Store Cattle

Store Cattle sold to a sharper trade with a smaller entry forward this week. Leading the way was Montbeliardes from S Kellet & Sons, Pilling selling to £1200. Angus steers sold to a top of £1160 from H Birkett & Son, Overton and J & S Harvey, Claughton. Charolais sold to £1150 from GE Turner, Inglewhite and £1140 from RH Dodgson, Burton in Lonsdale. Limousin steers sold to £1140 from JG & BJ Escolme, Killington and £1130 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland. Plenty more big bullocks sold around the £1100 mark. Heifers sold to a top of £1130 for Bazadaise from FA Nowell & Partners, Bentham. Black and white bullocks this week sold to a top of £1060 from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.

OTM Cattle

The was an increased entry of cast cows this week with 115 forward. All types of Cast cows were a slightly sharper trade this week with a busy ringside of buyers, once again, ensuring it’s the place to market cattle. Leading the way this week was OTM British Blue Heifers selling to 159.5p/kg from TJ Parkinson, Newton. Angus heifers twice told to 154.5p/kg from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. Limousin cast steers achieved the same price from EE Thornton & Sons, Morecambe. Black & White steers sold top of 149.5p/kg from LA Bradshaw, Stalmine and GE & AP Hewitt, Cockerham. OTM cows sold to a top of 134.5p/kg for Limousins from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof which was also the top grossing cow selling to £1081. Beef Cows regularly sold in the one twenties. OTM dairy and cows sold to a top of 117.5p/kg for Black and whites from EW & RM Towers, Hornby. Plenty of meated dairy cows sold around the 110p/kg mark.

Cast bulls sold to a top of £1141 from TL Baldwin & Son, Forton and £1025 from EE Thornton & Sons, Morecambe.

Calves & Stirks

Lancaster held its weekly sale of calves with 123 forward. Topping the market today was British Blue Calves from J & G Thornley Ltd, Roseacre selling to £365, £335, £330 and £315. GCL Stephenson Ltd, Kirkby Lonsdale sold British Blue bulls to £345 with Blue bulls from T & CM Kelsall & Sons selling to £310 and £295 with British Blue bulls from A Pickthall, New Hutton selling to £305, £300 and £290. Limousin bulls sold to a top of £295 from JM & MH France & Son, Littledale. Angus bull calves sold to a top of £290 and £270 from T & CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping with Tom Barron Farms, Wood Plumpton selling Angus bull calves to £280 and £270. There was plenty of strong beef bull calves selling between £250 and £300. British Blue heifers sold to a top of £260 from Cote Farm Partnership, Nether Kellet with others to £250 from Tom Barron Farms and Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. Plenty of Continental beef heifer calves sold between to £200 and £240. British Friesian bull calves sold to a top of £95 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Other stronger rearing calves sold in excess of £50.
July born British Blue Stirks sold to £355 from G & ME Woodhouse & Son, Ellel with black and white stirks selling to £135 from the same home.