Weekly Report and Newsletter - 16th May 2025
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Monday 12th May 2025.
Lancaster Monday morning again saw a rise in number across all sale sections, with prices well inline with the national trends. New and additional buyers are anticipated in forth coming weeks
Spring Lambs
Spring lambs sold to a top of £170 and 405p/kg on several occasions for Texel cross from WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine. Other better end lambs were £148 to £160 and 350p/kg to 380p/kg, with all lambs today averaging a market SQQ of 350p/kg.
Spring Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £170 £166 £166 £163 £159 Woodlands Farm, £156 Cocker House Farm. Charolais: £159 Little Fell Farm. Continental: £156 Oak Avenue, £138 Woodstock, £137 Oak Avenue. Suffolk: £151 Cocker House Farm, £149 Woodstock, £148 Cocker House Farm, £144 Oak Avenue, £141 Old Parkside Farm, £141 Woodstock, £136 Old Parkside Farm.
Prime Hoggs
Buyers still keen to secure all classes of hoggs to fulfil order, with today’s SQQ average 318p/kg, with the overall market average being 297p/kg.
Charollais cross hoggs led today sale at £176 for heavy weights from AG Butler, Hambleton. Other better end heavies £160 to £168 and the next draw down £148 to £158. Standard weights sold to £157 for Continentals from G Beresford, Kirkby in Furness, with others £151 from KA Purtill, Wigan who also sold light weight hoggs to £140.
T Taylor, Woodplumpton led today’s sale selling Continentals at 357p/kg, with other better end well finished hoggs 340p/kg to 355p/kg and mediums 310p/kg to 330p/kg. The best of the heavies sold to 306p/kg, with other heavier hoggs 282p/kg to 295p/kg.
Several mature hoggs sold to £153 for Cheviots and 313p/kg for Texels.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Continental: £176 Park Farm Barn, £168 £164 Midge Hall Farm, £157 Angerton Hall Farm, £154 Inverbervie, £151 Oak Avenue. Charolais: £168 Park Farm Barn, £156 Oak Avenue. Texel: £163 £162 Park Farm Barn, £161 Little Fell Farm, £159 Park Farm Barn, £157 Dalton Old Hall, £157 Park Farm Barn. Cheviot: £153 £150 Weavers Farm, £144 £143 £138 Hillam House Farm. Horned: £138 Angerton Hall Farm. Suffolk: £137 Moorcock Hall Farm. Masham: £135 Allcocks Farm. Mule: £135 Cross House Farm, £123 Angerton Hall Farm. Scottish Black: £126 Angerton Hall Farm, £109 Rose Haven. Dalesbred: £122 £102 Allcocks Farm. LLeyn: £117 Inverbervie. Gritstone: £117 Inverbervie.
Cast Sheep
A wide range of cull ewes forward, generating an impressive average £143.93. Top price of £210 for a Charollais from GS Lander, Warrington with other stronger end first cross ewes £180 to £200. Medium ewes were £160 to £180, to including North Country Mules at £184 from RW&FJ Rhodes & Son, Quernmore and £176 from both S Wilson, Scotforth and P Metcalfe, Quernmore. Pure hill ewes sold to £134 for Gritstones with Dalesbred to £126.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Charolais: £210 Broseley Hall Farm. Suffolk: £200 Burrow Heights Farm, £188 £186 Oak Avenue. Texel: £196 Thornton Barn Farm, £195 Burrow Heights Farm, £192 Oak Avenue, £184 Low Moor Head Farm, £182 Oak Avenue, £166 Haversham House Farm. Dorset: £188 £170 Burrow Heights Farm. Zwartble: £188 Oak Avenue. Mule: £184 Low Moor Head Farm, £176 Burrow Heights Farm, £176 Old Parkside Farm, £172 £170 Thornton Barn Farm, £168 Haversham House Farm. Continental: £170 Gibsons Farm, £168 Low Moor Head Farm, £160 Inverbervie. Beltex: £138 Haversham House Farm. Gritstone: £134 £102 Inverbervie. Dalesbred: £126 £88 Allcocks Farm. Cheviot: £77 Moorcock Hall Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Tuesday 13th May 2025.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot- (331)
Averages:
Hoggs and Lambs: £308.00
Shearlings and Lambs: £285.38
Ewes and Lambs: £245.05
The heat certainly isn’t drying up trade for sheep and lambs at the Costa del Kendal. Trade today remained firm considering the talk that trade was slipping elsewhere.
A large number of singles forward today, topping today’s single trade was William Gardner with a texel lamb making £325.00. Twins were strong on the whole, however ewes perhaps varied compared to the ewes with singles. Twins topped at £345.00 from JM and NJ Strickland with a tremendous pen of mule ewes, Hoggs with lambs were fit to stand with last Thursdays trade, with Texel hoggs with a Texel Lamb making £320.00 from Matt Allinson and Mules with Texel lambs making £290.001 from Robert Falshaw. Gathered up a large entry for next week, more entries are welcome. Don’t hesitate to contact the office or Auctioneers for more info or entries.
Top Prices:
Texel Hoggs with Singles: £320.00 R Allinson & Son
Mule Hoggs with Singles: £290.00 R Falshaw
Texel Ewes with Singles: £325.00 W Gardener
Texel Ewes with Twins: £300.00 H Luffman
Mule Ewes with Single: £270.00 Messers Hodgson
Mule Ewes with Twins: £345.00 JM and NJ Strickland
Beltex Ewes with Single: £285.00 G Applebly
Cheviot Ewes with Single: £220.00 Kendal College
Suffolk Ewes with Single: £210.00 G Appleby
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: MULE: £345.00 The Borrans, £330.00 High Borrans Farm, £300.00, Kendal College, £285.00
The Borrans, £285.00 Kendal College, £285.00 Cragg House Farm. TEXEL: £325.00 Kell Springs, £285.00 Gills Wood, £280.00 Gills Wood, £275.00 Tebay Ghyll, £270.00 Tebay Ghyll, £260.00 Low Dubbs Farm. BLUE TEXEL: £220.00 High Woodend. Cheviot: £220.00 Kendal College. SUFFOLK: £210.00Gills Wood. CONTINENTIAL: £200.00 Lileyaks, £118.00 Lileyaks, £105.00 Lileyaks. HERDWICK: £165.00 Farleton House.
Shearling & Lamb Top Prices: MULE: £290.00 Shuttleworth Hall, £290.00 Shuttleworth Hall. TEXEL: £70.00 Windygate, £200.00 Windygate.
Hogg & Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £320.00 Windygate, £265.00 Windygate.
Prime Lambs & Prime Hoggs
Prime sheep see a sharper trade Both a bigger entry and a bigger appetite saw that spring lambs hit the ground running today at J36. Texels sold to 422.5ppk and £178. D & D W Prickett, Milnthorpe sold a 40kg lamb to total at £169, while D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe sold to a top price of £178 for a 46kg lamb.
Hoggs were also a better trade on the week, despite the wide variety on show. All types from 25kg Herdwicks to 70kg Charollais enjoyed solid bidding activity. AT Burrow & Son, Hornby stole the show with good Beltex and Texel hoggs topping at 373.3ppk, this was for a pen of three. The same home had three more at 370ppk, with the heavier end of sheep from this good farming reaching the 360ppk mark. Hoggs topped pound per head at £180 for a pair of Texels from A G Butler, Hambleton. That same good home also had a single Charollais at £179. An overall average of 295ppk was achieved for hoggs today, with buyers still eager for the fit in specification sheep in particular.
Next week sale starts at the usual time of 1pm starting with the lambs which have been highly sought after today, again the lighter end being the best to sell. Contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 for further information.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £178.00 Bensons Farm, £174.00 Ackenthwaite Farm, £171.00 Howriggs, £170.00 Preston Patrick Hall, £169.00 Farleton House, £169.00 Ackenthwaite Farm. DORSET: £163.00 High Biggarsbank, £162.00 Hallbeck, £156.00 Hallbeck, £152.00 Hallbeck, £147.00 High Biggarsbank, £145.00 High Biggarsbank. CHAROLAIS £153.00 Redbank Farm, £141.00 Redbank Farm. CONTINENTIAL: £151.00 Rowe End Farm, £151.00 Rowe End Farm, £148.00 Rowe End Farm, £146.00 Rowe End Farm, £146.00 Rowe End Farm, £94.00 Greenlands Farm.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £180.00 Park Farm Barn, £165.00 High Snab, £161.00 Park Farm Barn, £160.00 New Hall, £159.00 Nook Farm, £157.00 Dalton Old Hall. CHAROLAIS: £179.00 Park Farm Barn, £172.00 Park Farm Barn, £161.00 High Snab, £159.00 Park Farm Barn, £145.00 Oak Avenue. BELTEX: £168.00 High Snab, £164.00 High Snab, £160.00 High Snab, £159.00 High Snab, £159.00 High Snab. MULE: £155.00 Park Farm Barn, £136.00 Park Farm Barn, £134.00 New Hall, £127.00 Tongue House Farm, £122.00 New Hall, £119.00 High Swinklebank. CONTINENTIAL: £151.00 Keepers Cottage, £150.00 New Hall, £142.00 New Hall, £140.00 New Hall, £138.00 Oak Avenue, £123.00 Croglin Hurst Farm. HERDWICK: £150.00 Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre, £148.00 Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre, £108.00 Tongue House Farm, £106.00 Tongue House Farm, £90.00 Tongue House Farm, £74.00 Tongue House Farm. SUFFOLK: £148.00 Maddison Avenue, £141.00 Maddison Avenue, £140.00 Maddison Avenue, £130.00 Calverts Farm. ZWARTABLE: £135.00. ROUGH FELL: £134.00 High Swinklebank, £130.00 High Swinklebank, £120.00 Boundary Beck, £115.00 High Swinklebank, £93.00 High Swinklebank. CHEVIOT: £131.00 New Hall, £130.00 Keepers Cottage. SWALEDALE: £120.00 Holme House Lane, £92.00 Tongue House Farm, £75.00 Guest Ford, £58.00 Croglin Hurst Farm. LEICESTER: £116.00 Greaves Farm. JACOB: £84.00 Croglin Hurst Farm.
Cast Sheep
Cull sheep maintained prices of recent sales with farmers off loading all passengers, with this warm weather and shortage of grass. All ewes sold today averaged £129.96, with over half the entry being pure hill ewes. Best continentals sold to £312 for Texels, with others £225 to £275, mediums £180 to £210 and smaller meated ewes £140 to £165. Mules sold to £190 for North Country Mules and £188 for Cheviot Mules, other heavier end were £170 to £185, mediums £140 to £160, with the smaller end £130 to £145 and leaner feeding type ewes £110 to £125. Pure hill ewes saw Cheviots sell to £180, Gritstones £152, Rough Fell £146, SBF £142, Lonk £134, Herdwicks £126 and Swaledale £120. Medium Hill ewes were £100 to £110, with smaller end £70 to £85. Cull rams sold to £245 for Texels with others £185-£220, hill rams to £146.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £266.00 Greaves Farm, £230.00 Greaves Farm, £218.00 Bouthwaite Farm, £215.00 Rowe End Farm, £214.00 Crab Tree Farm, £205.00 Crab Tree Farm. LEICESTER: £245.00 Low Newton Farm, £160.00 Greaves Farm. DORSET: £208.00 Hallbeck, £196.00 High Biggarsbank, £178.00 High Biggarsbank. CONTINENTIAL: £208.00 Stephens Way, £196.00 Holmelands, £192.00 Preston Patreick Hall, £190.00 Stephens Way, £188.00 Preston Patrick Hall, £178.00 Bensons Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £204.00 Bensons Farm, £190.00 Low Audlands, £190.00 Holmes Valley View. MULE: £190.00 Rowe End Farm, £180.00 Bensons Farm, £170.00 Rowe End Farm, £170.00 Kendal College, £164.00 Crabtree Farm, £160.00 Bradlow Farm. CHEVIOTXMULE: £188.00 Kendal College. MASHAM: £186.00 Low Audlands, £168.00 Marsh Grange Farm, £144.00 Steps Farm, £138.00 Grate Farm, £130.00 Grate Farm, £114.00 Grate Farm. SUFFOLK: £180.00
Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £176.00 Stephens Way, £175.00 Holmelands. CHEVIOT: £180.00 Audlands Park, £110.00 Croglin Hurst Farm, £77.00 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. BELTEX: £174.00 Bensons Farm. GRITSTONE: £152.00 Yew Tree Close. ROUGH FELL: £146.00 Marsh Grange Farm, £128.00Stribers Farm, £122.00 Higher Salter, £108.00 Stribers Farm, £100.00 Steps Farm, £94.00 Yew Tree Close. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £142.00 Audlands Park, £102.00 Audlands Park. RYELANDS: £140.00 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £138.00 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. HORNED: £134.00 Higher Salter, £124.00 Croglin Hurst Farm, £118.00 Higher Salter, £110.00 Higher Salter, £84.00 Croglin Hurst Farm. HERDWICK: £126.00 Valley View, £90.00 Croglin Hurst Farm, £88.00 Valley View, £72.00 Broadhead, £68.00 Cragg House Farm. SWALEDALE: £120.00 The Glen, £118.00 Holme House Farm, £114.00 Valley View, £90.00 Low Dubbs Farm, £88.00 Town End, £82.00 Stribers Farm. DALESBRED: £80.00 Holme House Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £245.00 Greaves Farm, £230.00 Sproat Ghyll, £222.00 Sproat Ghyll, £195.00 Sproat Ghyll, £185.00 Grange Farm, £165.00 Low Newton Farm. TEESWATER: £172.00 Holme House Farm, £158.00 Holme House Farm, £155.00 Steps Farm. LEICESTER: £170.00 Nibthwiate Grange Farm, £125.00 Town End. CONTINENTIAL: £158.00 Preston Patrick Hall. SWALEDALE: £146.00 Holme House Farm, £114.00 Higher Salter, £106.00 Holme House Farm. HORNED: £74.00 Nibthwaite Grange Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Show & Sale of Cows/Heifers with Calves at Foot. Pedigree Beef Day. Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 15th May 2025.
CALVES
Calves at J36 once again attracts new faces both buying and selling, with trade remaining ahead of local competition.’
Bulls –
BB to £940 from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith.
Charolais to £940 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall.
AA to £910 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal.
Limousin to £850 from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith.
Blonde to £760 from R Heath, Bootle. Fleckvieh to £600 from RF&CE Hodgson, Ulverston.
B&W to £510 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall. Beef Shorthorn to £460 from DW Robinson, Milnthorpe. Hereford to £450 from Dolphenby Farming, Penrith.
Heifers –
AA to £820 from W&S Airey, Whittington.
Charolais to £770 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme. Limousin to £750 from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith. Hereford to ££730 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme.
BB to £670 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall.
Blonde to £510 from R Heath, Bootle.
B&W to £490 from NA Allen, Windermere.
Bull calves sold twice to £940, firstly for a British Blue from CM & CS Chapplehow, Penrith and a Charolais from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall also at that price. Aberdeen Angus bulls sold well today; selling to £910 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal with others at £880 from CR Dickson, Thurnham. Limousins sold to £850 from CM & CS Chapplehow, Penrith. Month old calves sold to £710 for British Blue bulls from A Pickthall, New Hutton with other Blues to £690 from Dolphenby Farming at the same age. 30 day old Beef Shorthorns sold to £460 from DW Robinson, Milnthorpe. Heifer calves met with fierce bidding. Aberdeen Angus claimed the 3 top prices, reaching £820 from W & S Airey, Whittington, £810 for CR Dickson, Thurnham and £790 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal. Inra 95 heifers sold to £770 from AK & BM Robinson, Arkholme, whilst Limousins sold to £750 and £710 from CM & CS Chapplehow, Penrith. Herefords reached £730 from AK & BM Robinson, Arkholme, whilst a young offering of Blue heifers sold to £670 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall, £650 for 30 day olds from HJ Robinson, Preston Patrick and £630 for DW & EA Cottam at the same age. A run of black and white heifers from NA Allen, Windermere sold to a top of £490.
Bull Calf Top Prices: Charolais: £940 Tunstall Hall. British Blue: £940 High Grounds Farm, £720 Bambers Farm, £710 Borrans Farm, £690 Dolphenby Farm, £670 Bambers Farm. Angus: £910 Holme Park, £880 Throstle Croft, £780 Holme Park, £760 Holme Park, £740 West Hall, £740 Holme Park. Limousin: £850 High Grounds Farm, £660 High Grounds Farm, £650 Tunstall Hall, £640 High Grounds Farm, £530 Mount Pleasant. Blonde: £760 Midtown Farm, £720 Midtown Farm, £610 Midtown Farm, £600 Midtown Farm, £480 Midtown Farm, £430 Midtown Farm. Flekvieh: £600 Rowe End Farm, £440 Rowe End Farm. Friesian: £510 Tunstall Hall, £500 Kitchlow Farm, £350 Holme Park, £300 Kitchlow Farm, £260 Kitchlow Farm, £220 Coat Green Farm. Shorthorn: £460 Lower Rowell, £370 Lower Rowell. Hereford: £420 Dolphenby Farm,£40 Dolphenby Farm.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: Angus: £820 West Hall, £810 Throstle Croft, £790 Holme Park, £750 West Hall, £740 Throstle Croft, £730 Holme Park. Limousin: £750 High Grounds Farm, £710 High Grounds Farm, £610 Bambers Farm, £520 Mount Pleasant, £420 Mount Pleasant, £410 Halforth Farm. Hereford: £730 Kitchlow Farm, £550 Wraysholme Tower, £450 Dolphenby Farm, £440 Dolphenby Farm, £430 Dolphenby Farm. British Blue: £670 Tunstall Hall, £650 Elm Tree Farm, £630 Hagg Farm, £630 Elm Tree Farm, £610 Dolphenby Farm, £600 Bambers Farm. Blonde: £510 Midtown Farm, £500 Midtown Farm, £460 Midtown Farm, £400 Midtown Farm, £390 Midtown Farm, £360 Midtown Farm. Friesian: £490 High House Farm, £420 High House Farm, £400 High House Farm.
STIRKS - Stirks sell to £2140 at NWA J36
Strong numbers forward again at this ever-increasing popular sale with new faces once again in attendance.
Steers sold to £1960 for a yearling Stabiliser x from M Allen, Carnforth closely followed by Charolais x (10-month-old) from A&V&A Thornton, Cockerham who sold Limouisn x and Simmental x at £1780. MW & MR Black, Staveley sold 10/11-month-old British Blue x steers at £1750 and £1680. Other suckler bred steers (9/12 months old) nicely selling to £1250-£1500 with dairy bred selling to £1680 for Aberdeen Angus x from H Halhead & Son, Nether Kellet who also sold Hereford x at £1410. Younger sorts (8-month-old) £1000-£1200 with 6-month-old £780-£860.
An abundance of heifers today sold to £1650 for 11-month-old Charolais x from A&V&A Thornton, Cockerham who sold others at £1600. Other younger suckler bred heifers (9-month-old) selling to £1370 for a Limousin x from B Holland, Lowgill with others at £1260 from J Alderson & Son, Howgill and £1180 from JH Atkinson & Partners, Selside. Dairy bred heifers sold to £1450 for Aberdeen Angus x from H Halhead & Son, Nether Kellet with others (10/12-month-old) £1050-£1200 and younger 4/6 month old British Blue heifers from Bellart Howe Farm, Witherslack selling to £880 with others £800-£850, younger native sired heifers £720-£840.
