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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 22nd May 2026

OTM CAST CATTLE

Few less cull cows today, with farmers preparing for the good weather forecast ahead of silaging. All sold today averaged 258ppk.

Beef cows sold to 314ppk for British Blue with other feeding types 270ppk-290ppk. Top grossing being a British Blue at £2421 and Charolais close behind at £2324

Dairy cows sold to a top of 269ppk for black & white with medium meated parlour types 235ppk-250ppk. Top grossing being Holstein Friesian to £2200.

Single cull bull in today achieving 269ppk and £2487 for a Hereford.

Prime cattle forward again in good numbers with Limousin to 359ppk and Hereford to 309ppk. Top grossing being a Hereford to £2011.

Prime steers sold to 394ppk for a Limousin. Top grossing being another Limousin at £2175.

STORE CATTLE

Ringside of buyers keen to secure stock to keep pens full which ensured all cattle sold for full value. Topping today was Charolais x bullock at £2350, Aberdeen Angus to £2180, Limousin to £2180, British Blue to £2150. Stronger end feeding bullocks £1920-£2150. Heifers sold to a top of £2000 for Simmental, British Blue to £1980, Aberdeen Angus to £1950, Hereford to £1900. Feeding heifers generally £1800-£1950.

CALVES

Large entry of calves forward with over half being sale date entries. Vendors are encouraged to pre enter calves to assist with canvassing buyers and sale organisation. Top price today at £900 for 9-week-old British Blue from D & M Foster who sold others at £880 with younger Charolais to £870 and British Blue to £800. Younger rearing calves 4–6-week-old sold to a top price of £690 for British Blue, Charolais to £660, Aberdeen Angus to £580. Younger end generally £470-£580. Heifers sold to top of £720 for a Charolais with younger Limousin to £650, Charolais to £600. Month old rearers generally £420-£510. A large number of dairy bulls forward, strongest weaned Holstein Friesian to £500 with better end rearers £220-£290 with younger sorts £90-£140.

Business as usual next Friday, with catalogue entries required by 12noon Monday.

Top Prices

HEIFER CALVES:
CHAROLIS: £720 Tunstall Farm, £600 Bolton Fold Farm, £590 Bolton Fold Farm, £560 Holmescales Farm, £530 Bolton Fold Farm. LIMOUSIN: £650 Church Farm, £440 Tunstall Farm. HEREFORD: £600 Marl House, £430 Richmond Hall Farm, £350 Holmescale Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £550 Roe Farm, £520 Richmond Hall Farm, £500 Richmond Hall Farm, £490 Norbreck Farm, £490 Roe Farm, £480 Norbreck Farm. ANGUS: £490 Richardmond Hall Farm, £490 Tills Farm, £490 Tills Farm, £480 Downlands Farm, £470 Lane Head Farm, £450 Downlands Farm.

BULL CALVES:
BRITISH BLUE: £900 Church Farm, £880 Church Farm, £800 Walker I’th Fields, £740 Walker I’th Fields, £740 Walker I’th Field, £720 Walker I’th Fields. CHAROLIS: £870 Tunstall Hall, £660 Tunstall Hall. HEREFORD: £700 Marl House, £700 Marl House, £570 Richmond Hall Farm, £530 Richmond Hall Farm, £490 Westfield House Farm, £300 Dale Barns. ANGUS: £580 Derby Lodge Farm, £580 Walker I’th Field, £560 Lane Head Farm, £550 Tills Farm, £540 Derby Lodge Farm, £480 Liscoe Farm. LIMOUSIN: £560 Tunstall Hall, £550 Tunstall Hall, £540 Tunstall Hall. FRIESIAN: £500 Bellart Howe, £500 Bellart Howe, £385 Bellart Howe, £330 Bellart Howe, £330 Bellart Howe, £330 Bellart Howe.

OTM COW

BRITISH BLUE: 314.50 Norbreck farm. CHAROLAIS: 314.50 Norbreck Farm. LIMOUSIN: 289.50 Abbotson Farm, 284.50 Longlands, 189.50 Marl House. FRIESIAN: 269.50 Richmond Hall Farm,264.50 Norbreck Farm, 259.50 Myers Farm, 254.50 West Hall, 254.50 Norbreck Farm, 254.50 Spital Farm. ANGUS: 269.50 Forgelands. SIMMENTAL: 269.50 Longlands, 259.50 Wyre Farm.

OTM HEIFER

BRITISH BLUE: 324.50 Yeat House, 314.50 Low Groves Farm. HEREFORD: 309.50 Yeat House, 309.50 Boundary House. FRIESIAN: 294.50 West Hall, 289.50 West Hall. LIMOUSIN: 259.50 Intack Farm.

CAST STEER

LIMOUSIN: 394.50 Intack Farm, 349.50 Millbeck, 319.50 Millbeck. FRIESIAN: 314.50 Low Deepslack. OTHER: 279.50 Derby Lodge Farm.

CAST BULL

HEREFORD: 269.50 Boundary House.

STORE STEERS

CHAROLAIS: £2350 Millbeck, £1980 Downlands Farm. ANGUS: £2180 Downlands Farm, £2150 Foredales Farm, £2150 Benson Hall, £2080 Wood Nook Farm, £2000 Cock Hall Farm, £1950 Town House. LIMOUSIN: £2180 Millbeck, £2150 Intack Farm, £2080 Burns Farm, £2050 Intack Farm, £2020 Middlebarrow Plain, £2020 Burns Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2150 Savick Brook Farm, £1980 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1950 Savick Brook Farm, £1900 Cotestone Farm, £1500 Plumpton Hall Farm. SIMMENTAL: £2000 Benson Hall, £1980 Burns Farm, £1950 Burns Farm. FRIESIAN: £1880 Betts Farm, £1850 Foredales Farm, £1750 Hall Farm, £1700 Downlands Farm, £1450 Plumpton Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £1850 Windy Hill Farm.

STORE HEIFERS

SIMMENTAL: £2000 Benson Hall. BRITISH BLUE: £1980 Hare Field House, £1900 Hall Farm, £1880 Foredales Farm, £1880 Wood Nook Farm, £1850 Lee End Farm, £1820 Cotestone Farm. ANGUS: £1950 Benson Hall, £1920 Hare Field House, £1920 Betts Farm, £1880 Hare Field House, £1880 Hare Field House, £1880 Wood Nook Farm. HEREFORD: £1900 Stafford Farm, £1850 Lee End Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1850 Lee End Farm.

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