Weekly Report & Newsletter - 31st July 2026
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Early Sale of Breeding Rams, Ewes & Shearlings, Monday 27th July 2026.
PRIME LAMBS
Lancasters weekly sale of prime lambs saw a pleasing number of 650 through the ring with an average of 363ppk, well in line with other centres at the end of last week and ahead of other early Monday markets. Despite lambs being a touch easier this morning, there was plenty of well bred and fed lambs over the £200 and 450ppk mark. Lambs 4045kg best to sell, with D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e selling to 512ppk and £220 and R & DL Cornthwaite, Nateby selling to 512ppk and £210 for Texels. Other Texels from D & K Swarbrick to 484ppk and £210. 46kg lambs topped at £214 from WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine with J Twigge, Grange Over Sands at £210. Heavy weight lambs very much in demand with GR & A Foy, Conder Green with Texels to £222. Lighter weight lambs providing they had plenty of cover on getting away nicely to £188 or 470ppk from DR Preston, Caton.
More lambs required for next week. Any enquiries to Andrew on 07966 556592.
Top Price Per Head:
£222, 58kg, G R & A Foy, Conder Green.
£220, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
£214, 46kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
£212, 47kg, K A Purtill, Wigan.
£210, 46kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands.
£210, 44kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
£210, 41kg, R & DL Cornthwaite & Son, Nateby.
£208, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
£208, 45kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
£208, 48kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands.
Top Price Per Kilo:
512ppk, 43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
512ppk, 41kg, R & DL Cornthwaite & Son, Nateby.
484ppk,43kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
477ppk, 44kg, D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e.
476ppk, 42kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
470ppk, 40kg, D R Preston, Caton.
465ppk, 46kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
462ppk, 45kg, WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine.
459ppk, 44kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands.
457ppk, 46kg, J Twigge, Grange Over Sands.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £222 Parkside Farm, £220 Bensons Farm, £214 Woodlands Farm, £212 Oak Avenue, £210 Humblescough Farm, £210 Bensons Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £190 Bensons Farm, £190 Oak Avenue, £180 Oak Avenue, £169 Homelands, £165 Jacksons Farm, £164 Jacksons Farm. CONTINENTAL: £176 Hazelslack Towers Farm, £155 Hazelslack Towers Farm, £155 Hazelslack Towers Farm, £134 Beckside Mews. MULE: £175 Old Woodhouse, £144 High House Farm. SUFFOLK: £152 Hazelslack Towers Farm, £148 Hazelslack Towers Farm, £142 Middle Lee Farm, £139, Middle Lee Farm. BELTEX: £144 Hazelslack Towers Farm, £140 Beckside Mews, £137 Beckside Mews, £125 Beckside Mews.
CULL SHEEP
Lancaster weekly sale of cast sheep saw a smaller entry this week with trade similar on the week. MJ Ronson, Pilling hitting the top spot with a Texel cast ram at £245. WA & LM Jenkinson, Stalmine saw his best Texels ewes to £220 with R & DL Cornthwaite to the same price also for Texels. Other good meated Texel ewes round the £200 mark, next draw down Texels £170-£180. Cheviots with plenty of cover to £195 from R Doran, Winmarleigh. Best mule to £170 from M & J Ronson, Pilling, next grade down round the £135-£140 mark. Herdwicks to £105.
Buyers requesting more cast sheep for next week, with Monday morning fitting in well for their orders. Any enquiries to Andrew on 07966 556592.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £220 Woodlands Farm, £220 Humblescough Farm, £202 Oak Avenue, £200 Humblescough Farm, £195 Woodlands Farm, £190 Woodlands Farm. CHEVIOT: £195 School Lane, £165 Head Farm. CONTINENTAL: £180 Hazelslack Towers Farm, £175 Jacksons Farm. MULE: £170 Head Farm, £162 Hazelslack Towers Farm, £135 The Hawthornes, £135 Burns Farm, £135 The Crest, £135 The Crest.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £245 Head Farm.
BREEDING SHEEP
Lancaster early breeding sale of ewes, shearlings and rams saw plenty of interest from local and travelled buyers. Rams to start the sale of sale o , saw a consignment from Bargh Contractors, Morecambe and B & A Crane, Darwen both make £550, firstly for a Millenium Blue Shearling from B & A Crane and secondly for Texel shearling from Bargh Contractors. Other Texel shearlings from Bargh Contractors to £500 with S Mason, Kirkby Stephen not far behind at £480 also for Texels shearlings with this vendor selling Su olk shearlings to £400. B & A Crane, Darwen continued his good days trading with Charolais shearlings selling to £520 twice, £500 and £480. Aged rams selling away nicely to £500 twice for Texels from Bargh Contractors, Morecambe also making £500. Also making £500 was M Bowman, Kirkby Stephen for an aged Texel stock tup.
Shearling and ewes up next with buyers eager to secure stock resulting in sellers being well suited with trade on the day. Leading the way today was JA Chapman, Kendal with his Texel x shearlings to £280 for a pen of 10 and the same price for a pen of 8. Other Texel shearlings from R & B Parker, Killington to £240. N Brown, Lancaster consignment of well grown Su olk x shearlings saw a top of £275 with other pens at £270. Also making £270 with Su olks this time from J Bargh, Heaton with Oxcli e. R Falshaw & Son with his usually consignment of quality Mule shearlings to £260. Other Mule shearlings to £255 from J Bargh, Heaton with Oxcli e. 2 Crop Dutch Spotted ewes to £210 from KA Purtill, West Houghton who also had 3 crop Texel ewes to £205. Correct below Mules ewes looking well sold to £205 from Riverside Farms, Lancaster.
Next breeding sheep sale at Lancaster on Wednesday 19th August- Show & Sale of Breeding Ewes & Shearlings and‘Lancaster Lads’Show & Sale of Breeding Rams. Entries by Friday 7th August to the o ice on 01524 63308 or Andrew on 07966 556592
Shearling Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £550, £500 Old Woodhouse, £480 Cairn Cottage, £380, £320, £300 Barn Croft. CONTINENTAL: £550, £480, £450, £380, £350 (x2) Morris Bank Farm.
CHAROLAIS: £520 (x2), £500, £480, £450 (x2) Morris Bank Farm. SUFFOLK: £400 Cairn Cottage.
BELTEX: £400 Cairn Cottage.
Aged Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £500 (x2) Old Woodhouse, £500 Wath Farm, £300 Barn Croft. BETLEX: £380 Barn Croft.
Breeding Ewe Top Prices: DUTCH SPOTTED: £210 Oak Aveune. MULE: £205 Riverside Farm. TEXEL: £205, £200 (x2), £180 Oak Aveune. CONTINENTAL: £190 Oak Aveune.
Gimmer Shearlings Top Prices: TEXEL: £280 (x2) North Lodge, £240 High Hallbeck, £175 Oak Aveune. SUFFOLK: £275 Deep Clough, £270 Cottam Farm, £270 (x2), £265, £260 Deep Clough. MULE: £260 (x2) Shuttleworth Hall, £255, £250 (x2) Cottam Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofPigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 28th July 2026.
PIGS
97 pigs forward today, very best gilts to £205 from Messrs Stott, Kingsland with others £190 for 81kg from PK&R Woof, Stainton. Cull sows to £108 from HM Prison Wymott, Leyland. Stores to £50 from S Pepper, Keighley with Saddleback weaners to £30 from B Capstick, Sedbergh.
PRIME LAMBS
Another yard full of lambs this week meeting the same level of resistance as seen nationally, however a competitive trade seen for all.
Heavy well fleshed lambs still achieving pleasing returns, Texel x Mules from J & R Waller sold to £196 with others £191 from J Turnbull, Meathop. Mules are starting to make up a percentage of the entry, selling to £166 from Messrs Drinkall Bros, Lancaster.
Nicely bred Beltex from J & J Postlethwaite sold to 395p/kg with others from G Barton to 394p/kg. An overall average of 340p/kg was achieved.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £196 £194 Hallbeck, £191 Meathop Park Farm, £187 Head House, £186 West Lodge, £186 Head House. Su olk: £180 £179 Station Hotel Farm, £179 High Butterbent, £174 Hallbeck, £172 Cracalt, £169 Oswalds View, £154 Raw Head. Leicester: £175 £150 Brown Edge. Continental: £173 Meathop Park Farm, £171 Hallbeck, £170 Meathop Park Farm, £168 Cinderbarrow Farm, £167 Oswalds View, £163 Cinderbarrow Farm. Mule: £166 Catshaw Hall Farm, £147 Hillcroft, £141 Bank House Farms, £133 Sunnybank Farm, £131 Cockrigg Farm. Hampshire: £151 Colby Laithes. Dutch Spotted: £145 Brown Edge, £137 Thistle House. Badger Tex: £131 Thistle House, £128 Rowe End Farm, £98 Scar View. Cheviot: £110 The Glen.