47 young bulls forward attracted additional specialist buyers all keen to fill sheds. A run of 10-month-old Stabiliser x bulls from M Allen, Carnforth dominated the top prices peddling at £2140, with others £2100, £2000 (x5), £1990 (x7) with others regularly £1800-£1920. A Charolais x (7month-old) from Pilling Hall, Pilling sold at £1220 with younger dairy x bulls £850-£1100 depending on quality and type.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Stabiliser: £2140 Yealand Manor, £2100 Yealand Manor, £2000 Yealand Manor, £1990 Yealand Manor. Charolais: £1220 Pilling Hall Farm. British Blue: £1130 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £1010 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £990 Hallbeck, £960 Little Musgrave Farm, £960 Hallbeck. Angus: £1080 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £840 Hallbeck, £740 Little Musgrave Farm, £710 Hallback, £700 Little Musgrave Farm. Limousin: £1030 High Fields. Hereford: £930 Coldcotes Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Charolais: £1800 Thornham Fold Farm, £1650 Little Crimbles, £1600 Little Crimbles, £1170 Thornham Fold Farm. Limousin: £1600 Little Crimbles, £1370 Southmire Farm, £1260 Beckfoot Farm, £1120 High Grounds Farm, £1080 Southmire Farm, £1070 Mosergh Farm. Angus: £1450 Lawsons Farm, £1080 Millican, £1060 Shorthorn Farm, £1000 Lawsons Farm, £940 Stakes Moss Farm. Hereford: £1230 Lawsons Farm, £990 Low Longmire, £820 Stakes Moss Farm, £770 Stakes Moss Farm. British Blue: £1180 Mosergh Farm, £1170 Low Moor Farm, £1170 Scroggs Farm, £1150 Mosergh Farm, £1060 Mosergh Farm, £1020 Mosergh Farm. Simmental: £930 Black Bull Farm. Longhorn: £910 Station Lane. Blonde: £900 Moors Cottage, £720 Moors Cottage.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Stabiliser: £1960 Yealand Manor, £1550 Yealand Manor. Charolais: £1880 Little Crimbles, £1820 Little Crimbles, £1780 Little Crimbles, £980 Low Longmire, £900 Thornham Fold Farm. Limousin: £1780 Little Crimbles, £1310 Little Crimbles. Simmental: £1780 Little Crimbles, £1630 Little Crimbles, £1260 Black Bull Farm, £1180 Black Bull Farm, £970 Black Bull Farm. British Blue: £1750 Scroggs Farm, £1680 Scroggs Farm, £1200 Low Moor Farm, £890 Bellart Howe Farm, £870 Little Musgrave Farm, £850 Bellart Howe Farm. Angus: £1480 Lawsons Farm, £1450 Yew Tree Lodge, £1180 Kendal House Farm, £1160 Shorthorn Farm, £1120 Little Crimbles. Hereford: £1410 Lawsons Farm. Continental: £1080 Higher Salter. Friesian: £1020 Lawsons Farm.
Store Cattle
More numbers and once again more new faces buying cattle at Junction 36. An explosive trade yet again from the off set saw once more a packed ringside with buyers from all over the UK keen on Kendal cattle.
Messrs JA Airey sold some smart Limousin bullocks to £2300 with others making £2220. Aberdeen Angus steers hit £2200 twice at around the 20month mark from BJ Bowness and from G Cuthbertson, Capplerigg. British Blues sold to £2160 from Messrs JE Wightman of Lupton. A pair of Herefords from TD ME & GE Todd made £2100. A quartet of Aberdeen Angus heifers from Messrs Wightman made £2000 per head. Charolais heifers sold to £1940 from WA Hodgson. Our next sale of Store Cattle is in 2 weeks time on the 29th May. Entries are open and close on Wednesday 21st May. Please contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 for further enquiries.
Beef Breeding
The day also featured a show and sale for beef breeding cattle which was kindly judged by Colin Wharton, Appleby who we thank for his time throughout the day. The following awards were given:
CLASS 1- COW WITH CALF AT FOOT
1st B Holland, Southmire Farm- Limousin Cow with Limousin Calf- £3300
2nd J Johnson, High Roosebeck Farm- British Blue Cow with British Blue Calf- £3000
3rd JM Livestock Ltd, Roan Farm- Shorthorn Cow with Limousin Calf- £3100
CLASS 2- HEIFER WITH CALF AT FOOT
1st CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Holme Farm- British Blue Cow with Limousin Calf- £2700
2nd CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Holme Farm- British Blue Cow with Limousin Calf- £2900
3rd CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Holme Farm- British Blue Cow with Limousin Calf- £2750
CHAMPION- B Holland
RESERVE CHAMPION- CD Slinger & LJ Eaton
The sale topped at £3300 twice, firstly for the pre sale show champion a Limousin cross cow with Limousin bull calf from B Holland, Lowgill. The second outfit to reach £3300 came from the dispersal of JM Livestock, Ayr with this run of working herd cows selling to £3250, £3100 x4, £2950 and £2900. Other cows with calves sold to £3000 from CR Ford, Ulverston whilst the consignment of heifers with calves from CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Middleton sold to £2900, £2800 and £2750 twice.
Heifer & Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £2900 Holme Farm. Shorthorn: £2750 Holme Farm.
In Calf Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £2000 Millbeck.
Bulling Heifers Top Prices: Shorthorn: £1220 Esps Farm.
Cow & Calf Top Prices: Limousin: £3300 Southmire Farm, £3300, £3100, £2850, £2800 Roan Farm. Simmental: £3250, £2700, £2300 Roan Farm. Angus: £3100, £2750, £2700, £2500, £2400 Roan Farm. Shorthorn: £3100. £2500 £2300, £2100 Roan Farm. Hereford: £2400, £2350, £2300, £2250, £2200 Roan Farm.
Pedigree Beef Day
A very good day on the pedigree beef side at J36.
Limousin bulls sold to 6000gns from Messrs WA & GR Sedgley, Low Bank House. Charolais bulls hit 5000gns twice from JE Gaunt and once from GJ & G Billington. British Blue bulls also sold to 5000gns from Messrs Hewson of Burgh Head Farm. Other Charolais bulls sold to 4000gns from Messrs Case of Plumpton Cottage Farm, whilst Aberdeen Angus and Hereford bulls both hit 3800gns from Messrs Rollason, Kendal House and Messrs Hewson respectively. Pedigree heifers topped at 5500gns for a British Blue from Messrs JF & C Saunders, Maidenlands Tarn.
More bulls and females could quite easily have been sold on the day. Please contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 for further enquiries.
Pedigree Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 6000gns Low Bank House. Charolais: 5000gns Myerscough House, 5000gns West View, 4000gns Plumpton Cottage Farm. British Blue: 5000gns Burgh Head Farm. Hereford: 3800gns Burgh Head Farm, 3200gns Pollards Farm, 2400gns Corner Hall Farm. Continental: 3800gns Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Angus: 3800gns Kendal House Farm.
Pedigree Bulling Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: 5500gns Maidenlands Tarn. Shorthorn: 2400gns Low Greaves, 1800gns Summer Close Farm.
Pedigree Cow & Calf Top Prices: Continental: 2700gns Maidenlands. Hereford: 2300gns Pollards Farm. Longhorn: 1400gns.
Pedigree In Calf Cow Top Prices: Longhorn: 1300gns Hatters Farm.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £2300 £2220 Old Croft, £2040 Rhumes, £1940 Boon Town Farm, £1880 Mireside Farm, £1840 Hawkshead Hall Farm, £1820 Mireside Farm. Angus: £2200 Capplerigg, £2200 £2080 £2040 Blea Tarn Road, £2000 Crabtree Farm, £1780 Half Way House. British Blue: £2160 Crabtree Farm, £2000 Cockrigg Farm, £1780 Thursgill, £1740 Hollowmire Farm, £1720 Greenside Farm. Hereford: £2100 £2010 Holme Farm, £1680 High Borrowbridge, £1500 Bouthwaite Farm, £1210 £1190 Mireside Farm. Simental: £1920 Kate Farm, £1580 High Field. Shorthorn: £1780 £1720 Lane Ends Farm, £1700 Summer Close Farm, £1640 £1620 Flodder Hall. Charolaise: £1760 New Hall. Blonde: £1760 £1740 Causeway Farm, £1140 Moors Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £2000 Crabtree Farm, £1720 Hollowmire Farm, £1680 £1620 Holme House Farm, £1610 Mislet Farm, £1570 Bouthwaite Farm, £1560 High House Farm. Charolais: £1940 Whelpside Farm, £1560 Holme House Farm. Hereford: £1900 £1760 Holme Farm, £1760 Whelpside Farm, £1740 Greaves Farm, £1580 Low Groves Farm, £1520 £1180 School Hill. British Blue: £1840 Rhumes, £1800 Nether Hall Farm, £1780 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1780 Hollowmire Farm, £1740 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1720 £1700 Thursgill. Limousin: £1800 Rhumes, £1800 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1800Mossborough Bungalow, £1770 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1700 High Wray Farm, £1700 Boon Town Farm. Blonde: £1780 £1640 Causeway Farm. Shorthorn: £1740 £1500 Flodder Hall, £1340 Beckside Road, £1200 Piked Howe. Continental: £1720 Piked Howe.
Store Bull Top Prices: Shorthorn: £1500 £1420 Beckside Road. Hereford: £1260 West Plain Farm. Angus: £1250 x3 Rhumes. Continental: £820 Spice Gill Farm.
OTM / CULL COWS
Hot weather and a trade to match with all sold averaging 274p/kg.
Best beef cows sold to 334.5p/kg for a Limousin x from PJ & ES Rogerson, Appleby with other stronger end beef cows 285305p/kg with mediums 250-275p/kg. Top grossing achieved £2622 for a Limousin x again from PJ & ES Rogerson, Appleby with others regularly totalling £1900-£2200.
Dairy cows sold to 274.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack with others 248-265p/kg, parlour types 220-245p/kg with only the lighter weights and leanest less. Top grossing was another Holstein Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming totalling £2200 with over heavy cows £1700-£2000.
