STORE CATTLE

Lancasters weekly store cattle saw trade sharper on the week, with a total of 180 through the main ring. Steers averaged £2148 and heifers averaged £1971. A few sale statistics 11 steers made over £2500. Topping at £2680 twice, first from PM & ST Entwistle, Abbeystead for a Limousin and secondly for an Aberdeen Angus from R & DM Rossall, Pilling who also had British Blues to £2650. A further 12 steers making over £2450, with R Speak at £2480 for a Charolais. Plenty more 20–22-month-old steers between £2000-£2250 mark. D & N Davies, Nateby with Herefords to £2350. Not many dairy bred steers in today but what was in sold well, topping at £1800 from MJ Shepherd, Carnforth.

No let up in trade with heifers today with over 31 making over the £2000 barrier, topping at £2450 for a cracking Aberdeen Angus from R & DM Rossall, Pilling with other Aberdeen Angus to £2180 from EE Thornton & Sos, Heaton with Oxcliffe. Limousin heifers to £2300 from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling. A nice pair of Charolais heifers at £2280 from WA Hodgson, Kendal. Simmental heifers to £2320 from Barlow Bros, Preston. GA & A Atkinson with his weekly consignment of quality cattle seeing his British Blue heifers to £2180 with SH & LE Birkett, Carnforth at the same price. A few more Blonde bred heifers about today, topping at £2220 from JB Moore, Grange over Sands.

CALVES

Lancasters weekly calf sale saw a reduced number forward than previous weeks, where we lacked in numbers we made up with in quality on show. With a mainly stronger show of calves, these topping at £1000 from FW Rhodes, Ellel for a British Blue bull with others from the same good home at £910. Strong Aberdeen Angus bulls from JS Towers & H Kent, Lancaster at £930 who also had Simmental bulls to £870. FW Rhodes, Ellel continuing their good day with Charolais bulls to £810. Younger calves looking well sold with regular Lancaster supporter Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale seeing their 2-month-old Aberdeen Angus bulls to £770 with others from the same good home at £700 with British Blues bulls at the same price this time from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Strong Friesian bull calves to £460 from I T Richardson, Preston with younger sorts to £350 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale.
Heifer calves saw strong Aberdeen Angus heifers to £840 from FW Rhodes & Son, Ellel with Simmental heifers to £790 from JS Towers & H Kent, Lancaster. Other stronger Aberdeen Angus to £730 from I Richardson, Preston. A consignment of younger heifer calves from Pickervance Farms, Roseacre saw their British Blues to £650 and £600. Real baby calves from JE & SM Seedall, Blackburn saw his Charolais to £380 and Herefords at £390.

OTM/CAST CATTLE

Lancasters weekly otm cattle sale saw yet again numbers well short of buyer requirements with trade yet again up on the week seeing an average of 289ppk. Topping today at 419.5ppk for a Limousin otm heifer from M & L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale other beef bred otm heifers to 354.5ppk this time for a Simmental from EJ Ward & Sons, Carnforth. Dairy bred otm heifers saw Friesian to 319.5ppk or £2140.65 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor others at 314.5ppk or £2091.43 from H Halhead & Sons, Nether Kellet. A good show of cast steers in the bottom ring today as word spreads of the regular high prices being achieved, PM & ST Entwistle, Abbeystead to £2781.74 or 379.5ppk for a Limousin. Other Limousin cast steers at 379.5ppk this time from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet while dairy bred otm steers to 319.5ppk from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. OTM cast cows saw beef bred cows to £2671 or 369.5ppk for a Blonde from CG Birkett, Carnforth. Other continental otm cows to £2625.21 or 324.5ppk for a Limousin from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead. Good meated Friesian cows to £2223.38 or 269.5ppk from Pickervance Farms Ltd, Roseacre others over the £2000 barrier from Barker Farms, Carnforth and J Huddleston, Brookhouse. Cows straight out the parlour round the 245ppk mark. Just a couple of cast bulls in today to £2942.60 or 319.5ppk for a Limousin from RM Wilson, Settle and £2277.99 or 324.5ppk for also a Limousin from JM & ED Hutchinson, Littledale.