Report and Newsletter - 18th April 2025
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs. Monday 14th April 2025.
Todays Easter shows were kindly sponsored by Jamesons Feeds.
Spring Lambs
Today saw the opening sale of prime spring lambs, which included the easter prize show. Judging this year was Mr N Brown, Lancaster who found his champion from the consignment of Texel cross lambs from WA&LM Jenkinson, Stalmine which later sold to the judge for £265 and 602p/kg. The first prize pair of lambs sold at £208 and 495p/kg, again from WA&LM Jenkinson. Well bred and well finished lambs were generally selling at £180 to £200 and 425p/kg to 470p/kg. All lambs forward achieved a market average of 465p/kg.
Lambs are required every week now to fulfil buyer’s orders.
CLASS 1- SINGLE SPRING LAMB
1st WA & LM Jenkinson- 44kg- £265
2nd WA & LM Jenkinson- 42kg- £242
3rd WA & LM Jenkinson- 45kg- £234
CLASS 2- PAIR OF SPRING LAMBS
1st WA & LM Jenkinson- 42kg- £208
2nd WA & LM Jenkinson- 41kg- £210
3rd S Wilson & Son- 39kg- £168
CHAMPION- WA & LM Jenkinson
RESERVE CHAMPION- WA & LM Jenkinson
Spring Lambs Top Prices: TEXEL: £265, £242, £234, £210, £208 Woodlands Farm, £168 Blea Tarn. CHAROLAIS: £198, £196, £182, £170 Greenlands Farm, £152 Blea Tarn. SUFFOLK: £182, £180 Cocker House Farm, £151, £150, £148 Woodstock.
Prime Hoggs
The largest entry of prime hoggs this year, and like markets throughout the country, well finished hoggs within specification were eagerly bid for, with under finished and overweight facing more resistance. A market SQQ of 315p/kg and overall average of 305p/kg was achieved for hoggs ranging from 33kg to 66kg. Today’s sale topped at £191 for Beltex cross from SH&LE Birkett, Carnforth with others at £188 from L&A Duckett, Preston and £184 from M Beresford, Broughton in Furness. Better end hoggs were generally £150 to £165, and 370p/kg to 400p/kg with a few pens sneaking over. Peaking at 425p/kg from M&S Purtill, Wigan and 415p/kg from KA Purtill, Wigan. An abundance of grass finished hoggs would regularly selling at 320p/kg to 340p/kg for standards, with heavy weights and super heavy weights 280p/kg to 300p/kg, depending on types. Pure hill hoggs sold to £178 for Cheviots, £144 Mashams, £140 Mules, £137 Herdwicks and £137 horned.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: BELTEX: £191 Stubb Hall Farm, £188 Tabley House Farm, £181 Stubb Hall Farm, £180 Oak Aveune, £177 Park Farm Barn, £172 Tabley House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £184 Tabley House Farm, £182, £170 Oak Aveune, £166 Tabley House, £145 Jacksons Farm, £135 Hillam House Farm. TEXEL: £184 Angerton Hall Farm, £179 Chapel House, £176 Park Farm Barn, £171 Stubb Hall Farm, £170 Angerton Hall Farm, £170 Park Farm Barn. CHEVIOT: £178, £158 (x2) Stubb Hall Farm, £153, £149 Weavers Farm, £148 Tabley House Farm. CONTINENTAL: £161 Angerton Hall Farm, £153 Bensons Farm, £147 Angerton Hall Farm. SUFFOLK: £146 Angerton Hall Farm, £145 Beaumont Gate, £128 Moorcock Hall Farm. MASHAM: £144 Allcocks Farm, £137 Stauvins Farm. DORSET: £140 Sowerby Lodge, £111 Ivy Bank Farm. MULE: £140 Hillside Ave, £140 (x2), £139 Cross House Farm, £138, £134 Hillside Ave. DALESBRED: £137 Stauvins Farm. HERDWICK: £137 Quarry House, £127 Lee End Farm. SWALEDALE: £125 Marshaw Farm, £117 Quarry House, £117, £112 Moss House Farm, £103 Thornbush Farm. HORNED: £122 Beaumont Gate. ROUGH FELL: £121 Moss House Farm.
Cast
Sheep
Ewes maintained the high price of recent weeks, with all sold today averaging £149.63. Continental ewes sold to £280 for Texels from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham with others achieving £268 from S Wilson & Sons, Scotforth. Meated mediums were £210 to £240, with the next draw down £170 and £200. Mules sold to £226 from JE&J Pye, Quernmore with the stronger end £180 to £210 and mediums £150 to £175. Hill ewes sold to £232 for Cheviots with a large number of smaller meated hill ewes £85 to £110 and only the leanest less.
Cull rams sold to £185 for Gritstones from Cardwell Farms Ltd, Stalmine.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £280 Cocker Hall Farm, £268, £248 Blea Tarn, £228 Lundholme Farm, £212, £170 Blea Tarn. CHEVIOT: £232, £162 Blea Tarn, £158, £148, £124 Cragg Farm, £108 Moorcock Hall Farm. CHAROLAIS: £230, £222 Jacksons Farm. MULE: £226 Gibsons Farm, £196 Beaumont Gate, £190 High House Farm, £186 Forgelands Estate, £180
Beaumont Gate, £166 Meadowside. DUTCH SPOTTED: £205 Shorefields. CONTINENTAL: £156 Eskew Beck, £128 Lee End Farm. SWALEDALE: £112 Marshaw Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: GRITSTONE: £185 Inverbervie.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
The prize show and sale of sheep with lambs at foot saw a quality entry of sheep forward before the judge Mrs Susan Purtill, Wigan who awarded the champion rosette to a pen of Texel cross ewes with twin lambs from RJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby which later sold for £490 to JS Horner, Ingleton. Others from this same good home sold to £495 for a single ewe with twin Beltex cross lambs. Other twin families sold to £445 for Texel cross from A Bolland, Ellel with others regularly £380 to £420. Mules sold to £325 for one crop Dales Mules with Texel lambs from A Bolland, Ellel. Other Mules were £280 to £310.
Just a handful of singles today selling to £320 for a Texel cross ewe with Texel lambs from TR Gorst, Bay Horse with others £230 to £270. All ewes with lambs today averaged £118 a life.
CLASS 1- 2 MULE SHEARLINGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st T & ME Longton & Son- £300
CLASS 2- 2 MULE EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st T & ME Longton & Son- £300 2nd A Bolland- £325 3rd A Bolland- £285
CLASS 3- 2 CONTINENTAL EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st PJ & ES Rogerson- £490
2nd PJ & ES Rogerson- £420 3rd TR Gorst- £365
CHAMPION- PJ & ES Rogerson
RESERVE CHAMPION- PJ & ES Rogerson
More buyers ringside today and all keen to attend next week, so enter with confidence. 30 plus families are already entered for next weeks sale.
Business as usual next Monday, market gates open at 6.30am and we encourage vendors to arrive as early as possible to allow stock to be sorted and booked in ahead of prompt 10am sale start time.
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £495, £490 Mason Gill, £445 Yeat House, £420, £405 (x2) Mason Gill. MULE: £325 Yeat House, £300 Benson Farm, £300 Lee End Farm, £285 Yeat House, £275 Lee End Farm. SUFFOLK: £255 Shorefields.
CHEVIOT: £230 Hole of Ellel.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Tuesday 15th April 2025.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
Ewes with lambs average £334.82
Shearlings with lambs average £399.32
Hoggs with lambs average £314
It’s not just the auctioneers that are good thrivers at Junction 36, the numbers and trade for sheep and lambs are also expanding in a very positive manner.
Today witnessed the spring show of shearlings and ewes with lambs, with 228 families to pick from there was a tremendous run of quality outfits.
The judging was very kindly conducted by Mr John Capstick, Killington and concluded on the result of both champion and reserve going to Geoff Atkinson.
Trade was as strong as the previous week, with top price today going to G&KM Atkinson, Colby with the champion pen of Texel gimmer shearlings with twin Texel lambs making £470.
Top price single went to PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby with a pen of Texel ewes with Beltex lambs making £420.
Trade for strong continental and Suffolk families with these being very sort after, especially for outfits with strong lambs on them. Demand was a touch easier for young twin lambs but these were still coming to a decent trade.
The first entry of Mule hoggs with lambs was seen today from RC Wharton & Son, Appleby with a pen of five with Suffolk lambs making £315.
Mules were in demand today with shearlings topping at £420 and a multitude of pens around the £400 mark. Mule ewes reached £395 with a large number of pens over the £350 mark, along with plenty more above £320.
Numbers are rising and with the price of spring lambs and cast ewes in a positive position, sheep and lambs are turning out to be a sound worthwhile investment and especially with grass beginning to boom, the demand should continue to rise. A large entry is already booked in for next week and the number is rising.
All entries are welcome, contact the office or auctioneers for more information.
Top Prices
Texel shearlings with twins - £470 G&KM Atkinson.
Texel shearlings with singles - £420 PJ&ES Rogerson.
Mule shearlings with twins - £420 G&KM Atkinson.
Mule shearlings with singles - £345 JM&NJ Strickland.
Beltex shearlings with singles - £385 MW&HE Pedley.
Texel ewes with twins - £425 MW&HE Pedley & PJ&ES Rogerson.
Texel ewes with singles - £420 PJ&ES Rogerson.
Mule ewes with twins - £395 RC Wharton.
Mule ewes with singles - £260 RJ Bell.
Badger Face ewe with twins - £300 A&S Miles.
Suffolk ewes with twins - £430 JM Livestock.
Suffolk ewes with singles - £345 JM Livestock. Cheviot ewes with twins - £310 HP Blackwell.
Cheviot ewes with singles - £200 HP Blackwell. Hoggs with singles - £315 RC Wharton.
SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT- JUDGE: MR J CAPSTICK
CLASS 1- 5 MULE SHEARLINGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm- £400
2nd G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm- £400
CLASS 2- 5 MULE EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm- £385 2nd RJ Bell, Middle Bridge Farm- £380
CLASS 3- 5 CONTINENTAL SHEARLINGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm- £470
CLASS 4- 5 CONTINENTAL EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st PJ & ES Rogerson, Mason Gill- £425 2nd PJ & ES Rogerson, Mason Gill- £365 3rd PJ & ES Rogerson, Mason Gill- £340
CLASS 5- 5 SUFFOLK EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st JM Livestock, Roan Farm- £430
CHAMPION- G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm (Continental Shearlings) RESERVE CHAMPION- G&KM Atkinson, Green Farm (Mule Shearlings)
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: SUFFOLK: £430, £345, £335, £330, £305, £295 Roan Farm. TEXEL: £425 Mason Gill, £425 High Ploughlands, £420 Mason Gill, £415 High Ploughlands, £390 Woodhouse Farm, £385 Barrow Moor Farm. MULE: £395 High Field, £385 Singleton Park, £385 Green Farm, £380 Powleys, £360 Green Farm, £345 Powleys. CHEVIOT MULE: £350 Barrow Moor Farm. CHEVIOT: £310, £200 Lackslot, £198, £180, £175 High Cark Farm. BADGER FACE TEXEL: £300 Red Syke Lodge. CONTINENTAL: £300 Field House, £265 Roan Farm, £235 Field House. BELTEX: £240 Gale Aveune. JACOB: £188 Tailbert.
Shearling & Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £470 Green Farm, £355, £250 High Ploughlands. MULE: £420, £400 (x2) Green Farm, £345 The Borrans. BELTEX: £385 High Ploughlands. DUTCH SPOTTED: £305, £202 Gale Aveune.
Hogg & Lamb Top Prices: MULE: £315, £300 High Field.
SPRING LAMBS ROCKET
The first of the new season lambs were sold at Junction 36 today and were highly sought after! FE&CM Robinson, Milnthorpe won the show and the proceeded to get up to 528.9p/kg for his lambs, which was purchased by Brown's Quailty Meats, Ulverston. Today’s show was kindly judged by Mr Alfie Blacklidge and sponsored by ELeck Energy, Barclays, Thornton Breakers and AW Jenkinson.
CLASS 1- SINGLE NATIVE SPRING LAMB
1st RJ & J TOWERS- SUFFOLK- 46KG- £230
2nd TA BLAIR- SUFFOLK- 58KG- £175
3rd N WALLER- DORSET- 48KG- £154
CLASS 2- SINGLE CONTINENTAL SPRING LAMBS
1st FE & CM ROBINSON- TEXEL- 45KG- £238
2nd FE & CM ROBINSON- TEXEL- 44KG- £224
3rd RJ & J TOWERS- CHAROLAIS- 44KG- £220
CHAMPION- FE & CM ROBINSON RESERVE CHAMPION- FE & CM ROBINSON
An SQQ average of 470.67p/kg was achieved. An overall average of 385p/kg. Texel lambs topped at £238 from Messrs Robinson, as mentioned previously. Charollais hit £230 or 500p/kg from RJ&J Towers, Ingleton. Hampshires hit 344p/kg from A&S Miles, Ulverston. While Dorsets topped at 321p/kg from N Waller, Killington.
Contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 with any enquiries about next week’s sale.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £238 Warth Sutton Farm, £224 Warth Sutton Farm, £208 Warth Sutton Farm, £200 Warth Sutton Farm, £181 High Biggarsbank, £158 Moss End Farm. Charollais: £230 Greenlands Farm, £227 Greenlands Farm, £220 Greenlands Farm. Dorset: £180 Hallbeck, £178 Hallbeck, £154 Hallbeck, £154 Hallbeck. Suffolk: £175 Fleetwood Road. Hampshire: £141 Red Syke Lodge.
Prime Hoggs
Mixy hogg show still sees demand. A similar trade for most sheep on the week, with the in specification hoggs selling very well once again. Heavier sheep however face more resistance with much of todays sale falling into this category. 40kg Blue Texels hit 402.5p/kg from A&S Miles, Ulverston. Heavier hoggs sold to 366p/kg for 47kg Beltex, this was for a pair from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. Texels topped at 360p/kg for a pen of six from R&J Moorhouse, Grange Over Sands. 39kg Texels from N Barker, Burton in Kendal hit 356p/kg or £139. While a run of eighteen from AW &AM Clarke, Windermere made £1 less for the same weight. Lighter end of hoggs also a tad less from a week ago. A pair of 38kg Texels sold to £136 from SH&PI Bowes, Stainton. Ultra lights long keep hoggs found less momentum, with 24kg hoggs selling under the 300p/kg mark. On a day which provided a proper mix of end of season hoggs show, ranging from 16kg to 77kg, an overall average of 308p/kg was achieved. Many types still very much wanted and with all types sellable at Junction 36, do not hesitate to get in touch regarding next weeks sale, contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £183 £172 £168 Stubb Hall Farm, £167 Dalton Old Hall, £166 Headless Close, £166 £158 Stubb Hall Farm. Beltex: £172 £161 £160 £150 High Snab, £150 £130 Kellbrick Farm. Blue Texel: £161 red Syke Lodge, £154 High Snab, £147 Harbarrow Farm, £147 Syke Lodge, £140 Harbarrow Farm. Continental: £167 Barrow Moor Farm, £158 Low Longmire, £150 Nook Farm, £144 Oak Avenue, £143 Harbarrow Farm, £141 Nether Hall Farm. Charollais: £155 Barrow Moor Farm. Cheviot: £155 Bowers Farm, £149 Stubb Hall Farm, £147 Harbarrow Farm, £146 Bowers Farm, £140 Stubb Hall Farm. Suffolk: £149 Oak Avenue, £145 Harbarrow Farm, £142 Cracalt Farm, £139 West Plain Farm, £139 Harbarrow Farm, £138 Low Longmire. Mule: £144 High Swinklebank Farm, £142 Low Longmire, £134 High Swinklebank, £134 Cobble Hey Farm, £131 Borrow Bridge House. Dorset: £138 Harbarrow Farm, £122 Brow Head. Rough Fell: £131 High Swinklebank Farm, £130 Sowermire Farm, £120 High Swinklebank Farm, £116 Borrow Bridge House. Ryeland: £130 Old Byre Barn, £128 £123 Gowan Bank Farm. Herdwick: £130 £119 Fellside Farm. Swale: £121 Fellside Farm, £119 Cobble Hey Farm, £110 £108 Fellside Farm. Dutch Spotted: £118 Brow Head, £103 Small Holding. Horned: £110 Brow Head, £100 Fellside Farm. Swiss Valley: £97 Abbey Drive.
Cast Sheep
Numbers forward increasing weekly with 640 genuine local farmer ewes at todays sale. All sold today averaged £121, with over half the sale being smaller and leaner hill ewes. Only a handful of stronger ewes forward today, selling to £270 for Suffolks from TA Blair, Thornton with others £230 to £250. Mules sold to £230 for Cheviot Mules from WS Burrow Ltd, Silverdale with North Country Mules to £192 from K&S Troughton, Sedbergh. Others were £190 from RR&JA Knowles, Docker and RG&LR Holmes, Carnforth. Hill ewes sold to £194 for Cheviots, £136 Swaledales, £132 Rough Fells, £124 Herdwick, £108 SBF and £60 Hebrideans. A few more cull rams forward selling to £208 for medium continentals, with others £170 to £190 and hill rams to £138 for Rough Fells.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Suffolk: £270 Fleetwood Road South, £220 £198 £194 £192 £188 Isle of Man. Cheviot: £230 Gibraltar Farm, £194 Low Barrows Green Farm, £194 Lane House Farm, £192 Gibraltar Farm, £182 Barrow Moor Farm, £170 Low Mill House. Texel: £230 Belle Vue Cottage, £215 Ashstead, £212 Isle of Man, £210 Valley View, £208 Curlew Rock, £200 Isle of Man. Charollais: £228 Isle of Man, £212 Cumbrae, £198 £120 Lane House Farm. Dorset: £208 Hallbeck, £200 Cumbrae, £188 High Biggarsbank, £175 £172 Isle of Man. Hampshire: £200 Red Syke Lodge. Continental: £192 Low Barns Farm, £192 Isle of Man, £182 Blea Tarn Road, £178 Well Foot, £174 Isle of Man, £170 Red Syke Lodge. Mule: £192 Moors Cottage, £190 Myers Farm, £190 Valley View, £185 Borrans Farm, £180 Gaskell House, £178 Moss End Farm. Ryeland: £190 Gowan Bank Farm. Masham: £164 High Swinklebank Farm, £144 Grate Farm. Leicester: £160 Farm Cottage, £148 Sowermire Farm. Blue Texel: £158 Sunny Bank. Dutch Spotted: £138 £128 Small Holding. Swale: £136 Strickland Hill, £130 Isle of Man, £128 Thursgill, £116 Well Foot, £110 Lackslot, £110 Ashstead. Rough Fell: £132 Stribers Farm, £120 Sowermire Farm, £110 Spice Gill Farm, £110 £106 High Swinklebank Farm, £98 Low Carlingill. Herdwick: £124 Valley View, £110 £96 Hoses Farm, £96 £86 Fern Lea, £84 Low Mill House. Jacob: £110 Abbey Drive. Scotch Blackface: £108 £90 Isle of Man. Horned: £60 £45 Isle of Man.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Charollais: £188 Borrans Farm. Texel: £170 Cooper House. Leicester: £170 Thursgill, £164 Croftside. £160 Ashstead. Suffolk: £138 Borrans Farm. Rough Fell: £138 Borrow Bridge House. Continental: £130 Roundthwaite. Swale: £122 £98 Saddlers Croft. Herdwick: £122 Low Mill House.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 17th April 2025.
Calves
“J36 calf ring streets ahead of other local competitors.”
A less powerful show of calves forward today with trade considered dearer for the goods on offer - 105 forward. Bulls
- Charolais to £870 from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall.
- Limousin to £840 from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall.
- Aberdeen Angus to £780 from SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington.
- British Blues to £760 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham.
- Black and White to £500 from CR Dickson, Thurnham.
- Fleckvieh to £410 from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby.
- Hereford to £380 from J Whittaker & Son, Nether Kellet. Heifers
- British Blue to £860 from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby.
- Charolais to £710 from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall.
- Limousin to £640 from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall.
- Aberdeen Angus to £570 from SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington.
- Hereford to £405 from R&JE Wharton, Hoff.
Bull calves were a nice trade selling to £870 for a Charolais from JH Tower & Son, Tunstall with Limousins to £840 from this good home. SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington sold Charolais’s to £840 and Aberdeen Angus to £780. British Blue bulls sold to £760 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with younger month old sorts to £750 for a Limousin from CM&CS Chaplehow, Penrith and British Blues to £690 from A Pickthall, New Hutton and FB Dunning, Orton. Three week old British Blues sold to £570 from HJ Robinson, Old Hutton with two week old Herefords to £380 from J Whittaker, Nether Kellet. Dairy bulls sold to £500 for Holstein Friesians from CR Dickson, Thurnham with Fleckviehs to £410 from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby. Heifer calves continue to sell in vendors favour, selling to £860 for a British Blue from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby. Charolais sold to £710 and £700 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall with Limousin to £640 from this home. Aberdeen Angus cross sold to £570 from SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington. Younger sorts sold to £500 for British Blues from DW Cottan, New Hutton, £480 for Limousin from CM&CS Chapplehow and £405 for Herefords from R&JE Wharton, Hoff.
Bull Calf Top Prices: Charolais: £870 Tunstall Hall, £840 Holme House Farm.Friesian: £500 Throstle Croft, £260 Mount Pleasant, £260 Elm Tree Farm, £135 Scales Park Farm, £115 Dale Barns, £110 Dale Barns. Limousin: £840 Tunstall Hall, £770 Tunstall Hall, £750 High Grounds Farm, £620 High Grounds Farm, £570 High Grounds Farm, £550 High Grounds Farm. Angus: £780 Holme House Farm, £760 Throstle Croft, £750 Throstle Croft, £740 Holme House Farm, £710 Holme House Farm. British Blue: £760 Bambers Farm, £690 Raisgill Hall, £660 Raisgill Hall, £650 Raisgill Hall, £640 Elm Tree Farm, £630 Hagg Farm. Flekvieh: £410 Townhead Farm. Hereford: £380 Dale Barns, £370 Dale Barns, £340 Dale Barns, £310 Dale Barns, £280 Dale Barns.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £860 Townhead Farm, £720 Townhead Farm, £680 Raisgill Hall, £670 Townhead Farm, £610 Townhead Farm, £590 Townhead Farm. Charolais: £710 Tunstall Hall, £700 Tunstall Hall, £630 Holme House Farm, £610 Townhead Farm, £550 Bambers Farm. Limousin: £640 Tunstall Hall, £570 Mount Pleasant, £560 Bambers Farm, £550 High Grounds Farm, £480 High Grounds Farm, £450 Halforth Farm. Angus: £570 Holme House Farm, £550 Throstle Croft, £500 Raisgill Hall, £490 Tunstall Hall, £460 Tunstall Hall, £330 Dale Barns. Hereford: £405 Mount Pleasant, £350 Dale Barns, £330 Dale Barns, £320 Dale Barns, £310 Dale Barns, £300 Dale Barns.
