J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fell Pony Society Show & Sale followed by Mountain & Moorland Ponies, Saturday 25th October 2025.
With an entry of 109 ponies ranging from broodmares, ponies broken to ride, drive or ready to be backed, down to newly weaned foals, there was something for everyone. The pre-sale show, judged by Glynis Cockbain, saw the Championship rosette go to Lot 31 Meadowpark Masterpiece from Gareth and Rachel Dunn. A 2 year old bay colt by Drybarrows Clearwater and out of Greenholme Blossom. A real quality Fell pony purchased out of this sale as a foal and going on to sell for 2600gns.
Reserve Champion was awarded to Lot 69 Brackenbank Winston, a black colt by Bybeck Angelo out of Brackenbank Violet from the Wilkinson family.
The sale was topped by Lot 12 Llanerchbrook Caraway from Helen Wenden; an 8 year old black mare by Waverhead Copper who had been used as a broodmare, successfully shown in-hand and now broken and riding away, selling for 2800gns.
Other prices were Lot 8 Holling Tarren consigned by B Bracewell, a 5 year old mare, lightly broken and selling for 2200gns followed by Lot 6 Waverfoot Lillibet from Hilary Lightfoot selling to 2000gns.
Amongst the 1 – 3 year old ponies, Hilary Lightfoot also sold Waverfoot Gipsy Queen, a 3 year old filly to 1900gns. Mr P Hodgson sold 2 year old Nortontowers Ollie at 1500gns followed by 3 year old Winstervale Bracken from GT Hodgson and Llanerchbrook Darcy, a grey 2 year old filly both selling for 1400gns.
The foals topped twice at 2000gns for Greenholme Tamsyn by Greenholme Diego and Greenholme Tasha by Greenholme Quirky from John Potter who also sold other filly foals at 1600gns, 1500gns and 1050gns. Greenholme Tasha will be travelling all the way to Denmark shortly.
Colt foals were topped by Brackenbank Jim Bob, a black colt by Bybeck Angelo, from the Wilkinson family and selling to 1300gns. The family being awarded the Isobel Potter Trophy, kindly awarded by the Fell Pony Heritage Trust for the highest priced colt foal.
Mountain and Moorlands
This section was topped by the Dales ponies. Griseburn Lady Mary Kate, a quality and well presented 8 year old broodmare from G & R Dunn who sold at 4000gns. This same home also sold Earnwell Mally a 2 year old part-bred Dales, lightly broken at 2500gns and Castlehill Poppy a 16 year old ridden and successful broodmare to 1500gns. JK& M Metcalf sold their quality yearling filly, Bolam Daisy at 3000gns and M&G German sold their grey yearling Section B filly to 2200gns.
The Shetlands were all keenly bid for and were topped by the very last in the ring, Shadyrocks Millie, a miniature bay (mushroom carrier) filly foal from C Brown of Bradford at 1200gns. This was followed by Hallans Oreo Latte a miniature filly foal at 1100gns and Hallans Black Magic a very well marked miniature filly foal at 1050gns from Gaynor Crook.
The next sale is 15th November for all types and breeds with a special section for Registered Shetland ponies. Entries close Friday 31st October.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofPrime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 27th October 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
A better show of fed lambs forward today which were greeted with a more enthusiastic ringside of buyers, keep these lambs coming.
Topping the sale today at £193 and 407p/kg was a consignment of Beltex cross lambs from Hannah Mason with other better bred and finished lambs from M Beresford, TR Prickett, I Richardson, KA Purtill all nicely selling at 350p/kg to 390p/kg.
Best first cross lambs sold to £169 from JM Sanderson and 325p/kg from P Whitton. Best light weights to £150 from M Beresford and 354p/kg I Richardson. An overall market average today of 313p/kg for lambs ranging from 29p/kg to 66kg.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: Beltex: £193 Mearsbeck Farm, £173 Mearsbeck Farm, £171 Mearsbeck Farm, £161 Mearsbeck Farm, £160 Angerton Hall Farm, £160 Angerton Hall Farm. Texel: £169 Lower Highfield, £169 Allcocks Farm, £165 High Tenement Farm, £163 Cottam Farm, £161 High Tenement Farm, £159 Lower Highfield. Masham: £157 Allcocks Farm, £155 Allcocks Farm, £150 Allcocks Farm. Continental: £141 Little Fell Farm, £140 Middle Salter, £130 Angerton Hall Farm, £128 West View Farm, £121 West View Farm, £80 Harestones House. Su olk: £140 Angerton Hall Farm, £134 Angerton Hall Farm, £129 Angerton Hall Farm, £128 Thornbush Farm. Dutch Spotted: £127 West View Farm. Cheviot: £125 Cragg Farm, £119 Cragg Farm. Mule: £124 High House Farm, £121 Thornbush Farm.
STORE LAMBS
Several pens of store lambs forward and eagerly bid for with all sold averaging £103.41. Beltex cross lambs sold to £132 from I Richardson, with others £127. Hill bred lambs saw Cheviots achieved £99 and £97.
Store Lamb Top Prices: Beltex: £132 West View Farm, £127 West View Farm, £79 West View Farm. Texel: £109 Cragg Farm. Cheviot: £99 West View Farm, £97 Cragg Farm.
CULL SHEEP
Pens once again full with cull sheep and all classes and types greeted with a competitive trade, very much inline with recent weeks. The strongest continental ewes sold to £192 for Texel cross from JM Sanderson and D&K Swarbrick with others £190 from JE Parkinson & Son. Medium meated continental cross ewes £160 to £180, with leaner ewes £115 to £130. Mules sold to £164 from J&K Burr with the stronger end generally £148 to £155 and mediums £128 to £135. Several feeding orders ringside for all types.
Pure hill ewes saw Cheviots sell to £172, Gritstone and Lonks £120, Herdwick £82 and Swaledale £78.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £192 Lower Highfield, £192 Bensons Farm, £190 Castle Mill Farm, £180 Castle Mill Farm. Cheviot: £172 Stephens Way, £144 Stephens Way, £134 Hutton Roof Hall, £128 Oak Avenue, £118 Stephens Way, £90 Castle Mill Farm. Mule: £164 Greenlot Farm, £150 Lower Highfield, £144 Little Fell Farm, £136 Bensons Farm, £110 Greenlot Farm. Dorset: £156 Corney Hill Farm, £108 Corney Hill Farm, £74 Corney Hill Farm. Su olk: £150 Castle Mill Farm, £142 Bensons Farm, £138 Oak Avenue, £130 Stephens Way. Continental: £144 Middle Salter, £112 Bensons Farm, £92 Stephens Way, £90 Middle Salter. Masham: £124 Castle Mill Farm. Horned: £120 High House Farm, £80 Stephens Way. Swaledale: £100 Thornbush Farm, £78 Thornbush Farm, £68 Thornbush Farm, £60 High House Farm. Herdwick: £82 Middle Salter, £68 Bensons Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Horned: £138 Harestones House. Texel: £124 Ivy Bank Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofPigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 28th October 2025.
PIGS
Trade was solid today with an increased number on the week. Good sorts with plenty of meat were a good trade, top price was achieved today by Peter Woof, Stainton with a pair of quality prime gilts making £228. Plenty of prime pigs (particularly gilts) were over the £200 mark.
Plenty of pigs needed for the next sale on Tuesday 11th November 2025. Don’t hesitate to contact the o ice or auctioneers for more information or to enter.
PRIME LAMBS
Both numbers of sheep and trade today exceeded all expectations. Also, some new faces buying and selling! An overall average of 309p/kg and an SQQ of 316p/kg was achieved, as yet again an increase in numbers of lambs going through the ring at Junction 36 speak volumes.
Texels sold to £188 from PJ&ES Rogerson for their usual quality run of fit lambs. Other Texels sold to £183 from TE JS & SA Carruthers and £178 for a pair from TMW&H Hogson. 44kg lambs from M&S Blease sold to £156 or 354p/kg, the same home had 45kgs lambs to 351p/kg. J Twigge had Texels to 353p/kg, these were for 47kg lambs. Lighter lambs also sold well, with 37kg lambs from D&DW Prickett hitting 351p/kg. More sheep are required next week as we continue to grow. Contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £188 Maison Gill, £183 Red Scar Farm, £178, £170 (x2) Arklid Farm, £168 Whinfield Farm. CONTINENTAL: £171 Holmelands, £164 Yoad Pot, £158 (x2) Scales Park Farm, £155 High Tenement Farm, £154 Scales Park Farm. MULE: £159 Calderside Farm, £151 Holme House Farm, £149 Calderside Farm, £148 Lower Lodge, £146 Arklid Farm, £143 Hill Park. SUFFOLK: £152 Cracalt Farm, £151 Hallbeck, £150 Holmelands, £147 Ackenthwaite Farm, £146 Low House, £145 Yoad Pot. CHEVIOT: £137 Swallowmire. CHAROLAIS: £130 Cinderbarrow Farm. LEICESTER: £108 Low Newton Farm. SWALEDALE: £105 Barras Farm, £100 Tills Hole.
CAST SHEEP
A few less ewes about today after the records of recent weeks, with buyers eager to fill orders with all classes and types selling to an animated trade. Best continentals sold to £262 twice from RT Robinson with others £255 and £248 from Bargh Contractors. The better end were £200 to £220, with first cross breds to £200 and regularly £175 to £195, mediums £142 to £160 and feeding types £108 to £125. Mules and Mashams sold to £154 from WA Atkinson, others £140 to £150 and feeding Mules £102 to £115. Pure hill ewes sold to £180 for Cheviots, £124 Rough Fells, £106 Swaledale, £106 Gritstone, £90 Herdwick and £86 SBF.
An abundance of cull rams sold to £245 for continental’s, with others generally £160 to £210 and horned rams to £136.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £262 (x2) Greaves Farm, £255, £248, £226, £212 Old Woodhouse. CHEVIOT: £180 Crabtree Farm, £162 Low Tarn Green, £144 Low Mill House, £102 Hill Farm, £88 Whelpside Farm. CONTINENTAL: £160 Highfield, £148 Street, £140 Kate Farm, £130 Street, £94 Hollinwood. MASHAM: £154 Ridding Side Farm. BELTEX: £152 Bluebell Farmhouse. MULE: £146 Red Scar Farm, £144 Old Woodhouse, £138 Crabtree Farm, £136 Moss Side, £130 High Underbrow Farm, £126 Hollowmire Farm. LEICESTER: £132 Arklid Farm, £126 Whelpside Farm. ROUGH FELL: £124, £70 Intake Farm. HAMPSHIRE: £110 Kate Farm.
SWALEDALE: £106 Tills Hole, £100 Ridding Side Farm, £90 Arklid Farm, £84 High Underbrow
Farm, £72 Whelpside Farm GRITSTONE: £106 High Farm. HERDWICK: £90 Low Mill House, £90 Main Stree, £80 Low Mill House. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £86 Kirkby Hall.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £245 High Underbrow Farm, £196 Hollin Hall, £152 Bluebell Farmhouse, £140, £128 Broadhead. GRITSTONE: £130 High Farm. SWALEDALE: £122, £108 Overthwaite Farm, £90 The Borrans. HERDWICK: £102, £78 Hart Head Farm. ROUGH FELL: £72 High Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Second Show & Sale ofSuckler Calves. Sale ofCalves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 30th October 2025.
CALVES
J36 calf capital once again, the trade of the week reaching £1000 twice. - 116 forward.
Bull calves an astronomical trade, selling over £900 thirteen times. Topping at £1000 was firstly a British Blue bull from Bamber Farms, Thurnham who sold others at £990 x2, £970, £960 and £930 with this home selling twelve British Blue bulls and heifers to average £905.83. Also hitting £1000 was a British Blue from CR Dickinson, Thurnham who sold three British Blue bulls to average £926.67. Charolais sold to £960, £950 and £910 for eight week olds from Gibson and Berry, Endmoor with others at £900 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall. Limousin bulls from Langley Park Farms, Millom sold to £860 with Aberdeen Angus topping the natives at £760 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall. Younger month old types sold to £620 for a British Blue born 01/10/2025 from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg with two week old Limousin to £480 from B&MJ Nelson, Haversham. Dairy Shorthorns to £420 from Messrs Robinson, Old Hutton with Black and Whites to £410 from J&B Morley, Appleby.
Heifer calves did not disappoint, topping at £860 and £850 for British Blues from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with Hereford cross also reaching £850 from first time vendors S Bolton & Son, Chorley who was well rewarded for his trip up the M6 selling others to £790. Charolais to £790 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall with Limousin to £740 and £700 from Langley Park Farms, Millom. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £610 from Messrs Robinson, Old Hutton with thirty-day olds to £560 for British Blues from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg and for Limousins from Colby Farms, Appleby. Another great calf sale here at Junction 36, please do not hesitate to contact Will Rogerson for more information.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £1000 Bambers Farm, £1000 Throstle Croft, £990 Bambers Farm, £990 Bambers Farm, £990 Throstle Croft, £970 Bambers Farm. Charolais: £960 Low Audlands, £950 Low Audlands, £910 Low Audlands, £900 Tunstall Hall, £890 Low Audlands,
£830 Tunstall Hall. Limousin: £860 Langley Park, £680 Langley Park, £480 Halforth Farm, £460 Colby Laithes, £440 Halforth Farm, £440 Colby Laithes Angus: £760 Tunstall Hall, £730 Scales Park Farm, £720 Tunstall Hall, £710 West Hall, £700 West Hall, £520 West Hall. Dairy Shorthorn: £420 Strickley, £400 Strickley, £340 Arklid Farm, £320 Strickley, £310 Strickley, £300 Strickley. Friesian: £410 Hadderdale Farm, £400 Hadderdale Farm, £390 Hadderdale Farm, £340 Hadderdale Farm, £280 Langley Park, £270 Hadderdale Farm. Longhorn: £360 West Hall.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £860 Bambers Farm, £850 Bambers Farm, £810 Strickley, £810 Bambers Farm, £800 Bambers Farm, £790 Flodder Hall. Hereford: £850 Calverts Farm, £790 Calverts Farm. Charolais: £790 Tunstall Hall, £770 Low Audlands, £740 Tunstall Hall, £690 Low Audlands. Limousin: £740 Langley Park, £700 Langley Park, £630 Langley Park, £570 Colby Laithes, £560 Colby Laithes, £550 Colby Laithes. Angus: £610 Strickley, £570 Elm Tree Farm, £420 Colby Laithes, £410 Beckside, £400 Colby Laithes, £390 Colby Laithes. Shorthorn: £420 Far Audlands. Friesian: £250 Withgill Farm, £245 Withgill Farm, £230 Withgill Farm, £225 Withgill Farm.
