Report and Newsletter - 30th May 2025
1818 Auctioneers are delighted to offer the collection of figurines form the estate of the Late David & Sheila Thomlinson’s. David was renowned in livestock circles as a knowledgeable and passionate auctioneer of all classes of livestock. He was best known for his work with pedigree stock breaking many records in his 57-year career. The Pedigree ring at Borderway was renamed the David Thomlinson ring after his death. David starting work for H&H as an office boy in 1962 and worked his way to Managing director of the company. Not only a great auctioneer but a mentor to many young and upcoming auctioneers who have gone on to hit their own hights within the industry. Within the collection is many breeds from the studios of Border Fine Arts, and Beswick including Dairy Shorthorn Family. Lot 501 features David in the auction scene. Here is a link to the sale https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/1818-auctioneers/catalogue-id-sr1811198
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Monday 26th May 2025.
Spring Lambs
With buyers galore all lambs were well bid for and many more could have been sold on the day. 116 forward topping at £166 for a Texel from H Birkett & Son, Heaton. Just behind that was another Texel from KA Purtill, Wigan totalling at £165. Around the early 40kgs in terms of weight was once again the most sought-after article. KA Purtill, Wigan hit 360p/kg for a single 43kg Continental lamb. A pen of eleven 39kg Texels sold to 359p/kg from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. An SQQ average of 340p/kg was achieved. For any further enquiries contact our auctioneers.
Spring Lambs Top Prices: TEXEL: £166 North Farm, £165 Oak Avenue, £157 Ellers Farm, £150 Oak Avenue, £149 North Farm. CONTINENTAL: £155 Oak Avenue, £128 Potters Hill. SUFFOLK: £150 Cocker House Farm, £147 Oak Avenue, £146 Cocker House Farm, CHAROLAIS: £152 Oak Avenue.
Prime Hoggs
Prime hoggs ever so sharper on the week with yet again handy weight sheep most in demand. Top price was £160, and this was met multiple times, firstly by a 50kg Beltex from Maisie Beresford, Broughton in Furness, then a pen of three heavy Suffolks from Messrs Clarke, Preston. A nice run of hoggs from RJ Byron, Woodplumpton were upto 332p/kg for 44kgs, 331p/kg for a pair of Beltex at 42kgs and 330p/kg for Continentals at 42kgs. Heavier Charollais sheep sold to 328p/kg for 47kg hoggs from KA Purtill, Wigan. The heavy heavy end once again pulling the average back for the hoggs. The SQQ average ended up just shy of the £3 mark, with a few less numbers kicking about today.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £160, £160, £159 Park Farm Barn, £150 Angerton Hall. £148 The Hawthorns. BELTEX: £160 Angerton Hall Farm, £144, £144 Sparr House Farm, £139 Moorville. CONTINENTAL: £157 Sparr House, £152, £150 Moorville, £150 Angerton Hall. SUFFOLK: £160 Walker House Farm. CHEVIOT: £158 Moorville, £143 Moorcock Hall, £139 Moorville, £132, £131 Hillam House. CHAROLAISE: £154 Oak Avenue, £147 Moorville. MASHAM: £154 Allcocks Farm. JACOB:£139 Park Farm Barn. HERDWICK: £115 The Hawthorns, £114 Moss House Farm. SWALEDALE: £120 Moss House Farm.
Cast Sheep
Cast ewes a very similar trade on the week with absolutely load of demand! A Charollais from KA Purtill, Wigan topped the section at £212. A pen of three Suffolks hit £192 and Texels topped at £190. Mules were also very much wanted, with a pen of four from D&E Whitaker, Quernmore selling to £172. Cheviot ewes topped at £170 from AJ Lyons, Wigan. More numbers required to meet ever increasing demand.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: CHAROLLAIS: £212 Oak Aveune, £174 Burrow Heights Farm. SUFFOLK: £192 Oak Aveune, £176 Potters Hill Farm, £158 Spar House, £144 Burrow Heights Farm, £142, £132 Potters Hill Farm. TEXEL: £190, £168 Oak Aveune, £158 Wyre Farm, £152 Newhouse Farm, £140 Burrow Heights Farm, £134 Poplar Grove Farm. MULE: £172 Little Fell Farm, £169, £168 Ellers Farm, £168 Little Fell Farm, £168 Bensons Farm, £154 Little Fell Farm. CHEVIOT: £170 Mill Farm, £126, £120 Spar House. CONTINENTAL: £160, £144 Spar House.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £172 Bensons Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £150 Potters Hill Farm.
Ewes with Lambs at Foot
Breeding sheep witnessed a very strong trade for the small show forward this morning. A two crop Mule ewe with a single Continental lamb at foot topped at £235, this was from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh. The same home then had two more with singles at £230 and then the same again at £220. Three Mules with twins also two crops hit £305 per family.
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: MULE: £305, £235, £230, £220 Poplar Grove Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Second Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot. Sale of Pigs, Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Tuesday 27th May 2025. Pigs
97 prime and store pigs forward today, selling to £262 for a trio of gilts from MP Tattersall, Langholm with lighter weight hogs to £180 from J&JR Stott, Stainton. Boars sold to £175 from E Hardman, Blackburn. Cull sows sold to £90 while stores reached £76 and weaners topped at £70.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot Hoggs and lambs average £302.40. Ewes and lambs averaged £187.15.
A second sale to beat many first sales!
The second sale of hoggs and lambs at Junction 36 came at a time where the trade elsewhere was starting to wane, however trade today (especially for Mules) held up as well as the first sale.
Two very strong classes were shown today and were kindly judged by Ian Dixon, Kendal. The judge backed his judgment by purchasing the champion pen today from Winter Bros, Appleby selling to £430.
Texel hoggs varied more in trade today compared to the first sale, with a top price of £310 from MW&HE Pedley, High Ploughland. Reserve champion went to a pen of Texels from G&KM Atkinson, Colby making £280, the same firm had a multitude of the same goods at the same price, as well as some Mule hoggs upto £340 and top price Suffolk at £310. Total average of Texel hoggs with lambs came to £275.
A decent number of ewes and lambs today including a dispersal sale on behalf of Tom Fitton with his Blue Texels. He topped the trade today reaching £325 for a ewe with a single tup lamb.
There was a complete mixture of breeds today with large numbers of Herdwicks, Swaledales and Cheviots making up the largest share of the sale.
Top Prices:
Mule hogg with lamb, £430 Winter Bros.
Texel hogg with lamb, £310 MW&HE Pedley.
Suffolk hogg with lamb, £310 G&KM Atkinson.
Texel shearlings with lambs, £365 G&KM Atkinson.
Blue Texel shearlings with lambs, £275 PM&R Fitton.
Mule ewes with lambs, £285 JM&NJ Strickland.
Texel ewes with lambs, £325 PM&R Fitton.
Beltex ewes with lambs, £320 JT&A Armistead.
Blue Texels ewes with lambs, £260 PM&R Fitton.
Herdwick ewes with lambs, £130 Kirkby & Longworth. Cheviot ewes with lambs, £132 F Jackson.
Sales continue into June, as demand holds up. Contact the office or auctioneers with entries and for information for next week’s sale.
Show of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot: Judge: Ian Dixon, Low Newton
CLASS 1- 5 MULE HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st Winter Bros, Clickham Hall
2nd Winter Bros, Clickham Hall
3rd G & KM Atkinson, Green Farm
CLASS 2- 5 CONTINENTAL HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st G & KM Atkinson, Green Farm
2nd MW & HE Pedley, High Ploughlands
3rd JH & JE Taylor, The Harras
CHAMPION- Winter Bros RESERVE CHAMPION- G & KM Atkinson
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £325, £290, £280 Moss Hall Farm, £280 Bouthwaite Farm, £255 Moss Hall Farm, £245 Moss Hall Farm. BELTEX: £320, £280, £260 Bouthwaite Farm. MULE: £285 (x2), £210 The Borrans. BLUE TEXEL: £260, £250, £240, £220 Moss Hall Farm. CONTINENTAL: £210, £195 Bainbridge Gate.
Shearling & Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £365 Green Farm. BLUE TEXEL: £275, £265, £190 Moss Hall Farm. Hogg & Lamb Top Prices: MULE: £430, £410 Clickham Hall, £340 Green Farm, £335 (x2), £330 Hawkswell Farm. SUFFOLK: £310 Green Farm. CHEVIOT: £305 Hawkswell Farm. TEXEL: £300 High Ploughlands, £280 (x2) Green Farm, £265, £255 The Harras, £205 Hill Farm.
Prime Lambs -‘Bouncing’
A very buoyant trade for spring lambs once again at Junction 36, with all types more sought after than last week and a lot more sought after than reports elsewhere.
Again, the lighter end of springers where the tastiest, however heavies were also met with a sharper trade and increased interest today. Texels sold to 387p/kg from C Bennett, St Michaels. Dorsets sold to 383.3p/kg for a pen of three. A further pair of Texels from C Bennett sold to 381p/kg and two Texels from JT&A Armistead, Selside hit 377.5p/kg or £151 for 40kg lambs. Dorset topped at £156 pound per head, these were from S Proctor, Selside.
Overall market average 349p/kg.
SQQ market average 356p/kg.
Contact Joel McGarva before next weeks sale, as more lambs are needed to match buyers demand.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: DORSET: £156 (x2), £142, £141 High Biggarsbank, £138 Causeywood, £136 High Biggarsbank. TEXEL: £155 (x2) Howriggs, £155 Wyke Farm, £155 (x2) Ackenthwaite Farm, £154 Howriggs. SUFFOLK: £144 Endmoor Farm, £143, £140 Cinderbarrow Farm, £138 Hawkrigg End, £134 Raines Hall, £130 Hawkrigg End. BELTEX: £139 Raines Hall. RYELAND: £138, £137 Sewell Houses, £136 Old Byre Barn.
Prime Hoggs
Plenty weight and variety around the hogg front, however anything fit and handy sized remains good to sell. 40kg Texels sold to 345p/kg for a pen of six with Beltex hoggs hitting £146. A pair of Beltex from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby sold for 333p/kg this was for 42kg hoggs. Texels topped at £157 from N Barker, Burton in Kendal for a pen of five. C Cleasby, Broughton in Furness was just behind that with a pen of three at £156. An overall average of 271p/kg was realised, and again more numbers could have been sold.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £157 Dalton Old Hall, £156 Angerton Farm, £155 Riddings Farm, £154 Low Woodside, £153 Mire House Farm, £150 Riddings Farm. BELTEX: £146 Holme Park Farm, £140, £136, £130, £128 High Snab. CONTINENTAL: £145 Kings Garth, £138 New Hall, £136 Kings Garth, £135 Angerton Farm, £129 Low Borrowbridge Farm, £127 Kings Garth. DUTCH SPOTTED: £135 New Hall. MULE: £133 New Hall, £130 Holme House Farm. SUFFOLK: £131 Mire House Farm, £128, £123 Swallowmire, £120 Mire House Farm, £119 Longfield Manor. ROUGH FELL: £130 (x2) Borrow Bridge Farm, £120 High Swinklebank Farm, £110 Millbeck, £100 High Swinklebank Farm. SWALEDALE: £124 Oakenclough, £124 New Hall, £123 Holme House Farm, £122, £119 Nether House Farm, £118 Oakenclough. DALESBRED: £122, £119 Oakenclough. HERDWICK: £120 Riddings Farm, £116 Millriggs, £112 Hoses Farm, £108, £106 The Hawthornes, £104 Hoses Farm.
Cast Sheep
Cull ewes continue form and sell to £272 for a pure Texel from R&E Ladds, Kendal with Texel cross to £240 from RF Morphet, Halton. Any amount of strong well fleshed ewes passed £200 with the best of the Mules this week to £188 from H Chapman & Son, Middleton. Hill bred ewes sold to £152 for Rough Fells from A O’Neill, Sedbergh with Swaledales peaking at £124 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside.
Texels to £272 from R&E Ladds, Kendal.
Beltexs to £228 from Lewis McCarrick, Chorley.
Blue Texels to £198 from PM&R Fitton, Manchester.
Charollais to £188 from Messrs Simpson, Ulverston. BFL’s to £188 from AR Edmondson, Ulverston. Mules to £188 from H Chapman & Son, Middleton. Suffolks to £170 from C Preston, Millom.
