CALVES & WEANLINGS

58 were forward in the calf section today at Lancaster, with trade remaining firm for all types.
Rearers sold to £630 from J&C Thornley, Kirkham with this run of British Blue bulls also reaching £600 and £595, with younger British Blue bulls to £575 from JP&C Robson, Brock. Native sired bulls sold to £470 from JR Newsham, Conder Green with this home producing the top price black and whites at £310. Rearing heifers reached equal interest, with these reaching £480 and £450 for Charolais cross from GP Stott, Claughton on Brock. British Blues sold to £430 from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel and Hereford to £370 from JR Newsham, Conder Green.
Weaned calves sold to £700 for Aberdeen Angus bulls from J&G Thornley, Kirkham with a run of Herefords from TE&M Kidd, Ellel reaching £585.

STORE CATTLE

The weekly sale of store cattle at Lancaster saw 300 through the main ring, with trade very similar on the week. A good show of strong steers and heifers were out in front of a large ringside of buyers, all eager to keep fattening pens full of cattle. Steers today averaged £1430 and heifer £1349.
Making the headlines this week with his regular consignment of quality cattle was JM Haddow, Hincaster with a trio of Charolais steers at £1970 and a pair of Charolais steers at £1910. Achieving the same price was both B&J Preston, Caton for a single Aberdeen Angus and RH Dodgson, Carnforth with a pen of five well farmed Charolais steers. Not far behind was TE JS &SA Carruthers, Underbarrow at £1900 for a stylish Limousin steer. A pair of Simmental steers sold to £1870 from EJ&PE Burrow, Storth with other Simmentals from R&E Ladds, Kendal. Friesian steers sold to £1440 for a pen of four from loyal Lancaster supporter EE Thornton & Son, Heaton, with others at £1430 x5 from the same good home. Plenty of other 22-24 month old steers were around the £1680 to £1800 region.
Store heifers saw plenty of demand with P Whitton & Son, Kendal to £1680 for Limousins, with TE JS & SA Carruthers, Underbarrow at the same price also for a Limousin. Simmental heifers from EJ&PE Burrow, Storth sold to £1640, with other Simmental heifer to £1560 for a pen of four at twenty months old from R&E Ladds, Kendal. Aberdeen Angus heifers always create plenty of interest at Lancaster and this week was no exception, with a trio to £1540 from AT Burrow, Gressingham and M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling. British Blue heifers saw MJ Waller, Lupton to £1530 for a pair, who also had Charolais heifers to £1520.
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OTM / CAST CATTLE

88 OTM cattle were forward, with OTM steers topping the p/kg a 274.5 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Pilling Hall, Pilling. OTM heifers sold to 264.5p/kg from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. Cows sold to 249.5p/kg and 239.5p/kg both for Simmentals, with these achieving top grossing cows at £1796 and £1793. Black and White cows sold to 217.5p/kg from PW&JM Norris & Son, Hornby with plenty over 190p/kg. Top grossing price was a cast bull from SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington reaching £2032. Dairy cows sold to £1676.50 from P&M Crackles, Carnforth with many the top side of £1480.