CALVES & WEANLINGS

77 rearing calves sold to an ever-expanding ring side of buyers, with vendors leaving well suited with prices achieved. Rearing bull calves sold to £405 for a British Blue x from JP&C Robson, Garstang with this price also achieved by Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale selling a Hereford x. Stronger rearing calves sold to £390 for Aberdeen Angus x from Tom Barron Farms, Woodplumpton with others generally £330 to £370. Younger bull calves sold to £285 for a three week old Limousin x from RT Halhead, Cockerham with British Blue x selling to £265 from Richmond Hall Farm, Cockerham. Weaned bull calves sold to £590 (x4) for Aberdeen Angus x from J&G Thornley, Kirkham with others at £570 and £550.
Rearing heifer calves sold to £365 for a British Blue x from JP&C Robson, Garstang with others at £345 from RE&P Miller, Barnacre and £320 from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock. Native sired heifer sold to £315 from Tom Barron Farms, Woodplumpton with others at £290 from CR&A Baxter & Son, Middleton. Younger month old heifers sold to £255 for a British Blue x from RT Halhead, Cockerham.

STORE CATTLE

Another quality show of store cattle were greeted by a competitive ring side of buyers, keen to keep sheds full. Todays sale saw steers sell to a top price of £1680 for a Beef Shorthorn from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine with British Blue x selling to £1590 from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling. Closely followed by Simmental x to £1580 from EJ&P Burrow, Stroth and an Aberdeen Angus x at £1560 from A&E Clarkson, Cockerham. Other pens of stronger well bred steers were generally £1400 to £1550. Dairy steers sold to £1360 for a Norwegian Red and White from J&S Winstanley, Clifton with British Friesians selling to £1330 from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton. A keen interest in younger stores for farming with a ring full of twelve month steers from A&V&A Thornton, Cockerham achieving £1240.
Heifers sold to £1520 for a British Blue x from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine with others at £1510 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham and Charolais x at £1500 from R&EA Gardner, Briggsteer. Other strong heifers were generally £1300 to £1450.
All steers today averaged £1262 and all heifers averaged £1219. Next week following store cattle will be the monthly catalogued sale of stirks and young stores, entries for the catalogue close on Monday 24th July at 12noon.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

NWA Lancaster once again proved to be the leading cull cow market in the area with an overall market average of 170p/kg achieved, with 85% of the entry being dairy cows.
Dairy cows sold to a top of 209.5p/kg from JM&TJ Livsey, Inskip with others at 191.5p/kg from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel and 187.5p/kg on three occasions from Lawsons Dairy, Cockerham, J Bargh & Son, Morecambe and WT Whitaker & Son, Nether Kellet. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows were generally 175p/kg to 185p/kg with parlour types 150p/kg to 165p/kg and the leanest 85p/kg to 115p/kg. Top grossing dairy cow was a Holstien Friesian from Lawsons Dairy Ltd, Cockerham achieving £1811, with others at £1655 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe and £1540 from Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham.
Beef cows sold to 229.5p/kg for a Limousin x from EJ&PE Burrow, Milnthorpe, with Aberdeen Angus x selling to 199.5p/kg from SJ Gunn, Milnthorpe and 191.5p/kg from Pilling Hall, Pilling. Top grossing beef cow was an Aberdeen Angus x from AK&PA Threlkeld, Inskip achieving £1453.
OTM heifers sold to 249.5p/kg and £1625 for British Blue x from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham with Holstien Friesians selling to 219.5p/kg and £1323 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe.
Steers sold to 229.5p/kg for Aberdeen Angus x from O Butler, Kirkham with others regularly selling at 215p/kg to 230p/kg. Top grossing being a Hereford from D Burrow, Arkholme achieving £1643 with others at £1614 from J Oddie & Son, Blackburn.
Cull bulls sold to 189.5p/kg and £1788 for a Limousin from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall.