CALVES

Calves continue their fine from at Lancaster, this week selling to £910 for an eight week old British Blue from Lawson Dairy LTD, Cockerham with other British Blue bulls from Throstle Nest Farms, Pilling. A nice run of Hereford’s from WN&D Smith, Cockerham saw bulls sell to £770 with Aberdeen Angus to £710 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Two week old bulls topped at £520 for a British Blue from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton.
Heifers sold to £740 twice for British Blues from Lawsons Dairy and for Aberdeen Angus from AW&AM Park who sold a further two at £720. One month old British Blue heifers sold to £580 from Throstle Nest Farms or £540 from TL Baldwin, Forton. Two week old Charolais sold to £490 from GJ&G Billington, Myerscough.
A few stirks followed selling to £990 for a five month old British Blue from AJ Metcalf who sold other British Blue heifers at £960 and £940.

STORE CATTLE

Stores would be dearer on the week, as 34 lots surpassed £2400.
Bullocks were very much in demand this week selling to a top of £2580 for a pen of three Charolais from J Lamb, Old Glasson with a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham at £2520. British Blue bullocks sold to £2480 not once but elven times. Twice from J Lamb, six times from J Prest & Son and three times from J&H Bland & Son, Levens. Endless pens of bullocks were over £2300, with the best of the dairy bullocks this week to £2280 for a Fleckvieh from J&H Bland or £2020 for a Black and White from EE Thornton, Heaton.
Heifers did not disappoint, selling to £2400 for a pair of British Blues from AT Burrow, Hornby with a further three to £2380 from J&H Bland & Son. Limousins sold to £2320 again from AT Burrow, Hornby. Native bred heifers topped at £2200 for Hereford cross from DR Preston, Caton and for Aberdeen Angus cross from EW&CR Clegg, Stalmine.
Today’s sale averaged £2065.10.

CAST / OTM CATTLE

The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw numbers back over the 100 barrier, with a good show of meated OTM cattle and trade standing on from last week. A few more cast bulls about today, with SJ&CJ Handley, Westhouse topping the bottom ring at £3155 or 279.5p/kg for a Limousin bull. Other OTM bulls saw an Aberdeen Angus from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton at £2749. While Hereford bulls saw a top of £2621 or 279.5p/kg from JCH&JG Bland, Silverdale. OTM cows saw no let up in trade, with a Limousin cow to £2950 or 334p/kg from A&P Hodgkinson, Stalmine. Other beef OTM cows sold to £2266 or 279.5p/kg for Aberdeen Angus from Ballacutchel Farm, Isle of Man. Simmental cows sold to £2250 or 274.5p/kg from J Bargh, Heaton with other Simmentals from PJ&ES Rogerson to £2291 or 314p/kg. while British Blues sold to £2100 or 349.5p/kg from D&DW Prickett, Farleton.
Dairy bred OTM cattle made up half of the sale today, SH&M Batty, Quernmore achieved £2185 or 279p/kg for a Friesian, with others to £2075 from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield. All cows today averaged 260p/kg.
A good show of meat in the OTM heifer saw an average of 315p/kg. British Blues sold to £2586 or 369p/kg from PJ&ES Rogerson, Great Asby with other beef bred OTM’s to £2143 for Angus from O Butler, Esprick and Limousin to £2087 or 369p/kg from CD&HL Mason, Caton.
Dairy bred OTM heifers sold to £2170 from WA Ward, Slyne for Friesians. While other Friesians sold to £2169 from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield.
More cattle are required next week, all enquires to Gary Capstick or Andrew Butler.