28 March 2025

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 28th March 2025.

REARING & WEANED CALVES TO £1370

Rearing calves sold to £800 for an Aberdeen Angus bull from Ian T Richardson, Catforth with British Blues selling to £700 from SH&M Batty, Quernmore. Other British Blues sold to £660 from RT Halhead, Norbreck and £650 from JP&C Robson, Brock. No end of best end bull calves were the top side of £600. Black and Whites sold to £295 from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping.
Heifer calves sold to £760 for three Aberdeen Angus from Ian T Richardson, Catforth with British Blues to £620 from SH&M Batty, Quernmore and £610 from Throstle Nest Farms, Pilling. Strong heifer calves were consistently sold over £450.
Weaned calves and stirks sold to £1370 for a British Blue bull from TD&A Gardner, Great Eccleston with Fleckvieh bullocks selling to £960 from JR Newsham, Conder Green. Four to five month old Hereford bulls from TE&MM Kidd, Ellel sold to £930 x2 and £900 x2.

STORE CATTLE

Scintillating stores hit new heights at Lancaster
Reaching £2950 and claiming today’s top spot was a Limousin heifer from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel with other heifers to £2520 for a pair of British Blues from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet. While Aberdeen Angus cross sold to £2380 from L Parson & Son, Levens. A pair of Hereford heifers reached £2350 from J&S Winstanley, Clifton with half of todays heifer offerings passing £2000.
Bullocks were a remarkable trade topping at £2800 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with two more Aberdeen Angus cross from A&H Watson, Middleton achieving £2650. Three British Blue cross from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet reached £2600, with any amount of bullocks the top side of £2400, for a predominately dairy bred offering.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw a similar number on the week, well short of buyers requirements. A very mixed show of cattle sold to a pleasing average of 261p/kg. The best beef cows sold to £2554.04 or 379.5p/kg for a British Blue from RT Halhead, Cockerham. Other beef bred OTM’s sold to £1976.07 or 279.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus from C Hargreaves, Overton with other Aberdeen Angus from the same home at £1948 or 259.5p/kg. Dairy bred OTMs from AW&AM Park, Ellel sold to £2151 for a Friesian with other Holstein Friesians to £1870 from the same home. RT Halhead, Cockerham continued his good day with Friesian to £1825 or 264.5p/kg.
OTM heifers saw no let up in trade with Friesians to £2505.92 or 349.5p/kg from W&C Gorst, Ellel and £2271.75 and 349.5p/kg from the same home. R&J Dodgson, Natland sold Jersey heifers to £1910.76 or 354.5p/kg.
Beef bred OTM heifers saw plenty of interest, seeing a top call of £2445 or 394.5p/kg for a British Blue from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale.
Just a handful of cast steers in today from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale topping at £2341.52 or 379.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus while their British Blues sold to £2314.95 or 379.5p/kg.
More cattle are needed week in week out to satisfy buyers demand.

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OTM COW:

BRITISH BLUE: 379.50 Norbreck Farm. ANGUS: 294.50 Hill Top Farm, 279.50, 269.50 Sunderland Brows Farm, 264.50 Intack Farm, 259.50 Sunderland Brows Farm, 239.50 Intack Farm. LIMOUSIN: 289.50 Fell End Farm, 279.50 Barbon Fell House, 259.50 Fell End Farm. SIMMENTAL: 274.50, 269.50 Intack Farm, 149.50 Mitchel Land Farm. FRIESIAN: 264.50 Norbreck Farm, 259.50 Cracalt Farm, 259.50, 254.50 Walkers I’th Fields, 249.50 West Hall, 244.50 Priory Farm. CONTINENTAL: 259.50 High House Farm, 149.50 Sellerley Farm. HEREFORD: 199.50 Biggins Lodge Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

BRITISH BLUE: 394.50 Tills Farm. ANGUS: 384.50 Rowell Farm. JERSEY: 354.50 Cracalt Farm. FRIESIAN: 349.50 (x2) Hole of Ellel.

CAST STEER:

ANGUS: 379.50 Tills Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 379.50 Tills Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

ANGUS: £2800 Rowell Farm, £2650 Middleton Hall, £2600 Low Levens, £2480 Holmes Farm, £2480 Low Levens, £2400 Thornton Barn Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2600 Stubb Hall Farm, £2450 Barn Hill Farm, £2450 Yeat House, £2020 Park Farm Barn, £2000 Barn Hill Farm, £1980 Moss House Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2050 Cracalt Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1980 Moss House Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1980 Moss House Farm, £1280 Rose Hill Farm. MEUSE-RHINE-ISSEL: £1900 Littlewood Hall Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1800, £1750 Middle Ridge Farm. FREISIAN: £1320 Booth Hall, £1280 Redchalis Farm. HEREFORD: £1320 Booth Hall. FLECKVIEH: £1280 Redchalis Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

LIMOUSIN: £2950 Yeat House, £2150 Rowell Farm, £2100 Mearsbeck Farm, £1980 Oakenhead, £1980 Hatters Farm, £1800 Park Farm Barn. BRITISH BLUE: £2520 Stubb Hall Farm, £2380 Holmes Farm, £2300 Mearsbeck Farm, £2100 Yeat House, £2000, £1980 Nether Hall Farm. ANGUS: £2380 Low Levens, £2350 Oakenhead, £2300 Rowell Farm, £2100 Oakenhead, £2000 Park Lane Farm, £1950 Whinney Garth. HEREFORD: £2350 Savick Brook Farm, £2220 Oakenhead, £2120 (x2) Savick Brook Farm, £1980 (x2) Lynwood. OTHER: £1720 Bradley Farm. BLONDE: £1650 Half Way House. MEUSE-RHINE-ISSEL: £1600 Littlewood Hall Farm. FRIESIAN: £1580 Bradley Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1300 Gibsons Farm.

STORE BULL:

SHORTHORN: £1440 (x2) Stirzaker House. HEREFORD: £1300 Moss View.

HEIFER CALF:

Angus: £760 West View Farm, £550 Roe Farm, £490 Friars Moss, £350 Friars Moss. British Blue: £620 Friars Moss, £610 Throstle Nest Farm, £540 Throstle Nest Farm, £530 Throstle Nest Farm, £500 North Farm, £490 North Farm. Charolais: £400 Bolton Fold Farm. Friesian: £360 Manor House Farm. Hereford: £295 Rose Farm, £290 Rose Farm, £280 Westfield House Farm.

BULL CALF:

Angus: £800 West View Farm, £660 Walkers I’th Fields, £640 Walkers I’th Fields, £620 Walkers I’th Fields. British Blue: £700 Friars Moss, £660 Norbreck Farm, £650 Roe Farm, £640 Roe Farm, £630 Walkers I’th Fields, £630 Throstle Nest Farm. Friesian: £570 Norbreck Farm, £295 Brown Brook, £270 Blackleach House Farm, £225 North Farm, £210 Blackleach House Farm, £205 North Farm. Shorthorn: £340 Bolton Fold Farm, £260 Bolton Fold Farm. Hereford: £330 Bolton Fold Farm.

BULL STIRK:

British Blue: £1370 Larbreck Hill Farm, £930 Larbreck Hill Farm. Charolais: £940 Larbreck Hill Farm. Hereford: £930 Booth Hall, £900 Booth Hall, £860 Booth Hall. Friesian: £850 Larbreck Hill Farm, £760 Larbreck Hill Farm, £470 Newhouse Farm.

HEIFER STIRK:

Hereford: £780 Sellerley Farm, £680 Booth Hall. Limosuin: £730 Newhouse Farm. Friesian: £560 West View Farm. Swedish Red: £510 West View Farm.

STEER STIRK:

Flekvieh: £960 Sellerley Farm, £890 Sellerley Farm. Friesian: £890 Sellerley Farm, £790 Sellerley Farm.

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 28th March 2025.

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