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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 15th May 2026.

STORE CATTLE

Todays sale featured the May Day Grass Day Show & Sale for Young Stores which was Kindly Judged by Mr C Watkinson, Newton-Le-Willows with the sale sponsored by Towers & Gornall.

The Championship rosette was awarded to the first prize Heifer from A&V&A Thornton who enjoyed a good day also receiving the Reserve Championship Rosette for a Limousin Steer. The award for the best pen of 4 or more was won by A & B Smith showing a pen of 6 Charolais Steers.

A truer store market today with all cattle sold for further feeding. Steers to £2400 for Aberdeen Angus from T Taylor and Hereford from KH & D Holden & Son. Stronger end Steers £1850 to £2100. Heifers sold to £1980 for Angus from Tom Barron Farms with others £1950 from MJ Waller and JW & DL Park. Medium Heifers generally £1650 to £1800.

All classes of cattle required & easily sold at NWA Lancaster.

CULL COWS

A trade very similar to previous weeks with a top price of 289.5p/kg for a Charolais from JE Bracken and a Limousin from JE Parkinson & Son, other better end of the beef feeding type cows 250p/kg to 275p/kg. Top grossing was another Charolais from JE Bracken totalling £2462.

Dairy cows peaked at 264.5p/kg for a heavy Black & White from J & G Thornley Ltd with others to £1856 from Kelsall & Wood. Parlour cows generally 220p/kg to 240p/kg.
A single Black & White Cull Bull sold at 269.5p/kg from Raby Farms.

Friday at Lancaster continues to be a popular outlet for Prime Cattle with OTM Angus Heifers from Cowell & Moore selling to 314.5p/kg and £2170. Dairy Heifers to 309.5p/kg for Flekvieh and £1874 for Black & Whites.
Beef Steers to 324.5p/kg for a Simmental cross from T & E Burrow with Angus to £2434.

CALVES

Pens full to bursting this morning with 124 forward. Top today achieving £1040 was a Charolais Bull from G & ME Woodhouse & Son with others achieving £1000. Also selling at £1000 was a Blue Bull from GP Stott. Stronger rearing Bull calves £700 to £800, Mediums £580 to £650 with several younger 2 week old Bulls £320 to £400.

Heifer calves peaked at £860 for a Blue from GP Stott with others £800 for J & CW Metcalfe & Son. Stronger Heifers £620 to £700, Mediums £500 to £580 with youngest £220 to £280.

54 weaned calves followed the rearing calves with a pen of 9 month old Blue Steers selling at £1260, 10 month old Angus Steers £1260, 6 month old Blue Bulls £1150, 9 month old Hereford Heifers £920 and 7 month old Black & White Bulls £840.

For all Friday sale enquiries contact Matthew Probert 07540 446667 or Andrew Butler 07966 556592.

Top Prices

HEIFER CALF

HEREFORD: £920 Cragg Farm. ANGUS: £910 Gibsons Farm, £840 Shore Top farm, £780 Shore Top Farm, £760 Shore Top Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £860 Parkers Farm, £820 New Brows Farm, £800 Hare Apple Tree, £800 Moss Gate Farm, £770 New Brows Farm. FRIESIAN: £700 West View Farm. CHAROLAIS: £690 Fern Hill Farm, £430 Bolton Fold Farm.

BULL CALF

BRITISH BLUE: £1260 Hatters Farm, £1150 Barrow Greaves Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1040 Boldens Farm, £1000 Boldens Farm, £890 Boldens Farm, £740 Fern Hill Farm, £710 Barrow Greaves Farm. ANGUS: £900 Boldens Farm, £800 Boldens Farm, £740 Fern Hill Farm, £710 Lower Lingart Farm, £700 Boldens Farm, £670 Hudsbrook Farm. FRIESIAN: £840 Larbreck Hill Farm, £360 Green Barn Farm, £290 Green Barn Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: £790 Lower Lingart Farm, £630 Lower Lingart Farm, £580 Lower Lingart Farm, £530 Lower Lingart Farm. FLEKVIEH: £590 Fern Hill Farm. HEREFORD: £490 Green Barn Farm, £400 Bolton Fold Farm.

STEER CALF

ANGUS: £1200 Gibsons Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £880 Moss Gate Farm.

