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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Auction Mart Sale of Calves, OTM and Store Cattle, Friday 16th August 2024.

OTM/CAST CATTLE

Best beef cows were a tremendous trade selling to 269.5p/kg for a Blonde d'Aquitaine with other better fed beef cows 240p/kg-260p/kg, with better feeding types 200p/kg-220p/kg. Top grossing beef cow was a Blonde d'Aquitaine achieving £1765. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows sold to 241.5p/kg for Holstein Friesian with others 205p/kg-220p/kg, best parlour sorts 185p/kg-198p/kg and straight out the parlour cows 170p/kg-180p/kg with only the smallest and leanest less. Top grossing dairy cow was a Fleckvieh achieving £1941. OTM beef heifers sold to 279.5p/kg and £1565 for a Limousin x, with dairy heifers selling to 234.5p/kg and £1564 on several occasions with others at 205p/kg-220p/kg. OTM steers sold to 279.5p/kg and £1879 for a Limousin x with other regularly 240p/kg-265p/kg and £1580-£1700. Cull stock bulls sold to 209.5p/kg and £1849 for Hereford. All OTM cattle averaged 192p/kg and £1205.

STORE CATTLE

Roaring trade from beginning to end in the store cattle ring, which saw a top price of £1860 for British Blue x steers, Charolais x to £1820, Beef Shorthorn to £1800, Limousin to £1780, Aberdeen Angus to £1780 with numerous other pens £1600-£1750. Dairy steers sold to £1700 for Fleckviehs. All steers averaged £1508. Store heifers sold to a top price of £1680 for Limousin x with other Limousin to £1660, Simmental to £1640, British Blue to £1640, Aberdeen Angus to £1630 with other pens of stronger heifers £1450-£1580 with an overall market average of £1385.

CALVES

Increase number of calves today saw a top price of £640 for 10 week old British Blue bull calf with younger Charolais bull calves £575 and £570 with the better end 6-8 week old continental beef bull calves regularly £420-£470 and native £340-£410. Heifer calves sold to £505 for nicely reared British Blue x with other stronger continental heifer calves £375-£440 and native heifers £275-£350. Consignment of 1 month old British Blue heifers attracted keen interest, regularly £250-£290. Dairy bull calves sold to £260 for 10 week old Holstein Friesian with other stronger end £220-£240, medium rearers £150-£180 with only the smaller end less. 32 weaned and reared calves saw Limousin bulls sell to £780 and Simmental bulls to £740, British Blue steers to £620 and British Blue heifers to £605. Native sired rearing calves saw Hereford bulls sell to £540 and heifers to £520 with younger weaned heifers £450-£500 and dairy bulls regularly £320-£380.

NOTE: Vendors must ensure all paperwork is fully completed and presented when unloading and all animals are full identified with 2 ministry approved ear tags.

Top Prices

OTM COW:

Blonde: 269.50 Hare Tarn Farm. Stabiliser: 264.50, 261.50, 221.50, 219.50 (x2) Kit Cragg. Limousin: 254.50 Thornbush Farm, 219.50 Gilpin Farm, 209.50 Thornbush Farm, 194.50 Kays Farm. Friesian: 241.50 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, 204.50 Priory Farm, 204.50 Bannister Farm, 194.50 Priory Farm, 191.50 Boundary House, 191.50 Batty Hill. Fleckvieh: 214.50, 201.50 Hawkin Hall, 179.50 Holme Head, 169.50 Docker Hall, 134.50 Holme Head. Norwegian Red: 184.50 Holme Head.

OTM HEIFER:

Limousin: 279.50 High Snab. Friesian: 234.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 234.50 Lower Brow Top, 229.50 Pump House Farm, 221.50 Cotestone Farm, 184.50 Sellerley Farm, 124.50 Tunstall Hall. Fleckvieh: 199.50, 177.50 Sellerley Farm.

CAST STEER:

Limousin: 279.50, 274.50 Netherbeck Barn. Friesian: 244.50 Gulf Farm, 239.50 Cock Hall Farm. Angus: 244.50 Netherbeck Barn. British Blue: 239.50 Cock Hall Farm.

CAST BULL:

Hereford: 209.50 Dubside. Angus: 189.50 Yak Leaf.

HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £505 Higher Hollinhead Farm, £505 Croft Farm, £480 Walkers Ith Fields, £480 High House. Angus: £450 Walkers Ith Fields, £410 Croft Farm, £300 Derby Lodge, £285 Birks Farm. Fleckvieh: £360 High House. Hereford: £265 Catshaw Hall Farm. Longhorn: £140 Bolton Hall Farm.

BULL CALF:

Limousin: £780 Larbreck Hill Farm. Simmental: £740 Larbreck Hill Farm.British Blue: £610 High House, £530 Derby Lodge Farm, £520 Cotestone Farm, £400 Birks Farm, £300 Brown Brook. Charolais: £575 Kays Farm, £570 Derby Lodge Farm, £545 Catshaw Hall Farm. Hereford: £540 Sellerley Farm, £485. Catshaw Hall Farm. Angus: £425 Cotestone Farm, £360 Derby Lodge Farm, £230 New Brows Farm. Fleckvieh: £380 High House. Norwegian Red: £310 High House. Friesian: £305 High House, £260 Catshaw Hall Farm, £200 Brown Brook, £115 Cotestone Farm. Longhorn: £205 Bolton Fold Farm. Ayrshire: £190 Bolton Fold Farm.

STEER CALF:

British Blue: £620 Croft Farm. Limousin: £520 Croft Farm. Angus: £520 Croft Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

British Blue: £1860 Greenlands Farm, £1720, £1710 Ninezergh, £1700 Thornbush Farm, £1660 Deansbiggin, £1640 Greenlands Farm. Charolais: £1820 Downlands Farm, £1680 Ellers Farm. Shorthorn: £1800 Parkside Farm, £1200 Flodder Hall. Angus: £1780 Godson House Farm, £1760 Downlands Farm, £1760 Low Levens, £1740 Chesnut House Farm, £1700, £1690 North Farm. Limousin: £1780 High Snab, £1690, £1670 Ninezergh, £1660 Thornbush Farm, £1600 Lodge Farm, £1170 Rodday Lane Farm. Fleckvieh: £1700 North Farm, £1580 Netherbeck Barn, £1560 Ninezergh, £1550 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1520 Ninezergh. Hereford: £1690 Ellers Farm, £1620 Pasture House Farm, £1570 Ninezergh, £1540 Carlingwha, £1530 Deansbiggin, £1520 Ninezergh. Simmental: £1680 Ninezergh, £1560 Sykes Fold Farm, £1550 Deansbiggin, £1470 Sykes Fold Farm, £1340 Kate Farm, £1300 The Old Stable. Norwegian Red: £1570, £1560 Ninezergh, £1450 Ellers Farm. Friesian: £1560 Ninezergh, £1500 Downlands Farm, £1380 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1370 Scale House Farm, £1370 Moors Farm, £1200 Holly Grove. Continental: £1480 Flodder Hall. Montbeliarde: £1420 Hill House Farm, £1390 Moss House Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

Limousin: £1680 High Snab, £1660 Red Scar Farm, £1600 Ninezergh, £1580 Pilling Hall Farm, £1550 Holmes Farm, £1420 Gilpin Farm. Simmental: £1640 Stubb Hall Farm, £1460 The Old Stable, £1380 Kate Farm, £1350 Low Levens. British Blue: £1640 Holmes Farm, £1640 Greenlands Farm, £1620 Carlingwha, £1600 Ninezergh, £1580 Stubb Hall Farm, £1500 Flodder Hall. Angus: £1630 Chesnut House Farm, £1600 Bainsbank Farm, £1550 Wood Nook Farm, £1540 Linghaw Farm, £1510 Chestnut House Farm, £1480 Pilling Hall Farm. Hereford: £1600 Pilling Hall Farm, £1590 Pasture House Farm, £1430 Hill House Farm, £1400 Ellers Farm, £1300 Oakhead Farm, £1160 Ellers Farm. Charolais: £1570 Greenbank Farm, £1380 Carlingwha. Montbeliarde: £1280 Moss House Farm. Fleckvieh: £1260 Holme Head. Friesian: £1140 Holme Head, £1110 Flodder Hall, £1110 Holme Head. Shorthorn: £1120 Flodder Hall. Continental: £1120 Flodder Hall.

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