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

CALVES

70 Calves and weaned stirks sold to £1240.
Rearing calves sold to a top of £870 for a British Blue bull from JM&MH France, Littledale with other rearing bull calves to £750 and £740 from CR&A Baxter, Morecambe. Also at £740 was a Hereford bull from JR Newsham, Condor Green with this run topping the black and whites at £530. Younger sorts sold to £650 for a British Blue from JP&C Robson, Brock with others at £600 from MH&SJ Morris, Wraysholme.
Heifer calves sold to £590 for British Blues from CR Baxter & Son, Morecambe with others at £560 from JP&C Robson, Brock. A nice run from Pickervance Farms, Kirkham sold to £480 while Herefords reached £440 from MH&SJ Morris, Wraysholme.
Weaned stirks flew to £1240 for a Charolais bullock from D&J Hay, Cockerham with heifers from this nice run sold to £1120 and £1100. TD&A Gardner, Great Eccleston sold bulls to £890, with freshly weaned Montbeliardes to £730 from this same good home.

STORE CATTLE

Store cattle quite simply out of this world today with 50% of the bullocks selling over £2300.

Averages:
• Bullocks: £2172.45
• Heifers: £2019.74
• Overall: £2073.70

Bullocks topped at £2820 for not one but 5 British Blues from J Lamb, Old Glasson with other British Blues to £2720 from JM Cockett, Ingleton and £2650 for SH & LE Birkett, Nether Kellet. Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £2750 from JM Cockett, Ingleton and £2620 for J & JM Walmsley, Pilling. Simmental bullocks from M & C Booth, Kentmere sold to £2750 and £2680 while Limousins topped at £2700 for TJ Lloyd, Settle. Black and white bullocks good to sell, topping at £2100 from EE Thornton & Sons, Morecambe with a further 6 from this home at £1950.
Heifers sold to £2650 for Aberdeen Angus from LE & A Ridding, Kendal with others to £2450 in this run. SH & LE Birkett, Nether Kellett sold 3 British Blues to £2400 with other British Blues to £2320 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. Limousin sold to £2220 from J Beck & Son, Tatham with any amount of strong heifers top side of £2000.

OTM CATTLE

OTM’s continuously exceed local competition at Lancaster, topping this week at 379.5p/kg three times for Aberdeen Angus otm heifers from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with black & white heifers to 344.5p/kg from Barker Farms, Carnforth. Cull cows sold to 319.5p/kg from Nathan Allen with Montbeliarde cows to 304.5p/kg from WR & CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh. 7-year-old black and white cows sold to 239.5p/kg from J & G Thornley, Kirkham with harder worn cows 190-200p/kg.
Top grossing was £2307.29 for otm heifers from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with black and white heifers to £1990.49 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. Cows topped at £2201.36 from Natham Allen with Montbeliardes to £1953.88 and £1941.84 from WR & CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh. Black and white cows to £1848.94 from J & G Thornley, Kirkham.

Top Prices

CAST COW TOP P/KG:
Continental: 319.5 High House Farm. Limousin: 314.5 Edisford Bridge Farm. British Blue: 314.50 Farleton House. Montbeliarde: 304.5 Cumming Carr Farm, 269.5 Cumming Carr Farm, 254.5 Cumming Carr Farm. Highland: 239.5 Wilmar. Friesian: 239.5 Derby Lodge Farm, 229.5 Higher Broadwood Farm, 214.5 Berryholme, 189.5 Myrescough House, 179.5 Berryholme. Herford: 219.5 Dubside.

OTM HEIFER TOP P/KG:
Angus: 379.5, 379.5, 364.5, 364.5 Rowell Farm. Friesian: 344.5 Cotestone Farm, 339.5 Cotestone Farm, 324.5 Higher Broadwood Farm, 319.5 High Snab, 319.5 Knowsley Farm, 299.5 High Snab.

CAST STEER TOP P/KG:
Angus: 199.5 Home Barn.

HEIFER CALF:
British Blue: £590 New Brows Farm, £560 Roe Farm, £490 Roe Farm, £480 Roseacre Hall, E£75 Roseacre Hall, £465 Roseacre Hall. Angus: £450 Tills Farm, £350 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £345 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £300 Kirkwood Lodge Farm. Hereford: £440 Wraysholme Tower, £350 Wraysholme Tower. Friesian: £430 Roseacre Hall.

BULL CALF:
British Blue: £870 Newhouse Farm, £740 New Brows Farm, £650 Roe Farm, £600 Wraysholme Tower, £580 New Brows Farm, £560 Roe Farm. Angus: £750 New Brows Farm, £640 New Brows Farm, £610 New Brows Farm, £460 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £390 New Brows Farm, £295 Kirkwood Lodge Farm. Hereford: £740 Sellerley Farm, £700 Sellerley Farm, £690 Sellerley Farm, £640 Sellerley Farm. Friesian: £530 Sellerley Farm, £510 Sellerley Farm, £490 Sellerley Farm, £490 Sellerley Farm, £300 New House Farm. Limousin: £420 Kirkwood Lodge Farm.

BULL STIRK:
British Blue: £890 Larbreck Hill Farm. Montbeliarde: £730 Larbreck Hill Farm. Angus: £720 Larbreck Hill Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

BRITISH BLUE: £2820 Old Glasson Farm, £2720 Foredales Farm, £2650 Stubb Hall Farm, £2580 Carlingwha, £2520 Windy Hill Farm, £2350 Staffords Farm. ANGUS: £2750 Foredales Farm, £2620 Staffords Farm, £2600 Foredales Farm, £2550 Carlingwha, £2300 Downlands Farm, £2220 Proctors Row. SIMMENTAL: £2750, £2680 Hartrigg. HEREFORD: £2720 Foredales Farm, £2580 Eddisford Bridge Farm, £2550 Pasture House Farm, £2500 Carlingwha, £2400 Pasture House Farm, £2050 Stubbins Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2700 Proctors Row, £2320 Edisford Bridge Farm, £2180 Hill Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2320 Whitray Farm, £1900, £1880 Middle Ridge Farm, £1620 Hall Croft. FRIESIAN: £2100, £1950 Downlands Farm, £1880 Heaton Hall Farm, £1800 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1800, £1620 Proctors Row. SHORTHORN: £1980 Bowlands Gardens. NORWEIGEAN RED: £1350 Farleton House, £1010 Sunderland Brows Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

ANGUS: £2650, £2450 Steel Croft, £2100 Carlingwha, £1720 Hatters Farm, £1700 Parrox Hall Farm, £1580 Whinney Garth. BRITISH BLUE: £2400 Stubb Hall Farm, £2320 High Snab, £2280 Staffords Farm, £2220 Edisford Bridge Farm, £2080 Hall Croft Barn, £1980 Hall Bank. LIMOUSIN: £2220 Whitray Farm, £2150 Hutton Roof Hall, £1780 Hall Bank. HEREFORD: £1720 Stubbins Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1650 Cumming Carr Farm.

STORE BULL:

ANGUS: £1900 Cumming Carr Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1900 Cumming Carr Farm.

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