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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 9th January 2026.

CULL COWS/OTM CATTLE

Plenty of buyer interest today for an entry of 105, all sold averaging 261p/kg.
Beef cows sold to 364.5p/kg for a Limousin x from EJ Wards & Sons who also grossed a Limousin x cow at £2671. Others 349.5p/kg and £2589 from Pilling Hall.
Dairy cows to 314.5p/kg from J Bargh & Son and £2291 from Barker Farms. Other heavy & fleshed cows 240-270p/kg with parlour types 200-230p/kg.
OTM dairy heifers sold to 339.5p/kg and £2206 from J & JM Walmsley.
Beef steers to 379.5p/kg and £2369 for Aberdeen Angus x from O Butler.
Cull bulls to 259.5p/kg and £2657 for Aberdeen Angus from ST Birkett & Son.

STORE CATTLE

Steers topped at £2600 for a pair of Limousin x from DE & SM Moorhouse closely followed by Longhorn x from J Bracken at £2550 and British Blue x at £2550 from M Shepherd & Sons. Stronger end steers £2300-£2500 with next draw down £2100-£2300 and younger end £1800-£2000. Dairy bred steers to £2300 for Montbeliarde from J Prest & Son.
Heifers peaked at £2400 for Aberdeen Angus x from WT Eastham & Sons and a trio of British Blue x from P & S Alpe. Other stronger end £2200-£2400 with the next draw down £1900-£2100.
All steers averaged £2114 and all heifers averaged £2021.

CALVES

A packed ringside of local and travelled buyers ensured a fast trade throughout.
Strongest bulls to £900 for British Blue x from CR & A Baxter who sold Aberdeen Angus x to £830 with this great run regularly £700-£800. Other bulls to £690 for British Blue x from RE & P Miller. Younger ends bull calves to £680 for British Blue x from Pickervance Farm Ltd and Aberdeen Angus to £620 from Wallbank Farms Ltd. Others £550-£600. A trio of Black & Whites from WN & D Smith & Son sold at £310 with other younger rearers £220-£280.
A shortage of heifer calves today but those forward sold to £670 for Charolais x from Wallbank Farms and British Blue x to £640 from Pickervance Farms Ltd, others generally £450-£520.

Top Prices

OTM COW:

LIMOUSIN: 364.50 Intack Farm, 349.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 309.50 Braida Garth, 289.50, 279.50 High House Farm, 259.50 Yates Farm. ANGUS: 339.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 294.50 Forgelands Estate, 294.50 Mill House Farm, 279.50 Aynsome Manor Farm, 269.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 259.50 Forgelands Estate. STABILISER: 339.50, 274.50 (x2) Braida Garth. FRIESIAN: 324.50, 319.50 High Snab, 314.50 North Farm, 289.50 Docker Hall, 279.50, 274.50 Cotestones Farm. CHAROLAIS: 319.50 Intack Farm, 319.50 Middle Ridge Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 299.50 Intack Farm. SIMMENTAL: 299.50 Intack Farm, 274.50 Braida Garth. CONTINENTAL: 269.50 Braida Garth. HEREFORD: 254.50 Intack Farm, 254.50 Middle Ridge Farm, 229.50 Aynsome Manor Farm. FLECKVIEH: 219.50 Docker Hall. JERSEY: 199.50 Bainsbank Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

FRIESIAN: 339.50 Staffords Farm, 329.50 Docker Hall, 329.50 North Farm, 319.50 High Snab, 309.50 North Farm, 309.50 High Snab.

CAST STEER:

ANGUS: 379.50, 369.50, 364.50 (x2) Elm Bank Farm. SIMMENTAL: 319.50 Ghyll Beck Farm.

CAST BULL:

ANGUS: 259.50 Hall Croft Barn.

HEIFER CALF:

CHAROLAIS: £670 Tills Farm, £460 Bolton Fold Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £640, £570, £540, £530, £510, £480 Roseacre Hall. ANGUS: £500 North Farm, £480 Hudsbrook Farm, £470, £460 North Farm, £450 Roseacre Hall, £380 Hudsbrook Farm. SHORTHORN: £270 (x2) Bolton Fold Farm. HEREFORD: £180 Bolton Fold Farm.

BULL CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £900, £810, £800 New Brows Farm, £750, £700 Derby Lodge Farm, £690 Lower Lingart Farm. ANGUS: £830 (x2), £780, £770, £710 (x2) New Brows Farm. CHAROLAIS: £540, £520 Myerscough House. SHORTHORN: £370, £300 Bolton Fold Farm. FRIESIAN: £310 (x3) Cocker House Farm, £240 North Farm, £150 (x2) Liscoe Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

LIMOUSIN: £2600, £2520 High House Farm, £2180 Cock Hall Farm, £1650 Ghyll Beck Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2550 Pasture House Farm, £2480 Birch Croft, £2380 Sweetings Farm, £2350 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2320 Cock Hall Farm, £2320 Low Fell End. LONGHORN: £2550 Greenlands Farm, £1900 Ghyll Beck Farm. ANGUS: £2500 Low Fell End, £2480 Grange Farm, £2420 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2400 Wood Nook Farm, £2380 Ellers Farm, £2300 Legrams Laithe Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2350 Low Fell End, £1750 Ghyll Beck Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £2300 Upper Foxholes Farm. SIMMENTAL: £2180 High House Farm. FRIESIAN: £2050 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2050 Ellers Farm, £2000 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1950 Half Way House, £1920 Barn Hill Farm, £1900 Ghyll Beck Farm. NORWEIGEAN RED: £2050 Ellers Farm. SHORTHORN: £1820 Moss House Farm, £1800 Ghyll Beck Farm. BLONDE: £1780 Half Way House. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £1720 Ghyll Beck Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

ANGUS: £2400 Wood Nook Farm, £2300 Sweetings Farm, £2220 Grange Farm, £2150 Half Way House, £2120 Raw Head, £2120 Kirkbeck. BRITISH BLUE: £2400, £2320 Braddup House Farm, £2280 Sweetings Farm, £2280 Moss Edge Farm, £2200 Lodge Cottage, £2120 Windy Hill Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2320 Lodge Cottage, £2280 West Lynn. HEREFORD: £2320 Pasture House Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2120 High House Farm, £1850 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1680 Ghyll Beck Farm. GALLOWAY: £1920, £1850 Ghyll Beck Farm.

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