CALVES & WEANLINGS

Lancasters weekly sale of calves and stirks saw seventy head through the ring under the watchful eye of Will Rogerson, a good attendance of buyers saw all cattle sell to their maximum potential.
Young calves started the day with Pickervance Farms, Kirkham consignment of six to eight week olds topping today at £380 for a seven week old Aberdeen Angus bull calf, with a four week old Angus heifer at £350. Other younger calves from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe saw Angus bulls to £365 and £350. Dairy breds from JE&SM Seedall, Mellor saw their best month old Shorthorns to £170 for bulls and £165 for heifers at the same age.
Stronger weaned calves today were very much sort after, and more numbers are required every week to satisfy demand. Topping the trade today their usual trailer load of quality calves was J&G Thornley, Kirkham with a three month old Charolais bull calf at £600 with others to £580. British Blue bulls from the same good home were £490. G&ME Woodhouse & Sons, Lancaster achieved £475 also for British Blue bulls, with JP&C Robson, Claughton on Brock not far behind at £470 and £460 for two month olds. Heifer calves topped at £440 for British Blues from G&ME Woodhouse & Son, Lancaster with other Blues to £415 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham.
Older stirks at six to eight months saw Angus steers to £770 from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore with others from the same good home at £735. Angus heifers sold to £700 from JP&C Robson, Claughton on Brock. Other Angus heifers were around the mid six hundreds. Eight month old bulls today saw British Blues to £800 from TD&G Gardner, Great Eccleston with Friesians from the same home to £730.

STORE CATTLE

The weekly sale of store cattle today would see more numbers forward and a better show of cattle than previous weeks. Aberdeen Angus steers from MJ Shepherd, Kirkby Lonsdale hit the top spot this week with a pair to £1880. Other Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £1760 from TC Whiteside & Son, Pilling for a pen of four. Plenty of other twenty four month old Angus steers were around the £1700 mark. British Blue steers from H Birkett & Sons, Overton sold to £1780 with other British Blue steers from FE&CM Robinson, Milnthorpe to £1760. Other British Blue steers were around the £1720. H Birkett & Son continued his good days trading with Montbeliarde steers to £1640 and Fleckviehs from the same home also to £1640. Herefords sold to the same price from CB Heald, Ingleton with others to £1620 from J Lamb, Old Glasson. Bazadaise from JC Prickett, Mewith achieved £1620. Simmental steers sold to £1780 from JC Prickett, Mewith.
Heifer stores were well in demand today, topping at £1880 for a very stylish twenty four month old Limousin from TE, JS & SA Carruthers, Underbarrow. JD&GM Bracken, Garstang saw his Charolais heifers to £1780, who also had a pair of British Blues to £1620. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £1650 from CD&HL Mason, Caton with plenty of other Angus heifers around the £1500 mark. Hereford sold to £1560 from JB Moore, Grange Over Sands.

Today saw the monthly sale of stirks, with buyers eager to replace sold stores. R&J Parkinson, Preesall made top spot in this section with an eight month old Limousin steer stirk to £1160. British Blue steers sold to £1090 at twelve months from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore for a pair. Angus steers are always easily sold, topping today at £970 for a pen full of seven from JW Thwaites, Tebay with others at £960 from S&J France, Over Wyresdale. Friesian steers sold to £790 for a trio from R&J Parkinson, Preesall who also sold Angus heifers to £710.
Heifer stirks saw D&J Hay, Cockerham sell Limousins to £1000. British Blues sold to £920 from JE&J Pye, Quernmore.

CAST / OTM CATTLE

The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw less numbers about this week and a poorer show of cattle on offer, reflecting the lower overall average of 159p/kg.
OTM heifers sold to £1908 or 294.5p/kg from AJ&DA Wilkinson, Out Rawcliffe. Friesian heifers sold to 254.5p/kg or £1654 from L Parson & Sons, Levens. Other continental heifers sold to 264.5p/kg, with Agnus OTM heifers to 244.5p/kg from JW&DL Park, Ellel.
Cast steers sold to 279.5p/kg for a Limousin and 269.5p/kg for a British Blue.
As represented earlier, a poor entry of fleshy cows, anything with meat and conformation easily sold. TE, JS & SA Carruthers, Underbarrow sold to £1381 or 229.5p/kg for a Limousin. Friesian cows sold to 224.5p/kg from W&S Airey, Carnforth and £1370 from Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth.
Just one cast bull in today from W stamper, Chipping, which sold to £1586 or 179.5p/kg for a Hereford.