Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 8th June The weekly sale of Store Cattle had a smaller entry forward this week of 200, with more needed as buyers express strong demand for all cattle. There was a buoyant trade throughout as all stores forward sold to an average of £1099. Top of the trade today was WT Eastham & Sons of Goosnargh selling Angus bullocks to £1470. This was closely followed by R & E Ladds of Kendal who sold British Blue Bullocks to £1450 and Herefords to £1370. Heifer trade topped at £1380 for Angus heifers from J Hesketh of Preston. There were numerous pens of cattle selling at £1200 and more. A very good entry of black and white bullocks forward saw the trade top at £1270 and £1180 from J Prest & Sons, with all black and white bullocks well bid for. Store Cattle Top Prices: Store Bullocks: ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1470 Wood Nook Farm, £1340 Benson Hall, £1320 Ivy Barn, Spout House, £1300 Intack Farm, £1280 Benson Hall. BRITISH BLUE: £1450 Benson Hall, £1280 Old Glasson Farm, £1270 Intack Farm, £1120 High House, £960 Throstle Nest Farm. HEREFORD: £1370 Benson Hall, £1200 Ivy Barn, Spout House, £1140 Bradley Farm, £1130 Rose Hill Farm, £1020 Fern Lea. LIMOUSIN: £1340, £1280 Old Glasson Farm, £1220 Underhelm Farm, £1150 Downlands Farm, £1120 Challon Hall Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1300 Intack Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £1270, £1180 Upper Foxholes, £1010 Old Glasson Farm, £980 Old Glasson Farm, Downlands Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1270 Upper Foxholes. FLEKVIEH: £1030 Mill House Farm, £910 Throstle Nest Farm. BEEF SHORTHORN: £960 Bouthwaite Farm. BLONDE D’AQUITAINE: £860 Throstle Nest Farm. Store Heifers: ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1380 Middle Grange Farm, £1290 The Dingle, £1200 2 Church Street, £1160 Sunderland Brows Farm, £1090 Holmes Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1280 High House, £1270 Holmes Farm, £1240 2 Church Street, £1160 Kays Farm & Isle of Syke Farm, £1090 Little Fell Farm. HEREFORD: £1230 Middle Grange farm, £1070 Bouthwaite Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1200 High House. BRITISH BLUE: £1190 Windy Hill Farm, £1100 Bouthwaite Farm, £1090 Wood Nook Farm, £1020 Bouthwaite Farm, £940 Buck Bank Farm. FLEKVIEH: £1140 Bradley Farm. BLONDE D’AQUITAINE: £1060 Buck Bank Farm. Store Bull: LIMOUSIN: £1140 Old Glasson Farm.
There was a small entry of OTM CATTLE forward with 70 in the market, selling to an average of 145p/kg. The vendors are strongly urged to take advantage of this good trade and market cast cows through the live weight system. OTM bullocks sold to a top of 214.5p/kg from EJ Ward & Sons of Nether Kellet. OTM Beef cows topped 209p/kg from GE & GA Hayhurst of Ellel. Black and white cattle sold to a top of 177.5p/kg from DJ A & L Sutcliffe of Winmarleigh with plenty of good meaty cows selling between 160-175p/kg. Black and whites topped at £1275 from J & G Thornley of Kirkham with numerous good black and white cows selling to over £1000. Cast Cow Top Prices: OTM Cows: LIMOUSIN: 209.5 Brunstow, 174.5 Hazelslack Tower, Hawkswell Farm, 149 Little Scar Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 177.5, 167.5 Throstle Nest Farm, 164.5 High House, 159.5, 157.5 Throstle Nest Farm. MONTBELIARDE: 171.5 Throstle Nest Farm, 154.5, 149.5 White Lund Farm. SIMMENTAL: 167.5 Throstle Nest Farm. CHAROLAIS: 164.5 Brunstow. CONTINENTAL: 164.5 Throstle Nest Farm, 134.5, 94.5 Meadow View. FLEKVIEH: 159.5 Holme Head. BROWN SWISS: 154.5 Lathwaite Farm. SWEDISH RED AND WHITE: 151.5 Holme Head, 119.5 White Lund Farm. AYRSHIRE: 149.5 Lathwaite Farm, 137.5 Rose Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 141.5 Croft Closes Farm. HEREFORD: 131.5 Border Rigg. OTM Heifers: LIMOUSIN: 194.5 Intack Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 174.5 High Snab. OTM Steers: LIMOUSIN: 214.5 Intack Farm. HEREFORD: 184.5 Intack Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 124.5 Corney Hill Farm. OTM Bull: ABERDEEN ANGUS: 139.5 High House
The weekly sale of Calves saw a larger entry forward this week in which more could have been sold to the advantage of the vendor. We strongly advise vendors to take advantage of this good trade and use auction markets not collection centres. British Blue bull calves topped the trade at £400 from Wallbank Farms of Over Wyresdale. This was closely followed by British Blue heifer calves from R & V Walmsley of Cockerham. Plenty of young beef calves sold in the mid £200s. Montbeliarde bull calves sold to £260 and £240 from JR Newsham & Son of Conder Green. Once again a buoyant black and white selling to £145 from R & V Walmsley of Cockerham. Just a handful of stirks today saw Angus heifers sell to £490 from Masons of Over Kellet. Calf Top Prices: Heifer Calves: BRITISH BLUE: £375 Richmond Hall, £175 North Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £340 Richmond Hall. SIMMENTAL: £185, £180, £170 Sellerley Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £150 Cinder Barrow, £130 Gibsons Farm. Bull Calves: BRITISH BLUE: £400 Tills Farm, £350 Moss House Farm. HEREFORD: £275 Birkland Barrow, £235, £140 Sellerley Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £260, £240 Sellerley Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £200 Gibsons Farm. SIMMENTAL: £200 Sellerley Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £145 Richmond Hall, £80 Tills Farm, £65, £52 North Farm. Heifer Stirk: ABERDEEN ANGUS: £490 Birkland Barrow.
Monday 11th June - 1000 Sheep Forward at Lancaster There was a larger entry of Spring Lambs forward today with plenty of demand due to the approach of the end of the Ramadan festival. A mixed entry of lambs, saw better quality lambs a dearer trade than the previous week. There was an overall market average of 251p/kg achieved. Topping at 323p/kg was S Wilson and Son of Scotforth with a pair of Beltex lambs. There was numerous pens of good conformation lambs selling in excess of 300p/kg. Top price of the day went to Andrew Butler of Hambleton with a smart 44kg Texel lamb selling to £134 with 45kg Texels from ST Birkett and Son of Carnforth. Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £134 Park Farm Barn, £131 Hall Croft Barn, £129.50 Moss Gate Farm, £129 Burrow Heights Farm, £127 Hallbeck. SUFFOLK: £129 Kitchen Ground Farm, £122 Hall Croft Barn, £113.50 Park Farm Barn, £113 Hallbeck. CHAROLLAIS: £108 Moss Gate Farm, £94, £92 Springfield Farm, £91 Little Fell, £86.50 Springfield Farm. BELTEX: £95 Willow Farm.
A good entry of 200 Prime Hoggs forward, met plenty of demand especially for the time of the year and all were well bid for due to the end of the Ramadan Festival. The trade topped at £116 for a pen of 10 Texel hoggs from M Carr of Out Rawcliffe, with others selling to £110.50. There was an overall market average of 189p/kg. Prime Hogg Top Prices: TEXEL: £116 Carrisholme Stables, £110.50 Mill House Farm, £110 Overhouses, Carrisholme Stables, £107 Throstle Grove Farm. MULE: £96 Overhouses, £83 Park Farm Barn, £76 Overhouses, £61 Park Farm Barn. HERDWICK: £76, £73 Lee End Farm, £72 Park Farm Barn. CHEVIOT: £75.50 Dove Cote Farm, £74 Cragg Farm, £73.50, £66.50, £58.50 Dove Cote Farm. DORSET: £73 Field House. HORNED: £72.50 Crombleholme, £70.50, £66, £63.50 Overhouses. CHAROLLAIS: £72, £55 Mill House Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £71, £70 Dove Cote Farm. SUFFOLK: £70.50 Park Farm Barn, £65 Cobble Hey Farm.
The Cast Ewe trade was equally as strong this week with plenty of demand. The trade topped at £122 for Texels from A & E Clarkson, Thurnham. This was closely followed by other Texels to £119 from R & DL Cornthwaite, Preston and £117 from WM Pye, Ashton-with-Stodday. Zwartbles sold to £115, again, from R & DL Cornthwaite, Mules sold to £104 from KA Purtil, Hindley Green and Suffolks sold to £98 from JA & VM Lamb, Conder Green. A few cast rams in today sold to £111 for a Texel from Ripley St Thomas School Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Ewes: TEXEL: £122 Cock Hall Farm, £119 Humblescough Farm, £117 Tarnwater Farm, £115 Hall Croft Barn, £113 Cock Hall Farm. ZWARTBLE: £115 Humblescough Farm, £102 Cobble Hey Farm, £86 Humblescough Farm, £78 Yates Farm. LLEYN: £105 Newhouse Farm. MULE: £104 11 Oak Avenue, £101 Old Woodhouse, £100 North Farm, £98 Little Fell, £96 11 Oak Avenue. SUFFOLK: £98 Conder Green Farm, £90, £80, £60 Lyndale Farm. CONTINENTAL: £90 Old Glasson Farm, £62 11 Oak Avenue. BELTEX: £90 Higher Barn Farm. DALESBRED: £67 Cobble Hey Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £67 Greenwell Hill Farm. CHEVIOT: £60 Cragg Farm. SWALEDALE: £39 Greenwell Hill Farm, £31 Appletree Farm. Cast Tups: TEXEL: £111 Ashton Road, £92 Sandy Hill Farm.
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