OTM beef heifers sold to 349.5p/kg and £2226 for a Hereford from TLB & J Knowles, Selside with dairy heifers to 304p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from C & AJ Woodhouse, Millom with others achieving £1554 from Strickland Hill Farming.
OTM beef steers sold to 329.5p/kg and £1977 for Aberdeen Angus x from G Cuthbetson, New Hutton. Just 1 single cull bulls forward today selling at 284.5p/kg and £3251 for a Hereford from TLB & J Knowles, Selside.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 334.50 Maison Gill, 309.50 Maison Gill, 309.50 Fold Farm, 299.50 Burton Hill, 299.50 Southmire Farm. Simmental: 294.50 Maison Gill, 279.50 West Plain Farm.Continental: 284.50 Moor house, 244.50 Spice Gill Farm, 224.50 Spice Gill Farm. British Blue: 289.50 The Howes, 279.50 High Borrowbridge, 274.50 Lower Hawthwaite, 274.50 Cooper House, 259.50 The Howes. Hereford: 284.50 West Plain Farm, 264.50 Aynsome Manor Farm. Friesian: 274.50 Strickland Hill, 274.50 Moor House, 269.50 Middle Birkby Farm, 264.50 Scales Park Farm, 259.50 Strickland Hill, 259.50 Wraysholme Tower. Angus: 274.50 Holmelands, 269.50 Heathwaite Farm, 269.50 Holmelands, 269.50 Yew Tree Lodge, 269.50 Middle Birkby Lodge, 264.50 Cooper House. Saler: 269.50 Millbeck. Shorthorn: 259.50 Holmelands. Charolais: 254.50 Aynsome Manor Farm. Longhorn: 249.50 Crow Wood.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 304.50 Stubb Place Farm, 294.50 Stubb Place Farm, 259.50 Strickland Hill, 254.50 Mire House Farm. Angus: 279.50 Crossgates Farm. Hereford: 249.50 Crow Wood.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 329.50 Capplerigg. Limousin: 289.50 Holmelands. Continental: 249.50 Knittleton Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Hereford: 284.50 High Borrowbridge.
Lancaster Store Cattle: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 16th May 2025.
Calves & Stirks
70 through the little ring today, with trade for all goods better on the week. British Blue bull calves were the order of the day, Christine Pickervance made the worthwhile trip to Lancaster this morning selling British Blue bulls to a top of £910, with a further four from this home at £900. Also at £900 was again a British Blue bull from AW&AM Park, Ellel who reached £880 and £870. J&G Thornley, Kirkham sold at £850 whilst JP&C Robson, Brock made £800. This said British Blue bulls calves today averaged £728.10. Other bull calves sold to £810 twice for Herefords from D&M Foster, Out Rawcliffe whilst Charolais topped at £780 from D&E Whittaker, Quernmore.
Heifer calves sold to £790 for British Blues from Pickervance Farms, Kirkham with others to £700 twice from this home. Aberdeen Angus also reached £700 from AW&AM Park, Ellel with others at £660 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Month old heifers sold to £530 for British Blues from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Month old heifers sold to £530 for British Blue from RT Halhead, Cockerham with others the same age at £500.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £900 Roseacre Hall, £620 Walkers I’th Fields, £620 Roe Farm. Angus: £700 Walkers I’th the Fields, £600 Derby Lodge Farm, £600 Walkers I’th The Fields, £590 Roseacre Hall, £480 Roe Farm. Charolais: £570 Tills Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £910 Roseacre Hall, £900 Walkers I’th Fields, Roseacre Hall, £880 Walkers I’th Fields. Hereford: £810 Church Farm. Charolais: £780 Little Fell Farm. Angus: £570 Tills Farm, £560 Roe Farm, £530 Batty Hill, Friesian: £170 Roseacre Hall.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £780 Larbreck Hill Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £810 Muffys Plat Farm. Welsh Black: £680 Muffys Flat Farm.
Store Cattle
“Lancaster store cattle remain strong despite reports of a drop in trade elsewhere”
Store cattle sold to £2650 for British Blue bullocks from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland with other bullocks reaching £2480 from I Atkinson, Warton again for British Blue. 5 bullocks made £2400 – one from J & JM Walmsley and four Limousin from EJ Hodgson, Lambrigg. Angus sold to £2380 x3 from C Hargreaves & Son, Overton with Simmentals selling to £2320 x3 from EJ & PE Burrow, Milnthorpe. Dairy bullocks topped at £2200 for Montbeliardes from AT Smith, Longridge with B&W topping at £1800 from ID Bailey, Catforth. Overall bullocks averaged £2061.93. Heifers topped at £2320 for Angus from T & E Garlick, Freckleton with others to £2220 from the same home. A pair of Limousin from A & MI Robinson, Orton sold to £2180 whilst British Blue’s sold to £2150 from MG & J Parker, Wennington and £2100 x2 for CG Birkett, Carnforth. Heifers today averaged £1939.82. A handful of bulls sold to £1700 for 15-month-old Montbeliardes from WR & CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh.
Store Bullock Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2650 High House Farm, £2480 Boon Town Farm, £2400 Staffords Farm, £2380 Stubb Hall Farm, £1900 Hillam House Farm, £1880 Abbotson Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2400 Lambrigg Head Farm, £2350 High House Farm, £2320, £2300 Intack Farm, £2300 (x2) High House Farm. ANGUS: £2380 Bainsbank Farm, £2380 Sunderland Brows Farm, £2380 Well House Farm, £2300 Cheetham House Farm, £2280 Outerthwaite Farm, £2280 Gulf Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £2200 Carlinghurst, £1850 Hatters Farm, £1820, £1680 Carlinghurst. SIMMENTAL: £2320 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £2100, £2050 Intack Farm. HEREFORD: £2120 Lynwood, £1700 Thursgill. STABILISER: £1900 Yealand Manor. CHAROLAIS: £1850 Carlinghurst. FREISIAN: £1800 Betts Farm, £1750 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1650 Knotts Farm. NORWEIGEAN RED: £1300 Farleton House. FLECKVIEH: £1300 Farleton House.
Store Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: £2320, £2220 Grange Farm, £2050 Outerthwaite Farm, £2000 Carlingwha, £1950 Grange Farm, £1850 Longmeanygate. LIMOUSIN: £2180 Hall Farm, £2080 Boon Town Farm, £2080 Hall Farm, £1780 Boon Town Farm, £1580, £1300 Southways. BRITISH BLUE: £2150 Lodge Farm, £2100 Netherbeck Barn, £1950 Boon Town Farm, £1950 Thursgill, £1920 Windy Hill Farm, £1820 Plumpton Hall Farm. STABILISER: £1800, £1480 Yealand Manor. HEREFORD: £1750 Trapp Farm, £1580 Thursgill. FRIESIAN: £1720 Staffords Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: MONTBELIARDE: £1700, £1450 Cumming Carr Farm. FRIESIAN: £1380 Cumming Carr Farm.
OTM Cattle
Cast bulls today hit the top spot with local vendor JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore with a Limousin bull to £2910 or 334.5p/kg. Other cast bulls sold to £2735 from SJ Gunn, Slackhead.
Cast steers saw PG Thornton, Scorton sell an Aberdeen Angus to £2373, with other OTM Aberdeen Angus steers to 359.5p/kg from PR Holt, Carlton. Dairy bred steers sold to 287.5p/kg from I Atkinson & Son, Carnforth for Friesians.
OTM cattle saw trade very similar on the week, with more beef bred cattle in the mix which proved very good to sell. Limousins from EJ Ward & Sons, Carnforth sold to 374.5p/kg for a heifer, with British Blue heifers to 369.5p/kg and Angus heifers to 364.5p/kg or £2379 from JD EM JA Atkinson, Kendal. Dairy bred heifers saw top price of £2117 or 299p/kg from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham for Friesians, with others from AT Burrow, Gressingham to 279.5p/kg or £1976. All heifers today averaged £1635 or 297.5p/kg.
OTM cows saw Norwegian Red cows to £2452 from EW&RM Towers, Hornby while Friesians hit a high of £2433 or 269.5p/kg from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham. Other Friesian from the same good home at achieved £2300 or 279p/kg. Beef bred cows saw Herefords to 357.5p/kg from J Whittaker & Son, Nether Kellet with Simmental cows from A Clark & Johnson, Windermere to £2154 or 314p/kg. All cows today averaged £1752 or 265p/kg.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 284.5 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 279.5 Holme Head, 279.5 High Snab, 279.5 Boon Town Farm, 279.5 Sweetings Farm, 279.5 Myerscough House. Hereford: 354.5, 299.5, 289.5 Dale Barns. Limousin: 319.5 Hazelslack Tower Farm, 269.5 Middle Lee Farm, 229.5 Leighton House. Charolais: 319.5 Carlingwha. Simmental: 314.5 Far Orrest, 284.5 Black Bull Cottage. British Blue: 309.5 Carlingwha, 289.5 Far Orrest. Norwegian Red: 299.5 Holme Head. Montbeliarde: 289.5 Cumming Carr Farm, 259.5 Holme Head.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 374.5 Intack Farm. Angus: 364.5 Rowell Farm, 359.5 Low Groves, 324.5 Rowell Farm, 309.5 Kitchen Ground Farm. Friesian: 329.5 Lane Ends Farm, 324.5 Kitchen Ground Farm, 309.5 Quakers Farm, 309.5 Holme House Farm, 304.5 Sellerley Farm, 299.5 Richmond Hall. Simmental: 369.5 Intack Farm. British Blue: 369.5 Low Groves Farm. Fleckvieh: 334.5 Sellerley Farm. Charolais: 349.5 Yealand Manor.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 359.5 Trapp Farm, 319.5 Cliftons Farm. Shorthorn: 354.5 Rowell Farm. Friesian: 274.50 Boon Town Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 334.5 Castle Mill Farm. Hereford: 289.5 Leighton Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 19th
Lancaster: 10am Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
Tuesday 20th
J36: 11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot 1pm Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Friday 23rd
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle 11:15am Store Cattle
