Weekly Report & Newsletter - 17th April 2026
Lancaster Auction Mart: Show & Sale of Ewes & Shearlings with Lambs at foot. Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Monday 13th April 2026.
SPRING LAMBS
Demand outstripping supply with more required each week to fulfil buyers requirements. Top price this week of £216 & 491p/kg was for a Texel cross from D & K Swarbrick, with others £214 & 476p/kg from WN & D Smith & Sons.
Spring Lambs Top Prices: TEXEL: £216 Bensons Farm, £214 Cocker House Farm, £196, £192 Bensons Farm, £192 Cocker House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £212 Bensons Farm.
PRIME HOGGS
Numbers holding up and trade remaining firm, all in today averaging 392p/kg for Hoggs ranging from 30kg to 68kg. A top today of 500p/kg for Texel cross from AG Butler with other in spec Hoggs 420p/kg to 450p/kg, heavy weights to 406p/kg and light weights 444p/kg. Hill bred Hoggs peaked at 422p/kg for Cheviots, 411p/kg for Hebridean, 390p/kg for Mule, Masham 385p/kg and 381p/kg for Scotch Blackface.
Top grossing was a pen of heavyweight Texels at £220 from AG Butler with others £219 from F & SG Sanderson & Son and J & H Davies, endless pens £202 to £215 with standards £180 to £195. Hill Hoggs sold to £200 for Mules, Cheviots £199, Mashams £181, SBF £179, Herdwick £167 and Swaledales £159.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: BELTEX: £220 Park Farm Barn, £212 Stubb Hall Farm, £196 Oak Aveune. TEXEL: £219 Cross House Farm, £219 Weavers Farm, £218, £216 Holmelands, £215 Park Farm Barn, £212 Bensons Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £212 Ellers Farm. CONTINENTAL: £204 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £195 Moors Farm, £190, £185 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £173, £160 Thornton Barn Farm. SUFFOLK: £202 Park Farm Barn, £199, £197 Moors Farm, £194 North Farm, £191 Helm Croft, £190 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. MULE: £200. £198 Moors Farm, £184 Park Farm Barn, £180 Tabley House Farm, £178, £176 Moors Farm. ZWARTBLE: £200 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. CHEVIOT: £199 (x2) Weavers Farm, £193 Stubb Hall Farm, £190 Helm Croft, £187 Stubb Hall Farm, £187 Cotestones Farm. CHAROLAIS: £185 Moors Farm. MASHAM: £181 Moors Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £179 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. KERRY HILL: £175 Moss House Farm. HORNED: £168, £152 Cross House Farm. HERDWICK: £167, £150 Moss
House Farm. SWALEDALE: £159 High House Farm, £149, £148 Ouzelthorn Farm, £115 High House Farm, £114, £107 Ouzelthorn Farm.
CULL SHEEP
A fast-paced sale saw all sold averaging £172, peaking at £224 for Texel cross from J Twigge, who sold others at £222 and £212. Stronger end cross bred ewes £185 to £210 with mediums £160 to £180. Mules to £200 with endless heavy ewes £185 to £198, mediums £155 to £180. Horned ewes to £134 for better end mediums, other light weights £105 to £130.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £222 Homelands, £212 Homelands, £210 Barn Farm, £208 Homelands, £208 Homelands, £194 Homelands. CONTINENTAL: £208 Homelands, £188 Homelands, £180 Homelands, £170 Ellers Farm, £130 Homelands. MULE £200 Cocker House Farm, £194 Maddison Avenue, £190 Thornton Barn Farm, £190 Little Fell Farm, £180 Maddison Avenue, £174 Ellers Farm. SUFFOLK £184 Ellers Farm. MASHAM: £166 Bensons Farm. CHEVIOT: £134 Moorcock Hall Farm, £120 Ellers Farm, £95 Moorcock Hall Farm. DALESBRED: £128 Ellers Farm. HERDWICK £110 Little Crimbles.
SWALEDALE: £92 Ouzelthorn Farm, £78 High House Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £224 Homelands.
SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
The annual show and sale of sheep with lambs at foot saw the largest entry to date forward, with buyer keen to secure stock to take advantage of the spring grass.
Judging this year was Mr J Twigge, Lindal who made the following awards:
Class 1 – 5 Shearlings with Lambs at Foot
1st – M Heap, Burns Farm
Class 2 – 5 Ewes with Lambs at Foot
1st – TW & BH Woodhouse, Middle Salter
2nd – G & ID Postlethwaite, Riddings
3rd – TW & BH Woodhouse, Middle Salter
Champion – M Heap, Burns Farm
Reserve Champion – TW & BH Woodhouse, Middle Salter
Today’s sale was kindly sponsored by Cornthwaite Machinery, Nateby.
