Store Cattle

All Store Cattle at Lancaster today sold to a market average well over £1000, once again. Leading the way this week was Angus bullocks selling to £1300 from J Hesketh, Hutton who other Angus bullocks to £1210. L & A Duckett, High Bartle sold Angus bullocks to £1260. All Angus bullocks averaged £1122. Continental bullocks topped at £1280 from H Chapman & Son, Middleton with Limousins. Saler bullocks from the same home sold to £1200. Other Continental bullocks saw Limousins sell to £1190 and £1180 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland and £1180 from A & M Brennand & Son, Chapel le Dale. All Limousin bullocks sold to an average £1123. Heifers sold to a top of £1180 for British Blues from K & DE Woodhouse, Ellel. All British Blue heifers averaged £1075. Hereford heifers topped at £1140 from J Hesketh, Hutton. Black and white bullocks topped at £1130 from W & A Cardwell, Stalmine, with many pens of strong bullocks selling in excess of the £1000 mark and forward averaging £896.

OTM Cattle

There was an entry of 99 cast cow and OTM cattle at Lancaster today which saw well-fleshed cattle continue to be a strong trade with leaner types selling to a sharper trade. Topping the market at 199.5p/kg or £1121 was OTM Limousin heifers from B & SE Carter, Ellel closely followed by 184.5p/kg or £1038 from JS & KM Wilson & Son, Helsington. OTM Cast Steers saw Limousin sell to 181.5p/kg or £1352 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland with Angus’ selling to 174.5p/kg or £1280 from RJ Cardwell, Esprick. Stabiliser cows topped at 174.5p/kg from MG & HM Capstick, Milnthorpe with Limousin cows twice topped at 164.5p/kg from Limousins firstly from ST Birkett & Son, Carnforth grossing £1187 followed by F & E Harrison, Wray grossing £1019. Plenty of beef cows sold around the 150p/kg. Black and white cows sold to a top of 131.5p/kg firstly from L Burrow & Sons, Lower Tatham grossing £1069, which was the top-grossing dairy cow, then from C & B Cummings & Son, Preesall grossing £934. Plenty more well-fleshed dairy cows sold in the late one twenties. Beef cows sold to top price per head of £1273 for Charolais from P & SA Edmondson, Stainton. Other dairy cows sold to £1061 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale.

17 Cattle sold in excess of the £1000 mark today and all cattle averaged 124.5p/kg.

Calves & Stirks

Lancaster Auction Mart held it’s renowned monthly stirk sale that continues to grow in reputation each month amongst vendors and buyers in which more numbers are required and could easily be handled. There was 154 stirks this month, leading the way today was yearling Limousin bullocks selling to £760 from KA Purtill, Wigan. British Blue bullocks at 10-months-old peaked at £740 from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale with 10-month-old Hereford bullocks selling to £735 from JS Taylor, Lancaster. Other 8-month-old British Blue bullocks sold to £700 from KA Purtill. Plenty of pens of 8-12-month-old bullocks sold in the mid to late £600s.

Heifer stirks peaked at £760 for Simmentals from JR Newsham & Sons, Conder Green. Closely followed by the consignment from JE Harrison, Kirkham selling British Blue heifers to £740 and £690. Bull stirks topped at £570 for 8-month-old British Blues from WJ & EA Woodhouse, Nateby with 6-month-old British blues selling to £565 from JK & B Birkett & Son, Morecambe.

Dairy bullocks saw Montbeliardes sell to £570 twice from GR & B Mason, Warton and H Morgan, Stalmine. Yearling black and white bullocks peaked at £565 from R & J Parkinson, Preesall with others to £540 from WJ & EA Woodhouse, Nateby. Friesian bulls sold to a top of £505 from G Rawlinson, Manchester.

The weekly sale of calves had a reduced entry of 24 due to the stirk sale but a strong trade was seen where more could have easily been sold. Topping market was a Simmental bull at £320 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green with Hereford bulls from the same home topping £275 who also sold Simmental heifers to the same price. British Blue heifers topped at £280, twice from DR & C Galbraith, Grayrigg and Drinkall Bros, Over Wryresdale. Angus bull calves peaked at £270 from F & M Coar, Clitheroe. Plenty of beef calves easily sold in excess of the £200 mark. Black and whites this week sold to £58 from Drinkall Bros.