29 November 2024

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle, Store Cattle & Stirks, Friday 29th November 2024.

A 500 Friday here at Lancaster with all three rings leaving vendors delighted.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

87 calves and weanlings were forward today, with rearers to £600 for a British Blue from RE&P Miller, Barnacre with others to £540 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Aberdeen Angus sold to £495 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. One month old Herefords achieved £330 from JR Newsham, Conder Green and best of the black and whites sold to £160 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale.
A younger show of heifer calves saw T&CM Kelsall, Chipping lead the way with their British Blues making £310, other British Blues achieved £290 from Throstle Nest, Pilling and Angus led the natives at £280 from both Wallbank Farms and T&CM Kelsall.
Weanlings were easy to place, reaching £780 for a pair of Angus bullocks from Mason Birkland Barrow, Over Kellet. AN Ball, Little Eccleston achieved £770 for their Angus bullocks, while E Lund, Ingleton produced Hereford to £750. A nice run of British Blues from J&O Galbraith, Endmoor saw a pair of bullocks to £730, with this home also selling British Blue heifers to £665. However, it was in fact JR Pye, Stalmine claiming top spot selling a trio of Limousin heifers to £680. Dairy bred weanlings were good to sell, a pair of bulls achieved £630 from TD&A Gardner, Gret Eccleston with others to £540 from JR Newsham, Conder Green.

STORE CATTLE

Store cattle had to be seen to be believed, 271 went under the hammer with sixteen selling over £2000 and a further seventeen over £1900. After spirited bidding from start to finish it was in fact TJ Lloyd, Settle claiming top spot with their Aberdeen Angus steers at £2100. J Lamb, Glasson was close behind reaching £2080 for his British Blue, with this home producing two of the four steers at £2060 today. The other two coming from K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel who’s run of cattle saw others to £2040 (x3) and £2000 (x3). DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland sold a pair of Limousins to £2000 with R&DM Rossall, Pilling selling British Blues to the same price. Black and white steers possibly seeing the biggest lift, with these selling to £1900 for a trio from TJ Lloyd, Settle with others to £1820 from K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel.
Heifers sold to £1980 for an Aberdeen Angus with a pair of Angus close behind at £1960, all produced by K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel. British Blue sold to £1900 from JD&GM Bracken, Catterall with two at £1860 in this consignment. M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe reached £1900 for their Limousin with too many prices to mention top side of £1700.
Today incorporated the monthly sale of stirks, with trade for these being strong following a buoyant sale of stores. Top price in this section was a pair of Limousins from J Mellin, Long Preston achieving £1300, with a pen of nine Hereford from R&J Holgate, Yealand next at £1180.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

150 OTM’s put before nine active buyers, ensuring a trade for all. Top pp/kg today was an OTM steer from O Butler, Kirkham achieving 304.5p/kg, this run of steers sold to average 299.5p/kg. Cows sold to a top of 289.5p/kg for a cracking Limousin from R Harker & Son, Grayrigg. Four cows from this good home averaged 271.5p/kg or £2096.11. OTM Heifers sold to 284.5p/kg for British Blues from DJ Clarke, Barnacre with Friesians to 279.5p/kg from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield. Parlour cows sold to 249.5p/kg for a Friesian from EE Thornton, Heaton with harder worn sorts 180p/kg to 195p/kg.
Gross prices saw top prices of £2305.80 and £2262.84 for Limousin cows from R Harker & Son, Grayrigg with next top being a Limousin bull from T Ayrton & Son, Over Wyresdale achieving £2257.98. SA Hill, Slyne sold OTM Blonde heifers to £1933.63, while OTM Friesian heifers reached £1902.14 from JI Whitaker, Clapham. Top gross dairy cow this week was a Friesain from T Taylor, Woodplumpton which sold for £1529.34.

Vendors are politely reminded that the gates are open from 7am and all cattle should be forward by 10am. There are now only two more Friday sales before Christmas, please contact the office with store cattle entries for the next sale, thank you.

Top Prices

OTM COW:

LIMOUSIN: 289.50, 274.50, 264.50, 259.50 Grayrigg Hall, 244.50, 229.50 Hutton Roof Hall. FRIESIAN: 249.50 Dowlands Farm, 229.50 Higher Broomfield, 191.50, 189.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 189.50 Bowsber Farm, 189.50 Catshaw Hall Farm. SHORTHORN: 239.50, 234.50 Manor House Farm. MURRAY GREY: 219.50 Old Parkside. HEREFORD: 214.50, 204.50 Dalton Old Hall, 159.50 New Hall Farm. SIMMENTAL: 214.50 Littlewood Hall Farm, 189.50 Todgill Farm, 189.50 Littlewood Hall Farm, 179.50 Todgill Farm, 149.50 Lundholme Farm, 149.50 Todgill Farm. ANGUS: 211.50 (x2), 199.50 (x2), 189.50, 184.50 Top O’th Heights Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 194.50 Myerscough House. FLECKVIEH: 189.50 Hill Top Farm, 159.50 Docker Hall, 139.50 Ducketts Farm. CHAROLAIS: 184.50 Hill Top Farm. NORWEIGEAN RED: 171.50 Greenalls Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

BRITISH BLUE: 284.50 Kellbrick Farm. FREISIAN: 279.50 Abbotson Farm, 269.50 North Farm, 259.50 (x2) Bowsber Farm, 259.50 Warton Hall Farm, 249.50 Liscoe Farm. BLONDE: 249.50 Beaumont Grange Farm. ANGUS: 209.50 Holme House Farm.

CAST STEER:

ANGUS: 304.50, 299.50 (x2), 294.50 Elm Bank Farm. FRIESIAN: 264.50 (x2) Downlands Farm. FLECKVIEH: 264.50 North Farm.

CAST BULL:

LIMOUSIN: 249.50 Yates Farm.

HEIFER CALF:

HEREFORD: £480 West View Farm, £210 Sellerley Farm. ANGUS: £400 West View Farm, £280 Tills Farm, £280 Brown Brook, £270 Tills Farm, £270 Throstle Nest Farm, £190 Brown Brook. BRITISH BLUE: £310 Brown Brook, £290 Throstle Nest Farm, £280 Brown Brook, £280, £270 (x2) Throstle Nest Farm.

BULL CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £600 Lower Lingart Farm, £540 Catshaw Hall Farm, £230 Lower Lingart Farm. ANGUS: £495 Tills Farm, £470 West View Farm, £430 Tills Farm, £390, £380 North Farm, £365 Brown Brook. HEREFORD: £330, £280 Sellerley Farm. FRIESIAN: £160 Catshaw Hall Farm, £160, £120 Sellerley Farm, £100 Brown Brook.

STEER CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £730 (x2) Endmoor Farm.

BULL STIRK:

HEREFORD: £690 Booth Hall, £590 Sellerley Farm, £570 Booth Hall, £520, £500 Lower Lingart Farm, £390 Sellerley Farm. FRIESIAN: £630 (x2) Larbreck Hill Farm, £540, £490, £380 (x2) Sellerley Farm. ANGUS: £605 (x2), £570 Lower Lingart Farm.

HEIFER STIRK:

HEREFORD: £690 Booth Hall, £590 Sellerley Farm, £570 Booth Hall, £520, £500 Lower Lingart Farm, £390 Sellerley Farm. LIMOUSIN: £680 (x3) Hatters Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £665, £650, £620 (x2) Endmoor Farm. ANGUS: £590 Birkland Barrow, £510 (x5) Gibsons Farm. HEREFORD: £380 Booth Hall, £360 Sellerley Farm, £350 Booth Hall.

STEER STIRK:

ANGUS: £780 (x2) Birkland Barrow, £770 Woodstock, £670 (x2) Gibsons Farm. HEREFORD: £750 (x2) Lundholme Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £690 (x2), £590 Gibsons Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

ANGUS: £2100 Proctors Row, £2040, £2000, £1960 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1850 Godson House Farm, £1810 Billinge Hall Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2080, £2060 Old Glasson Farm, £2060 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2000 Abrahams Farm, £2000 (x2) Kitchen Ground Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2000 High House Farm, £1720 Snub Snape Farm, £1660 Staffords Farm, £1340 Moss Gate Farm, £1300 Mill House Farm. FRIESIAN: £1900 Proctors Row, £1820 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1650 Downlands Farm, £1460 Moss House Farm, £1420 Low Deepslack, £1380 Plumpton Hall Farm, OTHER: £1810 Grange Farm. CONTINENTAL: £1750 High House Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1750 High House Farm, £1520 The Old Stable. MONTBELIARDE: £1760 Grange Farm, £1720 Ellers Farm, £1680 Grange Farm, £1500 North Farm. NORWEGIAN RED: £1580 Proctors Row. HEREFORD: £1520 Windy Hill Farm, £1180 Edenmount Well Lane. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £1180 Redchalis Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

ANGUS: £1980, £1960, £1880 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1660, £1620, £1600 Grange Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1900 Station Hotel Farm, £1760 Ninezergh, £1760 Station Hotel Farm, £1740 Ninezergh, £1660, £1620 Fellside Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1900, £1860 Greenlands Farm, £1860 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1800, £1760 Ninezergh, £1740 Whinney Carr. FRIESIAN: £1640 Kitchen Ground Farm. HEREFORD: £1640 Whinney Carr Farm, £1260 Boundary House, £1080 Buck Bank Farm, £1050, £1020 Boundary House, £1000 The Old Stable. SIMMENTAL: £1640 The Old Stable, £1600 Ninezergh, £1570, £1520 The Old Stable. CHAROLAIS: £1580, £1570, £1240 The Old Stable, £1080 Buck Bank Farm.

STORE BULL:

BRITISH BLUE: £1400 Old Glasson Farm.

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle, Store Cattle & Stirks, Friday 29th November 2024.

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