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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Auction Mart Sale of Calves, OTM and Store Cattle, Friday 18th October 2024.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

A smaller show of 53 calves were forward today, with all calves sought after.
Strongest bull calves continued to sell above vendors expectations for the time of year, with a forty day old Charolais from JH Towers, Tunstall selling to £540 twice and £530. A younger one month old Charolais sold to £480 from AD&RL Milner, Brock. Native sired bulls sold to £320 for a Hereford from JR Newsham, Conder Green. Black and white bulls sold to £195 from the same home.
A young show of heifer’s calves forward, with real strength few and far between. However very sweet making sorts sold to £350 from AD&RL Miler, Brock for British Blues and Charolais cross to £320 from JH Towers, Tunstall. An eighteen day old Charolais sold to £260 from the same home. Montbeliarde heifers sold to £200 at less than one month old from GJ&G Billington, Garstang.
Weaned calves sold to £690 for Aberdeen Angus steers from Mason Birkland Barrow, Over Kellet with British Blue bulls to £580 form AW&AM Park, Ellel.

STORE CATTLE

Lancasters weekly store sale saw a reduced number on offer, which saw no let up in trade, as buyers are eager to replenish their fat cattle sheds. Steers today averaged £1470 and heifers at £1300, with some cattle showing the signs of the recent autumnal weather.
Topping the leader board today with a pair of British Blue steers was M Shepherd & Son, Pilling at £1820. JD&GM Bracken, Garstang sold a trio of British Blues at £1800. Plenty of other British Blue steers were round the £1650 to £1780 mark. A pair of Limousin steers sold to £1800 from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet with other Limousins to £1700 from L Parson & Sons, Leven. 24 month old Angus steer were trading around the £1550 mark. Hereford steers from J Lamb, Glasson sold to £1600 for a pair, with a ring full to £1590 from MS&G Mason, Kirkby Lonsdale. Friesian steers were very much in demand today, topping at £1540 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham with plenty of others trading around the £1270 to £1380 mark.
Heifer stores today every as good as recent weeks, with J&H Bland, Levens achieving £1560 for British Blues who also had others at £1460. A pair of Simmental from EJ&PE Burrow, Storth sold to £1500, with other Simmental at £1460 from EJ Ward & Sons, Carnforth. J&H Bland continued their good days trading with Angus heifers to £1480. Other Angus heifers to £1450 from EW&CR Clegg & Son, Stalmine who also had Shorthorn heifers to £1420.
Fresh buyers around the ring today going home empty handed. If you have stores to sell, please advise the office of catalogue entries by Monday for next Fridays sale.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

The weekly sale of OTM cattle at Lancaster saw 130 through the bottom ring, with a pleasing average of 165p/kg being achieved for the show of very weathered plain cattle on offer. Anything fit and fleshy easily sold, with poorer sorts at realisation.
Topping the cast ring today would be local and loyal supporter A Kirkby & Co, Pilling with a cracking 700kg British Blue steer at £1878. Angus OTM heifers were not far behind at £1711or 274.5p/kg from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe. EJ Ward, Nether Kellet sold at Limousin at £1596 or 269.5p/kg.
Best bred OTM cows saw R Capstick & Son, Ingleton at £1563 for a Limousin, with Angus cows at £1558 from W&A Cardwell, Stalmine. Friesian cows sold to £1523 or 274.5p/kg from H Halhead, Nether Kellet with Kelsall & Wood, Lancaster at £1420. Plenty of other good Friesian cows were around the £1300 to £1400 mark and late 180p/kg - 200p/kg.
Friesian heifers sold to 229.5p/kg firstly from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe and secondly from AT Burrow, Gressingham who also has top grossing Friesian heifer at £1352. Other Friesian heifers were around 190p/kg.
Just a handful of cast bulls in this week topping of 219.5p/kg or £1646 from AT Burrow, Gressingham and a Limousin bull from F&JM Mason, Carnforth at £1583.

Top Prices

HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £540, £500, £480 Walkers I’th Fields, £350 Lane Head Farm, £280 Myerscough House, £260 Hudsbrook Farm. Angus: £410, £390 Walkers I’th Fields, £205 Hudsbrook Farm. Charolais: £320, £260 Tunstall Hall, £250 Myerscough House, £245, £240, £200 Tunstall Hall. Hereford: £250, £235 Sellerley Farm. Limousin: £220, £210 (x2) Hudsbrook Farm. Montbeliarde: £200, £190 Myerscough House.

BULL CALF:

British Blue: £580 Walkers I’th Fields, £350 Lane Head Farm, £250, £125 Hudsbrook Farm. Charolais: £540 (x2), £530 Tunstall Hall, £480 Lane Head Farm, £440 Tunstall Hall. Hereford: £320 Sellerley Farm. Angus: £280, £250 Myerscough House, £220, £170 Hudsbrook Farm, £170, £165 Tunstall Hall. Limousin: £250, £200 Hudsbrook Farm. Friesian: £195, £175, £165 Sellerley Farm. Montbeliarde: £120 Myerscough House.

STEER STIRK:

Angus: £690, £550 Birkland Barrow.

OTM COW:

Friesian: 234.50, 204.50 Dale Barns, 184.50 Blackwood End, 184.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 184.50 Hazelslack Tower Farm, 184.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm. Limousin: 219.50 (x2) Fell End Farm, 199.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 189.50 Dubside. Angus: 204.50 Well House Farm, 199.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 191.50 Parkside Farm, 189.50 Well House Farm, 187.50 Hindleys Farm, 187.50 Parkside Farm. Fleckvieh: 199.50 Throstle Nest Farm, 149.50 Docker Hall. Hereford: 191.50, 184.50 Holmfields. Simmental: 184.50 Throstle Nest Farm, 169.50 Sellerley Farm. Whitebred Shorthorn: 177.50 Barrowfield Farm. British Blue: 174.50, 139.50 Farleton House. Norwegian Red: 129.50 (x2), 124.50 Dale Barns. Jersey: 119.50 Moss House Farm. Other: 109.50 Dale Barns.

OTM HEIFER:

Angus: 274.50, 269.50 (x2), 267.50 Rowell Farm, 199.50 Black Bull Farm. Limousin: 269.50 Intack Farm, 267.50 Rowell Farm, 249.50 Brabiner House Farm. Friesian: 229.50 Ackenthwaite Farm, 229.50 High Snab, 219.50 Deerslet Farm, 219.50 Endmoor Farm, 184.50 Docker Hall, 179.50 High Snab. Simmental: 224.50 Black Bull Farm.

CAST STEER:

British Blue: 264.50 Gulf Farm, 259.50 Black Bull Farm.

CAST BULL:

Hereford: 219.50 High Snab. Limousin: 179.50 Mireside Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

British Blue: £1820 Pasture House Farm, £1800 Greenlands Farm, £1780 Pasture House Farm, £1720 Lynwood, £1690 Ninezergh, £1680 Carlingwha. Limousin: £1800 Intack Farm, £1700 Carlingwha, £1690 Ninezergh, £1450 Endmoor Farm, £1420, £1260 Ninezergh. Simmental: £1800 Intack Farm, £1780 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1300 Buck Bank Farm. Angus: £1710 Kirkham Road, £1700, £1620 Low Levens, £1460 Lynwood, £1410 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1320 Buck Bank Farm. Welsh Black: £1640 Kirkham Road. Hereford: £1600 Old Glasson Farm, £1590 Spital Farm, £1580 Old Glasson Farm, £1480 Ninezergh, £1210 Windy Hill Farm. Fleckvieh: £1600 Carlingwha. Friesian: £1540 Cock Hall Farm, £1380 Ninezergh, £1350 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1270 Pump House Farm, £1250 Parrox Hall Farm, £1110 Ninezergh. Charolais: £1160 Buck Bank Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

British Blue: £1560, £1460, £1260 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1090, £1080, £1060 Ninezergh. Simmental: £1500 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1440 Intack Farm. Angus: £1480 Ninezergh, £1450 Yew Tree Farm, £1400 Low Levens, £1400 Barker Knott, £1360 Eskew Beck, £1360 Ninezergh. Shorthorn: £1420 Yew Tree Farm. Limousin: £1360 Ninezergh, £1290, £1270 Cracalt Farm, £1260 Intack Farm, £1240 Summerlands, £1090 Ninezergh. Hereford: £1200, £1040 Lynwood.

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