CALVES
A good number of calves forward at Lancasters, with trade still very sharp for the time of year.
Bull calves sold to £1020 for a British Blue from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel who sold others at £840. Also at £840 was a six week old British Blue from AD&R Milner, Brock with JP&C Robson, Brock also making the worthwhile trip selling British Blue to £790 and £780 at six weeks sold. Natives sold to £810 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme with Herefords to £760 from WN&D Smith, Cockerham. Black and Whites reached £360 from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel.
Heifer calves sold to £800 for a Limousin from JS Towers & H Kent, with this good home claiming next top price at £710 for Aberdeen Angus. A very sweet one month old Charolais from AD&RL Miler, Brock sold to £680, with British Blue from The Robson’s, Brock at £650. Two week old British Blue from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping reached £410 with all younger rearers looking well sold.

STORE CATTLE
Store cattle continues to be a pleasing trade at Lancaster’s weekly Friday sale, despite a slight ease in the prime cattle market seen nationally.
Bullocks still achieving big returns topping at £2480 for two Charolais from DJ&MC Platts, Caton, with £2420 paid for three British Blues from JD&GM Bracken, Catterall. Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £2400 for three from JS Clark & Son, Catforth with Simmental to £2380 from EW&CR Clegg & Son, Stalmine. Four MRI bullocks sold to £2220 from Barlow Bros, Preston with Black and Whites to £2120 from GR Park & Son, Whinfell. Bullocks sold over £2100 seventy-three times and averaged £2031.23, which is £602 up on the same sale last year.
Heifers looked well sold topping at £2300 for a British Blue from JW&DL Park, Ellel and for Limousin from JM&JJ Dawson, Littledale. RG&B Lewis, Middleton sold four Aberdeen Angus to £2280, with two British Blues from AT Burrow & Son, achieving the same. Forty seven heifers sold over £2000 and averaged £1911.40 up £645, on the same sale last year.

OTM / CAST CATTLE
Lancasters weekly sale of OTM cattle saw a few more about, as the weather turns wetter and fields become a bit trashy, resulting in a very mixed show of cattle.
Top of the table today in the bottom ring was C&B Capstick, Kendal with their Hereford cast bull achieving £2867.48, with other cast bulls at £2711.78 also for a Hereford from J&S Winstanley, Preston. All cast bulls today averaged 290p/kg.
OTM cows saw a top price per head of £2346 or 274p/kg for a Friesian cow from M&S Blease, Carnforth, with other Friesian cow at £2261.78 or 284.5p/kg from L Parson & Sons, Levens. Plenty of other Friesian cows were around the 250p/kg to 270p/kg mark. Beef bred OTM cows saw M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale achieve 334p/kg or £2234 for a Limousin, with other beef bred OTM cows from J&A Smales to £2076 or 294p/kg this time for a Simmental. All cows today averaged 243p/kg, with some very plain cows in the mix.
OTM heifers saw a decent trade with TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe seeing his run of cattle top at 359p/kg or £2225 for a Limousin. Other beef bred heifer sold to 349.5p/kg or £2152 for a British Blue from RC Billington & Son, Cloughton on Brock.
While dairy bred heifers topped at £2042 or 309p/kg from J Huddleston, Lancaster with other Friesian heifers from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale to 319.5p/g or £2012. All heifers today averaged 290p/kg, which again included some very plain sorts.
A handful of cast steers in the bottom ring today, with MJ Waller, Lupton to £2092 or 329.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus with other cast steers to 324p/kg also for an Aberdeen Angus from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe.
More cattle are required for next Friday, to satisfy buyers demand.