05 December 2025

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 5th December 2025

STORE CATTLE

Once again NWA Lancaster led the way in the store cattle market, with all sold today averaging £2052. Steers sold to a top of £2750 for named sired Aberdeen Angus cross from J Prest & Son who also sold Limousin cross at £2600, with this price also achieved for Longhorn cross from JD&GM Bracken. A ring full of Hereford cross steers from D&N Davis achieved £2580. Endless pens of stronger shot keep steers were £2350 to £2500, with longer keep steers £2150 to £2300. Dairy bred steers sold to £2150 for black and whites from D&N Davis, Nateby with other wintering dairy steers £1850 to £2100.
Heifers peaked at £2500 for loyal Lancaster supports M Shepherd & Son selling Limousin cross, with £2420 achieved on two occasions for British Blue cross and Charolais cross from M Sheperd & Son and S&S Crayston. Other stronger heifers were regularly £2100 to £2300, with longer keep farming sorts £1700 to £1980.
A single consigner of feeding bulls this week, saw WR&CM Lawrenson sell Montbeliarde bulls to £1950.

CALVES

A slightly reduced number forward ahead of next weeks Christmas show, no let up in trade with buyers keen to secure replacement stock. Recently weaned British Blue cross bulls sold to £920 from JS Towers & H Kent and Charolais cross £900 from JM&MH Frace & Son and £840 D&J Hay. Younger rearing bulls sold to £540 for month old Aberdeen Angus cross from C&J Smith. Dairy bulls sold to £370 for Fleckviehs from EW&RM Towers, with black and whites £360 from JR Newsham & Son.
Just a handful of heifer calves today, selling to £800 for weaned British Blue cross from D&J Hay, with others £440 to £510.
A full row of stirks today saw five month old Bazadaise cross steers sell to £1020 from Ireland Farm, with British Blue cross £990 from D Gielty and heifers to £840 again for British Blue cross.
Next week includes the Christmas prize show and sale, vendors are encouraged to arrive in good time for a prompt show start at 9.45am and sale at 10.15am.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

All OTM cattle today achieved a market average of 246p/kg and £1545. Beef cows sold to 319.5p/kg and £2124 for a Limousin from KM&KJ Curwen. Other beef cows were generally 255p/kg to 280p/kg and £1800 to £2100. Dairy cows sold to 279.5p/kg and £2026 from WR&CM Lawrenson with Holstein Friesian 269.5p/kg from G&ME Woodhouse & Son and £1953 from T Taylor. Medium diary cows were generally 230p/kg to 260p/kg.
Beef heifers sold to 329p/kg and £1605, with dairy heifers to 294.5p/kg and £1887.
OTM steers sold to 364p/kg and £2168.
Cull bulls to 339p/kg and £2488.
Next weeks sale will include the Christmas prize awards for OTM cattle.

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OTM COW

Limousin: 319.50 Marshaw Farm, 289.50 New Hall Farm, 229.50 Rooten Brook. Montbelliarde: 279.50 Cumming Carr Farm, 269.50 Cumming Carr Farm. Shorthorn: 274.50 Wolfen Hall Farm, 269.50 Wolfen Hall Farm. Friesian: 269.50 Sellerley Farm, 269.50 Boldens Farm, 259.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 254.50 Sweetings Farm, 254.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 249.50 Cocker House Farm. Angus: 269.50 Rooten Brook, 249.50 Wilmar. Hereford: 254.50 Primrose Hill Farm, 249.50 Cheetham House Farm, 244.50 Primrose Hill Farm, 239.50 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, 174.50 Wilmar. British Blue: 249.50 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, 219.50 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Jersey: 129.50 Arnside Tower Farm.

OTM HEIFER

British Blue: 329.50 Wilmar. Angus: 299.50 Wilmar, 274.50 Cheetham House Farm. Friesian: 294.50 Hole of Ellel, 274.50 Boldens Farm, 259.50 Wilmar, 239.50 Docker Hall. Flekvieh: 284.50 White Lund Farm.

CAST STEER

Angus: 364.50 Fell End Farm, 289.50 Cheetham House Farm. Friesian: 324.50 Tills Farm. British Blue: 314.50 Ghyll Beck Farm

CAST BULL

Simmental: 339.50 Sykes Fold Farm, 334.50 Sykes Fold Farm. Continental: 179.50 Higher Salter.

HEIFER CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £800 Birch House Cottage, £580 Gibsons Farm, £480 Newhouse Farm. ANGUS: £590, £590 Cinder Hill Farm, £460, £400 Gibsons Farm, £390 Tills Farm, £390 Gibsons Farm. HEREFORD: £580 (x2) Cinder Hill Farm.

BULL CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £920 Cinder Hill Farm, £840 Birch House Cottage, £540 Wyre Bank. CHAROLAIS: £900 Newhouse Farm, £840 Birch House Cottage. ANGUS: £800 Birch House Cottage, £800, £770 Cinder Hill Farm, £510 Tills Farm, £490 Wyre Bank, £440 Rose Farm. LIMOUSIN: £490 Rose Farm. FRIESIAN: £360, £340, £300, £280 Sellerley Farm, £240, £210 Catshaw Hall Farm.

STEER CALF:

FLECKVIEH: £370, £360, £300 Holme Head.

HEIFER STIRK:

BRITISH BLUE: £840 (x3) Lyn Croft Farm. BAZADAISE: £650 (x2) Biggins Lodge Farm.

STEER STIRK:

BAZADAISE: £1020, £900 (x2) Biggins Lodge Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £990 Lyn Croft Farm. FRIESIAN: £600 (x3) Birkland Barrow.

STORE BULLOCK

Angus: £2750 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2550 Cragg Farm, £2480 Grange Farm, £2200 Station Hotel Farm, £2100 North Farm, £1880 Plumpton Hall Farm. Limousin: £2600 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2480 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2400 Wilmar, £2280 Staffords Farm, £2200 Ghyll Beck Farm, £2120 Farleton House. Longhorn: £2600 Greenlands Farm. Hereford: £2580 Cragg Farm, £1980 Ghyll Beck Farm. British Blue: £2550 Station Hotel Farm, £2480 Greenlands Farm, £2400 North Farm, £2320 Staffords Farm, £2320 Abbotson Farm, £2280 Windy Hill Farm. Charolais: £2400 Staffords Farm. Shorthorn: £2320 Sand Hill, £2280 Staffords Farm, £2250 Wilmar, £1400 Wolfen Hall Farm. Other: £2280 North Farm. Friesian: £2150 Cragg Farm, £1900 Fell End Farm, £1750 Plumpton Hall Farm. Blonde: £2120 Farleton House. Flekvieh: £1980 Ghyll Beck Farm.

STORE HEIFER

Limousin: £2500 Pasture House Farm, £2300 Wilmar, £2220 Kirkbeck, £2120, £2050 Mountbarrow Farm. Charolais: £2420 Mountbarrow Farm, £2300 Windy Hill Farm, £2180 Mountbarrow Farm. British Blue: £2420 Pasture House Farm, £1950 Mountbarrow Farm, £1600 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1380 Moss House Farm. Angus: £2220 Grange Farm, £2180 Grange Farm, £1900 Ellers Farm, £1750 Singleton Grange Farm, £1720 Parrox Hall Farm, £1200 Gibsons Farm. Hereford: £1900 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1650 Oddlands Farm, £1450 Oddlands Farm. Shorthorn: £1700 Wolfen Hall Farm. Montbelliarde: £1620 Cumming Carr Farm.

STORE BULL

Montbelliarde: £1950 Cumming Carr Farm.

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 5th December 2025

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