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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Auction Mart Sale of Calves, OTM, Dairy and Store Cattle, Friday 7th April 2023.

BANK HOLIDAY BONANZA AT NWA LANCASTER

OTM AND CAST CATTLE 

No let up in trade today with the bank holiday sale average of 194p/kg for all sold.

Heavy well fleshed dairy cows led today’s sale achieving 229.5p/kg on 3 occasions from EW & R Towers, Hornby and J&M Robinson, Over Kellett. With others regularly selling 205p/kg-220p/kg. Medium dairy cows generally 185p/kg-195p/kg with only the very leanest 140p/kg-165p/kg.

Top grossing dairy cow today was Holstein Friesian from JM&TJ Livesey, Inskip achieving £1841 with Lawson Farm Ltd, Cockerham to £1786 and WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham to 1758.

Beef cows sold to 217.5p/kg and £1642 for British Blue from JM&TJ Livesey, Inskip with keen interest ringside for cows suitable for further finishing.

OTM Heifers sold to 239.5p/kg for Aberdeen Angus from Holgate Caravan Park, Silverdale with Holstein Friesian selling to £1441 from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse.

OTM Steers sold to 259.5p/kg and £1925 for a Simmental from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling.

Cull Bulls sold to 174.5p/kg and £1659 for a Hereford from D&E Whitaker, Quernmore.

NWA Lancaster requires 150 cull cows every week to fulfil buyer requirements. Please advise the office if you attend to bring cull cows to assist with contacting buyers.

DAIRY CATTLE

A pair of nice fresh second calved cows from WH Gardner, Lytham sold to a keen interest both achieving £2000 to local repeat purchasers. The next sale is on the 21st April and will include the special spring sale of youngstock, to include the dispersal of 106 pedigree bred heifers ranging from 6 months old to in calf from WA Little & Son, Goosnargh- further entries invited to this popular fortnightly sale.

CALVES

A small but sweet sale of quality over quantity calves. Leading the sale today was an angus steer calf and a British blue bull calf at £400 both from TN Pye & Partners, Lancaster, these were closely followed by a Hereford bull calf at £390 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green who sold others at £360. A consignment of British Blue heifers and bulls from AW & AM Park & Son, Ellel sold to £350, £320 twice and £310. Other Angus steers achieved £345 from TN Pye & Partners, Lancaster. Younger calves sold to £290 for a Charolais x heifer from JE & SM Seedall, Blackburn who also sold Beef Shorthorn x at £205, other young calves from C & J Smith, St Michaels sold at £280 and £270 for Aberdeen Angus x. Next week sees normal business resumed with an anticipated entry of over 100 rearing and weaned calves.

STORE CATTLE

With the temperatures rising outside today, the thermometer inside was blown apart with the trade for all classes of store cattle, steers today averaged £1370 and heifers £1320. A few bigger fleshy cattle about today with PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead taking the top spot with a Limousin steer at 25 months old at £2040. Other Limousin stores from the same good home achieved £1980. Not far behind was TC Whiteside & Son, Pilling at £1950 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus steers, who also sold another pair at £1780. Limousin steers from RG&LR Holmes, Carnforth sold to £1820. British Blue steers today saw AG Stafford, Out Rawcliffe to £1820 with other British Blue steers to £1680 from WT Eastham, Goosnargh.
Younger steers today saw a lift in trade, as grazing men were out in force. JA&ME Mawson, Orton selling 17 month old British Blue steers to £1200 for a pen of three, with G&MA Smith, Samlesbury selling 16 month old Charolais steers to £1460.
WT Eastham & Son, Goosnargh continued their good day with their quality run of cattle, with a pair of Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1740. British Blue heifers sold to £1680 from the same home. Holgate Caravans saw Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1550, with numerous 20-24 month old Continental heifers £1450 to £1500. Younger grazing heifers achieved £1180 for 14 month olds from JA&ME Mawson, Orton for British Blues.
Vendors are urged to enter cattle for next Friday’s sale with confidence and take advantage of the current strong trade.

