Weekly Report & Newsletter - 17th October 2025
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association Show & Sale of Rough Fell Rams, Saturday 11th October 2025.
The annual prize show and sale of Rough Fell breeding rams once again attracted a high level of breeder’s keen to secure additional rams to establish new bloodlines. Thanks must go to our sponsors and judges for their support of todays sales. The champion rosette was awarded to the first prize lamb from JT Hunter, with reserve rosette to MP&A Capstick.
Kindly Sponsored by Eden Farm Supplies & JN&E Capstick
Judges:
Aged Rams - D Watson
Shearling Rams - J Capstick (Killington)
Ram Lambs - A Mackie
Overall Championship - Mrs M Clarke
Best Mouth - R Simpson
Class 1 - Shearling Ram (Owner Under 18 years of Age)
1st RF4265 Birkhaw Irreplaceable (Lot 82) consigned by F&L Hoggarth, Birkhaw Farm
2nd RF4266 Birkhaw Industrial (Lot 83) consigned by F&L Hoggarth, Birkhaw Farm
3rd RF4276 Birchwood Impact (Lot 127) consigned by T Moore, New House Farm
4th RF4307 Fawcett Bank Igloo (Lot 105) consigned by T Milburn, Fawcett Bank
5th RF4308 Fawcett Bank Icicle (Lot 106) consigned by B Milburn, Fawcett bank
Class 2 - Shearling Ram (Under 50 sheep)
1st RF4292 Helmvalley Impulse (Lot 123) consigned by E Clark, Glebe Close
2nd RF4245 Ellergill Impressive (Lot 97) consigned by RA Steadman, Ellergill Farm
3rd RF4289 Highlane Izzi Wizzi (Lot 58) consigned by R.J Capstick, High Lane
4th RF4291 Helmvalley Intercepter (Lot 122) consigned by E Clark, Glebe Close
5th RF4278 Intake Issac (Lot 38) consigned by I Carradice, Intake Farm
6th RF4223 Round Thwaite Ivan (Lot 41) consigned by VR Guy, Whinfell Terrace
Class 3 - Shearling Ram (Over 50 Sheep)
1st RF4281 Brownber Iceman (Lot 50) consigned by MP&A Capstick, High Lane
2nd RF4271 Birchwood Irresistible Brian (Lot 128) consigned by W.E Moore, New House Farm
3rd RF4252 Longgills Impressive (Lot 115) consigned by NC&S Dodd, Manor Court
4th RF4212 High Borrow Bridge Ice Cool (Lot 92) consigned by B&J Knowles, High Borrow Bridge
5th RF4241 Cotegill Incredible (Lot 78) consigned by E&K Bland, Cotegill
6th RF4268 Syke Isaac (Lot 111) consigned by M&H York, Syke Farm
Class 4 - Aged Ram (Open)
1st RF3988 Black Horse Gunner (Lot 7) consigned by J Capstick, Maryfell & JH&D Capstick, Lockholme Hall
2nd RF4110 Marsh House Hypersonic (Lot 6) consigned by JA Law, Marsh House Farm
3rd RF3980 Sowermire Gypsy (Lot 3) consigned by E&K Bland, Cotegill
4th RF4120 Roundthwaite Handsome (Lot 8) consigned by VR Guy, Whinfell Terrace
Class 5 - Ram Lamb (Open)
1st (Lot 11) consigned by J Hunter, Galloper Park
2nd (Lot 17) consigned by A Kirby, Heather Lea
3rd (Lot 16) consigned by A Kirby, Heather Lea
4th (Lot 14) consigned by S Milburn, Fawcett Bank
5th (Lot 12) consigned by J Holt, Carr Farm
Champion: Lot 11 consigned by J Hunter, Galloper Park (Ram Lamb)
Reserve Champion: RF4281 Brownber Iceman (Shearling Ram) consigned by MP&A Capstick, High Lane
Shearling Ram with Best Mouth: RF4284 Brownber Illuminator (Lot 53) consigned by MP&A Capstick, High Lane
A top price of 700gns was achieved by VR Guy selling a two shear Roundthwaite bred ram, with the first prize aged ram from J Capstick selling at 600gns for a Blackhorse bred ram. Aged rams sold to 700gns and averaged £565.
Ram lambs sold to a top price of 1200gns for the show champion from J Hunter with others at 400gns from A Kirby. Ram lambs sold to 1200gns and averaged £830.
Shearling rams saw the strongest and those showing all true breed characteristics well competed for, with a top price of 4200gns for Brownber Irn Bru from MP&A Capstick with others at 4000gns for High Cark Incredible from I&J Mallinson and 3600gns Ellersgill Incredible from RA Steadman. Better end shearlings were generally 1000gns to 2000gns, with the next draw down 400gns to 800gns. Shearling rams sold to 4200gns and averaged £350.
An enjoyable day was had by all and we look forward to the in lamb sale in January 2026.
Ram Lamb Top Prices: £1260 Galloper Park, £400 Heather Lea, £350 Heather Lea, £200 Fawcett Bank.
Shearling Ram Top Prices: £4410 High Lane, £4200 Borrow Bridge House, £3780 Ellergill Farm, £3570 High Lane, £3360 Borrow Bridge House, £2940 Borrow Bridge House, £2520 High Lane.
Aged Rams Top Prices: £735 Whinfell Terrace, £630 Maryfell, £420 Middleton Hall, £315 Cotegill Farm, £210 Whinfell Terrace, £210 Hardendale Hall.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofPrime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 13th October 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
A sale of two halves today with well finished in spec lambs meeting buyers approval and under finished out of spec lambs harder to sell and better suited to the buoyant store lamb sales. A market sqq of 295p/kg was achieved with lambs forward ranging from 33kg-63kg.
Several heavyweights forward selling to £180 for Texel x from JM & MH France & Son with others generally £158-£170. Standards sold to £155 from D & D Huddleston, with other well finished £135-£142.
Lighterweights to £128 from H Birkett & Son, with super lights to £119 from GS Lander. Hill bred lambs sold to £145 for Lonks, £138 for Mules and £130 for Mashams.
Well finished continentals sold to 344p/kg from D & D Huddleston, others 315-338p/kg. Best grass finished lambs 295-308p/kg with far too many under finished lambs forward 260-280p/kg.
For marketing advice please feel free to contact any of our auctioneers and field o icers.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: TEXEL: £180, £170 Newhouse Farm, £165 Far Highfield, £165 The Hawthornes, £162 Bensons Farm, £161 Oak Aveune. SUFFOLK: £154 Oak Aveune, £137 Greenbank Farm, £135 Mill House Farm, £119, £110 Potters Hill Farm, £108 Mill House Farm.
HORNED: £145, £125 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. CONTINENTAL: £145 The Crest, £140 Mill House Farm, £139 (x2), £126 The Crest, £117 Broseley Hall Farm. MULE: £138 Fell End Farm, £135 (x2) Bank Farm. BELTEX: £130, £127 North Farm, £127 Castle O Trim. MASHAM: £130 Allcocks Farm. CHAROLAIS: £123 Moss Farm, £119 Brosley Hall Farm, £116 Jacksons Farm.
HAMPSHIRE: £119 Castle O Trim.
CULL SHEEP
All classes and types of cull sheep remain a fast and competitive trade with more required and easily sold each week.
Continental ewes sold to £214 for Texels from J Smith with Su olk x to £202 from D & K Swarbrick, other stronger crossbred ewes £155-£180, mediums to £130-£148 and
feeding types £110-£125. Mules sold to £152, others £140-£148. Pure hill ewes to £172 for Lleyns, £138 for Cheviots, £118 for Lonks and £110 for Dalesbred. Several cull rams forward being predominantly medium types with Teeswater to £160, Dalesbred to £142 and Lonk to £128.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £214 Moorcock Hall Farm, £200 Bensons Farm, £182 Moss Gate Farm, £180 Bensons Farm, £176 Moss Gate Farm, £132 Greenbank Farn, SUFFOLK: £202 Bensons Farm, £168 Moss Gate Farm, £148 Oak Aveune, £122 Greenbank Farm. CHAROLAIS: £192 Bensons Farm, £140 Jacksons Farm. LLEYN: £172 Bensons Farm. MULE: £152, £148 Bensons Farm, £144 North Farm, £136 Bensons Farm, £136 Greenbank Farm, £122 Moss Gate Farm. CHEVIOT: £138 Oak Aveune. CONTINENTAL: £138, £130, £84 Bensons Farm. ZWARTBLE: £130 North Farm. HORNED: £118 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. DALESBRED: £100 Middle Lee Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEESWATER: £160 Middle Lee Farm. TEXEL: £158 Moorcock Hall Farm.