The sale peaked at £420 for a ring full of Texel cross ewes with twins from G&ID Postlethwaite, with TW&BH Woodhouse & Son also achieving
£420 selling Su olk cross ewes with Texel cross twins. The ewes forward today were mainly older continentals, generally selling at £380 to £395 for twin families. Singles peaked at £330 for Cheviot Mules with Texel cross lambs from M Heap with other ewes with stronger lambs £275 to £310. Next week’s sale will following prime sheep at approximately 11am, 50 families are already entered.
Shearling with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: SUFFOLK: £420, £300 Middle Salter. CHEVIOT: £395 Burns Farm. TEXEL: £380, £310 Riddings. CONTINENTAL: £330, £295 Docker Farm, £290 Longstripes Farm, £255 Riddings. MULE: £295 Riddings.
Ewes with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: TEXEL: £420 Riddings, £390 Ivy Bank Farm, £390 Mearsbeck Farm, £370, £365 Riddings, £275 Ivy Bank Farm. SUFFOLK: £390, £360, £330, £305, £230 Middle Salter. CHEVIOT: £365 Longstripes Farm, £330 (x2) Burns Farm. CONTINENTAL: £360 Longstripes Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Show & Sale of Ewes & Shearlings with lambs at foot.
Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Tuesday 14th April 2026.
PIGS
A large show of pigs forward this Tuesday with the most soughtafter types selling well throughout.
Prime hogs from Messrs PK & R Woof sold to £200 on a couple of occasions. Prime gilts hit £190 for a pair from Messrs J & JR Stott. Weaners were also a strong trade hitting £70 and £65 from Messrs R & Y Willison. Cull pigs topped at £160 for a couple of boars from Messrs B Horsley.
Our next sale of pigs is in two week’s time on the 28th April. Contact Rob on 07867000244 with any enquiries.
SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
266 families.
Twins averaged £121 per life. Single average £138 per life.
Trade lived up to the expectation of the show day with another high demand spectated at Junction 36’s sheep and lamb sale. A large entry was presented again and the prospect of quality shearlings on o er brought new clients out of the woodwork. Judging was kindly and expertly undertaken by Mr David Saxby for continentals and Mr Chris Ladds for Mules.
Sponsors: Brown & Brown and Peregrine Asset Finance
CLASS 1- 5 MULE SHEARLINGS WITH TWIN LAMBS AT FOOT
1st G & KM Atkinson - £485
2nd G & KM Atkinson - £430
3rd G & KM Atkinson - £440
CLASS 2- 5 MULE EWES WITH TWIN LAMBS AT FOOT
1st G & KM Atkinson - £420
2nd DJ Clark - £365
3rd CG Taylor - £372
CLASS 3- 5 CONTINENTAL SHEARLINGS WITH TWIN LAMBS AT FOOT
1st R Allinson & Sons - £480
2nd RT Colbear - £395
CLASS 4- 5 CONTINENTAL EWES WITH TWIN LAMBS AT FOOT
1st PJ & ES Rogerson - £520
2nd PJ & ES Rogerson - £475
3rd RT Colbear - £355
CHAMPION- PJ & ES Rogerson (Texel Ewes)
RESERVE CHAMPION- G & KM Atkinson (Mule Shearlings)
The champion pen was from PJ&ES Rogerson, Maisongill with a smashing pen of Texel ewes with Texel lambs, the judge backed his judgment and bought this pen for £520. Reserve champion pen was a classy pen of Mule shearlings with Texel lambs from G&KM Atkinson making £485, the same vendor had pens to £420, for the first prize Mule ewes.
First prize Texels shearlings from R Allinson was a pen that oozed quality and went on to make £480. Demand for the very best was obvious today with buyers from all corners of the North.
Singles were in hot demand with an average of £138 per life. Top price for singles went to PJ&ES Rogerson making £395 followed by another pen at £375. £150 per life was achieved providing the standard of sheep was strong enough.
Special mention goes to Messrs Woodburn with an epic run of Cheviot Mules with Texel lambs topping at £490 followed by pens at £475 and £460.
Top Prices
Texel ewes with twins - £520 PJ&ES Rogerson. Texel ewes with singles - £395 PJ&ES Rogerson. Mule ewes with singles - £230 SM&CL Bowes.
Cheviot Mules with twins - £490 Messrs Woodburn. Su olk ewes with twins - £460 AT&A Armistead & Messrs Holmes. Texel shearlings with twins - £480 R Allinson.
Texel shearlings with singles - £395 PJ&ES Rogerson. Mule shearlings with twins - £485 G&KM Atkinson.
Do not hesitate to get entries in for the next sale on Tuesday 21st April. Contact the o ice or auctioneers with entries for enquiries.
