CALVES & STIRKS
Fridays weekly calf sale saw the biggest ring full of buyers seen in recent weeks, ensuring a better trade all round. AW&AM Park, Ellel made top spot this week with a British Blue bull at £480, who also sold a British Blue heifer at £420. TM Townley, Over Wyresdale continues their good run of calves, this week selling at eight week old Charolais bull at £420. A consignment of Aberdeen Angus calves from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping saw bulls to £395 and heifers to £305, with all Aberdeen Angus’s today averaging £345. J&G Thornley, Roseacre sold their usual run of quality British Blue heifers to £380 and £335. Friesian bulls from Eddie and Angie Newsham, Conder Green achieved £260 twice, with younger sorts to £150 from H&SD Cornthwaite, Garstang. All Friesians forward averaged £120. Fleckvieh bulls from JR Newsham, Conder Green achieved £380 with Montbeliardes going on to sell for £360.
The monthly sale of stirks saw buyers keen to replace stock sold in the store ring, with trade being up on the month. Achieving top price was S Ashcroft, Euxton with a pair of Aberdeen Angus steers at £855, with other cattle from this same good home achieving £835 for Charolais steers, £825 for Limousin steers and completing his run with Montbeliardes to £800. Hereford steers realised £805 from E Lund & Son, Ingleton. Dan and Jenny Hey, Cockerham had a well grown British Blue steer at £730. O&H Melling, Treales run of cattle saw Aberdeen Angus bulls to £740 and Fleckvieh steers to £680. A pen full of Aberdeen Angus heifers achieved £740 from JH Thwaites, Penrith with S Ashcroft to £700 for a Limousin. A trio of Charolais heifers from FW Rhodes, Ellel achieved £630. More stirks are required for our next sale on the 25th February to satisfy buyers requirements.

STORE CATTLE
The weekly sale of store cattle saw 244 go under Gary’s Gavel, with trade being as strong as ever with buyers keen to keep their sheds full. Topping the trade today was regular Lancaster supporter PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead with a stylish Limousin steer at £1500. Not far behind was a pen full of well fed Charolais steers from R&C Parkinson, Hambleton, not to be out done by his father, Joe Parkinson, Hambleton also achieved £1440 for a pen of Charolais steers. Other Limousin steers sold to £1380 from H Chapman, Middleton. British Blue steers today saw trade to £1370 from JD Bracken, Garstang. Aberdeen Angus cattle are always good to sell at Lancaster, with steers peaking at £1340 from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead. Dairy bred steers saw a trio of Fleckviehs sell to £1320 from R H Dodgson, Carnforth, with Friesians achieving £1180 from K&DE Woodhouse Ellel. All steers today averaged £1175.
Store heifers today saw the trade top at £1400 from K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel for a pair of British Blues. R&C Parkinson, Hambleton competed his good run of cattle with a pair of Charolais heifers at £1380. Herefords today saw J&JM Walmsley, Pilling achieve £1360, with this vendor also selling a pair of Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1270. All heifers today averaged £1087.

OTM CATTLE
OTM cattle today saw a reduced entry on the week, much to the disappointment of our full ring of buyers. OTM dairy cattle today saw DJ Townley, Stodday grossing at £1343.05 or 174.5p/kg, with others at £1110 from RT Halhead, Cockerham or 149p/kg. Many more Friesians cows sold around the 145p/kg – 149p/kg range. Montbeliarde cows from JK&BJ Birkett, Morecambe achieved £1122.98 with Fleckviehs to £1117.85 from RT Halhead, Cockerham. Beef bred cattle saw Limousins sell to £1329.48 or 177p/kg from JA&KJ Allen, Ings. Simmental cows from JB&AH Coates, Cowan Bridge achieved 184.5p/kg or £1243. Only a handful of OTM heifers in the market today saw Friesians to £1020 from K Robinson, Farlton and 181p/kg from J&N Hull & Son, Winmarleigh.