Weekly Report & Newsletter - 12th December 2025
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofPrime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 8th December 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
A market SQQ of 323p/kg achieved today with well finished lambs attracting keenest buyer interest topping at 398p/kg and others generally 350p/kg to 380p/kg, grass
finished lambs to 367p/kg with most 320p/kg to 335p/kg provided they fell within specification. Best of the heavy weights to 337p/kg, with most 270p/kg to 290p/kg for hill bred. Heavy weights led the sale topping at £181 with others £176, £175, £172, £170, standards to £175 and light weights £129.
Business as usual next week at NWA Lancaster and throughout all of December.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: BELTEX: £181 Castle Mill Farm, £176, £175 Deep Clough, £172 Castle Mill Farm, £170 Oak Aveune, £166 Castle Mill Farm. TEXEL: £170 North Farm, £167 Park Farm Barn, £166 North Farm, £165, £164 Oak Aveune, £160 North Farm. CHEVIOT: £159, £155 High Tenement Farm, £145 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £141 Yarlsber Farm, £135 Marshaw Farm, £135 Yarlsber Farm. CHAROLAIS: £158 Park Farm Barn, £152 Bensons Farm, £151 Broseley Hall Farm, £149 North Farm, £147 Burns Farm, £147 Broseley Hall Farm. SUFFOLK: £157, £147 The Hawthornes, £147 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £142 Park Farm Barn, £142 Oak Aveune, £140 Park Farm Barn/ CHEVIOT MULE: £150 Yarlsber. MASHAM: £150, £142 Allcocks Farm. CONTINENTAL: £149 Old Glasson Farm, £148 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £147 Allcocks Farm, £146 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £136 Lower Lingart Farm, £136 Old Glasson Farm. MULE: £145 Yalsber, £141, £140 High Tenement Farm, £135 High House Farm, £131 Thornbush Farm. SWALEDALE: £108 (x2), £106, £93 Marshaw Farm.
CULL SHEEP
Plenty of interest in cull sheep with another increase on numbers forward greeted with buyers approval. Better end continental cross ewes £175 to £200 topping at £222 from ST Birkett & Son, mediums £148 to £170. Mules topped at £169 from WB Kellet with other heavies £158 to £165, mediums £130 to £155. Pure hill ewes saw cheviots £148, Swaledale £107 with leaner horned ewes £75 to £95.
Several rams forward selling to £220 for texels.
Keep these ewes coming with buyers keen to secure sheep on a Monday morning.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £222 Hall Croft Barn, £204 Birch House Cottage, £182 Castle O Trim, £174, £170 Lower Brockholes Farm, £168 Moss Gate Farm. CHEVIOT: £192 Low Croft,
£148 Lower Brockholes Farm, £128 Castle Mill Farm, £127 Lower Brockholes Farm, £118 Rose Haven, £110 Lower Brockholes Farm. CONTINENTAL: £174 Lower Brockholes Farm, £152 Pilling Hall Farm, £142 Jacksons Farm, £134 Bensons Farm, £134 Lower Brockholes Farm, £132 Bensons Farm. SUFFOLK: £170, £162 Bensons Farm. MULE: £169 Low Croft, £162, £160 Pilling Hall Farm, £158, £136 Bensons Farm, £136 Burns Farm. DORSET: £150 Lower Brockholes Farm.
CHEVIOT MULE: £136 Rose Haven. MASHAM: £120 Castle Mill Farm. SWALEDALE: £107
Thornbush Farm, £102 Birch House Cottage, £90 High House Farm, £89 Thornbush Farm, £84 High House Farm. DALESBRED: £84 Birch House Cottage.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £220 Greenlot Farm, £158 Hall Croft Barn. SWALEDALE: £118 Marshaw Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofPigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 9th December 2025.
PIGS
Big numbers land to J36 for its annual Christmas show and sale of pigs with 104 on o er. Judging was in the hands of Matthew Tomkins on behalf of Halls Farm Produce who we thank for his time this morning.
Champion honours went to the pair of gilts from J M Navesey, Darwenwhich later sold for £210 to the judge. Selling at £220 was the reserve champion pair of 85kg gilts from J and JR Stott, Kendal, this equating to a pleasing 259ppk
Away from the prizes, pigs broke the £200 mark from B Horsley, Leyburn and from John Critchley, Preston with many others £180-£200
A handful of weaners sold to £46for 12 from HA Sawrey, Ulverston.
NWA would like to thank all customers for their support throughout 2025 and look forward to a year of prosperous pig sales in 2026
Show Results
Class 1 – Pair Prime Pigs 90KG Or Over
1st - JM Navesey, Silk Hall Farm £210
2nd - WR Pigg & Son, Reathwhaite Farm £140
3rd - JM Navesey, Silk Hall Farm £165
Class 2 Pair of Prime Pigs Under 90KG
1st - J&JR Stott, Kingsland £220
2nd- PK & R Woof, Storth End Farm £185
3rd – PK & R Woof, Storth End Farm £140
Champion- JM Navesey, Silk Hall Farm £210
Reserve Champion- J & JR Stott Kingsland £220
PRIME LAMBS
Another Smashing Day at J36
Wall to wall with stock yet again at Junction 36 aw a fantastic entry of prime lambs top at £222 per head and £392.9 ppk.
38-44kg lambs were met with the highest demand today with buyers desperate for fit lambs of this weight class. Bigger lambs slightly more di icult to cash however well fed types still a joy to sell and up significantly on the year.
Robyn Allen brought an outstanding run of lambs topping with a pair of Beltex at 392.9 ppk at 42kgs. The same good home sold 44kgs to 375ppk. 43kg lambs from M and S Blease made 367.4ppk, while 39kg Texels hit 361.5 ppk from Messers CL Long and RH Knipe.
Heavy lambs topped pounds per head at £222 for a single Texel from Messers Woof. Robyn Allen also sold heavies to a good price with a single 52kg sheep making 357.7ppk. Super Will Rogerson saw his usual run of quality hit 350ppk for two pens of 5 and a pen of 10 48kgs Texels. Today overall average finished up at 312ppk with an SQQ of 318ppk.
Contact Joel McGarva ahead of next weeks sale with any enquiries and a reminder that we wont miss a single week of trading over the festive period here at Junction 36. Prime Lambs every week at the usual 1pm kick o . See you next time.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £220.00 Storth End Farm, £174.00 Maison Gill, £170.00 Maison Gill, £169.00 Dalton Old Hall, £168.00 Maison Gill, £168.00 Maison Gill. BELTEX: £186.00 St Annes Farm, £165.00 St Annes Farm, £165.00 St Annes Farm, £161.00 Street, £158.00 The Barn, £135.00 Nether House Farm. DUTCHSPOTTED: £177.00 Grayrigg Foot, £167.00 Grayrigg Foot, £155.00 Grayrigg Foot. SUFFOLK: £174.00 Storth End Farm, £163.00 The Glen, £155.00 Hazelslack Tower, £155.00 Lane Ends Farm, £155.00 Lane Ends Farm, £150.00 Maddison Avenue. CONTINENTIAL: £170.00 Scroggs Farm, £156.00 Swallowmire, £152.00 Sandside Farm, £151.00 Birks Farm, £149.00 Dawson Fold, £47.00 Dawson Fold. CHEVIOT: £149.00 Croziers Croft, £145.00 Croziers Croft, £140.00 Orchard House, £138.00 Orchard House, £133.00 Orchard House, £131.00 Orchard House. MULE: £148.00 Hareden Farm, £148.00 Croziers Croft, £142.00 Fell End Farm, £141.00 Croziers Croft, £139.00 Arklid Farm, £139.00 Hareden Farm. DORSET: £147.00 Hallbeck. CEVIOT X MULE: £140.00 Orchard House, £140.00 Coziers Croft, £137.00 Orchard House, £137.00 Orchard House, £132.00 Orchard House. JACOB: £129.00 Fell End. SWALEDALE: 3124.00 Nether House Farm, £118.00 Well Foot, £109.00 Burnhead Farm, £104.00 Nether House Farm, £96.00 Ashstead. ROUGH FELL: £112.00 Seedhowe Cottages. HERDWICK: £106.00 Cockley Beck Farm.
CAST SHEEP
A nice show of 700 farmers ewes forward today with trade remaining as strong as recent weeks
Texel to £244 from E Dodgson, Kendal
Beltex to £236 from M and S Blease, Milnthorpe
Cheviot to £202 from J Woodburn, Ulverston
Mule £180 from J Woodburn, Ulverston
Lleyn to £162 P Knowles, Kendal
Swaledale to £162 from JF and AW Sutton, Kendal
Rough Fell to £128.00 from I and J Mallinson
Big well fleshed ewes of all breeds continue to sell to extreme rates, best mules £140-£160 with horned ewes topping regularaly around £110-£120
Keep the ewes coming, a competitive ringside ensures a genuine trade.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £244, Spital Farm, £242, Storth End Farm, £236, The Barn, £234, Isle Of Man, £228, The Barn, £226 Gibraltar Farm. Cheviot: £202, Mains Rigg hall, £184, Mains Rigg hall, £140, High Tenement Farm, £126, Cuedale Hall Farm, £120, Riddings Farm, £112 , Cuedale Hall Farm. Continental: £182, Mains Rigg hall, £172, heights farm, £154, Mains Rigg hall, £148, Harrop Hall, £144, Mains Rigg hall. Mule: £180, Mains Rigg hall, £158, Hill Top Farm, £148, 2 Beckside Mews, £146, Red Scar Farm, £146, Riddings Farm, £140, isle of man. Beltex: £180, 2 Beckside Mews. Cheviot X Mule: £176, Mains Rigg hall, £166, Gibraltar Farm, £150, Low Tarn Green, £148, Kate Farm, £132, Kate Farm, £114, Harrop Hall. Su olk: £174 isle of man, £148 isle of man, £128 Cuedale Hall Farm. Lleyn: £162, Craggs Farm, £148, Craggs Farm. Swaledale: £128, Nether House Farm, £124 Manor Farm, £118, Catshaw Hall Farm, £110, Nether House Farm, £108, High Tenement Farm. Rough fell: £126, High Swindle bank Farm, £126, Cherry Tree House, £119, High Swindle bank Farm, £110 High Swindle bank Farm, £96, Cherry Tree House: Scotch blackface: £120, Mains Rigg hall, £96, isle of man, £90, isle of man. Horned: £82, isle of man. Herdwick: £74 Wall End Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £230, Crake trees, £166, Broadhead. Su olk: £182, Station Hall Hotel, £166, High Butter bent. Cheviot: £168, Manor Farm, £166, Cherry Tree House, £152, Cherry Tree House, £144 Isle Of Man. Rough fell: £150, Woodside. Swaledale: £120, Thorny Bank, £110, Cockley Beck Farm. Herdwick: £128, Cockley Beck Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Christmas Show & Sale ofCalves. Sale of Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 11th December 2025.
CALVES
Christmas cheer lights up the calf trade at J36
Today sale featured the annual Christmas Show and Sale of calves which this year was kindly and expertly judged by Mrs Janet Sewell, Hamsterley. She found her Champion in the pen from Shuttleworth and Brown, Sedbergh and the reserve from A Pickthall, New Hutton. The show was kindly sponsored by Jameson Feeds and Wynnstay.
Bull calves sold over £900 on 8 occasions, topping at £1050 and £1030 for British Blues from CR Dickson, Thurnham. The show was for calves under 56 days of age with the champion from Shuttleworth and Brown selling next at £1020 to the judge. Bambers Farm brought their usual quality selling to £930, £920 and £910. With Langley Park Farms, Millom selling at £910 and £900 all for British Blues. The reserve champion a 6 week old British Blue from A Pickthall selling for £880. Charolais sold to £800 from TW & CA Long with others at £790 twice from SW and K Metcalfe, Whittington with this good home topping the natives at £690 for an Aberdeen Angus. Beef Shorthorn reached £610 from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth with Montbeliarde topping the dairy section at £470 from JS & IM Wilson, Millom.
Heifer calves to £850 for a Limousin from J & O Galbraith, Endmoor with British Blue to £810 from Bambers Farm. Charolais calves reached £670 from Dean & Brennand, Clapham with Abderdeen Angus at £660 from Langley Park, Millom. Month old heifers to £600 from DR & C Galbraith, Grayrigg with any amount £500+.
Extra sale next week sees our final sale of 2025, please inform Will on 07506 283587 of your entries.
CHRISTMAS CALF SHOW- JUDGE: JANET SEWELL & SPONSOR: WYNNSTAY & WE
JAMESONS & SONS
CLASS 1- NATIVE BULL CALF
1st DR & C Galbraith- £420
2nd TW & CA Long- £430
3rd B Butterfield & Son- £510
CLASS 2- NATIVE HEIFER CALF
1st Messrs Wilson- £420
2nd B Butterfield & Son- £480
3rd B Butterfield & Son- £420
CLASS 3- CONTINENTAL BULL CALF
1st Shuttleworth & Brown- £1020
2nd A Pickthall- £880
3rd Gibson & Berry- £710
CLASS 4- CONTINENTAL HEIFER CALF
1st DR & C Galbraith- £600
2nd HJ Robinson & Son- £500
CHAMPION- Shuttleworth & Brown- £1020
RESERVE CHAMPION- A Pickthall- £880
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1050.00 Throstle Croft, £1030.00 Throstle Croft, £930.00 Bambers Farm, £920.00 Bambers Farm, £910.00 Bambers Farm, £910.00 Bambers Farm.
LIMOUSIN: £1020.00 Shaw Paddock, £670.00 Shaw Paddock, £570.00Endmoor Farm, £530.00 Colby Laithes, £510.00 Moss House Farm, £490.00 Halforth Farm. CHAROLAIS: £800.00 Old Hall Farm, £790.00 Holme Hose Farm, £790.00 Holme House Farm, £710.00 Low Audlands, £700.00 Lodge Bank Farm, £680.00 Low Audlands. ANGUS: £690.00 Holme House Farm, £680.00 Holme House Farm, £660.00 Holme House Farm, £550.00 Holme House Farm, £470.00 Borrans Farm, £470.00 Old Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £610.00 Monk House Farm.
SHORTHORN: £610.00 Flodder Hall. MONTBELLARD: £470.00 Monk Foss Farm, £410.00 Monk Foss Farm. FRESIAN: £300.00 Beckside, £240.00 West Hall, £230.00 Low Audlands, £210.00Kitchlow, £200.00 Wyke Farm, £190.00 Kitchlow Farm.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £850.00 Endmoor Farm, £740.00 Langley Park, £600.00 Endmoor Farm, £560.00 Endmoor Farm, £480.00 Moss House Farm, £440.00 Colby Laithes. BRITISH BLUE: £810.00 Bambers Farm, £700.00 Langley Park, £630.00 Coldcotes Farm, £600.00 Sunny Bank, £560.00 Endmoor Farm, £510.00 Monk Foss farm. CHAROLAIS: £670.00 Lodge Bank Farm, £640.00 Lodge Bank Farm, £640.00 Lodge Bank Farm, £600.00 Holme Hopuse farm, £590.00 Holme House Farm, £530.00 Holme House Farm. ANGUS: £660.00 Langley Park, £550.00 West Hall, £530.00 Coldcotes Farm, £510.00 Holme House Farm, £460.00 Holme House Farm, £430.00 Lodge Bank Farm. HEREFORD: £530.00 Kitchlow Farm, £450.00 Monk Foss Farm. SHORTHORN: £390.00 Far Audlands, £320.00 Far Audlands, £160.00 Far Audlands.
Steer Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £630.00 Stirzaker Hoiuse Farm. LONGHORN: £500.00 Lowther Farming.
STIRKS
A great end to the stirks this year with an abundance of buyers ringside and vendors rewarded with a fast trade throughout. The eye-catching consignment of 40 Lim x steers & heifers (6/8m) from B Heyes, Manchester sold to £1660 for steers with other ringfulls selling at £1520, £1480. Other steers (8/10m) sold to £1150 for BRBx from RW Bainbridge & Son and £980 for HFDx from RM Clarke. Younger recently weaned AAx steers from Messrs Young sold at £810. Dairy steers selling to £1040 for B&W.
Heifers peaked at £1440 (7m) for Lim x from B Heyes who sold others at £1300, £1260. Well reared BRBx from JA Law (9m) sold at £1220 & £1200, Char x £1180 from M & C
Greenwood. Young heifers to £1110 for Baz x from Ireland Farms and Sim x £840 JB & AEA Longworth, Hereford x £820 and AA x £720.
A nice sample of bull stirks selling to £1340 (6m) and Char x £1320 (7m). Well reared BSH x £1220 and BRB x £1100 (6/7m) from F & TE Park. Younger recently weaned Beef x bulls £780 - £850.
The next sale of stirks is Thursday 8th January 2026. Vendors are encouraged and politely reminded to enter for the catalogue which close for printing on Thursday 1st January.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1340.00 Mossborough, £1100.00 Cragg House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1320.00 Thornham Fold Farm. SHORTHORN: £1220.00 Cragg House Fram. ANGUS: £1120.00 Thornham Fold Farm, £900.00, Outfield, £820.00 Bank Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £860.00 Millriggs, £820.00 Bank Farm. HERFORD: £790.00 Newton Farm. CONTINENTIAL: £460.00 Spice Gill Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1440.00 Mossborough, £1300.00 Mossborough, £1260.00 Mossborough. BRITISH BUE: £1220.00 Marsh House Farm, £1200.00 Marsh House Farm, £910.00 Millriggs, £890.00 Broomfield. CHAROLAIS: £180.00 Thornham Fold Farm. BAZADAISE: £1110.00 Biggins Lodge Farm. ANGUS: £1080.00 Thornham Fold Farm, £900.00Marsh House Farm, £720.00 Moss End Farm, £620.00 Bank Farm. SIMMENTAL: £840.00 Millriggs. HEREFORD: £820.00 Bank Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1660.00 Mossborough, £1520.00 Mossborough, £1480.00 Mossborough, £1380.00 Mossborough, £1380.00 Mossborough, £1380.00 Mossborough. BRITISH BLUE: £1150.00 Outfield. FRESIAN: £1040.00 Outfield, £880.00 Outfield, £700.00Outfield, £600.00 Outfield. HEREFORD: £980.00 Newton Farm, £820.00 Newton Farm. ANGUS: £810.00 Moss End Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Santa comes early for store cattle vendors.
Festive spirit at Junction 36 sees the final store cattle sale of the year bring joy to sellers and hope to one and all in the industry.
Messrs MA & JA Winn for the win with 19month old British Blue Bullocks at £2230.00. Messrs M & L Preece sold Limousin bullocks to £2160 at 1 month old. Hereford bullocks topped at £2040 from Messrs TD ME & E Todd again at 17 month old.
MA & JA Winn also topped the heifer section today selling a British Blue for £2140. The same home had a Limousin heifer at £2030. 10 month old Limousin from Messrs T W Nelson hit £1940.
Thank you to all buyers and sellers of store cattle throughout 2025, helping our fortnightly sale go from strength to strength.
Entries are now open for our New Year Show and Sale of store cattle which takes place on Thursday the 8th January. Contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 with any enquiries.
Store Heifers Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2140.00 High Underbrow FARM, £1690.00 Birch Bank, £1660.00 The Coach House, £1640.00 Old School, £1590.00 Greaves Farm, £1300.00 Greaves Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2030.00 High Underbrow Farm, £1940.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1900.00 High UnderBrow, £1840.00 High House Farm, £1800.00 Broughton House Farm, £1630.00 Cockrigg Farm. HEREFORD: £1620.00 Luneside, £1280.00 School Hill, £1240.00 Stubb Place Farm, £1220.00 Houlker Hall Barn, £960.00 Causeywood. ANGUS: £1500.00 Summerlands, £1460.00 Summerlands, £1420.00 School Hill, £1040.00 Crossgates Farm, £860.00 Crossgates Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1500.00 Buckles Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £1480.00 The Coach House, £1100.00 Buckles Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £1380.00. SHORTHORN: £1320.00 Boundary Beck, £1200.00 Boundary Beck.
Store Bullock Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2230.00 High Underbrow Farm, £1850.00 Broomfield, £1700.00 Greaves Farm, £1480.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1470.00 Cockrigg Farm. LIMOUSIN: £160.00 High House Farm, £2100.00 Broughton House Farm, £2080.00 High Underbrow, £1860.00 Hazelgrove Lodge, £1800.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1500.00 Little Musgrave Farm. HEREFORD: £2040.00 Holme Farm, £2000.00 Holme Farm, £1860.00 Ellers Farm, £1840.00 Ellers Farm, £1380.00 Greaves Farm, £1180.00 Houlker Hall Barn. ANGUS: £1930.00 Holme Farm, £1860.00 Summerlands. SALER: £1540.00 Buckles Farm. FRESIAN: 3400.00 Cockrigg Farm. SHORTHORN: £1370.00 Boundary Beck, £1350.00 Boundary Beck.
Store Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1350.00 Little Musgrave, £1260.00 Little Musgrave Farm, £1140.00 Little Musgrave Farm, £1100.00 Little Musgrave.
OTM/CAST COWS
Trade for all classes and types remaining strong with farmers looking to o load passengers ahead of the Christmas period. Beef cows sold to 289.5p/kg for AA x from M Allen with other better end 265p/kg-280p/kg. Dairy cows topped at 249.5p/kg for B&W from RR & JA Knowles, mediums 225p/kg-245p/kg with leaner end 195p/kg-205p/kg. Top grossing today was a heavyweight B&W from M&S Blease totalling £2493 with Beef cows to £2088 for a Galloway from Forest Hall.
OTM heifers sold to 284.5p/kg & £1823 for B&W from Strickland Hill Farming with steers to 344.5p/kg & £2053 for BRBx from JW Robinson & Son.
Several cull Bulls selling to 259.5p/kg for Stab and £2083 for Lim.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Angus: 289.5 Yealand Manor, 239.5 Holmelands. Limousin: 279.5 Ellerbeck Farm, 264.5 Borwick Lodge Farm, 249.5 & 244.5 Mossborough Bungalow, 229.5 Chapel House, 229.5 Garden Terrace. British Blue: 279.5 x2 249.5 Mill Riggs, 234.5 Chapel House, 229.5 Woodside Farm. Galloway: 269.5 Thorn Cottage. Baz: 264.5 High Row. Saler: 259.5 Yealand Manor. Hereford: 254.5 Lane Ends Farm, 229.5 Lane Ends Farm. Friesian: 249.5 Myers Farm, 239.5 Cockrigg Farm, 239.5, 234.5 The Barn, 229.5 Myers Farm, 224.5 Scales Park Farm. Shorthorn: 249.5 Biggins Lodge Farm. Simental: 239.5 Borwick Lodge Farm, 224.5 Long
Green Head. Continental: 234.5, 229.5 & 204.5 Back O’The Fell. Charolais: 229.5 Ashes.
Montbeliarde: 229.5 The Barn, 169.5 Moss House Farm. Longhorn: 204.5 Lowther Farming.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 284.5 Strickland Hill, 279.5, 274.5 Stubb Place Farm, 229.5 Cockrigg Farm, 199.5 Strickland Hill.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 344.5 & 319.5 Green Close. Angus: 294.5 Green Close,
Cast Bull Top Prices: Stabiliser: 259.5 Yealand Manor, Blonde: 249.5 Causeway Farm. Limousin: 239.5 Holme Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Christmas Show & Sale ofCalves & Store Cattle. Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 12th December 2025.
CALVES
Calves galore at Lancaster Christmas show.
No less than 157 through the little ring today, with all classes selling to a sharp and festive trade.
The sale included a show for calves under 56 days, judging was in the capable hands of Josh France, who we thank for his time and expertise, he awarded the following prizes:
CLASS 1 -NATIVE BULL CALF
1st Lot 863 – Wallbank Farms
2nd Lot 830 - Drinkall Bros
3rd Lot 854 – AD&L Milner
CLASS 3 – CONTINENTAL BULL CALF
1st Lot 870 – Lawson Dairies
2nd Lot 853 – AD&L Milner
3rd Lot 861 – Wallbank Farms
CLASS 4 -CONTINENTAL HEIFER CALF
1st Lot 858 – Wallbank Farms
2nd Lot 803 – Barber Farms
3rd Lot 866 – GJ&G Billington
CLASS 5 – DAIRY BULL CALF
1st Lot 852 - AD&L Milner
2nd Lot 833 – Drinkall Bros
CHAMPION – LOT 870 LAWSON DAIRIES
RESERVE CHAMPION – LOT 853 AD&L MILNER
Bull calves topped at £980 for a Charolais from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel with the reserve champion a British Blue from AD&RL Milner, Brock selling for £960 at one month and 6 days old. Aberdeen Angus bulls sold to £910 x4 from RE&P Miller, Garstang with Hereford achieving £880 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme. The youngest 30 day
old calves sold to £610 for Charolais from GJ&G Billington, Garstang or £600 for a British Blue from Bamber Farm, Brock. Black and Whites sold to £350 from JS Towers & H Kent. Heifer calves sold to £850 for British Blues from JM&MH France, Littledale with Aberdeen Angus to £810 x2 from JS Towers & H Kent. Charolais to £610 from Wallbank Farms, with month olds to £520 and £510 from GJ&G Billington. A handful of stirks followed sold to £1440 for a British Blue bulls from K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel who sold Aberdeen Angus bulls to £1320. Heifer stirks sold to £950 for Aberdeen Angus from AJ Metcalf, Out Rawcli e.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £850 Newhouse Farm, £740 Robson Roe Farm, £720 Bank End Farm, £700 Robson Roe Farm, £650 Manor House Farm, £610 Bank End Farm. Angus: £810 (x2) Cinder Hill Farm, £620 North Farm, £610 (x2) Post Farm, £560 Hudsbrook Farm. Charolais: £610 Tills Farm, £600 Tills Farm, £520 Myerscough House, £510 Mysercough House, £490 Tills Farm. Hereford: £450 Bolton Fold Farm, £430 Bolton Fold Farm, £420 Westfield House Farm, £370 Bolton Fold Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: Charolais: £980 Boldens Farm, £800 Boldens Farm, £640 Tills Farm, £610 Myrescough House, £590 Myrescough House, £560 Myrescough House. British Blue: £960 Lane Head Farm, £920 Boldens Farm, £860 Bank End Farm, £740 Bank End Farm, £740 Tills Farm, £790 Boldens Farm. Angus: £910 Lingart Farm, £830 Cinder Hill Farm, £760 Lingart Farm. Hereford: £880 Cinder Hill Farm, £560 Westfield House Farm, £470 Bolton Fold Farm, £460 Bolton Fold Farm, £430 Bolton Fold Farm. Continental: £530 West View Farm. Swedish Red & White: £530 West View Farm. Friesian: £350 Cinder Hill Farm, £340 West View Farm, £270 North Farm, £260 Catshaw Hall Farm, £250 Lane Head Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: Angus: £640 Gibsons Farm, £430 Gibsons Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £1440 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1180 (x5) Kitchen Ground Farm. Angus: £1320 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1100 (x3) Kitchen Ground Farm, £1000 Walkers I’th Fields, £990 Gate Farm. Charolais: £1000 Kitchen Ground Farm. Friesian: £560 Kitchen Ground Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £950 Gate Farm, £930 Gate Farm, £400 Post Farm. British Blue: £900 (x3) Post Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £1060 Post Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Todays sale included the Christmas prize show of store cattle which was kindly judged by Mr Andrew Ashford, Bedale who awarded the championship rosette and the‘Tom Owen Memorial Trophy’to Mr D Moorhouse, Natland showing a pair of Limousin cross steers. The heifer class was won by Mr P Cummings, Burton in Kendal who showed a pair of Limousin heifers. A special prize for the best pair of homebred animals was awarded to Pilling Hall, Pilling who put forward a pair of Limousin cross steers which were also awarded the reserve championship rosette.
CHRISTMAS STORE CATTLE SHOW - JUDGE: ANDREW ASHFORD
CLASS 1- PAIR OF BULLOCKS
1st DE & SM Moorhouse- Limousin- £2700
2nd Pilling Hall Farm- Limousin- £2750
3rd SJ & AL Hargreaves- Limousin- £2580
CLASS 2- PAIR OF HEIFERS
1st P Cummings- Limousin- £2550
2nd H Morgan- Charolais- £2220
3rd FI & ME Little- British Blue- £2120
BEST HOMEBRED PAIR - Pilling Hall Farm
CHAMPION- DE & SM Moorhouse
RESERVE CHAMPION- Pilling Hall Farm
Todays sale topped at £2750 for the prize winning pair of Limousin cross steers from Pilling Hall with other stronger end, short keep sterrs £2500 to £2700 with mediums £2100 to £2400. Dairy bred steers sold to £2520 for Montbelliarde from DW Robinson. Heifers saw a top price of £2550 for the prize winning pair of Limousin from P Cummings with other pens of well grown heifers £2250 to £2400 with medium keep £1750 to £2100.
A mixed entry of feeding bulls saw a top price of £1580 for Limousin cross from M&RW Stirzaker with others £1420 to £1550 and younger Beef Shorthorns sold to £1180.
Store Bullock Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2750 Pilling Hall Farm, £2700 High House Farm, £2580 The Grange, £2550 Chestnut House Farm, £2520 Pilling Hall Farm, £2220 High House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2720 High House Farm, £2580 The Grange, £2580, £2550 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2400 The Grange, £2400 Old Glasson Farm. SHORTHORN: £2720 Lower Rowell, £1720 Low Dubbs Farm. ANGUS: £2680 Birch Croft, £2600 Cragg Farm, £2600 Low Levens, £2550 Old Glasson Farm, £2480 Cragg Farm, £2480 Old Glasson Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £2520 Lower Rowell. HEREFORD: £2400 Gibraltar Farm, £2200 Birch Croft, £2180 Green Valley Farm, £2080 Bull Bank Farm. BLONDE: £2320 (x2), £2200 Outerthwaite Farm. FRIESIAN: £2220 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1720 Plumpton Hall Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2180 Whitray Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £1780 Whinney Garth.
Store Heifer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2550 Peall House, £2050 Pasture House Farm, £1920 Pilling Hall Farm, £1580 Pasture House Farm. ANGUS: £2450, £2350 Low Levens, £2200 Pasture House Farm, £2180 Chestnut House Farm, £2100 High Snab, £2100 Bull Bank Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2450 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2180 High Snab, £2120 Helm Croft, £2050 Windy Hill Farm, £2020 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1500 Park Lane Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2220 West Lynn, £2200 Myerscough House, £2080 Whinney Carr Farm, £2050 Green Valley Farm. PARTHANISE: £2180 Helm Croft. LONGHORN: £1280 Pump House Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1580 Station Hotel Farm, £1450, £1350 Cockrigg Farm.
ANGUS: £1420 Thornton Barn Farm. SHORTHORN: £1180 Stirzaker House.
OTM CATTLE
Buyers keen to secure cows ahead of the festive period, with all sold today averaging 244p/kg. Best beef cows were regularly 295p/kg to 310p/kg, topping at 329.5p/kg for a Limousin cross from TW Gorst. Dairies sold to 279.5p/kg for a Fleckvieh from B&AC Barnes and black and whites to 259.5p/kg from AW&AM Park & Son, parlour types were 225p/kg to 240p/kg, with leanest sorts less. Top grossing today was £2420 or a Limousin from B&SE Carter.
OTM beef heifers to sold 369.5p/kg for a Limousin cross from FI&ME Little and £2304 for Aberdeen Angus cross from TJ Robinson. Dairies sold to 299.5p/kg and £1973.
Beef steers sold to 294.5p/kg and £1554.
Cull bulls to 369.5p/kg for a young Limousin from P Cummings. Aberdeen Angus sold to 249.5p/kg and £2749 from CM&CA Jackson.
OTM Cow Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 329.50 Gilpin Farm, 279.50 Hall Croft Barn, 199.50 Intack Farm. LIMOUSIN: 319.50 Peall House, 319.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, 309.50 Cragg End, 299.50 Lane Head Farm, 299.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, 294.50 Hall Croft Barn. BLONDE: 299.50 Mount Pleasant Farm, 294.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. FLEKVIEH: 279.50 Hawkin Hall, 219.50 Hawkin Hall.
SHORTHORN: 269.50 Parkside Farm, 249.50 Sellerley Farm. FRIESIAN: 259.50 Walkers I’th Fields, 249.50 Sellerley Farm, 249.50 Holme House Farm, 249.50 Sweetings Farm, 239.50 Sweeting Farm. SIMMENTAL: 249.50 Sellerley Farm. JERSEY: 244.50 Sellerley Farm. AYRSHIRE: 229.50 Benson Hall, 204.50 Benson Hall, 139.50 Benson Hall.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 369.50 Helm Croft. BRITISH BLUE: 364.50 Gilpin Bridge, 319.50 Primrose Hill Farm, 294.50 Intack Farm, 249.50 Primrose Hill Farm. ANGUS: 354.50 Rowell Farm, 279.50 Rowell Farm. HEREFORD: 339.50 Rowell Farm, 334.50 Rowell Farm. FRIESIAN: 299.50 Westfield House Farm, 299.50 Sandbeds Farm, 229.50 Westfield House, 229.50 Hole of Ellel.
Cast Steer Top Prices: OTHER: 294.50 Barons Fold Farm. GALLOWAY: 289.50 Barons Fold Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 369.50 Peall House. ANGUS: 249.50 Forgelands.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 15th Lancaster: 10am Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 16th J36: 1pm Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 18th J36: 10:30am Store Lambs & 11:30am Special Sale of Rearing Calves
Friday 19th Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle & 11:15am Store Cattle