Rob – 07867000244
Will – 07506283587
Ewe with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: TEXEL: £520 Maison Gill, £485 Mansrigg Hall, £475 (x2), £455 Maison Gill, £450 Poppyfield Way. CHEVIOT MULE: £490, £475, £460 Mansrigg Hall.
SUFFOLK: £460 Low Bendrigg Farm, £460, £450 Bouthwaite Farm, £425, £420 Low Bendrigg Farm, £300 Bouthwaite Farm. MULE: £435, £425, £420 Green Farm, £372 Meadow View, £365, £355 Kellbrick Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £270, £225, £210, £205 New Close.
Shearling with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: MULE: £485, £440, £430 Green Farm. TEXEL: £480 Windygate, £470, £450 Green Farm, £415 Low Bendrigg Farm, £415 Windygate, £395 Heights Farm.
SPRING LAMBS & PRIME HOGGS
Prime sheep trade continues to please. Springers sparkled once again at Junction 36 today with as big a show as we have seen yet this year topped at 563.4p/kg and £231 from D&DW Prickett. The same good home sold some further lambs to 541p/kg and 540p/kg.
Hoggs also maintained a very good level of trade with especially good meat and the most sought-after weights selling as good as ever. Lack of numbers through very apparent and another mixy show forward featuring a large majority of hill bred types. Texels topped at £225 for a pair from Cornthwaite Moors Ltd. The same good home sold further lots to £216. Cheviots topped at £209 from SH&LE Birkett. A pen of six Texels from Messrs Holme hit 446.2p/kg. Beltex hoggs hit 444.4p/kg from AT Burrow & Son. Herdwicks sold to 430.2p/kg for a half dozen from Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre. Scotch Black Face hit 426.5p/kg for a pen of forty in number. Twelve Cheviots out of a tremendous run from AW&D Brown topped at 422.2p/kg. Todays overall average was 382p/kg, with an SQQ of 392p/kg. More numbers are required for next week with demand as strong as ever, contact Joel McGarva on 0792000909 for any enquiries.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £231, £211, £210 (x2), £200 Farleton House. DORSET: £192, £192, £190 High Biggarsbank. CONTINENTAL: £138, £124, £112 Low Barns Farm.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £225, £216 Moors Farm, £216 Mansrigg Hall, £215, £208 Moors Farm, £208 Gaskell House. CHEVIOT: £209, £203, £200, £193 Stubb Hall Farm, £190, £189 Whinfield Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £201 Moors Farm. BELTEX: £200, £196 High Snab, £150 Holme Park. SUFFOLK: £198 Moors Farm, £118 Oak House. HERDWICK: £185, £166 Meadowbank Farm, £164, £136 High Birk Howe Farm, £135 Hill Farm, £127 Far Kiln Bank.
CONTINENTAL: £180, £177 Brow Head. MULE: £177 Barbon Fell House, £169 Burnhead Farm, £150 Mansrigg Hall, £150 (x2) Hill Farm, £139 Fell End Farm. SWALEDALE: £172 Overthwaite Farm, £161 High Birk Howe Farm, £148 Barbon Fell House, £145, £131 (x2) Hill Farm. ROUGH
FELL: £160, £157 High Swinklebank Farm, £152 Moss End Farm, £150 High Swinklebank Farm, £126 Fell Foot Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £157, £155 Mansrigg Hall, £146, £145 (x2) Hill Farm.
HORNED: £153 Steps Farm, £153 Tottlebank, £130 Low House Beck. LEICESTER: £139 Burnhead Farm, £138 Strickland Hill. DALESBRED: £118, £106 Fell End Farm.
CAST SHEEP
A ewe trade to please at J36.
Ewes
• Texel to £285 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston
• Beltex to £275 from R & E Ladds, Kendal
• Charolais to £240 from LA & M Lambert, Lupton
• Su olk to £204 from M Bateman & Son, Firbank
• Mule to £202 from A Clark & Johnson, Windermere
• Dorset to £196 from S Proctor, Selside
• Cheviot to £192 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh
• Swaledale to £170 from J & J Huck, Burneside
• Rough Fell to £168 from J Whitton, Cartmel
• Herdwick to £160 from AJ & L Birkett, Ambelside
Rams
• Texel to £248 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland
• Charolais to £225 from R & E Ladds, Kendal
• Herdwick to £194 from SW & A Hoggarth, Broughton in Furness
• Cheviot to £180 from Kirkby & Longworth, Broughton in Furness
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £285 Mansrigg Hall, £275 £262 Benson Hall, £242 Birks Farm, £220 Catshaw Hall Farm, £218 Mountain View, £212 Middle Birkby Farm. Charollais: £240 Brow Head, £160 Moors Farm. Beltex: £214 Millbeck. Su olk: £204 Moors Farm, £200 Aynsome Manor Farm, £174 Birks Farm, £152 High House Farm, £136 Kiln Beck. Mule: £202 Far Orrest, £198 Riddings Farm, £194 Tailbert, £194 Moss End Farm, £194 Mansrigg Hall, £190 Catshaw Hall Farm. Dorset: £196 High Biggarsbank, £158 Gaskell House. Cheviot: £192 £190 Bowers Farm, £170 Benson Hall, £170 Bowers Farm, £136 Swallow Cottage, £128 Turners Farm, £128 Swallow Cottage. Cheviot Mule: £192 Farleton House, £180 Mansrigg Hall, £180 The Borrans, £150 Well Foot. Blue Texel: £186 £180 Benson Hall. Continental: £184 Gibraltar Farm, £184
Bowness Farm, £180 Farleton House, £162 Bowness Farm, £154 The Borrans. Zwartble: £172 Bowness Farm. Swale: £170 Oak Fold, £168 Catshaw Hall Farm, £152 Strickland Hill, £150 High Birk Howe Farm, £142 Tills Hole, £142 Stakes Moss Farm. Rough Fell: £168 Woodside, £168
£146 Tottlebank, £142 Aynsome Manor Farm, £140 £129 £125 High Swinklebank Farm. Swiss Valley: £160 Abbey Drive. Herdwick: £160 High Birk Howe Farm, £148 Far Kiln Bank, £134 Farleton House, £128 Cragg House Farm, £124 Sella Farm. Scotch Blackface: £160 £152
Mansrigg Hall, £150 Cottage Farm, £146 Mansrigg Hall, £120 Bowness Farm. Goat: £148 Springs Cottage. Gritstone: £102 Farleton House.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £248 High House Farm, £218 Yak Leaf, £212 Benson Hall, £200 Yak Leaf, £198 Sella Farm, £192 Yak Leaf. Charolais: £225 Benson Hall. Herdwick: £194 £180 Far Kiln Bank. Continental: £190 Oak House. Cheviot: £180 Sella Farm, £144 Bowness Farm. Jacob: £176 £156 Abbey Drive. Su olk: £172 £170 £152 Oak House. Ryeland: £162 £138 Bradlow Farm. Leicester: £122 Burnhead Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 16th April 2026.
CALVES
Another strong entry of 157 calves forward today selling to a top of £1100.
Bull calves once again a strong trade with Messrs Ayrton, Bambers Farm leading the way at £1100 for a British Blue, with this home selling 8 Bull calves to average £1022. Selling to £970 were Limousins from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme with Inra 95 selling to £960 from AK & BM Robinson, Carnforth. Angus Bulls sold to £920 & £910 from J & M Maudsley, Endmoor with 8 week old Beef Shorthorns to £830 from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth. Youngest Month old types to £820 for a British Blue born on 14.03.36 from HJ Robinson, Elm Tree with a Blonde cross from R Heath, Bootle close behind at £800. Herefords exactly 30 day old to £740 from JS & IM Wilson, Monk Foss with even younger 3 week olds to £700 for Angus from JS & IM Wilson, Monk Foss with £630 for a British Blue from CM & CS Chappelhow, Penrith. Black & White Bulls to £390 with others at £380.
Heifer calves equally as sharp, with Messrs Ayrton, Bambers Farm leading the way again with Blues to £1000. Charolais sold to £920 from F & TE Park, Kendal with Angus to £860 & £840 from J & M Maudsley, Endmoor. Inra 95s to £780 from AK & BM Robinson, Carnforth with younger month old sorts to £770 for a Blue from A & CM Carter, Witherslack or £720 from J-CH-JG Bland, Arnside with Herefords at the same age to £620 from JS & IM Wilson, Monk Foss.
Bulls
Blues to £1100 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham
Limousin to £1080 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham
Inra 95 to £960 from AK & BM Robinson, Carnforth
Angus to £920 from J & M Maudsley, Endmoor
Charolais to £880 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor
Beef Shorthorn to £830 from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth
Blonde to £800 from R Heath, Bootle
Hereford to £740 from JS & IM Wilson, Monk Foss
Black & White to £390 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme
Heifers
Blues to £1000 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham
Charolais to £920 from F & TE Park, Kendal
Angus to £860 from J & M Maudsley, Endmoor
Inra 95 to £780 from AK & BM Robinson, Carnforth
Limousin to £660 from CM & CS Chapplehow, Penrith
Hereford to £620 from JS & IM Wilson, Monk Foss
Blonde to £570 from R Heath, Bootle
Keep the calves coming, contact Will 07506 283587
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1100, £1060, £1050, £1030, £990 Bambers Farm, £900 Flodder Hall. LIMOUSIN: £1080, £980 Bambers Farm, £970 Cinder Hill Farm, £680 Mount Pleasant, £660 High Grounds Farm. OTHER: £960, £610, £410 Kitchlow Farm. ANGUS: £920, £910 Raw End Farm, £880 Flodder Hall, £880, £860 Raw End Farm, £840 Flodder Hall.
CHAROLAIS: £880 Low Audlands, £810 Holme House Farm. SHORTHORN: £830 Flodder Hall. BLONDE: £800, £680, £630, £620 (x2), £600 Midtown Farm. HEREFORD: £740, £700 (x2), £690 (x2) Monk Foss Farm, £440 Arnside Tower Farm. FRIESIAN: £390 Cinder Hill Farm, £380 Flodder Hall, £340, £330, £300 (x2) Kitchlow Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £230 (x2) Strickley.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1000, £930, £910 Bambers Farm, £830 Cinder Hill Farm, £810 Flodder Hall, £770 Black Bull Farm. CHAROLAIS: £920 Cragg House Farm, £750, £720 Low Audlands. ANGUS: £860 Raw End Farm, £840 Bambers Farm, £840, £830, £800, £760 Raw End Farm. OTHER: £780 Kitchlow Farm. LIMOUSIN: £660, £650, £560, £530 High Grounds Farm, £500 (x2) Mount Pleasant. HEREFORD: £620 Monk Foss Farm, £400, £390 (x2), £370 Coat Green. BLONDE: £570, £520 (x2), £510, £500 Midtown Farm. FRIESIAN: £450 Arnside Tower Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £960 Cragg House Farm.
STIRKS
Trade remained strong for stirks with cattle topping at £1870.
Averages
Bulls - £1223.20
Steers - £1291.05
Heifers - £1160.74
A solid show and sale today, very much in line with the store trade on the day. Numbers were good with a nice selection to suit all clients and with trade like todays there’s room to handle even more.
Suckler bred cattle were definitely in demand with a large percentage of this category aged between 6 & 10 months making between £1550 & £1870. Trade today was Topped by FW park, The howes with a classy Limousin bull making £1870. The same firm followed with cattle making £1700.
Limousins were wanted all round with bulls averaging £1665, Steers £1480 and Heifers £1423.
Dairy bred stirks were dominant in number blue x heifers at 7 months old reaching £1480. Angus x topped at £1500 with an average of £1150. Black & White though few in number were good to sell with a top price of £1180.
For any enquiries contact Rob - 07867000244
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1870 £1700 x2 The Howes, £1390 Rufus Lane. British Blue: £1480 Baldmire Farm, £1320 £1260 Rufus Lane, £1240 £1180 Baldmire Farm, £960 Mouse Syke, £940 Throstle Croft, £920 Mouse Syke. Charolais: £1420 £1320 Lower Hawthwaite. Angus: £1220 Helm Croft. Friesian: £1180 Baldmire Farm. Fleck: £1000 Throstle Croft.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1520 Breedy Butts Farm, £1380 High Farm, £1380 £1370 £1280 Breedy Butts Farm, £1180 Ashstead. Simental: £1280 x2 Black Bull Farm. British Blue: £1260 Rufus Lane, £1250 x2 Cocklake, £1020 Throstle Croft. Angus: £1260 Ashstead, £860 Moss End Farm, £830 Throstle Croft. Hereford: £1050 Mire House Farm. Charolais: £990 Cragg House Farm. Blonde: £900 Todds Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1560 £1480 £1420 £1300 Breedy Butts Farm, £1300 High Farm, £1220 Black Bull Farm. Angus: £1500 Ashstead, £940 Cocklake, £860 Moss End Farm. British Blue: £1320 £1300 Cocklake, £1120 £1100 Cragg House Farm. Simental: £1170 Black Bull Farm. Blonde: £920 Todds Farm. Friesian: £860 x2 Barton Street.
STORE CATTLE
Full Steam Ahead
Nothing stopping the trade train today here at J36 especially the younger end of cattle being right on track. 12 month old Limousins sold nicely to £2240 for a pair, Aberdeen Angus bullocks also sold to £2240 from Messrs LA & M Lambert. Luing bullocks hit £2200 from TW Wilson, Simmentals hit £2100 and £2090 again from LA & M Lambert. British Blues sold to £1980 for a trio of heifers from C Wilson and Limousins heifers hit the same from Messrs S & M Cooper. A young pair of Limousin heifers sold for £1940 from HW Robinson, with Charolais bulls topping at £1990 from Messrs A, V & A Thornton, while Blonde bulls recorded £1980 from SJ & NS Wood.
The next store cattle day at J36 is the Annual Grass Day Show and Sale. Entries are now being taken, please contact Joel McGarva for any enquiries on 07920009097.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £2240 £2080 £1970 Brow Head, £1800 £1780 Chapel Island View, £1760 Bradlow Farm, £1740 Lodge Bank Farm. Limousin: £2240 £2200 £2160 Arklid Farm, £2160 Howriggs, £2080 Arklid Farm, £2020 Mireside Farm, £2000 Gilsmere Farm. Continental: £2200 £2040 £1940 £1900 £1880 £1850 £1820 Chapel Island View. Simental: £2100 £2090 Brow Head, £2030 £1840 £1810 Little Crimbles, £1790 x2 Archfield. Shorthorn: £2060 Brow Head, £1660 £1440 Boundary Beck. Charolais: £2000 Little Crimbles. British Blue: £1900 Birks Farm, £1700 Long Garth, £1300 Middle Salter. Hereford: £1860 £1820 £1720 £1680 £1600
Mireside Farm, £1300 Kendal House Farm. Blonde: £1750 £1610 £1520 Causeway Farm. Fleck: £1620 Lodge Bank Farm. Friesian: £1440 Lodge Bank Farm, £1280 Cockrigg Farm. Welsh Black: £1300 Middle Salter.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £1980 Tarnside Farm, £1960 Birch Bank, £1950 Monk Foss, £1920 Mireside Farm, £1790 Howriggs, £1780 x2 High Wray Farm. British Blue: £1980 Nether Hall Farm, £1920 Boon Town Farm, £1800 Nether Hall Farm, £1710 £1590 Long Garth.
Charolais: £1940 £1860 High Bracken Hall, £1780 Scardale, £1580 Dawson Fold. Angus: £1900 Low Deepslack, £1800 High Bracken Hall, £1740 Parrox Hall Farm, £1680 Tarnside Farm, £1660 Birch Bank, £1600 Birks Farm, £1520 Lodge Bank Farm. Continental: £1780 £1640 Chapel Island View. Friesian: £1700 Tarnside Farm, £1700 Birks Farm. Shorthorn: £1680 Chapel Island View, £1280 Lodge Bank Farm. Hereford: £1680 Chapel Island View, £1400 £1180 Monk Foss Farm, £960 Spital Farm. Blonde: £1660 Birch Bank. Dairy Shorthorn: £1490 Craketrees.
Simental: £1420 Monk Foss Farm, £1340 Kendal House Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: Charolais: £1990 Little Crimbles. Blonde: £1980 Causeway Farm. British Blue: £1600 The Howes, £1400 High Field. Hereford: £1320 Spital Farm. Angus: £1300 Spital Farm. Fleck: £1140 Spital Farm. Friesian: £780 Spital Farm.
BEEF BREEDING CATTLE
On Thursday 16th April, NWA held the dispersal sale of Shorthorn cows and heifers with calves, in-calvers and bulling heifers on behalf of Messrs CS Long and RH Knipe. A fantastic ringside of keen buyers gathered eager for breeding stock. Cows and calves topped at £3100 whilst in-calvers topped at just shy of £2500.
The high demand for breeding cattle today bodes well for our sale in May for which entries are now open. Please contact our Auctioneers with any enquiries Joel McGarva Tel 07920009097, Rob Cloughton Tel 07867000244 or Will Rogerson Tel 07506283587.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
OTM Cow Top Prices: CHAROLLAIS: 374.5 Dawson Fold, 324.5 Capplethwaite Hall. LIMOUSIN: 329.5 Swallowmire, 324.5 Crossgates Farm, 314.5 St Annes Farm, 3095 The Borrans, 289.5 Mireside Farm, 279.5 Lower Hawthwaite. ANGUS: 314.5 Yealand Manor, 299.5 Syke House Farm, 299.5 Sella Farm, 259.5 Crossgates Farm. HEREFORD: 299.5 Sandham Farm, 299.5 Lane Ends Farm, 279.5 Sandham Farm. BRITSH BLUE: 294.5 Lower Hawthwaite, 289.5 Shaw Paddock, 284.5 Capplethwaite Hall, 269.5 High Field, 249.5 Mireside Farm. SHORTHORN: 289.5 Hill Top Farm, 274.5 Hill Top Farm. FRIESIAN: 229.5 Holmescale Farm, 284.5 Ackenthwaite Farm, 274.5 Spital Farm, 249.5 High House Farm, 244.5 Benson Hall, 239.5 Lambrigg Head Farm. FLECKVIEH: 279.5 Spital Farm, 214.5 Far Audlands. DAIRY SHORTHORN: 239.5 Craketrees.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: STABILISER: 354.5 Yealand Manor, 354.5 Yealand Manor. ANGUS: 344.5 Blea Tarn, 344.5 Blea Tarn.
Cast Bull Top Prices: FRIESIAN: 294.5 Scale Park Farm, 274.5 Mire House Farm. BAZADAISE: 274.5 High Row. ANGUS: 249.5 Holmescales Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 17th April 2026.
CALVES
Lancasters weekly sale of calves saw a few more about as words spreads of the stronger trade we have been having week in week out here at Lancaster. Young calves in high demand from JP & C Robon, Catterall seeing his 6-week-old British Blues bulls to £780 and his British Blue heifers to £690. Aberdeen Angus heifers at 8week-old from I Slater, to £600.
Shorthorn bulls to £670 from JE & SM Seedall, Blackburn. Friesian to £320 from Brades Earthwise Solutions. Weaned calves attracting plenty of interest with H Kent weekly consignment topping at £850 for British bulls and £820 for Aberdeen Angus bulls with Friesian bulls from JR Newsham & Son at £660 x4.
6 pens of stirks which were mainly heifers saw Aberdeen Angus heifers top at £1100 from J Capstick, Sedbergh. Other Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1040 from Throstle Nest Farms, Pilling. British Blues from the same home at £940. Hereford heifer stirks at the same price from PD Pye, Over Wyresdale with his Hereford bulls to £850.
Monthly stirk sale next week with vendors urged to enter calves and stirks with confidence. Entries please to Gary on 07970830518, Matthew on 0754044667 or Andrew on 07966556592, o ice on 01524 63308.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £1100 Birks Lane, £1040 Throstle Nest, £680 Catshaw Hall Farm, £600 Hudsbrook Farm, £560 Wyre Bank. HEREFORD: £940 Marl House, £800 Marl House, £370 Sellerley Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £940 Head Dyke Lane, £870 Head Dyke Lane. SHORTHORN: £510 Bolton Fold Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: HEREFORD: £850 Marl House, £700 Sellerley Farm, £630 Sellerley Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £850 Cinder Hill Farm, £780 Roe Farm,£590 Brades Farm, £510 Brades Farm, £460 Brades Farm, £430 Brades Farm. ANGUS: £820 Cinder Hill Farm, £730 Cinder Hill farm, £710 Roe farm, £700 Wyre Bank, £510 Rose Farm, £450 Rose Farm. FRIESIAN: £760 Sellerley Farm, £660 Sellerley Farm, £410 Cinder Hill Farm. SHORTHORN: £670 Bolton Fold Farm, £610 Bolton Fold Farm. LONGHORN: £275 Brades Farm. JERSEY: £180 Brades Farm, £170 Brades Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £680 Stirzaker House Farm. SHORTHORN: £360 Stirzaker House Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Lancasters weekly store cattle sale of 234 saw yet again a sharper trade for the younger grazing types of cattle with the bigger older meaty cattle seeing a slight resistance as beef finishers experiencing waiting lists at abattoir.
JM Maudsley & Sons, Endmoor taking the top spot today with his run of 18 Aberdeen Angus steers topping at £2380. Other Aberdeen Angus steers to £2320 from Tom Barron Farms, Woodplumpton. Simmental steers to £2250 from E Rossal, Preesall. Limousin
steers to £2280 from JG & BJ Escolme, Killington. British Blue to £2220 from regular supporter SH & LE Birkett, Carnforth. Dairy bred steers to £1950 and £1900 for Friesians from R & E Ladds, Scalthwaiterigg. Younger grazing types of steers easily sold today, regularly round the £1850-£1950 mark for 16–18-month-old.
P Whitton & Son, Kendal today taking the top spot today with store heifers at £2080 for Aberdeen Angus heifers with the same good home selling Limousin heifers at the same price. Aberdeen Angus heifers from Tom Barron Farms, Woodplumpton at £2050 with British Blue heifers at the same price from A & T Smith, Preston. Simmental heifers to £2000 from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale with Herefords at the same price from A & FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel. Turning out heifers looking well sold with pen after pen round the £1750-£1850 mark for 16–18-month-old.
Store Bullock Top Prices: ANGUS: £2380 Raw End Farm, £2320 Ambrose Hall Farm, £2280 Fairfield, £2220 Hill House Farm, £2200 Billinge Hall, £2180 Carlingwha. SIMMENTAL: £2350 Sykes Fold Farm, £2250 Burns Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2280, £2200 Low Stangerthwaite, £2100 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1880 High Snab. BRITISH BLUE: £2220 Stubb Hall Farm, £2180 Whinney Car, £2150 Green Lane Farm, £2150 Rockway Farm, £2120 Whinney Carr, £2080 Yeat House. CHAROLAIS: £2220 Downlands Farm, £2200 Whinney Carr Farm. FLECKVIEH: £2180 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1350 Redchalis Farm. HEREFORD: £2180 (x2) Carlingwha, £2080 Benson Hall, £2080 Yeat House, £2050 High Snab, £2050 Pasture House Farm. FRIESIAN: £1950, £1900 Benson Hall, £1720 Redchalis Farm, £1700 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1580 Lynwood, £1450 Mill House Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1350 Redchalis Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: £2080 High Tenement Farm, £2050 Ambrose Hall Farm, £1900 Hill House Farm, £1900 Pasture House Farm, £1900 Higher Lees Farm, £1800 High Snab.
LIMOUSIN: £2080 (x2) High Tenement Farm, £2000 Angerton Hall Farm, £1900 Hill House Farm, £1850 High Snab, £1800 Pasture House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2050 Carlinghurst, £2020 Stubb Hall Farm, £1880 Benson Hall, £1850, £1820 (x2) Roseacre Hall. HEREFORD: £2000 Yeat House, £1600 Holly House Farm. SIMMENTAL: £2000 Knowsley Farm, £1850 High Snab, £1200 Gibsons Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1880 (x2) Downlands Farm.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
Lancasters weekly sale otm/cast cattle saw numbers over the 100 mark with the live ring at Lancaster again bucking the trend, with falling deadweight quotations.
Top grossing beast today would be the Simmental cast bull at £2797.80 from Fell View Farms with other cast bulls at £2434 for an Aberdeen Angus from RG & B Lewis, Carnforth.
Top grossing otm cow from PW & JM Norris & Son at £2350 for Friesian with other Friesians from the same good home at £2126.36. Limousin otm cows to £2085.14 from JT & GV Dobson, Grindleton. Aberdeen Angus otm cows to £2078.57 from JH Woof & Son, Kendal. MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands top price per kilo at 344.5ppk for a Blonde cow. Other beef bred otm cows to 314.5ppk from JT & GV Dobson, Clitheroe. Friesian cows to 269.5ppk from RG & B Lewis, Carnforth.
Good entry of otm steers today, top grossing from O Butler, Esprick at £2394.08 and others from the same good home at £2289.23 both Aberdeen Angus. British Blue cast steers to 354.5ppk from Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale. OTM heifers saw Herefords to £2212.93 and £2204.05 from DH & M Kellet & Sons, Cockerham. With O Butler, Esprick continuing their good days trading at 349.5ppk this time for an Aberdeen Angus. Dairy bred otm heifers to £2107.14 for Friesians from EW & RM Towers, Hornby. Other Friesians otm heifers to 304ppk from JT & B Fox, Quernmore. More cattle required next week. All enquiries to Gary on 07970830518, Matthew on 07540446667 or Andrew on 07966556592.
OTM Cow Top Prices: BLONDE: 344.50 Mount Pleasant Farm, 314.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. LIMOUSIN: 314.50 Hill House Farm, 309.50 Hill House Farm. ANGUS: 299.50 Underhelm Farm, 289.50 Raw Head, 289.50 Underhelm Farm, 279.50 Underhelm Farm, 269.50 Hill House Farm, 239.50 Black Bull Farm. SIMMENTAL: 274.50 High House Farm, 239.50 Black Bull Cottage. HEREFORD: 269.50 High House Farm, 244.590 Black Bull Cottage. FRIESIAN: 269.50 Docker Hall, 269.50 Priory Farm, 269.50 Bainsbank Farm, 269.50 Cocker House Farm, 269.50 Priory Farm, 254.50 Priory Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: 249.50 Carlinghurst. NORWEIGIAN: 239.50 Dale Barns. OTHER: 199.50 Dales Barn, 189.50 Dale Barns. JERSEY: 184.50 Dale Barns.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: 349.50 Elm Bank Farm, 304.50 Downlands Farm. SIMMENTAL: 349.50 Black Bull Cottage. HEREFORD: 329.50 Boundary House, 319.50 Boundary House, 314.50 Kellbrick Farm, 314.50 Boundary House, 309.50 Boundary House. BROWN SWISS: 324.50 Hawkin Hall. FRIESIAN: 314.50 Elm Tree Farm, 304.50 Blackwood End, 304.50 Lane Ends Farm, 304.50 Holme Head, 294.50 Elm Tree Farm, 289.50 Holme Head. FLEKVIEH: 299.50 Hawkin Hall. NORWEIGIAN: 274.50 Dale Barns. JERSEY: 259.50 Dale Barns.
Cast Steer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 354.50 Tills Farm. ANGUS: 349.50 Elm Bank Farm, 339.50 Tills Farm, 334.50 Elm Bank Farm, 324.50 Raw Head. LIMOUSIN: 339.50 Tills Farm. FRIESIAN: 299.50 Tills Farm, 279.50 Well House Farm, 274.50 Well House Farm, 269.50 Well House Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: ANGUS: 279.50 Bainsbank Farm. SIMMENTAL: 279.50 Moorriggs.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 20th
Lancaster: 10am Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep 11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
Tuesday 21st
J36: 11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
1pm Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Friday 24th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & Weanlings & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle & Stirks
Saturday 25th
J36: 10am Horse Sale