CALVES & WEANLINGS

Another high-quality entry of calves saw all types sell to a fast trade, with British Blue x bulls selling to £590 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Others achieved £555 from JP&C Robson, Garstang who also sold to £490. Younger rearing bull calves sold to £445 for British Blue x from H&C Pickervance, Kirkham and £335 from Lawson Farm Ltd, Cockerham, others were generally £270 to £310. Native sired bull calves sold to £505 for an Aberdeen Angus x from CJ&HM Parry, Cockerham with others at £465 from W&G Cornthwaite & Son, Claughton on Brock. Nicer rearing bull calves sold to £380 from Lawson Farm Ltd, Cockerham. Well reared Holstein Friesian bull calves sold to £270 from Drinkall Bros, with younger sorts from the same good home achieving £180 and £170.
Heifer calves sold to £460 for a beautiful Aberdeen Angus x heifer from Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham. British Blue x sold to £425 from H&C Pickervance, Kirkham with other at £400 from JP&C Robson, Garstang. Younger heifer sold to £310 for a British Blue x from Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham with a Limousin x selling to £300 from TL Baldwin & Son, Forton and an Aberdeen Angus x to £280 from JP&C Robson, Garstang. Hereford x sold to £245 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale.

STORE CATTLE

Lancaster Auction Mart continues to produce headline prices at its weekly store cattle sale, with 22 month old steers sold to £2080 for a Charolais x and Limousin x from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead. Closely followed by a ring full of Charolais x from R&EA Gardner, Brigsteer achieving £2020. British Blue x steers sold to £1840 from KG&LM Park, Witherslack with other well fleshed and well grown Continental steers to £1840 from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof, £1820 EJ Ward & Son, Nether Kellet and £1800 GT&C Blezard, Conder Green. Native sired steers saw Hereford x sell to £1760 from KG&LM Park, Witherslack with Aberdeen Angus x achieving £1660 from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton. An increased number of yearling steers sold to keen grazing interest, selling to £1290 from V&S Fitzell, Much Hoole with others at £1240 from JA&ME Mawson, Orton. Dairy bred steers peaked at £1430 for British Friesians from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg.
Heifers achieved a top price of £1720 for a British Blue x from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg. Closely followed by a Charolais x from JA&F Nuttall, Clitheroe achieving £1710. Other well grown heavy Continental heifers were regularly £1400-£1550. Native sired heifers sold to £1660 for an Aberdeen Angus x from W&D Bradley, Preston with others at £1510 from J Tattersall, Leyland and Hereford x to £1460 from GJT&V Parkinson, Preesall. Yearling heifers sold to £1260 for British Blue x from JA&ME Mawson, Orton with an Aberdeen Angus’s selling to £900 from V&S Fitzell, Much Hoole.
A nice entry of feeding bulls saw Limousin x from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton sell to £1900 with others at £1850 and £1760. 14 month old Holstein Friesian sold to £1080 from RE&P Miller, Barnacre.

OTM CATTLE

The cull cow trade at NWA Lancaster can only be described as red hot, with all cows today averaging 210p/kg. Beef cows sold to 269.5p/kg on two occasions for Limousin x from RG Woodhouse, Scorton and KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead. Other Continental beef cows regularly sold at 245p/kg to 260p/kg. Medium beef cows suitable for finishing generally achieving 220p/kg to 240p/kg. Dairy cows sold to 249.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from TL Baldwin & Son, Forton with an entry of predominately parlour type cows selling to 207.5p/kg on several occasions from B Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal and RG&B Lewis, Kirkby Lonsdale. Others were generally 190p/kg to 205p/kg, with the leanest types 165p/kg to 190p/kg, depending on quality and type. Top grossing cow today was a Limousin from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead achieving a mouth watering £2420, with others from the same home at £2281 and endless well finished cows between £1500 and £1900. Dairy cows topped at £1601 for a heavy weight Holstein Friesian from B Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal.
OTM heifers sold to 259.5p/kg and £1624 or a Charolais x from JA&F Nutter, Clitheroe with dairy heifers selling to 244.5p/kg and £1393 for a Holstein Friesian from J&R Waller, Killington.
An outstanding show of both overaged and clean steers saw a top price of 289.5p/kg achieved for a British Blue x from MA&JA Winn, Burneside with Charolais x selling to 279.5p/kg from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead and British Blue to 274.5p/kg from T&B Burrow, Slyne. Top grossing being a Beef Shorthorn from J Bargh, Morecambe achieving £2008.