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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Auction Mart Sale of Calves, OTM and Store Cattle, Friday 24th May 2024.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

A small but quality show of rearing calves were forward at Lancaster this morning, which sold to a fantastic trade throughout. A top price of £560 was achieved for an Aberdeen Angus bull from RE&P Miller, Barnacre followed by a Limousin bull at £540 from MG&J Parker, Wennington and younger six week old Blue selling to £510 from JP&C Robson, Garstang. All bull calves were easy to sell, with the better end over £500. Rearing heifer calves sold equally as well, with these topping at £400 for an Aberdeen Angus from W&G Cornthwaite & Son, Claughton on Brock with younger calves to £340 for Limousins and £330 for Blues.
A good show of weaned calves and stirks were forward, with these selling to £700 for Herefords bull from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green with Blues at £650 from W Pinder, Clitheroe. All bulls forward in the stirk section sold above £550. A handful of weaned Blue steers were forward, with these selling to £650 and £600 from JC Morphet, Hale. Weaned heifers sold to £610 for Blues again from JC Morphet, Hale with Herefords reaching £500 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green.
More cattle are needed next week with an ever increasing ring side of buyers, capable of handling 100 plus calves every week. Please contact the office or auctioneers with your entries or if you require a farm visit. Already entered for next week are 50 beef calves from three local farms.

STORE CATTLE

Best steers sold to £1780 for Simmental cross with Aberdeen Angus cross £1690, Limousin cross £1670 and Hereford cross £1670. Other stronger end steers were regularly £1500 to £1650, with other feeding types £1300 to £1500.
Heifers sold to £1640 again for Simmental cross, Hereford cross sold to £1600, Blondes to £1550, Charolais £1540 and Aberdeen Angus cross £1510. Other stronger end heifers were regularly £1350 to £1500, with the younger end £1020 to £1150.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

A sharp rise in the cull cow trade, saw all sold to a market averaged 191p/kg. The best beef cows sold to 259.5p/kg, with others regularly 220p/kg to 240p/kg. Mediums feeding types were 205p/kg to 220p/kg, with only the leaner sorts 180p/kg to 200p/kg. Dairy cows sold to 209.5p/kg for Fleckviehs and Holstein Friesians to 199.5p/kg. Other better heavier end dairy cows were 180p/kg to 195p/kg, with the best parlour type cows 170p/kg to 185p/kg and the lighter and leaner sorts 140p/kg to 160p/kg. Top grossing being a beef cow at £1805, with others regularly £1400 to £1650. Dairy cows sold to £1548 for a Fleckvieh with the better stronger end £1200 to £1400.
OTM heifer sold to 254.5p/kg and £1527 for a Simmental cross, with diary heifers to 231.5p/kg and £1363.
OTM steers sold to 264.5p/kg for British Blue cross and £1656 for an Aberdeen Angus cross.
Cull bulls sold to 249.5p/kg for a British Blue and £1682 for a Beef Shorthorn.

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HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £610 Field House, £330 Walkers I’th Fields. Hereford: £500 Sellerley Farm. Angus: £400 Matshead Farm. Limousin: £340 Lodge Farm.

BULL CALF:

Hereford: £700 Sellerley Farm. British Blue: £650 Longstripes Farm, £510 Roe Farm. Charolais: £580 Longstripes Farm. Angus: £560 Lower Lingart Farm, £530 Walkers I’th Fields, £510 Roe Farm, £510 Lower Lingart Farm. Limousin: £540 Lodge Farm. Friesian: £505 Sellerley Farm. Fleckvieh: £450 Sellerley Farm.

STEER CALF:

British Blue: £650 Field House.

OTM COW:

Limousin: 259.50 Ballacutchel Farms, 231.50 Thornbush Farm, 229.5 Marshaw Farm, 227.5 Ballacutchel Farms, 219.5 Thornbush Farm. Charolais: 244.5 Ballacutchel Farm, 204.5 Manor Farm, 199.5 Springfield House. British Blue: 224.5 Cringleber, 204.5 Thornlea. Bazadaise: 217.5 Cringleber. Angus: 209.5 Black Bull Farm, 199.5 Ballacutchel Farms, 194.5 Railside Yard, 189.5 Yak Leaf, 187.5 Ballacutchel Farms. Fleckvieh: 209.5 Holme head. Norwegian Red: 204.5 Holme Head.Friesian: 199.5 Abbotson Farm, 199.5 Langthwaite Heights, 194.5 Hall Farm, 191.5 Priory Farm, 189.5 Batty Hill, 189.5 Berryholme. Saler: 199.5 Nook Farm. Blonde: 199.5 Whittingham Lane. Hereford: 191.5 Dalton Old Hall, 189.5 Ballacutchel Farms. Shorthorn: 181.5 Town House, 169.5 Low Dubbs Farm, 149.5 Yak Leaf.

OTM HEIFER:

British Blue: 249.5 Trapp Farm. Simmental: 254.5 Benson hall. Friesian: 231.5 Rose Farm, 224.5 Ancliffe Hall Farm, 219.5 Batty Hill, 219.5 Low Audlands, 199.5 Ancliffe Hall Farm, 184.5 Low Audlands. Limousin: 224.5 Ancliffe Hall Farm.

CAST STEER:

British Blue: 264.5 Trapp Farm. Angus: 244.5 Black Bull Farm, 239.5 Ballacutchel Farms, 221.5 Black Bull Farm. Simmental: 224.5 Lodge Farm. Hereford: 189.5 Lodge Farm.

CAST BULL:

British Blue: 249.5 Moss House Farm. Shorthorn: 189.5 Ballacutchel Farms.

STORE BULLOCK:

Simmental: £1780 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1540 Benson Hall, £1500 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1390 Benson Hall. Angus: £1690 Cheetham House Farm, £1580 Trapp Farm, £1540 Snub Snape Farm, £1530 Carlingwha, £1420 Thornton Barn Farm, £1410 Lodge Farm. Hereford: £1670 Pasture House Farm, £1400 Windy Hill Farm. Limousin: £1670 Hall Farm, £1630 High Snab, £1240 Lodge Farm. British Blue: £1480 Windy Hill Farm, £1440 Birch House Cottage, £1440 Ivy Farm, £1390 Thornton Barn Farm, £1390 Park House Farm,£1330 Plumpton Hall Farm. Friesian: £1370 Steel Croft, £1340 Lodge Farm, £1290 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1200 Barn Hill Farm. Stabiliser: £1080 Ballacutchel Farms. Shorthorn: £1000 Sproat Ghyll.Belted Galloway: £1000 Benson Hall.

STORE HEIFER:

Simmental: £1640 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1470 Benson Hall Farm, Hereford: £1600 Pasture House farm, £1020 Shawcote Farm. Blonde: £1550 Whittingham Lane, £1340 Nook Farm. Charolais: £1540 Ivy Farm, £1410 Carlingwha. Angus: £1510 Wood Nook Farm, £1440 Snub Snape Farm, £1420 Carlingwha, £1380 Scale Hall, £1340 Raw Head, £1320 Lodge Farm. Limousin: £1480 High House Farm. Friesian: £1260 Lodge Farm. Welsh Black: £1160 Mill House Farm.Shorthorn: £1030 Sproat Ghyll. Stabiliser: £1000 Ballacutchel Farms.

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