STIRKS
An ever-expanding ringside of local and travelled buyers in attendance and keen to return at future sales. The next sale is Thursday 13th November, vendors are encouraged to enter with confidence.
Steers sold to £1800 for a suckler bred Limousin X (10m) from Messrs Beaty with yearling Aberdeen Angus X steers to £1540 from RW&SA Nicholson, younger 8/9month-old Limousin X Steers from JR Pye achieved £1320. Recently weaned Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £860 from Messrs Young. Dairy steers sold to £1360 for NRW with Black & Whites to £1000. Heifers peaked at £1660 again for a 10-month-old Limousin X from Messrs Beaty. Heifers today were predominantly dairy X bred with sold to £1200 for British Blue X 10month-old from JA Law with others £1140 RW Bainbridge. Younger heifers sold to £1030 for 7-month-old British Blue X from F&TE Park, Charolais X 6-month-old to £1110 from JA Jones. Recently weaned Aberdeen Angus X heifers from Messrs Young sold at £820. Bulls peaked at £1460 for yearling Hereford X from Messrs Beaty with Aberdeen Angus X £1280 JM Simpson. Younger bulls sold to £1230 for Charolais X from R&BJ Cleasby with recently weaned 5 month old Charolais X £1190 JA Jones and Limousin X £1190 T Parker.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Hereford: £1460 Long Green Head. Angus: £1280 High Gregg Hall Farm, £1270 High Gregg Hall Farm. Charolais: £1230 Lower Hawthwaite, £1190 The Bungalow, £1100 The View. Limousin: £1190 The View, £1140 Mill Riggs, £1000 Mill Riggs. Shorthorn: £1180 Cragg House Farm. British Blue: £1180 Long Green Head, £830 Strickley. Dairy Shorthorn: £500 Strickley.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1660 Long Green Head, £960 Hatters Farm. British Blue: £1200 Marsh House Farm, £1140 Outfield, £1060 Marsh House Farm, Charolais: £1110 The Bungalow, £1020 The Bungalow. Hereford: £1010 Green Lane End Farm, £870 Mill Riggs, £740 The View, £1030 Cragg House Farm, £870 The Bungalow, £840 Strickley. Angus: £920 Green Lane End Farm, £820 Moss End Farm, £810 Strickley, £660 Strickley. Continental: £720 Mill Riggs. Dairy Shorthorn: £640 Strickley.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1800 Long Green Head, £1320 Hatters Farm. Angus: £1540 Green Lane End Farm, £1320 Hatters Farm, £1020 Green Lane End Farm, £880 Strickley, £860 Moss End Farm. Norweigian: £1360 Green Lane End Farm. Friesian: £1000 Outfield. Continental: £770 Mill Riggs.
STORE CATTLE
DANCING THROUGH THE RING AT JUNCTION 36. A MARKET FULL OF RHYTHM AND CONFIDENCE
There was no standing still today, as suckler calves and store cattle skipped their way through the ring to a lively trade. From the first lot to the last, the Auction moved to an up-beat tempo. Confidence, competition and cattle in every corner. The packed ringside kept perfect timing and strong bidding saw all types waltz to impressive prices.
The day began with a show for the suckler calves. This was kindly judged by Messrs Wales of Thackwood. The overall Champion was awarded to a bullock, 9m of age from Messrs M&D Hatton, Reserve Champion was awarded to Messrs CD Slinger and LT Eaton for a 7m old bull calf.
Steers in the suckled calf section topped at £2100 from Messrs M&D Hatton for a British Blue. Limousins topped at £2000 at just 5m old from Messrs B Wilson & Sons. Suckler bulls also hit £2100 for a 7m old British Blue from W Heaps Ltd. Other suckler bulls hit £2000 at just 6m old from Messrs GR & A Foy. Suckler heifers sold to £1860 from M&D Hatton for a Limousin and £1820 for a pair from Messrs MW & M Hodgson.
Store cattle trade also continued to shine with Pilling Hall topping that section. A 17m old Limousin bullock selling for £2100 and a pair of heifers from the same good home making £1960. Others sold to £2080 for an Aberdeen Angus bullock from Messrs A&B Pickthall and 12m old Simmental bullocks to £2000 from RJS & DM Addison.
More store cattle are required for our ever growing cattle Thursdays. Please contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097.
SECOND SHOW OF SUCKLED CALVES
SPONSOR: MB NUTRITION & JUDGE: J WALES
CLASS 1- BEST CONTINENTAL HEIFER
1st M & AM Irving- Limousin- £1780
2nd M & D Hatton- Limousin- £1860
3rd MW & H Hodgson- Limousin- £1820
CLASS 2- BEST CONTINENTAL BULLOCK
1st M & D Hatton- British Blue- £2100
2nd B Wilson & Sons- Limousin- £2000
3rd D & A Nicholson-Limousin- £1760
CLASS 3- BEST CONTINENTAL BULL
1st CD Slinger & LJ Eaton- British Blue- £1900
2nd W Heaps- British Blue- £2100
3rd W Heaps- British Blue- £1980
CHAMPION- M & D Hatton
RESERVE CHAMPION- CD Slinger & LJ Eaton
Store Heifers Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1960 Pilling Hall Farm, £1820, £1810 Hatters Farm, £1810, £1800 Rose Hill Farm, £1750 New Holme Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1920 Tarnside Farm, £1760 Kate Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1840, £1800 Cart House Farm, £1670 Hallgarth Circle, £1660 Bouthwaite Farm, £1500 Yak Leaf, £1140 Lower Hawthwaite. ANGUS: £1780 Archers Hall, £1690 Bradley Farm, £1600 Tarnside Farm, £1590 School Hill, £1560 Tarnside Farm, £1530 Garnett House Farm. PARTHANISE: £1780 Garden Terrace. FRIESIAN: £1720 Tarnside Farm. BLONDE: £1680 New Holme Farm, £1600 Tarnside Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1640 Keld Farm. HEREFORD: £1560 Tarnside Farm. STABILISER: £1500 Bouthwaite Farm. FLECKVIEH: £1400 Tarnside Farm. SHORTHORN: £1380 Sayles Farm, £1340 Tock How Farm. BELTED GALLOWAY: £1280 Scar Sykes Farm.
Store Bullock Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2100 Pilling Hall Farm, £1940 Bradley Farm, £1760
Tarnside Farm, £1700 Leslands, £1620 Bradley Farm. ANGUS: £2080, £1880 Bradley Farm, £1810 Garnett House Farm, £1700 Leslands, £1640 School Hill, £1520 Yak Leaf. SIMMENTAL: £2000, £1690 Keld Farm. PARTHANISE: £1920 Garden Terrace. SHORTHORN: £1890, £1630 Tock How Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1860 Garnett House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1800 Cart House Farm. BELTED GALLOWAY: £1780, £1690, £1550 Scar Sykes Farm. OTHER: £1580 Bradley Farm. HEREFORD: £1440 Tarnside Farm, £1420 Leslands, £1360 Bank Farm. AYRSHIRE: £1430 Tarnside Farm. FRIESIAN: £1300, £1020 Tarnside Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: SHORTHORN: £1730, £1460 Esps Farm. FRIESIAN: £920 Kitchlow Farm.
Suckler Calf Bullock Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2100, £1980 Knott End Farm, £1380 Parkside Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2000 Ashstead, £1920 Swallowmire, £1800 High Borrans Farm, £1780 Mosergh Farm, £1760 Birch Bank, £1760 High Borrans Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1840 Maidenlands Tarn, £1500 High Skelghyll, £1400 Maidenlands Tarn. HEREFORD: £1720, £1520 (x2)
Adamthwaire, £1190 Birkland Barrow, £1150 Kingsland. BAZADAISE: £1600, £1500 High Row, £1280, £1240, £1200, £1180 Biggins Lodge Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1640 Somme Aveune, £1620, £1590, £1550, £1530 Noran Bank Farm, £1440 Somme Aveune. SHORTHORN: £1370, £1320 Tock How Farm, £1180 Sayles Farm, £1100 Tock How Farm. ANGUS: £1360, £1260 Mill Barn. BROWN SWISS: £1090 Pump House Farm. FRIESIAN: £1080 Pump House Farm. CONTINENTAL: £960 East Clough Farm. WHITEBRED SHORTHORN: £920 Barrowfield Farm.
Suckler Calf Heifer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1860 Knott End Farm, £1820, £1780 Swallowmire, £1780, £1740 Dove Ford, £1720 High Borrans Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1760, £1510 Holme Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1570 Noran Bank Farm, £1520 Somme Aveune, £1510 Noran Bank Farm, £1500 (x2) Ashes, £1380 Noran Bank Farm. HEREFORD: £1500, £1320 Adamthwaite. ANGUS: £1390
Holme Farm, £1160, £1030, £930 Mill Barn. SIMMENTAL: £1380, £1220 High Skelghyll. BAZADAISE: £1300 High Row, £1000 Biggins Lodge Farm. CONTINENTAL: £1200 East Clough Farm. SHORTHORN: £1140, £1080 (x2) Tock How Farm.
Suckler Calf Bull Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2100 Derbyshire Farm, £2000 Parkside Farm, £1980, £1920 Derbyshire Farm, £1900 Holme Farm, £1660 Parkside Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1860, £1230, £1200 Maidenlands Tarn. LIMOUSIN: £1800 Birch Bank, £1600 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £1570 Holme Farm, £1450 Aisgill Farm, £1400 Moor Farm, £1380 Low Pleasant. OTHER: £1680, £1600 Moor Farm. SHORTHORN: £1540, £1300 Lodge Bank Farm. BLONDE: £1450, £1330, £1280 (x2) Low Garths. CONTINENTAL: £1110, £1060 Higher Salter.
OTM/CAST COWS
Beef cows peaked at 319.5p/kg for a young Simmental X from PM&R Fitton with other better bred feeding type cows 270p/kg-295p/kg with top grossing being a Simmental X achieving £2265 with a Charolais X £2191 and South Devon £2159.
Dairy cows sold to 264.5p/kg for best of the mediums from JM Barton & Son with parlour types 230p/kg-250p/kg. top grossing being a Holstien Friesian at £2034.
OTM Dairy heifers peaked at 304.5p/kg and £1725 with most 230p/kg-260p/kg and £1250-£1500.
Stock bulls sold to 259.5p/kg and £2486.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Simmental: 319.50 Moss Hall Farm, 269.50 Causeway Farm. Limousin: 299.50 Far Kiln Bank, 284.50 High Laning Farm, 284.50 Stoneybank Philpin Farm, 279.50 Moss Hall Farm, 279.50 Burton Hill, 264.50 Rydal Farm. South Devon: 289.50 Bowkerstead Farm. Charolais: 289.50 Ridding Side Farm,279.50 Far Kiln Bank. Blonde: 289.50 High Laning Farm, 269.50 Causeway Farm. Hereford: 279.50 Cooper House, 279.50 Crow Wood. Stabiliser: 279.50 Kit Cragg, 274.50 Kit Cragg. British Blue: 274.50 Causeway Farm. Friesian: 264.50 Lupton Hall, 249.50 High House Farm, 249.50 Bridge End Farm, 244.50 Stubb Place Farm, 234.50 Stirzaker House Farm. Angus: 244.50 Foggy Gill, 239.50 Foggy Gill. Continental: 239.50 Tongue House Farm, 229.50 Tongue House Farm. Montbelliarde: 199.50 Moss House Farm, 189.50 Moss House Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 304.50 Hollins Farm, 289.50 Lupton Hall, 284.50 Jenkin Crag, 279.50 Jenkin Crag.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Angus: 259.50 Chapelhills. Limousin: 224.50 Long Green Head.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofCalves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 31st October 2025.
CALVES
102 through the little ring this morning with once again a good trade seen for all goods. Bull calves sold to £980 for British Blues and Aberdeen Angus from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel who sold other British Blues to £930. Hereford bulls sold to £880 from TE&MM Kidd with Charolais to £760 from JE&SM Seedall, Mellor. Younger one month old bulls sold to £590 for British Blues from JR Newsham, Conder Green.
Heifer calves sold to £700 for a Limousin from J&O Galbraith, Endmoor with Aberdeen Angus to £680 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme. Charolais heifers sold to £640 from JM&MH France, Littledale with British Blues to £630 from Throstle Nest, Pilling. A handful of stirks followed selling to £1400 x2 for Aberdeen Angus bullocks from IT Richardson, Catforth with Herefords close behind at £1300 from WJ&EA Woodhouse, Nateby. Black and White stirks sold to £980 from TD&A Gardner, Great Eccleston.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £700 Endmoor Farm, £490 Endmoor Farm. ANGUS: £680 Cinder Hill Farm, £650 Cinder Hill Farm, £640 Cinder Hill Farm, £600 Tills Farm, £490 Throstle Nest Farm, £490 Throstle Nest Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £640 Newhouse Farm, £620 Bolton Fold Farm, £600 Bolton Fold Farm, £550 Bolton Fold Farm. BRITISIH BLUE: £630 Throstle Nest Farms, £610 Endmoor Farm, £540 Throstle Nest Farms, £510 Throstle Nest Farm, £490 Manor House Farm, £430 New Brows Farm. HEREFORD: £610 Booth Hall, £610 Booth Hall, £610 Booth Hall, £430 Bolton Fold Farm. FRIESIAN: £540 Booth Hall.
Bull Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £890 Cinder Hill Farm, £870 Cinder Hill Farm, £800 Cinder Hill Farm, £760 Lower Lingart Farm, £680 New Brows Farm, £660 Lower Lingart Farm. HEREFORD: £880 Booth Hall, £880 Booth Hall, £680 Sellerley Farm, £680 Sellerley Farm, £630 Sellerley Farm, £530 Sellerley Farm. CHAROLAIS: £760 Bolton Fold Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £730 Lower Lingart Farm, £730 Endmoor Farm, £710 Lower Lingart Farm, £700 New Brows Farm, £700 Endmoor Farm, £680 Tills Farm. FRIESIAN: £560 Sellerley Farm, £550 Sellerley Farm, £550 Sellerley Farm, £540 Booth Hall, £540 Sellerley Farm, £520 Sellerley Farm. LIMOUSIN: £560 Endmoor Farm.
Bull Stirks Top Prices: ANGUS: £1080 Lane Head Farm, £1040 Lane Head Farm, £980 Walker I’th Field, £640 Walker I’th Field. FRIESIAN: £1020 Birkland Barrow, £980 Larbreck Hill Farm, £580 Birkland Barrow, £560 Birkland Barrow. BRITISH BLUE: £990 Walker I’th Field, £980 Walker I’th Field, £930 Walker I’th Field. SWEDISH RED: £980 Larbreck Hill Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £520 Birkland Barrow.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: ANGUS: £920 Gibsons Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: ANGUS: £1400 West View Farm, £1400 West View Farm, £1100 Gibson Farm. HEREFORD: £1300 Gibsons Farm.
STORE CATTLE
It may be Halloween, but it felt more like bonfire night with plenty of heat in the main ring today, with prices skyrocketing up wards on the week. Once again Angus cattle topped the trade, with D&N Davies showing a tremendous run of cattle, a pen of four Angus steers achieved £2650. Other Angus steers sold to £2620 from RG&B Lewis, Carnforth. More Angus steers from D&N Davies achieved £2580 for a trio, with this home also selling a ring full of eight Herefords to £2600. British Blue steers from GR Bargh & Co, Caton achieved £2550, other British Blue steers sold to £2500 from JD&GM Bracken, Garstang. Charolais steers sold to £2350 from J&MM Cli e, Forton. Shorthorn steers sold to £2400 from J&S Winstlaney, Preston. Limousin steers sold to £2380 from RG&H Preece, Roeburndale with others £2300 from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington. Plenty of other beef bred steers were around the £2300 mark at only 20 months old. Dairy bred steers from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling sold to £2100 for a pair of Fleckviehs, with Friesian steers to £1880 from EJ&P Burrow, Storth. Others achieved £1800 from WR Clarke, Pilling.
The fireworks continued with the heifer trade, J&S Winstanley sold Charolais heifers to £2520. British Blues sold to £2420 for a pair from JD&GM Bracken, Garstang. Aberdeen Angus heifers easily sold, topping at £2320 for a pair from RG&B Lewis, Carnforth other Aberdeen Angus to £2280 for a pen of five from T&E Garlick & Son, Freckleton. Simmental heifers to £2200 from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling. A trio of well farmed Limousin heifers at just 17 month old to £2150 from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield. Plenty more 18 to 20 month old heifers were round the £2000 mark.
Lancasters monthly stirk sale saw plenty of demand as farmers look to replace stock they have sold earlier in the morning. R&J Parkinson, Preesall monthly consignment of quality stirks saw their Angus steers at just eight months old achieve £1600. J&SJ Riseborough, Silverdale not far behind at £1500 for 12 month old Aberdeen Angus steers. Other 12 month old Angus steers sold to £1380 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale. Dairy bred stirks at 10 months old sold to £850 for Friesians from R&J Parkinson, Preesall who continued their good days trading with Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1100 at 12 month old. Other Angus heifers at £1080 from D&J Hay, Cockerham who also had British Blue heifers at the same price. While Limousin heifers from SE&J Gorst,
Littledale sold to £1100.
The next stirk sale is on Friday 28th November, entries please to the o ice or Andrew.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £2650 Cragg Farm, £2620 Bainsbank Farm, £2580 Cragg Farm, £2550 Grange Farm, £2480 Brown Edge, £2480 Grange Farm. Hereford: £2600 Cragg Farm, £2300 Birch Croft, £2220 Gibraltar Farm, £2180 Cock Hall Farm, £1900 Hall Bank, £1500 New Hall. British Blue: £2550 Rye Clsoe, £2520 Rye Close, £2500 Greenlands Farm, £2400 Greenlands Farm, £2400 Barn Hill Farm, £2350 North Farm. Shorthorn: £2400 Savick Brook Farm. Limousin: £2380 Thornbush Farm, £2300 Low Strangerthwaite, £2250 Fell End Farm, £2080 Hatters Farm, £2050 Moss Croft, £2020 Hall Farm. Charolais: £2350 Bowland Gardens, £2220 North Farm, £2120 Whitray Farm. Montbelliarde: £2100 Sta ords Farm. Simmental: £2000 Moss Croft, £1920 Moss Croft, £1800 Fell End Farm, £1700 Kate Farm. Friesian: £1880 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1800 Barn Hill Farm, £1700 Gibraltar Farm, £1700 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1680 North Farm, £1600 Toulbrick Farm. Flekvieh: £1480 Gulf Farm. Norweigian: £1000 Sunderland Brows Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Charolais: £2520 Savick Brook Farm, £2250 Sta ords Farm, £1950 Brown Edge. British Blue: £2420 Greenlands Farm, £2250 High Snab, £1950 Old Hall Farm, £1950 Windy Hill Farm, £1780 Park Farm, £1400 Kate Farm. Angus: £2320 Bainsbank Farm, £2280 Grange Farm, £2150 Elm Bank Farm, £2080 Bowland Gardens, £1950 Holly House Farm, £1900 Barn House. Shorthorn: £2300 Savick Brook Farm. Simmental: £2200 Sta ords Farm. Limousin: £2150 Hall Farm, £2150 Abbotson Farm, £1850 Fell End Farm, £1500 Ballam Farm, £1100 Cragg Farm. Hereford: £1950 Midge Hall, £1900 Barn House, £1880 Holly House Farm, £1680 Brabiner House Farm, £1550 Parrox Hall Farm, £1200 Steadbank. Welsh Black: £1880 Savick Brook Farm. Friesian: £1200 Tunsteads Farm.
OTM CATTLE
88 OTM’s forward today with trade every bit as good as recent weeks.
OTM heifers sold to 374.5p/kg for Hereford from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham with Black and White heifers to 324.5p/kg from RG&B Lewis, Kirkby Lonsdale. Cows sold to 319.5p/kg for Limousin from EJ&PE Burrow, Milnthorpe with Black and White cows to 269.5p/kg from Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth and J&G Thornley, Kirkham with any amount over 219.5p/kg.
Top grossing was a Hereford heifer from A&FM Bolland, Ellel at £2376.30 with cows to £2336 for a Blonde from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands with black and whites cows to £2250 from H Halhead & Son, Nether Kellet and £2179.80 from AW&AM Park, Ellel.
OTM Cow Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 319.50 Hazelslack Tower Farm, 214.50, 189.50, 179.50 Chapel House. BLONDE: 299.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. HEREFORD: 274.50 Lundholme Farm, 269.50 Little Fell Farm, 174.50 Lundholme Farm. FRIESIAN: 269.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 269.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 269.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 264.50 Lawsons Farm, 264.50 Tunsteads Farm, 264.50 Walkers I’th Fields. FLECKVIEH: 219.50 Docker Hall. NORWEIGEAN RED: 209.50 Cracalt Farm. AYRSHIRE: 199.50 Fields Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: HEREFORD: 374.50 High Snab, 359.50, 349.50 Yeat House. LIMOUSIN: 369.50 Wilmar. BRITISH BLUE: 359.50 (x2) High Snab. PARTHANISE: 359.50 Wilmar. ANGUS: 349.50 Springfield House. FRIESIAN: 324.50 Docker Hall, 324.50 Bainsbank Farm, 319.50 (x2) Green Dragon Farm, 299.50 Hall Farm, 289.50 Hodgkinson Farm. SIMMENTAL: 319.50 Hazelslack Tower Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: ANGUS: 329.50 Summerlands. SALER: 199.50 Cock Hall 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: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
10:15am Breeding Sheep & Store Lambs
Friday 7th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
