Calves & Weanlings
The weekly sale of calves at Lancaster saw a reduced number after last weeks bumper entry. A mainly younger show of calves today with the stronger and older calves easy to sell but younger ones a more selective trade. JM&MH France & Son, Littledale took top spot with a British Blue eight week old to £440, this home also sold British Blue heifers to the top price of the day of £260. Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale had their usual quality of calves on offer, topping with British Blue bulls at £360. Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale saw their trailer load of calves top at £315 for a month old Aberdeen Angus bull with other Aberdeen Angus calves from TW Townley, Over Wyresdale to £275. 
Just a couple of stirks in todays from A&R Partington, Bolton sell seven month old British Blue steers to £705 and six month old British Blue heifers to £600.

Store Cattle
Lancasters renowned weekly store cattle sale saw just over 200 cattle go through the main ring with a fantastic show of forward type cattle, with the strength showing in todays averages as all steers forward averaging £1224 and heifers £1047.
Taking the top honours today was TC Whiteside & Son, Pilling with a pen of three Aberdeen Angus Steers at 25 months old selling to £1620. J Oddie & Son, Balderstone also sold a pen of three Angus’s to £1580. British Blue steers saw RG&LR Holmes, Warton to £1430 with regular vendor H Birkett & Son, Overton selling a pen of three British Blues to £1420.
Aberdeen Angus bred cattle also stole the headlines in the heifer section with JD&GM Bracken, Garstang topping at £1440 and R&E Ladds, Kendal selling a pen of four to £1310. JT&GV Dobson, Grindleton had a good day selling a good run of Angus’s, topping at £1290 for a pen of four. Limousin heifers peaked at £1280 from T&E Garlick & Son, Freckleton. A trio of Charolais from JH&F Nutter, Hurst Green sold to £1260.

OTM Cattle
The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw a plainer, show of cattle forward with 116 through the bottom ring. Prices were slightly easier on the week with best meated cows still a good trade.
Getting top spot this week was regular Lancaster supporters RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead whos well fleshed Limousin cow came to £1559.89, this home also sold other cows at £1490. MB Flatman & Son, Over Wyresdale was not far behind at £1411.33 also for a Limousin cow. Friesian cows this week peaked at £1415.35 from EJ&PE Burrrow, Storth. SH&M Batty, Quernmore sold Friesians to £1383.75 with WE&G Hewitt, Cockerham also breaking the £1300 barrier at £1346.95.
Pence per kilo this week saw RH&C Ayrton with a Limousin cow at 227.5p/kg. Pilling Hall, Pilling sold Aberdeen Angus cow’s to 207.5p/kg. Friesian cows topped at 197.5p/kg from MJ Fell Ltd, Carnforth who also had others at 189.5p/kg.
Top grossing OTM heifer today peaked at £1429.68 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham for Friesains. Also making over £1400 was J Burrow & Son, Preston at £1406 also for Friesains. Beef bred OTM heifers saw AJ Metcalfe, Out Rawcliffe to £1394.85 for a British Blue with H Halhead & Sons, Nether Kellet showing Herefords to £1384.85. JT&GV Dobson, Grindleton saw Aberdeen Angus heifers to 221.5p/kg with Simmentals to 217p/kg from EJ&PE Burrow, Storth. Friesain OTM heifers saw J Burrow & Son, Preston to 211p/kg with others at 207.5p/kg from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham.
A good show of OTM steers saw JH Woof & Son, Oxenholme sell Aberdeen Angus’s to 227.5p/kg or £1371.70 with others from H Birkett & Son, Overton to 221.5p/kg or £1377.
The overall market average today was 157.8p/kg, which included some very plainer type beasts.