OTM COW

LIMOUSIN: 289.50 Castle Mill Farm, 279.50 Hill Park, 264.50 Hill Park, 229.50 Fell End Farm. CHAROLAIS: 289.50 New House Farm, 219.50 Rivers Hill Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 274.50 Allcocks Farm, 269.50 Hill Park, 259.50 Allcocks Farm. ANGUS: 269.50 Brown Edge. FRIESIAN: 264.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 254.50 Hall Farm, 244.50 Lane Ends farm, 244.50 Hall Farm, 239.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 239.50 Derby Lodge Farm. HEREFORD: 264.50 Fell End Farm, 204.50 Fell End Farm. SALER: 259.50 Rivers Hill Farm. SIMMENTAL: 259.50 Little Crimbles. PARTHENAISE: 229.50 Orchard View. BLONDE: 189.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. WHITEBRED SHORTHORN: 179.50 Fell End Farm.

OTM HEIFER

ANGUS: 314.50 Newsham Hall Farm, 294.50 Well House Farm. LIMOUSIN: 309.50 Newsham Hall Farm. FLEKVIEH: 309.50 Holme Head, 304.50 Holme Head. FRIESIAN: 299.50 North Farm, 294.50 North Farm, 289.50 Holme Head, 284.50 Low Levens. HEREFORD: 249.50 Well House Farm.

CAST STEER

ANGUS: 324.50 Newsham Hall Farm, 319.50 Newsham Hall Farm, 299.50 Cliftons Farm, 289.50 Midge Hall Farm. SIMMENTAL: 324.50 Throstle Grove Farm, 314.50 Throstle Grove Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 309.50 Merryfield, 299.50 Throstle Grove Farm, 294.50 Throstle Grove Farm, 279.50 Merryfield. FRIESIAN: 284.50 Cliftons Farm.

CAST BULL

FRIESIAN: 269.50 Fern Hill Farm.

STORE BULLOCK

ANGUS: £2400 Midge Hall Farm, £2200 Chestnut House Farm, £2150 Pasture House Farm, £2120 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1950 Ambrose Hall Farm, £1880 Windy Hill Farm. HEREFORD: £2400 Chestnut House Farm, £1850 Merryfield, £1820 Whinney Carr Farm, £1780 Pilling Hall Farm. SHORTHORN: £2180 Upper Foxholes Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2100 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2050 Carlingwha, £1700 Pilling Hall Farm, £1580 Little Crimbles, £1500 Little Crimbles, £1400 Chapel Street. BRITISH BLUE: £2080 Whinney Carr Farm, £1950 Cotestones Farm, £1780 Thursgill, £1750 Moors Farm, £1650 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1600 Moors Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1980 Hall Farm, £1880 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1780 Pilling Hall Farm, £1700 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1580 Little Crimbles, £1550 Little Crimbles. FRIESIAN: £1900 Low Deepslack, £1780 Low Deepslack, £1700 Hall Farm, £1680 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1550 Middle Ridge Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1550 Gibsons farm. GALLOWAY: £1000 Eskew Beck.

STORE HEIFER

ANGUS: £1980 Ambrose Hall Farm, £1950 Hare Field House, £1920 Hare Field House, £1680 Smardale Mill, £1650 Park Lane farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1950 Carlingwha, £1900 Windy Hill Farm, £1880 Ambrose Hall Farm, £1820 Gibsons Farm, £1680 Smardale Mill, £1420 Lane Head Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1900 Windy Hill Farm, £1900 Carlingwha, £1550 Little Crimbles, £1320 Chapel Street, £950 Chapel Street. HEREFORD: £1880 Hare Field House, £1750 Park Lane Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1850 Orchard View, £1650 Barn Hill farm, £1550 Little Crimbles. FRIESIAN: £1450 Hare Apple Tree. PARTHENAISE: £1350 Orchard View. SIMMENTAL: £1300 Gibsons Farm, £1200 Chapel Street, £1200 Gibsons farm.

STORE BULL

FRIESIAN: £950 Lane Head Farm.

More Info

LANCASTER MAY GRASS DAY SPONSOR: TOWERS & GORNALL & JUDGE: CRAIG WATKINSON

CLASS 1: STORE HEIFER UNDER 18MTHS
1st A & V & A THORNTON- LIMOUSIN HEIFER
2nd JE & J PYE & SONS- BRITISH BLUE HEIFER

CLASS 2: STORE BULLOCK UNDER 18MTHS
1st A & V & A THORNTON- LIMOUSIN BULLOCK
2nd WJ & EA WOODHOUSE-SIMMENTAL BULLOCK

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