Fast and furious Fridays at NWA Lancaster saw prices across all three sale rings rise again, with many customers reporting trade well ahead of other local centres.

CAST / OTM CATTLE

The renowned Friday sale commenced with cull cows, which saw an average 234p/kg, for an entry of predominately parlour type dairy cows.
Of the few beef cows forward a top price of 269.5p/kg and £2196 was achieved for a Charolais from MJ Waller, Lupton. Other beef cows were regularly 240p/kg to 260p/kg and £1450 to £1600, for predominately feeding types. The best of the dairy cows sold to 231.5p/kg for a Montbeliarde from WR&CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh and 225p/kg on three occasions for Holstein Friesians. Top grossing being £1804 for a Holstein Friesian from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham with other heavier diary cows £1400 to £1600 and parlour types £1150 to £1300.
OTM beef heifers sold to 329.5p/kg for a Limousin from Wilmar Farms, Great Eccleston. Top grossing being a Holstein Friesian from JH Towers, Tunstall totalling £2120.
OTM beef steers sold to 329.5p/kg and £2362 for British Blue cross from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling.

CALVES & STIRKS - Weaned stirks to £1070 and calves to £740.

70 calves and weaned stirks in today’s sale, with trade continuing to rise.
Bull calves sold to £740 for a Limousin cross from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale, with Aberdeen Angus cross close behind at £700 from I Richardson, Catforth. Herefords sold to £600 from JR Newsham, Conder Green with younger British Blues to £570 for Barber Farms, Claughton on Brock, £550 from JP&C Robson, Garstang and £530 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. Black and Whites sold to £430 from JR Newsham, Conder Green with others to £420 from this home.
Heifer calves sold to £690 for one of three very sweet British Blues from RE&P Miller, Barnacre with the remainer achieving £670 and £650. A&T Smith, Longridge sold British Blues to £525 for six week olds, with JP&C Robson, Garstang selling to £500 for the same age. Aberdeen Angus cross sold to £420 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale with the very youngest to £350 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe.
Weaned stirks were a phenomenal trade, reaching £1070 for Aberdeen Angus cross bullocks from J&M Coar, Waddington. This same home sold Aberdeen Angus cross to £1000 and Hereford cross to £910. Younger freshly weaned sorts from AJ Metcalfe, Out Rawcliffe sold away to £710 for Aberdeen Angus cross bullocks and £620 for Aberdeen Angus cross heifers.

STORE CATTLE

All classes of store cattle once again sold to new levels, with all steers averaging £1832, all heifers £1673 and bulls £1623.
Endless pens of steers were £2000 to £2250, with a top price of £2350 achieved for a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross steers from T&E Garlick & Son, Freckleton and a pair of Charolais cross steers from EE Thornton, Heaton who also sold Aberdeen Angus steers to £2320. Stronger feeding steers were £1700 to £1950, to include top price dairy steers being a ring full of British Friesian achieving £1820. Younger steers sold to £1550 for fourteen month old British Blue cross, with others generally £1380 to £1500.
Heifers sold to a trop of £2340 for a trio of British Blue cross from R&DM Rossall & Son, Pilling. A Limousin achieved £2200 from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead with others breaking the £2000 barrier from Barlow Bros, Croston and HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon. Stronger end feeding heifers were regularly £1680 to £1900, with the younger end selling to £1600 and regularly £1280 to £1450.
The sale commenced with several feeding bulls which saw Aberdeen Angus cross sell to £1700 and Montbeliarde to £1600 from WR&CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh.
Vendors are encouraged to enter cattle with confidence for this popular weekly sale, catalogue entries are required by 12 noon each Monday.