Calves & Weanlings
There was a few less calves on the market today due the bank holiday weekend, although this did not affect the trade for quality calves at Lancaster with good quality British Blue bulls especially a strong trade. The consignment from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale led the way selling British Blue bulls to £450, £440 and £400 with heifers from the same home selling to £420. The consignment from AJ&AJ Gibbons, St Michaels peaked at £445 for a British Blue bull. A run of Hereford from TE&M Kidd, Ellel sold to £420 and £365. Simmental bulls peaked at £365 from RE&P Miller, Barnacre. Dairy bull calves peaked at £200 and £180 from RE&P Miller, Barnacre with Montbeliardes to £200 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green. All Friesian bull calves forward today averaged £108.
The sale today included the young handlers cattle over wintering competition, which was kindly sponsored by Countrystyle Meats, Lancaster Leisure Park. Taking top honours of best handled and presented animal was Thomas Anderton, Scorton which is also awarded first prize in the heifer class. This much admired British Blue heifer at 11 months old sold for £820. Winning the best in the bullock class and the highest weight gain was Robert Miller, Barnacre selling his Hereford bullock for £890. A big well done goes to all the young handlers and we would like to congratulate them on the quality of the cattle turned out.

OTM Cattle
There was a few less on the market today due to the bank holiday, however there was certainly no slow down in the trade with an overall market average of 181p/kg. Limousin prime bulls sold to 244.5p/kg or £1520 from L Atkinson, New Hutton. Charollais steers sold to 244.5p/kg from EA Harrison, Orton. Aberdeen Angus steers sold to 241.5p/kg from JD EM JD Atkinson, Kendal. Beef cast cows sold to 234.5p/kg from MA&JA Winn, Burneside for British Blues with Limousin cows from the same home to £1550 and £1503. Limousin cow from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon sold to £1505. Black and White Friesian bullocks sold to 229.5p/kg twice from RH&RA Fawcett, Burton grossing at £1231 and £1230. OTM dairy heifers sold to 219.5p/kg or £1492 from H Halhead & Son, Nether Kellet with others from the same home selling to £1478. The best dairy cows today regularly sold in excess of the 200p/kg mark. Dairy cows peaked at £1774 from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel followed by £1565 from R&E Ladds, Kendal. Plenty of good cows sold in excess of the £1400 mark.

Store Cattle
The store market was very similar to the cast market, with less forward and the trade very similar to the previous week. J Prest & Son, Bay House led the way this week selling British Blue bullocks to £1540. This was followed by other British Blue bullocks to £1460 from JM&A Wallbank & Son, Wray. A pair of Limousin bullocks sold to £1420 from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg. Native cattle continues to be good to sell at Lancaster peaking at £1460 and £1390 for Aberdeen Angus from I&ME Askew, New Hutton. The heifer trade peaked at £1400 for a British Blue from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling with Limousin bullocks selling to £1380 from MG&J Parker, Wennington and £1370 for an Aberdeen Angus from JM&A Wallbank & Son, Wray. Dairy bullocks peaked at £1380 for a pen of three Holstein Friesians from R&E Ladds, Kendal with Fleckviehs selling to £1380 from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse.