Calves & Weanlings 
The opening sale of calves saw a large entry forward after the Christmas break. Bull calves sold to a top price of £480 for a Charolais cross from J&G Thornley LTD, Kirkham with Hereford cross achieving £460 and £440 from TE&M Kidd, Ellel and Simmental cross to £370 from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale. A large number of British Blue bull calves sold to £360 from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham. Other nice younger rearing sorts sold to £330 from JE&C Robson, Garstang and £310 from RT Halhead, Cockerham. Young Aberdeen Angus bull calves sold to £190 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Dairy bulls sold to £185 for British Friesian from RH & RA Fawcett, Carnforth with Holstein Friesians to £120 from J&G Thornley LTD, Kirkham. Younger dairy bulls sold to £60 from Wallbank Farms LTD, Over Wyresdale.
Heifer calves sold to £350 for a Charolais cross from Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale who sold others at £340. A British Blue cross sold to £350 from J&G Thornley LTD, Kirkham with others at £320 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with others at £300 from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore. Hereford cross heifers sold to £300 from TE&M Kidd, Ellel. Younger heifers generally £170 - £250 depending on breed and quality with the smallest at realisation.

Store Cattle
The opening store cattle sale of 2023 saw an impressive trade to start the New Year. Hitting the headlines this was loyal Lancaster supporters Pilling Hall, Pilling with a trio of 20 month old well grown and presented home bred Limousin steers at £1800. Also achieving this price was PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead for a single Aberdeen Angus steer. Not far behind was L Parsons & Sons, Levens selling a Limousin at £1720. TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe had a good day with his consignment of cattle which saw Aberdeen Angus steers to £1690. All Aberdeen Angus steers today averaged £1400 with Limousins averaging £1594. Charolais steers today saw A&E Clarkson, Thurnham achieve £1660 for a single beast while WJ&LA Barker, Arkholme sold a pen of four at £1510. All Charolais steers forward averaged £1540. Hereford steers saw a top of £1570 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham who also had others at £1420 from this same good home. Friesian steers today averaged £1145, topping at £1460 from L Parsons & Sons, Levens with R&E Ladds, Kendal not far behind at £1430. All steers today averaged £1347 to include a number of younger cattle.
There was no let up in the trade for heifers with an overall market average of £1224 achieved, again including several lots of younger cattle, around 17-20 months of age. Top of the leader board this week was GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield who had their usual run of quality cattle, selling a single Limousin at £1460. WS Burrow & Sons, Silverdale chasing up not far behind with an Aberdeen Angus at £1450. All Aberdeen Angus heifers averaged £1226 with Limousins averaging £1265. British Blue heifers today saw the weekly consignment from AJ&D Knowles, New Hutton top at £1430 for a pair with Matthew Waller, Lupton at £1350 and Mary Cornthwaite, Hambleton to £1320. Charolais heifer from MJ Waller, Lupton sold at £1230 for a pair.
Vendors are encouraged to enter cattle with confidence for the next sale and take advantage of the current flying trade.

Cast Cattle
A bumper entry of 141 cull cows sold to a top price of 249.5p/kg for a young Charollais cow from A Prickett, Farelton with Limousin cross selling to 229.5p/kg from D&DW Prickett, Farelton. Other well fleshed beef cows generally were 190p/kg-210p/kg. Dairy cows sold to 207.5p/kg for a Fleckvieh from B&AC Barnes, Middleton with British Friesians selling to 204.5p/kg from Pilling Hall, Pilling and Holstein Friesians also achieving 204.5p/kg from C&AJ Woodhouse, Millom.
Top grossing cow was a Fleckvieh from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Natland achieving £1701. All cull cows today averaged 175p/kg and £1144.
OTM heifers sold to 214p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from J&M Hull & Sons, Winmarleigh with other Holstein Friesians selling to £1372 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe.
Cull bulls sold to 211.5p/kg and £2081 for a Limousin from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall.