Weekly Report & Newsletter - 2nd January 2025 Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 22nd December 2025. PRIME LAMBS Lancasters weekly sale of prime lambs Saw 600 through the ring with a pleasing average of 329ppk with lambs from 29kg to 66kg. JR & LA Capstick, Killington back with quality lambs to 373ppk for Texels. Other texels from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e to 367ppk or £176 not far behind was D & J Hay, Cockerham at £175 also for Texels. Plenty of other texels 45-46kg round the £155-£160 mark. Few more hill bred lambs about today with Mules to £167 from R Lawrence, Grange over Sands. Heavy weight Mashams to £159 from T & D Wright, Wray. Cheviots from P Prickett, Hutton Roof to £141. Dalesbred to £130 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton. Swaledale lambs to £129 from JF & AW Sutton, Longsleddale. Prime Lambs Top Prices: TEXEL: £176 Bensons Farm, £175 Birch House Cottage, £174 Beckside, £174 Helm Croft, £173 Cock Hall Farm. MULE: £167 Greaves Farm, £150 Greaves Farm, £142 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £135 Thormbush Farm, £122 Thornbush Farm, £112 Quarry House. CONTINENTAL: £162 Helm Croft, £137 Beckside Mews, £134 Old Parkside Farm, £134 Lower Swainshead Farm, £133 Old Parkside Farm. MASHAM: £159 Allcocks Farm. SUFFOLK: £155 Pilling Hall Farm, £155 Park Farm, £146 Old Parkside Farm, £142 Pilling Hall Farm, £128 Old Parkside Farm. CHEVIOT: £141 Hutton Roof Hall, £134 Moorcock Hall Farm, £115 Moorcock Hall Farm, £110 Moorcock Hall Farm. HORNED: £135 Greaves Farm, £130 Fell End Farm, £129 Nether House Farm, £126 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £120 Fell End Farm, £118 Higher Fair Snape Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £132 Brosley Hall Farm, £129 Brosley Hall Farm.
STORE LAMBS Just 2 pens of Store Lambs in today from PG Thornton, Scorton saw his Texels to £140 while his Su olks to £132. More store lambs required next week please advise of entries to Andrew or Matthew Store Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £140, £127 Cliftons Farm. CONTINENTAL: £138 Cliftons Farm. SUFFOLK: £132 Cliftons Farm.
CULL SHEEP Nice entry of cast ewes and rams. A&E Clarkson, Thurnham saw his pair of Texel tups to £220. Other tups from J Clarke & Sons, Lancaster to £185 for Charolais. Cast ewes to £205 for Su olks from Redmayne Brockholes Ltd, Samlesbury. Dutch Spotted to £205 from KP Dagger, Preston. Texel ewes to £200 from J Lamb, Old Glasson others at £195 from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e who also had big mules at £162. Medium mules round the £155 mark. Cheviots to £150 from R Stobbart & M Miradoli, Over Wyresdale. Dalesbred from RG Woodhouse, Scorton to £133. Swaledales to £107 from JF & AW Sutton, Longsleddale. Business as usual next Monday which includes Young Handlers show. For marketing advice please phone Matt or Andrew. Cast Ewes Top Prices: SUFFOLK: £205 Lower Brockholes Farm, £162 Bensons Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £205 Conway Close. TEXEL: £200 Old Glasson Farm, £195 Bensons Farm, £195 Old Glasson Farm, £190 Lower Brockholes Farm, £160, £150 Bensons Farm. CONTINENTAL: £165, £155, £145 Lower Brockholes Farm, £130, £128 Bensons Farm, £120 Quarry House. MULE: £162 Bensons Farm, £155 Lower Brockholes Farm, £145 Bensons Farm, £142 Nether House Farm, £140 Cock Hall Farm, £132 Lower Brockholes Farm. CHEVIOT: £150 Lower Swainhead Farm. MASHAM: £150 Fell End Farm. HORNED: £133 Fell End Farm. DALESBRED: £110 Allcocks Farm. SWALEDALE: £107 Nether House Farm. Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £220 Cock Hall Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £185 Beckside Mews. SUFFOLK: £120 Old Parkside Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Christmas Sale of Dressed Poultry, Monday 22nd December 2025. Saw a total entry of 190 birds which consisted of 137 turkeys, 37 capons, 11 geese and 5 ducks, selling to a good ringside of buyers eager to purchase. Best turkeys to £105 twice from G Hargreaves, Lancaster. DJ Barton, Carnforth annual consignment to £100. Plenty of other Turkeys round the £4.00 a lb mark. Geese to £70 from BJ Jenkinson, Eagland Hill. Chickens to £30 from JM & TJ Livesey, Inskip. Ducks to £20 from W Birbeck, Soulby. North West Auctions would like to wish all vendors & buyers a Merry Christmas. J36 Rural Auction Centre: Christmas Sale of Dressed Poultry, Monday 22nd December 2025. Gobble Till You Wobble- Poultry Sale Hits The Stu ing Jackpot Buyers piled in ringside at our dressed poultry sale, all desperate to grab Christmas dinner in the nick of time and with nobody going cold turkey this close to the big day. A full entry of 254 birds strutted through the ring let by a dominant 213 Turkeys, 3 Guinea
Fowl, 10 Chickens and 18 Geese making sure no festive table went under- feathered. Trade was absolutely flying, with Turkeys averaging a tremendous £54 leaving vendors crowing and buyers winging it no longer. A cracking top price of £160 was achieved by DH Lucas & FA Nairey proving the best birds still rule the roost when Christmas panic sets in. Even a Christmas cake slipped through the ring meaning this sale genuinely had all the trimmings. A packed ringside, frantic buying and prices well and truly stu ed – Christmas saved. Remember, it is business as usual here tomorrow with prime lambs starting at the normal time of 1pm contact Joel McGarva on 07920008097 for more info. J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 23rd December 2025. PRIME LAMBS A cracker of a pre-christmas trade. With Christmas only two sleeps away, buyers clearly arrives in festive spirits. Demand was exceptional from start to finish pushing averages to 344p/kg overall and an SQQ of 352p/kg. Texels topped at £212 from RHM&S Boyren with the heavier end of sheep significantly dearer on the week. Others sold to £208 from Messrs A Clark & Johnson. Texels topped at 406.70p/kg from Messrs PJ&ES Rogerson. Beltex sold to 397.60p/kg for a nice pair from GT Metcalfe. A single Texel from FI&ME Little sold to the same price. 45kg Texels from JA Airey sold 388.90p/kg. Mule and Horned sheep also a lump dearer this week. Mules from stockdale farms hit 352.90p/kg. Light lambs continue to be in hot demand also. Please remember that it is business as usual next week once again. Contact Joel McGarva on 07920 009097 with any enquiries. Come to J36 for a highly competitive trade and prompt payment. Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £212 Hill Park, £208 Far Orrest, £191 Head House, £190 Red Scar Farm, £188 Ridding Farm, £186 Helm Croft. SUFFOLK: £187 Marshside, £183 High House Farm, £180 Helm Croft, £178 High House Farm, £172 Myerscough Hall, £172 Helm Croft. LEICESTER: £170 Arklid Farm, £161 Wilcocks Farm, £130 Yates Farm. CHEVIOT: £169, £153 Croziers Croft, £139 Howriggs. BELTEX: £167, £150 Crook Hall Farm. MULE: £163 Holme House Farm, £161 Hareden Farm, £161 Greaves Farm, £154 Arklid Farm, £154 Brown Brook, £153 Helm Croft. CONTINENTAL: £160 Myerscough Hall, £159 Croziers Croft, £157 Oak Aveune, £157 Howriggs, £148 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £148 Birks Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £156, £149 Low Mill House, £147, £114 Bowers Farm. ZWARTBLE: £152 Birks Farm, £134 West Lodge Farm. ROUGH FELL: £140, £124, £120 Rash Mill Cottage. MASHAM: £137 Holme House Farm. SWALEDALE:
£127 Wilcocks Farm, £110 Tills Hole, £110, £98, £91 Wilcocks Farm. HERDWICK: £100 Wilcocks Farm.
CAST SHEEP “Ewes remain a good trade proving a Christmas bonus for farmers” No real top end ewes in today with trade reaching £225 for Texel x from PK & R Woof, Kendal with plenty other of the biggest ewes top side of £200. Cheviot Mules to £180 from WL & FD Richards, Kirkby in Furness with North of England Mules to £172 from GCL Stephenson, Kirkby Lonsdale. Strongest mules regularly over £160. Horned ewes perhaps looking best sold, selling to £134 for Blackface from JM Haddow with Swaledales to £128 from R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands. Strongest horned ewes £105+, mediums £88+ with only the very plainest for less. Ewes: • Texel to £225 from PK & R Woof, Kendal • Beltex to £212 from Robyn Allen, Ings • BFL to £196 from WI & AM Atkinson, Bleasdale • Su olk x to £182 from RHM & S Boyren, Ulverston • Cheviot Mule to £180 from WL & FD Richards, Kirkby in Furness • North of England Mule to £172 from GCL Stephenson, Kirkby Lonsdale • Masham to £160 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor • Cheviot to £146 from SH & PI Bowes, Barrow • Blackface to £134 from JM Haddow, Crooklands • Swaledale to £128 from R Lawrence, Grange over Sands • Rough Fell to £118 from B & J Knowles, Selside • Herdwick to £96 from WL & FD Richards, Kirkby in Furness Rams: • Texel to £245 from JA & KJ Allen, Ings • Cheviot to £195 from K Gregory, Silverdale • Rough Fell to £154 from JB & AEA Longworth, Kentmere Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £225 Storth End Farm, £208 Storth End Farm, £198 Storth End Farm, £182 Harbarrow Farm, £176 Harbarrow Farm, £174 Meadow View. BELTEX: £212 St Annes Farm. LEICESTER: £196 Holme House Farm, £185 Hill Park, £150 Woodbroughton Barn, £144 Hillcroft, £142 Woodbroughton Barn. SUFFOLK: £182 Hill Park, £160 Hill Park, £134 Whitbarrow Cottage, £92 Whitbarrow Cottage. CHEVIOT MULE: £180 Low Mill House, £70 Meadow View. MULE: £172 Deansbiggin, £164 Hill Park, £164 Deansbiggin, £162 Riddings Farm, £158 Viver Mill Farm, £156 Harbarrow Farm. CONTINENTAL: £165 West Lodge, £148 Low Audlands, £140 Whitbarrow Cottage, £136 Low Audlands, £130 Lakeland Farm, £126 Long Green Head. MASHAM: £160 Low Audlands, £124 Low Audlands, £110 Low Audlands, £76 Grate Farm. ZWARBTLE: £150 Harbarrow Farm, £112 Four Lane Ends Farm. CHEVIOT: £146 Harbarrow Farm,
£138 Viver Mill Farm, £126 West Lodge, £120 Nether Hall Farm. TEESWATER: £146 Low Audlands. SCOTCH BLACK FACE: £134 Viver Mill Farm, £84 West Lodge. SWALEDALE: £128 Greaves Farm, £118 West Lodge, £112 Woodbroughton Barn, £104 Woodbroughton Barn, £104 Arklid Farm, £98 Greaves Farm. ROUGH FELL: £118 High Borrowbridge. HERDWICK: £96 Low Mill House, £95 Lakeland Farm, £94 West Lodge, £92 Low Mill House. Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £245 St Annes Farm, £235 Arklid Farm, £200 Garnett Folds, £185 Causeway Farm, £184 Millriggs, £182 Croziers Croft. CHEVIOT: £195 Croziers Croft. LEICESTER: £168 Tills Hole. ROUGH FELL: £154 MillRiggs, £120 MillRiggs. CONTINENTAL: £115 Red Scar Farm. SWALEDALE: £114 Skelmergh Hall. HERDWICK: £84 Millriggs.
Lancaster: Young Handler Show of Prime Lambs. Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Ewes. Monday 29th December 2025. PRIME LAMBS A very pleasing sale to end what has been a buoyant year at Lancaster Auction on a Monday morning for which we would like to extend our thanks to all customers for their continued support. A feature of todays sale was the annual young handlers show & sale which this year saw regular auction mart attendee Freddie Swarbrick, Bensons Farm with the championship rosette showing a 44kg Beltex cross lamb which later sold for £188 to Mr N Brown, Littledale. Thanks must go to the judge Mr S Cornthwaite, Caton and todays sponsor Park Farm Mookshake Shack. Well done to all competitors at todays show. CLASS 1 – BEST YOUNG HANDLER UNDER 10 1st Freddie Swarbrick 2nd Isabella Twigge 3rd Henry Twigge CLASS 2 – BEST YOUNG HANDLER OVER 10 1st Maisie Beresford 2nd Henry Prickett 3rd Lily Drinkall 4th Adam Ayrton CLASS 3 – BEST OVERALL YOUNG HANDLER 1st Freddie Swarbrick 2nd Maisie Beresford 3rd Henry Prickett Todays market generated an average of 343p/kg with well finished lambs in keenest demand, as were standard weight lambs. A top price of £192 was achieved for a Beltex cross from J Twigge, Lindale with other better end £165 to £185. Top p/kg today was 449p/kg for another Beltex cross
this time from M Beresford, others 355p/kg to 380p/kg. Standard weights to £172 & 427p/kg, others £148 to £158 & 345p/kg to 360p/kg. Heavy weight mules to £170, Mashams £159 and standard weights to £150. Best horned lambs to £165, light weight lambs of all breeds well finished in high demand. Prime Lambs Top Prices: BELTEX: £192 Holmelands, £188 Bensons Farm, £184 Angerton Hall Farm, £176 Park Farm, £174 Oak Avenue, £164 Angerton Hall Farm. TEXEL: £188 Holmelands, £186 Haversham House Farm, £173 Holmelands, £173 Cock Hall Farm, £172 Hutton Roof Hall, £171 Burns Farm. MULE: £170 Yates Farm, £164 Angerton Hall Farm, £155 Calderside Farm, £150 Greaves Farm, £148 Overhouses, £146 Greaves Farm. HORNED: £164 Angerton Hall Farm, £156 Calderside Farm. SUFFOLK: £163 Angerton Hall Farm, £151 The Hawthornes, £150 Park Farm, £148 Pilling Hall Farm, £146 Angerton Hall Farm. CONTINENTAL: £162 Overhouses, £154 Head Farm, £149 Ellers Farm, £145 Pilling Hall Farm, £144 Angerton Hall Farm, £138 Beckside Mews. MASHAM: £159 Allcocks Farm. CHAROLAIS: £159 Burns Farm, £157 Bensons Farm, £156 Burns Farm, £146 Jacksons Farm, £136 Jacksons Farm, £135 Beckside Mews. CHEVIOT: £158 Ellers Farm, £157 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £156 Ellers Farm, £147 Hutton Roof Hall, £143 Wellington Crag Farm, £140 School Lane. DUTCH SPOTTED: £153 Ellers Farm, £148 Overhouses, £132 Shorefields, £100 Shorefields. SWALEDALE: £119 Yates Farm. ZWARBTLE: £116 Old Parkside Farm. ROUGH FELL: £113 Quarry House.
CAST EWES Two full alleys today with trade remaining firm and more needed each week.Strongest cross bred ewes to £198 from JA Lambert and D&E Whitaker with others £175 to £185, lighter weights £155 to £170. Heaviest mules £170 from A&FM Bolland & Sons, others £150 to £168. Hill ewes to £151 for cheviots, £125 for Rough Fell, £118 for Swaledale and £117 for Scotch Black Face. Several rams forward selling to £248 for Texels, others generally £180 to £225. Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £198 Bensons Farm, £190 Jacksons Farm, £190 Little Fell Farm, £188 Cock Hall Farm, £186 Beckside Mews, £184 Bensons Farm. CHAROLAIS: £180 Ellers Farm, £138 West Lodge, £125 Cuerdale Hall Farm. MULE: £170, £166 Yeat House, £160, £159 Little Fell Farm, £158 Bensons Farm, £155 Cuerdale Hall Farm. SUFFOLK: £166 Middle Salter, £150 Bensons Farm, £128 Middle Salter. CHEVIOT: £151 Annasghyll, £115 West Lodge. LEICESTER: £142 Quarry House Farm. ROUGH FELL: £125, £113 Bensons Farm, £104 Millbeck. CONTINENTAL: £120, £100 West Lodge. SWALEDALE: £118 High House Farm, £104, £93 West Lodge. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £117, £81 Angerton Hall Farm. JACOB: £114 Middle Salter. HERDWICK: £103 West Lodge. HORNED: £92 Angerton Hall Farm. Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £248 Cock Hall Farm, £224 Little Fell Farm, £220 Cock Hall Farm, £212 Middle Salter. DUTCH SPOTTED: £195 Middle Salter.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Young Handler Show of Prime Lambs. Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Ewes. Tuesday 30th December 2025. PRIME LAMBS A Christmas Bow on the Final Prime Sheep Sale of 2025 Lambs remain in very high demand here at J36 despite the slight drop in trade from a week ago today. With many horned, hill and mules about accompanied with more numbers about on the week, an overall average of 328p/kg was achieved ending 2025 on a high for supporters of North West Auctions. Today’s sale included a section for young handlers. Thank you to our judge Mr Lewis Hodgson, representing Plumgarth Farm Shop, who did a fantastic job judging both lambs and young handlers ability. Also a big thank you to our sponsor Rural Law Practice for their annual contribution. CLASS 1 – BEST YOUNG HANDLER UNDER 10 YEARS 1st Connor Boyren 2nd Millie Atkinson 3rd Bertie Colbear CLASS 2 – BEST YOUNG HANDLER 10 YEARS AND OVER 1st Georgia Wright 2nd Brooklyn Bowman 3rd Jack Matthews OVERALL CHAMPION – Georgia Wright RESERVE CHAMPION – Connor Boyren CHAMPION HANDLER – Georgia Wright Todays sale topped for a Beltex at 46kg from Messrs JW&AJ Matthews making £205 or 445.7p/kg. A pair of Beltex then made 416.2p/kg for 48kgs. A single Lonk from Robert Bradley hit 408.2p/kg with a single Texel from Eddie Boyren selling for the exact same price. Lambs from 40kg to 44kg in fit condition once again the best article to sell. 42kgs from MH&AR Robinson selling for 395.2p/kg for a trio. Lighter lambs also a joy to sell Beltex/Texel cross from BJ Bowness selling for 374.4p/kg. Mules also good to sell, topping p/kg at 351.3 from B&J Knowles and £174 per head from WI&AM Atkinson for a pen of 4. Same time, same place next week. Call Joel McGarva on 07920 009097 for any enquiries.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: BELTEX: £205 Oldfield End, £200 Cumbrae, £200 Hall Croft Barn, £180 Lane Ends Farm, £170 Hall Croft Barn, £160 Lane Ends Farm. TEXEL: £202 Heights Farm, £200 Mosergh Farm, £200 Hill Park, £200 Mosergh Farm, £200 Hill Park, £192 Holmelands. CONTINENTAL: £200 Gillfoot Aveune, £200 Sedbergh Road, £189 Mint View, £172 Heights Farm, £170 Gallaber Farm, £165 Helwith Bridge. HORNED: £191 Myerscough Hall, £150, £100 Hazelslack Tower Farm. LEICESTER: £188 Hawkswell Farm, £142 Swallowmire, £139 Yates Farm. SUFFOLK: £187 Holme Park, £184 Mealriggs Farm, £175 Station Hotel Farm, £169 Calverts Farm, £168, £167 Lane Ends Farm. CHAROLAIS: £180 Crosscrake Farm, £178 Lane Ends Farm, £170 Crosscrake Farm, £164 Lane Ends Farm, £148, £136 Calverts Farm. CHEVIOT: £180 (x2) Castle Rigg Farm, £151, £143 Hawkswell Farm, £141 Howriggs, £140 Castle Rigg Farm. MULE: £174, £167 Holme House Farm, £156 Swallowmire, £153 Brown Brook, £151 Monk Foss, £151 Swallowmire. MASHAM: £167, £151 Holme House Farm, £136, £125 Mealriggs Farm. BADGER FACE: £154, £127 Grindelwald. LLEYN: £137, £113 Cragg Farm. ROUGH FELL: £128 Cherry Tree House, £122 Hollowgate Farm, £120 Cherry Tree House, £116 Boundary Beck, £111, £110 Cherry Tree House. DALESBRED: £121, £96 Fell End Farm. ZWARTBLE: £120 High Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £119 Braida Garth, £90 Botton Hall Farm. SWALEDALE: £119, £115 Bank House Farm, £110, £97 Tills Hole, £91 Yoad Pot. HERDWICK: £110 Tebay Ghyll, £107 Cockley Beck Farm.
