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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 23rd May 2025.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

A nice show of calves forward in Lancaster with trade holding firm despite recent changes to Blue Tongue restrictions.
Bull calves saw the sale toppers from JP&C Robson, Brock fly to £950 with a Charolais from Lancaster regulars David & Eileen Wallbank, Over Wyresdale selling next at £850. Younger sorts sold to £680 for Charolais from JE&SM Seedall, Mellor and £600 for British Blues from J&R Waller, Killington.
Heifer calves were a nice trade, selling to £590 for British Blues from AW&AM Park, Ellel and £530 for a five week old Aberdeen Angus from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping. Plenty more heifers were in the £500 bracket today, for what was a younger show.
We encourage vendors to apply for the applicable Bluetongue licences ahead of next weeks sale.

STORE CATTLE
Store show no let up here at Lancaster, with vendors leaving pleased with their days trading.
Bullocks sold to a top of £2580 for a pen of three Aberdeen Angus from Pilling based KH&D Holden, with Lawsons Farm, Cockerham selling a further four Aberdeen Angus at £2500. A pair of British Blue bullocks from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg also reached £2500, with a further forty eight selling the top side of £2000. Black and white bullocks looked a good trade today, selling to £2150 from EJ Hodgson, Lambrigg with others to £2020 (x5) from EE Thornton, Morecambe.
Heifers sold to £2420 for a Charolais from DJ Townley, Lancaster with a large show of Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £2350 from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham and £2280 from KH&D Holden, Pilling. British Blue heifers sold to £2180 from WT Eastham, Goosnargh with a further twenty-one over £2000.
Restricted zone vendors are encouraged to apply for the EXD632 licences ahead of next weeks sale, thank you.

Top Prices

STORE BULLOCK:

ANGUS: £2580 Chestnut House Farm, £2500 Sweetings Farm, £2450 New Ridge Farm, £2300 Snub Snape Farm, £2300 Gulf Farm, £2220 Bainsbank Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2500 Lambrigg Head Farm, £2400 Whinney Carr Farm, £2380 Bainsbank Farm, £2350 Whinney Carr Farm, £2350, £2280 Bainsbank. CHAROLAIS: £2250 Bainsbank Farm, £2080 Thornton Barn Farm, £1950 Bowlands Gardens. FRIESIAN: £2150 Lambrigg Head Farm, £2020, £2000 Downlands Farm, £2000 Hall Farm, £1950 (x2) Downlands Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2100 Intack Farm, £1920 Lodge Farm. HEREFORD: £2080, £2050 Thornton Barn Farm, £1500 Hall Bank, £1450, £1280 Well House Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

CHAROLAIS: £2420 Whinney Carr Farm. ANGUS: £2350 Sweetings Farm, £2280 Chestnut House Farm, £2180 Wood Nook Farm, £2100 Lodge Farm, £2050 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1850 Middlebarrow Plain. BRITISH BLUE: £2180 Wood Nook Farm, £2080, £1800 Middlebarrow Plain, £1700 Thursgill. LIMOUSIN: £2020 Intack Farm, £1700 Hall Bank. HEREFORD: £2000 Park Lane Farm, £1880 Thursgill, £1750 Lynwood, £1680 Middlebarrow Plain, £1580 Thursgill. SIMMENTAL: £1580 Hall Bank.

STORE BULL:

SHORTHORN: £1180 Hill Top Manor Farm.

OTM COW:

Simmental: 339.50 Littlewood Hall Farm, 324.50 Littlewood Hall Farm, 319.50 Littlewood Hall Farm, 314.50 Farleton House. Friesian: 304.50 Hagg Farm, 289.50 Holme Head, 289.50 Strands Farm, 279.50 Strands Farm, 279.50 Haggs Farm, 274.50 Abbotsons Farm. Limousin: 329.50 Farleton House, 314.50 Farleton House. Angus: 299.50 Pemberton Farm. Montbelliarde: 279.50 Holme Head. Longhorn: 249.50 Middle Lee Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

British Blue: 349.50 Low Groves Farm. Friesian: 329.50 Abbotsons Farm, 319.50 Dillicar, 294.50 Spital Farm. Angus: 299.50 Spital Farm. Hereford: 284.50 Spital Farm

CAST STEER:

Friesian: 314.50 Downlands Farm, 289.50 Pain Hill, 284.50 Downlands Farm.

CAST BULL:

Stabiliser: 339.50 Kit Cragg. Shorthorn: 249.50 Hill Top Manor Farm. Friesian: 229.50 Gunnerthwaite.

HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £590 Walkers I’th Fields, £500 Friars Moss, £490 Hallbeck, £440 Roe Farm. Angus: £530 Brown Brook, £490 Hallbeck, £470 Walkers I’th Fields, £460 Hallbeck, £460 Roe Farm, £450 Walkers I’th Fields. Limousin: £340 Rose Farm. Shorthorn: £200 Bolton Fold Farm. Hereford: £200 Bolton Fold Farm.

BULL CALF:

British Blue: £950 Roe Farm, £710 Friars Moss, £680 Roe Farm, £600 Hallbeck, £580 Walkers I’th Fields, £520 Friars Moss. Charolais: £850 Tills Farm, £680 Bolton Fold Farm. Angus: £660 Tills Farm, £600 Walkers I’th Fields, £510 Friars Moss, £450 Walkers I’th Fields, £415 Brown Brook. Hereford: £420 Bolton Fold Farm, £370 Bolton Fold Farm. Friesian: £215 Rose Farm. Ayrshire: £110 Bolton Fold Farm, £90 Bolton Fold Farm, £40 Bolton Fold Farm.

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