Weekly Report and Newsletter - 10th May 2024
NWA Property & Land For Sale/Let
For sale by private treaty: 16.13 Acres of Mature Mixed Woodland & Pasture in Broughton in Furness
To Let on a Grazing License: 22.00 Acres of Land for Mowing or Grazing at Hale, Milnthorpe
To Let on a Grazing License: 18.29 Acres of Pasture & Mowing Lane at Ellel, Lancaster
Any enquiries please call 015395 66222 for more information
Lancaster Auction Mart: Annual Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot.
Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Monday 6th May 2024.
Spring Lambs
Several consignments of spring lambs were forward today, selling to a top price of £195 for a pen of Suffolk cross from WN&D Smith & Son, Cockerham. Others achieved £185 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth who also topped todays market with a Suffolk cross lambs at 439p/kg. Other well finished in specification lambs were regularly 415p/kg upwards, with an overall SQQ market average of 415p/kg achieved.
Spring Lambs Top Prices: Suffolk: £195 Cocker House Farm, £180 Burrow Heights Farm, £175 Cocker House Farm. Continental: £185 Burrow Heights Farm, £182 Cocker House Farm, £175 Burrow Heights Farm, £170 Cocker House Farm, £165 Burrow Heights Farm. Texel: £182 Cocker House Farm, £158 Burrow Heights Farm. Dorset: £175 Burrow Heights Farm. Charollais: £170 Burrow Heights Farm.
Prime Hoggs
The best bred and well finished prime hoggs continue to sell to a premium, with under finished and out of specification hoggs heavy discounted. The sale peaked at £228 for a Beltex cross from AG Butler, Hambleton with Texel cross to £200 from S Ayrton, Cockerham. Cheviots sold to £196 from J&H Davis, Cabus with this price also achieved for Texel cross from F&SG Sanderson, Woodplumpton and Masham from A Guy, Goosnargh. Other heavy well finished hoggs were regularly £180 to £200, with medium weights £165 to £180. The sale topped at 423p/kg for a Beltex cross with others regularly 390p/kg to 415p/kg, well finished stand weights were 360p/kg to 380p/kg, with leaner and out of specification hoggs ranging from 310p/kg to 340p/kg, depend on quality and type. An overall market average SQQ of 353p/kg was achieved.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Beltex: £228 Park Farm Barn, £186 Parks Farm Barn, £168 Spar House Farm, £167 West View Farm, £166 Rose Havem, £159 West View Farm. Texel: £200 Meadow Croft, £196, £195 Cross House Farm, £194 (x2), £184 Park Farm Barn. Masham: £196, £172 Spar House Farm. Cheviot: £196, £190 Weavers Farm, £170 The Old
Vicarge, £168 Rose Havem, £162 Spar House Farm, £159 Rose Havem. Suffolk: £189 Meadow Croft, £169 Beaumont Gate, £168 Greenbank Farm, £164 Rose Havem, £154 Beaumont Gate. Charollais: £186, £170 Rose Havem. Continental: £183, £180, £170 Parks Farm Barn, £144 Thornbush Farm. Mule: £175 Spar House Farm, £169 Burns Farm, £159 Spar House Farm, £158 Thornbush Farm, £154 Quarry House, £150 Thornbush Farm. Herdwick: £162 (x2) Moss House Farm, £132 Lee End Farm. Swaledale: £151, £120 Middle Lee Farm, £110 Thornbush Farm. Horned: £144 Thornbush Farm, £100 Cross House Farm. Shetland: £104 Spruce Aveune.
