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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 21st February 2025

CALVES

92 calves and weaned stirks in today, with trade once again buoyant for all goods.
Rearing calves sold to £710 for British Blue bulls from RT Halhead, Cockerham at eight weeks old. Next at £670 was a Hereford bull from D&M Foster Out Rawcliffe with other British Blue bulls to £550 from both Throstle Nest Farms, Pilling and JP&C Robson, Brock. One month old beef Shorthorn bulls sold to £430 from RT Halhead, Cockerham with black and whites to £390 from Messrs Threlkeld, Carnforth.
Rearing heifers sold to £570 for British Blues from Throstle Nest Farms, Pilling with others to £500 x2 from JP&C Robson, Brock. Aberdeen Angus cross calves sold to £480 from D&M Foster, Out Rawcliffe with six week old Limousins to £440 from this good home. One month old British Blues sold to £460 and £430 from RT Halhead, Cockerham.
Weaned stirks were forward in larger numbers today, to take advantage of our good ringside of buyers. Top price of £870 was paid for five month old dairy bred blue steers from AJ Metcalfe, Out Rawcliffe with others from this run to £830. Weaned bulls sold to £830 for British Blues from JM&MH France, Littledale and heifers to £740 from FW Rhodes, Ellel.

STORE CATTLE

Lancaster leads the way and again, with unrivalled prices in the store cattle ring:
- Bullocks averaged £2034
- Heifers averaged £1723
- Overall average £1871.05
Bullocks could have been sold twice over, and sold to a top of £2580 for pair of Aberdeen Angus cross from L Parson & Sons, Levens. Next at £2500 was a Simmental cross from WA Hodgson, Whinfell with two British Blues from J&M Cockett, Ingleton and two Aberdeen Angus from M Shepherd, Pilling achieving £2480. P Whitton & Son, Burneside sold a pen of four to £2450, with over 50% of the bullocks forward today passing the £2000 barrier. They was no let up in trade for Black and Whites with these selling to £2020 from L Parson & Son, Levens and £1920 for A&MI Robinson, Orton.
Heifers were equally as hot, with trade as ferocious as ever. A top of £2250 was achieved for a pair of British Blues from TG&B Todd, Garsdale with MJ Waller, Lupton next at £2200 for a Limousin. A trio of Aberdeen Angus cross from R&K Jenkinson, Pilling reaching £2180 with a further four Aberdeen Angus cross from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham at £2120.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

Top pence per kilo of 369.5 was achieved for a British Blue OTM heifer from A Clark & Johnson, Windermere with others to 359.5p/kg from AT Burrow, Gressingham.
OTM steers sold to 354.5p/kg from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling with a cast bull from J&H Bland, Levens next at 344.5p/kg. Again at 344.5p/kg was the top cow from T Ayrton & Sons, Over Wyresdale. Other beef cows sold to 339.5p/kg for Shorthorns from GR&A Foy, Conder Green with a Limousin at the same price from JW&ME Taylor, Dent. Dairy cows sold to 309.5p/kg from RT Halhead, Cockerham with older cows to 244.5p/kg from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield.
Top grossing was an Aberdeen Angus steer at £2336 from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling with an Aberdeen Angus cast bull from WE&G Hewitt, Cockerham next at £2313.
OTM heifers sold to £2272 from A Clark & Johnson, Windermere with cows to £2240 from GR&A Foy, Conder Green. Dairy cows sold to £2070 from RT Halhead, Cockerham with any amount the top side of £1800.

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HEIFER CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £740, £710 (x2) Barrow Greaves Farm, £690 Holme Park, £570 Throstle Nest Farm, £500 Roe Farm. ANGUS: £700 Moss Gate Farm, £510 New Brows Farm, £480 Church Farm, £260 Brown Brook. LIMOUSIN: £440 Church Farm. SHORTHORN: £410 Norbreck Farm. HEREFORD: £260 (x2) Westfiled House Farm. FRIESIAN: £170 Holme Park.

BULL CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £830 Newhouse Farm, £730 Barrow Greaves Farm, £710 Norbreck Farm, £700, £580 Holme Park, £550 Throstle Nest Farm. ANGUS: £700 Hallbeck, £700 Newhouse Farm, £500 Church Farm, £490 (x2) New Brows Farm, £470 Roe Farm. HEREFORD: £670 Church Farm, £360 Westfield House Farm. SHORTHORN: £430, £410 Norbreck Farm. CHAROLAIS: £400 Brown Brook. FRIESIAN: £390, £370 Holme Park, £360, £350, £340 Hallbeck, £280 Holme Park.

