CALVES

As expected, a small offering of calves forward today, whilst our contingent of loyal Lancastrians grasp this opportunity of good weather to gather much needed crop.
The sale peaked today at £730 for a Charolais bulls from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale who sold Aberdeen Angus to £700. Young British Blue bulls sold to £600 from AD&RL Milner, Claughton on Brock with Black and White bulls this week selling to £420 from WN&D Smith, Cockerham.
A sweet but youthful show of heifer calves sold to £550 from RT Halhead, Cockerham with Aberdeen Angus to £470 from WN&D Smith, Cockerham.
A larger show of calves both needed and expected next week, please ring Will or Andrew with any enquiries.

STORE CATTLE

A reduced number forward today, with farmers taking advantage of the fine weather to catch up and get ahead on field work. Just a handful of strongest steers forward selling at £2480 for Aberdeen Angus cross from both JS Clark & Sons, Catforth and RG&B Lewis, Middleton. Others were nicely £2200 to £2400. Younger steers sold to £2180 for Stabiliser cross from M Allen, Carnforth who also sold Aberdeen Angus cross at £2120. Dairy bred steers sold to £1780 for black and whites from TH Wensley & Son, Kirkham. All steers forward averaged £2003.
A ring full of Aberdeen Angus cross heifers from KH&D Holden, Pilling sold to £2260. Closely followed by a ring full from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby at £2240. Other finished type heifers were £1950 to £2100. All heifers forward today averaged £1978.

CAST / OTM CATTLE

Numbers remaining consistent with all buyers keen to secure all types of cows, with trade every bit as strong as recent weeks. Just a handful of beef cows today, selling to 314.5p/kg on two occasions for Limousin cows from MB Fawcett, Burton in Lonsdale. Other medium feeding types sold to 279.5p/kg for a Limousin from J&J Huck, Burneside, with others 260p/kg to 275p/kg. Top grossing beef cows was a Limousin from MB Fawcett, Carnforth totalling £1846.
Just a handful of the heaviest well fed dairy cows forward today selling to 279.5p/kg from JR&S Handly, Haversham with others 274.5p/kg from Lawson Farm Ltd, DW&EA Cottam and EW&RM Towrs. Other medium well fleshed cows were 260p/kg to 270p/kg, with better parlour type cows 245p/kg to 260p/kg and only the lighter weight and leaner less. The top grossing dairy cow achieved £2146 on two occasions from Lawson Farm, Cockerham and DW&EM Cottam, New Hutton. Other heavier well fleshed cows were regularly £2000 to £2150, with nice straight parlour types £1480 to £1700.
OTM beef heifers sold to 359.5p/kg for a British Blue cross from MJ Shepherd & Son, Pilling with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £2171 from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby. Dairy heifers sold to 269.5p/kg from JR&S Handley, Haversham with others at £1600 from Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham.
OTM beef steers sold to 334p/kg and £2286 for Aberdeen Angus cross from JD EM JA Atkinson, Kendal.
A single cull bull sold to 249.5p/kg and £2737 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Lawson Farm Ltd, Cockerham.
All cows today averaged 249p/kg, OTM heifers averaged 274p/kg and OTM steers averaged 320p/kg.