Cast Sheep
Another strong entry of cull ewes were forward, which sold to an average of £126. Best continental ewes were regularly breaking the £200 barrier, selling to £230 for a Charolais cross from AJ Cardwell, Pilling with Mules to £180 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. Other stronger first cross ewes were £150 to £170 with medium meated ewes £125 to £140. Pure hill ewes sold to £180 for Swaledales from JA Simpton, Barnacre. Cull rams sold to £185 for Cheviots from A&J Smith, Ingleton.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Charolais: £230 Rose Havem. Texel: £205, £185, £175 Burns Farm, £170 School Lane, £170 Burrow Heights Farm, £170 Burns Farm. Mule: £180 Burrow Heights Farm, £150 Beaumont Gate, £140 Burns Farms, £130 Dove Cote Farm, £130 Beaumont Gate, £122 Burns Farm. Suffolk: £170 Thornbush Farm, £130 Burrow Heights Farm. Continental: £165 Burrow Heights Farm, £122 Cross House Farm, £112 Smithy Lane Farm. Cheviot: £141 Marshaw Farm, £139 Rose Havem. Teeswater: £138 Allcocks Farm. Dorset: £118 Burrow Heights Farm. Swaledale: £118, £116 Millstones. Dalesbred: £118 Allcocks Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Cheviot: £180 Cross Farm.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
The annual bank holiday prize show and sale of hoggs with lambs at foot saw a quality show presented before the judge Mr Neil Sanderson, Woodplumpton, who we thank for his time and expertise. Thanks also goes to our sponsors Grace Dobson, Laurence Pierce Wool Merchants and WCF Fuels. The first prize rosette was awarded to Mr D Preston, Caton for a pen of North Country Mules with Beltex cross lambs which later sold for £270, with the second prize pen achieving £250 again from Mr D Preston. The third prize pen from Mr J Bargh, Morecambe sold at £245. An entry of Cheviot Mules with Beltex cross lambs from W Pinter, Clitheroe sold to £250 with others at £245. There was plenty of interest with buyers looking to secure additional and replacement stock. Other breeding sheep today sold to £270 for Texel ewes with twins from A Birchall, Dolphinholme who sold singles at £215. Other Mule ewes with twin lambs sold to £215 from BR Harrison, Staveley. Sheep and lambs will continue to be sold every Monday at 11.30am following cull sheep, please advise the office of entries.
Annual Show of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
Sponsors- Laurence Pierce Wool Merchants & WCF Fuels North West Judge- Neil Sanderson
1st DR Preston, Ellers Farm- £270
2nd DR Preston, Ellers Farm- £250
3rd J Bargh, Cottam Farm- £245
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £270, £260, £215, £195, £190 (x2) Corless Mill. Mule: £195 Dolphinholme House.
Hogg & Lamb Top Prices: Mule: £260, £250 Ellers Farm, £245 Dolphinholme House, £245 Cottam Farm, £230 (x2) Quarry House. Cheviot: £250, £245 Longstripes Farm.
Shearling & Lamb Top Prices: Continental: £300 Dolphinholme House. Mule: £215 Dolphinholme House, £215, £190, £115 The Old Vicarage. Suffolk: £185 The Old Vicarage.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 7th May 2024.
Spring Lambs
80 spring lambs were forward, with all selling to a sharp trade. Texels sold to £238 from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe. Others achieved £219 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe who also sold Texel cross lambs to 500p/kg. Beltex cross lambs sold to £216 from J BL &I Ellis, New Hutton. Hampshire’s sold to £213 from J&O Galbraith & Son, Endmoor. An overall market average of 421p/kg was achieved for all sold.
Spring Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £238 Ackenthwaite Farm, £219 Bensons Farm, £209 Highfield, £202 Low Brundrigg, £199 Highfield, £199 Hawkrigg End. Continental: £216 Hawkrigg End, £196 Hawkrigg End, £178 Crabtree Farm, £170 Hawkrigg End. Hampshire: £213 Endmoor Farm, £183 The Borrans. Suffolk: £196 Hawkrigg End, £194 Old Byre Barn, £191 Hawkrigg End, £189 Cracalt Farm, £178 Hawkrigg End, £177 Cracalt Farm. Ryeland: £191 Old Byre Barn, £169 Woodside.
Prime Hoggs
820 hoggs were forward with once again well reared and fed hoggs selling to a sharp trade and under finished hoggs meeting less demand this week. Smart bred Texels sold to £230 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston with Beltex cross to £206 from RJ Byron, Woodplumpton. The best bred heavy hoggs were regularly £200 plus. 80% of todays sale would be made up of hill bred hoggs with Cheviots to £197 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh and other pens from the the same home to £191. SFB sold to £180 for a pen of thirty six from AW&D Brown, Ulverston with other pens to £176 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston. Mule hoggs saw Cheviot Mules sold to £176 from DE&J Waine, Longsleddale who sold Masham to £171. Mules sold to £170 from RHM&S Boyren, Colton. A ring full of Herdwicks sold to £151 from I Benson, Ings.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £230 £200 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £194 Helm Croft, £193 Dalton Old Hall, £192 Park Farm Barn. Continental: £206 £198 Moorville, £184 Park Farm Barn, £179 Syke House Farm, £178 Stubb Hall Farm, £172 Helm Croft. Cheviot: £197 £191 Bowkers Farm, £182 Green Lane End, £177 Stubb Hall Farm, £176 Murthwaite, £174 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. Charolais: £186 Moorside Lane. Suffolk: £182 Dalton Old Hall, £179 Syke House Farm, £173 Helm Croft, £159 Guides Farm, £154 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Scotch Blackfaced: £180 £165 Whinfield Farm, £176 £158 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. Leicester: £176 £166 £158 Hill Park. Masham: £171 £160 Murthwaite. Mule: £170 Hill Park, £163 Helm Croft, £158 Chapel Island View, £154 Yoad Pot, £144 Hareden Farm. CHxMU: £164 Green Lane End, £144 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Herdwick: £151 £148 £138 Meadowbank Farm, £132 £123 Hill Top Farm, £108 The Parsonage Farm. Beltex: £144 Moorville, £112 Poppy Farm. Swale: £144 £141 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £142 Middle Sadghyll, £126 Hareden Farm. Rough Fell: £144 £129 £118 High Swinklebank Farm. Dalesbred: £132 Accraplatts. Jacob: £128 Park Farm Barn. Hornded: £122 £118 Higher Salter. Gritstone: £68 Town Head Farm.
Cast Sheep
Ewe numbers continue to rise with 604 local farmer sheep sold today, to an overall market averaged £116 with over 60% of the sale being leaner hill bred ewes. The best heavy pure and three quarter bred ewes sold to £270 for Texels from GA Metcalfe, Kirkby Stephen with others regularly £220 to £260. The best first cross ewes sold to £216 for Texel cross from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby with others regularly £180 to £210. The best Mules sold to £190 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside with other heavier end generally £150 to £170 and the next draw down £120 to £140. Pure hill ewes sold to £170 for Cheviots from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh, Lleyns £160 from R Howard, Ulverston, Swaledales to £136 from JD&M Capstick, Millom, Rough Fells £134 from MW&EM Mason & Sons, Middleton and Dalesbreds £122 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Herdwicks sold to £112 from Messrs Hodgson, Rydal. The stronger end hill ewes were £90 to £110, mediums £75 to £88 and the smallest and leanest £55 to £70, depending on quality and type.
Cull rams sold to £205 for Continentals from G GU & D Swarbrick, Meathop with other heavier end rams regularly £180 to £200 and mediums £150 to £175. Hill rams sold to £175 for Welsh rams from Braestead Farm Ltd, Patterdale and £155 for Cheviots from JW&E Woof & Son, Sedbergh. Horned rams were generally £100 to £115.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £270 Quarry Close, £258 Tricketts Drive, £250 Bensons Farm, £240 Tricketts Drive, £235, £220 Spital Farm. Leicester: £235 Higher Core Farm, £192 Grayrigg Hall, £190 Higher Core Farm, £158 Grayrigg Hall, £108 Long Garth. Cheviot Mule: £190 High Tenement Farm, £166 Kate Farm, £160 Low Tarn Green, £152 Bowkerstead Farm, £138 Kate Farm, £134 Low Tarn Green. Suffolk: £190 High Underbrow Farm, £190, £185 Low Audlands, £180 Ackenthwaite Farm, £145 West Lodge, £136 Yoad Pot. Charollais: £185 Crosscrake Farm, £140 Whinfield Farm, £120 Lane House Farm. Continental: £180 Ackenthwaite Farm, £155 Low Audlands, £118 Accraplatts, £116 High Greenside, £94 Black Syke, £90 Dragon Croft. Mule: £170 Kiln Beck, £170 Arklid Farm, £170 Low Audlands, £168 High Tenement Farm, £166 Crabtree Farm, £158 Low Woodhouse. Dorest: £170, £134 Garnett House Farm. Cheviot: £170, £165 (2) Bowers Farm, £122 High Tenement Farm, £120 Brow Head, £120 Ghyll Farm. Masham: £168, £150 Low Audlands. Lleyn: £160, £118 Low Longmire Farm. Swaledale: £136 Fellside Farm, £135 Middle Sadghyll, £132 Arklid Farm, £114 Fellside Farm, £112 Low Newton Farm, £110 High Tenement Farm. Rough Fell: £134 High Green Farm, £128 Garnett House Farm, £108 Dragon Croft, £104 Millriggs, £88 Low Deepslack. Dalesbred: £122 Low Audlands. Dutch Spotted: £120, £90 Black Syke. Zwartble: £116 Lane House Farm. Horned: £114, £102 Higher Salter. Herdwick: £112 Rydal Farm, £100 Fellside Farm, £98, £96 Rydal Farm. Gritstone: £110 Higher Core Farm. Scotch Blackface: £85 West Lodge.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Dutch Spotted: £205 Kate Farm, £160 High Tenement Farm. Texel: £200 Ackenthwaite Farm, £190, £185 Forgelands Estate, £185 Kate Farm, £162 Ackenthwaite Farm, £152 High Tenement Farm. Continental: £188 High Tenement Farm, £175, £160 Breastead Farm. Leicester: £180, £170 Grayrigg Hall, £165 Higher Core Farm, £140 Audlands Park, £112 Long Garth. Charollais: £180 Low Woodhouse, £168 Thwaite End. Cheviot: £155 Ghyll Farm. Swaledale: £116 Well Foot, £115, £100 Hareden Farm. Gritstone: £115 Higher Core Farm.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
710 live were forward with all selling to a fast trade from start to finish. Fully vaccinated Mule shearlings with Texel twin lambs sold to £340 from G&KM Atkinson, Colby who also sold Texel shearling to £320. Beltex cross shearlings with Beltex twin lambs sold to £310 from R Allinson & Son, kirkby Stephen. One crop Mule ewes with Texel twins sold to £305 from G&KM Atkinson, Colby. Aged Texel ewes sold to £300 from CR Alderson & Son, Kirkby Stephen. Many more hill ewes were forward today with Texdales sucking Texel lambs selling to £280 from D Carridice, Whinfell with Cheviots from the same home selling to £245. Mule hoggs with Suffolk lambs sold to £258 from RC Wharton & Son, Drybeck with other hoggs regularly £220 to £240.
Please note the annual prize show and sale of hoggs with lambs will be held tomorrow.
Hogg & Lambs Top Prices: Mule: £258 High Field, £228 (x2) Stamp Hill Farm, £228 High Field.
Shearling & Lambs Top Prices: Mule: £340 Green Farm, £280, £250 The Borrans, £210 The Gables. Texel: £325 Green Farm, £310 Windygate, £278 Heights Farm, £240 The Borrans, £230 Windygate, £215 Heights Farm. Continental: £218 The Borrans, £120 Yewbarrow, £120 Black Syke. Cheviot Mule: £218 Abbott Park.
Ewe & Lambs Top Prices: Mule: £302 Green Farm, £270 The Borrans, £265 Chapel Island View, £265, £260 Boundary Beck, £255 High Borrans Farm. Texel: £300, £298 Aisgill Farm, £285 Chapel Island View, £268 The Borrans, £268 Corless Mill, £210 Aisgill Farm. Continental: £285 School House, £178 The Gables, £175 The Borrans, £155 Yewbarrow, £150 Thwaite End, £150 Yewbarrow. Cheviot: £245 School House, £155, £138 Windygate, £135 Low Beckside Farm. Masham: £230, £190 High Borrans Farm. Herdwick: £192 The Gables. Dutch Spotted: £170 Black Syke. Teeswater: £142 Chapel Island View. Scotch Blackface: £135, £130, £90 Chapel Island View.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Pedigree Sheep Day and Great Annual Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot. Wednesday 8th May 2024.
Pedigree Sheep
Sale of Pedigree Individual Females saw top price of 480gns achieved for Texel Gimmer Hoggs from Forth House flock of IM Jaeban, Cockermouth with others from this same good home selling to 320gns. Pair of Pedigree Texel gimmer hoggs from Messrs Hewson, Carlisle sold to 350gns.
Great Annual Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
A catalogue entry of 500 hoggs with lambs saw an outstanding run of hoggs forward, which were a credit to all our vendors. The pre sale judging was in the capable hands of Mr Frank Joel, who awarded the following results:
Class 1- 5 Mule Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
1st Winter Bros, Clickham Hall- £420
2nd JH & JE Taylor, The Harras- £300
3rd Winter Bros, Clickham Hall- £320
Class 2- 5 Continental Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
1st JH & JE Taylor, The Harras- £355
2nd RA Batty, Candy Slack- £350
3rd DR Preston, Ellers Farm- £390
Champion- Winter Bros, Clickham Hall
Reserve Champion- JH & JE Taylor, The Harras
We would also like to thank our sponsors Carrs Billington, MB Nutrition, Charles Stewart Trailers, Alistair Thompson and WCF Fuels.