CAST EWES
Ewes descending on J36 in greater numbers, with trade for well meated sheep continuing as that of recent weeks, leaner ewes seeing a slight drop in trade.
•Texel to £252 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor
•Beltex to £226 from MD & GE Shuttleworth, Barbon
•Dorset to £190 from Archers at Redbank
•BFL to £190 from D Sharp, Lyth
•Cheviot Mule to £184 from E & A Thompson, New Hutton
•North England Mule to £170 from RF & CE Hodgson, Ulverston
•Rough Fell to £148 from A Winder & Son, Ravenstonedale
•Swaledale to £138 from Drinkall Bros, Lancaster
•Goat to £120 from Greenlands Farm, Carnforth
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £252.00 Stubb Farm, £238.00 1 The Green, £226.00 Beckside Farmhouse, £226.00 Hallbeck, £212.00 Gibraltar Farm, £202.00 Catshaw Hall Farm. DORSET: £190.00 Redbank Farm. LEICESTER: £190.00 Flodder Hall, £130.00 Flodder Hall. DUTCH
SPOTTED: £188.00 Brown Edge. CHAXMULE: £184.00 High Butterbent, £152.00 High Butterbent, £146.00 Braida Garth, £130.00 Thistle House, £112.00 Thistle House.
CONTINENTIAL: £182.00 Redbank Farm, £178.00 Birch Bank, £174.00 Crabtree Farm, £173.00 High Tenement Farm, £170.00 Colby Laithes, £170.00 Fairbank Farm. BELTEX: £174.00 Crake Hall, £170.00 St Annes Farm. MULE: £170.00 Rowe End Farm, £168.00 Arklid Farm, £165.00 Hill Park, £164.00 Redbank Farm, £162.00 Birks Farm. CHEVIOT: £170.00 Cinderbarrow Farm, £148.00 Cinderbarrow Farm, £140.00 High Tenement Farm, £136.00 St Anthonys Hill, £133.00 Bowers Farm, £132.00 High Tenement Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £158.00 The Old Vicarage, £130.00 The Old Vicarage. HAMPSHIRE: £158.00 Scar View. ROUGH FELL: £148.00 Greenside Farm, £138.00 White House, £120.00 Spice Gill Farm, £116.00 Greenside Farm. SUFFOLK: £142.00 Rowan Cottage, £130.00 Rowan Cottage. SWALEDALE: £138.00 Catshaw Hall Farm, £132.00 Oakenclough, £128.00 The Estate O ice, £124.00 Yoad Pot, £124.00 Flodder Hall, £118.00 Greaves Farm. GOAT: £120.00 Greenlands Farm. EASY CARE: £117.00, 114.00 Gilpin Farm. BADGER TEXEL: £108.00 x 2, £106.00, £78.00 Scar View. DALESBRED: £86.00 Braida Garth. HERDWICK £86.00 Long Green Head, £70.00 Iron Works Rd, £70.00 Thistle House, £60.00 Iron Works Rd. SCOTCH BLACKFACE £80.00 Bowness Farm. HORNED: £80.00 Higher Watson House.
Cast Ram Top Prices: CHEVIOT: £152.00 Long Green Head. ROUGH FELL: £128.00 Spice Gill Farm. HORNED: £114.00 Broomfield. SWALEDALE: £110.00 Long Green Head, £80.00 Yoad Pot, £66.00 High Borrans Farm. CHAMOISE: £90.00 Brow Head.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs. Thursday 30th July 2026. BREEDING SHEEP
Averages
• Gimmer Shearlings- £277
• Ewes- £248
A healthy start to the breeding sheep season at J36 with a show consisting mainly of shearlings of the mule variant.
Mule shearlings were very sought after with an average of £275. Top price for this category was from Colin Wharton, Appleby at £280. Su olk shearlings topped at £290 from Gary Rylands with plenty of interest in these. Dorsets from Messrs Procter were good to sell with a top price of £270.
Ewes although less in number were as good to sell as shearlings, with a top price of £310 for two pedigree Su olk ewes from H Houghton, Cabus. Trade for mule ewes remained strong with an average of £258.
More breeding sheep wanted for a fortnights time with plenty of interest about,
Do not hesitate to contact the auctioneers for more information or entries
• Rob 07867000244
• Will 07506283587
Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: Su olk: £290 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £290 Tullithwaite Hall Farm. Mule: £280 High Field, £270 Shuttleworth Hall, £270 High Field, £270 Shuttleworth Hall. Dorset: £270 High Biggarsbank, £260 High Biggarsbank. Texel: £240 Old Parkside Farm.
Ewes Top Prices: Su olk: £310 Greaves Farm. Mule: £275 Old Parkside Farm, £270 High Field, £225 Old Parkside. Texel: £230 Old Parkside Farm, £220 Old Parkside Farm, £160 Old Parkside Farm. Continental: £220 Old Parkside Farm.
STORE LAMBS
An entry of 2500 store lambs sold to a very respectable trade considering the ongoing drought and recent drop in prime lamb trade.
Trade topped at £153 for a single Beltex with a further pen of Beltex to £147 from MP & A Capstick, Newbiggin on Lune. Others at £140 from Raine & Davidson, Kirkby Stephen and £139 from SJ Pedley, Kirkby Stephen. Texel x lambs equally in demand, topping at £139 from Emily Davidson, Kirkby Stephen with others at the same price from M & S Blease, Milnthorpe. Su olks very sought after today, selling to £137 with others at £132 from RI Dixon, Low Newton. P Misselbrook and S Dugdale both sold pens at £130 with plenty of others £125+. Mules made a good appearance today, selling to £116 for a nice pen from Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans and £114 for JA & CA Gibson, Longwell
• Beltex to £153, av £140.26
• Texel to £139, av £118.22
• Su olk to £137, av £124.72
• Mule to £116, av £111.61
The overall sale average today was £118.79
Store Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £153 Isle Farm, £147 High Lane, £140 Thorney Gale, £139 Woodhouse Farm, £139 Thorney Gale, £139 The Barn. Su olk: £137 Isle Farms, £132 Summer Hill, £130 Tilberthwaite Farm, £130 Low Lodge, £129 Tilberthwaite Farm, £123 Thorney Gale. Dutch Spotted: £120 Benson Hall Farm, £118 Benson Hall Farm, £114 Benson Hall Farm, £91 Thistle House. Charollais: £117 Thornley Gale, £117
Thorney Gale. Mule: £116 High Borrans, £114 Longwell, £112 Burnhead Farm, £110 Leigh Croft, £108, Scar Syke, £108 Ashstead. Continental: £114 Bank End, £112 Isle Farm, £109 Isle Farm, £108 Isle Farm, £94 Low Waterside, £88 Bank End. Cheviot: £106 Bank End. Jacob: £73 Archer Hill, £62 Archer Hill.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 31st July 2026.
REARING CALVES/WEANED CALVES
72 Calves
A
flying trade for calves again at Lancaster with a strong entry and an even stronger trade.
Buyers were in abundance for younger calves with a big demand for young Blues, which accounted for a large portion of the calves available.
Topping this category was a smashing Bull calf making £860 from RE & P Miller, Barnacre. Many Blues pushed above the high £600s with ease. Angus were also good to sell, with a large entry and a top price of £810 from Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyersdale.
Special mention goes to D & M Foster, with a tremendous young Limousin Heifer calf that went on to make £900.
Larger weaned calves were a straight trade also with trade for these being topped out at £1300 for some quality Simmental Steers from S Rossall, Over Wyersdale. AT Burrow & Son, High Snab had their usual consignment averaging £1100 a head.
Demand for calves remains high. More calves needed. Do not hesitate to get in touch with entries or enquiries.
Young Calves
Angus: Average £593, Top £810, Wallbank Farms
British Blue: Average £715, Top £860, RE & P Miller
Hereford: Average £693, Top £900, G Atkinson & Son
Limousin: Average £820, Top £900, D & M Foster
Black & White: Average £400, Top £510, GP Stott
Montbeliarde: Average £630, Top £710, RE & P Miller
Weaned Calves
Simmental: Average £1240, Top £1300, S Rossall
British Blue: Top £1110, AT Burrow & Son
Charolais: Top £1080, AT Burrow & Son
Angus: Top £1070, AT Burrow & Son
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1110 High Snab, £1080 High Snab, £690 Post Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1080 High Snab. ANGUS: £1070 High Snab, £940 High Snab, £750 Derby Lodge Farm, £750 Tills Farm. LIMOUSIN: £900 Church Farm, £800 Church Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1280 Parkers Farm, £1030 Derby Lodge Farm, £860 Lower Lingart Farm, £810 Post Farm, £790 Brown Brook, £750 Richmond Hall. ANGUS: £1020 Parkers Farm, £810 Tills Farm, £740 Derby Lodge Farm, £680 Post Farm, £650 Richmond Hall, £620 Richmond Hall. HEREFORD: £900 Old Hall Farm, £790 Lower Lingart Farm, £750 Lower Lingart Farm, £680 Lower Lingart Farm, £640 Lower Lingart Farm, £600 Moss House Farm. LIMOUSIN: £880 Church Farm.
MONTBELLIARDE: £710 Lower Lingart Farm, £550 Lower Lingart Farm. FRIESIAN: £510 Parkers Farm, £290 Richmond Hall. SWEDISH RED & WHITE: £470 Post Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: SIMMENTAL: £1300 Stonehead.
STORE CATTLE
Lancaster weekly store sale saw a pleasing number of 200 store through the main ring with a show of more middle of the range cattle today.
Best bred and meated cattle from R Collinge & Son, Preston top of the shop today with 4 cracking Limousin steers to £2550. Aberdeen Angus steers to £2480 from JS Clark & Sons, Preston. Other Aberdeen Angus steers to £2400 from T Robson & Son, Singleton. JS Clark & Sons continued their good days trading with Herefords to £2380. A trio of British Blues to £2250 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Kendal with J Drinkall Ltd at the same price this time for Beef Shorthorns. Friesian steers to £2150 from H Halhead & Son, Nether Kellet. Plenty of middle range steers round the £1850-£2000. Heifer stores saw JB & C Lamb, Glasson with British Blues to £2220. Aberdeen Angus heifers to £2100 from AT Burrow & Son, Lancaster. A trio of Charolais heifers from DJ & MC Platts, Caton to £2050. Other Charolais heifers to £2000 from AJ & D Knowles, New Hutton with numerous 19–21-month-old heifers round the £1850-£1950 mark.
STIRKS
Lancaster monthly stirk sale saw all stirks looking well sold on the day. R & J Parkinson, Preesall with the monthly consignment of quality stirks selling to £1450 for 12-monthold Hereford steers with Friesian steers from the same home at £1350. British Blues steer stirks to £1400 from D & J Hay, Cockerham. Aberdeen Angus to £1380 from Ballacutchel Farm, IOM. 12-month-old Aberdeen Angus heifers from SH & M Batty & Son, Quernmore to £1380 with the same good home selling 12-month-old British Blues to £1280. Smaller leaner types Aberdeen Angus heifers looking well sold round the £1000 mark.
Next sale monthly stirk sale on Friday 28th August
Store Bullock Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2550 The Dingle, £1850 Holme Head, £1700 IOM, £1700 Holme Head, £1380 IOM, £1180 Moss House Farm. ANGUS: £2480 Godson House Farm, £2400 Fairfield, £2320 Godson House Farm, £2320 Low Levens, £2220 Green Valley Farm, £2100 Low Levens. HEREFORD: £2380 Godson House Farm, £2120 Gardners Farm, £1880 Hill House Farm, £1450 Springfield House. BRITISH BLUE: £2250 High House Farm, £2150, £2100 Lower Castle O Trim, £2000, £1980 Pasture House Farm, £1850 Park Farm Barn. SHORTHORN: £2250 Manor House Farm. FRIESIAN: £2150 Lawsons Farm, £2000 Betts Farm, £1850 Downlands Farm, £1450 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1350 Springfield House, £1080 Narrow Gate Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2050, £1800 Holme Head. MONTBELIARDE: £2000, £1900 Carlinghurst. FLECKVIEH: £1850 Holme Head. SIMMENTAL: £1700 IOM, £1250 (x2) Black Bull Farm. NORWEGIAN RED: £1180 Moss House Farm, £1100 Sunderland Brows Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2220 Gardners Farm, £2000 High Snab, £2000 Hare Field House, £1900 The Granary, £1880 High Snab, £1800 Oak Fold. ANGUS: £2100 High Snab, £2080 IOM, £1980 Holly House Farm, £1980 Ambrose Hall Farm, £1980 Low Levens, £1950 Outerthwaite Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2080 IOM, £2000 The Granary, £1780 Intack Farm, £1680 Barn Hill Farm, £1680 IOM, £1580 Intack Farm.
CHAROLAIS: £2050 Greenbank Farm, £2000 Holme Head, £2000 Windy Hill Farm, £1720, £1500 Holme Head. HEREFORD: £2000 High Snab, £1900 Gardners Farm, £1800 Holly House Farm, £1720 Park Farm Barn, £1650 The Granary, £1350 Ambrose Hall Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1780 Green Valley Farm. SHORTHORN: £1700, £1680 IOM. SIMMENTAL: £1580 Intack Farm. LONGHORN: £1450 Windy Hall Farm.
OTM CATTLE
Lancaster weekly otm sale consisting of 45 otm cows, 16 otm heifers, 6 cast steers and 1 cast bull. Trade very similar on the week with a leaner show of cows.
Cast steers getting away nicely with Fleckvieh steers to £2456 from R Packham & Sons, Docker with Aberdeen Angus steers from RH Dodgson, Carnforth to 334.5ppk with Limousins from EJ Ward & Sons, Carnforth at the same price. All steers today averaged 261ppk. Otm heifers saw Herefords heifers to £2433.75 from H Halhead & Son, Nether Kellet who also had British Blue otm heifers to 344ppk and Aberdeen Angus heifers to £2313.09 or 329ppk. Friesian otm heifers topped at £2102.49 or 299.5ppk from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. All heifers today averaged 298ppk. Otm cows saw more beef bred cattle about with MA & JA Winn, Burneside with a Limousin cow at £2300 or 319ppk. Other Limousin cows at 304.5ppk from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet. British Blue otm cows to £2046.78 from R & J Parkinson, Preesall. Friesian cows from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton with Oxcli e to 309.5ppk. Other Friesian cows from SH & M Batty & Sons, Quernmore to £2615. Other meated Friesian cows round the £1700-£1800 mark. All otm cows today average 236ppk.
More cattle required for next Friday sale.
OTM Cow Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 319.50 High Underbrow Farm, 304.50 Intack Farm, 289.50 Todgill Farm, 289.50 Thornbush Farm, 249.50 IOM. FRIESIAN: 309.50 Downlands Farm, 249.50 Chapel House, 249.50 Friars Moss, 249.50 Yew Tree Farm, 244.50 Docker Hall, 239.50 Chapel House. BRITISH BLUE: 294.50 Springfield House, 274.50 Moss House Farm, 269.50 Oak Fold. FLECKVIEH: 259.50, 234.50 Docker Hall. ANGUS: 249.50 (x2) IOM. NORWEGIAN RED: 239.50 Docker Hall. AYRSHIRE: 219.50, 214.50 Bolton Fold Farm. SIMMENTAL: 219.50 Todgill Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 344.50 Lawsons Farm, 324.50 Pasture House Farm. ANGUS: 329.50 Lawsons Farm, 319.50 Abbotson Farm, 299.50 Downlands Farm, 284.50 IOM. HEREFORD: 324.50 Lawsons Farm. FRIESIAN: 299.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 299.50 (x2) Catshaw Hall Farm, 294.50 Friars Moss, 264.50 Westfield House Farm, 229.50 Hudsbrook Farm. LIMOUSIN: 289.50 Intack Farm. NORWEGIAN RED: 234.50 White Lund Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: ANGUS: 334.50, 329.50 Kilburn House. LIMOUSIN: 334.50 Intack Farm. FLECKVIEH: 319.50 Docker Hall. BRITISH BLUE: 269.50 Holmes Farm. FRIESIAN: 254.50 Holmes Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: ANGUS: 269.50 Downlands Farm. Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 3rd
Lancaster: 10am Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Tuesday 4th
J36: Online Machinery Sale concludes 1pm Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Wednesday 5th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection Thursday 6th
J36: 10am OTM/Cast Cattle 10:30am Store Cattle followed by Stirks 11am Calves
Friday 7th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle 11:15am Store Cattle
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
Sunday 9th
J36: 11am North West Texel Breeders Club Annual Show & Sale of Texel Rams & Females