Lancaster weekly cattle sale- trade flying in all three rings.

• OTMS to £3334.97
• Store Cattle to £3150
• Calves to £980

OTM/CAST CATTLE

OTMs would see a shortage of numbers resulting in a stronger trade on the week with a pleasing average of 288.5ppk.

Topping the trade this week was DE & SM Moorhouse with his Limousin cast bull at £3334.97 closely followed by KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead with a cracking Limousin cow at £3082.59 or 349.5ppk. Other beef bred otm cows to 359.5ppk or £2811 from GR & A Foy, Conder Green. Dairy bred otm cows saw Friesians to 299.5ppk from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton with Oxcliffe with others to 289.5ppk or £2289.95 from AW & AM Park & Sons, Ellel who also had one at 274.5ppk. Cows straight out the parlour round the 245ppk.

OTM heifers from M Allen, Carnforth would see their Stabiliser heifer to 369.5ppk or £2172.66 with O Butler, Esprick also at 369.5ppk this time for an Aberdeen Angus. Dairy bred heifers saw Friesians to 319.5ppk or £1913.81 from AT Burrow & Son, Lancaster others from W & S Airey, Carnforth at 304.5ppk. Otm heifers today averaged 307ppk/

OTM steers saw a decent entry with them averaging 368.32ppk. Topping at 374.5ppk for Aberdeen Angus from O Butler, Esprick. Per head at £2660 from SJ & AL Hargreaves, Morecambe for a British Blue.

CALVES

The momentum continues in Lancaster calf ring with bull calves to £940 x3 twice for British Blue from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme and once for a British Blue from J & G Thornley, Kirkham. Other British Blues to £920 from WN & D Smith, Cockerham with Aberdeen Angus to £890 from JS Towers & H Kent. 4–5-week-old bulls sold to £680 x2 for British Blues from Barber Farms, Brock and £640 x2 from JP & C Robson, Brock. Black and whites bulls sold to £280 from Wallbank Farms, WN & D Smith and Ivan Slater Ltd.

Heifer calves to £800 for Limousin x from JS Towers & H Kent, with British Blue to £790 from J & G Thornley, Kirkham. Aberdeen Angus sold to £660 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington with this good home selling Charolais to £650.

A few weaned calves sold to £980 for Aberdeen Angus from AJ Metcalfe, Out Rawcliffe with Hereford bulls to £900 from TE & MM Kidd, Ellel.

STORE CATTLE

The weekly sale of store cattle would see vendors well pleased with their prices as continued downward pressure on the finished beef prices.

DJ Townley, Stodday topping the trade this week with his very shapely British Blue bull at £3150.

Store steers saw regular Lancaster supporter A & E Clarkson, Thurnham hitting the £2500 mark with his British Blue steers with other British Blues from the same good home at £2480. Simmental steers to £2450 from J & M Cockett, Ingleton with H Morgan, Stalmine at the same price this time for a trio of Charolais. Limousin steers to £2480 from R Capstick, Ingleton. Aberdeen Angus to £2450 from J & M Cockett, Ingleton. Hereford steers to £2300 from A & FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel who topped the dairy bred section with Friesian steers to £2400 with Fleckvieh from J & M Cockett, Ingleton at £2380 and LE & A Ridding, Selside close behind at £2300 for Friesians. Younger steers looking well sold round the £1900-£2000.

Store heifers topped at £2200 from R & K Jenkinson, Pilling for Friesian. British Blues to £2180 from JW & DL Park, Ellel with others at £2150 from AJ & D Knowles, Kendal. A trio of Limousin heifers from GA & A Atkinson, Cantsfield to £2100. Aberdeen Angus heifers to £2080 from Holgate Caravans, Carnforth and for a trio of Aberdeen Angus heifers at the same price from J Oddie & Son, Balderstone. Hereford heifers to £2080 from JW & DL Park, Ellel.

More cattle required next week. For more information, please contact auctioneer Gary Capstick on 07970 830518 or fieldsman Andrew Butler on 07966556592.