DALESBRED: £142 Fell End Farm. HORNED: £128 Lower Oakeneaves Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofPigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 14th October 2025.
PIGS
67 head forward ton include a large number of weaners. Trade topped at £240 for a prime gilt from John Stott. Weaners topped at £65 and averaged £48 overall. Pigs wanted for next sale in a fortnights time, contact the o ice or auctioneers for more details.
PRIME LAMBS
The numbers keep on coming.
Junction 36 wall to wall with sheep once again, with trade holding up very well for well finished types. Lambs top this week at £180 for a single Texel from TMW&H Hodgson. The same home had a further four continental lambs to 339p/kg. AJ Clarke sold Texels to 336p/kg. Some lighter well fleshed 38kg lambs from D&DW Prickett sold for 331.6p/kg. MW&M Hodgson sold a pair of Texels for 336p/kg. Mules topped at 330p/kg for a pen of eight again from Messrs Prickett. Mules topped pounds per head at £149 from Calderside Farm. Keep them coming, contact Joel McGarva ahead of next weeks sale.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £180, £173 Arklid Farm, £172 Crabtree Farm, £171 Low Deepslack, £170 Dawson Fold, £167 Arklid Farm. CONTINENTAL: £169 Swallomire, £155 Hill Top Farm, £155 Top Thorn Farm, £145 Yoad Pot, £144 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £139 Low Gregg Hall. DORSET: £159 Hallbeck, £120 Lyndarick, £110 Greenlands Farm. SUFFOLK: £154
Swallowmire, £153 Hallbeck, £153 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £151 Hallbeck, £144 Calderside Farm, £144 High Butterbent. MULE: £149 Calderside Farm, £136 Catshaw Hall Farm, £133 Ouzelthorn Farm, £132 Farleton House, £132 Catshaw Hall Farm, £127 Cragg End. LEICESTER: £140 IOM, £128 Low Newton Farm, £118 Red Scar Farm. CHEVIOT: £134 IOM, £130 Low Gregg Hall, £119 Farleton House, £115 IOM. TEESWATER: £128 (x2) Foulstone Farm. MASHAM: £127 Mealriggs Farm. HERDWICK: £112 Burnhead Farm.
CAST SHEEP
Another monstrous entry of cull ewes which can be described as being predominately grazing type and hill ewes. Of the few better end continental ewes forward, those sold to £255 for Texels from T Stephens with others generally £195 to £220, with the best of the first cross ewes to £202. Other heavy better end ewes were £178 to £195, with mediums £150 to £170. The better end grazing type ewes were £118 to £130. Mules sold to £156 with other heavier end £140 to £152 and feeding types £95 to £108. Pure hill ewes sold to £166 for Cheviots, £120 Rough Fells, £118 Swaledale and £116 Herdwick. Medium horned ewes were £65 to £80, with a large proportion being hard worked light weight hill ewes £35 to £50, with several less at realisation.
69 cull rams were forward, with medium continental to £200 for Texels with others £180 to £195 and lighter weights £120 to £150. Hill bred lambs sold to £150 for Dalesbred, £104 Shetland, £102 Rough Fell and £98 Swaledale.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £255 Belle Vue Cottage, £210 Fell End Farm, £202 Belle Vue Cottage, £190 IOM, £180 IOM, £174 IOM. Teeswater: £188 Mealriggs Farm. Dorset: £175 IOM, £170 IOM, £160 IOM, £152 IOM. Su olk: £170 IOM, £154 IOM, £148 Low House, £140 Lane End, £138 IOM. Continental: £168 Low Hall Farm, £150 Heights Farm, £144 Helwith Bridge, £142 IOM, £140 Low Hall Farm, £140 Knott End Farm. Mule: £156 Catshaw Hall Farm, £144 Helm Croft, £142 Low House, £138 Rowe End Farm, £138 Catshaw Hall Farm. Rough Fell: £120 Shackla Bank Farm, £100 Mealriggs Farm, £96 Low Deepslack, £90 Somme Avenue, £84 Ghyll Farm. Zwartble: £122 Castle Syke Farm. Goat: £120, £95 Greenlands Farm, £95 Greenlands Farm. Cheviot: £120 Ghyll Farm, £112 Low Deepslack, £106 Cinderbarrow, £92 High House Farm. Swaledale: £118 Catshaw Hall Farm, £76 IOM, £74 IOM, £68 Ghyll Farm, £66 Meadow View Park. BFL: £106 Burnhead Farm, £102 Fell End Farm. Masham: £96 Grate Farm. SBF: £88 IOM, £52 Audlands Park. Horned: £84 Higher Salter, £82 Higher Salter, £78 Higher Salter, £76 Higher Salter, £72 Higher Salter. Dalesbred: £80 Yarlsber, £54 Higher Salter. Gritstone: £74 Harbarrow Farm. Beltex: £72 Farleton House. Herdwick: £64 Burnhead Farm, £56 IOM.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £200 IOM, £170 Kirket Nook, £135 IOM, £80 Audlands Park. Teeswater: £168 Foulstone Farm, £145 Murthwaite. Dalesbred: £150 Yarlsber. Zwartble: £120 Birks Farm. Continental: £114 Kellbrick Farm, £110 Greendale, £110 Greendale, £98 Greenlands. Ryeland: £110 Belle Vue Cottage. Su olk: £104 Fairfield. Horned: £104 Holly Cottage, £92 Higher Salter, £72 Holly Cottage. Rough Fell: £102 High Swinklebank Farm, £92 Aynsome Manor Farm, £78 Aynsome Farm. Swaledale: £98 Overthwaite, £98 Higher Salter, £90 Higher Salter, £74 Overthwaite, £52 Higher Salter. Herdwick: £52 IOM.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofCalves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 16th October 2025.
CALVES
107 calves forward and more new faces giving J36 a go with their calves.
Bull calves were a nice trade selling to £850 for British Blue from J & B Morley, Appleby. Younger British Blue to £660 for 30 day olds from HJ Robinson, Elm Tree with others to £610 at the same age from DR & C Galbraith, Grayrigg. Hereford bulls sold to £680 from JS & IM Wlson, Monk Foss with Charolais and Aberdeen Angus to £660 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington. Shorthorns sold to £620 for first time vendor RF & CE Hodgson, Ulverston who sold Fleckvieh at £600 and Black and Whites to £450.
Heifer calves sold to £750 for British Blues from JS & IM Wilson, Monk Foss with other British Blues to £680 and Aberdeen Angus to £630 from J&B Morley, Appleby. Herefords sold to £590 from JS & IM Wilson with younger Charolais to £580 from C Dean & W Brennand, Clapham. Limousins sold to £540 for 30 day olds from R & JE Wharton, Appleby or £500 for 30 day old British Blue from DR & C Galbraith, Grayrigg.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £850 Hadderdale Farm, £720 Hadderdale Farm, £660 Elm Tree Farm, £610 Sunny Bank, £550 Moss House Farm, £500 Sunny Bank. Hereford: £680 Monk Foss Farm. Charollais: £660 Holme House Farm. Angus: £660 Holme House Farm, £660 Holme House Farm, £650 Holme House Farm, £510 Lodge Bank Farm, £410 Sunny Bank, £390 Sunny Bank. Shorthorn: £620 Rowe End Farm, £350 Far Audlands. Montbeliard: £600 Monk Foss Farm, £400 Monk Foss Farm. Fleckvieh: £600 Rowe End Farm. Limousin: £540 Mount Pleasant, £480 Mount Pleasant. Friesian; £450 Rowe End Farm, £430 Rowe End Farm, £420 Rowe End Farm, £400 Rowe End Farm, £300 Hadderdale Farm. Blonde: £410 Midtown Farm, £410 Midtown Farm, £390 Midtown Farm.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £750 Monk Foss Farm, £680 Hadderdale Farm, £500 Sunny Bank, £440 Moss House Farm, £400 Monk Foss Farm, £400 High Grounds Farm. Angus: £630 Hadderdale Farm, £520 Holme House Farm, £400 Midtown Farm, £370 Colby Laithes, £370 Colby Laithes, £360 Colby Laithes. Hereford: £590 Monk Foss Farm. Charolais: £580 Lodge Bank Farm, £570 Lodge Bank Farm. Limousin: £540 mount Pleasant, £500 High Grounds Farm, £400 High Grounds Farm, £390 Broomfield, £380 Mount Pleasant, £370 Halforth Farm. Blonde: £400 Midtown Farm, £350 Midtown Farm, £340 Midtown Farm.Shorthorn: £340 Far Audlands, £340 Far Audlands, £320 Far Audlands, £320 Far Audlands. Friesian: £260 Withgill Farm, £210 Withgill Farm, £210 Withgill Farm, £200 Withgill Farm, £200 Withgill Farm.
