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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Auction Mart Sale of Calves, OTM and Store Cattle, Friday 26th July 2024.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

The weekly sale of rearing and weaned calves at Lancaster saw an entry of 95 keenly bid for, with all classes achieving maximum returns. Rearing calves sold to a top of £690 for a Charolais bull from S&J France, Over Wyresdale, with no less than 14 rearing bull calves passing the £500 mark. A mention must go to AD&R Milner, Brock for their one month old Charolais which sold to £550. Native sired bull calves sold to £530 for a Hereford from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with Angus’s to £510 from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel.
Weaned bulls sold to £960 for a pair of Friesians from TE&A Gardner, Larbreck with TE&M Kidd, Ellel selling a trio of Herefords at 5 months old to £720.
Only a handful of steers were forward, with well rearer Angus’s selling to £810 from G&D Ball, Little Eccleston.
The best of the rearing heifers sold to £490 for a cracking Blue from JP&C Robson, Garstang with another from this home at £460. Herefords sold to £430 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. The strongest of the rearing heifers surpassed £350. Weaned heifers reached £700 for a British Blue from RA Bebbington, Greenhalgh with native sired heifers from this home reaching £550 on three occasions.

STORE CATTLE

Once again a fierce trade was witness at Lancaster’s store sale, with the sale reaching a top price of £1900 from RG&L Holmes, Carnforth. Regular supporter L Parson & Son, Levens achieved £1800 for an Aberdeen Angus steer. At £1760 was a pen of four from T Robson & Sons, Poulton Le Fylde and a pen of three from KH&D Holden & Sons, Pilling.
Top price in the heifers was £1670 from KH&D Holden & Sons, Pilling for Aberdeen Angus’s with four at £1500 from AS&D Parker, Nateby.
The monthly sale of stirks saw Angus steers from S&J France, Over Wyersdale reaching £1020 for a pen of three. Blue heifers from RW Rhodes & Son, Ellel sold to £900. The best of the Friesian stirks reached £610 from R&J Parkinson, Preesall.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

95 OTM’s were forward selling to 269.5p/kg on two occasions, firstly for an OTM heifer British Blue from Barker Farms, Cockerham grossing at £1662.82 and secondly for a British Blue steer from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale which returned £1525.37. ME&B Mason & Son, Tatham topped the cows at 239.5p/kg, grossing £1714. The best of the dairy cows reaching 199.5p/kg from H&SD Cornthwaite, Kirkland. Top grossing diary cow came from Lawsons Dairy, Cockerham, reaching £1687.12, with many cows fresh out of the parlour achieving maximum returns.
The best of the cast bulls reached 209.5p/kg and was the top price of the day at £1895.98.

Top Prices

OTM COW:

Simmental: 239.50 Oxenforth Green Farm, 211.50, 169.50 Derbyshire Farm. Stabiliser: 204.50 Low Moor Head Farm. Friesian: 199.50 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, 194.50, 191.50 Bank End Farm, 189.50, 187.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 187.50 Bank End Farm. Angus: 199.50 Miller Lane. Fleckvieh: 197.50 Hawkin Hall. Limousin: 194.50 Croftlands, 179.50 Kays Farm. Hereford: 194.50 Lundholme Farm, 179.50 Little Fell Farm. Shorthorn: 191.50 Aughton Hall Farm, 129.50 Cobble Hey Farm. Norwegian Red: 179.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: 179.50, 174.50, 139.50 Aughton Hall Farm. Montbeliarde: 149.50 Holme Head. Jersey: 139.50 Aughton Hall Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

British Blue: 269.50 Hillam House Farm. Friesian: 267.50 Tills Farm, 234.50, 204.50, 197.50, 194.50 (x2) Batty Hill. Blonde: 264.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. Angus: 249.50 (x2) Pasture House Farm.

CAST STEER:

British Blue: 269.50, 267.50 Tills Farm, 259.50 Hillam House Farm, 239.50 Derby Lodge Farm. Charolais: 259.50 Greenbank Farm. Hereford: 259.50, 254.50 Pasture House Farm.

CAST BULL:

British Blue: 259.50 Holmes Farm. Limousin: 249.50 Holmes Farm, 209.50 Hill Park. Angus: 229.50 Thornton Barn Farm.

