Store Cattle

There was the largest entry of Store Cattle seen for sometime at Lancaster with 314 forward with compliments going to our vendors on the good quality on offer. Trade continues to be very buoyant and as strong now as seen throughout the spring. Today the market topped at £1350 for a pen of Angus bullocks from J & H Davis, Cabus with other Angus’ selling to £1330 from KH & D Holden & Son, Pilling. Other Angus bullocks sold to £1290 from JS Clark & Sons, Catforth and £1280 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Continental bullocks saw Simmentals sell to a top of £1340 from JA & LR Wilson, Millom with other Simmentals to £1320 from H Birkett & Son. Limousins sold to a top of £1270 twice from J & ME Bateman, Lowgill and EJ Hodgson, Lambrigg. This was closely followed by £1260 from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet.

Heifers sold to a top of £1220 for Angus’ from T Robson & Son, Poulton le Fylde with other Angus heifers selling to £1180 from JB Moore, Grange over Sands. British Blue heifers sold to £1180 from K & DE Woodhouse, Ellel.

Friesian bullocks this week topped at £1150 from JM & AG Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe with others selling to £1080 from EE Thornton & Son, Heaton.

Bulls sold to a top of £1070 for Montbeliardes from WR & CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh.

Cast Cows

The weekly sale of Cast Cows and OTM Cattle had an entry of exactly 100 forward. Selling to an extremely strong trade at Lancaster with an overall market average of 135p/kg. More cows are needed, get them into the market to take advantage of this price!!

The sale topped at an impressive £1397 for a Holstein bull from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. Top pence per kilo this week was an OTM Saler steer selling to 189.5p/kg from O Butler, Kirkham. OTM Heifers saw Limousins sell to a top of 184.5p/kg from EE Thornton & Son, Heaton. This was closely followed by Anugs’ from S Thomas, Balderstone selling to 179.5p/kg and 174.5p/kg. Black and white heifers sold to a top of 179.5p/kg from R & C Raby, Scorton. OTM Cows sold to a top of 169.5p/kg for Salers from R & YE Pennington, Carnforth with plenty of other beef cows selling in the mid one hundred and sixties. Dairy cows saw Montbeliardes sell to 164.5p/kg from EW & RM Towers, Hornby with Black and Whites topping at 157.5p/kg from DJ, A & L Sutcliffe, Winmarleigh. There was plenty of well-fleshed dairy cows selling between 145-150p/kg.

There has been some impressive price per head totals achieved today with Friesian cows selling to £1277 from DJ, A & L Sutcliffe, £1242 from TL Baldwin & Son, Forton, £1083 from GR Park & Sons, Whinfell, £1047 from GA & A Atkinson, Cantsfield, £1025 from EW & RM Towers, Hornby with many more grossing over the £1000 mark. Beef cows sold to a top of £1253 from RW & FJ Rhodes & Son, Quernmore for Simmentals followed by others to £1198 from DJ, A & L Sutcliffe with Blondes selling to £1196 from W & J Livesey, Inskip and Charolais to £1121 from TW & BH Woodhouse, Roeburndale.

Calves & Stirks

Lancaster continues to be the place to sell your weanlings and calves!

There was 89 forward today which saw all specifications eagerly bid for. The was a large selection of weanlings on the market today saw Angus steers sell to a top of £595 from PA & D Slater, Barnacre who sold other Angus steers to £540, £495 and £490 with Limousin heifers from the same home selling to £580, £560 and £545. British Blue weanling bulls sold to £560 from AW & AM Park & Sons, Ellel. Limousin steers sold to £540 from B & MJ Nelson & Son, who sold others to £500 with Limousin heifers from the same home twice selling to £485 and £465. Angus bull calves peaked at £475 from J & G Thornley, Kirkham. The British Blue bull calf trade peaked at £455 from Wannops Farms, Heaton with Oxcliffe with other Blue bulls selling to £445 from JM & C Robson, Garstang.

The heifer calf trade topped at £410 for an Angus from V & EJ Chadwick & Son, Sowerby this was followed by British Blues to £390 from J Hoggarth & Sons, Slyne with other British Blue heifers selling to £365 from JP & C Robson, Garstang. Once again, this week we saw plenty of strong beef calves easily selling in excess of the £300 mark.

Dairy bull calves saw Montbeliardes sell to a top of £280 from WG Farms Ltd, Cockerham. Weaned Black and White bull calves sold to £205 from G & ME Woodhouse & Son, Ellel with best conformation rearing types selling to £170 from Cote Farm Partnership, Nether Kellet with plenty of good rearers selling between £110 and £130. Younger dark rearing calves sold between £60 and £80.