CALVES & WEANLINGS

The weekly sale of calves and stirks again sold to a strong trade throughout. The best of the rearers reached £620 for a Limousin from MG&J Parker, Wennington with others from this home at £600. Charolais bulls sold to £580 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham and Hereford sold to £530 from TE&M Kidd, Ellel. A handful of dairy bulls were forward, which sold to £245 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham and £225 from JM&MH France, Littledale. The strongest dairy bulls were over £200.
A nice show of weaned bull stirks were forward, with these selling to £785 for a trio of British Blues from TD&A Gardner, Great Eccleston. Hereford sold at £760 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green.
Heifer calves today sold to a top of £425 for a British Blue from JP&C Robson, Garstang with others at £400 from this home. Heifer stirks sold to £525 for a British Blue from AW&AM Park, Ellel. Herefords sold at £500 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green.
Many more calves and stirks are needed for next week, please contact auctioneer Will on 07506 283587.

STORE CATTLE

Plenty of heat in the store ring today, with steers to a top of £1800 for a British Blue cross from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling, Aberdeen Angus cross sold to £1720 from both L Parsons & Sons, Levens and JS Clark & Sons, Catforth. Other stronger end steers were regularly £1550 to £1700. Dairy steers sold to £1390 for a Holstein Friesian from LE&A Ridding, Selside with Montbeliarde to £1360 from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling. Younger steers saw 13 month old Charolais to £1400 from A&V&A Thornton, Cockerham, who also sold Simmentals to £1380.
Heifers sold to £1710 for a pair of British Blue cross from R&DM Rossall & Sons, Pilling with others at £1660 and £1560. Aberdeen Angus cross sold to £1540 and with Limousin cross at £1530. Other stronger end heifers were regularly £1400 to £1550. 14 month old British Blue cross heifers sold to £1120 from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield.
Several feeding bulls forward today, which sold to £1360 for Blondes from K Forrest, West Houghton, with Limousin cross to £1320 from GS Millburn, Dent.
Next week’s sale includes the monthly sale of stirks.

CAST / OTM CATTLE

A few less cull cows about today, as farmers take advantage of the good weather to gather crops. Those forward were awarded with an extremely fast and competitive trade, with cull cows averaging 186p/kg, OTM heifers 218p/kg, OTM steers 227p/kg and cull bulls 215p/kg.
Beef cows sold to 224.5p/kg and £1838 for a Blonde from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands with Limousins to 224.5p/kg from RG Woodhouse, Scorton. Other better end beef cows were 205p/kg to 220p/kg, with feeding types 219p/kg to 208p/kg. The best dairy cows sold to 221.5p/kg and £1858 for a Holstein Friesian from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other better dairy cows 180p/kg to 195p/kg, with medium 170p/kg to 180p/kg and regularly grossing £1150 to £1300. 70% of the sale today being dairy bred cows.
OTM beef heifers sold to 259.5p/kg for a Blonde from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands and Aberdeen Angus from O Butler, Kirkham. Other beef heifers were regularly 225p/kg to 240p/kg. Top grossing beef heifer was an Aberdeen Angus from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe at £1571, who sold others at £1539. Dairy heifers sold to 219.5p/kg for both Dairy Shorthorns and Holstein Friesians, with the top grossing dairy heifer achieving £1317.
OTM steers sold to 254.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus cross from O Butler, Kirkham with others to £1839 from F&SG Sanderson, Woodplumpton.
Cull bulls sold to 227.5p/kg and £2295 for a Limousin from WM&JE Shuttleworth, Barbon with prime Stabiliser bulls to 249.5p/kg and £1442 from M Allen, Carnforth.