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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 16th October 2026.

CALVES – 75 Forward

Averages:
Bulls - £570.68
Heifers - £573.90

Trade similar to the previous week with an increased number and a larger show of weaned calves forward. Younger calves were in demand for well shaped continental’s sorts. Topping the trade for these was a smart Charolais heifer from Wallbank Farms achieving £840. British Blue calves again dominated the numbers and came to an average of £590, top price in this breed was £670 from JP&C Robson. Angus were in hot demand also with WR Clarke & Partners topping at £760 x2. Friesian calves were a strong trade today with young calves making £390 from H&SD Cornthwaite and these averaging £311.25. Weaned calves topped at £1100 from RR&M Bamber for some quality Angus bulls. Herefords were also a strong trade, hitting £890 from JR Newsham & Son.

Heifers
Charolais – topped at £840 from Wallbank Farms.
Hereford – averaged £776, topped at £890 from JR Newsham & Son.
Montbeliarde – averaged £710, topped at £710 from RE&P Miller.
British Blues – averaged £588, topped at £650 from Pickervance Farm.
Aberdeen Angus – averaged £444, topped at £510 from Wallbank Farms.

Bulls
Aberdeen Angus – averaged £667, topped at £1100 from RR&M Bamber.
Hereford – averaged £880, topped at £960 from S Bolton & Son.
British Blue – averaged £592, topped at £670 from JP&C Robson.
Friesian – averaged £311.25, topped at £390 from H&SD Cornthwaite & Son.

CAST COWS

A plainer show of cast cows was forward this week, with trade looking slightly sharper across all classes, seeing an overall average of 227p/kg.
Aberdeen Angus steers topped the market at £2463, or 349.5p/kg, from JH Woof & Son, Kendal, with dairy-bred steers reaching £1872. Cast bulls peaked at £2329 for a Simmental from E Rossall, Preesall.
A Dixon & Son, Selside, topped both the cow and heifer sections, with Stabiliser heifers achieving £2293, or 359p/kg, and cows reaching £2248.
Among the dairy cows, Friesians topped at £2061 from T Taylor, Woodplumpton, while the highest price per kilo for dairy cows was 294.5p/kg from J&G Thornley, Kirkham.

STORE CATTLE

A catalogue entry of 259 store cattle attracted an increased number of buyers, all keen to fulfil orders, with trade remaining comparable to last week.
Charolais steers led the way at £2500 from Pilling Hall, Pilling, closely followed by a pen of four Angus steers reaching £2480 from K & DE Woodhouse, Ellel. A pair of Hereford steers from EW & CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine, achieved £2450.
Heifers peaked at £2280 for British Blues from both JD & GM Bracken, Catterall, and K & DE Woodhouse, Ellel. Angus heifers sold to £2250 from Michael Clegg, Stalmine, with the same price also achieved for Limousins from Pilling Hall and British Blues from WT Eastham & Sons, Goosnargh.
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Top Prices

STORE CATTLE
BULLOKS
CHAROLAIS: £2500 Pilling Hall Farm, £2220 Kays Farm, £2180 Carlingwha, £1950 kays Farm, £1920 Kays Farm, £1880 Kays Farm. ANGUS: £2480 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2450 Parkside Farm, £2420 Greenbank Farm, £2400 Godson House Farm, £2400 Greenbank Farm, £2320 North Farm. HEREFORD: £2450 Yew Tree Farm, £2180 Glasson Farm, £1920 Kays Farm, £1880 Windy Hill Farm, £1750 Brown Edge. BRITISH BLUE: £2420 Squires Gate Farm, £2320 Greenlands Farm, £2320 Whinney Carr Farm, £2320 Squires Gate Farm, £2320 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2300 Carlingwha. SIMMENTAL: £2400 Yew Tree Farm, £1820 Hazelslack Towers Farm. FRIESIAN: £2280 Salwick Hall Farm, £2180 Godson House Farm, £1800 Gaskell House, £1750 Salwick Hall Farm, £1700 Whinney Garth, £1300 Plumpton Hall Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2220 Station Hotel Farm, £2150 Wood Nook Farm, £2050 Pasture House Farm, £1920 Moss Croft. SHORTHORN: £2200 North Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £2000 Squires Gates Farm. NORWEIGEN: £1980 North Farm, £1780 Whinney Garth. FLEKVIEH: £1980 North Farm. AYRSHIRE: £1950 Whinney Garth, OTHER: £1950 Grange Farm.
HEIFERS
BRITISH BLUE: £2280 Greenlands Farm, £2280 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2250 Wood Nook Farm, £2150 Lynwood, £2120 Whinney Carr Farm, £2080 Boldens Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2250 Pilling Hall Farm, £2080 Yew Tree Farm, £2050 Whinney Carr Farm, £1920 Abbotson Farm, £1880 Endmoor Farm. ANGUS: £2250 Yew Tree Farm, £2220 Raw End Farm, £2100 Salwick Hall Farm, £2000 Brown Edge, £2000 Low Levens, £1980 Halfway House. AYSHIRE: £2150 Kitchen Ground Farm. HEREFORD: £2100 Stafford’s Farm, £1950 Stafford’s Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2050 Carlingwha. LONGHORN: £1500 Elston Old Hall. WAGU: £1480 Low Levens.

HEIFER CALF
HEREFORD: £890 Sellerley Farm x2, £840 Calverts Farm, £810 Sellerley Farm, £450 Sellerley Farm. CHAROLAIS: £840 Tills Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £710 Lower Lingart Farm x3. BRITISH BLUE: Roseacre Hall, £580 Roe Farm, £570 Roe Farm, £560 Wyre Bank, £550 Throstle Nest, £530 Throstle Nest. ANGUS: £510 Tills Farm, £470 Roseacre Hall, £430 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £430 Roseacre Hall, £420 Cotestones Farm, £400 Throstle Nest. FRIESIAN: £500 Sellerley Farm.
BULL CALF
ANGUS: £1100 Barkin House Barn x2, £760 Cinder Barrow x2, £670 Throstle Nest, £650 Tills Farm. HEREFORD: £960 Calverts Farm, £800 Calverts Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £670 Roe Farm x2, £640 Norbreck Farm, £620 Wyre Bank, £610 Cotestones Farm, £590 Throstle Nest. FRIEISAN: £400 Sellerley Farm, £390 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £380 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £310 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £300 Roe Farm, £300 Westfield House Farm.

OTM COW TOP PRICES
FRIESIAN: 294.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 259.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 249.50 Sweetings Farm, 249.50 Bainsbank Farm, 244.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 244.50 Midge Hall Farm. SALERS: 294.50 Field Head, 199.50 Yealand Manor. BRITISH BLUE: 269.50 Thornbush Farm, 219.50 The Old Stable. STABILISER: 264.50 Kit Cragg, 239.50 Yealand Manor. ANGUS: 259.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 249.50 Underhelm Farm, 244.50 Yealand Manor, 239.50 Barkin House Barn, 234.50 Cragg Farm, 229.50 Yealand Manor. CHAROLAIS: 259.50 The Old Stables. LIMMOUSIN: 245.50 Field Head, 249.50 Low Pleasant, 249.50 Little Fell Farm, 219.50 Far Orrest, 214.50 Low Pleasant, 179.50 Low Pleasant. BAZADAISE: 239.50 Little Fell Farm, 229.50 The Old Stables. FLEKVIEH: 239.50 Sellerley Farm. SHORTHORN: 234.50 Barkin House Barn. JERSEY: 169.50 Sellerley Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: 119.50 Sellerley Farm x2.
OTM HEIFER
STABILISER: 359.50 Kit Cragg. FRIESIAN: 209.50 Kitchen Ground Farm.
CAST STEER
ANGUS: 349.50 Underhelm Farm. FRIESIAN: 239.50 Greenside Farm.
CAST BULL
BRITISH BLUE: 334.50 Derby Lodge Farm. SIMMENTAL: 319.50 Sykes Fold Farm x2. LIMMOUSIN: 304.50 Hazelslack Tower Farm.

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