NWA Newsletter, 12th January 2024

Weekly Report and Newsletter - 12th January 2024 Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Store Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Monday 8th January 2024.

Prime Hoggs Just shy of 500 prime hoggs were forward at Lancaster, As seen nationally trade was a little back following the festive period. Best quality and well meated lambs continue to attract plenty of bids from our full ringside of buyers, with leaner hoggs a little harder to place. Top price saw texels sell to £152 from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof with Beltexs selling twice to £146 from J France, Pilling. Plenty of pens sold over 300p/kg, with the best to 312p/kg for Beltexs from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby and Texels 310p/kg from AG Butler, Hambleton. Export type lambs were keenly bid for with 42kg to 46kg hoggs achieving 260p/kg to 272p/kg. Hill bred lambs saw Cheviots sell to £128 from KA Purtill, Wigan with other Cheviots to £126 from AG Butler, Hambleton. Masham sold to £118.50 from A&MA Wright, Roeburndale East with 43kg Mules to £110 from S Park, Arkholme. A full ring full of Swaledale sold to £102.50 from KJ&KM Curwen, Abbeystead.

Prime Hogg Top Prices: Texel: £152 Hutton Roof Hall, £141 Merryfield, £140 Humblescough Farm, £140 The Hawthornes, £135 Park Farm Barn, £134 Oak Aveune. Beltex: £146 (x2) Merryfield, £144 Humblescough Farm, £137 The Hawthornes, £136 Humbelscough Farm, £135 Bensons Farm. Cheviot: £128 Oak Aveune, £126 Park Farm Barn, £125 Burrow Heights Farm, £118 Hutton Roof Hall, £115 The Hawthornes, £108 Marshaw Farm. Suffolk: £127 Harestones House, £123.50 Hutton Roof Hall, £121 Knowsley Farm, £94 Harestones House. Continental: £119.50, £119 (x2), £116.50 Broseley Hall Farm, £115 Lane House, £94 Cock Hall Farm. Masham: £118.50, £109 Stauvins Farm, £103 Middle Lee Farm, £103 Kays Farm, £99 Gibsons Farm. Mule: £109.50, £108 Highfield Farm, £105 Bensons Farm, £104 Yates Farm. Swaledale: £102.50, £87.50 Marshaw Farm, £85.50 Yates Farm, £85.50 Marshaw Farm. Dalesbred: £98 Kays Farm.

Cast Sheep

Ewes sold to a sharp trade with Lleyns selling to £145 from MJ Fell, Whittington. A pen of Beltex achieved the same price from J Smith, Brookhouse with Suffolks selling to £137 from J&L Howard, Cockerham. No real strength in the Mules with the best to £95 from T&S Blades, Arkholme with others to £93 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham. Cheviots sold to £80 form T&S Blades, Arkholme. The strongest Swaledales to £60 from W&A Cornall, Barnacre.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £145, £142 Chapel House, £130 Hill Top Farm, £128 Chapel House, £124 Hill Top Farm, £120 Cock Hall Farm. Continental: £145 Moorcock Hall Farm, £100 Cheetham House Farm. Suffolk: £137 Harestones House, £128 Hill Top Farm, £115 Cheetham House Farm. Beltex: £133 Moorcock Hall Farm. Mule: £95 Hill Top Farm, £93, £85 Cock Hall Farm. Cheviot: £80 Hill Top Farm.

Store Hoggs The opening sale of store hoggs saw a ring full of Cheviot gimmers from SE&J Gorst, Littledale sell to £103 who sold other pens to £93. Mule hoggs sold to £81 on three separate occasions from A&L Huddleston, Wray. Many

more store hoggs could be sold to vendors advantages, please contact the auctioneers or fields staff for advise on marketing your stock.

Store Hogg Top Prices: Cheviot: £103, £93 Cragg Farm. Texel: £85 Low Pleasant. Mule: £81 (x2) Overhouses.

Swaledale: £81 Overhouses.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs. Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 9th January 2024 Pigs The opening sale of pigs saw 162 forward with a total clearance achieved and vendors leaving well suited with prices. Todays sale saw new customers in attendance from throughout the Northern counties and Scotland. Prime pigs sold to a top price of £172 for a trio of Large White cross hogs from JM Navesey, Darwen with £176 achieved for prime gilts from M Sharpe, Aspatria and Pie Train cross boars from D Nicholson, Cockermouth. Other well finished gilts and hogs were regularly £130 to £150, with lighter weights £100 to £125. 180p/kg topped todays sale for Pie Trian cross gilts from M Sharpe, Aspatria with others at £182 from R Ellison, Ulverston. Cull sows sold to £180 and 72p/kg for a Large Whites from W Stamper, Chipping.

The largest entry of store and weaners was seen for several sales, a top price of £63 was achieved for Saddleback cross gilts from A Alston, Brechin who sold others at £55 and £50. Weaners sold to £56 for Pie Train cross gilt from MJ Postlethwaite, Cockermouth who sold others at £48 and £46. Other well bred weaners and stores were regularly £45 to £50, with the smallest £15 to £25.

Prime Hoggs 1100 prime hoggs were forward, selling to a nice trade throughout, with an overall average of 268p/kg achieved.

Heavier hoggs were a sharper trade than first expected, with Beltexs to £164 from T Ellis, Kendal. A pen of sixteen Suffolks from L McCarrick, Chorley sold to £158 who also sold Texels to the same price. Charollais sold to £150 from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside. Heavy Continental lambs full of meat were regularly £130 to £140. A sharp trade was seen for all export type hoggs, with these regularly 275p/kg to 285p/kg. Pens of 44kg Texels sold to £132 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston. Hill bred lambs saw pens of Cheviots to £148 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston with Cheviot Mules to £137 from AA Bentham, Dent. Other pens of Cheviot Mules sold to £135 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston. Mules sold to £134 from TE JS & SA Carruthers, Underbarrow with ring full to £122 form EW&JR Parkinson, Clitheroe. Mule hoggs were regularly 250p/kg to 255p/kg. A strong trade was seen for light weight meated hoggs. Texels at 37kg sold at £112 from TE&J Wadsworth, Sedgwick. A ring full of Cheviots at 38kg sold to £109.50 and 38kg Swaledale hoggs sold to £94.50 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside.

Prime Hogg Top Prices: Beltex: £164, £147 Woodside, £125, £122 Oak Aveune, £118 Poppy Farm. Suffolk: £158, £153 Longfield Manor, £136 Station Hotel Farm, £136 Poppy Farm, £129 Cockrigg Farm, £121 Tranthwaite Hall. Texel: £158, £153, £150 Longfield Manor, £150 Poppy Farm, £146 Mansrigg Hall, £145 Park Farm Barn. Charollais: £149, £130, £129, £118 Lane Ends Farm. Cheviot: £148 Mansrigg Hall, £127 Outrake Foot, £114 Holmelands, £109.50 Outrake Foot, £109 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £108 Slack Farm. Cheviot Mule: £137 Outrake Foot, £137 Hampsfield Hall, £135 Mansrigg Hall, £110.50 Poppy Farm. Continental: £135, £124 Town End, £116 Tock How Farm, £111 Brookside, £105.50 Underhelm Farm, £98 Holmelands. Dutch Spotted: £129, £116.50, £115 Lane Ends Farm. Leicester: £127 Arklid Farm.

Masham: £124 Red Scar Farm, £110 Adamthwaite. Mule: £122 Hareden Farm, £121, £115 Poppy Farm, £115 Hazelwood, £112.50 Swallowmire, £111.50 Well Foot. Rough Fell: £116 Poppy Farm. Zwartble: £110 Birks Farm. Scotch Blackface: £109 Adamthwaite. Swaledale: £104 High Borrans Farm, £100, £94.50 Yoad Pot, £80 Well Foot. Dorset: £97 Brow Head. Hampshire: £92, £87 High Gregg Hall Farm.

Cast Sheep 627 cull ewes forward sold to another competitive trade, with buyers keen to secure all classes and types. Heavy well bred ewes sold to £164 for a Texel from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe with other Continentals achieving £160 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston. Mediums pure bred ewes were generally £120 to £135. First cross ewes sold to £128 for Texel cross from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg with others £124 from TH&D Cornthwaite & Sons, Cartmel Fell. Others were generally £110 to £120, with mediums £90 to £105. Cheviot Mule sold to £132 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston with others at £114 from MA&M Richards, Kirkby in Furness. North Country Mules sold to £109 from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack and £108 from TW Wilson, Flookburgh and W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe. Other heavy Mules were generally £95 to £105, with the best mediums £88 to £94 and the smaller end £75 to £85.

Pure hill ewes sold to £106 for Cheviots from S Thompson, Flookburgh with Rough Fells achieving £100 from WJ Dawson, Sedbergh and Gritstone £98 from FW Park, Windermere. A large number of medium hill ewes were forward with Herdwicks to £60 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston and Swaledales to £62 from J Taylor, Kendal. Others were regularly £50 to £55, mediums £40 to £50 with only the smallest and leanest less.

A large number of cull rams were forward, being predominately leaner Continental sorts. Texels sold to £132 from S Thompson, Flookburgh and Messrs Young, Lindale. Others were generally £100 to £115, with the next draw £85 to £100.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £164, £149 Ackenthwaite Farm, £146 Dugg Hill, £136 Ashtree Cottage. Charollais: £160 Mansrigg Hall. Suffolk: £144 Ashtree Cottage, £130 Ackenthwaite Farm, £104 The Howes, £104 Yoad Pot. Cheviot Mule: £132 Mansrigg Hall, £114 Brookside, £110 Raines Hall, £107 Brookside, £102 Swallowmire. Leicester: £121, £88 Flodder Hall, £82 Burnhead Farm. Continental: £116 Mint Close, £110 Somme Avenue, £75 Holmelands. Mule: £109 Strickland Hill, £108 Chapel Island, £108, £106 Ackenthwaite Farm, £104 Flodder Hall. Cheviot: £106 Somme Avenue, £91 Low Deepslack, £90 Nook Farm, £81 Green Lane End Farm. Rough Fell: £100 Rash Mill Cottage, £86 Somme Avenue, £85, £80 Lambrigg Head, £72 High Swinklebank. Gritstone: £98 The Howes. Zwartble: £94 Birks Farm.

Masham: £88 Lambrigg Head, £86 High Swinklebank Farm. Swaledale: £84, £74 Flodder Hall, £69 Strickland Hill, £66 Nook Farm. Dalesbred: £78 Brown Brook.

Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £132 Somme Avenue, £132 Moss End Farm, £124 Blea Tarn Road, £105 Broadhead, £96 Thistle House. Cheviot: £116 Outrake Foot. Blue Texel: £110 Poole Bank Farm. Suffolk: £108 Cockrigg Farm. Leicester: £90 High Borrans. Zwartable: £86 Birks Farm. Swaledale: £82 Yoad Pot. Charollais: £78 Kate Farm.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: New Year Show & Sale of Store Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle, Beef Breeding and Store Cattle, Thursday 11th January 2024.

Calves 139 calves forward saw bulls sell to a top price of £490 for a Charolais cross from Messrs Gibson and Berry, Endmoor. British Blues sold to £455 from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick and £400 from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg. Other stronger continental bull calves sold at £340 to £380, with mediums £270 to £330. Native sired bulls sold to £340 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from W&S Airey, Whittington who sold Hereford cross at £330. A large number of young native bulls were generally £160 to £210. Dairy bulls sold to £200 for Black and Whites from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe who sold others at £190 with stronger rears £140 to £160, mediums £95 to £120, with only the smallest and youngest £40 to £50.

Heifer calves sold to £410 for a British Blue cross from GA Sunter, Old Hutton who sold others at £400, as did Messers Gibson and Berry, Endmoor. Month old British Blue cross heifer sold to £365 from A Pickthall, New Hutton with Charolais cross to £325 from Messer Gibson and Berry, Endmoor with others generally £250 to £300.

61 reared and weaned calves saw steers sell to a top price of £670 for a ring full of Simmental cross from A&CM

Carter, Witherslack. Other younger sorts sold to £550 for Aberdeen Angus cross from Messers Young, Lindale who sold Black and Whites at £350.

Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £410 Gillfoot Farm, £400 Low Audlands, £400 Gillfoot Farm, £380 Gillfoot Farm, £365 Borrans Farm, £360 Borrans Farm. Charolais: £325 Low Audlands. Hereford: £120 Wraysholme Tower.

Aberdeen Angus: £120 Elm Tree Farm, £110 Borrans Farm, £100 West Hall.

Bull Calves Top Prices: Charolais: £490 Low Audlands. British Blue: £455 Elm Tree, £435 Elm Tree Farm, £400 Sunny Bank, £395 Elm Tree Farm, £390 Elm Tree Farm, £390 Sunny Bank. Aberdeen Angus: £340 West Hall, £315 West Hall, £310 Colby Laithes, £240 West Hall, £180 West Hall, £170 Raisgill Hall. Hereford: £330 West Hall, £300 West Hall. Friesian: £200 Ackenthwaite Farm, £190 Ackenthwaite Farm, £165 Ackenthwaite Farm, £150 Low Audlands, £140 Hollins Farm, £120 Hollins Farm.

Stirks Bullocks sold to a top price of £810 for Aberdeen Angus cross from Bambers Farm, Cockerham who sold other at £790 and Limousin cross at £770.

Bulls sold to £750 for five month old Charolais cross from F&TE Park, Crook with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £640 from Messrs Young, Lindale.

Heifers sold to £775 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Slinger and Eaton, Sedbergh with Aberdeen Angus cross to £690 from J&R Waller, Killington. Younger heifers sold to £620 for British Blue cross from Messrs Slinger and Eaton, Sedbergh with Limousin cross £595 from Bambers Farm, Cockerham.

Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £775 Holme Farm, £620 Holme Farm, 3590 Hallbeck, £560 Holme Farm, £400 Coldcotes Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £690 Hallbeck, £400 Hallbeck, £390 Gillfoot Farm, £380 Hopestead. Limousin: £595 Bambers Farm, £390 Gillfoot Farm. Simmental: £445 Black Bull Farm.

Bull Stirk Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: £810 Bambers Farm, £790 Bambers Farm, £640 Bambers Farm. Limousin: £770 Bamsbers Farm, £690 Bambers Farm. Charolais: £750 Cragg House Farm. British Blue: £500 Holme Farm, £4630 Coldcotes Farm.

Steer Stirk Top Prices: Simmental: £670 Black Bull Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £550 Moss End Farm, £450 Hallbeck, £395 High Carlingill. British Blue: £510 Hallbeck. Limousin: £500 Holme Farm. Hereford: £390 Gillfoot Farm.

Store Cattle The New Year Show and Sale of Store Cattle kicked off with a bang, with a sharp trade for all cattle from start to finish. The pre-sale Show, kindly sponsored by the Rural Law Practice saw the Championship rosette and the Janet Gorst Perpetual Trophy awarded to MA and JA Winn, Burneside with the Reserve honours going to the same good farming family.

Outside the Show, the sale topped at £2020 for a Limousin heifer from MA and JA Winn, Burneside who sold Blue heifers to £1900 with other blue heifers selling to £1820 from SJ & A Hargreaves, Middleton, The bullock trade saw British Blues sell twice to £1800 from RT Gorst, Killington and MA & JA Winn, Burneside, with Limousins selling to £1780 from RG & L Holmes, Warton.

Stronger, well meated cattle, were regularly selling at £1650 to £1700. A run of 14 month old Blonde heifers from PJ & ES Rogerson, Great Asby saw the best sell to £1680, with Limousins selling to £1680 at the same age from Messrs Hodgson, Rydal.

Yearling bullocks saw a sharp trade throughout with a pair of Limousins selling to £1560 from D & A Nicholson, Ulverston, with yearling heifers selling to £1520 from M & L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale. A run of 8 – 10 month old

Limousin bulls from M Allen, Yealand Conyers saw his best sell to £1140 and others to £1120.

220 bullocks averaged £1250, 165 heifers averaged £1220 and 15 bulls averaged £920.

NEW YEAR SHOW & SALE OF STORE CATTLE Judge- Chris Gore & Sponsor- Rural Law Practice CLASS 1- BEST STORE BULLOCK 1st MA & JA Winn- British Blue- £1800 2nd MA & JA Winn- British Blue- £1740 3rd RT Gorst- British Blue- £1800 CLASS 2- BEST STORE HEIFER 1st MA & JA Winn- British Blue- £1900 2nd SJ & A Hargreaves- British Blue- £1820 3rd SJ & A Hargreaves- British Blue- £1770 CHAMPION- MA & JA Winn- £1900 RESERVE CHAMPION- MA & JA Winn- £1800 Store Bullocks Top Prices: British Blue: £1800 The Coach House, £1800, £1740 High Underbrow Farm, £1730 Poppy Farm, £1640 Low Longmire, £1460 Villa Farm. Limousin: £1780, £1740, £1630, £1590 Croftlands, £1590 Nook Farm, £1590 Rydal Farm. Hereford: £1680 Blea Tarn Road, £1630 Rydal Farm, £1590 Blea Tarn Road, £1440 Moors Farm, £1290 Greaves Farm, £1170 The Glen. Shorthorn: £1660 Poppy Farm. Charollais: £1660 Mountain View, £1510, £1430 Long Green Head, £1420 Moss Side Farm, £1250 Low Longmire, £1220 Long Green Head. Angus: £1650 Blea Tarn Road, £1540, £1520 Holmelands, £1330 Yates Farm, £1290 Cold Seat Barn, £1190 Holmelands. Simmental: £1590, £1580, £1490 Croftlands. Montbeliarde: £1380 Blea Tarn Road. Blonde: £1370 Nook Farm. Fleckvieh: £1300 Tarnside Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: £1300, £1140 Tarnside Farm. Whitebred Shorthorn: £1285 Oak Bank Farm. Longhorn: £1185 Riddings. Friesian: £1000 Bellart Howe.

Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £2020 High Underbrow Farm, £1690 The Grange, £1680 Rydal Farm, £1650, £1640, £1630 Lane Head Farm. British Blue: £1900 High Underbrow Farm, £1820, £1770, £1750 The Grange, £1670 Lane Head Farm, £1380 Mason Gill. Charolais: £1700 Mountain View, £1460 Millbrow Farm, £1300 Holmelands, £1290 Villa Farm, £1290 Moss Side Farm, £1280 Holmelands. Blonde: £1680, £1650, £1610, £1600 Mason Gill, £1220, £1160 Causeway Farm. Hereford: £1450, £1300 Holmelands, £1290 Millbrow, £1200 East Backstone Gill Cottage, £1140 Millbrow Farm, £1005 Mansergh Hall Farm. Angus: £1420 Millbrow Farm, £1280 The Glen, £1250 Holmelands, £1220 Millbrow Farm, £1140, £1120 Tarnside Farm. Saler: £1370 Tarnside Farm. Shorthorn: £1180 Audlands Park, £1080 The Glen.

Store Bull Top Prices: British Blue: £1140 Yealand Manor, £1020 Villa Farm. Limousin: £1120, £1080, £1020 Yealand Manor. Stabiliser: £1080, £1020 Yealand Manor.

OTM Cattle The opening sale of cull and OTM cattle saw an extremely strong trade for all classes and types, with an overall market average of 169.5p/kg achieved. Heavy well fleshed beef cows sold to 234.5p/kg for a young Aberdeen Angus cross from M Allen, Carnforth with Stabilisers to 221.5p/kg from A Dixon & Son, Selside and British Blue cross to 214.5p/kg from JA&J Harper, Sedbergh. Other heavier well fleshed beef cows were 190p/kg to 205p/kg.

Todays sale peaking at £1753 for an eight year old Stabiliser from A Dixon, Selside. Dairy cows sold to a top of 197.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from KE Robinson, Farlton with British Friesians selling to 179.5p/kg from JW Hargreaves, Brought in Furness. Other heavy well flesh dairy cows 160p/kg to 175p/kg, medium parlour types

145p/kg to 158p/kg with only the very lightest and leanest less. Top grossing dairy cow was a Holstein Friesian from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal achieving £1588.

OTM beef heifers sold to 234.5p/kg and £1270 for Stabilisers from A Dixon & Son, Selside with diary heifers to 214.5p/kg and £1415 from BW&G Robinson, Ingleton.

Cull stock bulls sold to 154.5p/kg for a Fleckvieh from SJ& J Hodgson & Son, Colton and £1543 for a Simmental from PG&PD Airey, Cartmel.

OTM Cow Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: 234.5 Yealand Manor, 177.5 Bank Ground, 174.5 Causeway Farm, 171.5 Bank Ground, 167.5 Bank Ground. Stabiliser: 221.5 Kit Cragg, 209.5 Kit Cragg, 207.5 Kit Cragg, 191.5 Kit Cragg. Saler: 204.5 Yealand Manor, 187.5 Millbeck, 184.5 Millbeck. British Blue: 214.5 Capplethwaite Hall, 201.5 Greenbank, 184.5 Capplethwaite Hall. Blonde: 201.5 Millbeck. Limousin: 199.5 Causeway Farm, 161.5 Cockrigg Farm, 154.5 Hartsop Hall, 149.5 The Coach House. Friesian: 197.5 Kiln Hall, 179.5 Bridge End Farm, 174.5 Jenkin Crag Farms, £174.5 Raw Head, 174.5 Strickland Hill, 174.5 Far Audlands. Charolais: 194.5 Yealand Manor. Fleckvieh: 169.5 Tottlebank, 157.5 Tottlebank, 144.5 Tottlebank. Hereford: 164.5 Hipshow Farm, 164.5 Low Waterside, 149.5 Low Waterside. Simmental: 177.5 Causeway Farm, 159.5 Katie Farm. Shorthorn: 171.5 Cockley Beck Farm.Continental:154.5 Long Green Head, 149.5 Long Green Head. Long Horn: 154.5 Katie Farm.

OTM Heifer Top Prices: Stabiliser: 234.5 Kit Cragg, 219.5 Kit Kit Cragg, 209.5 Kit Cragg. Friesian: 214.5 Burnt House Farm, 177.5 Shorthorn Farm.

Cast Bull Top Prices: Fleckvieh: 154.5 Tottlebank. Simmental: 144.5 Aynsome Croft.

Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle and Store Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle, Friday 12th January 2024 .

The popular Friday sale at NWA Lancaster saw over 600 cattle forward, selling across all rings with vendors leaving well suited with prices achieved and many reporting ahead of other local centres.

Dairy Cattle A small show of dairy this week saw new calved Holstein heifers sell to £1800 from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe with cross breds to £1550 from R&K Jenkinson, Pilling.

Calves Another rise in number saw 127 forward, with new customer once again in attendance both buying and selling.

Bull calves sold to £490 for a Limousin from I Atkinson & Son, Warton. A large number of rearing bull calves forward sold to £390 and £380 for five week old Charolais cross bulls from RT Halhead, Cockerham, with others regularly £350 to £375. British Blue cross bulls sold to £335 from Mason Birkland Barrow, Carnforth with other at £335 from I Atkinson, Warton. Sweeter young rearers sold to £300 from Throstle Nest Farms, Pilling and Barber Farms, Claughton on Brock. Other mediums bulls were regularly £250 to £300. Native sired bulls sold to £405 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from J&G Thornley, Kirkham who sold others at £370. Other stronger Aberdeen Angus £355 from CR&A Baxter & Son, Morecambe and £350 Lawsons Farm, Cockerham. Younger native bulls were generally £220 to £270.

Dairy bulls saw a top price of £250 for an eight week old Fleckvieh from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green who sold British Friesians at £220, with Holstein Friesian to £210 from WG Farms, Cockerham. Month old Montbeliardes sold to £200 from GJ&G Billington, Garstang. Better end rearing dairy bulls were £140 to £160, medium £100 plus with only the smallest and youngest less.

Heifer calves sold to £475 for a British Blue cross from WG Farms, Cockerham with Charolais cross achieving £470 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Other stronger Continental heifers were £320 to £400 with the best younger

rearers £295 for British Blue cross from JP&C Robson, Garstang with others at £290 from Barber Farms, Garstang. Native sired heifers sold to £320 for Aberdeen Angus cross from AW&AM Park, Ellel who sold others at £300. Younger month sold native heifers were generally £170 to £200.

Several weaned calves forward saw British Blue cross heifer sell to £690 from WG Farms, Cockerham with British Blue cross steers from AJ Metcalfe, Out Rawcliffe selling to £560.

Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £690 Lathwaite Farm, £520 Boon Town Farm, £475 Lathwaite Farm, £445 Roe Farm, £315 New Brows Farm, £295 Roe Farm.

Charolais: £470, £425, £330 Derby Lodge Farm. Angus: £320, £300, £260 Walkers I’th Fields, £210 New Brows Farm, £195 Hudsbrook Farm, £195 Sweetings Farm. Hereford: £250, £215 Sellereley Farm. Simmental: £200, £175, £165 Cote Farm.

Bull Calves Top Prices: Limousin: £490, £320, £250 Boon Town Farm. Angus: £405, £375 Derby Lodge Farm, £355 New Brows Farm, £350 Sweetings Farm, £340 Lathwaite Farm, £325 Birkland Barrow. Charolais: £390, £380, £370 (x3) Norbreck Farm, £365 Norbreck Farm. British Blue: £335 Boon Town Farm, £335 Birkland Barrow, £300 Manor House Farm, £300 New Brows Farm, £300 Throstle Nest Farm, £290 Norbreck Farm.

Simmental: £305 Cote Farm. Fleckvieh: £250 Sellerley Farm. Friesian: £220, £215, £210 Sellerley Farm, £210 Lathwaite Farm, £200 New Brows Farm, £200 Lathwaite Farm.

Montbeliarde: £200 Myerscough House.

Steer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £560, £555 Moss Gate Farm.

Store Cattle 243 store cattle forward sold to another exceptional trade, with all steers averaged £1442 and heifers £1285. The consignment of Charolais cross steer from RH Dodgson, Burton in Lonsdale sold to a top price of £2100 with others at £2060 and £1980. Other strong well bred steers sold to £2040 from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead who also sold British Blue cross at £2020. Other strongest steers sold to £1960 for Limousin cross from H Chapman, Middleton with British Blue to £1940 from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling. Native steers sold to £1900 for a ring full of Aberdeen Angus cross from JT&GV Dobson, Clitheroe with others at £1880 from K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel.

Dairy bred steers sold to £1620 for a Montbeliarde from WG&RG Riley, Chorley. Others achieved £1540 from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling who sold Norwegian Red and Whites at £1400, with British Friesian also selling to £1400 from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton. Younger steers sold to £1280 for a ring full of fifteen month old Beef Shorthorns from JA&ME Mawson, Orton with British Blue cross also achieving £1280 from V&S Fitzell, Much Hoole.

Heifers sold to £1780 for a Hereford cross from JT&GV Dobson, Clitheroe who also sold Aberdeen Angus at £1680. Continental cross heifer sold to £1680 for a Limousin from D&G Smith, Ashton, with Simmentals to £1570 from EW&A Bradshaw, Stalmine and British Blue cross to £1500 from JB Moore, Allithwaite. Other stronger heifers were generally £1380 to £1500.

Younger heifers saw sixteen month old British Blue cross sell to £1240 from JA&ME Mawson, Orton with others £1240 from TH Wensley, Kirkham. Limousin cross sold to £1180 from H&A Stephenson, Tunstall.

Store Bullocks Top Prices: Charolais: £2100, £2060, £1980 (x2) Kilburn House, £1800 Oversands Farm. Limousin: £2040 Lentworth Farm, £1960, £1720 Millbeck, £1480 Lodge Farm, £1480 Oversands Farm, £1460 Hill House Farm.

British Blue: £2020 Lentworth Farm, £1940 Pasture House Farm, £1900 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1860 Pasture House Farm, £1780, £1660 Stubb Hall Farm. Angus: £1900 Hill House Farm, £1880 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1820 Cock Hall Farm, £1800 Hill House Farm, £1680 Chestnut House Farm, £1680 Oversands View. Simmental: £1820 Millbeck, £1050, £940 Mearsbeck Farm. Montbeliarde: £1620 Hall Oth Hill Farm, £1540 Staffords Farm, £1290 Thornbush Farm, £1280 (x2) Outerthwaite Farm, £1190 Hall Oth Hill Farm. Hereford: £1600 Holmfields, £1400 Hipshow Farm,

£1380 Barker Knott, £1360 Snub Snape Farm, £1300 Lyn Croft Farm, £1260 Mill House Farm. Shorthorn: £1560 Oversands View, £1280 (x2), £1270 Sproat Ghyll. Friesian: £1400 (x2) Downlands Farm, £1340 Moss House Farm, £1220 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1210 Moss House Farm. Norwegian Red: £1400 Staffords Farm. Fleckvieh: £1340 Oversands Farm, £1050 Mearsbeck Farm.

Store Heifer Top Prices: Hereford: £1780 Hill House Farm, £1480 Snub Snape Farm, £1380 Hipshow Farm, £1360 Mill House Farm, £1260 Holmfields. Angus: £1680 Hill House Farm, £1520 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1470 Lodge Farm, £1400 Chestnut House Farm, £1400 Barker Knott, £1380 Grange Farm. Limousin: £1600, £1510 Sewage Farm, £1480 Blades Farm, £1470 Lodge Farm, £1180 Barnfield Farm, £1160 Abbotson Farm. Friesian: £1580, £1250 Kitchen Ground Farm. Simmental: £1570, £1500 The Old Stable. British Blue: £1500 Outerthwaite Farm, £1480 Blades Farm, £1460 Barker Knott, £1430 Windy Hill Farm, £1430 Barker Knott, £1400 Lodge Cottage. Charolais: £1440 Lodge Cottage.

OTM Cattle An increase in numbers forward saw 160 head sell to an active ring side of ten buyers, who can easily cater for all forward. 150 OTM cattle can easily be sold at Lancaster every week. Beef cows sold to 194.5p/kg for a Limousin from JM&JJ Dawson, Littledale with others at 189.5p/kg from T Ayrton & Sons, Over Wyersdale and M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale. Other better end beef cows were generally 170p/kg to 180p/kg, with a keen interest in those suitable for feeding. Top grossing today being a Limousin from JM&JJ Dawson, Littledale achieving £1400.

Heavy well fleshed dairy cows were easily sold, peaking at 214.5p/kg for a young Holstein Friesian from WG Farms, Cockerham with other heavies to 184.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe and 181.5p/kg for a Montbeliarde from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel. Other well fleshed dairy cows were regularly 165p/kg to 180p/kg, with medium 145p/kg to 160p/kg and only the lightest and leanest less (generally 120p/kg to 140p/kg). Top grossing dairy cow was a Holstein Friesian from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe achieving £1476 who also sold others at £1471 and £1457 from Lawsons Dairy, Cockerham. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows were regularly £1300 to £1400. Well fleshed mediums were £1100 to £1200.

OTM heifers sold to a top price of 239.5p/kg for a Swedish Red and White cross from J&H Bland & Son, Levens and a Holstein Friesian from G&ME Woodhouse & Son, Ellel. Others were regularly 210p/kg to 220p/kg, with lightest weights 180p/kg to 200p/kg. Top grossing achieving £1573 from J&H Bland & Sons, Levens.

Just a single cull bull forward today achieving 189.5p/kg and £1705 for a Limousin from JT&GV Dobson, Clitheroe.

Another large entry is required next Friday to satisfy buyers demand, please contact the office, auctioneers or field offers to enter cattle and discuss sales requirements.

OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 214.50 Lathwaite Farm, 184.50, 179.50 (x3) North Farm, 179.50 Bank End Farm.

Limousin: 194.50 Field Head, 189.50 (x2) High House Farm, 189.50 Yates Farm, 174.50 Southways. Montbeliarde: 181.50, 174.50, 171.50 Yeat House. Brown Swiss: 174.50 Lambrigg Head Farm. Hereford: 179.50, 174.50 (x2), 169.50, 161.50 (x2) Little Crimbles. Other: 171.50, 164.50 (x3), 159.50 Lathwaite Farm, 139.50 Dale Barns. Angus: 169.50 Lambrigg Farm, 139.50 Moss House Farm. Fleckvieh: 164.50 Holme Head, 159.50 (x2) Cracalt Farm, 149.50 Holme Head. Shorthorn: 161.50 Springfield Farm. Jersey: 159.50, 134.50 Lathwaite Farm. Norwegian Red: 154.50 Holme Head. Blonde: 154.50 Southways. Ayrshire: 144.50 Rose Farm, 129.50 Knotts Farm.

OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 239.50, 234.50 Boldens Farm, 231.50 Outfield, 231.50 Boldens Farm, 209.50 Hallbeck, 209.50 Lathwaite Farm. Other: 239.50 Ninezergh. Angus: 229.50, 177.50 Lathwaite Farm. Norwegian Red: 217.50 Holme Head. Limousin: 199.50 Hill House Farm. Jersey: 159.50, 149.50 Lathwaite Farm.

Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 189.50 Hill House Farm.

Next Week's Upcoming Sales Monday 15th Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep J36: Online Machinery Sale concludes

Tuesday 16th

J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection 12noon Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep

Wednesday 17th

J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection

Thursday 18th

J36: 10:30am Fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs

Friday 19th

Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves and OTM/Cast Cattle 11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle