Weekly Report & Newsletter - 19th September 2025
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Ambleside Fair. Friday 12th September 2025.
SHOW AND SALE OF NORTH OF ENGLAND MULES, MASHAM, CHEVIOT MULE, ROUGH FELL MULE, SUFFOLK AND CONTINENTAL GIMMER LAMBS
This much anticipated sale once again drew national interest with new customers in attendance and keen to return in future. A buoyant trade was seen for all breeds of gimmer lambs for which vendors must be complemented on the quality of stock presented.
The pre-sale judging this year saw the Continentals presented before Mr S Lofthouse, Grewelthorpe and the Mules, Mr W Gardner, Brookhouse.
From all the show classes the overall championship rosette was awarded to R Lawrence, Field Broughton showing a pen of Mule Gimmer lambs which later achieved a market topping price of £270.
North Country Mules
Buyers were keen to secure replacement stock with a top price of £270 for the show champions from R Lawrence. Other stronger lambs were £155 - £180, Mediums £135 - £150 and running lambs £105 - £125. All sold to an average of £130.
Cheviot Mules
P Knowles topped the sale achieving £220 for the 1st prize pen with others £155 - £170 and a sale average of £152.
Rough Fell Mules
A top price of £180 was achieved on two occasions from B & J Knowles and FB Dunning with stronger lambs £140 - £165 and the next draw down £110 - £130, averaging £139. Mashams sold to £125 from BJ Bainbridge.
Today’s sale saw a special section for Continental gimmer lambs which saw a top price of £210 achieved for a pen of pure Texels from R & E Ladds with other pure and ¾ bred pens £170 - £190 and first cross £145 - £175. Su olk x sold to £165 from TA & JA Dixon.
Show Results
10 Mule Gimmer Lambs
1st R Lawrence, Greaves Farm £270
2nd T & H Drinkall, Calderside Farm £152
3rd NA Allen, High House Farm £150
10 Rough Fell Mule Gimmer Lambs
1st FB Dunning Raisgill Hall £180
2nd FB Dunning Raisgill Hall £168
3rd WJ Dawson £140
10
Masham Gimmer Lambs
1st BJ Bainbridge, Steps Farm £125
10 Cheviot Mule Gimmer Lambs
1st P Knowles, Cragg Farm £220
2nd P Knowles, Cragg Farm £155
10 Continental Gimmer Lambs
1st J Handley, Gunnerfleet £190
2nd P Knowles, Cragg Farm £195
3rd R & E Ladds, Benson Hall £205
10 Su olk Gimmer Lambs
1st TA & JA Dixon, Yoad Pot £165
Gimmer Lamb Top Prices: Mule: £270 £205 Greaves Farm, £172 Catshaw Hall Farm, £158 Wood Broughton Barn, £155 Greaves Farm, £152 Castle Syke Farm. Cheviot Mule: £220 £158 £155 Cragg Farm, £155 Seedhowe Cottages, Texel: £210 Low Tarn Green, £210 £205 Benson Hall, £195 Cragg Farm.Rough Fell Mule: £180 Raisgill Hall, £180 £175 High Borrowbridge, £168 Raisgill Hall, £160 Sowermire Farm, £155 Raisgill Hall. Su olk: £156, £150 Yoad Pot, £140 3135 Nether House Farm, £115 Roundthwaite.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: NEMSA Gimmer Lambs. Saturday 13th September 2025.
The much-anticipated Annual Show and Sale of mule gimmer lambs on behalf of the Kendal NEMSA branch was once again a success with buyers in attendance from all corners of the country keen to secure lambs of all classes and types.
A buoyant trade was seen throughout the sale with strong tupping lambs sell above last years prices, nice type runners and small tuppers were easily sold with only the smallest lesser quality lambs in line with last year’s prices.
Friday night saw 400 top quality lambs out for the prestigious show which were put before this year’s judges Richard Haynes and James Towler who we must thank for their time and expertise.
The annual ‘Stars in your eyes’ show of individual mule lambs was kindly judged by Duncan Burton who we also thank for making the trip north. These sold to a top of £550 from Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans with a lamb from AC & K Pye, Dunkenshaw kindly selling for charity at £500 and £450 whilst the champion from AJ & RE Marston, Easgill Head sold for £400.
Saturday sale saw a top price of £500 for the first prize pen of 10 from Bob Lawrence, Greaves Farm who also sold another pen of 10 at £300. Congratulations must go to Bob and Emma on being awarded the Bruce Willison Memorial Shield for the best run of lambs which this year was kindly judged by Ian Lancaster.
Next at £320 was a much-admired pen from RI Dixon, Low Newton with pens at £300 from D Sharp, Flodder Hall and P & A Fell, Castle Hill. Numerous pens hit £270 from T Ayrton & Son, Yates Farm, TA & JA Dixon, Yoad Pot, RH & C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn and twice from Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans and Rydal Farm.