Steer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £690 Borrans Farm, £680 Borrans Farm, £640 Borrans Farm.
Stirks
New records achieved at North West Auctions Junction 36 spring stirk show and sale.
The much-anticipated spring show and sale of stirks at NWA J36 saw a record entry of over 300 catalogued, seeing buyers travel from all corners of the UK keen to purchase cattle from this renowned sale centre. Todays show was kindly judged by Mr William Barker, Airton and sponsored by local haulage firm RA Thompson. The champion rosette was awarded to a British Blue cross heifer from JA&J Harper, Killington which later sold for a new sale section record of £2300, purchased from P Robinson, Boston. Messrs Harper enjoyed a successful day by also being awarded the reserve championship rosette for a Limousin cross heifer, which later sold for £2150 to J Wilson, Ruthin.
A packed ringside of buyers saw all classes and types sell to a fast and competitive trade, with all vendors leaving extremely well suited and keen to return with stock to future sales.
The eye-catching consignment of home bred Charolais cross steers (9-11 months) from A&V&A Thornton, Cockerham sold to £1850 for a ring full of six, with another ring full selling at £1780 for Simmental cross and Charolais cross. Limousin cross steers sold to £1700 for nine month olds from S Proctor, Selside with others £1490 from D&A Nicholson, Ulverston. Endless suckler bred steers (8-10 months) sold at £1350 to £1450. First cross steers sold to £1560 for eleven month old British Blue cross from S Park, Aughton with G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill selling others regularly £1360 to £1420. Native sired steers always attract keen interest with DN Smith, Windermere selling nine month Salers to £1430, with a ring full of Hereford cross (11 months) bred from dairy cows selling at £1400 from RW&SA Nicholson, Lupton and others to £1300 from JB&C Lamb, Cockerham. J&J Beary Farming, Orton sold 50 ‘Black Baldie’ Hereford cross Angus steers (9 months) to £1280, with others £1270 and £1230. Dairy steers sold to £1200 for ten months old Fleckvieh from RW&SA Nicholson, Lupton with ten month old Black and Whites £1030 from JB&C Lamb, Cockerham. Younger reared steers (5-7 months) were regularly selling at £850 to £1000, with only a handful less. Heifers sold to £2300 for the show champion being a British Blue cross from JA&J Harper, Killington who sold others at £2150 and £1820. Other heifers (9-11 months) sold to £1760 for Blonde cross (10 months) from MJ Whitworth, Bolton Le Sands, £1640 Limousin cross (9 months) from D&A Nicholson, Ulverston, £1600 Charolais cross (10 months) from A&V&A Thornton, Cockerham and £1500 Limousin cross (10 months) from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. First cross heifers sold to £1390 for (10 months) British Blue cross from G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill who sold others at £1260 and £1320. Other British Blue cross achieved £1240 from S Park, Aughton. Native sired heifers sold to £1170 for (8 month old) ‘Black Baldie’ Hereford cross Aberdeen Angus from J&J Beary Farming, Orton with other Aberdeen Angus cross £1170 from AT Bainbridge, Kirkby Stephen with other (8 month olds) £1100 from RE&P Miller, Garstang. Younger heifers (6-8 months) were regularly £950 to £1050, with an eye catching pair of 4 month old Charolais cross from S Cleasby, Kirkby in Furness £1120 and another £1090. Weaned calves sold to £680 for 12 week old Simmental cross T Anson, Silsden.
SPRING STIRK SHOW
JUDGE- WILLIAM BARKER, SKIPTON & SPONSOR: RA THOMPSON HAULAGE
CLASS 1- BEST BULL
1st CM & CS Chappelhow- British Blue- £1400
CLASS 2- BEST HEIFER UNDER 12 MONTHS OLD
1st JA & J Harper- British Blue- £2300
2nd JA & J Harper- Limousin- £1820
3rd MJ Whitworth- Blonde- £1760
CLASS 3- BEST HEIFER UNDER 10 MONTHS OLD
1st MW & M Hodgson- Limousin- £1500
2nd D & A Nicholson- Limouisn- £1640
CLASS 4- BEST BULLOCK
1st MW & M Hodgson- Limousin- £1390
2nd S Proctor- Limousin- £1360
3rd D & A Nicholson- Limousin- £1490
CHAMPION- JA & J Harper
RESERVE CHAMPION- JA & J Harper
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Charolais: £1820 Little Crimbles. British Blue: £1400 Cocklake, £1400 High Grounds Farm, £1120 Grahamsfield, £1110 Cocklake. Simmental: £1190 Grahamsfiels, £720 Beacon View Farm. Limousin: £1080 Breedy Butts Farm. Hereford: £790 High Haulme. Blonde: £400 Beacon View Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £2300 Capplethwaite Hall, £1390 Riddings, £1300 Riddings, £1270 Riddings, £1240 Highfield Farm, £1240 Riddings. Limousin: £2150 Capplethwaite Hall, £1820 Capplethwaite Hall, £1640 Birch Bank, £1500 Capplethwaite Hall, £1500 Swallowmire, £1460 Capplethwaite Hall. Blonde: £1760 Mount Pleasant Farm, £1590 Mount Pleasant Farm, £1120 Angerton Farm. Charolais: £1600 Little Crimbles, £1480 Little Crimbles, £1430 Little Crimbles, £1140 Green Lane End Farm, £1090 Angerton Farm. Angus: £1170 Little Musgrave Farm, £1140 Levens Farm, £1110 Lower Lingart Farm, £1070 Gaythorn Hall, £1020 Lower Lingart Farm, £950 Green Lane End Farm. Hereford: £1170 Gaythorn Hall, £1140 Gaythorn Hall, £1120 Gaythorn Hall, £1070 Gaythorn Hall, £1030 Gardners Farm. Friesian: £920 Bank House. Parthenaise: £820 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Simmental: £680 Beacon View Farm, £660 Beacon View Farm. Continental: £540 Nibthwaite Grange Farm
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Charolais: £1850 Little Crimbles, £1780 Little Crimbles, £1640 Little Crimbles. Simmental: £1780 Little Crimbles, £1660 Little Crimbles. Limousin: £1700 High Biggarsbank, £1490 Birch Bank, £1470 Riddings, £1390 Swallowmire, £1370 Swallowmire, £1360 High Biggarsbank. Saler: £1430 Fell House, £1280 Fell House. Hereford: £1400 Green Lane End Farm, £1300 Gardners Farm, £1290 Gardners Farm, £1280 Gaythorn Hall, £1230 Gaythorn Hall, £1190 Gaythorn Hall. Angus: £1280 Gaythorn Hall, £1270 Gaythorn Hall, £1230 Bellart Howe, £1230 Gaythorn Hall, £1200 Ivy Cottage, £1200 Green Lane End Farm. Flekvieh: £1200 Green Lane End Farm, £1160 Green Lane End Farm. Continental: £1180 Capplerigg Farm. Friesian: £1030 Gardners Farm, £760 Bellart Howe, £370 Moss End Farm. Blonde: £970 Todds Farm. Montbelliarde: £680 Rose Hill Farm. Whitebred Shorthorn: £570 Nibthwaite Grange Farm.
Store Cattle
Do not fear…. Kendal has you covered No stopping the big trade train here at Junction 36, as store cattle continues on the fast track leaving other stations well down the line. 21 month old Limousin bullocks sold to £2800 from Messrs Lambert, Lupton. The same home had Charolais bullocks to £2400. Aberdeen Angus bullocks of the same age hit £2400 from JE Wightman, Lupton. 12 month old bullocks topped at £2300 for a beautiful pair from Messrs Hodgson, Ulverston. Heifers again just 21 months old sold to £2580 for a pair from HW Robinson, Milnthorpe. The same home also had a slightly younger pair hit £2480. Four Angus heifers from JE Wightman, Lupton made £2360. Younger 11 month old heifers got to £1900 from CI Briggs, High Wray. Today’s bulls topped at £2400 at 12 months of age for a Limousin from RG&H Preece, Wray.
Enjoy the ride out, our next sale here which is our special annual grass day on the 1st May.
Entries now open, contact Joel McGarva for further information on 07920009097.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £2800 Brow Head, £2300 Arklid Farm, £2260 Arklid Farm, £2220 Holme Head, £2180 Arklid Farm, £2080 Arklid Farm. Charolais: £2480 Brow Head, £2300 Holme Head, £2180 Brow Head, £1930 Holme Head, £1840 Moors Cottage, £1800 Holme Head. Angus: £2400 Crabtree Farm, £2260 Blea Tarn Road, £2240 Blea Tarn Road, £2180 Blea Tarn Road, £2080 Blea Tarn Road, £1800 Tarnside Farm. Norweigian: £2300 Holme Head, £1400 Moss House Farm. Flekvieh: £2300 Holme Head, £2160 Holme Head, £2140 Holme Head, £2000 Holme Head, £1580 Holme Head. British Blue: £2260 Holme Head, £2150 Low Deepslack, £1860 Moors Cottage, £1860 Moors Farm, £1830 Greenside Farm. Shorthorn: £2050 Woodlea Farm, £1790 Lane Ends Farm, £1720 Tarnside Farm, £1590 Lane Ends Farm, £1420 Causeway Farm, £1280 Boundary Beck. Simmental: £2040 Brow Head, £1870 Woodlea Farm. Hereford: £1900 West Plain Farm, £1890 West Plain Farm, £1740 Houkler Hall Barn, £1480 Lawsons Farm, £1320 Gowan Bank Farm. Parthenaise: £1860 Top Thorn Farm. Longhorn: £1730 Woodlea Farm, £1480 Middle Lee Farm. Blonde: £1590 Causeway Farm. Continental: £1490 Low Greaves.
Store Heifers Top Prices: British Blue: £2580 High Bracken Hall, £2480 High Bracken Hall, £2110 Holme Head, £1790 Holme Head, £1730 Greenside Farm, £1600 School Hill. Angus: £2360 Crabtree Farm, £1980 Crabtree Farm, £1740 Tarnside Farm, £1570 Kiln Hall, £1510 Lawsons Farm, £1410 Holme House Farm. Charolais: £2060 New Hall, £1780 Lodge Bank Farm, £1720 New Hall, £1590 Low Greaves, £1420 Lawsons Farm, £1420 Lodge Bank Farm. Limousin: £2000 Cockrigg Farm, £1900 High Wray Farm, £1880 Holme Head, £1790 Cockrigg Farm, £1740 Tarnside Farm, £1730 Greenside Farm. Flekvieh: £1900 Tarnside Farm, £1760 Holme Head. Hereford: £1790 Gowan Bank Farm, £1300 Low Greaves. Shorthorn: £1750 Lodge Bank Farm. Blonde: £1540 Half Way House, £1460 Causeway Farm, £1140 Low Garths, £880 Low Garths. Norweigian: £1200 Moss House Farm. Simmental: £1100 Keld Farm. Other: £1100 Keld Farm, £1060 Keld Farm, £1010 Keld Farm, £750 Keld Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £2400 Thornbush Farm, £1980 Capplethwaite Hall, £1980 Thornbush Farm. British Blue: £2220 Capplethwaite Hall, £2100 Capplethwaite Hall. Blonde: £2020 Mount Pleasant Farm, £1930 Mount Pleasant Farm, £1780 Mount Pleasant Farm. Angus: £1900 Kendal House Farm.
OTM Cattle
Cull cows achieved a market average of 250p/kg, for an entry of predominately medium type dairy cows. Beef cows sold to 329p/kg for a Limousin cross from J Black & Son, Kentmere with several other meated beef cows generally 280p/kg to 310p/kg, with top grossing being a South Devon from AT Threlkeld Ltd totalling £2762 with others regularly £2150 to £2400. Dairy cows sold to 285p/kg for a black and white from TW&CA Long, Ulverston, with others 279p/kg from JM Barton & Son, Lupton. Meated mediums were 240p/kg to 260p/kg, with parlour types 195p/kg to 215p/kg. Top grossing was another black and white from TW&CA Long, Ulverston totalling £2304 with another at £2247 from Messrs Wilson, Allithwaite.
OTM heifers sold to 329p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from JM Barton & Son, Lupton with others to £1671 from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack.
Cull bulls sold to 199p/kg and £1701 for a Limousin from NW&EM Mason & Son, Middleton.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 329.50 Boundary Beck, 254.50 High Green Farm, 244.50 Hawes Farm. Hereford: 309.50 Gowan Bank Farm, 289.50 Gowan Bank Farm, 249.50 Stafford Street. South Devon: 294.50 Bowkerstead Farm. Friesian: 284.50 Old Hall Farm, 279.50 Lupton Hall, 279.50 Tarnside Farm, 274.50 Tarnside Farm, 269.50 Wyke Farm. Shorthorn: 279.50 Kirkby Hall. British Blue: 279.50 Causeway Farm, 259.50 Maryfell. Simmental: 274.50 Long Green Head. Longhorn: 259.50 Lowther Castle, 219.50 Lowther Castle, 155.00 Long Garth. Montbelliarde: 254.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Jersey: 169.50 Lockbank Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 329.50 Lupton Hall, 259.50 Strickland Hill, 224.50 Stubb Place Farm. Jersey: 234.50 Lockbank Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Dairy Shorthorn: 264.50 High Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 199.50 High Green Farm.
Lancaster Store Cattle: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 18th April 2025.
Calves & Stirks
Calves and stirks to £1280.
Bull calves to £910 for British Blues from AJ Metcalf, Out Rawcliffe with Aberdeen Angus cross from this home to £900. Others in this consignment were £890, £870 and £850. Herefords sold to £710 and £700 from JR Newsham, Conder Green with black and whites from this home to £680. Younger sorts to £680 for month old British Blues from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale and Walmsley Beef, Cockerham with six week old Aberdeen Angus to £600 from JP&C Robson, Brock.
Heifer calves reached £670 for six week old British Blues from JP&C Robson, Brock with Aberdeen Angus to £630 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Month old British Blue sold to £610 from Walmsley Beef, Cockerham with Herefords to £590, £550 and £530 from JR Newsham, Conder Green. Stirks quite scintillating, topping at £1280 for a trio of British Blue heifers from Throstle Nest Farms, Pilling with others to £1240 from this good home. Bullocks sold to £1190 for Aberdeen Angus from CD&HL Mason, Mearsbeck with others Aberdeen Angus to £1160 x3 from WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £670 Roe Farm, £610 Richmond Hall Farm, £580 Roe Farm, £560 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £490 Roe Farm, £440 North Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £630 North Farm, £500 North Farm, £390 Roe Farm. Hereford: £590 Sellerley Farm, £550 Sellerley Farm, £530 Sellerley Farm, £520 Sellerley Farm, £510 Sellerley Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £910 Moss Gate Farm, £890 Moss Gate Farm, £870 Moss Gate Farm, £850 Moss Gate Farm, £680 Tills Farm, £680 Richmond Hall Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £900 Moss Gate Farm, £660 Sellerley Farm, £640 Tills Farm, £600 Roe Farm, £580 Cocker House Farm, £370 Gibstick Hall. Hereford: £710 Sellerley Farm, £700 Sellerley Farm. Friesian: £680 Sellerley Farm, £630 Sellerley Farm, £620 Sellerley Farm, £500 Sellerley Farm, £470 Sellerley Farm, £400 Cocker House Farm. Fleckvieh: £600 Sellerley Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £1280 Throstle Nest Farm, £1280 Throstle Nest Farm, £1280 Throstle Nest Farm, £1240 Throstle Nest Farm, £1240 Throstle Nest Farm, £1130 Throstle Nest Farm. Simmental: £1090 Mearsbeck Farm. Charolais: £1000 Larbreck Hill Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £970 Larbreck Hill Farm. British Blue: £900 Larbreck Hill Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £1280 Throstle Nest Farm, £1280 Throstle Nest Farm, £1280 Throstle Nest Farm, £1240 Throstle Nest Farm, £1240 Throstle Nest Farm, £1130 Throstle Nest Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £980 Mearsbeck Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: £1190 Mearsbeck Farm, £1160 Gibsons Farm, £1160 Gibsons Farm, £1160 Gibsons Farm, £1000 Gibsons Farm, £1000 Gibsons Farm. Friesian: £1010 Mearsbeck, £580 Gibsons Farm, £580 Gibsons Farm.