Rough Fells to £152 from A O’Neill, Sedbergh.
Dorsets to £150 from S Proctor, Selside.
Ryelands to £138 from L Griffiths, Carlisle and T&E Redmaye, Carlisle. Swaledale to £124 from TA&JA Dixon, Selside.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £272 Benson Hall, £240 Far Highfield, £228 Longfield Manor, £210 Hill Park, £200 Longfield Manor, £200 Lyndarick. Blue Texel: £198 Moss Hall Farm, £192 Bouthwaite Farm. Leicester: £188 Hawkswell Farm. Charollais: £188 High Farm. Mule: £188 Millbeck, £170 Benson Hall, £168 Far Orrest, £165 Hawkswell Farm, £165 Longfield Manor, £158 Thistle House. Cheviot Mule: £175 Kingsland, £144 Longfield Manor. Continental: £175 Cottage Farm, £164, £150 Causeywood. Suffolk: £170 Mire House Farm, £162 Hill Park, £160 Low Stangerthwaite, £152 Longfield Manor. Rough Fell: £152 Shackla Bank Farm, £124 Swollowmire, £122 Crosthwaite, £118 Millbeck, £110 Millriggs, £110 Becknook. Dorset: £150 High Biggarsbank. Cheviot: £130 Greenbank Farm, £114 Millbeck, £96 Sunny Brow Farm. Swaledale: £124 Yoad Pot, £118 Nether House Farm, £116 Crossgates Farm, £110 High Farm, £98 Yoad Pot. Masham: £120 Grate Farm.Herdwick: £95 Holker Farm Cottages, £90, £80 Hoses Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 29th May 2025.
Calves- 122 forward.
“Calves forward in number at Junction 36 once again, with trade for all goods remaining strong.”
Bulls
British Blues to £870 from J&B Morley, Appleby.
Charolais to £870 from CR Dickson, Thurnham. Beef Shorthorns to £870 from SM&CL Bowe, Penrith.
Aberdeen Angus to £820 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal. Limousin to £730 from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith. Simmental to £720 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme. Hereford to £610 from MH&SJ Morris, Allithwaite. Blonde to £520 from R Health, Millom.
Black and White to £410 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor.
Heifers
Aberdeen Angus to £750 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal. British Blues to £740 from J&M Maudsley, Endmoor. Limousin to £730 from CM&CS Chapplehow, Penrith. Charolais to £680 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Beef Shorthorn to £580 from SM&CL Bowe, Penrith. Hereford to £530 from MH&SJ Morris, Allithwaite. Blonde to £520 from R Heath, Millom.
Bull calves sold to £870 on three occasions today. J&B Morley, Appleby was the first to make this for a British Blue with others from this home at £860 and £810. Next at £870 was a Beef Shorthorn cross from SM&CL Bowe, Penrith with a Charolais from CR Dickson, Thurnham making up the trio of bulls at £870 today. Aberdeen Angus reached £820 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal who sold others to £780. Month old rearers sold to £720 for a British Blue from DW&EA Cottam, New Hutton with 27 day old British Blue to £700 from Colby Farms, Appleby. Simmental sold to £630 from MH&AR Robinson, Kendal with two week old Limousins to £470 from B&MJ Nelson, Milnthorpe.
Heifer calves were also a pleasing trade, topping at £750 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal with British Blues from J&M Maudsley, Endmoor next at £740. The nice run of calves from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith sold Limousin heifer to £730, with Charolais selling to £680 and £660 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Thirty day old sorts sold to £600 for British Blues from HJ Robinson, Kendal with other British Blue to £570 from Messrs Winder, Broughton in Furness at the same age. Three week old Charolais sold to £560 from Colby Farms, Appleby. For more information don’t hesitate to contact auctioneer Will Rogerson on 07506283587.
Bull Calf Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £870 Throstle Croft, £660 Low Audlands, £610 Moss House Farm. BRITISH
BLUE: £870 Hadderdale Farm, £860 Hadderdale Farm, £810 Hadderdale Farm, £780 Hadderdale Farm, £720 Hagg Farm, £700 Colby Laithes. ANGUS: £820 Holme Park, £780 Holme Park, £760 Holme Park, £700 Holme Park, £670 Hallbeck, £670 Holme Park. OTHER: £720 Kitchlow Farm, £640 Kitchlow Farm. SIMMENTAL: £630 Holmescales Farm. HEREFORD: £610 Wraysholme Tower. LIMOUSIN: £580 High Grounds Farm, £550 High Grounds Farm, £530 Halforth Farm, £470 Halforth Farm. SHORTHORN: £510 Flodder Hall, £310 Far Audlands, £200 Far Audlands. BLONDE: £460 Midtown Farm, £380 Midtown Farm, £300 Midtown Farm, £290 Midtown Farm. FRIESIAN: £410 Low Audlands, £310 Kitchlow Farm, £295 Ackenthwaite Farm, £290 Elm Tree Farm, £270 Ackenthwaite Farm, £260 Far Audlands. MONTBELLIARDE: £340 Colby Laithes.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £750 Holme Park, £700 Throstle Croft, £570 Holme Park, £550 Holme Park, £520 Holme Park, £500 Raw End Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £740 Raw End Farm, £700 Wall End Farm, £700 Hagg Farm, £680 Flodder Hall, £680 Hadderdale Farm. LIMOUSIN: £730 High Grounds Farm, £690 High Grounds Farm, £610 High Grounds Farm, £580 High Grounds Farm. CHAROLAIS: £680 Low Audlands, £660 Low Audlands, £560 Colby Laithes. SHORTHORN: £580 Bank Farm. HEREFORD: £530 Wraysholme Tower, £530 Wraysholme Tower, £520 Wraysholme Tower. BLONDE: £520 Midtown Farm, £430 Midtown Farm, £300 Midtown Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: SHORTHORN: £870 Bank Farm. CONTINENTAL: £500 Causeway Farm.
Stirks
“J36 stirks section is the gift that keeps on giving, with bullocks to £1600 x2” First to £1600 was a Limousin bullock from MW&M Hodgson, Grange Over Sands with a Hereford cross bullock from DJ Dickson, Ulverston to the same price. Heifers sold to £1100 for a ring full of Longhorn cross from E&SM Taylforth, Grange Over Sands with seven month old Limousin to £1000 from F&JM Mason, Kirkby Lonsdale. A run of Aberdeen Angus from J&M Maudsley, Endmoor sold to £880 at just four months old.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: SHORTHORN: £400.00 Sayles Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: LONGHORN: £1100.00 Yew Tree Lodge, £1100.00 Yew Tree Lodge, £1100.00 Yew Tree Lodge. LIMOUSIN: £1000.00 Mireside Farm, £980.00 Mireside Farm, £880.00 Thrang. ANGUS: £980.00 West View Farm, £820.00 Raw End Farm, £810.00 Raw End Farm, £780.00 Raw End Farm, £660.00 Mosse End Farm, £660.00 Raw End Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £740.00 Moss End Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1600.00 Swallowmire. HEREFORD: £1600.00 Lane Ends Farm, £680.00 West View Farm.
SHORTHORN: £1480.00 Low Barrows Green, £1410.00 Lane Ends Farm, £1390.00 Lane Ends Farm, £1380.00 Low Barrows Green. BRITISH BLUE: £1400.00 Swallowmire. ANGUS: £900.00 Moss End Farm, £880.00 Raw End Farm, £820.00 Moss End Farm, £800.00 Raw End Farm, £780.00 West View Farm.
Store Cattle
Where there is a Will, there is a way.
Will Rogerson’s fantastic run of bulls top at £2200, at just eight month old.
Store cattle remains a very strong trade for the most part, with only some types seeing the edge of them compared with the blistering trade of recent sales.
Good numbers through the ring once again at Junction 36, with yet again new vendors taking advantage of the cattle trade at Kendal.
