NWA Lancaster held its popular weekly sale with 339 cattle all sold in two hours and 45 minutes. A rising trade across all sections saw:
- Stores sell to £1740
- Calves to £600
- Dairy to £2020
- OTM Cattle £1709 and 254p/kg
All vendors leaving well suited with prices achieved, with many reporting trade head of sales earlier and mid week.

CULL COWS

97 cull cows were forward today, selling to an overall market average of 181.8p/kg and £1181 with buyers keen to fulfil orders.
Beef cows sold to 219p/kg for a Hereford x from AE&PC Capstick, Heversham with others at 214.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus x from GR&A Foy, Conder Green and British Blue x to 207.5p/kg from SJ&NS Wood, Windermere. Other beef cows were generally 190-205p/kg, going for finishing. Top grossing beef cow was an Aberdeen Angus x from GR&A Foy, Conder Green, closely followed by a Limousin x from AG Riley Ltd, Nether Kellet achieving £1618. The market top price of 219.5p/kg was also achieved for a Fleckvieh from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington with Montbeliarde selling to 217.5p/kg from EW&R Towers, Hornby and Holstein Friesian 214.5p/kg again from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington. Other heavy well fleshed dairy cows were 185p/kg to 200p/kg, with mediums 170p/kg to 185p/kg and those direct out of the parlour 140p/kg to 165p/kg depending on quality and type. JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington also topped at the top grossing table with a Holstein Friesian £1675 and a Fleckvieh at £1646.
OTM heifers sold to 249.5p/kg for a British Blue x from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham and an Aberdeen Angus x from O Butler, Kirkham. Dairy heifers sold to 214.5p/kg from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel. Top grossing OTM, heifer was a British Blue x from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham achieving £1788. A Hereford achieved £1687 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. Dairy heifers sold to £1165 from CR&A Baxter & Son, Morecambe.
OTM steers sold to 254.5p/kg for a Limousin x from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham who also sold Hereford at £1709.
Cull bulls sold to 179.5p/kg and £1421 for a Limousin from B Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal.

DAIRY CATTLE

Customers taking advantage of being able to buy and sell stock on the same day, with more cattle required to satisfy buyers demand. Dairy cows sold to £2020 for a second calved cow from R&K Jenkinson, Pilling who sold fourth calvers at £1720 and £1520.

STORE CATTLE

NWA Lancaster saw an increased entry of stores forward at its popular weekly sale, with all classes and types selling to an increased trade. Steers sold to £1740 for Aberdeen Angus x from RG&B Lewis, Ingleton who also sold other at £1720. Closely followed by Herefords at £1700 from J Oddie & Son, Balderstone. Other strong well grown steers regularly £1550 to £1600, to include British Blue x steers at £1590 from JT&GV Dobson, Clitheroe. Dairy bred steers sold to £1520 from A&E Clarkson Ltd, Thurnham. British Friesian sold to £1310 from EE Thornton & Son, Heaton. Younger steers attracted a keen interest, selling to £1080 for 14 month old Salers from M&M Carr, Carnforth.
Heifers sold to £1600 for Limousin x heifers from WS Burrow Ltd, Silverdale. Aberdeen Angus x achieved £1550 from JT&GV Dodson, Clitheroe and British Blue x £1540 from MJ Shepherd & Son, Pilling. Other stronger heifers were regularly £1300 to £1450. Younger heifers sold to £1120 for 14 month old Limousin x from WA Ward & Son, Slyne.

CALVES

67 rearing calves sold to £350 for 6 week old British Blue x bulls from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe who sold other at £340. Month old Charolais x bull calves sold to £300 from JE&S Seedall, Blackburn with 3 week old British Blue x selling to £280 from WG Farms, Cockerham. Native sired rearing calves sold to £335 for a six week old Hereford x from MJ&H Atkinson, Quernmore with month old Aberdeen Angus x selling to £250 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Dairy bulls sold to £150 for an 8 week sold a Holstein Friesian from AK&BM Robinson & Son, Arkholme with others generally £100 to £130.
Weaned bull calves sold to £600 for British Blue x from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington who sold others at £585 and £565. Weaned Hereford bulls from TE&ME Kidd, Ellel sold at £500 and £480 with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £470 from JM&MH France & Son, Littledale. Weaned diary bulls sold to £340 for Fleckvieh from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington with Holstein Friesian’s selling to £265 from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham.
Rearing heifer calves sold to £350 for Charolais x from EE Thornton & Son, Heaton who sold others at £340. Younger Continental heifer were calves generally 240p/kg to 300p/kg, depending on breed and quality. Native sired heifer calves sold to £260 for a six week old Hereford x from TE&M Kidd, Ellel with month old Aberdeen Angus x to £225 from EE Thornton & Son, Heaton. Weaned heifer calves sold to £500 for a Hereford x from AK&BM Robinson & Son, Arkholme with others at £485 from JM&HM France & Son, Littledale from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham.