CALVES & WEANLING

A lighter show of calves forward, as farmers take advantage of the cold weather for field work. The stronger end sold to £450 for a British Blue cross from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton with Aberdeen Angus cross to £445 from CR&A Baxter & Son, Middleton. Others were generally £380 to £420, with medium rearers £260 to £340. Dairy bulls sold to £120 for Montbeliardes from J&S Brakewell, Kirkby in Furness.
Heifers sold to £375 for a British Blue cross from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton with younger Limousin cross selling to £250 from the same home, with other heifers generally £180 to £220.

STORE CATTLE

The store cattle trade went up another gear, with all bullocks today averaging £1496 and all heifers £1302. The sale topped at £2080 for a Limousin cross steer from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead. Other strong steers sold to £1880 from M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe, £1860 from AG Stafford, Out Rawcliffe, £1810 from ERJ&P Burrow, Milnthorpe and £1800 from H Chapman & Son, Middleton. Other were regularly £1600 to £1800. Native sired steers sold to £1800 for Aberdeen Angus cross from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead with others at £1770 from KH&D Holden & Son, Pilling and £1760 from AG Stafford, Out Rawcliffe. Dairy bred steers sold to £1480 for Fleckviehs from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham and Montbeliardes from C&B Cummings & Son, Preesall with others at £1440 from A&T Smith, Longridge and British Friesians £1340 from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton. Younger steers saw fifteen month old Beef Shorthorns sell to £1360 from JA&ME Mawson, Orton and Aberdeen Angus to £1290 from GJT&V Parkinson, Preesall.
Heifers peaked at £1680 for Aberdeen Angus cross from MJ Shepherd, New Biggin with other stronger end heifers selling to £1650 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet, £1640 from Pilling Hall, Pilling and £1610 from J&J Huck, Burneside. Other stronger end heifers were regularly £1450 to £1600. Younger heifers sold to £1270 for sixteen month old Beef Shorthorns from JA&MA Mawson, Orton with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £1260 from C Butler, Hambleton.
Feeding bulls sold to £770 for eight month old Hereford cross from T Folley, Garstang.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

Another large entry of 121 cull cows and OTM cattle were forward which sold to an overall average of 176p/kg, with cows averaging 165p/kg, well ahead of other local centres. Beef cows sold to a top price of 269p/kg for a Limousin from B Heys, Mossborough, Bazadaise to 224p/kg from BD&PM Gill, Ingleton and Hereford to 194.5p/kg from A Rigby, Wigan. Other beef cows were regularly 180p/kg to 195p/kg. Top grossing this week achieved £1561 for a Limousin from B Heys, Mossborough. Dairy cows sold to a top price of 239.5p/kg for a young Friesian from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse with Holstein Friesian selling to 189.5p/kg from JT&B Fox, Quernmore and Montbeliardes 187.5p/kg from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel. Other heavy well fleshed dairy cows were regularly 170p/kg to 180p/kg, mediums types 150p/kg to 165p/kg and cows direct out of the parlour 140p/kg to 150p/kg, with only the leanest and light weights less. Top grossing achieved £1520 from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse with others at £1518 from A&FM Bolland & Son, Ellel. Other heavy dairy cows were regularly £1250 to £1300.
OTM beef heifers sold to 269.5p/kg for a Limousin from B Heys, Mossborough with British Blue cross to 259.5p/kg from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby with others regularly 220p/kg to 245p/kg. Top grossing being £1684 for a British Blue cross from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby. Dairy heifers sold to 229.5p/kg and £1652 for a Holstein Friesian again from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby with others regularly 185p/kg to 210p/kg.
Steers sold to 284.5p/kg and £2222 for Aberdeen Angus cross from O Butler, Kirkham with others regularly 275p/kg to 280p/kg and £1900 to £2000.

Next Fridays sale includes the monthly catalogued sale of stirks, with buyer keen to attend and looking for all classes and types of cattle. Catalogued entries are required by Monday 22nd January, please contact the office with entries.