STIRKS
There was plenty of interest in stirks with more required each sale to fulfil orders.
Steers sold to £1400 for Aberdeen Angus x from Mason, Birkland Barrow with well reared British Blue x (8 month old) £1280 from M Ellison, other continentals £980£1200 and natives £900 - £1100. Younger steers sold to £840 for 5 month old Aberdeen
Angus x, dairy steers sold to £900 for 6 month old Black and Whites with others £780£850.
Heifers sold to £1040 for 9 month old British Blue x with others £850 - £940. Belted Galloways sold to £780. Just a handful of bull stirks were forward selling to £1280 for 7 month old British Blue x and Limousin x with others £1180 - £1250.
Vendors are encouraged to enter stirks for the next sale on Thursday 30th October. Catalogue entries close on Thursday 23rd October. Any enquiries please contact Matthew Probert on 07540446667.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1280 £1180 Low Greaves. British Blue:£1280 Low Greaves.
Shorthorn: £1220 Low Greaves. Continental: £1180 Low Greaves.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £1040 £960 Low Greaves, £900 Leck Fell House, £800
Bellart Howe. Norwegian Red: £880 Moss House Farm. Limousin: £880 Moss House Farm. Belted Galloway: £780 West View Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £1400 Birkland Barrow, £1100 Low Greaves, £900 Birkland Barrow, £880 Outfield Farm, £840 Moss End Farm, £720 Bellart Howe. British Blue: £1280 £1080 Low Greaves, £1060 Outfield Farm, £1000 £940 Bellart Howe. Charolais: £1200 Low Greaves. Belted Galloway: £980 £800 West View Farm. Friesian: £900 Causway Farm, £840 Birkland Barrow, £780 Bellart Howe, £760 Outfield Farm. Hereford: £520 Bellart Howe.
BEEF BREEDING
The special Autumn sale of beef breeding cattle was greeted with a packed ringside of bidders keen to secure additional and replacement stock. The sale commenced with breeding bulls, selling 6 month old Aberdeen Angus from TW Gorst at £3000 and a Charolais bull from JLP Roberts at £2300.
A dispersal of in-calf cows due to the Aberdeen Angus in Spring from JE & BR Booker were keenly bid for selling Hereford x cows to £2250 with others generally £1800 - £2100 and next draw down £1500 - £1750.
A feature of today’s sale was the dispersal of Hereford x Aberdeen Angus cows with Spring born Aberdeen Angus x calves from J & J Beary Farming Ltd. Those with bull calves sold to £3000, £2950, £2900 and £2800, with heifer calves £2800, £2700, £2650. The sale saw 56 outfits sold to average £2554.
The collective sale of Beef Breeding cattle saw AF & BA Dawson sell a Charolais x heifer with Aberdeen Angus x calf achieve £2800, British Blue
x heifers with Aberdeen Angus x calves sold to £2350 from RW Ewan, with other older cows with Spring born calves generally £1900 - £2400.
We have a large number of customers looking for all classes and types of beef breeding cattle. Please contact any Auctioneer if you have some to sell.
Joel McGarva – 07920009097
Matthew Probert – 07540446667
Will Rogerson – 07506283587 or Rob Cloughton – 07867000244
Breeding Bull Top Prices: Angus: £3000 Gilpin Farm. Charolais: £2300 Fleece Farm.
Heifer & Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £2350 Hall Bank. Angus: £1550 £1350 Hall Bank.
In Calf Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £1650 Shore Top Farm. Angus: £1550 £1500 £1400 Shore Top Farm.
Bulling Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £2150 £2000 HM Prison Wymott. Hereford: £1700 x3 Gowan Bank Farm.
Cow & Calf Top Prices: Hereford: £3000 £2900 £2850 £2600 Gaythorne Hall. Angus: £2900 £2850 Gaythorne Hall. Stabiliser: £2750 £2650 £2600 £2550 £2300 £2250 Gaythrone Hall.