Store Cattle
Stores maintain recent momentum. Bullocks averaged £2155 Heifers averaged £2026
Bullocks continue to sell to extreme rates despite a slightly less powerful show forward. Top price was £2820 for a single Fleckvieh from EJ Hodgson, Lambrigg with a pair of British Blues next at £2650 from J&O Galbraith, Endmoor. Limousins sold to £2650 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland with Aberdeen Angus to £2580 from TJ Lloyd, Settle. Simmentals sold to £2400 from J Prest & Son, Lancaster with Black and Whites to £2350 from K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel.
Heifers sold to £2500 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with Limousin to £2450 x2 from A&MI Robinson, Orton. Black and Whites achieved £2350 from K&DE Woodhouse, Elle with British Blues to £2300 from DW&EA Cottam, New Hutton. R&E Ladds, Kendal sold Simmentals to £2200 x2 with Herefords to £2120 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Flekvieh: £2820 Lambrigg Head Farm, £860 Sunderland Brows Farm. British Blue: £2650 Endmoor Farm, £2420 Wood Nook Farm, £2400 High House Farm, £2300 Park House Farm, £2280 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2250 Netherbeck Barn. Limousin: £2650 High House Farm, £2620 Lambrigg Head Farm, £2450 Hall Farm, £2450 High House Farm, £2420 Proctors Row, £2400 Station Hotel Farm. Angus: £2580 Downlands Farm, £2580 Proctors Row, £2550 Chestnut House Farm, £2550 Carlingwha, £2500 Kitchen Ground Farm. Simmental: £2400 Upper Foxholes Farm. Hereford: £2380 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2100 Holme House Farm, £2080 Yeat House, £1880 Yeat House, £1700 Wilmar, £1550 Well House Farm. Friesian: £2200 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1980 Benson Hall, £1950 Dowlands Farm, £1880 Dowlands Farm, £1800 Benson Hall, £1700 Plumpton Hall. Shorthorn: £2180 Wolfen Hall Farm. Montbelliarde: £2150 Carlinghurst, £1880 Carlinghurst, £1620 Carlinghurst. Norweigian: £860 Sunderland Brows Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £2500 Rowell Farm, £2250 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2180 Downlands Farm, £2150 Carlingwha, £2100 Rowell Farm, £2020 Kitchen Ground Farm. Limousin: £2450 Hall Farm, £2180 High Tenement Farm, £1980 Hill House Farm. Friesian: £2350 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1750 Kitchen Ground Farm. British Blue: £2300 Hagg Farm, £2280 Wood Nook Farm, £2250 Kitchen Ground Farm, £2180 Smardale Mill, £2100 Staffords Farm, £2100 High House Farm. Simmental: £2200 Benson Hall, £2150 Low Fell End. Hereford: £2120 Rowell Farm, £2120 High Snab, £2100 Middlebarrow Plain, £2050 Lynwood, £1850 Holly House Farm, £1700 Holme House Farm. Charolais: £1900 Brown Edge, £1700 Greenbank Farm. Longhorn: £1600 Steel Croft.
OTM Cattle
The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw a reduced entry on the week, after last weeks bumper entry. Vendors cautious of the bank holiday, but those that did brave the trade were well rewarded with their trade.
Cast steers led the way today from JD EM JA Atkinson, Skelsmergh at £2499.58 or 384.5p/kg. Friesian steers achieved £2257.68 or 339.5p/kg from R&E Ladds, Kendal.
Top price per head in the OTM cows was EW&RM Towers, Hornby with a Friesian cow at £2434.45 or 279.5p/kg. Other Friesians from loyal Lancaster supporters EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine achieved £2164 or 269.5p/kg. Beef bred cows saw British Blues from R&A Easterby, Westhouse to £2414 or 324.5p/kg, with this home also selling Limousins at £2047 or 324.5p/kg.
OTM heifers saw plenty of trade, topping at 384.5p/kg or £2307 from AT Burrow, Gressingham for a British Blue. Other beef bred heifers sold to £2254 or 379.5p/kg from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe. Friesian heifers from EW&CR Clegg, Stalmine sold to £2228 or 359.5p/kg, with other Friesian heifers to 324.5p/kg from L Parsons & Sons, Leven.
OTM cows averaged 261p/kg.
OTM heifers averaged 360p/kg. Cast steers averaged 363p/kg. More cattle are required next week to satisfy buyer’s demand.
OTM Cow Top Prices: British Blue: 324.50 Fellside Farm, 314.50 Fellside Farm, 294.50 Fellside Farm, 289.50 Fellside Farm. Limousin: 324.50 Fellside Farm. Continental: 294.50 Hill House Farm. Flekvieh: 289.50 Hawkin Hill, 284.50 Holme Head, 264.50 Hawkin Hill. Friesian: 284.50 Low Levens, 279.50 Holme Head, 279.50 Hall Farm, 274.50 Dillicar, 269.50 Low Levens. Angus: 279.50 Old Parkside Farm, 269.50 Hill House Farm. Montbelliarde: 274.50 Holme Head, 229.50 Holme Head. Norweigian: 274.50 Holme Head. Dairy Shorthorn: 269.50 Hall Farm. Other: 264.50 Holme Head. Whitebred Shorthorn: 259.50 Hill House Farm, 239.50 Hill House Farm. Hereford: 204.50 Wilmar.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: 384.50 High Snab. Hereford: 279.50 Rowell Farm. Friesian: 259.50 Yew Tree Farm, 339.50 Low Levens, 324.50 Low Levens.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 384.50 Low Groves Farm. Limousin: 364.50 Rowell Farm. Friesian: 339.50 Benson Hall.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Charolais: 189.50 Manor Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 21st
Lancaster: 10am Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
Tuesday 22nd
J36: 10:30am Pigs
11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot
1pm Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Friday 25th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle & Stirks
