NWA Lancaster saw all the pens full to bursting at its popular weekly sale, with 608 cattle forward and all sold by 2pm! Buyers were in attendance from throughout the Northern Counties, Midland and North Wales, attracted by the renowned range and quality of stock on offer.
- Stores to £2000
- Dairy to £2400
- Cull Cows 284.5p/kg & £2176
- Calves to £470

CALVES & WEANLINGS

Another large entry of calves was forward at this popular and ever expanding weekly sale, once again with new customers both buying and selling. The stronger end of the bull calves sold to a competitive trade topping at £470 for a British Blue from J Hoggarth & Sons, Slyne with others at £455 from Tom Barron Farms, Woodplumton and £420 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Medium bull calves sold to £400 for a British Blue from WG Farms, Cockerham with Limousin x selling to £375 from B&MJ Nelson & Son, Milnthorpe and Aberdeen Angus £370 from CJ&MH Parry, Cockerham. Other medium bull calves were generally £275 to £320, depending on breed and quality. Heifer calves sold to £465 for a strong British Blue from J Hoggarth & Son, Slyne who sold others at £425. Nicely reared Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £370 from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel with other stronger heifer’s generally £300 to £350. Medium heifers sold to £300 for a British Blue from Tom Barron Farms, Woodplumpton who sold others at £280. Rearing type heifer calves were generally £200 to £270, with the younger sorts £180 to £205.

STORE CATTLE

NWA Lancaster continues to be the chosen market for selling store cattle in North Lancashire. The top price today was £2000 for an Aberdeen Angus steers from KG&LM Park, Witherslack who sold a trio of British Blue steers at £1900. Limousin steers sold to £1840 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland with Aberdeen Angus’s to £1830 from W&A Cardwell, Stalmine. Simmental x sold to £1800 from EJ&P Burrow, Milnthorpe with Herefords to £1760 from MJ Shepherd & Son, Pilling. Dairy bred steers sold to £1640 for a Brown Swiss from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg. Black and Whites sold to £1410 from GR Park & Sons, Whinfell with Montbeliarde and Fleckvieh to £1340 from MJ Shepherd, Newbiggin. There was a keen interest in cattle suitable for turn out, with 14 to 18 month old steers regularly £1200 to £1380, all steers today averaged £1264.
Store heifer sold to £1580 for a pair of Herefords from SW&K Metcalfe & Son, Whittington closely followed by Aberdeen Angus achieving £1510 from L Parson & Son, Levens and £1500 from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling. A ring full of British Blue x heifers from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet achieved £1440 with Limousin x from RG&H Preece, Roeburndale achieving £1380. As with the steers there was a keen interest in heifers for turnout, selling to £1250 for British Blues with others regularly £1150 to £1250. All heifers today averaged £1223.
A small entry of feeding bulls sold to £1080 for a Hereford x from Ballacutchel Farms, Isle on man.

OTM / CULL CATTLE

NWA Lancaster continues to lead the way as the principal cull cow market, with all sold today averaging 209p/kg. Cull cows sold to 269.5p/kg of two occasions for Blonde D'Aquitaine from A Prickett, Farlton and RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. Heavy well fleshed beef cows regularly sold at 240p/kg-260p/kg, with medium cows 220p/kg-235p/kg with a keen interest in those suitable for finishing.
Dairy cows peaked at 239.5p/kg for a Norwegian Red and White from EW&RM Towers, Hornby with Holstein Friesian selling to 234p/kg from MJ&H Atkinson, Quernmore. Other heavy, well fleshed dairy cows were 215p/kg-230p/kg, parlour type cows 180p/kg-205p/kg with the leanest types 140p/kg-160p/kg, depending on quality and type. Top grossing cow today was £1770 for an Aberdeen Angus from ST Birkett & Son, Carnforth closely followed by a Holstein Friesian from HA Stephenson, Tunstall achieving £1763. All cull cows averaged £1222.

Heifers sold to 269.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus x from JM&TJ Livesey, Inskip with others at 264.5p/kg from AE&PC Capstick Ltd, Heversham, Norbreck Genetics, Cockerham, and RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. Dairy heifers sold to 244.5p/kg from Sandvilla, Cockerham with others generally 220p/kg-235p/kg. Top grossing heifer was an Aberdeen Angus from Norbreck Genetics, Cockerham achieving £2176.86 who also sold British Blues at £1908.68. Dairy heifers sold to £1425 from WA Little & Son, Goosnargh.

OTM steers sold to 264.5p/kg for a Montbeliarde from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse who also sold Aberdeen Angus at £1824.
Stock bulls sold to 181.5p/kg and £1488 for a Hereford from WA Little & Son, Goosnargh with dairy bulls selling to 149p/kg and from A&MI Robinson, Orton.
Prime bulls sold to 284.5p/kg and £2059 for a pure Limousin from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton.

DAIRY

Dairy day at NWA Lancaster saw a large crowd of local and travelled buyers in attendance, keen to secure stock from the fortnightly collective sale of pedigree and commercial dairy cattle. A feature of today’s sale was the pedigree youngstock dispersal of the Monkroyd Herd on behalf of WA Little & Son, Goosnargh. The sale commenced with new calved heifers which saw a top price of £2400 achieved by Drinkall Bros, Abbeystead who sold others at £2300 and £2200. R&K Jenkinson, Pilling continue to bring well sort after stock to this sale, today selling new calved heifers to £1850.
Pedigree youngstock dispersal commenced with in calf heifers, all due to the Hereford bull which saw a top price £1780, with others at £1750, £1720, £1700. All in calf heifers averaged £1446.
Bulling heifers sold to £1150 with other at £1100 and £920. Yearlings sold to £750 and Stirks to £550.