CAST EWES Plenty of power in the cull ewe sale with a top price of £255 for Texel cross ewes from RHM&S Boyren, closely followed by others at £248 and Su olks £245 from AR Edmondson. Other stronger end were £185 to £210 and the next draw down £155 to £180. Mules and Mashams sold to £168 and £164, with other heavies £148 to £155, mediums £138 to £145 and smaller meated £122 to £130. Pure hill ewes to £166 for Cheviots, £148 Rough Fells, £136 Swaledale and £124 for Lonks. Cull rams generally £180 to £205 for medium continentals, BFL £186, Rough Fells £175, Cheviot £172 and Swaledales £152. Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £255 Hill Park, £248 Holme Park, £208 Hall Croft Barn, £200 Quarry Close, £195 Crosscrake Farm, £192 Hall Croft Barn. SUFFOLK: £245 Hawkswell Farm, £192 Ashstead, £180 Bouthwaite Farm, £172 New Village, £158 Calverts Farm. CONTINENTAL: £200 Hill Park, £190 Station Hotel Farm, £186 Cooper House, £184 Cruck Barn, £180 Calverts Farm, £180 Low Gregg Hall. LEICESTER: £196 Summer Hill, £192 Hawkswell Farm, £188 Meadow Wood, £164 Hawkswell Farm, £148 Boundary Beck, £132 Ashstead. MASHAM: £168 Lambrigg Head Farm, £146, £145 High Swinklebank Farm, £141, £125, £92 Low Audlands. CHEVIOT: £166 Hawkswell Farm, £138 Park Garth, £126 Harbarrow Farm, £106 Low Deepslack. MULE: £164 Park Garth, £160 (x2), £153 Lambrigg Head Farm, £152 Low Barns Farm, £150 Myers Farm. TEESWATER: £152 Foulstones Farm. ZWARTBLE: £146 New Village. ROUGH FELL: £148 Lambrigg Head Farm, £140 High Swinklebank Farm, £138 Coronation Drive, £137, £136, £130 High Swinklebank Farm. SWALEDALE: £136, £132 Calderside Farm, £132 Cooper House,
£130 Yoad Pot, £120 Greaves Farm, £116 Swallowmire. HORNED: £124 Greaves Farm. GOAT: £80 Broadhead. Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £205 New Village, £200 Bramaskew, £192 Holme House Farm, £192, £174 Thorn Cottage, £145 Holme House Farm. LEICESTER: £186 Thorn Cottage, £180 Bramaskew, £120 Botton Hall Farm. BELTEX: £180 Bramaskew, £158 Moss End Farm. CHAROLAIS: £176 Calverts Farm. ROUGH FELL: £175 Boundary Beck. CHEVIOT: £172, £170 Thorn Cottage. SWALEDALE: £152 Bramaskew, £134 Tills Hole.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 2nd January 2026. CALVES A nice start to the calf sales of 2026, with trade picking up where it left o . Bull calves sold to £870 for a British Blue from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme with others at £800 from D&J Hay, Cockerham. Limousins sold to £800 from D&M Foster, Out Rawcli e who sold Aberdeen Angus at the same price. Charolais sold to £730 from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale with three week olds to £540 for Limousins from D&K Haworth and £530 for British Blues from Messrs Walmsley, Cockerham. Black and Whites sold to £480 from Ian Richardson, Catforth. Heifers sold to £720 for Charolais from D&J Hay, Cockerham with Limousins to £690 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme. British Blues to £690 from Wallbank Farms, with Aberdeen Angus at £ £590 from I Slater, Bleasdale. A handful of stirks sold to £990 for Aberdeen Angus bullocks from M Noblett, Preston who sold heifers to £950. Heifer Calf Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £720 Birch House Cottage. BRITISH BLUE: £690 Tills Farm, £610 Roe Farm, £610 Roseacre Hall, £600 Roe Farm, £600 Hudsbrook Farm, £560 Roseacre Hall. LIMOUSIN: £690 Cinder Hill Farm, £490, £440 Rose Farm. ANGUS: £590 Hudsbrook Farm, £550 Manor House Farm, £550 Roe Farm, £480 Lane Head Farm. HEREFORD: £450 Westfield House Farm. Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £870 Cinder Hill Farm, £800, £700 Birch House Cottage, £700 Roe Farm, £700 Birch House Cottage, £680 Tills Farm. ANGUS: £800 Church Farm, £800 Cinder Hill Farm, £790 West View Farm, £650, £640 Hudsbrook Farm, £550 Roseacre Hall. LIMOUSIN: £800, £760 Church Farm, £540, £520, £470 Rose Farm. CHAROLAIS: £730 Tills Farm. FRIESIAN: £480 (x2) West View Farm, £360 (x2) Cinder Hill Farm, £280 Hudsbrook Farm, £260 Kirkwood Lodge Farm. SWEDISH RED: £480, £440 West View Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: ANGUS: £950, £860 (x2), £690 (x2) Pennine Way. Steer Stirk Top Prices: ANGUS: £990, £880, £830 Pennine Way.
STORE CATTLE Full buyer attendance with keen interest to fill pens with steers averaging £2234 and heifers £1939. Steers topped at £2700 from DE & SM Moorhouse for a Limousin x with other stronger end £2500-£2650 and good feeding types £2350-£2500. Heifers sold to £2520 for Aberdeen Angus x from MJ Shepherd with other stronger end £2350-£2500 and mediums generally £2100-£2300. Store Bullock Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2700 High House Farm, £2520 High House Farm, £2420 Pilling Hall Farm, £2420 Foredales Farm, £2280 Station Hotel Farm, £2220 Brown Edge. ANGUS: £2580 Foredales Farm, £2520 Low Levens, £2500 Betts Farm, £2420 Brown Edge, £2380 Station Hotel Farm, £2350 Upper Foxholes Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2580 High House Farm, £2520 Foredales Farm, £2520 Old Glasson Farm, £2380 Pilling Hall Farm, £2100 High Snab, £2020 Plumpton Hall Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2520 High House Farm, £2450 Low Levens, £2420 Brown Edge. SIMMENTAL: £2480 High House Farm, £2380 High House.FRIESIAN: £1880 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1600 Brown Edge. FLEKVIEH: £2280 Upper Foxholes Farm. HEREFORD: £2100 Windy Hill Farm, £2020 Thornton Barn Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: £1950 Windy Hill Farm. STABILISER: £1800 Low Moor Head Farm. Store Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: £2520 Gaskell House, £2350 Low Levens, £2320 Braddup House Farm, £2150 Brown Edge, £2050 Ellers Farm, £1900 Barker Knott. BRITISH BLUE: £2320 Betts Farm, £2250 High Snab, £2200 High Snab, £2100 Barker Knott, £1620 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1500 Barbon Fell House. CHAROLAIS: £2200 Outerthwaite Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2100 Lower House, £2080 Gaskell House, £1500 Barbon Fell House, £1250 Cockrigg Farm. HEREFORD: £1180 Lundholme Farm. Store Bull Top Prices: ANGUS: £1880 Thornton Barn Farm.
OTM CATTLE Those that presented cows were duly rewarded with a fast trade with all sold averaging 255p/kg with many onlookers wishing they had bought cows to sell! Top beef cow today was a Limousin x from M & L Preece achieving 319.5p/kg and £2556 with dairies to 294.5p/kg from TN Pye & Partners and £2398 from Kelsall & Wood. Parlour types 195-210p/kg. OTM heifers to 339.5p/kg for Holstein Friesian from Richmond Hall and other Holstein Friesian to £2162 from Lawsons Farm Ltd. OTM Cow Top Prices: FRIESIAN: 319.50 Greenalls Farm, 309.50 Greenalls Farm, 294.50 Langthwaite Heights, 284.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 279.50 Sweetings Farm, 279.50 Hazelslack Tower Farm. LIMOUSIN: 319.50 High House Farm. HEREFORD: 279.50 Ducketts Farm, 234.50 Middle Lee Farm. ANGUS: 269.50 Forgeland Estates. BRITISH BLUE: 264.50 High
House Farm. FLEKVIEH: 219.50 Curlew House Farm, 169.50 Curlew House Farm. SIMMENTAL: 214.50 Beckfoot Farm. OTM Heifer Top Prices: FRIESIAN: 339.50 Sweetings Farm, 339.50 Richmond Hall Farm, 329.50 Docker Hall, 269.50 Docker Hall. ANGUS: 254.50 Beckfoot Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales Monday 5th Lancaster: 10am Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep J36: 9am-4pm Big Items of Machinery Drop O Tuesday 6th J36: 9am-4pm Big Items of Machinery Drop O 1pm Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep Thursday 8th J36: New Year Show & Sale of Store Cattle 10am Stirks 10:30am OTM/Cast Cattle 11am Store Cattle 11:30am Calves Friday 9th Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle 11:15am Store Cattle J36: Online Big Items of Machinery Sale commences 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing Saturday 10th J36: 9am-12noon Machinery Viewing