Calves & Stirks

The weekly sale of calves and the monthly sale of stirks had an entry of just shy of 200, the monthly sale of stirks enjoyed a stronger trade than anticipated, greeted with a busy ring side of buyers. The sale peaked at £970 for a nine month old Limousin steer from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel with Hereford bullocks from the same home to £860 and £740. This same good home also sold British Blues to £760. Beef Shorthorn bullocks peaked at £900 from E Lund & Son, Ingleton. This was followed by nine month old Limousin bullocks from PJ Holt & Sons, Blackpool. Eight month old British Blue bullocks sold to £810 from MD Close & Son, Arkholme followed by ten month old British Blue bullocks to £795 from Barker Farms, Cockerham. Barker Farms topped the heifer trade selling to £650 for British Blues. Native heifers met more demand ring side today.
The calf trade remains very similar, a run of weanlings from EW&R Towers, Hornby sold Fleckviehs to £425 and £400 twice. This was followed by a Beef Shorthorn weanling to £390 from Messrs Jones, Cockerham. Hereford bull calves sold to £340 and £315 from TE&M Kidd, Ellel. Limousin bull calves sold to £300 from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock. There was plenty of calves selling between £150 and £200.

Store Cattle
The weekly sale of store cattle at Lancaster Auction saw strong short term store cattle in big demand and a strong trade. The consignment from R Townsend, Freckleton led the way selling Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1780 and £1760, with Limousin bullocks from the same good home to £1640 and £1620. This was followed by the consignment from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse selling Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1700, with a pen of four to £1500 and a pen of four British Blues to £1560. Limousins from the same home sold to £1440. A couple of Aberdeen Angus bullocks from L Parsons & Son, Levens sold to £1440. British Blue bullocks sold to £1440 and £1420 from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling. Other leading prices saw a pen of Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1430 from J Tattersall, Leyland with the consignment form J Hesketh, Hutton peaking at £1430 for an Aberdeen Angus bullock. Also achieving the £1400 mark was a pair of Limousin bullocks from R&EA Gardner, Briggsteer, who sold a couple of Welsh Black heifers to £1360. The heifer trade peaked at £1410 for a Beef Shorthorn from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine. Black and White heifers peaked at £1400 from ST Pye, Great Eccleston. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £1380 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Plenty of strong cattle sold in excess of the £1300 mark.

OTM Cattle
The trade for OTM cattle and cast cows remains very similar with an overall market average of 163p/kg for 103 head forward. The market topped at £2220 for a quality Limousin bull from P Cummings, Burton in Kendal. This was followed by £1930 for a pure six year old Limousin cow who sold for 229.5p/kg from JM&JA Dawson, Littledale. Two year old Charolais steers sold to 249.5p/kg or £1684 from H Whiteside, Pilling. Aberdeen Angus bullocks from W&A Cardwell, Stalmine sold to 224.5p/kg or £1560 and 214.5p/kg or £1383, with other Aberdeen Angus bullocks from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse selling to 219.5p/kg or £1649. Young Limousin cows sold to 204.5p/kg or £1441 from TS&HJ Park, Cowin Bridge with plenty of good fleshed beef cows between 190-200p/kg. Dairy cattle saw black and white feeding heifers sell to 204.5p/kg or £1247 from R&K Jenkinson, Pilling. Fleckvieh dairy cows sold to 194.5p/kg twice grossing £1497 and £1332 from B&AC Barnes, Kirkby Lonsdale. Friesian cows sold to 191.5p/kg or £1501 from TL Baldwin & Son, Forton with others from the same home to £1442. Well fleshed dairy cows regularly sold at 180-190p/kg. Other leading prices were £1395 from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack followed by £1365 from Drinkall bros, Over Wyresdale and £1349 from D&A Blacoe, Lytham. Plenty more good dairy cows sold around the £1300 mark.