The sale topped with the pre sale champions from Winter Brothers, Clickham which sold to £420 for Mule hoggs with Suffolk lambs, who sold other pens of
Mules to £320. Other smart pens of Mules sold to £300 from JH&JE Taylor, Ainstable. Strong framed Mule hoggs were regularly selling at £260 to £280, with all Mules with lambs averaging £262.
All Continental hoggs were keenly sort after, with the best selling to £390 for a pen of five from DR Preston, Caton. Other pens sold to £355 from JH&JE Taylor, Ainstable. Pure bred Texel hoggs sold to £350 from RA Batty, Selside. Pens of Suffolk hoggs sold to £305 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside. The best pens of Continental bred hoggs were around the £300 mark, with the next level down £250 to £280 and an overall averaged of £279 achieved.
The second show and sale of hoggs with lambs at foot will take place on Tuesday 28th May with catalogue entries required by Wednesday 22nd May.
A special consigned of pure Texels shearlings and ewes with lambs from RA Batty, Selside saw the best sell to £520 with others to £450 and £400 numerous times.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM's, Stirks & Store Cattle. Friday 10th May 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
A reduced entry in the calf ring this Friday, with the good weather finally making an appearance. Trade was however on fire for both rearing calves and weaned calves. Topping the rearers at £460 was a British Blue bull from Walmsley Beef, Cockerham with other British Blue bulls at £410 from JP&C Robson, Garstang. A month old British Blue achieved £305 from Pickervance Farm, Kirkham. Rearing heifers also sold well, with British Blues to £450 from JP&C Robson, Garstang with others generally £350 upwards. Three week old British Blue heifers from Pickervance Farms, Kirkham sold to £235 and £210. Weaned calves were flying with the sale toppers being £750 for a pair of British Blue heifers from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh. Other weaned heifers achieved £640 for a trio of Herefords from E Lund & Son, Ingleton. PD Pye, Abbeystead also sold a trio of Hereford to £620. Weaned bulls topped at £680 for a British Blue from AW&AM Park, Ellel with others from this home £650. Younger recently weaned bulls sold to £585, £580 and £575 for Aberdeen Angus from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. More calves are required week on week at Lancaster.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £750 (x2) Poplar Grove Farm, £450 Roe Farm, £370 Richmond Hall Farm, £320 Roe Farm, £310 Roseacre Hall. Hereford: £640 (x3) Lundholme Farm, £620 (x3) Marl House. Angus: £585 (x3) Poplar Grove Farm, £545, £505 Marl House.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £680, £650, £490, £480 Walkers I’th Fields, £460 Richmond Hall Farm, £410 Roe Farm. Angus: £590 Walkers I’th Fields, £585, £580, £575 Derby Lodge Farm, £560 Walkers I’th Fields, £545 Derby Lodge Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: Hereford: £635 Marl House.
Store Cattle
The store cattle trade matched the hot weather outside, with the best steers selling to £1880 for Charolais cross from Pilling Hall, Pilling with British Blue cross from £1840, Aberdeen Angus cross £1800, Limousin cross £1760 and Hereford cross £1680. A keen interest in cattle suitable for turn out, with these generally £1320 to £1500. All steers forward today sold to a market average of £1450.
Heifers sold to £1660 for Aberdeen Angus cross from WT Eastham & Sons, Goosnargh with British Blue cross selling to £1600, Limousins to £1580, Simmentals to £1500. As with the steers, all heifers suitable for turn out were met by a keen interest with these generally £1250 to £1400. All heifers forward averaged £1365.
VENDORS: Please note cattle will only be accepted as named sires if they either have a printed name or printed ear tag on the passport, handwritten information will not be accepted.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Charolais: £1880, £1780 Pilling Hall Farm, £1550 Whelpside Farm. British Blue: £1840 Abrahams Farm, £1720 Stubb Hall Farm, £1640 Hall Bank, £1510 Ivy Farm, £1480 Park House Farm, £1460 Windy Hill Farm. Angus: £1800 Abrahams Farm, £1780 Wood Nook Farm, £1780 Low Levens, £1740 Ivy Barn, £1650 Sunderland Brows Farm, £1580 Low Levens. Limousin: £1760 Millbeck, £1700, £1680 Gibraltar Farm, £1630 Millbeck, £1410 Hall Farm, £1390 Lambrigg Head Farm. Hereford: £1680 Millbeck, £1660 Gibraltar Farm, £1360 Rylstone Barn, £1260, £1100 Middlebarrow Plain, £1060 The Old Stable. Shorthorn: £1560 Hall Bank, £1120 Sproat Ghyll. Simmental: £1420, £1360 The Old Stable, £1300 Whelpside Farm. Fleckvieh: £1350, £1250 Parrox Hall Farm, £1160 Hall Bank. Blonde: £1310 Whelpside Farm. Friesian: £1300 Barn Hill Farm, £1280 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1140 Pump House Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £1660 Wood Nook Farm, £1560 Hare Field House, £1500 Yew Tree Farm, £1460 Hare Field House, £1400 Yew Tree Farm, £1340 Hare Field House. British Blue: £1600 Stubb Hall Farm, £1550 Park Lane Farm, £1480 Poplar Grove Farm, £1410 Windy Hill Farm, £1350 Yew Tree Farm, £1300 Plumpton Hall Farm. Limousin: £1580 Gibraltar Farm, £1550 Low Levens, £1530 Hall Farm, £1240 Thursgill. Simmental: £1500 Stubb Hall Farm, £1460 Low Levens. Hereford: £1340 Park Lane Farm. Shorthorn: £1150, £1090 Sproat Ghyll, £940 Stirzaker House.
OTM Cattle
A lighter show of cows were forward this week, due to farmers being in the field. All forward sold to a market averaged of 184p/kg. The best beef cows sold to 227.5p/kg for a Limousin from TA Chapman & Son, Kendal with other beef cows regularly 195p/kg to 215p/kg. Top grossing today being a Stabiliser from CR&M Wilson, Wipshire totalling £1741. The best dairy cows sold to 241.5p/kg from WT Whittiker & Son, Nether Kellet and 204.5p/kg Holstein Friesian from ME&B Mason & Son, Tatham with other fed cows generally 180p/kg to 195p/kg. The best bred parlour cows were 155p/kg to 180p/kg and smaller light weights 135p/kg to 150p/kg. Top grossing today a Holstein Friesian from AW&AM Park, Ellel totalling £1495.
31 OTM heifers averaged 221p/kg, with beef heifers to 259p/kg for a Hereford cross from JD EM JA Atkinson, Skelsmergh with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £1887 from D&J Hay, Cockerham with others at £1837 from F&SG Sanderson, Woodplumpton. Dairy heifers sold to 249p/kg and £1734 for black and whites from W&C Gorst, Ellel with other better end dairy heifers 225p/kg to 240p/kg.
OTM steers sold to 254.5p/kg and £1654 for a heifer from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling and diary steers to 244.5p/kg and £1982 from F&SG Sanderson & Son, Woodplumpton.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 227.50, 224.50, 219.50 Lane Head Farm, 219.50 Hill Park, 189.50 Garden Terrace. Angus: 209.50 Woodstock, 209.50 Hindleys Farm, 201.50 Woodstock. Friesian: 204.50 Lane Ends Farm, 204.50 Oxenforth Green Farm, 201.50 Walkers I’th Fields, 199.50 Blackwood End, 194.50 Lambrigg Head Farm, 194.50 Oxenforth Green Farm. Stabiliser: 199.50 Parsonage Farm. British Blue: 199.50 Hill Park, 149.50 Garden Terrace. Fleckvieh: 199.50 Newfield, 149.50 Holme Head. Simmental: 167.50 Moss Gate Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Hereford: 259.50 Low Groves Farm, 244.50 Gibraltar Farm. Angus: 254.50 Cross House Farm, 247.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 247.50, 244.50 Boon Town Farm, 244.50 Underhelm Farm, 244.50 Boon Town Farm. Friesian: 249.50 Roe Farm, 249.50 Hole of Ellel, 244.50 Roe Farm, 241.50 Lane Ends Farm, 231.50 Bainsbank Farm, 227.50 Birks Farm. Limousin: 249.50 Lane Head Farm. Fleckvieh: 224.50 Holme Head. Jersey: 139.50 Bainsbank Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 13th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
11:30am approx Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot
Tuesday 14th
J36: 10:30am Sale of All Classes of Pigs
11am Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot
1pm Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep
Thursday 16th
J36: 10am Fortnightly Sale of Calves
10:30am Fortnightly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle
11am Sale of Pedigree Cattle
11:15am Fortnightly Sale of Stirks & Store Cattle
Friday 17th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and OTM/Cast Cattle
11am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
Cast Steer Top Prices: Hereford: 254.50 Gulf Farm. Friesian: 244.50, 234.50, 229.50 Cross House Farm, 189.50 Barn Hill Farm.