Aberdeen Angus bullocks topped at £2200 at twenty month of age from MJ Waller, Killington, other Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £2190 from JE Wightman, Lupton and a pair at £2130 from GM Metcalfe, Kendal. A pair of Limousin bullocks sold to £2080 from the same home. Saler bullocks hit the £2000 mark for three from AJ&H Clark, Sedbergh. GM Metcalf, Kendal topped the Aberdeen Angus heifer trade at £2080 and a pair from MJ Waller, Killington were just behind at £2070. Limousin heifers were up to £2020 from JE Wightman, Lupton and £2000 for one out of the tremendous run of cattle from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston. All in all, another very good day at North West Auctions, ahead of our next cattle sale here on Thursday 12th June.
Store Bullock Top Prices: ANGUS: £220.00 Carlingwha, £219.00 Crabtree Farm, £2130.00 Low Gregg Hall, £2090.00 Blea Tarn Road, £1980.00 Carlingwha, £1980.00 High Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2130.00, £2080.00 Low Gregg Hall, £1920.00 Fold Farm, £1880.00 Arklid Farm, £1800.00 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1800.00 Arklid Farm. SALER: £2000.00 High Hollins, £1320.00 New Hall. CHAROLAIS: £1850.00, £1830.00, £1780.00, £1780.00 Meathop Park Farm, £1740.00 Low Longmire, £1700.00 Holme House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1700.00 Lambrigg Head, £1620.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1400.00 Greenside Farm, £1400.00 Scroggs Farm, £1300.00 Greenside Farm, £1240.00 Greaves Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1700.00 High Farm, £1050.00 Old School House. HEREFORD: £1680.00 Low Longmire. BLONDE: £1600.00, £1560.00, £1560.00 Causeway Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: ANGUS: £2080.00 Low Gregg Hall, £2070.00, £2000.00, £1980.00 Carlingwha. £1940.00, £1940.00 Crabtree Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2020.00 Crabtree Farm, £2000.00 Arklid Farm, £1790.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1680.00 Arklid Farm, £1630.00 Old School House, £1590.00 Cockrigg Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1740.00, £1720.00 High Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1530.00 Ridding Side Farm, £1460.00 Low Longmire, £1340.00 New Hall, £1120.00 Low Longmire. BRITISH BLUE: £1530.00 Scroggs Farm, £1320.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1280.00 Scroggs
Farm, £1180.00 Greenside Farm, £1160.00 Scroggs Farm, £1140.00 Greenside Farm. LONGHORN: £1440.00, £1400.00, £1320.00, £1220.00, £1040.00 Yew Tree Lodge. GALLOWAY: £1260.00 Mouse Syke. BLONDE: £1170.00 Causeway Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2200.00, £2080.00, £1930.00, £1910.00, £1720.00 Maison Gill, £1690.00 Burton Hill. BRITISH BLUE: £1680.00 Maison Gill. BLONDE: £780.00 Angerton Farm.
OTM / Cull Cows
S Procter, Selside claimed top grossing in the OTM ring today, with their nine year old British Blue cast bull returning a tasty £3308.99. Trade maintained recent form with cows today reaching £2796.42 for a Limousin from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby. The best of the dairy cows sold to £1997.08 from Strickland Hill, Witherslack with others at £1936.76 from S&M Cooper, Ulverston.
Top pence per kilo was the Limousin from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby reaching 334.5p/kg, with P&TL Edmondson, Kirkby in Furness selling at 324.5p/kg again for a Limousin. Black and white OTM heifers reached 314.5p/kg from Strickland Hill, Witherslack with the better end black and whites making 250p/kg or more. Cast bulls sold to 289.5p/kg from S Proctor, Selside.
OTM Cow Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 334.50 Maison Gill, 324.50, 274.50 Low Hall, 254.50, 229.50 Burney Head, 219.50 Long Green Head. BRITISH BLUE: 279.50 Low Hall Farm, 259.50 The Howes, 254.50 Hawes Farm, 239.50 Meathop Park Farm, 229.50 Swallowmire, 219.50 Meathop Park Farm. SIMMENTAL: 269.50 Maison Gill, 229.50 Meathop Park Farm. HEREFORD: 259.50 Hipshow Farm, 259.50 Long Green Head, 249.50 Mosergh Farm. FRESIAN: 254.50 Tarnside Farm, 254.50 Strickland Hill, 254.50, 249.50, 249.50 Far Audlands, 249.50 Cragg Farm. ANGUS: 254.50 Long Green Head, 239.50 Low Groves Farm. FLEKVIEH: 244.50 Cracalt Farm. NORWEIGN RED: 239.50, 229.50 Cracalt Farm, 229.50 Hawkrigg Farm, 224.50 Cracalt Farm, 224.50 Hawkrigg Farm, 214.50 Low Sizergh Farm. MONTBELLIARD: 239.50 Low Sizergh Farm. SWEDISH RED: 224.50 Low Sizergh Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: FRESIAN: 314.50 Strickland Hill. LIMOUSIN: 284.50 Burney Head. CONTINENTAL: 249.50 Low Sizergh Farm. JERSEY: 239.50 Low Sizergh Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: BRITISH BULL: 289.50 High Biggarsbank. 229.50 Crossgates Farm, 194.50 Channel House.
Lancaster Store Cattle: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 30th May 2025.
Calves & Stirks
“!!STOP!! Read this; Calves at Lancaster reach new levels with a British Blue bull calf to £1160.”
Bull calves this morning had to be seen to be believed, Lancaster regulars Jim Thornley, Kirkham presented two corkers of British Blue bulls to £1160 and £1100, with other British Blue bulls to £1080 from AD&RL Milner, Brock at just eight weeks old. British Blue bulls were certainly the order of the day with John Lawson, Bank End selling two at £1040 again at eight weeks, with this home averaging £967.50 for four British Blue bulls at 7-8 weeks of age. Away from the Blues, Aberdeen Angus bulls sold to £870 from CR Baxter & Son, Morecambe and the best of the Black and Whites this week sold to £430 from WN&D Smith, Cockerham.
Heifer calves were a nice trade, selling to £750 from the Lawsons, Bank End for a British Blue with others to £730 and £710 from CR&A Baxter, Morecambe. A nice run of six week old rearing British Blue heifers from Christine Pickervance, Kirkham sold to £600 and £570.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £1160 Derby Lodge Farm, £1100 Derby Lodge Farm, £1080 Lane Head Farm, £1040 Bank End Farm, £1010 Bank End Farm, £910 Bank End Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: Angus: £870 New Brows Farm. British Blue: £750 Bank End Farm, £730 New Brows Farm, £710 New Brows Farm, £600 Roseacre Hall, £570 Roseacre Hall, £540 Roseacre Hall. Angus: £290 Roseacre Hall. Friesian: £430 Cocker House Farm, £400 Cocker House Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £1100 Larbreck Hill Farm, £820 Barrow Greaves Farm. Hereford: £840 Booth Hall. Friesian: £770 Larbreck Hill Farm. Shorthorn: £750 Larbreck Hill Farm.
Store Cattle
Lancasters weekly sale of store cattle saw no let up in trade, despite deadweight quotations for upcoming week being less. Buyers were eager to keep cattle sheds full, while cattle are still readily available here at Lancaster, as vendors take advantage of the large number of cattle finishers round the main ring.
Aberdeen Angus cattle again hit top spot, with TC Whitside & Son, Pilling selling a pen of four weighty lads to £2400. Also achieving £2400 was local Lancaster supporter J Lamb, Old Glasson with a single British Blue. Not far behind would be DJ Townley, Stodday with a pair of Hereford steers to £2380, who also had a pair of Charolais steers to £2320. EJ Ward & Son, Carnforth sold a cracking pair of Limousin steers to £2250, with other Limousin steers from A&MI Robinson, Orton to £2120. Dairy bred steers sold to £1920 for a pen of four from EE Thornton, Heaton with Oxcliffe who also had two more pairs at £1900 and £1820.
Heifer stores saw a tremendous trade, with a very good show of well fleshed cattle for our buyers to bid at. A pair of Hereford at only 16 months old from DJ Townley, Stodday sold to £2300, while a trio of British Blues from KH&D Holden & Son, Pilling achieved £2280. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £2200 from LE&A Ridding, Selside. A&MI Robinson, Orton continued their good days trading with Limousin heifers to £2020 for a pen of three. Store cattle are required for next week’s sale, please ring the office or Andrew Butler with entries before 5pm Monday for next week’s catalogue.
