Store Cattle

A larger entry of 366 Store Cattle forward saw less quality on offer this week, with trade slightly easier with another drop in deadweight price. Black and white bullocks were well sold in comparison to beef bred stores. Angus bullocks sold to a top of £1170 from PC Sansom of Kendal, £1160 from L Parsons and Sons of Levens and £1140 from B & J Preston of Caton. R & K Jenkinson of Pilling also sold to the same price. Continental bullocks topped at £1150 from R & S Mitchell of Ellel. Heifers sold to £1130 for Angus heifers from J Hesketh of Hutton with J Hartley and sons selling British Blues to £1120 and Limousin to £1110 with R & E Ladds of Kendal achieving the same price for Limousin heifers. Black and white bullocks sold to a top of £980 of BN Greenwood of Catterall.

OTM Cattle

There were more Cast Cows on offer this week with fit and meated cows remaining a strong trade and leaner types cheaper this week. An entry of 120 forward averaged at 113p/kg. Leading the way this week was OTM British Blue steers from T & E Burrow of Slyne, selling to 164.5p/kg or £1087 with OTM Limousin heifers selling to 164.5p/kg from RH & RA Fawcett of Burton. Beef cows sold to 137.5p/kg for Hereford cows from GJT & V Parkinson of Preesall with Montbeliardes to the same price from WR & CM Lawrenson of Winmarleigh. Plenty of beef cows sold around the 130p/kg mark. Limousin cast bulls sold to a top of £1381 from SJ & R Handley of Carnforth.

Calves and Stirks

There was an increased entry of 83 calves forward at Lancaster today. Compliments must go to our vendors for a showing a good show of well-fed and bred calves a credit to our vendors at Lancaster. There was plenty of trade today, especially with how the beef job currently is, with vendors leaving pleased.

Leading the way today was British Blue bulls from J & G Thornley of Kirkham sold to £395 with others selling to £360 from the same home. British Blue bulls sold to £370 from AW & AM Park and Sons of Ellel, with others to £350 and £345 from T & CM Kelsall and Son of Chipping with Tom Barron Farms of Woodplumpton selling to £345 and £330 twice. All British Blue bull calves forward averaged £301.67. British Blue heifers sold to £315 and £290 from J & G Thornley of Kirkham. Native calves also meet plenty of demand at Lancaster with Angus bull calves selling to £305 and £300 twice from Wallbank Farms of Over Wyresdale and £285 and £280 from T & CM Kelsall and Son of Chipping. All Angus bull calves forward averaged £270. Plenty beef calves sold in the early to mid-two hundreds. British Friesian calves sold to £115 and £110 from A Pickthall of New Hutton with other black and white calves selling to £115 from T & CM Kelsall and Son of Chipping.

Breeding Sheep

The second sale of breeding sheep at Lancaster saw a strong trade for well-grown shearlings, with buyers selective over other types. Mule shearlings sold to £140 three times from JS & KM Wilson of Helsington, with other Mule shearlings selling to £130, twice, from MD Shorrock of Goosnargh. All Mule shearlings forward averaged £118.55. Texel gimmer shearlings sold to £140, £138 three times and £135 from J France of Pilling. All Texel shearlings forward sold to a market average of £133.39.

Aged mule ewes sold to £85 from M & YS Barker of Halton with others to £82 from SA Bateman of Kendal.

A handful of breeding tups forward sold to £200 for Beltex x Texels from Ayrtons of Bamber Farms.