CALVES
70 through the little ring today, with trade for all goods better on the week.
British Blue bull calves were the order of the day, Christine Pickervance made the worthwhile trip to Lancaster this morning selling British Blue bulls to a top of £910, with a further four from this home at £900. Also at £900 was again a British Blue bull from AW&AM Park, Ellel who reached £880 and £870. J&G Thornley, Kirkham sold at £850 whilst JP&C Robson, Brock made £800. This said British Blue bulls calves today averaged £728.10. Other bull calves sold to £810 twice for Herefords from D&M Foster, Out Rawcliffe whilst Charolais topped at £780 from D&E Whittaker, Quernmore.
Heifer calves sold to £790 for British Blues from Pickervance Farms, Kirkham with others to £700 twice from this home. Aberdeen Angus also reached £700 from AW&AM Park, Ellel with others at £660 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Month old heifers sold to £530 for British Blues from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Month old heifers sold to £530 for British Blue from RT Halhead, Cockerham with others the same age at £500.

OTM / CAST CATTLE
Cast bulls today hit the top spot with local vendor JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore with a Limousin bull to £2910 or 334.5p/kg. Other cast bulls sold to £2735 from SJ Gunn, Slackhead.
Cast steers saw PG Thornton, Scorton sell an Aberdeen Angus to £2373, with other OTM Aberdeen Angus steers to 359.5p/kg from PR Holt, Carlton. Dairy bred steers sold to 287.5p/kg from I Atkinson & Son, Carnforth for Friesians.
OTM cattle saw trade very similar on the week, with more beef bred cattle in the mix which proved very good to sell. Limousins from EJ Ward & Sons, Carnforth sold to 374.5p/kg for a heifer, with British Blue heifers to 369.5p/kg and Angus heifers to 364.5p/kg or £2379 from JD EM JA Atkinson, Kendal. Dairy bred heifers saw top price of £2117 or 299p/kg from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham for Friesians, with others from AT Burrow, Gressingham to 279.5p/kg or £1976. All heifers today averaged £1635 or 297.5p/kg.
OTM cows saw Norwegian Red cows to £2452 from EW&RM Towers, Hornby while Friesians hit a high of £2433 or 269.5p/kg from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham. Other Friesian from the same good home at achieved £2300 or 279p/kg. Beef bred cows saw Herefords to 357.5p/kg from J Whittaker & Son, Nether Kellet with Simmental cows from A Clark & Johnson, Windermere to £2154 or 314p/kg. All cows today averaged £1752 or 265p/kg.

STORE CATTLE
“Lancaster store cattle remain strong despite reports of a drop in trade elsewhere”
Store cattle sold to £2650 for British Blue bullocks from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland with other bullocks reaching £2480 from I Atkinson, Warton again for British Blue. 5 bullocks made £2400 – one from J & JM Walmsley and four Limousin from EJ Hodgson, Lambrigg. Angus sold to £2380 x3 from C Hargreaves & Son, Overton with Simmentals selling to £2320 x3 from EJ & PE Burrow, Milnthorpe. Dairy bullocks topped at £2200 for Montbeliardes from AT Smith, Longridge with B&W topping at £1800 from ID Bailey, Catforth. Overall bullocks averaged £2061.93.
Heifers topped at £2320 for Angus from T & E Garlick, Freckleton with others to £2220 from the same home. A pair of Limousin from A & MI Robinson, Orton sold to £2180 whilst British Blue’s sold to £2150 from MG & J Parker, Wennington and £2100 x2 for CG Birkett, Carnforth. Heifers today averaged £1939.82.
A handful of bulls sold to £1700 for 15-month-old Montbeliardes from WR & CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh.