NWA Newsletter, 13th October 2023

Weekly Report and Newsletter - 13th October 2023 Lancaster Auction Centre: Hill Fair Day, Saturday 7th October 2023.

The closing sale of breeding sheep at Lancaster Auction Mart saw a real buzz about the place, with everything selling to a fast trade. The pre sale show was in the capable hands of Mr William Gardner, who we thank for this time and expertise. He awarded the prizes as followed: PEN OF TEN GIMMER LAMBS 1st JW Cornall & Sons, Higher Fair Snape Farm 2nd Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm 3rd A&L Huddleston, Overhouses SHEARLING RAM 1st T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Brown Brook 2nd H Cater, Cragg End 3rd T Birkett, Hall Croft Barn RAM LAMB 1st PF Lee, Low Swainhead Farm 2nd PF Lee, Low Swainhead Farm Breeding ewes saw a pen of Beltex selling to £190 from J France, Pilling with Suffolks selling to £175 from the same home. A pen of Texel ewes sold to £170 with aged Mule ewes to £132, also from the same home. Hill ewes saw a top of £110 for Cheviots from W Pinder, Newton in Bowland with Swaledale ewes selling to £80 from the same home.

A keen interest for all gimmer shearlings, with first cross Texels selling to £190 from J France and Mules selling to £170 from W Pinder, who sold others to £160. Cheviot shearlings sold twice to £125 from JR&JF Worthington, Burnley.

400 gimmer lambs forward saw Dutch Spotted sell to £200 from KP Dagger, Preston. Mule gimmer lambs saw a keen interest in well grown gimmers, with the best selling to £140 from A&L Huddleston, Wray with others selling to £120 from JW Cornall, Bleasdale and Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Smarter running Mule gimmer lambs were regularly selling at the £90 to £100 mark.

A full ring side of buyers ensured all tups sold to full value, Texel shearling sold to £650 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping who sold others £480. Hazel Carter, Ellel saw her best sell to £450 with the same price being achieved for pure Texels from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale. Texel ram lambs saw the best sell to £350 from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale with others at £300 from the same home.

400 store lambs forward with a keen ring side of buyers, looking to purchase all types. The sale topped at £93.50 from PD Pye, Over Wyresadale. Other pens of Texels sell to £93 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale who sold a full ring of Cheviot weathers at £84. Mule wethers sold to £82.50 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead with other pens to £81 from W Pinder, Newton in Bowland.

Breeding Ewes Top Prices: Beltex: £190 Merryfield. Dutch Spotted: £185 Conway Close, £175 Conway Close, £165 Conway Close. Suffolk: £175 Merryfield, £172 Merryfield, £165 Merryfield. Texel: £170 Merryfield, £165 Merryfield,

£160 Merryfield, £150 Merryfield. Mule: £132 Merryfield. Blue Texel: £110 Town End Hall. Cheviot: £110 Longstripes, £100 Longstripes. Swaledale: £80 Longstripes, £72 Longstripes.

Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: Texel: £190 Merryfield, £175 Merryfield, £175 Merryfield, £175 Merryfield. Mule: £170 Longstripes, £160 Longstripes, £145 Gatehouse Farm, £135 Longstripes, £135 Gatehouse Farm, £125 Lee End Farm.

Suffolk: £170 Merryfield. Masham: £140 Crossgate Farm, £115 Gatehouse Farm. Cheviot: £125 Gatehouse Farm, £125 Gatehouse Farm. Blue Texel: £120 Town End Hall, £120 Town End Hall.

Gimmer Lambs Top Prices: Dutch Spotted: £200 Conway Close, £160 Conway Close, £125 Conway Close. Mule: £140 Overhouses, £120 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £120 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £120 Catshaw Hall Farm, £115 Overhouses, £108 Catshaw Hall Farm.

Aged Ram Top Prices: Texel: £480 Castle Mill Farm, £480 Castle Mill Farm, £420 Castle Mill Farm, £420 Askew Hill, £320 Castle Mill Farm. Leicester: £300 Thornbush.

Shearling Ram Top Prices: Texel: £650 Brown Brook, £480 Brown Brook, £450 Marl House, £450 Cragg End, £450 Lower Swainhead Farm, £420 Cragg End. Beltex: £320 Hall Croft Barn, £300 Crakehall, £220 Marl House. Dutch Spotted: £250 Tynefield House, £200 Tynefield.

Ram Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £350 Lower Swainhead Farm, £300 Lower Swainhead Farm, £300 Lower Swainhead Farm, £280 Lower Swainhead Farm. Leicester: £250 Easter Dawyck Farm. Dutch Spotted: £150 Conway Close.

Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £93.50 Marl House, £93 Cragg House, £82.50 Haversham House Farm, £80.50 Haversham House Farm. Cheviot: £84 Cragg Farm. Mule: £82.50 Ouzelthrone, £81 Longstripes Farm, £76 Fell End Farm, £70 Longstripes Farm, £69 Fell End Farm.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: October Online Machinery Sale.

International Interest At NWA J36 Machinery Sale The monthly collective sale of tractors, vehicles, machinery and equipment saw an entry of over 1500 lots offered with buyers successfully making purchases from all corners of the UK, alongside our strong Irish and European customer base.

An impressive line up of over 60 tractors and vehicles saw a JCB Js145 tracked digger achieved £15200 and a JCB 530/70 farm special telehandler sell at £15100. A HZM loadall achieved £14000, a Kubota mini digger sold at £6000 with others at £4600 and £4100, a small worksite tracked dumper sold for £2700 and a Terex 3T dumper sold for £2600. Tractors sold to £5100 for a JD3400 4wd with a JD2650 2wd selling £4700, a fordson major sold for £3000 and a grey Fergusson to £1000.

Vehicles included a citroen relay van at £2100, Kawasaki mule at £1950, a Renault 3.5 T horse lorry which sold to £1900, a Kubota UTV made £1400, a ford transit van sold to £1000 and a Landrover discovery also made £1000.

Well maintained machinery always sells with keen interest in seasoned items, a Ktwo rear discharge muck spreader sold at £7000, a cattle feeder wagon sold for £4800, a Marshall muck spreader made £3200, hydraulic post knocker sold to £2500, a hedge cutter sold to £2400, a nugent bale unwrapper made £1750, a log processor sold at £1550.

Trailers sold to £4000 for an IW plant trailer. £3500 for a 20ft livestock trailer, £3300 for an IW livestock trailer, £2500 for a welfare trailer, £1900 for an IW plant trailer and a Graham Edwards

livestock trailer made £1000.

Other Items of interest included a Nissan forklift at £2250, a teagle topper sold to £1950, 5 steel girders made £1250. A 4 rotor tedder sold for £1250. A PTO generator sold for £950, a cattle crush made £800, a sheep race at £640 and weigh scales at £460.

The next sale at J36 is 3rd- 6th November with delivery the 30th- 31st October.

For all machinery and farm sale Enquiries please contact Matthew Probert.

Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Monday 9th October 2023.

Prime Lambs 666 lambs were forward with all selling to a competitive trade, to include 105 Swaledale wethers with an overall averaged of 242p/kg achieved. Smart bred Continental lambs achieved a nice trade with Beltexs selling to £143 from GR&A Foy, Conder Green. Texel sold to £140 from AG Butler, Hambleton with Suffolks selling to £138 from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale. Heavy lambs full of meat continue to add up nicely, regularly selling at £125 to £132. A nice trade for meated farm assured, export type lambs with these regularly selling at 255p/kg to 265p/kg or £108 to £115 per head. Mules saw a top of £114 for a pen of twenty two from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton with Cheviots selling to £113 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead. Top pence per for kilo was 325p/kg from GR&A Foy, Conder Green with the same good home selling Texels to 311p/kg. Smart bred lambs were regularly selling at 280p/kg to 290p/kg.

Buyers were showing caution over under finished and grass fed lambs, with some of these lambs looking better suited to the buoyant store market. Please contact Bradley Thompson on 07867000244 or Andrew Butler on 07966 556592, to discuss your sales requirements.

Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £143 Parkside Farm, £140 Park Farm Barn, £133 Ellers Farm, £130 The Barn, £128, £124 Oak Aveune. Suffolk: £138 Knowsley Farm, £124 Bailey Hey Farm, £124 Park Farm Barn, £123 Knowsley Farm, £109 Bailey Hey Farm, £102 Greenbank Farm. Beltex: £130 Parkside Farm, £129 Avondale, £124 Park Farm Barn, £118 Annasghyl, £117 Cragg End, £115 Parkside Farm. Mule: £114 Fell End Farm, £110 Botton Hall Farm, £106 Masongill, £99.50 Overhouses. Cheviot: £113 Marshaw Farm, £105 School Lane, £102.50, £97.50 Marshaw Farm. Continental: £105 Annasghyl, £104 Moss House Farm, £100 Greenbank Farm. Zwartble: £100 Oak Aveune. Swaledale: £84.50, £78, £77, £75, £74.50, £73.50 Marshaw Farm.

Cast Sheep Ewes sold to a solid trade with Beltexs selling to £138 from G&RA Foy, Conder Green with a pen of Suffolks selling to £100 from DJ&MC Platts, Caton. No real heavy Mule ewes were forward, with a full ring selling to £75 from B&SE Cater, Ellel. More ewes are needed on a weekly basis to fulfil buyers requirements.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £138, £110 Parkside Farm, £105 Greenbank Farm, £82, £76 Oak Aveune, £70 Low Moor Head Farm. Suffolk: £100, £70 Greenbank Farm. Beltex: £90 Parkside Farm. Cheviot: £80 Cragg End. Mule: £75 Cragg End, £70 Greenbank Farm.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs, Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 10th October 2023.

Pigs The call for prime pigs was answered, with vendors well pleased with prices achieved and buyers grateful for the pigs being presented for sale. The sale topped at £235 for a Large White x gilt from W Stamper, Chipping who sold others at £225, £220 and £205. Other pigs to break the £200 barrier saw a pen full of Large Black x gilts from H Kent, Cockerham achieving £205 with P&L Murrey, Penrith selling a Large White x at £200. Other well bred well finished gilts and hogs were regularly £180 to £200. C Dean & LJ Brennand, Clapham topped the market with light weight hogs at 253p/kg, with others at 244p/kg and 238p/kg. Other well finished gilts and hogs were 195p/kg to 200p/kg, with lighter weights 170p/kg to 190p/kg. Cull sows sold to £155 and 73p/kg form R Jackson, Cockermouth with boars to £150 and 59p/kg form A Preston, Whitehaven. Store pigs sold to £85 for Large White x from SP Phoenix, Preston with Saddleback x boars selling to £66 from Belmont Farm, Crook.

Weaners sold to £62 for GOS from Messrs Whitley, Summer Bridge with Large White x selling to £48 from M&C Greenwood, Middleton.

Prime Lambs More lambs were forward with 1513 put before our ever increasing ring side of buyers, with all selling to a market averaged of 251p/kg. Heavy lambs were once again keenly bid for at Junction 36 with Texels selling to £159 from E Dodgson, Kendal with other pens to £150 from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon. Super heavy lambs (50-55kg) were regularly selling at £130 to £140. Charollais lambs sold to £134 from RR&JA Knowles, Docker with Suffolks selling to £133 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland. Medium export lambs were keenly bid for with these regularly selling at 255p/kg to 260p/kg or £112 to £115 per head. Beltexs saw the best sell to £130 from WS Burrow, Silverdale. More hill lambs are coming forward with Cheviots selling to £120 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow who also sold Cheviot Mules to £117. Mule lambs sold to £116 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other pens selling to £112.50 form WJ&I France, Chipping. More horned lambs are coming on offer with Swaledales selling to £94 from AW&AM Clarke, Windermere. No real super stars on offer today with the best pens selling to 284p/kg form LE&A Ridding, Selside with other pens selling to 280p/kg form WS Burrow, Silverdale.

Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £159 Spital Farm, £150 Howriggs, £148 Low Brundrigg, £147 Low Brundrigg, £143 Far Orrest, £135 Arklid Farm. Charollais: £134 Myers Farm, £109.50 Templand Farm, £106 Holmelands. Suffolk: £133 High House Farm, £125 Swallowmire, £119 Yoad Pot, £119 High House Farm. Beltex: £130 Gibralter Farm, £118 Helm Croft, £115 Poppy Farm, £114 Holmelands, £110 Helm Croft. Zwartble: £129 Arklid Farm. Continental: £122 Howriggs, £107 Higher Core Farm, £105 Millriggs. Cheviot: £120 Low Gregg Hall, £99 Lower Core. Cheviot Mule: £117 Low Gregg Hall, £112.50 Poppy Farm. Mule: £116 Catshaw Hall Farm, £112.50 Higher Core Farm, £111 Middale Farm, £107.50 Nether House Farm, £106 Low Hall Farm. Swaledale: £94 Low Longmire.

Cast Sheep Another record number of ewes forward with 922 local farmer sheep this week. The sale topped at £236 for a Texel from H Geldard, Levens with others selling at £230 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Other heavy Continental ewes were generally £120 to £135, with mediums £85 to £110 and leaner sorts £70 to £85 with several grazing orders ring side. Mules sold to £136 for Cheviot Mules from WB Kellet, Pilling with other Cheviot Mules at £119 from G Gu & D Swarbrick, Meathop. North County Mules sold to £99 from WB Kellet, Pilling with others at £95 from P&TL Edmondson Ltd, Kirkby in Furness and £94 from TH Garnett & Son, Stank with other pens of Mules generally £78 to £85. A large number of planer ewes were £60 to £75. Hill bred ewes sold to £100 for Cheviots from G GU & D Swarbrick, Meathop with Lleyns to £96 from JA&R Geldard & Sons, Levens, Rough Fells to £92 from J Hodgson, Askham, Swaledales to £86 from WJ&I France & Son, Chipping who also sold Gritstones at £84. Herdwicks to £76 from PW Clark, Crossthwaite. Goats sold to £72 from ME Guy, Grayrigg. A

large purporting of todays sale comprised of leaner smaller hill bred ewes, with the better end £40 to £50, mediums £30 to £40 and the smallest at realisation.

Cull rams sold to £130 for Texels from TH Garnett & Son, Stank and W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe with hill rams selling to £86 from WJ&I France & Sons, Chipping.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £236 Low Foulshaw Farm, £230 Catshaw Hall Farm, £168, £128 New Close, £126 Low Tarn Green, £121 Holmelands. Cheviot Mule: £136 Low Croft, £119 Kate Farm, £107 Low Tarn Farm, £88 Kate Farm, £85 Broadhead. Charollais: £124 New Close, £116 Low Foulshaw Farm, £98 Aynsome Manor Farm. Continental: £120 New Close, £116 High Underbrow Farm, £115 Low Hall Farm, £112 Chapel House, £106 Low Longmire, £106 Tock How Farm. Leicester: £120 Low Kinmont, £109, £96 Yoad Pot, £96 Barbon Fell House. Suffolk: £118, £110 New Close, £100 Aynsome Manor Farm, £90 Ackenthwaite Farm, £86 Cowran Estate. Zwartble: £114 Low Foulshaw Farm, £86 Corner Cottage. Beltex: £110 Far Cappleside Farm. Cheviot: £100 Kate Farm, £84 Tock How Farm. Mule: £99 Low Croft, £95 Low Hall Farm, £94, £90, £87 New Close, £82 Rowe End Farm. Lleyn: £96 Low Foulshaw Farm, £92 Brookside, £80 Low Foulshaw Farm, £72 Brookside. Gritstone: £84 Higher Core Farm. Blue Texel: £84 Home Farm. Masham: £80, £70 High Underbrow Farm. Goat: £72 Broadhead. Swaledale: £67 Braestead. Rough Fell: £59 Low Longmire, £54 Boundary Beck.

Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £130 Ackenthwaite Farm, £130 New Close. Swaledale: £86 Higher Core Farm.

Continental: £77 Kate Farm. Herdwick: £76 Woodside Farm. Leicester: £74 Yewbarrow.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: First Show & Sale of Suckler Calves. Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle and Store Cattle, Thursday 12th October 2023.

Calves 137 rearing calves sold to a packed ringside of buyers, competing for all breeds classes and types. The best six week old British Blue bulls sold to £490 on two occasions from A Pickthall, New Hutton who sold others at £465.

British Blues also sold to £455 and £450 from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick. Other stronger rearing bull calves sold to £450 from Langley Park Farms, Millom with other British Blue x to £400 from JR Handley, Whinfell with others at £390 from DR&CR Galbraith, Grayrigg and Herefords from J Hornby & Son, Stank also achieving £390. Other younger bull calves generally were £270 to £320, with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £305 from Langley Park Farm, Millom. Dairy bulls sold to £135 for a Holstine Friesian from DR&C Galbriath, Grayrigg with others at £105 from J Hornby & Son, Stank with young Fleckviehs to £90 from RG&J Clarke, Endmoor.

Heifer calves sold to £400 for a British Blue from Messrs Gibson and Berry, Endmoor with others at £385 from A Pickthall, New Hutton and Limousin x to £360 from Langley Park Farms, Millon. Aberdeen Angus x sold to £335 from Whitestone Farm, Newby with a month old Charolais from DW&E Cottom, New Hutton achieving £335.

Other medium rearing heifers were generally £230 to £280, with the youngest £140 to £200.

Weaned Calves and Stirks Weaned calves and stirks saw a top price of £1050 achieving for a Limousin x steer from S Whitehead, Middleton.

British Blue x sold to £830 from J&R Waller, Killington with others at £810 from JR Pye, Stalmine. Younger steers were generally £650 to £750.

Heifer stirks sold to £780 for British Blue x from J&R Waller, Killington with Limousin x to £710 from M Forbes, Ecclefechan. Young British Blue x sold to £610 from A&CM Carter, Witherslack. Bull stirks sold to £690 for a 5 month old Fleckvieh form EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg with a ring full of four month old Limousin x from Bambers Farm Ltd, Cockerham selling at £610.

Heifer Calves Top Prices: Limousin: £540 Pedgecroft, £360, £340, £220 Langley Park, £195 Low Stangerthwaite, £165 Mount Pleasant. British Blue: £440 Pedgecroft, £400 Low Audlands, £385, £350 Borrans Farm, £310 Low Audlands,

£265 Sunny Bank. Angus: £335, £290 Whitestone Farm, £275 Crake Trees, £265 Whitestone Farm, £240 Low Stangerthwaite, £215 Lupton Hall. Charollais: £335 Hagg Farm. Hereford: £245 Bousfield Farm. Friesian: £165, £150 Green Dragon Farm.

Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £700 Pedgecroft, £490, £465 Borrans Farm, £455 Elm Tree Farm, £450 Borrans Farm. Limousin: £610 Pedgecroft, £415 Langley Park, £370 Low Stangerthwaite, £320 Langley Park, £300 Low Stangerthwaite. Hereford: £390, £350 Bousfield Farm. Angus: £305 Langley Park, £300, £295 Whitestone Farm, £275 Lupton Hall, £270, £265 Whitestone Farm. Friesian: £135 Sunny Bank, £105 Bousfield Farm.

Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £780 Hallbeck, £610 Black Bull Farm, £610 Elm Tree Farm, £600 Low Waterside.

Limousin: £710 Grahamsfield, £510 Bambers Farm. Fleckvieh: £440, £310 Moss House Farm.

Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1050, £740 Low Waterside. British Blue: £830 Hallbeck, £810 Hatters Farm, £770 Hallbeck, £730 Low Waterside. Hereford: £660, £630 Low Waterside. Angus: £600 Hallbeck. Shorthorn: £500, £400 Greenwood Haw. Bull Stirk Top Prices: Fleckvieh: £690 Lambrigg Head Farm. Limousin: £610 Bambers Farm, £500 Greenwood Haw. Friesian: £350 Bambers Farm.

Store Cattle Store steers sold to £1630 for a Limousin x from JA Barnes, Whinfell with British Blue x selling to £1370 from JE Wightman, Lupton. Limousin x also achieved £1370 from JB &ND Baines, Eskdale. Other pens of stronger steers were generally £1200 to £1350, with diary bred to £1100 for Fleckvieh and Montbeliarde from JE Whitman, Lupton.

Heifers sold to £1380 for an Aberdeen Angus x from Messrs Moorhouse & Richardson, Field Broughton with Limousin x selling to £1330 and £1310 from JT Proctor, Flookburgh. British Blue x sold to £1220 from S&M Cooper, Leece. Other stronger heifers were generally £1100 to £1200, with younger heifers selling to £1040 for British Blue x from RM Mason & Son, Levens with 12 month old Limousin x selling to £890 from G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill.

Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin: £1630 Guestford, £1370, £1350 Howes Farm, £1350 Guest Ford, £1350 Broughton House Farm, £1250 Cockrigg Farm. British Blue: £1370 Crabtree Farm, £1050 Tarnside Farm. Angus: £1320 Howes Farm, £1310 Broughton House Farm, £1200 Howes Farm, £1110 High Hollins. Hereford: £1280, £1150, £1100, £910 Gowan Bank Farm. Stabiliser: £1160 High Hollins. Continental: £1100 Crabtree Farm. Montbeliarde: £1100 Crabtree Farm. Fleckvieh: £1100 Crabtree Farm. Shorthorn: £1090, £1050 Tarnside Farm. Ayrshire: £870 Tarnside Farm.

Friesian: £800 West Lodge.

Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £1380 Broughton House Farm, £1200, £1160, £1150 Mireside Farm, £900 Heaves Farm. Limousin: £1320, £1310 Mireside Farm, £1260 Coat Green Farm, £1180 Cockrigg Farm. British Blue: £1220 Tarnside Farm, £1060 Heaves Farm, £1050 West Lodge, £1040, £940 Heaves Farm. Stabilsier: £1110 Tarnside Farm.

Simmental: £1090 High Hollins. Parthanise: £1080 Broughton House Farm. Friesian: £970 Tarnside Farm.

Suckler Calf The first prize show and sale of 500 suckler calves saw one of the best entries of calves seen at Junction 36 for some time. Which were put before a packed ringside of buyers, ensuring a flying trade from start to finish, with vendors reporting trade being £80 to £100 up on the year. The pre sale show was kindly sponsored by I’Anson and Shap Fell Garage. The judging was in the capable hands of Mr C Walton, Bootle who we thank for his time and expertise. He awarded the prizes as follows:

CLASS 1- BEST CONTINENTAL HEIFER 1st British Blue from NA & J Temple- £1280 2nd Limousin from M & AM Irving- £1300 3rd Limousin from NA & J Temple- £990 CLASS 2- BEST CONTINENTAL BULLOCK 1st British Blue from M & D Hatton- £1320 2nd Limousin from B Wilson & Sons- £1550 3rd British Blue from M & D Hatton- £1280 CLASS 3- BEST CONTINENTAL BULL 1st Limousin from JM Kelsall & Son- £1390 2nd Limousin from JM Kelsall & Son- £1380 CHAMPION- NA & J Temple RESERVE CHAMPION- M & D Hatton The sale topped at £1550 for a wonderful Limousin bullock from B Wilson & Sons, Selside with other Limousin bullocks selling to £1440 from M&D Hatton, Broughton Mills. Other Limousin bullocks sold to £1400 from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. The real best suckler bullocks were selling at £1200 to £1300. The younger (5-6 month old) sweeter sorts were regularly selling to £980.

Suckler bulls were a fierce trade, with the best selling to £1390 from JM Kelsall & Son, Quernmore who sold others at £1380 twice. Charolais bulls sold to £1290 for a pen of five from C&S Dickinson, Ulverston. Suckler heifers were the dearest seen for some time, with the best selling to £1360 from A&AM Irvine & Son, Kirkby in Furness. Other Limousins sold to £1300 from M&D Hatton, Broughton Mills with the best regularly selling at £1150 to £1200 and the next level down £880 to £950.

- 180 suckler bullocks averaged £1006.

- 205 suckler heifers averaged £890.

- 110 suckler bulls averaged £995.

Suckler Calf Steer Top Prices: Limouisn: £1550 Ashstead, £1440 Knott End Farm, £1400, £1180 Swallowmire, £1160 Bank Field Farm, £1140 Dove Ford. British Blue: £1320, £1280 Knott End Farm, £1120 Scar Sykes Farm. Charolais: £1180, £1150 Rooten Brook, £1140 Lower Hawthwaite, £1140 Rooten Brook, £1120 Middle Lee Farm. Simmental: £1060, £1050, £1040, £1030, £1010, £940 Town End. Continental: £940, £790, £770, £620 Wasdyke Farm. Angus: £930 The Barn. Shorthorn: £900 Sayles Farm.

Suckler Calf Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £1360 Dove Ford, £1300 Knott End Farm, £1300 Dove Ford, £1240 Dove Ford, £1080 Black Hall Farm, £1080 Ashstead. British Blue: £1280 Black Hall Farm, £1090, £940 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £930 Aisgill Farm, £860 Lower Oakeneaves, £740 Aisgill Farm. Charolais: £1150 Rooten Brook, £990 Lower Hawthwaite, £970, £960 Abbott Park, £950 Lower Hawthwaite, £950 Rooten Brook. Angus: £830 The Barn. Stabiliser: £710, £700 Yealand Manor.

Suckler Calf Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £1390, £1380, £1280, £1230, £1090, £1060 Low Pleasant. Charolais: £1290, £1230 Abbott Park, £1160 Bandrake Head, £1160, £1150 Abbott Park, £1140 Low Garths. Hereford: £1260, £1130, £1080 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £930, £880 Aisgill Farm, £780 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Blonde: £1260, £1090 Low Garths Farm. Angus: £900, £800 Little Fell Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: £810 Greaves Farm. Shorthorn: £670 Sayles Farm.

Belted Galloway: £600 Bandrake Head.

OTM Cattle A larger entry of 86 cull cows were forward, achieving an overall market averaged of 159p/kg. Cull cows sold to a top of 199.5p/kg on two occasions for a Limousin x form J Black & Son, Kentmere and a Stabilisers from A Dixon & Son, Selside. Other heavy well fleshed beef cows were regularly 180p/kg to 195p/kg, with medium meated cow attracting a keen interest for finishing. Top grossing beef cow was a British Blue x achieving £1345 from J Black & Son, Kentmere. Dairy cows sold to 171.5p/kg or a British Friesian on two occasions from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness with Holstine Friesian to 157.5p/kg from JM Barton & Son, Kirkby Lonsdale. An entry of predominately medium parlour type cows were generally selling at 140p/kg to 150p/kg, with leaner light weight cows 120p/kg to 140p/kg and the very smallest and leanest at realisation. Top grossing dairy cows was a Holstine Friesian from JM Barton & Son achieving £1343.

OTM beef heifers sold to 229.5p/kg and £1442 for an Aberdeen Angus x from M Allen, Carnforth with dairy heifers selling at 284.5p/kg and £1193 for a Holstine Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack.

OTM steers sold to 189.5p/kg and £905 for a Galloway from TM Dennis, Kirkby Stephen.

Cull bulls sold to 209.5p/kg for a Hereford from GM Redmayne, Ings and £1652 for a Charolais from Messrs Whiteman & Mason, Burton.

OTM Cow Top Prices: Stabiliser: 224.50 Kit Cragg. Limousin: 199.5 Boundary Beck, 171.50 Low Lowscales Farm, 159.50 Woodside Farm, 137.50 High Biggarsbank. Angus: 191.50 Ellers Farm, 174.50 Yealand Manor Farm. British Blue: 189.50 High Biggarsbank, £184.50 Low Lowscales, 179.50 Woodside Farm, 169.50 Boundary Beck, 164.50 High Biggarsbank, 159.50 Tullithwaite Hall Farm. Friesian: 184.50 Strickland Hill, 171.50 Bridge End Farm. Hereford: 171.50 Low Lowscales Farm, 169.50 High Borrowbridge, 169.50 Cooper House,159.50 Luneside, 159.50 Cooper House, 159.50 Gowan Bank. Charolais: 179.50 Yealand Manor. Simmental: 169.50 High Biggarsbank, 134.50 Luneside. Galloway: 154.50 Greenwood Haw. Continental: 149.50 Fell House. Fleckvieh: 149.50 Tottlebank.

OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 229.50 Yealand Manor. Stabiliser: 219.50 Kit Cragg, 214.50 Yealand Manor. Friesian: 184.50 Lupton Hall, 149.50 Mire House Farm, 134.50 Middle Birkby Farm.

Cast Steer Top Prices: White Galloway: 189.50, 184.50 Soulby Fold.

Cast Bull Top Prices: Hereford: 209.50 Gowan Bank Farm. Charolais: 169.50 West Lodge.

Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM and Store Cattle, Friday 13th October 2023.

Calves & Weanlings Another strong entry of 92 rearing calves saw an ever expanding ring side of buyer in attendance, attracted by the regularly quality and quantity at Lancaster Auction Mart. The sale peaked at £515 for an 8 week old British Blue x bull from B&JM Crowe, Witherslack who sold others at £485. Other stronger bulls sold at £460 for Aberdeen Angus x from W&G Cornthwaite & Son, Claughton on Brock. Limousin x sold to £454 from CR Ford & Co, Ulverston who sold others at £435 and £425. Other stronger bull calves were regularly £360 to £310. Month old bull calves sold to £295 for a British Blue x from Barber Farms, Claughton on Brock with Limousin x selling to £285 from D&K Haworth, Hambleton. Dairy bulls sold to £260 for Holstein Friesian from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other nice rearers generally to £100 to £140, with smaller sorts £30 to £60.

Heifer calves sold to £450 for a British Blue x from RT Halhead, Cockerham with others at £435 from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel and £425 from JP&C Robson, Garstang. Month old heifers sold to £285 for British Blue x from Barber Farms, Garstang.

Weaned dairy steers from EW&R Towers, Hornby sold to £290 for a Fleckvieh, with others £150 to £180.

Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £450 Norbreck Farm, £435 Walkers I’th Fields, £425, £400 Roe Farm, £385 Walkers I’th Fields, £375 Catshaw Hall Farm. Limousin: £350, £285, £240 High Roosebeck Farm, £195 Rose Farm.

Charolais: £290 Bolton Fold Farm. Angus: £270 Tills Farm, £220, £180, £140 Manor House Farm.

Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £515, £485 Birks Farm, £410 Walkers I’th Fields, £400, £390 Sweetings Farm, £385 Norbreck Farm. Angus: £460 Matshead Farm, £350 Norbreck Farm, £350 Manor House Farm, £325 Sweetings Farm, £320 Walkers I’th Fields, £260 Bolton Fold Farm. Limousin: £455, £435, £425, £390, £355 High Roosebeck Farm, £285 Rose Farm. Charolais: £400 Bolton Fold Farm. Simmental: £395 High Roosebeck Farm. Friesian: £260, £160 Catshaw Hall Farm, £115 North Farm.

Store Cattle The weekly sale of store cattle saw numbers over 300, with 315 forward with buyers from all corners of the UK present. More weathered cattle forward than seen in previous weeks. Top of the leaderboard today was JS Clark & Sons, Catforth with a well grown Aberdeen Angus steer at £1680, not far behind was JD & CM Bracken, Garstang at £1660 for a pair of Charolais steers. Also at £1660 was H Birkett & Son, Overton with Aberdeen Angus steers. A pen full of well farmed British Blue steers from P Lawrenson & Son, Brindle saw a final bid of £1650. MJ Shepherd, Carnforth with Hereford steers at £1640, R & E Ladds, Scalthwaterigg saw his ring full of Simmental steers to £1460. Dairy bred steers to £1580 for Fleckviehs from JS Clark & Son, Catforth. Half a dozen well done to Montbeliarde to £1440 from DN Davies, Garstang with Friesians to £1180 from regular Lancaster supporters EE Thornton & Son, Heaton with Oxcliffe.

Same story with the store heifers a few more showing signs of the recent wet conditions. Tim Robinson, Milnthorpe saw his run of Aberdeen Angus heifers top at £1540, with other Aberdeen Angus from the same home at £1460. Charolais heifers from JD & GM Bracken, Garstang at £1440. Simmental heifers from EW & CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine to £1400 who also had British Blues at £1380. Limousin heifers to £1240 from L Parsons & Sons, Levens.

More cattle required next week for a busy ringside of buyers.

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Store Bullocks Top Prices: Angus: £1680 Godson House Farm, £1660, £1620 North Farm, £1550 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1520 Yew Tree Farm, £1510 Billinge Hall Farm. Charolais: £1660 Greenlands Farm, £1560 Lower Castle O Trim, £1460 Fell End Farm, £1410, £1380 Downlands Farm, £1140 Barn Hill Farm. British Blue: £1650, £1580 Walmsley Fold, £1540 Yew Tree Farm, £1530 North Farm, £1480 Station Hotel Farm, £1440 Upper Foxholes Farm. Hereford: £1640 Gaskell House, £1550 Godson House Farm, £1440 Gaskell House, £1300 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1190 Holly House Farm, £1140 Yeat House. Fleckvieh: £1580 Godson House Farm, £1320 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1300 Staffords Farm, £1180 Ellers Farm, £1080 Holmes Farm. Limousin: £1580 Pilling Hall Farm, £1450 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1280 Fell End Farm, £1040 Mount Murray, £980 Shawcote Farm, £940 Mount Murray. Simmental: £1460, £1320 Benson Hall. Shorthorn: £1440 Old Glasson Farm. Montbeliarde: £1440 Cragg Farm, £1350 Old Glasson Farm.

Friesian: £1300 North Farm, £1180, £1110 Downlands Farm, £1080 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1060 Downlands Farm.

Norwegian Red: £1140 Ellers Farm.

Store Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £1540, £1460 Rowell Farm, £1400 Yew Tree Farm, £1380 Low Levens, £1280 Rowell Farm. Charolais: £1440 Greenlands Farm. Hereford: £1400 Rowell Farm, £1120 Yeat House, £1070 Holly House Farm.

Simmental: £1400 Yew Tree Farm, £1250 Upp Hall, £1130 Benson Hall. British Blue: £1380 Yew Tree Barn, £1160 Abbotson Farm, £1080 Higher Hud Lee Farm, £1080 Lower Castle O Trim. Limousin: £1240 Low Levens, £1230 Holmes Farm, £1200 Mount Murray, £1160 Abbotson Farm, £1080 Mount Murray, £1020 Greenbank Farm. Friesian: £1100, £970 Roseacre Hall. Stabiliser: £1020 Greenbank Farm.

Store Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £1200 Pinewood.

Cast/ OTM Cattle 102 cull cows were forward selling to an overall average of 155p/kg, once again proving Lancaster Auction Mart as the chosen place for buyers and sellers. Beef cows sold to 199.5p/kg on two occasions for a Limousin x from T&S Blades, Arkholme and a Simmental x from T&M Halhead, Priest Hutton. Other beef cows were generally 160p/kg to 180p/kg, for an entry of predominately feeding type cows. Top grossing being a Simmental x from T&M Halhead, Priest Hutton achieving £1442. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows were in keen demand selling to 199.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham who sold others at 189.5p/kg, with others regularly 165p/kg to 178p/kg. A large entry of medium parlour cows were achieving 148p/kg to 160p/kg, with the smaller and leaner cows 110p/kg to 140p/kg and several very light weight cows at realisation. Top grossing dairy cow achieved £1507 from Lawsons Dairy, Cockerham with endless heavy dairy cows exceeding £1100.

OTM beef heifers sold to 229.5p/kg and £1354 for an Aberdeen Angus x from C Bell, Leyburn. Dairy heifers sold to 214.5p/kg for a Norwegian Red and White from HJ Robinson & Son, Milnthorpe and £1249 for a Holstein Friesian from J Huddleston, Brookhouse.

Beef steers sold to 269.5p/kg and £1724 for an Aberdeen Angus x from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling who also sold dairy bred steers to 239.5p/kg and £1460.

Stock bulls sold to 219.5p/kg and £1760 for a Limousin from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale with other beef bulls regularly 160p/kg to 190p/kg, and dairy bulls to 179.5p/kg from WB Richardson & Son, Singleton.

OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 199.50, 191.50 Hill Top Farm, 169.50 Pinewood, 164.50 Barbon Fell House, 159.50 Field Head, 159.50 Barbon Fell House. Simmental: 199.50 Upp Hall, 159.50 Barbon Fell House. Friesian: 191.50, 189.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 179.50, 177.50, 174.50 Bank End Farm. Montbeliarde: 159.50 Manor Farm. British Blue: 157.50 Pinewood, 154.50 Hill Top Farm. Fleckvieh: 157.50 Holmes Farm, 149.50 Docker Hall Farm, 134.50 Holmes Farm, 119.50 Newfield. Angus: 149.50 Shorrocks Farm. Hereford: 149.50 Holmefields. Jersey: 139.50 Dale Barns.

OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 229.50 Shawcote Farm, 194.50 Midge Hall Farm. Norwegian Red: 214.50 Elm Tree Farm. Friesian: 204.50 Ravenscar, 179.50 Westfield House Farm, 159.50 Tunstall Hall, 154.50 Westfield House Farm, 144.50 Greenalls Farm, 129.50 Cragg Farm. Ayrshire: 199.50 Rose Farm. British Blue: 189.50 Midge Hall Farm.

Fleckvieh: 179.50 Newfield.

Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 269.50, 254.50 Gulf Farm. Friesian: 239.50 Gulf Farm, 149.50 Cliftons Farm, 124.50 Lodge Farm. Belted Galloway: 181.50 Cliftons Farm.

Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 219.50 Tills Farm, 189.50 Pinewood, 169.50 Little Crimbles. Montbeliarde: 179.50 Manor Farm. Simmental: 161.50 Little Crimbles.

Next Week's Upcoming Sales Monday 16th

Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs, Cast Sheep & Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs

Tuesday 17th J36: 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep

Thursday 19th

J36: 10:30am Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs

Friday 20th Lancaster: October Show of Calves, sponsored by Semex & Norbreck Genetics 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and Cast/OTM Cattle 11am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle 11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle J36: Online Westwick Dales Pony Sale commences

Saturday 21st

J36: 10am Lakeland Fair