Shorthorn: £2500 Gaythorne Hall. £2050 Beckside Road.
In Calf CowTop Prices: Hereford: £2450 Coppice, £2250 £2000 £1900 Shore Top Farm. Angus: £2050 £1700 £1650 £1500 £1350 £1300 Shore Top Farm. Cow: Hereford: £1950 Gaythorne Hall.
STORE CATTLE
A buzzing ring and buoyant trade all round.
A real buzz in the air today at Junction 36 with buyers and sellers turning out in force for another cracking sale of Store Cattle.
Shorthorn bullocks topped at £2280 for a pen of 3 at 19m old from Messrs I & AJ Armer. Charolais bullocks peaked at £2220 from EW & RM Towers. British Blue bullocks sold to £2120 from Messrs J Holme & Son. The same good farm had British Blue heifers to £2260 and Aberdeen Angus heifers to £2160. Charolais heifers sold to £2080 for a cracker at 17m old from Messrs S Robinson.
Bulls also sold very well, topping at £2300 twice for 11m old Aberdeen Angus from Messrs TW Gorst.
Thursday 30th October is our next Store cattle sale here and this includes our second Show and Sale of Suckler Calves. For any enquiries please contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097. Entries open now.
Store Heifers Top Prices: British Blue: £2260 Hollowmire Farm, £2080 Yew Tree Farm, £1980 Holme Head, £1880 Hollowmire Farm, £1780 High Borrowbridge. Angus: £2160 Hollowmire Farm, £1400 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £1400 School Hill, £1260 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £1220
Shore Top Farm, £1220 Tullithwaite Hall Farm. British Blue: £2260 Hollowmire Farm, £2080 Yew Tree Farm, £1980 Holme Head, £1880 Hollowmire Farm, £1780 High Borrowbridge. British Blue: £2260 Hollowmire Farm, £2080 Yew Tree Farm, £1980 Holme Head, £1880 Hollowmire Farm, £1780 High Borrowbridge. Limousin: £1870 Rooten Brook, £1440 Skiddaw View, £1280 Bowston Hall, £1220 Little Musgrave Farm. Simmental: £1540 Black Bull Cottage. Shorthorn: £1050 The Glen. Longhorn: £910 The Glen.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Shorthorn: £2280 Bowston Hall, £2040 £1880 £1820 The Glen.
Charolais: £2220 Holme Head, £2060 Cart House Farm, £2020 Holme Head, £1980 Bridge End Farm. British Blue: £2120 Hollowmire Farm, £2080 High Hollins, £1910 Cart House Farm, £1860 Glenside, £1800 Cart House Farm, £1680 Leslands. Angus: £2060 Low Deepslack, £2000 High Hollins, £1890 Hollowmire Farm, £1740 School Hill, £1730 Causway Farm, £1720 Skiddaw Farm. Limousin: £2060 Low Deepslack, £1750 Holme Head, £1540 Skiddaw View, £1380 Leslands. Simmental: £2060 Glenside, £1680 Black Bull. South Devon: £1840 £1720 Bowkerstead Farm. Fleckvieh: £1740 Holme Head. Hereford: £1450 Skiddaw View, £1440 Leslands, £1280 Skiddaw View. Continental: £1360 Causway Farm. Longhorn: £1260 The Glen.
Store Bull Top Prices: Angus: £2300 Gilpin Farm.
OTM/CAST COWS
Another sale with pens full and buyers keen to secure all classes and types.
Beef cows sold to 305p/kg for a Beef Shorthorn with other better end 280p/kg – 25p/kg. Top grossing was £2338 for an Aberdeen Angus x from JT Procter.
Best dairy cows sold to 289p/kg from Jenkin Crag Farms, medium types 250p/kg –275p/kg and leaner parlour types 210p/kg – 230p/kg. Top grossing was £2109 from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack.
OTM heifers sold to 309p/kg and £1346 for feeding types. Aberdeen Angus x with dairy heifers selling to 234p/kg and £1310.
Several cull stock bulls sold to a top of 250p/kg and £2587.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Shorthorn: 304.5 Homelands, 279.5 Wath Farm, 269.5 Causway Farm, 219.5 Yak Leaf. Limousin: 299.5 Mireside Farm, 294.5 Fold Farm, 289.5 Ridding Side Farm, 284.5 Fold Farm, 259.5 Ridding Side Farm, 259.5 High Field Farm. Friesian: 289.5, 274.5 259.5 Jenkin Cragg, 259.5 Strickland Hill, 259.5 Jenkin Cragg, 254.5 Wyke Farm. Blonde: 279.5 Causway Farm. British Blue: 244.5 Shore Top Farm. Galloway: 284.5 Homelands, 274.5 High Row, 254.5 High 229.5 Wallabarrow Farm, 219.5 Boadhole. Angus:284.5 Mireside Farm, 269.5 Homelands, 239.5 Tongue House, 229.5 Mireside Farm, 229.5 Chapel House Farm, 224.5 Yak Leaf. Simmental: 239.5 Chapel House. Dairy Shorthorn: 239.5 Craketrees.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 309.5 294.5 259.5 Shore Top Farm. Continental: 289.5 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Friesian: 234.5 Ackenthwaite Farm. Cast Bull Angus: 249.5 Syke House Farm. Galloway: 249.5 High Row. Shorthorn: 239.5 Lane Ends Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofCalves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 17th October 2025.
CALVES
Younger beef calves sold to £800 for British Blue cross bulls from Lawsons Dairy Ltd, with others £620 to £750 and several younger end £520 to £600. Heifers sold to £765, again for British Blue cross with others £480 to £660. Native bulls sold to £755 for Aberdeen Angus cross and £435 Aberdeen Angus cross heifers. Dairy bulls sold to £315 for 6 week old Montbeliardes with Black and Whites to £240, other mediums were generally £160 to £195.
A handful of weaned calves forward with an eye catching British Blue cross from JS&KM Wilson & Son achieved £1125. Aberdeen Angus cross steers from AJ Lyons sold at £935, with heifers from the same home £790.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £840, £770, £700 Walkers I’th Fields, £550 Tunstall Hall, £530 Manor House Farm, £510 Walkers I’th Fields. CHAROLAIS: £550 Hudsbrook Farm, £510 Myerscough House, £400 Tunstall Hall. ANGUS: £460, £340 Cocker House Farm, £300 Quakers Farm, £290 New Brows Farm, £270 Quakers Farm, £230 Brown Brook. LIMOUSIN: £390 Tunstall Hall.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £900 High House, £760, £730 Roe Farm, £670 Myerscough House, £650 Hudsbrook Farm, £640 Tills Farm. FLECKVIEH: £880 (x2), £840 High House.
CHAROLAIS: £800 Chapel House, £710, £670, £660, £540 Myerscough House, £540 Brown Brook. FRIESIAN: £600 (x2), £420 High House, £350 Manor House Farm, £340, £290 West View Farm. ANGUS: £560 Roe Farm, £550 Cocker House Farm, £540 Tunstall Hall, £520 Cocker House Farm, £510 Brown Brook, £510 Cocker House Farm. LIMOUSIN: £450 Rose Farm. SWEDISH RED: £330, £250 West View Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Today’s sale commenced with a 24-month-oldd Charolais x steer which was kindly donated by J & H Bland & Son Ltd, Ninezergh with all proceeds being donated to Cancer Research and Blue Skies.
This steer sold for a final bid of £3200 to Mr Frank Towers, Wray. In addition to this, generous donations from the auction attendees has seen a final total of £6620 raised for these extremely worthwhile charities.
Donations were kindly received from Gary Capstick, Matthew Probert, Andrew Butler, Colin Pye, Stephen Birkett, John Crapper, Andrew Ashford, Chris Gore, Thomas Fell , Dan Nightingale, Sam Thwaites, Alan Jarvis, John Bowling, David Whaite, Morgan Helliwell, Graham Lloyd, Alasdair Prickett, David Preston, David Birkett, John Garnett, Robert Stirzaker, Ed Thornton, Howard Walmsley, Mike Barker, Thomas Garlick, Jim Bracken, John Bateman, Alan Park, Raymond Lund, Craig Robinson, Johnny Clegg, Nathan Holden ,Gary Atkinson, Brian Kirkby and Mark Fitton.