Top Prices

HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £320, £310 Walkers I’th Fields. Hereford: £295, £260 Sellerley Farm. Charolais: £290 Bolton Fold Farm. Shorthorn: £205, £200 Bolton Fold Farm. Angus: £165 Wyre Bank.

BULL CALF:

Hereford: £390, £360 Sellerley Farm. British Blue: £350, £320 Walker I’th Fields. Limousin: £350 Sellerley Farm. Angus: £280, £270 Wyre Bank, £150 Tudor Farm. Shorthorn: £205, £195 Bolton Fold Farm.

STEER CALF:

Angus: £400, £345 Langthwaite Heights. British Blue: £400 Langthwaite Heights. Fleckvieh: £200 Langthwaite Heights.

OTM COW:

Fleckvieh: 229.50, 209.50, 207.50, 199.50 Holme Head. Friesian: 229.50 Hoggetts Lane Farm, 224.50 Holme Head, 221.50 Cocker House Farm, 214.50 Holme Head, 214.50 Sweetings Farm. Norwegian Red: 219.50, 197.50, 194.50 Holme Head. British Blue: 217.50 Hodgkinson Farm, 214.50 Ashstead, 209.50 Nook Farm, 201.50 Cooper House, 169.50 Hall Farm. Limousin: 209.50 Cooper House. Angus: 204.50 Woodstock, 199.50 Cooper House, 197.50 Woodstock. Shorthorn: 199.50 Millriggs. Continental: 197.50 Town End. Simmental: 194.50, 174.50 Bradia Garth. Hereford: 189.50 Whinney Garth. Welsh Black: 189.50 Cooper House.

OTM HEIFER:

Angus: 239.50 Middlebarrow Plain. Friesian: 229.50 Holly House Farm, 214.50 Walkers I’th Fields, 214.50, 189.50 Kirkwood Lodge Farm.

CAST STEER:

Simmental: 259.50 Gulf Farm. Friesian: 219.50 Midge Hall Farm.

CAST BULL:

Hereford: 174.50 Little Fell Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

Limousin: £2040, £1980 Lentworth Farm, £1820 Croftlands, £1800 Pilling Hall Farm, £1700 High House Farm, £1620 Grange Farm. Angus: £1950, £1780 New Ridge Farm, £1780, £1520 Hill House Farm, £1490 Outerthwaite Farm, £1460 Kays Farm. British Blue: £1820 Birch Croft, £1680 Wood Nook Farm, £1480 Old Parkside Farm, £1470 Croftlands, £1250 Abbotson Farm, £1200 Sproat Ghyll. Fleckvieh: £1640, £1480 Birch Croft.Blonde: £1560 Outerthwaite Farm. Hereford: £1560 Outerthwaite Farm, £1500 Holme House Farm, £1440 Edenmount Well Lane, £1390 Meadow Croft, £1380 Holly House Farm, £1380 Meadow Croft. Friesian: £1510 Wood Nook Farm, £1510 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1420 Boarsden Farm, £1060 Plumpton Hall Farm. Saler: £1500 Nook Farm. Charolais: £1460, £1120 Green Lane Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

Angus: £1740 Wood Nook Farm, £1550 Middlebarrow Plain, £1490 Snub Snape Farm, £1420 Grange Farm, £1410 Snub Snape Farm, £1410 Lower Swainhead Farm. British Blue: £1680, £1660 Wood Nook Farm, £1260 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1180 Sproat Ghyll. Limousin: £1480 High House Farm, £1450 Gibraltar Farm, £1420 Grange Farm, £1040 Gibraltar Farm. Hereford: £1390 Well House Farm, £1380 Holmefields, £1370 Holme House Farm, £1360 Holly House Farm, £1360 Lawsons Farm, £1340 Middlebarrow Plain. Charollais: £1280 Green Lane Farm.

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