25 April 2025

Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle, Stirks & Store Cattle, Friday 25th April 2025.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

107 calves and weanling though the little ring today topping at £1340.
Rearing calves sold to £990 for an Aberdeen Angus from J&G Thornley, Kirkham with other Aberdeen Angus cross to £870 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Herefords sold to £860 from D&M Foster, Out Rawcliffe. Younger British Blues forward today sold to £700 from JP&C Robson, Brock and month old Charolais to £650 from JE&SM Seedall, Mellor. Black and Whites sold to £430 from TE&MM Kidd, Ellel.
Heifer calves to £850 from AW&AM Park, Ellel for British Blues, with others to £780 and £770 from this home. Hereford sold to £750 from TE&MM Kidd, Ellel and Aberdeen Angus to £730 from AW&AM Park. Younger types sold to £620 for British Blues from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with three week old British Blues to £570 and £560 from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping.
Weanlings sold to £1340 for a British Blue bullock from JP&C Robson, Brock with the same goods to £1320 from this run. Heifers from this consignment sold to £1250 and £1200.
Bulls sold to £1160 for Charolais from TD&A Gardner, Great Eccleston with Black and Whites to £780 from this home.

STORE CATTLE

Stores sold to £2850 for a pair of Limousin bullocks from H Chapman & Son, Middleton with others bullocks to £2700 (x2) for a British Blues from R&DM Rossall, Pilling with Aberdeen Agnus to £2680 from J&M Cockett, Ingleton. A further twenty seven bullock were over £2500. Black and white sold to £2180 (x5) from A&MI Robinson, Orton.
Heifers a solid trade, selling to £2580 (x2) for Briths Blues from R&DM Rossall & Son, Pilling. Simmental sold to £2300 from JB Moore, Allithwaite and Aberdeen Angus to £2300 (x5) from I&ME Askew, New Hutton. Montbeliardes sold to £2220 from V&S Fitzell, Much Hoole with a further twenty four heifers over £2000.
The sale incorporated the monthly sale of stirks with these considered an unbelievable trade, selling to £1620 for three Limousin bullocks from Alan Thompson, Carnforth. A pen of seven Aberdeen Angus bullocks also sold to £1620 from G&D Ball, Great Eccleston with a pair of Simmental bullocks from WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby to £1600 at ten months old. Bull stirks sold to £1400 for a British Blue at eight months old, with heifers to £1400 for a Simmental at nine months old from WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby.

CAST / OTM CATTLE

The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw numbers back up to a pleasing show of 82 through the bottom ring, trade would be very similar on the week, with the cattle being a plainer show than previous weeks.
OTM steers would see the top trade of the day, topping at £2653 for a British Blue from JD EM JA Atkinson, Kendal while OTM Friesians steers achieved £2185 from H Hesketh & Sons, Longton. All steers today averaged 338p/kg.
A handful of OTM bulls, all Friesian bred, sold to £2525 from PW&JM Norris & Son, Hornby with others to 329.5p/kg from EJ Hodgson, Lambrigg. Cast bulls averaged 232p/kg.
Friesian cows saw a top of £2340 from H&SD Cornthwaite, Nateby with PW&JM Norris, Hornby not far behind at £2333. Other Friesian cows over the £2000 mark from RR&JA Knowles, Docker, Pickervance Farms, Roseacre and Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth. All Friesian cow today averaged 237p/kg and topped at 279.5p/kg from Pickervance Farms, Roseacre.
OTM heifers saw a sharp trade, with beef bred topping at £2240 for an Aberdeen Angus from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe or 369.5p/kg. Friesian heifers not far behind at £2239 from WS Burrow Ltd, Silverdale with other Friesian heifers at £2172 from Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth. OTM heifers averaged 325p/kg.
Beef bred cows from EJ Ward & Son, Nether Kellet sold to £2138 or 309.5p/kg for a Limousin. With other Limousin over 300p/kg from RM Wilson, Settle. Aberdeen Angus cows to £2153 or 299p/kg from EW&A Bradshaw, Stalmine. All OTM cows averaged 246p/kg. An overall average today of 272.8p/kg for all cows sold.

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OTM COW:

LIMOUSIN: 309.50P/KG Intack Farm, 304.50p/kg Gill Garth, 294.50p/kg Thornton Hall, 289.50p/kg Intack Farm, 274.50p/kg Thornton Hall. ANGUS: 299.50p/kg Old Stable, 259.50p/kg Little Fell Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 284.50p/kg Holme Farm, 264.50p/kg Station Hotel Farm. FRESIAN: 279.50p/kg Pickervance Farm Ltd, 269.50p/kg Strands Farm, 269.50p/kg Roseacre Hall, 269.50p/kg Myers Farm, 269.50p/kg Downlands Farm, 269.50p/kg Downlands Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

HEREFORD: 369.50p/kg Holme House, 364.50p/kg Whinney Garth, 354.50p/kg Whinney Garth, 339.50p/kg Whinney Garth, 289.50p/kg Little Fell Farm. ANGUS: 369.50p/kg Rowell Farm, 359.50p/kg Rowell Farm, 354.50p/kg Rowell Farm. LIMOUSIN: 359.50p/kg Holme House Farm. FRESIAN: 359.50p/kg Gibraltar Farm, 344.50p/kg Heaton Hall Farm, 344.50p/kg Heaton Hall Farm, 339.50p/kg Lower Langthwaite Farm, 339.50p/kg High Snab, 339.50p/kg Blackwood End. FLEKVICH: 289.50p/kg Langthwaite Heights. BRITISH BLUE: 274.50p/kg Holme Farm.

