Dairy Cattle

The fortnightly sale of dairy cattle included a special show and sale judged by Mr S Forshaw, Longridge. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our show sponsors Wadland Finance, Yan Farm Health and NWF Agriculture. The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize heifer Pennine Poppy 1640 consigned by Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale which later sold to £2600 to the judge. The reserve champion was awarded to Pennine Peace 896 which later sold for £2620 to W Oldfield, Gisburn. First prize cow was awarded to WH Gardner & Son, Lytham who are dispersing their herd, this fresh 3rd calved cow achieved £2280 and was purchased by AW Park, Ellel. Top price heifer today was a much-admired Tunstall Apple Free Cazz Red shown by JH Towers & Son, Tunstall which achieved a final bid of £2820. An Ayrshire heifer from J Stott & Co, Cartmel achieved £1420, with a large crowd of buyers from throughout the Northern counties keen to secure all classes and types. Other noted prices today included a non-registered heifer from WH Gardner & Son, Lytham achieving £2380 with others from this ongoing dispersal at £2220 and £2150. A 5th calved cow from France Bros, Littledale achieved £1550 with. In calf heifers from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall sold to £1800 with others at £1580.

Sale Statistics
New calved heifers to £2820, averaged £2288
New calved cows to £2280, averaged £1735.
In-calf heifer to £1800, averaged £1600.

Calves & Weanlings

56 calves forward today with a top price of £420 for an Aberdeen Angus x bull from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh who sold others at £400. Weaned British Blue x bulls sold to £410 from I Atkinson & Son, Warton. Weaned dairy bred bulls sold to £355 for Fleckviehs from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green with Montbeliardes to £380 from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh. Month old bull calves sold to £250 from Barker Farms Ltd, Carnforth who sold others at £245, Aberdeen Angus x bulls sold to £210 from JE&S Seedall, Mellor. A nice entry of heifer calves sold to £295 for a British Blue x from RT Halhead, Cockerham closely followed by Wallbank Farms Ltd with a British Blue at £290 with £280 achieved by HJ Robinson, Milnthorpe and T&E Garth, Bleasedale. Limousin x heifers sold to £270 from I Atkinson & Son, Warton with GJ&G Billington, Garstang also achieving £270 for a Charollais x.
Young Holstein Friesians bulls sold to £85 from Wallbank Farms ltd, Over Wyresdale.

Store Cattle

A more weathered show of store cattle today, with the strongest maintaining the high prices of recent sales. Simmental x steers led the way achieving £1620 for a pair from TJ Llyod, Settle with Hereford x achieving £1560 from the same home. Aberdeen Angus x steers sold to £1480 from A Thornton, Woodplumpton with others at £1420 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Dairy bred steers sold to £1240 from H Birkett & Son, Morecambe. All steers forward today averaged £1196.
Heifers sold to a top price of £1400 for a pen of five Aberdeen Angus x from A Thornton, Woodplumpton. Limousins sold to £1370 from A&J Knowles, Clitheroe who also sold British Blues at £1340. Beef Shorthorn heifers sold to £1280 from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine with Hereford x to £1230 from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse. All heifers today averaged £1084.

Cull Cows
A much larger entry of 154 cull cows forward today, all cows forward averaged 155p/kg with 80% of the sale being dairy cows.
Heavy well fleshed beef cows continue to sell to a premium with Stabilisers to 229.5p/kg from A Dixon & Son, Selside, Limousin x to 221.5p/kg from JG&PH Thompson, Selside, Charollais x 219.5p/kg from P Metcalfe, Denny Beck and Herefords to 214.5p/kg from C Pemberton, Kingsley. Well fleshed beef cows were regularly 180-200p/kg with keen interest in cows suitable for finishing.
Dairy cows sold to 194.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesians from S Forshaw & Sons, Longridge with others at 191.5p/kg from D&A Blacoe, Lytham and Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale. Heavy well flesh dairy cows were generally 170-190p/kg, mediums 140-160p/kg with the leanest and parlour types 95-115p/kg depending on quality.
Top grossing cow today was a Charolais from P Metcalfe, Denny Beck achieving £2087 with Limousin to £1780 from A&P Hodgkinson, Stalmine and a Hereford to £1615 from GJT&V Parkinson, Preesall. Dairy cows sold to £1678 for a Holstein Friesians from S Forshaw & Sons who sold others at £1556 followed by £1553 achieved for a Holstein Friesians from JRG Mason, Bentham.
OTM heifers sold to 244.5p/kg from a Simmental from Mason & Gardner, Ingleton with Hereford to 219.5p/kg from GJT&V Parkinson, Preesall with Friesians peaking at 209.5p/kg from WT Whitaker & Son, Nether Kellet and Holstein Friesians to 194.5p/kg from Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale. Top grossing OTM heifer was Hereford achieving £1525 from GJT&V Parkinson. Dairy heifers sold to £1303 from Wallbank Farms Ltd. All OTM heifers averaged 188p/kg.Steers sold to a top price of 227.5p/kg and £1754 for an Aberdeen Angus’s from B&J Preston, Caton with others from this same good run achieving 219.5p/kg or £1573 and £1478. All OTM steers today averaged 222p/kg. Seven cull bulls forward today sold to 239.5p/kg for a Simmental from Barlow Bros, Croston with a Hereford from JRG Mason, Bentham achieving £1580. All cull bulls averaged 170p/kg.