Another fabulous day’s trading at NWA Lancaster this Friday, with all classes of stock continuing to sell to the high rates which have come to be expected.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

A super show of calves saw the strongest bulls sell to £645 for a British Blue cross from P&ME Higginson, Pilling with others at £590 from AW&AM Park, Ellel and WJ&E Woodhouse, Nateby. An eight week old Charolais sold at £540 from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall, Herefords to £510 from TE&M Kidd, Ellel and Aberdeen Angus cross to £540 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Stronger beef bull calves were regularly £400 to £460, nice rearers £320 to £380 with the very young and smaller end £220 to £270.
Heifer calves sold to £565 for weaned Aberdeen Angus cross from WJ&E Woodhouse, Nateby with British Blue cross to £535 from P&ME Higginson, Pilling, Charolais cross to £515 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham and Hereford to £500 from T&ME Kidd, Ellel. The strongest rearing heifers sold to £450 for a seven week old Hereford from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall. Other stronger end were £300 to £350, medium sorts £250 to £300, with the smaller younger end £180 to £240.
Dairy steers sold to £380 for a Holstein Friesian from Wannops Farms Ltd, Heaton with others regularly £300 to £350.
100 plus calves are required every week to fulfil strong buyer demand.

STORE CATTLE

Store cattle sold to a top of £1980 for a ring full of Aberdeen Angus cross steers from TC Whiteside & Son, Pilling. Limousin cross sold to £1820 from AG Stafford, Out Rawcliffe, Charolais cross to £1720 from AJ&D Knowles, New Hutton who also sold British Blue at £1550. Dairy bred steers sold to £1520 for Holstein Friesians from R&E Ladds, Kendal. Younger steers for turnout were generally selling at £1300 to £1450. All steers forward averaged £1383.
Heifers sold to £1740 for Aberdeen Angus cross from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with British Blue cross achieving £1650 from AJ&D Knowles, New Hutton, Simmentals to £1590 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet and Charolais cross to £1560 from MJ Waller, Lupton. Younger heifers for grazing were generally £1200 to £1350. All heifers forward averaged £1225.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

Cull cows sold to a top price of 244p/kg for a young Holstein Friesian from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham with other young well fleshed cows regularly 215p/kg to 230p/kg. Beef cows sold to 219.5p/kg for a Hereford cross from JC Prickett, Bentham. Other heavy well fleshed cows were regularly 180p/kg to 200p/kg, mediums 165p/kg to 180p/kg with the leaner and lighter weights 140p/kg to 155p/kg. Top grossing being an Aberdeen Angus cross from CM&CA Jackson, Caton achieving £1906. Dairy cows sold to £1876 for a Fleckvieh from B&AC Barnes, Kirkby Lonsdale. All cull cows forward averaged 170p/kg or £1128 a head.
An entry of entirely dairy bred OTM heifers sold to 244.5p/kg and £1273 for a Holstein Friesian from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. All OTM heifers forward averaged 205p/kg and £1152 a head.
OTM beef bred steers sold to 271.5p/kg for a Stabiliser from RW&FJ Rhodes & Son, Quernmore with others regularly 235p/kg to 260p/kg. Top grossing being a Stabiliser from F&SG Sanderson & Son, Woodplumpton totalling £1958. All OTM steers forward averaged 229p/kg and £1369.
An Aberdeen Angus cull bull from RG&B Lewis, Kirkby Lonsdale sold at 189.5p/kg and £1898.