CAST STEER:

BRITISH BLUE: 384.50p/kg Low Groves arm. FREISIAN: 359.50p/kg Gibraltar Farm, 349.50p/kg Downlands Farm, 329.50p/kg Thornton Barn Farm, 319.50p/kg Thornton Barn Farm. ANGUS: 279.50p/kg Cliftons Farm.

CAST BULL:

FRESIAN: 329.50p/kg Lambrigg Head Farm, 209.50p/kg Crook Farm, 204.50p/kg Strands Farm, 204.50p/kg Roseacre Hall.

HEIFER CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £850.00 Walkers I’th Fields, £780.00 Walkers I’th Field, £770.00 Walkers I’th Field, £750.00 Walkers I’th Field, £710.00 Walkers I’th Field, £620.00 Catshaw Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £840.00 Selleray Farm, £750.00 Booth Hall, £470.00 Church Farm, £220.00 Bolton Fold Farm. ANGUS: £790.00 Derby Lodge Farm, £730.00 Walkers I’th Field, £690.00 Derby Lodge Farm, £670.00 Walkers I’th Field, £650.00 Derby Lodge Farm, £650.00 Derby Lodge Farm. MONTBELLIARD: £350.00 Poplar Grove Farm. SHORTHORN: £290.00 Bolton Fold Farm.

BULL CALF:

ANGUS: £990.00 Derby Lodge Farm, £870.00 Catshaw Hall Farm, £700.00 Walkers I’th Field, £630.00 Roe Farm, £530.00 Hudsbrook Farm, £490.00 Hudsbrook Farm. HEREFORD: £860.00 Church Farm, £750.00 Booth Hall, £690.00 Booth Hall, £690.00 Sellerley Farm, £620.00 Sellerley Farm, £560.00 Church Farm. LIMOUSIN: £740.00 Catshaw Hall Farm, £340.00 Hudsbrook Farm, £280.00 Hudsbrook Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £700.00 Roe Farm, £670.00 Norbreck Farm, £650.00 Norbreck Farm, £650.00 Forton Hall Farm, £630.00 Norbreck Farm, £560.00 Norbreck Farm. CHAROLAIS: £650.00 Bolton Fold Farm, £540.00 Brown Brook. FRESIAN: £610.00 Sellerley Farm, £540.00 Sellerley Farm, £540.00 Sellerley Farm, £440.00 Sellerley Farm, £430.00 Booth Hall, £390.00 Catshaw Hall Farm. SHORTHORN: £600.00 Poplar Grove Farm. FLECKVICH: £560.00 Sellerley Farm, £440.00 Sellerley Farm.

BULL STIRK:

CHAROLAIS: £1060.00 Larbreck Hill Farm, SOUTH DEVON: £880.00 Larbreck Hill Farm, FRESIAN: £780.00 Larbreck Hill Farm. LIMOUSIN: £710.00 Higher Hollinhead Farm.

HEIFER STIRK:

BRITISH BLUE: £1250.00 Roe Farm, £1200.00 Roe Farm, £1180.00 Roe Farm, £1060.00 Roe Farm.

STEER STIRK:

BRITISH BLUE: £1340.00 Roe Farm, £1320.00 Roe Farm, £1160.00 Roe Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

LIMOUSIN: £2850 (x2) Millbeck, £2650 Pasture House Farm, £2650, £2620 High House Farm, £2620 Millbeck. BRITISH BLUE: £2700 Abrahams Farm, £2680 High House Farm, £2580 Stubb Hall Farm, £2550 Foredales Farm, £2550 Outerthwaite Farm, £2400 Bainsbank Farm. ANGUS: £2680 Foredales Farm, £2650, £2600 Proctors Row, £2520 Bainsbank Farm, £2500 Foredales Farm, £2480 Proctors Farm. HEREFORD: £2350 Gibraltar Farm, £1850 Thursgill, £1650 Hall Bank, £1500 Holly House Farm, £1050 Birch House Cottage. FRIESIAN: £2180 Hall Farm, £2000, £1980 Downlands Farm, £1900 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1650 Gibraltar Farm, £1180 Heaton Hall Farm. BAZADAISE: £2120 Upper Foxholes Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1800 The Old Stable. SIMMENTAL: £1800 The Old Stable, £1600, £1500 Gibsons Farm, £1500 The Old Stable, £1150 Narrow Gate Farm. BLONDE: £1780 Sunny Brown Farm, £1200 Birch House Cottage. MONTBELIARDE: £1250 Birch House Cottage. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £1180 Narrow Gate Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

BRITISH BLUE: £2580 Abrahams Farm, £2220 Middlebarrow Plain, £2050 High Snab, £2000 Braddup House Farm, £1900 Windy Hill Farm, £1820 Thursgill. ANGUS: £2300 Raw Head, £2200 Braddup House Farm, £2150 Grange Farm, £2080 High Snab, £2050 Boldens Farm, £1950 Pemberton Farm. SIMMENTAL: £2300 Outerthwaite Farm, £1400 Gibsons Farm, £1120 The Bungalow. MONTBELIARDE: £2220 Moss House Farm, £2180, £1900 Yeat House. BLONDE: £2000 Sunny Brow Farm. SALER: £2000 Lynwood, £1280 Cock Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £1950 Gibraltar Farm, £1650 Holly House Farm, £1100 Birch House Cottage, £1020, £940 Well House Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1780 Oak Fold, £1680 High Tenement Farm, £1280 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £1220 Birch House Cottage, £1050 Cragg Farm. FRIESIAN: £1420 Downlands Farm.

STORE BULL:

BRITISH BLUE: £1420 High Tenement Farm, £1400 Post Farm. ANGUS: £1050 Post Farm.

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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle, Stirks & Store Cattle, Friday 25th April 2025.

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