and keen to return. The sale commenced with rearing calves which saw bulls sell to £910 for Hereford cross from TE & MM Kidd and Angus to £870 from WN & D Smith & Sons. Heifer calves to £850 for Limousins from D & M Foster with British Blues £790, Lawsons Dairy Ltd. Mediums generally £550 to £620.

Recently weaned calves sold to £1150 for Angus bulls from C Morphet with others £880 to £1000. Heifers to £860 for Blues from JS Towers & H Kent with natives £780 to £850. Steers peaked at £960 for British Blues from DC Miller with others £940 for Throstle Nest Farms.

Bulls were extremely keenly bid for selling to £1470 for 10-month-old Hereford cross from JB & C Lamb who sold others at £1360 and Friesians to £1280. Other younger bulls to £1180 for Blues from TD & A Gardner and Black & Whites £990 from RW Bainbridge.

For all Friday Sale enquiries, contact Matthew Probert 07540 446667 or Andrew Butler 07966 556592.

Top Prices

HEIFER CALF:

ANGUS: £1140 Outfield, £1000 (x2), £890 (x3) Holme Park. BRITISH BLUE: £1130 Outfield, £1010 Post Farm, £860, £820 Cinder Hill Farm, £790 Derby Lodge Farm, £790 Bank End Farm. LIMOUSIN: £850, £840 (x2) Church Farm. SWEDISH RED: £760 West View Farm. CHAROLAIS: £650 Myerscough House, £430 Brown Brook. SHORTHORN: £630, £560 Cocker House Farm. FRIESIAN: £285 (x3), £255 (x2), £220 Withgill Farm.

BULL CALF:

HEREFORD: £1470 (x2), £1360 (x2) Gardners Farm, £910 Booth Hall. FRIESIAN: £1280 Gardners Farm, £990 (x3), £930 (x2) Outfield. ANGUS: £1150 Hallmore Farm, £1100 Post Farm, £1040 Larbreck Hill Farm, £1040, £1010 Post Farm, £1010 Cobble Hey Farm. BRITISH BLUE: BRITISH BLUE: £1180 Larbreck Hill Farm, £900 Post Farm, £900 Cinder Hill Farm, £900 Field House, £870 Cinder Hill Farm, £770 Derby Lodge Farm, £730 Blackleach House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £740, £710, £690 Myerscough House, £630, £530 Brown Brook. OTHER: £260 Post Farm.

STEER CALF:

FRIESIAN: £1080, £1000 Gardners Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £960 (x2) Cobble Hey Farm, £940, £900, £880, £820 Throstle Nest Farm. ANGUS: £860 Newhouse Farm, £850 (x2) West View Farm.

OTM COW:

FRIESIAN: 319.50 Lower Brow Top, 314.50 Spout House, 299.50 Lower Brow Top, 294.50 Sweetings Farm, 289.50 Lower Brow Top, 284.50 Holly House Farm. FLECKVIEH: 294.50, 289.50 Hawkin Hall, 219.50, 169.50 Newfield. BRITISH BLUE: 289.50 Thornbush Farm. NORWEIGEAN RED: 229.50 Moss House Farm. AYRSHIRE: 194.50 Knotts Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

FRIESIAN: 319.50 (x4) Heaton Hall Farm, 314.50 Holme House Farm, 314.50 Heaton Hall Farm.

CAST STEER:

ANGUS: 339.50 Cock Hall Farm. FRIESIAN: 289.50, 269.50 Well House Farm.

CAST BULL:

CHAROLAIS: 329.50 Carlingwha. ANGUS: 324.50 Well House Farm, 299.50 Downlands Farm.

STORE BULLOCK

SIMMENTAL: £2520 Spout House Farm, £2500 Spout House Farm, £2320 Burns Farm, £2220 Burns Farm. ANGUS: £2500 Foredales Farm, £2400 Downlands Farm, £2380 Thornton Barn Farm, £2350 Ambrose Hall Farm, £2280 Downlands Farm, £2150 Thornton Barn Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2500 Foredales Farm, £2500 Old Glasson Farm, £2420 Stubb Hall Farm, £2150 Boon Town Farm, £2050 Green Dragon Farm, £1820 Plumpton Hall Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2350 Thornton Barn Farm, £2050 Thornton Barn Farm, £1750 Spout House, £1550 Spout House, £1520 Spout House. FRIESIAN: £2250 Heaton Hall Farm, £2100 Low Deepslack, £2080 Foredales Farm, £2050 Ambrose Hall Farm, £1700 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1350 Spout House. HEREFORD: £2250 High Snab. £1350 Willow Tree Cottage. FLEKVIEH: £2000 Netherbeck Barn, £1980 Netherbeck Barn, £1180 Narrow Gate Farm. NORWEIGIAN: £1320 Moss House Farm.

STORE HEIFER

BRITISH BLUE: £2420 Stubb Hall Farm, £2400 Braddup House Farm, £2350 Foredales Farm, £2350 Braddup House Farm, £2150 Park Lane Farm, £2050 Park Lane Farm. ANGUS: £2400 Ambrose Hall Farm, £2380 Ambrose Hall Farm, £2380 Braddup House Farm, £2220 Braddup House Farm, £1980 Downlands Farm, £1880 Downlands Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2350 Braddup House Farm, £1400 Moss House Farm. HEREFORD: £2300, £1920 Windy Hill Farm, £1700 Park Lane Farm. BLONDE: £2280 Outerthwaite Farm. SHORTHORN: £1480 Moss House Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1480 Gibsons Farm, £1320 Gibsons Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: £1480 Moss House Farm, £1380 Myerscough House. NORWEIGIAN: £1400 Moss House Farm.

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