Many running lambs in the o ering resulted in a sale average of £154.77 which was an increase of £3 on the year for 600 more sold. Thanks must go to all sale sponsors, vendors and buyers for once again making this a great sale.
PEN OF TEN LAMBS
1st R Lawrence, Greaves Farm- £500
2nd P&A Fell, Castle Hill Farm- £300
3rd RH&C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn Farm- £270
4th Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans- £270
5th RI Dixon, Low Newton- £320
6th D Sharp, Flodder Hall- £300
PEN OF TWENTY LAMBS
1st Inman Family, Strickland Hill Family- £200
2nd Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans- £230
3rd P&A Fell, Castle Hill Farm- £188
4th Messrs Hodgson, Rydal- £228
5th JA&CA Gibson, Longwell- £175
6th J&JA Burrow, Thursgill- £180
STARS INTHEIR EYES
1st AJ&RE Marston, Easgill Head - £400
2nd Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans - £550
3rd AC&K Pye, Dunkenshaw Farm - £500 & £450 (Sold for Rosemere Cancer Centre & Prostate Cancer UK)
4th B&J Knowles, High Borrowbridge - £260
5th P&A Fell, Castle Hill Farm - £300
6th T Ayrton & Sons, Yates Farm - £270
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 15th September 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
A rise in numbers and price saw an overall market average of 305p/kg, for lambs rising from 32kg to 58kg. Several consigners are now presenting inside fed lambs, with buyers showing preference today to well finished lambs of all weights and breeds. Today’s sale peaked at £166 with other better end lambs £155 to £161, with well finished grass fed lambs £140 to £148 and those lacking the final finished £132 to £140. Well bred lambs sold to 353p/kg, with other pens regularly 325p/kg to 340p/kg, the best standard weights were 308p/kg to 320p/kg, again with those slightly under finished lambs 280p/kg to 300p/kg. Vendors are encouraged to feed lambs to achieve maximum returns.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: TEXEL: £166 Hutton Roof Hall, £161 Sunderland Brows Farm, £161 Gibraltar Farm, £161 Oak Aveune, £159 Low Bendrigg Farm, £159 Gibraltar Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £154, £148 Conway Close. CHAROLAIS: £152 Throstle Grove Farm, £146 Savick Brook Farm, £140 Throstle Grove Farm, £130, £122, £115 Jacksons Farm. CONTINENTAL: £147 Corney Hill Farm, £146 Hawkrigg End, £133, £129 Corney Hill Farm. SUFFOLK: £145 Hawkrigg End, £144 Mill House Farm, £143 Hawkrigg End, £136 Mill House Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £142, £138 School Lane. BELTEX: £136 Throstle Grove Farm.
CHEVIOT: £135 Low Moor Head Farm, £126 Marshaw Farm, £126 Cragg Farm, £120 Marshaw Farm, £116 Cragg Farm, £110 Marshaw Farm. MULE: £133 Cragg End. DORSET: £125, £124 Corney Hill Farm.
SWALEDALE: £95, £94, £92 Marshaw Farm.
CULL SHEEP
With the break in standstills vendors are now o -loading older ewes in greater numbers, with Lancaster’s Monday morning sale once again proving a competition auction environment, with all sold today averaging £129, with a larger proportion of today’s sale being hill bred ewes. Strongest cross bred ewes sold to £182, with other better end £165 to £180, mediums £145 to £158 and feeding types £118 to £133. Mules sold to £166, with mediums generally £135 to £150, feeding types £105 to £120 and hard worked sorts less. Pure hill ewes sold to £124 for Lonks, £120 Cheviots, with the best of the medium Swaledale’s £88. A handful of cull rams forward saw medium continental to £195, with others £170 to £185.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: DUTCH SPOTTED: £182, £168, £158 Conway Close. TEXEL: £182 Moss Gate Farm, £176 Jacksons Farm, £174 Savick Brook Farm, £174 Hutton Roof Hall, £170 Neds Lane, £168 Jacksons Farm. MULE: £166 Low Bendrigg Farm, £142 Corges Farm, £142 Low Bendrigg Farm, £140 Far Highfield, £134 Moss Gate Farm, £118 Low Moor Head Farm. HORNED: £124 Deep Clough, £124 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. CONTINENTAL: £120, £100 Hill Farm. CHEVIOT: £120, £114 Cragg Farm, £102 Low Moor Head Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: CONTINENTAL: £195 Deep Clough. DUTCH SPOTTED: £176 Conway Close.
STORE LAMBS
Several new vendors attending the weekly store lamb sale, which saw long keep Texel cross to £102, with others £90 to £95. Anticipated entry of 100 to 150 next week.
Store Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £102, £90 Ivy Cottage.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Lambs &Cast Sheep, Tuesday 16th September 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
The trend continues – more lambs and more trade at Junction 36. Come and see for yourself, as numbers continue to surpass previous years and confidence round the ring shows no sign of slowing. Lambs topped today at £196 from Wishingwell. Dutch Spotted lambs reached £192 from AP Metcalfe. PJ&ES Rogerson sold a tremendous run of lambs topping at 344p/kg twice over, for a pen of nine at 49kgs and a pen of eight at the same weight totalling at £169, a very pleasing price for Will indeed. Beltex from WS Burrow Ltd topped at 344.7p/kg for a pen of six slightly lighter lambs. KA Purtill topped at 341.5p/kg for a pen of five Texels.
An overall average of 313p/kg was achieved today with an eager ringside hungry for more, featuring a couple of fresh faces again today. Same time, same place next week, call Joel McGarva on 07920009097.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £196, £184 Hylton House, £177 Arklid Farm, £174 Brown Brook, £173 Arklid Farm, £172 Red Scar Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £192, £151 Curlew Rock. CONTINENTAL: £187 Rowe End Farm, £159 Butterfield Gap, £154 Gilpin Farm, £150 Rowe End Farm, £150 Green Close, £150 Howriggs. SUFFOLK: £183 New Parkside Farm, £157 Calderside Farm, £157 Bouthwaite Farm, £152 Rash Mill Cottage, £145 Calderside Farm, £139 Rash Mill Cottage. LLEYN: £167, £165 Low Foulshaw Farm. MULE: £154 Calderside Farm, £128 Farleton House, £123 Brown Brook, £118 Tills Hole. CHAROLAIS: £153 Dunningwell Farm, £148 Oswalds View, £144, £143 Dunningwell, £129 Hall Dunnerdale Farm House. MASHAM: £136 Yarlsber. CHEVIOT: £136 Cinderbarrow Farm, £129, £119 St Anthony Hill. BELTEX: £135 Gibraltar Farm, £134 Farleton House, £131 Gibraltar Farm. HERDWICK: £92 Hall Dunnerdale Farm House.
CAST SHEEP
A pleasing number of ewes today with 586 forward, all ewes saw trade very similar to that of last week. Heavy ewes remain good to sell, however the very best Mules not quite as dear as recent weeks. Horned and hill ewes reached £120, next grade down £70 to £95, with the leanest £35 to £50.
Ewes
Texels to £222 from ME&J Swarbrick.
Mules to £178 from Pearson & Jackson.
BFL to £158 from R Lawrence.
Cheviot to £148 from SH&PI Bowes.
Swaledale to £120 from Fishwick Bros. Herdwick to £90 from E Postlethwaite.
Rams
BFL to £174 from Fishwick Bros. Texels to £172 from A Williams. Herdwick to £142 from P Fitzwilliam.
Gritstone to £138 from S whitehead.
Swaledale to £128 from RS&BA Harker.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £222 Bridge Farm, £196 Bensons Farm, £194 Myerscough Hall, £184 The Howes, £182 Maison Gill, £182 Myerscough Hall. Continental: £188 Curlew Rock, £178 Myerscough Hall, £162 Hylton Holme, £158 Bowness Farm, £158, £154 Harbarrow Farm. Mule: £178 Ellerbeck Farm, £166 Rowe End Farm, £164 Ashtree Cottage, £152 Causeway Farm, £146 Low Bendrigg Farm, £146 Rowe End Farm. Leicester: £158 Greaves Farm, £150 Harbarrow Farm, £104 Greaves Farm. Cheviot: £148Harbarrow Farm, £126 Howriggs, £112 Bensons Farm, £102, £96 Howriggs, £94 St Anthonys Hill. Zwartable: £144 Bouthwaite Farm. Su olk: £144 Lower Stangerthwaite, £140 Bouthwaite Farm, £122 Ivy Cottage. Llyen: £138 Birch Bank, £110 Dove Nest. Swaledale: £120 Tills Hole, £110 Longwell, £96 Tills Hole, £90 Overthwaite Farm, £88 Matson Farm. Herdwick: £90 Low Greenholme, £88 Hall Dunnerdale. Rough Fell: £78 Boundary Beck.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £172 Manor Farm, £104 Greenbank Farm. Leicester: £174 Tills Hole. Herdwick: £142, £102 Hall Dunnerdale. Gritstone: £138 Low Waterside. Swaledale: £128, £118 Overthwaite Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Second Sale of Breeding Ewes, Shearlings & Rams followed by Annual Show & Sale of Gimmer Lambs. Wednesday 17th September 2025.
Today sale commenced with breeding rams which saw Texel sell to £580 from RT&ME Sutton, Kendal. Ewes and shearlings sold to a top price of £280 for Pure Texel shearlings, with others £250 again from RT&ME Sutton. R Lambert sold Cheviot Mule shearlings at £230, with North of England Mules to £245 from T Sharp, with others £225 from R Falshaw & Sons. Older ewes sold to £190 for Texel cross 1-3 crop from K Purtill, with others £180 and £175.
Lancasters annual show and sale of Mule gimmer lambs once again attracted a fantastic entry of 1030 local lambs from the Lancashire fells, with credit going to all vendors for a marvellous show. 34 active buying accounts ensured all types of sheep were bid for, with a sale average of £158.70 achieved.
The pre sale show was kindly judged by David Preston, Caton and Robert Falshaw, Gisburn who we thank for their time and expertise this morning. The sale peaked at £250 for the first prize pen of ten from Drinkall Bros with other pens of ten to £220 from W&A Cornall and WI&AM Atkinson.
£200 was achieved for ten from B&SE Carter and for the first prize pen of twenty from W&A Cornall. The strongest lambs were regularly the top side of £165, with running lambs slightly harder to place, as seen at most centres.
The next sale of all classes of breeding sheep, plus store lambs will be the renowned Hill Fair Day on Saturday 4th October, catalogue entries for this sale close on Friday 26th September.
NWA LANCASTER MULE GIMMER LAMBS SHOW
JUDGE: DAVID PRESTON, CATON & ROBERTFALSHAW, GISBURN
SPONSOR: WE JAMESON & SON
CLASS 1- 10 MULE GIMMER LAMBS
1st Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm- £250
2nd WI & AM Atkinson & Son, Holme House Farm- £220
3rd B & SE Carter, Cragg End- £200
4th AC & K Pye, Dunkenshaw Farm
CLASS 2- 20 MULE GIMMER LAMBS
1st W & A Cornall, Bank Farm- £200
2nd WI & AM Atkinson & Son, Holme House Farm- £178
3rd W & A Cornall, Bank Farm- £175
BEST RUN OF LAMBS- WI & AM Atkinson & Son, Holme House Farm
Shearling Ram Top Prices: Texel: £450 Crosscrake Farm.
Aged Ram Top Prices: Texel: £580 Crosscrake Farm
Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £180 £175 £170 Oak Avenue, £135 Barn Croft. Dutch Spotted: £145 Oak Avenue. Su olk: £140 Oak Avenue.
Gimmer Shearlings Top Prices: Texel: £280 £250 Crosscrake Farm, £205 Stakes Moss, £190 Oak Avenue. Mule: £245 Stakes Moss, £225 Shuttleworth Hall, £205 Field House, £185 Lee End Farm, £160 Field House. Cheviot Mule: £230 £200 Home Farm. Dorper: £190 Barn Croft. Beltex: £180 £150 Barn Croft.
Gimmer Lamb Top Prices:Mule: £250 Catshaw Hall Farm, £220 Bank Farm, £220 Holme House, £200 Bank Farm, £200 Cragg End, £195 Cragg End. Dutch Spotted: £142 Overhouses.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Continental Show of Store Cattle. Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 18th September 2025.
CALVES
J36 once again proves the place for calves with 139 forward, with a straight trade seen for all.
Bull calves sold to £870 and £860 for British Blues from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with others at £850 x2 from CR Dickson, Thurnham. Charolais sold to £810 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with Limousin to £770 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme. Herefords from B Cooper, Barrow in Furness topped the natives at £710, with others at £690 from JS&IM Wilson, Millom. One month old British Blues sold to £710 from A Pickthall, New Hutton with others to £660 from first time vendors HA Sawrey & Son, Ulverston. Black and Whites sold to £470 x2 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme.
Heifers sold to £770 twice, firstly for a British Blues from CR Dickinson, Thurnham and for
Charolais from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Six British Blue heifers sold between £730 and £750 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with Aberdeen Angus to £700 from R Cowin & Son, Mansergh. One month olds sold to £600 for British Blues from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth with others to £560 from CM&CS Chapplehow, Penrith. Three week olds hit £420 for Charolais from Colby Farms, Appleby with Aberdeen Angus to £400 from this home of the same age.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £870 Bambers Farm, £860 Bambers Farm, £850 Throstle Croft, £840 Bambers Farm, £830 Throstle Croft. Charolais: £810 Low Audlands, £500 Colby Farms, £450 Holme House Farm, £430 Colby Farms, £330 Colby Farms. Limousin: £770 Kitchlow Farm, £540 High Grounds Farm, £530 Langley Park, £510 High Grounds Farm, £470 Langley Park. Hereford: £710 Barton Street, £690 Monk Foss Farm, £630 Lower Lingart Farm. Shorthorn: £610 Flodder Hall. Angus: £500 West Hall, £370 Monk Foss Farm, £370 Holme House Farm. Friesian: £470 Kitchlow Farm, £400 West Hall, £280 Kitchlow Farm, £260 Low Audlands, £210 Far Audlands. Flekvieh: £340 Woodside Farm. Montbelliarde: £210 Woodside Farm.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: Charolais: £770 Low Audlands, £700 Low Audlands, £670 Low Audlands, £430 Holme House Farm, £420 Colby Farms, £400 Colby Farms. British Blue: £770 Throstle Croft, £750 Bambers Farm, £740 Bambers Farm, £730 Bambers Farm. Angus: £700 Hawkrigg Farm, £680 West Hall, £650 Hawkrigg Farm, £640 Hawkrigg Farm, £620 Hawkrigg Farm. Limousin: £550 Langley Park Farm, £500 Langley Park Farm, £480 Langley Park Farm, £450 High Grounds Farm, £300 Halforth Farm. Shorthorn: £150 Far Audlands.
Steer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £710 Woodbine Cottage, £630 Woodbine Cottage, £620 Woodbine Cottage, £600 Woodbine Cottage, £590 Woodbine Cottage.
STIRKS
Plenty of power around the stirk sale ring, with more needed each sale to satisfy buyer’s demand.
Steers sold to £1260 for yearling dairy cross from B Butterfield & Son, with others regularly £1100 to £1200. Yearling Galloways sold to £940 from CC Chinn. Recently weaned Aberdeen Angus cross five month old achieved £780 from Messrs Young. Heifers again generally ten to twelve months old sold to £1220 for British Blue cross and Limousin cross £1130. Younger heifers sold to £1100 for six month old British Blues cross from F&TE Park and £1090 from RE&P Miller. Younger recently weaned heifers were £700 to £880. Just a handful of bulls today sold to £1170 for seven month old reared British Blue cross from F&TE Park, with three month old Beef Shorthorns to £880 and £850 from J&E Lancaster.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £1170 Cragg House Farm. Limousin: £1110 Cragg House Farm. Hereford: £1040 Windy Hill Farm, £820 Holme Farm. Shorthorn: £880 Bandrake Farm, £850 Bandrake Farm, £830 Bandrake Farm, £830 Bandrake Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £1220 Little Musgrave Farm, £1100 Cragg House Farm, £1090 Lower Lingart Farm, £820 Little Musgrave Farm. Limousin: £1130 Moss House Farm. Angus: £920 Moss Lane, £890 Lower Lingart Farm, £890 Moss Lane, £790 Moss Lane, £650 Moss End Farm. Hereford: £780 Holme Farm. Longhorn: £700 Station Lane.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1260 Moss House Farm, £1150 Moss House Farm.Friesian: £390 Moss End Farm. Norweigian: £1260 Moss House Farm, £1150 Moss House Farm. Galloway: £940 Wallabarrow Farm, £610 High Wallabarrow Farm. Longhorn: £920 Station Lane. Angus: £780 Moss End Farm, £480 Moss End Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Todays show of Continental Store Cattle was kindly sponsored by North West Limousin Breeders Association, Cornthwaites, Carrs Billington, WE Jameson & Son and Yan Farm Health and kindly judged by Mr Huyton, who we thank for his time and expertise. He awarded the rosettes as follows:
CLASS 1- BEST LIMOUSIN HEIFER
1st M&D Hatton, Knott End Farm- £2010
2nd RJ&M Dixon & Son, Colton Farm- £2160
3rd J Twigge, Homelands- £2150
CLASS 2- BEST LIMOUSIN BULLOCK
1st MW&M Hodgson, Swallowmire- £2040
2nd TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £2380
3rd RC Wharton & Son, High Field- £1740
CLASS 3- BEST BRITISH BLUE HEIFER
1st M&D Hatton, Knott End Farm- £2380
2nd JT&A Armitstead, Bouthwaite Farm- £1860
CLASS 4- BEST BRITISH BLUE BULLOCK
1st MA&JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm- £2300
2nd MA&JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm- £2080
3rd J Twigge, Homelands- £2240
CLASS 5- BEST ANY OTHER BREED HEIFER
1st J Twigge, Homelands- £2000
CLASS 6- BEST ANY OTHER BREED BULLOCK
1st TW Wilson, Chapel Island View- £2650
2nd TW Wilson, Chapel Island View- £2650
3rd J Twigge, Homelands- £2120
CLASS 7- BEST PAIR OF LIMOUSINS
1st TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £2300
2nd J Twigge, Homelands- £2150
CHAMPION- MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm- £2300
RESERVE CHAMPION- MW&M Hodgson, Swallowmire- £2040
Soaked outside, sizzling inside- store trade storms ahead at Junction 36.
The continued rain didn’t dampen the demand for cattle today. Larger numbers forward were faced with buyers both old and new resulting in a weatherproof trade from the outset. A smashing big pair of Luing steers received a downpour of bids totalling at £2650. Limousin bullocks topped at £2380 from Messrs TA Chapman for an outstanding run of cattle. The same good home had another at £2360 and a further 4 over £2300. If the rain was relentless, so too was the demand for quality. British Blue bullocks also sold to £2300 from Messrs MA & JA Winn at 16 months old.
Heifers also received floods of interest topping at £2380 for a British Blue from M & D Hatton. Limousin heifers hit £2200 for yet more quality this time from Messrs FW Park aged 16 months old. Aberdeen Angus heifers topped at £2100 from Messrs Wightman and Charolais heifers hit £2000 from J Twigge.
Our next sale here is in two week’s time on Thursday 2nd October and includes a Show & Sale section for Suckler Calves. Entries open now. For further information call Joel McGarva on 07920009097.
Store Heifers Top Prices: British Blue: £2380 Knott End Farm, £2070 Nether Hall Farm, £1940 x2 Hollowmire, £1900 Nook Farm, £1860 Bouthwaite Farm, £1820 Crabtree Farm. Limousin: £2200 £2180 The Howes, £2160 Colton Farm, £2150 Holmelands, £2060 Low Greaves, £2010 £2000 Knott End Farm. Angus: £2100 Crabtree Farm, £1990 Hollowmire Farm, £1970 Crabtree Farm, £1960 Bradley Farm, £1890 Hollowmire Farm, £1750 Bradley Farm. Charolais: £2000 Holmelands, £1940 £1820 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1800 Ridding Side Farm. Saler: £1820 Nook Farm. Simental: £1820 Ashstead. Baz: £1620 £1580 High Row. Continental: £1440 Causeway Farm. Hereford: £1180 Heaves Farm.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Continental: £2650 £2340 £2050 Chapel Island View. Limousin: £2380 £2360 £2300 x2 Lane Head Farm, £2180 Colton Farm, £2160 The Howes, £2150 Chapel House. British Blue: £2300 High Underbrow Farm, £2240 Holmelands, £2080 High Underbrow Farm, £1990 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1920 High Underbrow Farm, £1800 Moss Head. Shorthorn: £2120 Holmelands, £2100 Lane Ends Farm. Angus: £2000 Crabtree Farm, £1950 Bradley Farm, £1890 Little Crimbles, £1800 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1790 Little Crimbles, £1770 High Hollins, £1750 Ackenthwaite Farm. Charolais: £1940 Little Crimbles. Saler: £1800 Nook Farm. Hereford: £1790 Mill Cottage, £1520 Lane Ends Farm, £1500 Mill Cottage, £1320 Rankthorn, £1200 Heaves Farm. Simental: £1700 High Hollins, £1580 Chapel House. Baz: £1680 High Row. Friesian: £1640 Hollowmire Farm. Parthenaise: £1620 £1600 Hampsfield Hall. Longhorn: £1520 Holmelands. Whitebread: £1440 Hampsfield Hall.
Store Bull Top Prices: Angus: £1780 Little Crimbles. Limousin: £1510 £1480 Colton Farm.
OTM/CAST COWS
With the weather changing, cows are coming forward in larger numbers. All culls sold today averaged 258p/kg and £1695.
Best beef cows sold to 329p/kg for a Limousin cross from MW&M Hodgson, with other well fleshed and heavy beef cows 280p/kg to 310p/kg, with top grossing being an Aberdeen Angus cross from Miss P Dixon achieving £2528.
Dairy cows sold to 304p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming, with mediums generally 245p/kg to 260p/kg. Top grossing being another Holstein Friesian totalling £2165. Several cull bulls at today’s sale selling to 274p/kg and £2484.
OTM steers sold to 324p/kg and £2472 and heifers to 329p/kg and £2293.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 329.50 Swallowmire, 289.50 Red Scar Farm, 289.50 The Glen, 279.50 High Biggarsbank, 274.50 High Biggarsbank, 269.50 Nook Farm. Stabiliser: 324.50 Manor Farm, 309.50 Manor Farm, 289.50 High Biggarsbank, 284.50 Kit Cragg, 269.50 High Biggarsbank. Angus: 314.50 Blea Tarn Road, 309.50 Springs Cottage, 269.50 Foggy Gill, 269.50 Holme Lea.Friesian: 304.50 Strickland Hill, 279.50 Strickland Hill, 274.50 Shorthorn Farm, 269.50 Strickland Hill, 269.50 Heaves Farm, 259.50 Scales Park Farm. British Blue: 309.50 High Biggarsbank, 279.50 High Biggarsbank, 269.50 High Biggarsbank, 264.50 High Biggarsbank. Charolais: 294.50 High Biggarsbank. Continental: 289.50 High Biggarsbank. Simmental: 289.50 Manor Farm. Saler: 279.50 High Biggarsbank, 234.50 Nook Farm. Shorthorn: 269.50 The Glen, 259.50 High Biggarsbank, 229.50 The Glen. Flekvieh: 264.50 Wyke Farm, 214.50 Wyke Farm. Hereford: 254.50 Lane Ends Farm. Norweigian: 229.50 Moss House Farm.Longhorn: 224.50 Station Lane.Jersey: 159.50 Moss House Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 329.50 High Barnes. Friesian: 259.50 Heaves Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 324.50 Blea Tarn Road.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Stabiliser: 274.50 Kit Cragg. Limousin: 269.50 Greenside Farm. Angus: 259.50 High Barnes.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle, Stirks & Store Cattle. Friday 19th September 2025.
