Weekly Report & Newsletter - 8th August 2025
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Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofPrime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 4th August 2025.
NWA Lancaster once again proved to be a popular place, with new vendors in attendance drawn to the prompt and e icient Monday morning sale. All lambs are properly weighted on arrival with friendly unloading and hassle-free sorting. #LAMBS2LAM
PRIME LAMBS
Full buyer support today, keen to secure all classes and types, generating an overall market average of 351p/kg for lambs ranging from 33kg to 58kg. Buyers showing preference to well finished fed lambs, with these selling to a premium. Ahead of under finished grass-fed lambs, which were perhaps pinched a week or two too early.
Heavy weights sold to £208 from H Birket & Son for Texel cross, with endless pens of the lower heavy weight range £177 to £185. The best standard weights sold to £175 for Beltex cross from M Coxhead, with Texel cross £174 from KA Purtill and WS Burrow Ltd. Other better end standard weights were £162 to £170, with grass finished lambs £152 to £160. Lighter weight lambs were forward in greater numbers and predominantly o grass, selling to £155 for Beltex cross with other continental bred lambs to £140.
The first of the Swaledale lambs this season saw light weights from KM&KJ Curwen achieve £108 (35kg). Hill bred lambs are coming forward in greater numbers, with pure Cheviots to £171, North County Mules £153 and Masham £140. Other standard weight grass finished Mules were £128 to £136.
A pen full of Beltex cross lambs from WS Burow achieved 391p/kg, with others at 388p/kg from M Broadhurst, 381p/kg D&D Huddleston and 380p/kg M Coxhead. Wellbred and well finished lambs of all weights were generally 360p/kg to 380p/kg, with the best grass finished lambs 345p/kg to 358p/kg and the next draw down 330p/kg to
340p/kg.
Keep these lambs coming, 1000 plus lambs are required ever week to fulfil buyers requirements at Lancaster.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: TEXEL: £208 North Farm, £181 Little Fell Farm, £178 Oak Aveune, £177 Gibraltar Farm, £175 Cragg End, £174 Gibraltar Farm. SUFFOLK: £186 Greenbank Farm, £170 Little Fell Farm, £160, £152, £151 Greenbank Farm, £145 Cobble Hey Farm. BELTEX: £178, £177, £175 Gibraltar Farm, £175 Hill View Farm, £172, £171 Gibraltar Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £172 Hill Farm. CHEVIOT: £171 Oak Aveune, £130 Marshaw Farm. LEICESTER: £170 High House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £161 Bensons Farm, £160 Oak Aveune, £141 Old Parkside Farm. MULE: £153 Cragg End, £132 Field Head. CONTINENTAL: £151 Bensons Farm, £146, £140 Hill Farm, £138, £137, £131 Potters Hill Farm. MASHAM: £140 Middle Lee Farm. SWALEDALE: £108 Marshaw Farm.
CULL SHEEP
A larger entry of 149 ewes was forward today, as farmers look to o load passengers ahead of buying replacements, with all sold average £144. The best of the cross bred ewes sold to £200 for Texel cross from JM Sanderson, who sold others at £199 and £198 from KA Purtill, £191 A&E Clarkson and £190 H Birkett & Son. Other stronger cross bred ewes were £165 to £185, mediums £145 to £160 and a keen interest in feeding types at £115 to £135. Heavy North Country Mules sold to £179 from JM Sanderson, with Cheviot Mules to £177 from R Doran. Stronger Mules were £155 to £168, with mediums £140 to £150, with lighter harder worked £120 to £155. Pure hill ewes sold to £180 for Cheviots, with others £152 to £165. Swaledale sold to £126, Herdwicks £112 with Dalesbreds £104. Medium horned ewes were generally £80 to £100.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £200, £199 Lower Highfield, £198 Oak Aveune, £191 Cock Hall Farm, £190 North Farm, £188 Oak Aveune. CONTINENTAL: £186 Birch House Cottage, £164 Oak Aveune, £144 Old Glasson Farm, £140 Birch House Cottage. CHEVIOT: £180, £172 School Lane, £154 Oak Aveune, £130 School Lane, £107 Marshaw Farm. MULE: £179 Lower Highfield, £165, £162 Little Fell Farm, £160 Cock Hall Farm, £158 Birch House Cottage, £152 Cock Hall Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £177 School Lane. SWALEDALE: £126 Middle Lee Farm, £103 Yates Farm, £94 Birch House Cottage. HERDWICK: £112 (x2) The Hawthornes. DALESBRED: £104 Middle Lee Farm. SUFFOLK: £70 Potters Hill Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: CHEVIOT: £167 Marshaw Farm. LEICESTER: £90 Yates Farm.
SWALEDALE: £79 High House Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofPrime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 5th August 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
Lamb trade stands strong. No let up at Junction 36 with an overall average of 356p/kg, for the largest show of numbers so far this season.
A top price of £220 was achieved for a Texel from Messrs M&RW Stirzaker. The same good home had another at £217. PJ&ES Rogerson then had a pair of 54gk Texels which achieved £208. Su olks topped at £200 for a pen of four from WT Whitaker & Son. A smart pair of Texels from Messrs Atkinson, Stubbs Farm raced to 402.6p/kg with these weighing 39kgs. A pair of 40kgs sold for 392.5p/kg from JE D JER Wightman. Heavier types also adding up well with 44kg lambs from PJ&ES Rogerson making 389.8p/kg this was for a pen of eight. The same home also had two more in the mid 50kgs achieving 385.2p/kg.
Demand as strong as ever here at Junction 36, with busy ringside once again needing more sheep. Don’t make the mistake of driving passed! Call Joel McGarva ahead of next weeks sale on 07920009097.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £220 £217 Station Hotel Farm, £208 Maison Gill, £198 The Green, £198 Maison Gill, £194 The Green, £191 Maison Gill. Su olk: £200 Lane Ends Farm, £192 Station Hotel Farm, £188 High House Farm, £187 £185 £184 Station Hotel Farm, £183 Swallowmire. Charollais: £196 £190 Low Foulshaw Farm, £169 Dunningwell Farm, £168 Low Foulshaw Farm, £159 Dunningwell Farm. Lleyn: £190 £158 £150 Low Foulshaw Farm. Dutch Spotted: £190 £185 £179 Grayrigg Foot. Zwartble: £180 Low Foulshaw Farm. Beltex: £155 Low Foulshaw Farm. Continental: £155 Woodside, £153 Heathwaite Farm, £151 £149 £147 Aynsome manor Farm, £140 Millbeck. Cheviot: £152 Aynsome Manor Farm, £148 Bradlow Farm. Mule: £151 Netherhouses Farm, £132 £128 Low Newton Farm, £115 Nether House Farm, £111 White House.
CAST SHEEP
An increased entry of 727 cull ewes forward today, with buyers ringside capable of handling the larger show. Leaner ewes saw an increase, with feeding orders keen to be filled and all classes maintained recent levels.
Charollais to £260 from JA&R Geldard, Levens. Cheviots to £230 from Messrs Ellwood, Grizebeck. Su olks to £222 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland. Texels to £198 from JA&LR Wilson, Millom. Cheviot Mules to £198 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland. North of England Mules to £185 from F&CE Hodgson, Ulverston. Lleyns to £180 from JA&R Geldard, Levens.
BFL’s to £162 from R Halker & Son, Grayrigg.
Rough Fells to £140 from MJ&JD Handley, Sedbergh. Swaledales to £112 from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: CHAROLLAIS: £260, £220 Low Foulshaw Farm. CHEVIOT: £230 Heathwaite Farm, £152, £134 Cinderbarrow Farm, £108 Outrake Foot, £106 (x2) Cinderbarrow Farm. SUFFOLK: £222 High House Farm, £220 Netherhouses Farm, £195 Heathwaite Farm, £192 Preston Patrick Hall, £182 Netherhouses Farm, £148 IOM. CHEVIOT MULE: £198 High House Farm. TEXEL: £195 Endmoor Farm, £192 Top Thorn Farm, £192 Oakfield Farm, £182 Angerton Hall Farm, £182 Marsh Grange Farm, £180 Angerton Hall Farm. BELTEX: £188 Hill Farm. MULE: £185 Rowe End Farm, £180 High House Farm, £180 Grayrigg Hall, £178 Heathwaite Farm, £174 Rowe End Farm, £166 Top Thorn Farm. LLEYN: £180, £164 Low Foulshaw Farm, £155 Yak Leaf, £140 Low Foulshaw Farm. CONTINENTAL: £172 Angerton Hall Farm, £172 Dunnigwell Farm, £172 Angerton Hall Farm, £160 Cinderbarrow Farm, £138, £136 Angerton Hall Farm. LEICESTER: £162 Grayrigg Hall. ROUGH FELL: £140 Archers Hall, £114 Woodside, £108 Archers Hall, £106 Marsh Grange Farm, £98, £84 Archers Hall. MASHAM: £132, £96 Grate Farm. SWALEDALE: £112 Netherhouses Farm, £110 Holme House Farm, £108 Middale Farm, £106 IOM, £99 Grayrigg Hall, £96 Archers Hall. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £90 IOM, £78 Woodside.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £198 Dunnigwell Farm, £168 Longfield Manor, £152 Howe Farm. LLEYN: £168, £148 IOM. SUFFOLK: £152 Longfield Manor. CONTINENTAL: £120 Dunnigwell Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofCalves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 7th August 2025.
CALVES
Calves at Junction 36 surpass all other centres this week, selling to a market record of £1120. - 118 forward.
Bull calves were a flyer this week, with Junction 36’s calf sale going from strength to strength. Coming out on top today was an Inra 95 bull from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme which flew away to a centre record of £1120. Also passing £1000 was J&B Morley, Appleby who’s British Blues reached £1010, with Aberdeen Angus from Messrs Threlkeld looking well sold at £830. Charolais bulls sold to £820 from JS&KM Wilson, Millom. A cracker of a Fleckvieh from AK&BM Robinson was next at £810, with Beef Shorthorn to £760 from SM&CL Bowe, Penrith. Younger month old sorts sold to £740 from A Pickthall, New Hutton or £710 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth both for British Blues with Aberdeen Angus to £540 from Strickland Hill Farming and two week old Limousin to £490 from B&MJ Nelson, Milnthorpe. A good trade for Black and Whites bulls sold to £640 and £620 both from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme. Heifers did not disappoint with Aberdeen Angus topping at £810 and £800 both from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal. AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme continued their good
days trading selling British Blues to £790, with others British Blue to £740 from CR Dickinson, Thurnham. Beef Shorthorn heifers sold to £630 and £620 from SM&CL Bowe, Penrith with the best younger end selling to £660 for British Blue from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth and Limousin to £440 from R&JE Wharton, Appleby.
Bull Calf Top Prices: Other: £1120 Kitchlow Farm. British Blue: £1010 Hadderdale Farm, £810 Bambers Farm, £750 Bambers Farm, £740 Borrans Farm. Angus: £830 Holme Park, £760 Throstle Croft, £750 Throstle Croft, £750 Hadderdale Farm. Charolais: £820 Monk Foss Farm, £740 Moss Fonk Farm. Fleckvieh: £810 Kitchlow Farm. Shorthorn: £760 Bank Farm, £680 Bank Farm, £290 Far Audlands, £250 Far Audlands.Friesian: £640 Kitchlow Farm, £620 Kitchlow Farm, £440 Nether Hall Farm, £400 Holme House Farm. Montbelliarde: £680 Monk Foss Farm, £660 Monk Foss Farm, £610 Monk Foss Farm. Limousin: £560 Elm Tree Farm, £490 Halforth Farm, £450 Halforth Farm, £420 Mount Pleasant. Hereford: £500 Natland Park Farm, £410 Natland Park Farm, £390 Natland Park Farm.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: Angus: £810 Holme Park, £800 Holme Park, £750 Holme Park, £610 West Hall. British Blue: £790 Kitchlow Farm, £740 Throstle Croft, £690 Throstle Croft, £670 Bambers Farm. Shorthorn: £630 Bank Farm, £620 Bank Farm, £195 Far Audlands. Limousin: £440 Mount Pleasant, £200 Mount Pleasant. Charolais: £440 Holme House Farm, £360 Holme House Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: Shorthorn: £670 Bank Farm.
STIRKS
Stirks also a fantastic trade from the o set, with buyers keen for more!
Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £1520 for a pen of five from SW&K Metcalfe & Son.
Aberdeen Angus heifers topped at £1360 from the same home. British Blue heifers sold to £1240 for a pair from RW Bainbridge & Son. A single Simmental bullock also sold for £1240 this time from Bellart Howe Farm.
More numbers are require each sale, please contact Mathew Probert with entries and enquiries
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £900 Rose Hill Farm, £680 High Foulshaw Farm. Galloway: £760 Wallabarrow Farm, £700 High Wallabarrow Farm, £690 High Wallabarrow Farm, £520 High Wallabarrow Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £1360 Holme House Farm, £118- Outfield, £960 Bellart Howe, £720 High Foulshaw Farm. British Blue: £1240 Outfield, £1120 Rufus Lane, £1100 Bellart Howe. Limousin: £990 Rufus Lane. Friesian: £580 West Hall.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £1520 Holme House Farm, £1150 Outfield, £1100 Bellart Howe. Simmental: £1240 Bellart Howe. Limousin: £1030 Rufus Lane. Ayrshire: £900 Bellart Howe. Friesian: £840 Outfield, £720 Bellart Howe.
STORE CATTLE
Trade goes the right way once again.
Demand for store cattle continues to delight vendors as buyers still flock ringside, despite a slightly quieter day on the whole and a mixy show of cattle forward.
An Aberdeen Angus bullock from T Pye topped today’s trading totalling at £2380. Then the same home sold a trio of Hereford steers hitting the £2330 mark. S&M Cooper sold Charolais bullocks up to £2140. Aberdeen Angus heifer also very much wanted, with a two year old pair selling for £2120 from GM Metcalfe. A nice Limousin heifer from A&B Pickthall made £1900 and a further Limousin heifer slightly younger from JT&S Armstead sold for £1850.
More numbers of cattle very much required as trade remains on fire for all types. The next sale is in two weeks time on the 21st of August, contact Joel McGarva with enquiries.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £2120 Low Gregg Hall, £1820 Bradley Farm, £1440 Bradley Farm, £1280 School Hill. Limousin: £2120 Low Gregg Hall, £1900 Bradley Farm, £1850 Bouthwaite Farm, £1780 Cockrigg Farm. British Blue: £1640 Cockrigg Farm, £1580 Cockrigg Farm, £1340 Bouthwaite Farm. Hereford: £1600 Woodlea Farm, £1440 Woodlea Farm. Blonde: £1560 Tarnside Farm.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £2380 Downfield, £2000 Black Bull Cottage, £1730 Tarnside Farm, £1490 Bradley Farm. Hereford: £2330 Briar Cottage, £1720 Woodlea Farm. Charolais: £2140 Tarnside Farm. British Blue: £1920 High Lane, £1880 Cockrigg Farm, £1590 Little Musgrave Farm Limousin: £1890 Howriggs, £1880 Tarnside Farm, £1600 Cockrigg Farm, £1600 Bradley Farm. Simmental: £1880 Black Bull Cottage, £1660 Black Bull Cottage. Continental: £1080 Bouthwaite Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: Continental: £1240 Patterdale Road. British Blue: £920 Bradlow Farm. Charolais: £800 Bradlow Farm. Angus £700 Bradlow Farm.
OTM/CAST
COWS
All classes and types of cull cows were in high demand, selling to an overall market average of 269p/kg. The best beef cows sold to 349p/kg for a Limousin cross from MA&JA Winn, with Stabilisers cross to 329p/kg from A Dixon & Son and Shorthorn cross to 324p/kg from J Twigge. The stronger end of beef cows were generally 290p/kg to 320p/kg, with feeding types 260p/kg to 280p/kg. Top grossing achieved £2617 for a Limousin cross from MA&JA Winn, with Aberdeen Angus cross from HMP Wymott £2543.
Dairy cows sold to 284p/kg for Black and Whites, with other parlour types were 245p/g to 260p/kg and top grossing being a Holstein Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming at £2252.
OTM beef heifers sold to 354p/kg and £2212 for a Stabiliser cross from A Dixon & Son, with dairy heifers to 309p/kg and £2021 from Jenkin Cragg Farms.
OTM beef steers sold to 284p/kg and £1900 for Aberdeen Angus cross, with stock bulls selling to 249p/kg and £2277 for a Limousin.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 349.50 High Underbarrow Farm, 319 Chapel House, 309.50 Low Hall Farm, 304.50 Low Hall Farm, 294.50 Red Scar Farm, 284.50 Farleton House. Stabilizer: 329.50 Kit Cragg, 314.50 Kit Cragg. Shorthorn: 324.50 Holmelands, 289.50 Farleton House, 239.50 Abbots Reading Farm, 214.50 Abbots Reading Farm. British Blue: 309.50 High Underbarrow Farm, 304.50 High Underbarrow Farm, 264.50 Red Scar Farm. Angus: 289.50 Cappleirgg, 284.50 Moss Lane. Friesian: 284.50 Shorthorn Farm, 264.50 Shorthorn Farm, 259.50 Far Audlands, 254.50 Strickland Hill. Hereford: 284.50 Lane Ends Farm, 239.50 Holmelands. Longhorn: 249.50 Holmelands. Dairy Shorthorn: 249.50 Craketrees, 239.50 Craketrees. Norweigian: 249.50 Cracalt Farm. Flekvieh: 239.50 Far Audlands, 239.50 Cracalt Farm. Blonde: 239.50 Guestford. Continental: 234.50 Patterdale Road.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Stabilizer: 354.50 Kit Cragg, 334.50 Kit Cragg. Friesian: 309.50 Jenkin Crag, 299.50 Jenkin Crag.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 284.50 Capplerigg.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 249.50 Crow Wood.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofCalves, OTM Cattle, Stirks & Store Cattle. Friday 8th August 2025.
CALVES
Calves continue their fine from at Lancaster, this week selling to £910 for an eight week old British Blue from Lawson Dairy LTD, Cockerham with other British Blue bulls from Throstle Nest Farms, Pilling. A nice run of Hereford’s from WN&D Smith, Cockerham saw bulls sell to £770 with Aberdeen Angus to £710 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Two week old bulls topped at £520 for a British Blue from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton. Heifers sold to £740 twice for British Blues from Lawsons Dairy and for Aberdeen Angus from AW&AM Park who sold a further two at £720. One month old British Blue heifers sold to £580 from Throstle Nest Farms or £540 from TL Baldwin, Forton. Two week old Charolais sold to £490 from GJ&G Billington, Myerscough. A few stirks followed selling to £990 for a five month old British Blue from AJ Metcalf who sold other British Blue heifers at £960 and £940.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £740, £720 (x2), £690, £650 Walkers I’th Fields, £480 Derby Lodge Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £740, £670, £600 Bank End Farm, £580, £550 Throstle Nest Farm, £540 Forton Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £560 Cocker House Farm, £560, £540 Westfield House Farm, £480, £470, £460 Cocker House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £490, £360 Myerscough House. LIMOUSIN: £450, £340 Holmescales Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £910 Bank End Farm, £860 Walkers I’th Fields, £820 Bank End Farm, £760 Throstle Nest Farm, £740 Bank End Farm, £640 Walkers I’th Fields. HEREFORD: £770, £690 Cocker House Farm, £630 Throstle Nest Farm, £610 Cocker House Farm, £570 Westfield House Farm. ANGUS: £710 Derby Lodge Farm, £640 Cocker House Farm, £620 Derby Lodge Farm, £570, £540 North Farm. LIMOUSIN: £650, £500 Holmescales Farm. CHAROLAIS: £470 Myerscough House. FRIESIAN: £190 North Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £960, £940, £870 Moss Gate Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £990 Moss Gate Farm. ANGUS: £600 Old Hall Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: ANGUS: £700 Old Hall Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Stores would be dearer on the week, as 34 lots surpassed £2400. Bullocks were very much in demand this week selling to a top of £2580 for a pen of three Charolais from J Lamb, Old Glasson with a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham at £2520. British Blue bullocks sold to £2480 not once but elven times. Twice from J Lamb, six times from J Prest & Son and three times from J&H Bland & Son, Levens. Endless pens of bullocks were over £2300, with the best of the dairy bullocks this week to £2280 for a Fleckvieh from J&H Bland or £2020 for a Black and White from EE Thornton, Heaton. Heifers did not disappoint, selling to £2400 for a pair of British Blues from AT Burrow, Hornby with a further three to £2380 from J&H Bland & Son. Limousins sold to £2320 again from AT Burrow, Hornby. Native bred heifers topped at £2200 for Hereford cross from DR Preston, Caton and for Aberdeen Angus cross from EW&CR Clegg, Stalmine. Today’s sale averaged £2065.10.
Store Bullock Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £2580 Old Glasson Farm, £2320, £1980 Downlands Farm. ANGUS: £2520 Cock Hall Farm, £2480 Yew Tree Farm, £2450 Ninezergh, £2420 Yew Tree Farm, £2380 Pasture House Farm, £2380 North Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2520 Cock Hall Farm, £2300 Ninezergh, £2150 Intack Farm, £2020 Whittingham Lane, £2000 Ballacutchel Farm, £2000 Intack Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2480 Old Glasson Farm, £2480 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2480, £2400 Ninezergh, £2400 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2380 Greenlands Farm. BLONDE: £2380 Foredales Farm. HEREFORD: £2300 Gibraltar Farm, £2200 Ninezergh, £1780 Hatters Farm. OTHER: £2200 Gaskell House. MONTBELIARDE: £2280 Ninezergh, £1520 Hatters Farm, £1450 Moss House Farm. FLECKVIEH: £2280 Ninezergh. SALER: £2100 Cock Hall Farm. FRIEISAN: £2020 Downlands Farm, £1920 Higher Lees Farm, £1900 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1900 Downlands Farm, £1850 Gaskell House, £1850 Elston Old Hall. SHORTHORN: £1720, £1700 Ballacutchel Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1400 Springfield House.
Store Heifer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2400 High Snab, £2380, £2250 Ninezergh, £2220 Windy Hill Farm, £2180 Ninezergh, £2180 Pasture House Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2320 High Snab,
£2200 Brabiner House Farm, £2050 Fellside Farm, £2000 Whittingham Lane, £1980 Intack Farm, £1880 Ballacutchel Farm. ANGUS: £2200 Yew Tree Farm, £2150 High Snab, £2100
Ninezergh, £2080 Bradley Farm, £2020 Downlands Farm, £1900 Old Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £2200 Ellers Farm, £1980 Ninezergh, £1900 Ellers Farm, £1580 Elston Old Hall. CHAROLAIS: £1880 Ballacutchel Farm. SHORTHORN: £1800 Ballacutchel Farm. WELSH BLACK: £1800
Ninezergh. FRIESIAN: £1720 Elston Old Hall. MONTBELIARDE: £1680 Moss House Farm, £1650 Bradley Farm.
OTM CATTLE
The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw numbers back over the 100 barrier, with a good show of meated OTM cattle and trade standing on from last week. A few more cast bulls about today, with SJ&CJ Handley, Westhouse topping the bottom ring at £3155 or 279.5p/kg for a Limousin bull. Other OTM bulls saw an Aberdeen Angus from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton at £2749. While Hereford bulls saw a top of £2621 or 279.5p/kg from JCH&JG Bland, Silverdale. OTM cows saw no let up in trade, with a Limousin cow to £2950 or 334p/kg from A&P Hodgkinson, Stalmine. Other beef OTM cows sold to £2266 or 279.5p/kg for Aberdeen Angus from Ballacutchel Farm, Isle of Man. Simmental cows sold to £2250 or 274.5p/kg from J Bargh, Heaton with other Simmentals from PJ&ES Rogerson to £2291 or 314p/kg. while British Blues sold to £2100 or 349.5p/kg from D&DW Prickett, Farleton.
Dairy bred OTM cattle made up half of the sale today, SH&M Batty, Quernmore achieved £2185 or 279p/kg for a Friesian, with others to £2075 from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield. All cows today averaged 260p/kg.
A good show of meat in the OTM heifer saw an average of 315p/kg. British Blues sold to £2586 or 369p/kg from PJ&ES Rogerson, Great Asby with other beef bred OTM’s to £2143 for Angus from O Butler, Esprick and Limousin to £2087 or 369p/kg from CD&HL Mason, Caton.
Dairy bred OTM heifers sold to £2170 from WA Ward, Slyne for Friesians. While other Friesians sold to £2169 from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield.
More cattle are required next week, all enquires to Gary Capstick or Andrew Butler.
OTM Cow Top Prices: British Blue: 349.5, 309.5 Farleton House.Limousin: 334.5 Bank Field Farm, 329.5 Ballacutchel Farm, 314.5 Farleton House, 309.5, 299.5 Red Scar Farm, 294.5 Cottam Farm.Simental: 314.5 Maison Gill, 274.5 Cottam Farm.Charolais: 289.5 Ballacutchel Farm.Angus: 289.5 Black Bull Farm, 279.5, 269.5 Ballacutchel Farm, 259.5 Springfield House, 229.5 Ballacutchel Farm, 224.5 Cobble Hey Farm.Galloway: 279.5 Ballacutchel Farm.Friesian: 279.5 Friars Moss, 269.5 Abbotson Farm, 269.5 Downlands Farm, 269.5 Derby Lodge Farm, 264.5 Kitchen Ground Farm, 264.5 Friars Moss.Hereford: 264.5 Black Bull Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 369.5, 359.5, 349.5 (2) Elm Bank Farm, 329.5 Mill House Farm.Limousin: 369.5 Mearsbeck Farm, 334.5 Station Hotel Farm.British Blue: 369.5 Maison Gill, 349.5 Mill House Farm, 259.5 Kitchen Ground Farm.Friesian: 329.5, 324.5, 314.5
Downlands Farm, 324.5, 309.5 Ancli e Hall Farm, 309.5 Abbotson Farm.Fleckvieh: 279.5 Docker Hall.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 349.5 Foredales Farm. British Blue: 339.5 Howriggs. Angus: 339.5, 319.5 Black Bull, 319.5 Ballacutchel Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: British Blue: 329.5 Tailbert. Limousin: 279.5 Thornton Hall. Norwegian: 279.5 Ballacutchel Farm. Belgium Blue: 279.50 (2), 249.5 Ballacutchel Farm. Hereford: 279.5, 259.5 Arnside Tower Farm. Simental: 279.5 Hazelslack Tower Farm. Friesian: 259.5, 249.5, 244.5, 219.5 Ballacutchel Farm. Ayrshire: 249.5, 219.5, 214.5 (2), 209.5 Ballacutchel Farm. Angus: 249.5 Downlands Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 11th
Lancaster: 10am Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
11am approx Store Lambs
Tuesday 12th
J36: 10:30am Pigs
1pm Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 14th
J36: 11am Store Lambs
Friday 15th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
Saturday 16th
J36: 10am Poultry Dispersal on behalf of TGJ Buck
10:30am Rare Breeds
