23 August 2024

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Auction Mart Sale of Calves, OTM, and Store Cattle, Friday 23rd August 2024.

OTM/CAST CATTLE

OTM cattle at Lancaster saw 81 through the bottom ring, with M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling with cast steers at 33 month old to 264.5p.kg or £1904 for a British Blue, other British Blues from the same home at 259.5p/kg with other cast steers round the 250p/kg range. OTM cows saw TW Gorst, Crook making the journey south well worth it, selling Limousin cows to £1776 and £1606. Friesian cows saw a top of 234.5p/kg from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham, with others at 229.5p/kg from WT Whitaker & Son, Nether Kellett. Plenty of other Friesian cows round the 180-190p/kg or £1500-£1600 mark. Just a handful of OTM heifers in saw AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham to £1665 for a Friesian. 264.5p/kg or £1626 for a British Blue from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling. A couple of cast bulls in saw an Aberdeen Angus to £1803 from WK & R Harrison, Carnforth. Overall average today was 182p/kg which included some very plain dairy cows. Large audience of buyers round the ring every Friday with orders to fill.

CALVES

Weekly sale of calves and weanlings at Lancaster saw once again a sharp trade for all goods under the hammer. Calves topped at £585 for a corker of a British Blue bull from AD Milner, Brock with a further 8 British Blue bulls breaking the £500 barrier. Native sired bull calves also receiving much interest these reaching £450 for an Aberdeen Angus from RE & P Miller, Garstang. Black and white bulls to £260 from WN & D Smith, Cockerham.
A nice show of weanlings forward today these were up to a high of £680 for a well presented British Blue heifer from JA Law, Carnforth with others from this good home at £670, £655 and £650. A pair of well grown Aberdeen Angus heifers from S & J France, Over Wyresdale returned £640.

STORE CATTLE

An increased trade at this week’s store cattle sale., saw over 200 cattle sold to vendors advantage. The sale topped at £1940 for a pair of Limousin bullocks from TE & JS Carruthers, Underbarrow. Blue bullocks to £1840 from J Prest, Bay Horse, a trio of AA Cross bullocks to £1800 from JS Clark, Catforth. A ring full of Friesian bullocks to £1560 from EE Thornton, Morecambe.
Heifers equally as good to sell, these reaching £1760 for BB from AT Burrow, Gressingham with this home also next in line at £1710, this time for a Limousin. Josh Haddow put forward a pair of very well presented Charolais these achieving £1670
Store sale averages, Steers: £1535.69, Heifers £1426.38.

Top Prices

OTM COW:

Friesian: 234.5 High Snab, 229.5 Lane Ends Farm, 194.5 Derby Lodge Farm, 191.5 Catshaw Hall Farm. Limousin: 229.5 Gilpin Farm, 204.5 Thornton Hall, 199.5 Gilpin Farm, 199.5 Thornton Hall, 199.5 New Hall Farm. British Blue: 209.5 Ballam Farm, 194.5 St Auvins Farm. Angus: 199.5 Thornton Hall. Montbeliarde: 191.5 Cumming Carr Farm. Hereford: 189.5 Dubside. Norwegian Red: 169.5 Lower Langthwaite Farm. Fleckvieh: 169.5 Docker Hall.

OTM HEIFER:

Friesian: 244.5 High Snab, 239.5 Holme House Farm, 189.5 Priory Farm.British Blue: 264.5 Pasture House Farm. Montbeliarde: 259.5 Cumming Carr Farm. Angus: 254.5 Midge Hall Farm. Hereford: 244.5 Pasture House Farm.

CAST STEER:

British Blue: 264.5 Pasture House Farm, 249.5 Bowlands Gardens.

CAST BULL:

Hereford: 199.5 Crook Farm.Angus: 179.5 Brookside.

HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £680 Marsh House Farm, £540 Boon Town Farm, £530 Boldens Farm, £480 Lane Head Farm .Angus: £640 Kays Farm. Hereford: £525 Marsh House Farm, £290 Cocker House Farm.

BULL CALF:

British Blue: £590 Moss Gate Farm, £585 Lane Head Farm, £570 Moss Gate Farm, £560 Boon Town Farm, £560 Boldens Farm. Angus: £450 Lower Lingart Farm, £375 Brown Brook, £370 Cocker House Farm, £255 Lower Lingart Farm. Hereford: £320 Cocker House Farm. Friesian £260 Cocker House Farm, £240 Lower Lingart Farm.

STEER CALF:

British Blue: £670 Marsh House Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

Limousin: £1940 Red Scar Farm, £1670 Fellside Farm, £1650 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1620 Sunnyside Farm, £1600 Endmoor Farm, £1450 Holme House Farm. British Blue: £1840 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1770 Stubb Hall Farm, £1670 Endmoor Farm, £1660 Fellside Farm, £1660 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1570 Brabiner House Farm. Angus: £1800 Godson House Farm, £1780 New Ridge Farm, £1750 Downlands Farm, £1740 Low Levens, £1720 Kilburn House, £1680 Holly House Farm. Bazadaise: £1630 Upper Foxholes Farm. Montbeliarde: £1620 Upper Foxholes Farm. Flekvieh: £1620 Upper Foxholes Farm, £610 Sunderland Brows Farm. Friesian: £1560 Downlands Farm, £1540 Moors Farm, £1490 Downlands Farm, £1470 Sunnyside Farm, £1420 Moors Farm, £1300 Plumpton Hall Farm Simmental: £1540 Brabiner House Farm, £1330 Black Bull Farm, £1310 Hartrigg, £1240 Black Bull Farm. Hereford: £1530 Holme House Farm, £1480 Holly House Farm, £1420 Windy Hill Farm, £1280 Booth Hall. Charolais: £1400 Windy Hill Farm. Norwegian: £610 Sunderland Brows Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

British Blue: £1760 High Snab, £1650 High Snab, £1620 Fell End Farm, £1560 Stubb Hall Farm, £1380 Brabiner House Farm, £1380 Kate Farm. Limousin: £1710 High Snab, £1080 Little Crimbles. Charolais: £1670 Viver Mill Farm, £1650 High Snab, £1630 Viver Mill Farm, £1570 Greenbank Farm, £1240 Little Crimbles, £1080 Little Crimbles. Montbeliarde: £1660 Cumming Carr Farm. Angus: £1590 Kirkbeck, £1550 Low Levens, £1500 Fairfield, £1480 Kirkbeck, £1390 Oakhead Farm, £1380 Lodge Farm. Hereford: £1580 Booth Hall, £1400 Holme House Farm. Simmental: £1550 High Snab, £1260 Black Bull Farm.

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Auction Mart Sale of Calves, OTM, and Store Cattle, Friday 23rd August 2024.

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