HEIFER CALF:

Limousin: £530, £510, £470 Endmoor Farm. British Blue: £490 Boldens Farm, £480, £460 Roe Farm, £400 Cotestone Farm, £385 Higher Hollinehad Farm, £380 Catshaw Hall Farm. Hereford: £430 Catshaw Hall Farm, £410 Booth Hall, £295 Catshaw Hall Farm, £230 Sellerley Farm, £215, £210 Sellerley Farm. Angus: £305 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £285 Cotestone Farm, £270 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £255 Hallbeck, £220 Catshaw Hall Farm, £170 Hallbeck.

BULL CALF:

Charolais: £690 Kays Farm, £565 Derby Lodge Farm, £550 Lane Head Farm, £540 (x2) Derby Lodge Farm. Hereford: £580 (x2) Booth Hall, £530, £455 Catshaw Hall Farm, £350 Sellerley Farm. Limousin: £540, £490, £450 Endmoor Farm. British Blue: £530 Boldens Farm, £500 Roe Farm, £490 Higher Hollinhead Farm, £470 Lane Head Farm, £390 Boldens Farm, £360 Higher Hollinhead Farm. Angus: £510, £505, £430 Boldens Farm, £370 Hallbeck, £365 Cotestone Farm, £350 Manor House Farm. Friesian: £350 (x2) Brown Brook, £330 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £290 Brown Brook, £260 Cotestone Farm, £250 Brown Brook.

STEER CALF:

Friesian: £210, £115 Cotestone Farm.

BULL STIRK:

Friesian: £960 (x2) Larbreck Hill Farm. Hereford: £720 (x3), £580 Booth Hall.

HEIFER STIRK:

British Blue: £700, £580, £520 Barncroft Farm. Angus: £550 (x2) Barncroft Farm. Hereford: £550 Barncroft Farm, £520 Booth Hall, £430 Barncroft Farm.

STEER STIRK:

Angus: £810 (x2) Woodstock. Longhorn: £730 Larbreck Hill Farm. British Blue: £670 Barncroft Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

Limousin: £1900 Croftlands, £1550 Holmes Farm, £1470 Elston Old Hall, £1440 Grange Farm. Angus: £1800, £1770 Low Levens, £1760 Chestnut House Farm, £1760 Fairfield, £1740 Low Levens, £1680 Godson House Farm. Shorthorn: £1790 Croftlands, £1380 Thornton Barn Farm. Hereford: £1630 Savick Brook Farm, £1570 Wood Nook Farm, £1480 Old Glasson Farm, £1450 Windy Hill Farm, £1400 Higher Lees Farm, £1400 Outerthwaite Farm. Simmental: £1600 Savick Brook Farm, £1560 Old Glasson Farm. British Blue: £1590 Lower Castle O Trim, £1580 Thornton Barn Farm, £1500 North Farm, £1490 Outerthwaite Farm, £1450 Windy Hill Farm, £1350 Plumpton Hall Farm. Charolais: £1400 Thornton Barn Farm, £1380 Windy Hill Farm. Fleckvieh: £1270 Staffords Farm. Blonde: £1060 Overhouses. Friesian: £1040 Holly Grove. Dairy Shorthorn: £1040 Holly Grove.

STORE HEIFER:

Angus: £1670 Chesnut House Farm, £1500 Manor House Farm, £1460 Low Levens, £1450 Grange Farm, £1410 Elston Old Hall, £1370 Ellers Farm. British Blue Farm: £1500 Manor House Farm, £1480 Outerthwaite Farm, £1420 Ellers Farm, £1300 Nether Hall Farm, £1260 Park Farm Barn, £1190 Cheetham House Farm. Hereford: £1420 Wood Nook Farm, £1410, £1290 Ellers Farm, £1280 Park Lane Farm, £1270 Parks Farm Barn. Limousin: £1370 Elston Old Hall, £1340 Bradley Farm, £1230 Staffords Farm, £1200, £1170, £1110 Cheetham House Farm. Montbeliarde: £1270 Staffords Farm. Friesian: £1200 Cheetham House Farm, £1060 Hallbeck. Charolais: £1180 Black Bull Farm. Simmental: £1110 Cheetham House Farm.

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