STEER CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £870, £830, £790, £760, £740 Moss Gate Farm.

OTM COW:

Limousin: 344.50 Yates Farm, 339.50 High Laning Farm, 284.50 High House Farm, 279.50 Fellside Farm, 269.50 Fellside Farm, 239.50 Pilling Hall Farm. Shorthorn: 339.50 Parkside Farm, 299.50 Parkside Farm. Friesian: 309.50 Norbreck Farm, 244.50 Abbotsons Farm, 239.50 Roseacre Hall, 239.50 Norbreck Farm, 234.50 Yew Tree Farm, 229.50 Yew Tree Farm. Angus: 304.50 Kitchen Ground Farm. Simmental: 294.50 Fell End Farm, 289.50 Littlewood Hall Farm, 274.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. British Blue: 264.50 Todds Farm. Hereford: 249.50 Fellside Farm, 209.50 Plantation Farm, 199.50 Plantation Farm, 194.50 Plantation Farm. Montbelliarde: 249.50 Throstle Nest Farm. Flekvieh: 249.50 Throstle Nest Farm. Brown Swiss: 169.50 Throstle Nest Farm. Belted Galloway: 159.50 Sandvilla. Jersey: 139.50 Throstle Nest Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

British Blue: 369.50 Far Orrest, 319.50 Derby Lodge Farm. Limousin: 359.50 High Snab. Flekvieh: 339.50 Ninezergh, 299.50 Netherbeck Barn. Friesian: 304.50 Yew Tree Farm, 299.50 Yew Tree Farm, 294.50 Knotts Farm, 294.50 Whinney Carr Farm, 294.50 Ninezergh. Angus: 279.50 Pennine Way.

CAST STEER:

Angus: 354.50 Gulf Farm, 319.50 Spout House Farm.

CAST BULL:

Charolais: 344.50 Ninezergh. Angus: 219.50 Batty Hill.

STORE BULLOCK:

Angus: £2580 Low Levens, £2480 Pasture House Farm, £2420 Foredales Farm, £2380 Higher Lees Farm, £2250 Carlingwha, £2250 Low Levens. Simmental: £2500 Whelpside Farm. British Blue: £2480 Foredales Farm, £2450 Whelpside Farm, £2350 Stubb Hall Farm, £2300 Wood Nook Farm, £2280 Stubb Hall Farm, £2280 Carlingwha. Limousin: £2450 High Tenement Farm, £2320 Netherbeck Barn, £2250 Hutton Roof Hall, £2180 Hall Farm, £1920 Hall Farm. Charolais: £2420 Whelpside, £2020 Carlingwha. Hereford: £2400 Foredales Farm, £2400 Spout House Farm, £2250 Pasture House Farm, £2180 Windy Hill Farm, £2020 Billinge Hall Farm. Friesian: £2020 Low Levens, £1920 Hall Farm, £1900 Carlingwha, £1780 Wood Nook Farm, £1750 Carlingwha, £1680 Plumpton Hall Farm. Flekvieh: £1300 Throstle Nest Farm, £930 Sunderland Brows Farm. Norweigian: £930 Sunderland Brows Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

British Blue: £2250 Blades Farm, £2050 Blades Farm, £2050 Carlingwha, £1880 Barn Hill Farm, £1880 Cracalt Farm, £1880 Hall Bank. Limousin: £2200 Carlingwha, £1980 Cracalt Farm, £1950 Holmes Farm, £1900 Pilling Hall Farm, £1620 Abbotson Farm. Charolais: £2000 Carlingwha, £1980 Windy Hill Farm, £1900 Whitray Farm, £1820 Ivy Farm, £1800 Parrox Hall Farm. Angus: £2180 Holmes Farm, £2120 High Snab, £2020 Low Levens, £1980 Windy Hill Farm, £1980 Mill House Farm, £1920 Woodstock. Flekvieh: £1950 Throstle Nest Farm. Shorthorn: £1680 Pump House Farm. Simmental: £1680 Littlewood Hall Farm. Hereford: £850 Well House Farm.

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