CALVES & WEANLINGS

105 calves and weaned stirks forward today, selling to £1050 for three Aberdeen Angus steers from G&D Ball, Little Eccleston with Aberdeen Angus heifers to £930 from this home. Weaned bulls sold to £910 for British Blues from TD&A Gardner, Great Eccleston with others from this consignment to £900 and black and whites to £880. Four month old Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £810 from Raby Farms, Preesall with others to £790 and £780.
Rearing calves sold to £770 for a seven week old Charolais bull from AD&R Milner, Brock with T&CM Kelsall, Chipping close behind at £760 again for a Charolais bull. Other bull calves sold to £700 for a British Blue born on the 22nd January 2025 from Barber Farms, Brock with another from this home born 3rd February 2025 reaching £640.
Heifer calves sold to £590 for Charolais from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping with Aberdeen Angus closely behind at £540 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale. Other Aberdeen Angus sold to £500 on three occasions from Hannah Kent, Cockerham with Limousin to £460 from AD&RL Milner, Brock.

STORE CATTLE - Over 50% of stores £2000 or more.

Lancaster weekly sale of store cattle was once again a fierce trade, with averages only other centres would dream of, for a predominantly dairy bred offerings.

Bullocks averaged £2103.10
Heifers averaged £1802.32
Overall average £1978.65

The sale topped at £2620 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross bullocks from Lancaster regular J Lamb, Glasson with Charolais to £2450 from H Chapman & Son, Middleton and £2420 from DJ Townley, Lancaster. Limousin sold to £2400 on three occasions, twice from H Chapman & Son and once from T&D Wright, Wray. British Blues reached £2380 for four from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet with Black and Whites to £1900 from MJ Waller, Lupton.
Heifers on fire, topping at £2200 for a pair of Charolais from WA Hodgson, Whinfell with Aberdeen Angus cross to £2150 from Jim Clark Ltd, Preston. British Blue heifers sold to £2050 from JW&DL Park, Ellel and Limousin to £2000 from CD&HL Mason, Caton.
The monthly addition of stirks were forward today, which saw seven to eight month old Simmental cross from WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby reach £1250 on three occasions. R&J Parkinson, Preesall sold Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1060, with Aberdeen Angus steers from JR Gorst, Dolphinholme reaching £1020.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

Cows once again saw a rise in trade, with an overall market average of 231p/kg. The best beef cows were regularly 260p/kg plus today, topping at 319.5p/kg for a seven year old Limousin from Z Ward, Carnforth. Medium feeding beef cows were 230p/kg to 250p/kg, with only a handful less. Top grossing today was £2268, with endless stronger beef cows £1700 to £1900.
Well fleshed dairy cows sold to 239.5p/kg for a Fleckvieh from B&AC Barnes, Killington, Montbeliarde MD Close & Son, Arkholme and black and white from France Bros, Littledale. Others were generally 215p/kg to 230p/kg. Parlour types were 185p/kg to 210p/kg, with only a handful less. Top grossing today was £1992, with the best cows £1600 to £1750 and mediums generally £1200 to £1400.
OTM beef heifers sold to 329p/kg and £2240 for a Hereford cross from D&E Whittaker, Quernmore, with diary heifers to 294p/kg and £1946 from JT&B Fox, Quernmore.
OTM beef steers sold to 339.5p/kg and £2155 for a Limousin cross.
Several cull stock bulls forward today, selling to 239p/kg and £2550.