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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 4th October 2024.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

A smaller show of 58 calves and weanlings were forward today at Lancaster.
Bull calves topped at £510 for a brute of a Hereford from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with a British Blue from J&G Thornley, Kirkham next in line at £460. Charolais sold to £460 from JS&KM Wilson, Kendal and Aberdeen Angus cross to £420 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham.
Heifer calves sold to £380 for an Aberdeen Angus from J Bargh & Son, Heaton with Hereford to £370 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Predominately native sired heifers in today, offerings saw other Angus to £360 from A Shepherd, Preesall and £340 from JS&KM Wilson, Kendal.
Weanlings sold to £600 for a British Blue steer from Barker Farms, Carnforth with Angus steers to £550 from Mason Birkland Barrow, Over Kellet.

STORE CATTLE

212 store cattle forward today with trade holding well for all goods.
Top today was £1980 this paid for a Charolais from JM Haddow, Hinchaster. Limousin sold to £1860 from WS Burrow, Silverdale and £1740 paid for a pair of British Blues from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Native sired steers to £1700 for Aberdeen Angus from R Townsend, Freckleton and Shorthorns to £1620 from EW&CR Clegg, Stalmine.

A large show of Black and White steers were forward, with these reaching £1140 from GE&AP Hewitt, Cockerham with others to £1380 from this home.

Heifers to £1640 for a pair of British Blues from JD&GM Bracken, Catterall. A pair of Limousin to £1600 from AT Burrow & Sons, Hornby. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £1550 from EW&CR Clegg, Stalmine with this this home selling Simmentals to £1500.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

105 cattle through the cast ring today, sold to an overall average of 175p/kg for a very weathered entry. Well finished and well fed beef cows sold to 244p/kg from AE Atkinson, Endmoor with other strongest end beef cows 195p/kg to 210p/kg, with feeding types 180p/kg to 192p/kg. Top grossing being an Aberdeen Angus from GR&A Foy, Conder Green totalling £1586, with other beef cows £1200 to £1450. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows sold to 191p/kg for a Montbeliarde form EW&RM Towers, Hornby. Holstein Friesian to 184p/kg form T Taylor, Woodplumpton and DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland. Meated dairy cows were 170p/kg to 182p/kg, harder worked 175p/kg to 160p/kg, with learner and lighter weights less. Top grossing dairy cow was a Holstein Friesian from T Taylor, Woodplumpton totalling £1660. Other heavy well fleshed dairy cows were £1150 to £1300.
OTM beef heifer sold to 259.5p/kg for a Hereford from MS&G Mason, Kirkby Lonsdale with other well finished heavy heifers 210p/kg to 240p/kg, with better diary type heifers 180p/kg to 205p/kg. Top grossing being a Holstein Friesian from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel totalling £1606.
OTM steers sold to 259.5p/kg for a British Friesian from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling with beef steers 210p/kg to 240p/kg and diary bred 170p/kg to 195p/kg. Top grossing being an Aberdeen Angus achieving £1704, with other £1692 and £1660.
A single Aberdeen Angus stock bull achieved 214.5p/kg and £1610.

Top Prices

HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £450 Walkers I’th Fields, £290 Cotestone Farm, £260 Manor House Farm. Angus: £410 Walkers I’th fields, £380 North Farm, £360 Muffys Platt Farm, £340 North Farm. Hereford: £370 Catshaw Hall Farm. Charolais: £210 Bolton Fold Farm.

BULL CALF:

Hereford: £510 Catshaw Hall Farm, £370 Barrow Greaves Farm. British Blue: £460 Derby Lodge Farm, £410 Roe Farm, £370 Barrow Greaves Farm, £360 High House, £350 Roe Farm, £220 Norbreck Farm. Charolais : £450 High House, £400 Bolton Fold Farm, £370 High House, £270 Norbreck Farm. Angus: £420 Derby Lodge Farm, £380 High House, £350 Roe Farm, £295 Wyre Bank, £290 North Farm. Friesian: £160 North Farm.

STEER CALF:

Friesian: £100 Cotestone Farm.

STEER STIRK:

British Blue: £600 Cotestone Farm. Angus £550 Birkland Barrow.

OTM COW:

Limousin: 244.5 Stubb Farm, 224.5 Braida Garth, 224.5 Stubb Farm, 219.5 Pott Yeats, 149.5 Poppy Farm, Angus: 214.5 Chestnut House Farm, 209.5 Cardwell House Farm, 209.5 Parkside Farm, 189.5 Cardwell House Farm, 169.5 Poppy Farm, 139.5 Spital Farm. Hereford: 204.5 High House Farm, 189.5 Moss View, 174.5 High House Farm. Montbeliarde: 191.5 Holme Head. Shorthorn: 199.5 Parkside Farm. Friesian: 184.5 High House Farm, 184.5 Midge Hall Farm, 179.5 Sweetings Farm, 179.5 Holme head, 179.5 Boldens Farm, 179.5 Sweetings Farm. British Blue: 181.5 Poppy Farm. Fleckvieh: 179.5 Holme Head. Simmental: 169.5 Braida Garth, 167.5 Black Bull Farm, 119.5 Cragg House Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

Hereford: 259.5 Spital Farm. Friesian: 239.5 Norbreck Farm, 229.5 Boldens Farm, 229.5 High Snab, 224.5 North Farm, 224.5 Tills Farm. British Blue: 239.5 Spital Farm. Angus: 227.5 Black Bull.

CAST BULL:

Angus: 214.5 Cardwell House Farm.

STORE STEER:

Charollais: £1980 Viver Mill Farm, £1660 Yeat House, £1220 Holme House Farm. Limousin: £1860 Gibralter Farm, £1480 Yeat House, £1360 High Road, £1320 Endmoor Farm, £1270 Holme House Farm. British Blue: £1740 North Farm, £1720 Pilling Hall, £1700 Stubb Hall, £1420 Endmoor Farm, £1400 Wood Nook Farm. Angus: £1700 Viver Mill, £1700 Kirkham Road,£1640 Cheetham House Farm, £1580 Yew tree Farm, £1480 Rosegate Farm. Shorthorn: £1620 Yew Tree Farm. Hereford:£1580 Gibralter Farm, £1460 Biggins Lodge Farm, £1450 Longmeany Gate, £1160 Holme House Farm, £1130 Brantbeck Farm. Friesian: £1440 Grizedale, £1370 Low Deepslack , £1340 Gaskell House, £1330 Knotts Farm. Welsh Black: £1360 Kirkham Road. Continental: £1140 Holme House Farm.Simmental: £1100 Little Crimbles.

STORE HEIFER:

British Blue: £1640 Greenlands Farm, £1520 Stubb Hall Farm, £1460 Wood Nook Farm, £1430 Yew Tree Farm, £1300 Nether Hall Farm. Limousin: £1600 High Snab, £1500 Pilling Hall, £1300 Gibralter Farm, £1150 Holme House Farm. Angus: £1550 Yew Tree Farm, £1500 Cheetham House Farm, £1480 Low Levens, £1360 Holme House Farm, £1200 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1140 Moss View. Simmental: £1500 Yew Tree Farm, £1340 Low Levens, £1220 Greenbank Farm. Charolais: £1220 Greenbank Farm, £1040 Holme House Farm. Hereford: £1170 High Road, £1130 Holly House Farm, £1040 Holme House Farm. Shorthorn: £980 Brantbeck Farm.

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