CALVES
A good number of calves forward at Lancasters, with trade still very sharp for the time of year.
Bull calves sold to £1020 for a British Blue from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel who sold others at £840. Also at £840 was a six week old British Blue from AD&R Milner, Brock with JP&C Robson, Brock also making the worthwhile trip selling British Blue to £790 and £780 at six weeks sold. Natives sold to £810 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme with Herefords to £760 from WN&D Smith, Cockerham. Black and Whites reached £360 from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel. Heifer calves sold to £800 for a Limousin from JS Towers & H Kent, with this good home claiming next top price at £710 for Aberdeen Angus. A very sweet one month old Charolais from AD&RL Miler, Brock sold to £680, with British Blue from The Robson’s, Brock at £650. Two week old British Blue from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping reached £410 with all younger rearers looking well sold.p
Heifer Calf Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £800 Cinder Hill Farm. ANGUS: £710, £610 Cinder Hill Farm, £490 Tills Farm, £470 North Farm, £450 Brown Brook, £440 Sandbeds Farm. CHAROLAIS: £680 Lane Head Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £650 Roe Farm, £550 Derby Lodge Farm, £550 Brown Brook, £540 Sandbeds Farm, £500 Derby Lodge Farm, £480 Sandbeds Farm. HEREFORD: £460 Cocker House Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1020 Boldens Farm, £840 Lane Head Farm, £840 Boldens Farm, £790, £780 Roe Farm, £660 Blackleach House Farm. ANGUS: £810 Cinder Hill Farm, £800 Boldens Farm, £730, £720 Tills Farm, £540 Cocker House Farm, £490 Norbreck Farm. HEREFORD: £760 Cocker House Farm, £710 Cinder Hill Farm, £690, £520 Cocker House Farm. FRIESIAN: £360 Cocker House Farm, £360 Boldens Farm, £320, £300 Cocker House Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £690, £530 Sandbeds Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Store cattle continues to be a pleasing trade at Lancaster’s weekly Friday sale, despite a slight ease in the prime cattle market seen nationally.
Bullocks still achieving big returns topping at £2480 for two Charolais from DJ&MC Platts, Caton, with £2420 paid for three British Blues from JD&GM Bracken, Catterall. Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £2400 for three from JS Clark & Son, Catforth with Simmental to £2380 from EW&CR Clegg & Son, Stalmine. Four MRI bullocks sold to £2220 from Barlow Bros, Preston with Black and Whites to £2120 from GR Park & Son, Whinfell. Bullocks sold over £2100 seventythree times and averaged £2031.23, which is £602 up on the same sale last year. Heifers looked well sold topping at £2300 for a British Blue from JW&DL Park, Ellel and for Limousin from JM&JJ Dawson, Littledale. RG&B Lewis, Middleton sold four Aberdeen Angus to £2280, with two British Blues from AT Burrow & Son, achieving the same. Forty seven heifers sold over £2000 and averaged £1911.40 up £645, on the same sale last year.
