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Lancaster Livestock Auction: Lancaster Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 3rd January 2024.

BOOM – Who needs fireworks at new year, when you can have them at Lancaster’s opening sale, with all three rings seeing a rocketing trade.

Leading Store Cattle Consignment averages (for four or more cattle):
- J Lamb £2140
- DE&SM Moorhouse £2105
- KG&LM Park £2010
- WJ&LA Barker £1855
- MJ Waller £1805

CALVES & WEANLINGS

80 calves forward for Lancaster’s first sale of 2025, with vendors leaving feeling prosperous for the year ahead.
The sale peaked at £750, not once but four times for eleven to twelve week old Hereford bulls from TE&MM Kidd, Ellel. Other bulls sold to £700 for a ten week old Charolais bull from J&G Thornley, Kirkham, with an additional two from this home at £660. Also reaching £660 was a British Blue bull from SH&M Batty, Quernmore. RE&P Miller, Garstang reaching £630 for a British Blue and topped the native sired bulls with an Angus at £550.
Heifers topped at £615 and £600 for weaned Aberdeen Angus cross from A Shepherd, Preesall with rearing heifers to £570 for Charolais cross from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. TE&MM Kidd, Ellel continued their good run of Hereford cross, with heifers to £560 and £550 (x3). Younger heifers sold to £350 for British Blue cross from Pickervance Farms, Kirkham with only the very smallest less than £300.

STORE CATTLE

Well what can I say, it needed seeing to be believed, with many vendors who came to watch the first sale of 2025 wishing they’d brough a trailer load with them.
David Moorhouse, Natland saw his usual run of quality cattle topping at £2260 for a 24 month Limousin steer, who also sold another 22 month Limousin at £2200. Not far behind was regular Lancaster supporters J Lamb, Old Glasson with a pen of four 26 month old British Blues at £2140. A pair of Aberdeen Angus steers from MJ Shepherd, Carnforth saw a final bid of £2060. KG&LM Park saw his pair of British Blues to £2040. WJ&LA Barker, Arkholme sold a run of twenty cattle, topping at £1980 for a pen of Charolais steers. Dairy bred steers sold to £1640 from MJ Waller, Carnforth for Friesian and MJ Shepherd, New Biggin.
Store heifers saw no let up in trade, with David Moorhouse, Natland taking top spot again for a single British Blue at £1860. WJ&LA Barker, Arkholme continued their good days trading with a trio of 20 month old Charolais heifers at £1840. Aberdeen Angus heifers from L Parson & Sons, Levens saw his trio to £1840, with others at £1800 from MJ Waller, Carnforth. A pen of six from WJ&LA Barker, Arholme sold to £1780.
Away from the headlines prices saw young steers very much in demand, with new faced round the ring looking for cattle. 16 month old Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £1660 from TH Wensley & Son, Kirkham with 16 month old British Blue steers at £1560 and heifers at £1460.

Store Cattle Statistics:
Steers averaged £1709
Heifers averaged £1633

OTM / CAST CATTLE

OTM cattle saw a pleasing average of 204p/kg, with numbers short of buyers requirements. Hitting the headlines today was O Butler, Esprick with Aberdeen Angus steers at 309p/kg or £1983.90, who also had OTM heifers at £1736.70 and 309.5p/kg. Other OTM heifers from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel achieved £1826.75 and 289.5p/kg for Montbéliard’s, who also sold Friesians at £1784 or 274.5p/kg.
OTM cows saw Limousins at £1891 or 274.5p/kg from RHM&S Boyren, Colton who also had other Limousins at £1618 or 289.5p/kg. Friesian cows saw a top of £1761 or 200p/kg from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham with other Friesian cows at 249.5p/kg from J&G Thornley, Kirkham.
More cattle are required next week to fulfil buyers orders.