Stirks
The monthly sale of stirks saw an entry of just shy of 100, with trade being buoyant from start to finish and fresh buyers round the ring, who have heard about the quality of cattle on offer here at Lancaster. Regular stirk vendor JW Thwaites, Tebay sold Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1420 for a ring full of eight at ten month old. Other Aberdeen Angus heifers at £1280 from JE&BR Booker, Manchester, who also had Aberdeen Angus steers to £1520, while Friesians from the same home achieved £900. WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby saw their consignment of stirks reach £1420 for elven months old Simmental steers. The next monthly sale of stirks sale is on Friday the 27th June, with vendors urged to take advantage of the strong trade here at Lancaster.
Store Bullock Top Prices: ANGUS: £2400 New Ridge Farm, £2320 Gulf Farm, £2180 Grange Farm, £2150 Downlands Farm, £2150 Gibsons Farm, £2120 Chestnut House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2400, £2280 Old Glasson Farm, £2280 Gibsons Farm, £2180 Intack Farm, £2180 Whinney Carr Farm, £1980 Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £2380 Whinney Carr Farm, £2050 Holly House Farm, £1820 Middlebarrow Plain, £1780 Benson Hall. CHAROLAIS: £2320 Whinney Carr Farm, £2200, £2180 Downlands Farm, £1080 Shore Top Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2250 Intack Farm, £2120 Hall Farm. SIMMENTAL: £2100 Windy Hill Farm, £1420 Gibsons Farm. FRIESIAN: £1920, £1900, £1820 Downlands Farm, £1800 Elston Old Hall, £1800 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1780 Benson Hall.
Store Heifer Top Prices: HEREFORD: £2300 Whinney Carr Farm, £2050 Pasture House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2280 Chesnut House Farm, £2180 High Snab, £1980 Windy Hill Farm, £1950 Park House Farm, £1950 Gibsons Farm, £1950 Whinney Carr Farm. ANGUS: £2200 Steel Croft, £2050 Rose Hill Farm, £2050 Grange Farm, £1950 Benson Hall, £1920 Grange Farm, £1920 Rose Hill Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2020, £1980 Hall Farm. LONGHORN: £1900 Intack Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1880 Rose Hill Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1050 Gibsons Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: ANGUS: £1200 Eskew Beck.
OTM Cattle
More OTM’s required to suffice the demand at Lancaster, topping today at 384.5p/kg was a steer from EJ Ward & Son, Nether Kellet. An OTM heifer from GJ&G Billington, Catterall was next at 379.5p/kg, topping the cows today at 314.5p/kg was both GR&A Foy, Conder Green and GR Park & Sons, Kendal with best meated dairy cows were all top side of 270p/kg. Top grossing today was a steer again from EJ Ward & Son totalling £2037.85, with an OTM Aberdeen Angus heifer next at £2037 this time from JD EM JA Atkinson, Kendal. Cows topped at £1949.37 for a Holstein Friesian from MJ Fell, Whittington with any amount if well fleshed parlour cows achieving over £1800.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 314.50 Low Deepslack, 294.50 Whinney Carr Farm, 289.50 High Snab, 279.50 Chapel House, 279.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 269.50 Derby Lodge Farm. British Blue: 314.50 Parkside Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Charolais: 379.50 Myerscough House. British Blue: 364.50 High Snab, 359.50 Black Bull Farm. Hereford: 354.50 Rowell Farm. Friesian: 334.50 High Snab, 269.50 Black Bull Farm, 219.50 Lower Lingart Farm. Angus: 259.50 Rowell Farm, 249.50 Rowell Farm, 339.50 Low Groves Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 384.50 Intack Farm, 364.50 Intack Farm. British Blue: 374.50 Black Bull Farm, 334.50 Old Glasson Farm, 334.50 Black Bull Farm, 319.50 Whinney Carr Farm. Hereford: 359.50 Rowell Farm, 359.50 Rowell Farm. Angus: 349.50 Low Groves Farm, 264.50 Black Bull Farm. Friesian: 344.50 Benson Hall.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 2nd
Lancaster: 10am Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Tuesday 3rd
J36: 9am Online Machinery Sale concludes 11am Sheep with Lambs at Foot 1pm Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Wednesday 4th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
Thursday 5th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection Friday 6th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle 11:15am Store Cattle
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