Store Bullock Top Prices: ANGUS: £2400 Godson House Farm, £2280 Stubbins Farm, £2200 High Road, £2150 Billinge Hall Farm, £2150 North Farm, £2120 Fellside Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2480 Greenbank Farm, £2400 Carlingwha, £2250 Greenbank Farm, £2250 Manor Farm, £2200 The Granary, £2200 Manor Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2420 Greenlands Farm, £2350 Carlingwha, £2280 Barn Hill Farm, £2220 Whinney Carr Farm, £2150 Stubb Hall Farm, £2080 Throstle Grove Farm. SIMMENTAL: £2380 Yew Tree Farm. NORWEGIAN RED: £2220 North Farm. FLECKVIEH: £2220 North Farm, £2000 Throstle Nest Farm. MEUSE-RHINE-ISSEL: £2220 Littlewood Hall Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2180 Fellside Farm, £2120, £1750 Red Scar Farm. FRIESIAN: £2120 Low Deepslack, £2080 Gaskell House, £2020 Yew Tree Farm, £1850 Barn Hill Farm, £1550, £1520 Throstle Nest Farm, HEREFORD: £2020 Savick Brook Farm, £1700 Windy Hill Farm, £1520 Spital Farm, £1180 Rockway Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2300 Hare Field House, £2280 High Snab, £2220 Hare Field House, £2180 Stubb Hall Farm, £2020 Whinney Carr Farm, £2000 Cotestones Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2300 Field Head, £2150 Redchalis Farm, £2100 High Snab, £1980 Yew Tree Farm, £1900 Red Scar Farm, £1850 Field Head. ANGUS: £2280 Bainsbank Farm, £2200 Harefield House, £2200 Stubb Hall Farm, £2150 Redchalis Farm, £2120 Yew Tree Farm, £2100 Hare Field House. SHORTHORN: £2150 Redchalis Farm, £1520, £1420 Brantbeck Farm. HEREFORD: £2100 High Snab, £1750 Holly House Farm, £1450 Spital Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2080 The Granary, £2020, £1950 Manor Farm, £1900 High Road. SIMMENTAL: £1800 Black Bull Farm, £1800 High Road, £1650 Black Bull Farm. FRIESIAN: £1450 High Road. MONTBELIARDE: £1150 Ireby Hall.
OTM CATTLE
Lancasters weekly sale of OTM cattle saw a few more about, as the weather turns wetter and fields become a bit trashy, resulting in a very mixed show of cattle.
Top of the table today in the bottom ring was C&B Capstick, Kendal with their Hereford cast bull achieving £2867.48, with other cast bulls at £2711.78 also for a Hereford from J&S Winstanley, Preston. All cast bulls today averaged 290p/kg.
OTM cows saw a top price per head of £2346 or 274p/kg for a Friesian cow from M&S Blease, Carnforth, with other Friesian cow at £2261.78 or 284.5p/kg from L Parson & Sons, Levens. Plenty of other Friesian cows were around the 250p/kg to 270p/kg mark. Beef bred OTM cows saw M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale achieve 334p/kg or £2234 for a Limousin, with other beef bred OTM cows from J&A Smales to £2076 or 294p/kg this time for a Simmental. All cows today averaged 243p/kg, with some very plain cows in the mix.
OTM heifers saw a decent trade with TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe seeing his run of cattle top at 359p/kg or £2225 for a Limousin. Other beef bred heifer sold to 349.5p/kg or £2152 for a British Blue from RC Billington & Son, Cloughton on Brock.
While dairy bred heifers topped at £2042 or 309p/kg from J Huddleston, Lancaster with other Friesian heifers from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale to 319.5p/g or £2012. All heifers today averaged 290p/kg, which again included some very plain sorts.
A handful of cast steers in the bottom ring today, with MJ Waller, Lupton to £2092 or 329.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus with other cast steers to 324p/kg also for an Aberdeen Angus from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe.
More cattle are required for next Friday, to satisfy buyers demand.
OTM Cow Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 334.50 High House Farm, 289.50 Southways. SIMMENTAL: 294.50 Braida Garth. CONTINENTAL: 289.50 Braida Garth. FRIESIAN: 284.50 Low Levens, 284.50 Sellerley Farm, 279.50 Pain Hill, 274.50 The Barn, 274.50 Holmescales Farm, 269.50 Low Audlands. HEREFORD: 259.50 High House Farm. LONGHORN: 249.50 Spruce Aveune. FLECKVIEH: 229.50 Newfield.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 359.50 Rowell Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 349.50 Stubbins Farm. ANGUS: 339.50, 329.50, 314.50 Rowell Farm, 259.50 Black Bull Farm. FRIESIAN: 329.50 Hagg Farm, 319.50 Catshaw Hall Farm, 319.50 Lane Head Farm, 309.50 Ravenscar, 309.50, 289.50 Kellbrick Farm.
HEREFORD: 309.50 Spital Farm. MONTBELIARDE: 259.50 Ireby Hall. NORWEIGEAN RED: 119.50 Moss House Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: ANGUS: 329.50 Carlingwha, 324.50 Rowell Farm, 269.50 Carlingwha. HEREFORD: 299.50 Spital Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: SIMMENTAL: 349.50, 339.50 Sykes Fold Farm. STABILISER: 269.50 Braida Garth. HEREFORD: 259.50 High House Farm, 259.50 Savick Brook Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 22nd
Lancaster: 10am Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
11am approx Store Lambs
Tuesday 23rd
J36: 10:30am Pigs
1pm Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 25th
J36: 10:30am Store Lambs
Friday 26th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle & Stirks
J36: 10am Draft Ewe Day- Annual Show & Sale of Swaledale Draft Ewes, Shearlings & Gimmer
Lambs
Saturday 27th
J36: 10am Draft Ewe Day- Annual Show & Sale of Rough Fell Ewes, Shearlings & Gimmer Lambs followed by Other Hill Breeds
