CALVES

116 Calves forward today at Lancaster for the annual Christmas show. Trade and atmosphere was buzzing with all goods sold to their full potential.
The sale featured a show for calves under 56 days of age and the results were as follows:

CLASS 1- NATIVE BULL CALF
1st Wallbank Farms- Aberdeen Angus- £475

CLASS 2- NATIVE HEIFER CALF
1st Wallbank Farms- Aberdeen Angus- £320

CLASS 3- CONTINENTAL BULL CALF
1st Wallbank Farms- British Blue- £550
2nd WN & D Smith & Sons- Limousin- £500
3rd Drinkall Bros- Charolais- £630

CLASS 4- CONTINENTAL HEIFER CALF
1st Drinkall Bros- British Blue- £400
2nd RT Halhead- British Blue- £425
3rd Barbers Farm- British Blue- £320

CLASS 5- DAIRY BULL CALF
1st WN & D Smith & Sons- Friesian- £60
2nd GH Sanderson & Family- Friesian- £40

CHAMPION- Wallbank Farms- British Blue- £550
RESERVE CHAMPION- Drinkall Bros- British Blue- £400

Thanks must go to our judge today Mr John Winstanley for his time, and to our sponsors today Wynnstay and WCF Fuels.
Rearing calves sold to £630 for a Charolais bull from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with a British Blue from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock next at £575. Other British Blues sold to £565 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale with this home producing todays champion at £550. Limousins sold to £500 for a one month old from WN&D Smith, Cockerham with Aberdeen Angus to £495 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. Black and Whites reached £190 from J Bargh & Son, Heaton.
Rearing heifers sold to £480 for a British Blue from Lancaster regulars JP&C Robson, Brock with Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale just behind at £450, again for a British Blues. Other British Blues sold to £425 from RT Halhead, Cockerham, £415 Pickervance Farms, Kirkham and £400 for the days reserve champion (under 56 days) from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Aberdeen Angus heifers reached £430 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyredale and Charolais sold to £420 for JM&MH France, Littledale.

STORE CATTLE

A feature of todays sale was the annual prize show for pairs, competing for the Tom Owen memorial trophy. Thanks must go to our sponsors and todays judge Mr David Scott, Morpeth. The champion rosette was awarded to a pair of Limousin cross steers from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland which later sold to a sale topping price of £2500 purchased by RT Owen. Away from the show steers sold to a top price of £2080 on two occasions for Limousin cross from Pilling Hall, Pilling and British Blue cross from J Lamb, Glasson. Other steers to break the £2000 barrier were a ring full of British Blue cross from M Shepherd, Pilling. Native sired steers sold to a top price of £1980 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross from Pilling Hall, Pilling. Well grown steers were regularly £1700 to £1950, To include the top price diary bred steers at £1820 for a Fleckvieh from MJ Waller, Lupton and black and whites to £1750 from EE Thornton & Sons, Morecambe. All steers forward today averaged £1631.
Heifers sold to a top price of £1900 on two occasions for an Aberdeen Angus cross from WR&CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh and a British Blue cross from JG&GM Bracken, Catterall. Other stronger heifers were £1500 to £1700, with an overall average of £1389.
A consignment of 15 month old Montbeliarde bulls from WR&CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh sold to £1300.

Leading consignment averages:
DE&SM Moorhouse, 4x £2440
Pilling Hall, 3x £2013
R Capstick & Son, 6x £2013
M Shepherd & Son, 4x £1950
J Lamb, 4x £1915

OTM / CAST CATTLE

The concluding sale of cows for 2024 saw an overall marker average of 199.55p/kg and £1261 per head. Beef cows sold to a top price of 274.5p/kg for a Limousin from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead, with Herefords to 264.5p/kg from DH&M Kellett & Sons, Thurnham. Others beef cows were 220p/kg to 240p/kg and feeding types 190p/kg to 202p/kg.
Top grossing beef cow was another Limousin from the RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead achieving £2154. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows sold to 254p/kg for a Montbeliard from WR&CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh, with others generally 195p/kg to 210p/kg. Better parlour types 180p/kg to 195p/kg, with leaner sorts 150p/kg to 170p/kg. Top grossing dairy cow was a Montbeliarde again from WR&CM Lawrence totalling £1499, with black and whites to £1478 from PW&JM Norris & Son, Hornby.
Cull stock bulls sold to 254p/kg for a Luing from RM&PM Simpson, Windermere grossing £2000 from Barlow Bros, Crossthwaite.
OTM beef heifers sold to 289p/kg for a Parthenaise cross from MA Barnes, Whinfell with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £1940 from J Oddie, Balderstone. Diary heifers sold to 279.5p/kg and £1732 for a Fleckvieh from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green. Black and whites sold to 259.5p/kg and £1458 from AB&J Parkinson & Son, Out Rawcliffe.
OTM steers sold to 304.5p/kg for Aberdeen Angus cross from O Butler, Kirkham who sold other at 299p/kg, and 294.5p/kg. Top grossing was a Limousin from RG&LR Holmes, Warton totalling £2023.
North West Auctions would like to thank all their customers for their support throughout the 2024 and wish them compliments for the season, and look forward to welcoming them back on Friday the 3rd January. Entries for this catalogue must be forward by Friday 27th December.