Top Prices

OTM COW:

LIMOUSIN: 289.50, 274.50 Hill Park, 249.50 Pilling Hall Farm. STABILISER: 264.50 Old Parkside Farm. FRIESIAN: 249.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 199.50 Ackenthwaite Farm, 199.50 Sweetings Farm, 194.50 Cote Farm, 191.50 Westfield House Farm, 184.50 Hole of Ellel. BRITISH BLUE: 244.50, 239.50, 224.50 Wilson Wood, 204.50 Yealand Manor. ANGUS: 229.50, 224.50 Yealand Manor, 224.50 Black Bull Cottage, 214.50 Old Parkside Farm. FLECKVIEH: 197.50 Hawkin Hall. NORWEIGEAN RED: 144.50 Greenalls Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

ANGUS: 309.50 (x2), 304.50 Elm Bank Farm. MONTBELIARDE: 289.50 Yeat House. NORWEIGEAN RED: 277.50 Greenalls Farm. FREISIAN: 274.50 Yeat House, 254.50 Greenalls Farm, 184.50 Higher Broadwood Farm.

CAST STEER:

ANGUS: 309.50 Elm Bank Farm, 209.50 Black Bull Cottage. SIMMENTAL: 269.50 Black Bull Cottage.

HEIFER CALF:

CHAROLAIS: £570 Catshaw Hall Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £530, £470 Tills Farm, £380 Walkers I’th Fields, £355, £350, £345 Roseacre Hall. ANGUS: £360 Tills Farm, £150 Roseacre Hall. LIMOUSIN: £250 Catshaw Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £230 Forton Hall Farm.

BULL CALF:

CHAROLAIS: £700, £660 Derby Lodge Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £660 Friars Moss, £660 Derby Lodge Farm, £630 Lower Lingart Farm, £580 Walkers I’th Fields, £570 Walkers I’th Fields, £560 Tills Farm. ANGUS: £550 Lower Lingart Farm, £540 Derby Lodge Farm, £400 Walkers I’th Fields. HEREFORD: £350 Catshaw Hall Farm, £340 Lower Lingart Farm, £300 Forton Hall Farm. LIMOUSIN: £320, £315, £305, £275 Forton Hall Farm. FREISIAN: £160 Catshaw Hall Farm.

BULL STIRK:

HEREFORD: £750 Booth Hall, £690 Booth Hall.

HEIFER STIRK:

ANGUS: £615 Muffys Platt Farm, £600 Muffys Platt Farm, £560 Muffys Platt Farm. LONGHORN: £590 Muffys Platt Farm, £520 Muffys Platt Farm. HEREFORD: £560 Booth Hall, £550 Booth Hall.

STORE BULLOCK:

Limousin: £2260 High House, £2200 High House, £1460 Buck Bank, £1380 Corney Hill Farm. British Blue: £2140 Old Glasson, £2100 High House, £2040 Low Fell End, £1800 Barker Knott, £1680 Windy Hill, £1560 Plumpton Hall. Angus: £2060 Gaskell House, £2020 Brown Edge, £1980 Brown Edge, £1980 Low Fell End, £1920 Low Levens, £1880 Brown Edge. Charolais: £1980 Brown Edge, £1960 Carlingwha, £1720 Brown Edge. Flekvieh: £1920 Carlingwha. Friesian: £1640 Gaskell House, £1640 Carlingwha, £1600 Plumpton Hall, £1480 Gaskell House. Hereford: £1480 Corney Hill, £1460 Edenmount Well Lane. Norweigian: £780 Sunderland Brows.

STORE HEIFER:

British Blue: £1860 High House, £1780 Carlingwha, £1480 Parrox Hall, £1480 Lee End, £1460 Plumpton Hall, £1420 Buck Bank. Angus: £1840 Low Levens, £1800 Carlingwha, £1780 Brown Edge, £1760 High Snab, £1680 Lee End, £1560 Low Levens. Charolais: £1840 Brown Edge, £1560 Low Levens. Limousin: £1740 Pilling Hall. Shorthorn: £1000 Lundholme.

STORE BULL:

Friesian: £1000 Plumpton Hall.

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