A brisk trade for all cattle with steers averaging £2109 and heifers £2060. Steers sold to £2600 and £2580 for Aberdeen Angus cross from R Townsend with other stronger beef steers £2350 to £2550. Dairy bred steers peaked at £2350 for Montbeliarde from BL&D Banks, with other strongest pens £2100 to £2300. Heifers topped at £2400 for Aberdeen cross from KH&D Holden, with British Blue cross £2380 from JD&GM Bracken. Other stronger heifers were £2050 to £2300. Buyers keen to fill sheds with all classes and types of cattle every week at Lancaster Auction, enter stock with confidence.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Charolais: £3300 Charity, £2350 Fellside Farm, £2250 Ninezergh, £1900 Thornton Barn Farm. Angus: £2600 Kirkham Road, £2580 Kirkham Road, £2520 Station Hotel, £2520 Chestnut House Farm, £2380 Grange Farm. British Blue: £2500 Greenlands Farm, £2420 Stubb Hall Farm, £2350 Outerthwaite Farm, £2300 Fellside Farm, £2300 Throstle Grove Farm, £2280 Fellside Farm. Montbelliarde: £2350 Squires Gate Farm, £2250 Squires Gate Farm. Limousin: £2300 Fellside Farm, £2250 North Farm, £1950 Endmoor Farm. Hereford: £2300 Cock Hall Farm, £2300 Pilling Lane, £2180 Rowell Farm, £2100 Whinney Carr Farm, £2100 Pilling Lane, £2000 Ninezergh. Norweigian: £2300 North Farm. Flekvieh: £2300 North Farm. Friesian: £1880 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1750 Cotestones Farm, £1650 Holly House Farm, £1450 Redchalis Farm, £1250 Moss House Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £2400 Chestnut House Farm, £2380 Grange Farm, £2350 Stubb Hall Farm, £2300 Rowell Farm, £2280 Barn Hill Farm, £2250 Yew Tree Farm. British Blue: £2380 Greenlands Farm, £2350 Yew Tree Farm, £2300 Stubb Hall Farm, £2280 Barn Hill Farm, £2180 Ninezergh, £2120 Ninezergh. Limousin: £2200 Hall Farm, £2150 Ninezergh, £2050 Ninezergh, £2050 Hall Farm, £2020 Abbotson Farm, £1650 Abbotson Farm. Charolais: £2180 Ninezergh, £2150 Ninezergh. Hereford: £2120 Ninezergh, £2000 Whinney Carr Farm, £1880 Rowell Farm, £1550 Rockway Farm. Other: £2080 Rowell Farm.
OTM CATTLE
Just a handful of beef bred cows forward at today’s sale selling to 325p/kg for a Limousin from TR Prickett and £2469 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from R&B Parker. Dairy cows sold to 285p/kg from GR Park & Sons and £1918 from TM Townley. Mediums were generally 240p/kg to 255p/kg and £1400 to £1650. OTM beef heifers sold to 339p/kg and £1880 for Simmental cross from S&M Carter with dairy heifers to 309p/kg and £2058 from Richmond Hall Farm Ltd. OTM steers sold to 339p/kg and £2454 for
Hereford cross from A&FM Bolland & Sons. A cull Friesian bull from Gibson & Berry achieved 229p/kg and £2646.
OTM Cow Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 324.50, 319.50 Hutton Roof Hall, 304.50 Bankfield Farm, 269.50 Ballam Farm. ANGUS: 309.50 High Hallbeck. FRIESIAN: 284.50 Low Deepslack, 279.50 Knowsley Farm, 269.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 264.50 Walkers I’th Fields, 259.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 259.50 Richmond Hall. HEREFORD: 259.50 Croft Foot Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: SIMMENTAL: 339.50 (x2), 329.50 (x2) Black Bull Cottage. FRIESIAN: 309.50 Richmond Hall, 299.50 Kirkwood Lodge Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: HEREFORD: 339.50 Yeat House. FRIESIAN: 314.50 Yeat House, 274.50
Gibsons Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 304.50 Ninezergh. LIMOUSIN: 209.50 Ninezergh.
Cast Bull Top Prices: FRIESIAN: 229.50 Low Audlands.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 20th
Lancaster: 10am Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 21st
J36: 1pm Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 23rd
J36: 10:30am Store Lambs
Friday 24th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
Saturday 25th
J36: 11am Fell Pony Society Show & Sale of Fell Ponies followed by Mountain & Moorland Ponies
