CALVES
A smaller show than last week with many young calves.
Trade was certainly favouring younger calves with them looking dearer than the older end. Topping todays trade was from Messrs Robinson, Crosshill with a Blue Heifer to £940.
Limousin calves were of quality selection today, with a top price of £840 from D & M Foster, Church Farm.
The bulk of the sale would comprise of Blue calves averaging £660, and Angus averaging £620.
Friesians were few in number today but were a very good trade none the less, with an average of £375.
Hereford cross calves were also a strong trade with an average of £460 and a top price of £490 from JE & SM Seedall.
For any entries or enquiries, don’t hesitate to ring the office, Auctioneers or Andrew Butler.
Bulls
Limousin: Average £760.67, Top £840, D & M Foster
Blues: Average £688.33, Top £760, AD & RL Milner
Angus: Average £580, Top £700, AW & AM Park
Hereford: Average £470, Top £490, JE & SM Seedall
Friesian: Average £373.40, Top £380, JR Newsham & Son
Heifers
Blue: Average £600, Top £940, BW & J Robinson
Charolais: Top £600, JE & SM Seedall
Angus: Average £645, Top £820, C Morphet
Hereford: Average £458, Top £490, JE & SM Seedall
Shorthorn: Average £445, Top £460, JE & SM Seedall
OTM
Lancasters weekly sale of OTM cattle saw more numbers about this week. As seen nationwide, trade coming under pressure for the leaner type beasts while meat would be a stand on trade on the week, with an overall average of 234p/kg being achieved for everything all in.
Price per head would see JJ Clegg, Pilling with their Shorthorn cow topping at £2301, with other Beef cows to 304.5p/kg for Angus from T & ME Longton, Quernmore. Other beef cows were around the 300p/kg mark. Well meated Friesian cows to £1939 from Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth and other Friesian cows to 289.5p/kg from J & G Thornley, Preston, with cows straight from the parlour around the 170p/kg to 180p/kg mark.
All OTM Heifers today averaging 275p/kg with D Fox & Co selling Angus Heifers to 309.5p/kg while R & E Ladds sold OTM Heifers to £1998 or 280p/kg. Other Friesian Heifers around the 265p/kg to 275p/kg.
Cast Steers saw more numbers about with Friesian OTM Steers to £2076 or 309.5p/kg for R & E Ladds, with others from the same good home to £2051 or 305p/kg. Beef bred OTM Steers to 334.5p/kg for Limousins from SJ & AL Hargreaves, Morcambe, with others to £20238.87 or 319.5p/kg for a Blue from DJ Clarke Farming, Barnacre.
All OTM Cast Steers today averaged 300p/kg.
Just a couple of Cast Bulls today averaging 225p/kg.
STORE CATTLE
Lancaster weekly Store Cattle sale saw more numbers about this week with 240 through the main ring, with trade a touch easier on the week, with more cattle coming into markets Nationwide.
Cowell & Moore, Woodplumpton, with a cracking pair of South Devon Steers reached £2400,and also had Blue Steers to the same price. P & R Galligan, Cheshire with a terrific run of Charolais Steers to top at £2380 and other Charolais Steers from the same good home to £2350. A good show of Angus cattle today with WR Clarke, Pilling topping at £2320 for a pair of Steers, with D & N Davis not far behind with a pen of 6 at £2300. Plenty of other Beef Steers today trading around the £2000 to £2100 mark. Dairy bred Steers to £2100 from DR Preston, Caton for Flekviehs with Friesians to £2050 from J & H Bland, Levens.
Store Heifers saw EW & CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine with Angus Heifers to £2280, with JA & F Nutter, Hurst Green to the same price. J & H Bland & Son, Levens with a good run of Heifers to top at £2200 for Blues, with Charolais Heifers to the same price. Other Charolais Heifers from DJ Townley, Lancaster to £2050, while Lim Heifers to £1980 from DJ Clarke Farming, Barnacre.
Plenty of other 20 to 22 month old Heifers trading around the £1850 to £1900 mark.
Entries for next Fridays sale to the office or Andrew before Monday 5pm.