Report & Newsletter - 29th May 2026
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot. Monday 25th May 2026.
Buoyant Bank Holiday Monday at NWA Lancaster. This popular Monday Morning Sale saw all pens full with all classes of sheep in high demand, with vendors leaving well suited with prices achieved.
SPRING LAMBS
Numbers rising week on week with additional buyer interest. Best butcher types 490ppk upwards peaking at 547ppk for Texel x from KA Purtill. Well finished first cross lambs to 495ppk with others generally 470-490ppk. Heavy weights to 489ppk and light weights to 481ppk.
Top grossing today were texel x lambs from D & K Swarbrick achieving £230 with other better end, heavy lambs £210-£225, standards to £222 and light weights to £190, super lights to £148.
Spring Lambs Top Prices: TEXEL: £230 Bensons Farm, £228 Walmsley Fold, £224 Bensons Farm, £224 Walmsley Fold, £224 Fern Bank Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £230 Bensons Farm, £217
Jacksons Farm, £216 Jacksons Farm, £216 Bensons Farm, £211 Oak Avenue, £200 Jacksons Farm. CONTINENTAL: £222
Ackenthwaite Farm, £217 Ackenthwaite Farm, £206
Ackenthwaite Farm, £201 Ackenthwaite Farm, £171 Fern Bank Farm, £140 Potters Hill Farm. SUFFOLK: £211 New Parkside Farm, £205 Cocker House Farm, £204 Cocker House Farm, £204 New Parkside Farm, £202 Cocker House Farm, £202 Ackenthwaite Farm. DORSET: £204 Fern Bank Farm, £179 Fern Bank Farm. ZWARBTLE: £189 North Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £186 Fern Bank Farm. MULE: £183 Burrow Heights Farm. BELTEX: £178 Halton Park Farm.
PRIME HOGGS
No let up on trade with buyers keen to secure all classes and types. Best of the standards to 473p/kg for Texel with others generally 430p/kg to 465p/kg, all sold today averaged 413p/kg. Top price today was £239 for Heavy Texel cross with other Heavies £210 to £225, and standards £170 to £195.
Hill bred Hoggs to £215 for Cheviots, £192 Scotch Blackface, £183 Horned, £172 Mules, £167 Herdwicks.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £239 Throstle Grove Farm, £234 Beaumont Gate, £231 Birch House, £229 Park Farm, £228 Spar House Farm, £225 Beaumont Gate. CHAROLLAIS: £238 Spar House Farm, £215 Jacksons Farm, £204 Little Eccleston Hall. DUTCH SPOTTED: £229 Pennine Gardens, £203 Spar House Farm, £201 Little Eccleston Hall. CONTINENTAL: £220 Cliftons Farm, £194 Spar House Farm, £191 Throstle Grove Farm, £190 Little Eccleston Hall, £140 Lower Highfield, £100 Spar House Farm. CHEVIOT: £215 Spar House Farm, £194 Little Eccleston Hall, £191 Little Eccleston Hall, £189 Little Eccleston Hall, £184 Little Eccleston Hall. MULE: £210 Birch House Cottage, £172 Moorcock Hall Farm, £140 Halton Park Farm, £140 High House Farm, £112 Moorcock Hall Farm, £100 Longstripes Farm. SUFFOLK: £193 Cliftons Farm, £191 Little Eccleston Hall, £110 Cliftons farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £192 Little Eccleston Hall, £130 Inverbie, £109 Inverbie. HORNED: £183 Little Eccleston Hall. HERDWICK: £167 School Lane, £131 Spar House Farm. TEESWATER: £152 Little Eccleston Hall. ROUGH FELL: £140 Marsh House Farm.
CULL SHEEP
Plenty of culls forward today as farmers draw lambs and look to move on ewes ahead of shearing. Stronger end Continentals to £228 with others £195 to £218, Mediums £170 to £190 with Lighter weights £135 to £160. Mules to £186 with other Heavies £170 to £182, Mediums £145 to £160. Dorsets sold to £190, Zwartbles £187, Cheviots £187, Su olk £180, Easy Care £139, Horned £122. All ewes forward today averaged £163, ewes easiest sold are fit not fat.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £228 Oak Avenue, £218 Oak Avenue, £203 Lower Highfield, £200 Cock Hall Farm, £198 North Farm, £194 Birchall House Cottage. BELTEX: £190 Bensons Farm. CONTINENTAL: £190 Bensons Farm, £160 Low Pleasant, £110 Fern Bank Farm. DORSET: £188 Fern Bank Farm. ZWARTBLE: £187 North Farm. MULE: £186 Hollins Farm, £183 Bensons Farm, £182 Greenlot Farm, £180 Bensons Farm, £180 Little Fell Farm, £179 Cock Hall Farm.
SUFFOLK: £180 Oak Avenue, £158 Oak Avenue, £152 Birch House Cottage. CHEVIOT: £180 Little Fell Farm, £163 Little Fell Farm, £117 Castle Mill Farm. MASHAM: £166 Bensons Farm, £160 Longstripes Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £122 Jacksons Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £126 Birch House Cottage, £139 Lower Swainhead Farm. ROUGH FELL: £116 Millbeck. JACOB: £106 Cliftons Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £218 Lower Highfield, £178 Hardhead Farm Cottage. CHEVIOT: £187 Millbeck. ROUGH: £122 Marsh House Farm.
SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
Buyers keen to secure additional and replacement stock on the back of the current buoyant prime sheep trade.
Ewes with twins sold to £362, with other twin families £315 - £340 and singles to £295. An abundance of hoggs with lambs attracted eager bidders with RH&C Ayrton Ltd selling North Country Mules with singles to £355. Other pens generally £325 to £350 from various vendors. Texel cross to £335 and Cheviot Mules £325.
Twenty families already entered for next Monday.
Shearling with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: TEXEL: £330 Thornbush Farm, £290, £265 The Borrans. MULE: £325 The Borrans, £295 The Borrans. DUTCH SPOTTED: £315, £300 Myerscough Hall.
Ewes with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: TEXEL: £365 The Borrans, £325 High House Farm, £310 The Borrans, £250 Longstripes Farm. CHEVIOT: £325 High House Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £325, £320, £240 Myerscough Hall. MULE: £300 The Borrans. BELTEX: £200 Longstripes Farm.
Hogg & Lamb Top Prices: MULE: £355 (x2), £350 Ouzelthorn Farm, £340 Thornbush Farm, £315 (x2) Quarry House. TEXEL: £335 Thornbush Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofPigs, Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep & Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Tuesday 26th May 2026.
PIGS
Strong show of pigs today with an improved prime trade. Top price was from Messrs Navesey at £220 each for pen of 104kg gilts. Weaners topped at £90 with a healthy average of £48. Overall pence per kilo for prime was 172pkg. A very large entry expected next sale.
Contact the o ice or auctioneers with entries or for information. Robert Cloughton 07867000244.
HOGG & LAMB
Second Sale of Hoggs & Lambs
364 Families
Average per life - £172.11
Mule Hoggs with lambs topping at £620
The weather wasn’t the only thing that was red hot today, trade, particularly for the Mules was on fire. A larger number than the previous year was present and trade was strong on the whole all round.
Judging was kindly done by Mr Greg Thompson. We would like to thank Greg for his time & expertise. We would also like to thank Peregrine Asset Finance and Brown & Brown for sponsoring todays show.
CLASS 1- 5 MULE HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st Winter Bros
2nd Winter Bros
3rd AR Edmondson
CLASS 2- 5 CONTINETAL HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT
1st G & KM Atkinson
2nd G & KM Atkinson
3rd RF Morphet
CHAMPION: Winter Bros
RESERVE CHAMPION: Winter Bros
Topping todays trade and breaking a second sale record went to the Winter Brothers, Clickham making £620, their reserve champion pen made £500. Texel hoggs were
topped out at £410 from G & KM Atkinson, Colby. Trade for Mule hoggs, which were definitely the largest increase on the year, and were the best to sell with an average of £179.08 a life.
EWE & LAMB
Average - £112.41 per life
Ewe & Lamb trade saw an uplift in price compared to the last couple of weeks.
Shearling trade stole the show today with an average of £132 a life with a top price of £435 for a pen of Texels with Twins from G & KM Atkinson, Colby. The same firm topped the Mule ewe class at £385 for a pen of Mules with Twins. Texel ewes were topped at £405 by Messrs Jukes.
Swaledale ewes were in demand, the majority having Mule lambs on them. These averaged at £94 per life.
Plenty more Sheep & Lambs needed for next week’s Tuesday!
30 Swaledale Ewes with Mule lambs (including Gimmer Lambs) already entered for next week’s sale.
Contact
Rob – 07867 000244
Will – 07506 283587
Ewe with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: Texel: £405 £400 £265 Ghyll Farm, £245 School House. Mule: £385 Green Farm, £310 £300 Greenbank Farm, £290 High Greenside, £275 £260 £255 Archer Hill. Dutch Spotted: £380 Sunny Mount. Jacob: £330 Archer Hill. Dorset: £300 Bank End. Swale: £215 Leigh Croft Farm, £210 £200 £190 £185 £165 Leigh Croft Farm. Herdwick: £210 Sella Farm. Gritstone: £195 £175 Archer Hill. Continental: £190 High Greenside, £160 Bank End, £150 High Greenside.
Shearling with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: Texel: £435 Green Farm, £275 Ghyll Farm. Dutch Spotted: £380 £290 Sunny Mount. Su olk: £365 Green Farm.
Hogg with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: Mule: £620 £500 Clickham Hall, £400 Seedfield, £385 Low House Farm, £380 Hawkswell Farm, £370 Clickham Hall, £365 Hawkswell Farm. Texel: £410 £400 x2 £350 x2 Green Farm, £350 £330 Highfield. Su olk: £310 £300 Helm Croft. Dutch Spotted: £270 Quarry House. Shetland: £105 Quarry House Farm.
SPRING LAMBS & PRIME HOGGS
Both prime hoggs and spring lambs still selling extremely well. Hoggs in short supply and slightly less numbers forward on the week. Dutch Spotted hoggs sold to £262 from Messrs JE & SM Seedall. Texel sold to £260 from Alan Thompson. A pair from Messrs N Barker hit £250 or 446.4p/kg. The same good home sold others to 442.3p/kg. Messrs B Clark also sold Texel to the same money. Cheviots hit 432.5p/kg from Messrs AA Bentham. A pen of 10 Herdwicks made 428.6p/kg from Lakeland Farm Visitor Center. Swaledale hoggs topped at 423.9p/kg from Messrs TWM & H Hodgson.
Prime Lambs topped at £262 for Texels from Messrs DW Parsons. Messrs E Dodgson hit £238 for 53kg Texels and £230 or 500p/kg for 46kg Texels. Messrs FI & ME Little also hit the 500p/kg mark with the best end of lambs tremendous to sell from the start to finish. Slightly lighter weight lambs from Messrs D & DW Prickett sold to 487.2p/kg. 37kg lambs from the same good home made 486.5p/kg for a pen of four.
More numbers required next week as demand for sheep continues. Contact Joel McGarva on 07920 009097.
Competitive trade and prompt payment guaranteed!
Spring Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £262 Highfield, £238 £230 £224 Spital Farm, £214 £212 Highfield, £210 Spital Farm. Su olk: £220 Station Hotel Farm, £198 Low Brundrigg, £190 Rowe End Farm, £185 Low Brundrigg. Continental: £190 Calverts Farm, £189 High Biggarsbank, £187 Calverts Farm, £186 Bouthwaite Farm, £184 High Biggarsbank, £180 £172 Redbank Farm. Charollais: £181 Calverts Farm, £171 Causeywood. Jacob: £128 Leigh Croft Farm.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Dutch Spotted: £262 Bolton Fold Farm. Texel: £260 Southways, £250
Dalton Old Hall, £248 Causeway Farm, £238 Station Hotel Farm, £230 High Fell Gate, £230
Dalton Old Hall. Cheviot: £242 Bolton Fold Farm, £228 £173 £122 Outrake Farm. Continental: £238 The Borrans, £168 New Hall, £163 Nook Farm, £135 Greenlands Farm. Mule: £234 Dalton Old Hall, £232 Nook Farm, £169 New Hall. Swale: £214 Higher Salter, £195 Arklid Farm, £169 New Hall, £160 Overthwaite Farm, £150 Higher Salter. Su olk: £202 £190 New Hall, £179 Nook Farm. Leicester: £200 The Borrans. Horned: £188 New Hall, £175 Low Longmire. Herdwick: £180 Meadowbank Farm. Cheviot Mule: £180 Higher Salter. Rough Fell: £178 Galloper Park, £170 Killington Drive, £167 Boundary Beck, £150 Hollowgate Farm, £150 Killington Drive. Gritstone: £152 New Hall. Zwartble: £142 Farleton House.
CAST SHEEP
A reduced entry of cast rams and ewes forward this week seeing the biggest and best ewes back a fraction.
Rams topping today at £280, firstly from M & RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe with £280 matched for another pair of rams from TA & JA Dixon, Selside. Ewes to £222 for Texels from E Dodgson, Kendal. Mules to £182 from TMW & H Hodgson, Ulverston with Rough Fells topping the hill bred sheep at £176 from J Hunter, Tebay.
Ewes
• Texel to £222 from E Dodgson, Kendal
• Beltex to £214 from T Stephens, Kirkby Lonsdale
• Charolais to £200 from JT & A Armitstead, Selside
• BFL to £198 from Messrs Kipling, Tebay
• Mule to £182 from TMW & H Hodgson, Ulverston
• Rough Fell to £176 from J Hunter, Tebay
• Swaledale to £146 from PJ & M Stuart, St Michaels
• Herdwick to £120 from Messrs Benson, Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre
Rams
• Beltex to £280 from M & RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe
• Texel to £280 from TA & JA Dixon, Selside
• Herdwick to £204 from DJ Cooper, Broughton in Furness
Keep the ewes coming, call Will on 07506 287587
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £222, £208, £198 Spital Farm; £220 Highfield; £214 Belle Vue Cottage; £200 The Barn. CHAROLAIS: £200 Bouthwaite Farm. BELTEX: £194 Oldfield End. BLUE TEXEL: £188 Scales Park Farm; £128 Kirket Nook. SUFFOLK: £186, £164 Hoghouse Hill; £180 Beckside; £170 Bouthwaite Farm. MULE: £182, £172 Arklid Farm; £176 Troughton Hall; £164 Killington Hall Farm; £160 Causeway Farm; £158 Timber Hill. CHEVIOT MULE: £176 Stubb Farm; £152 x2, £148, £130 Gilpin Farm. ROUGH FELL: £176 Galloper Park. DORSET: £170 High Biggarsbank; £140 Greenlands Leisure Group LTD. MASHAM: £170 Killington Drive. CHEVIOT: £152 Hawkswell; £142, £130 Rowan Cottage; £132 Killington Hall. RYELAND: £148 Hoghouse Hill. SWALEDALE: £146 New Hall; £120 Arklid x2; £116 Low Longmire; £106 Yoad Pot; £102 Timber Hill. GRITSTONE: £142 Rose Haven. JACOB: £140 Brow Head. HERDWICK: £120 Lakeland Farm. KERRY HILL: £120, £102 Low Borrowbridge LTD.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £280 Yoad Pot; £280 Station Hotel; £188 Crabtree Farm. HERDWICK: £204, £150 Troughton Hall. BFL: £198 White House; £120 Hollowgate Farm. CHEVIOT: £166 Brow Head. CHARMOISE £152 Farleton House.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 28th May 2026.
CALVES
J36 calf trade continues to please, with yet more new buyers ringside to compete for the expanding numbers of proper rearing calves on o er. Bull calves to £940 for the usual good quality Limousins from JS Towers & H Kent, Lancaster with other strongest Bull calves to £920 from Blue & £910 for Angus both from the good home of CR Dickson, Cockerham. Good 4 – 6 week old Bulls to £850 for Blues from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton who sold others to £810. Other Bulls in this age bracket saw Charolais to £820 from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor, Angus to £690 from JS & IM Wilson, Monk Foss & Hereford to £660 twice from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton. Dairy Bulls sold to £540 for Flekvieh from AE & MK Hayhurst, Natland with the same good home selling Black & White to £490, 3 week old Dairy Shorthorns from Messrs Robinson, Strickley sold to £370. Heifer calves equally as hot, selling £830 for Blues from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton with other Blues to £800 from CR Dickson, Cockerham & a very sweet month old model from JS & IM Wilson selling to £790. Angus reached £770 & £760 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal. Charolais to £760 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor or £730 for month olds from C Dean & LJ Brennand, Clapham. Hereford Heifers a nice trade, with buyers looking for potential suckler replacements, these selling to £710 & £660 from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton. 2 week olds looking very well sold, TK Robinson presenting Blue Heifers to £550 & Angus Heifers to £530.
Bull Calves
Limousin to £940 from JS Towers & H Kent, Lancaster
British Blue to £920 from CR Dickson, Cockerham
Aberdeen Angus to £910 from CR Dickson, Cockerham
Charolais to £820 from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor
Hereford to £660 from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton
Flekvieh to £540 from AE & MK Hayhurst, Natland
Black & White to £490 from AW & MK Hayhurst, Natland
Heifer Calves
British Blues to £830 from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton
Aberdeen Angus to £770 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal
Charolais to £760 from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor
Hereford to £710 from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton
Beef Shorthorn to £590 from C Dean & LJ Brennand, Clapham
Longhorn to £520 from SI Porter, Grange over Sands
More calves always wanted at J36, do not hesitate to contact Will on 07506 283587 for any enquiries or if you require help marketing your calves.
Bull Calf Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £940 Cinder Hill Farm, £860 Cinder Hill Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £920 Throstle Croft, £890 Throstle Croft, £860 Flodder Hall, £850 Green Lane End Farm, £840 Throstle Croft, £830 Throstle Croft. ANGUS: £910 Throstle Croft, £820 Holme Park, £810 Holme Park, £790 Holme Park, £790 Holme Park, £740 Holme Park. CHAROLLIAS: £820 Low Audlands, £780 Low Audlands. HEREFORD: £660 Green Lane End Farm, £660 Green Lane End Farm, £610 Monk Foss Farm, £530 Coat Green Farm. FLECKVIEH: £540 Natland Park Farm, £470 Natland Park Farm. FRIESIAN: £490 Natland Park Farm, £450 Hallbeck, £420 Natland Park Farm, £420 Hallbeck, £420 Coat Green Farm, £410 Far Audlands. BEEF SHORTHORN: £430 Far Audlands. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £370 Strickley, £370 Strickley. JERSEY: £130 Hallbeck.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £830 Green Lane End Farm, £800 Throstle Croft, £790 Monk Foss Farm, £780 Flodder Hall, £770 Scales Park Farm, £770 Flodder Hall Farm. ANGUS: £770 Holme Park, £760 Holme Park, £740 Green Lane End Farm, £690 Raw End Farm, £660 Raw End Farm, £580 Monk Foss Farm. CHAROLLIAS: £760 Low Audlands, £730 Lodge Bank Farm, £710 Raw End Farm, £710 Lodge Bank Farm. HEREFORD: £710 Green Lane End Fam, £660 Green Lane End Farm, £600 Coat Green Farm, £600 Green Lane End Farm, £590 Green Lane End Farm, £550 Coat Green Farm. BEEF SHORTHORN: £590 Lodge Bank Farm, £560 Lodge Bank Farm, £550 Lodge Bank Farm, £370 Far Audlands. LONGHORN: £520 High Cark Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £660 Monk Foss Farm, £610 Monk Foss Farm, £600 Monk Foss Farm, £600 Monk Foss Farm. SIMMENTAL £650 High Skelghyll.
STIRKS
A good entry of genuine stirks forward again with yearlings selling to £1500 for Limousin bullocks from Keith & Robyn Allen, Ings. Bullocks in general very good to sell, with good grazing type Herefords from AM Smith, Coat Green selling to £1460 x2, £1420 x2 and
£1400 x6. Heifers to £1310 for 6-month-old Limousin again from the Allen team with Guernsey heifers to £1240 from Messrs Sharphouse, Ulverston.
J36 is seeing a good trade for genuine stirks, please continue to enter with Rob on 07867 000244.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Bull Stirk: Angus: £1320 Rhumes, £1310 £1190 Old Hall Farm, £850 Moss End Farm. Jersey: £1020 Old Hall Farm. Friesian: £500 Fair View.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1310 St Annes Farm, £1300 £1280 St Annes Farm, £960 Fell House. Jersey: £1240 Old Hall Farm. Angus: £1160 Somme Avenue, £1100 £1060 £960 Laitha, £950 Quarry House, £900 Old Hall Farm. Charolais: £1160 £1150 £1060 Fell House, £950 Quarry House. British Blue: £1040 Quarry House. Shorthorn: £1000 £900 £880 £860 £820 Laitha.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1500 £1470 St Annes Farm. Hereford: £1460 £1420 £1400 x3 £1340 Coat Green Farm. Angus: £1380 Coat Green Farm, £1340 Somme Avenue, £810 Fell House. Charolais: £1350 Fell House. Piemontese: £1250 New Holme Farm, £1230 Barton Street. Friesian: £650 Barton Street.
STORE CATTLE
Store Cattle Still Writing Their Own Story
The fortnightly store cattle sale at J36 saw strong numbers forward once again, with a trade proving considerably sharper than expected against the backdrop of an easier prime beef market.
Whilst some types have lessened in recent weeks, buyers at J36 were clearly still keen, especially for grazing sorts and good farming cattle, resulting in a trade that again stood comfortably ahead of many competing centres. Strong demand for well grown grass type cattle was evident throughout with customers continuing to back quality and long term value, ignoring the short term noise surrounding the finished trade. Bullocks topped today at £2120 for four Limousins from Messrs DJ & S Stainton. British Blue bullocks hit £2000 from Messrs MW & MR Black. Messrs Stainton also topped the heifer section at £2080 for Limousins. British Blue heifers sold to £1900 from Messrs B Wilson.
More cattle are required in two weeks time, Thursday 11th June. The first sale in June will also include our second sale of Breeding Cattle. Please contact the o ice 015395 66200 or Joel McGarva on 07920009097 with entries and/or enquiries.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £2120 Beck House, £1870 x2 Low Groves Farm, £1770 £1590 Thursgill, £1460 Bouthwaite Farm, £1400 School Hill. Limousin: £2120 £1970 x3 Beck House, £1850 Cracalt Farm, £1800 Birks Farm, £1800 Arklid Farm. British Blue: £2000 Scroggs Farm, £1860 Cracalt Farm, £1820 Woodfoot, £1790 Cracalt Farm, £1730 Boon Town Farm.
Continental: £1800 Flodder Hall. Charolais: £1700 Villa Farm. Hereford: £1700 Springs Farm, £1400 Mireside Farm. Shorthorn: £1360 £1240 Flodder Hall. Friesian: £1150 Scroggs Farm, £760 Lockbank.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £2080 Beck House, £1820 Farleton House, £1800 Beck House, £1690 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1660 Arklid Farm, £1660 Thursgill. British Blue: £1900 Ashstead, £1800 Wood End Farms, £1760 Thursgill, £1740 Birks Farm, £1700 Wood End Farms,
£1690 Cracalt Farm. Angus: £1820 Low Gregg Hall, £1760 Boon Town Farm, £1650 Stakes Moss Farm, £1600 Villa Farm, £1500 Birks Farm. Charolais: £1720 Ashstead, £1490 Little Crimbles. Hereford: £1500 Springs Farm, £1240 Mireside Farm x2. Shorthorn: £1360 £1260 £1250 Lane Ends Farm. South Devon: £960 Cherry Blossom.
Store Bull Top Prices: Charolais: £2400 Yak Leaf. British Blue: £1780 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1560 £1440 Allcocks Farm. Limousin: £1760 Lower Oakeneaves Farms, £1700 £1620 Allcocks Farm. South Devon: £1760 Bowkerstead Farm. Hereford: £1650 Pollards Farm.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
OTM Cow Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 324.50 High Green Farm, 294.50 Farleton House, 259.50 Burney End, 259.50 Burney End. ANGUS: 279.50 Blea Tarn Road, 279.50 Blea Tarn Road, 274.50 Blea Tarn Road, 264.50 Dalton Old Hall, 254.50 Shaw Paddock, 2444.50 Middle Slater. BRITISH BLUE: 279.50 Scroggs Farm, 249.50 Farleton House, 244.50 Shaw Paddock. FRIESIAN: 259.50 Ackenthwaite Farm, 239.50 Mire House Farm, 239.50 Somme Avenue, 224.50 Stubb Place Farm, 224.50 Mire House Farm, 214.50 Mire House Farm. BEEF SHORTHORN: 259.50 Shaw Paddock, 234.50 Lockbank Farm. HEREFORD: 249.50 Somme Avenue, 219.50 West Plain Farm. SIMMENTAL 239.50 West Plain Farm. AYRSHIRE: 224.50 Moss End Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: FRIESIAN: 260.50 Lockbank Farn.
Cast Bull Top Prices: HEREFORD: 309.50 Hollins Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 29th May 2026.
CALVES
A reduced entry with cropping understandably taking priority. Eight week old British Blue cross bulls sold to £810 and £800 from AD&L Milner, with younger bulls £700 from Lawsons Dairy Ltd who sold British Blue cross heifers (6 weeks) to £650. An eye catching 17 day old Limousin cross heifer from D&K Howarth sold at £630.
Several pens of weaned calves forward with a consignment of British Blue cross heifers from AT Burrow & Son sell to £1220 with others £1030. Dairy steers sold to £800 for Black and White from BJC UK Ltd.
Today’s sale incorporated the young handler calf over wintering show and sale which was kindly judged by Mrs Jill Bargh. The first prize this year was awarded to Joshua Standen showing a British Blue cross steer which later sold for £1060 to Mr D Coates, Robert Standen was awarded the reserve award for his British Blue cross steer selling at £1000 to Mr C Halhead.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1220 High Snab, £1030 High Snab. LIMOUSIN: £630 Rose Farm, £400 Old Parkside Farm. BELTED GALLOWAY: £520 West View Farm. ANGUS: £470 Bank End Farm, £410 Bank End Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1060 Daisy Bank, £1000 Daisy Bank, £810 Lane Head Farm, £800 Lane Head Farm, £700 Bank End Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: FRIESIAN: £800 Birks Farm. BELTED GALLOWAY: £730 West View Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Trade sharper as buyers look to keep feeding pens full. Steers topped at £2250 for Hereford cross, £2200 for British Blues, £2150 for Charolais and £2100 for Angus. Heifers to £218- for Angus, £2120 Blue, £2080 Limousin cross. Plenty of interest in all classes and types with the younger end experiencing keen bidding. British Blue heifers to £1600, Angus Heifers to £1520, Angus Steers £1400 and Simmental Steers £1320. More cattle required and easily sold each week at Lancaster Auction. For all enquiries contact Matthew Probert 07540 446667 or Andrew Butler 07966 556592.
Store Bullock Top Prices: HEREFORD: £2250 Pasture House Farm, £1800 Cock Hall Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2200 Wood Nook Farm, £2180 Barn Hill Farm, £2120 Lambrigg Head Farm, £2120 Ivy Farm, £1880 Ivy Farm, £1680 Hill Dale. CHAROLAIS: £2150 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2050 Moss Edge farm, £1920 Moss Edge Farm. ANGUS: £2100 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2020 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1980 High Snab, £1580 Elston Old Hall, £1520 Eskew Beck, £1400 Plumpton Hall Farm. FLEKVIEH: £2050 Lambrigg Head Farm. BROWN SWISS: £1980 Lambrigg Head Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1920 Intack Farm, £1880 High Snab. BLONDE: £1880 Cock Hall Farm. NORWEIGIAN: £1700 Cock Hall Farm. FRIESIAN: £1600 Elston Old Hall, £1600 Cliftons Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1320 West Lynn.
Store Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: £2180 Lane Head Farm, £2050 Ambrose Hall Farm, £1950 Wood Nook farm, £1900 Elston Old Hall, £1880 Barker Knott, £1580 Elston Old Hall. BRITISH BLUE: £2120 High Snab, £1980 Barker Knott, £1920 Hill Dale, £1850 Park Lane Farm, £1800 Hill Dale, £1780 Pasture House Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2080 Marshaw Farm, £1650 Far Orrest.
SHORTHORN: £1950 Moss Edge Farm. HEREFORD: £1850 Park Lane Farm, £1700 Moss Edge Farm, £1400 Park Lane Farm.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
A pleasing entry today with many farmers taking crop and doing field work, all sold today averaging 245p/kg. Beef cows sold to 319.5p/kg for Limousin from RH&C Ayrton Ltd with others generally 275p/kg – 300p/kg. Top grossing achieved £2856 for a Simmental from R&E Ladds. Dairy cows sold to 284.5p/kg from EW&RM Towers with parlour types 240p/kg to 260p/kg. A top price of £1913 was achieved from EW&CR Clegg & Sons.
Stock bulls sold to 294.5p/kg and £3045 for Simmentals from R&E Ladds, with others 274.5p/kg from WA Ward & Son and £2290 RJ Cardwell Ltd.
Prime cattle both under and over age continuing to come forward in greater numbers, with heifers to 309.5p/kg for a Charolais from Norbreck Genetics who also sold Aberdeen Angus at £2318. Dairy heifers to 294p/kg and £1926 from GA&A Atkinson. Steers sold to 319.5p/kg and £2076 for Montbeliarde from GR&B Mason.
OTM Cow Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 319.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, 289.50 Gill Garth, 284.50 Allcocks Farm, 254.50 Far Orrest. STABILISER: 299.50 Braida Garth, 284.50 Braida Garth. SIMMENTAL: 294.50 Benson Hall, 269.50 Croft Foot Farm. FREISIAN: 284.50 Holme Head, 254.50 Yew Tree Farm, 249.50 Norbreck Farm, 249.50 Ancli e Hall Farm, 244.50 Benson Hall, 244.50 Derby Lodge Farm. CHAROLAIS: 274.50 Gill Garth. ANGUS: 259.50 Chestnut House Farm, 239.50 Throstle Nest Farm. HEREFORD: 254.50 Croft Foot Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: 254.50 Nearer Hillcock Farm, 249.50 Nearer Hillcock Farm. NORWEIGIAN: 244.50 Holme Head, 239.50 Holme Head. BRITISH BLUE: 239.50 Croft House. DEXTER: 134.50 Old Parkside Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: 309.50 Norbreck Farm, 219.50 Throstle Nest Farm. CHAROLAIS: 309.50 Norbreck Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 299.50 Mosergh Farm, 289.50 Mosergh Farm. FRIESIAN: 294.50 Abbotson Farm, 289.50 Benson Hall, 284.50 Benson Hall, 254.50 High Snab, 219.50 Benson Hall.
Cast Steer Top Prices: MONTBELLIARDE: 319.50 Nearer Hillcock Farm. ANGUS: 309.50 Chestnut House Farm. HIGHLAND: 294.50 Hutton Roof Hall, 289.50 Hutton Roof Hall.
Cast Bull Top Prices: SIMMENTAL: 294.50 Benson Hall. LIMOUSIN: 274.50 Ancli e Hall Farm. SHORTHORN: 249.50 Croft House.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 1st
Lancaster: 10am Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
11am Ewes with Lambs at Foot
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop O
Tuesday 2nd
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop O 11am Ewes with Lambs at Foot 1pm Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Friday 5th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & Weanlings & OTM/Cast Cattle 11:15am Store Cattle
J36: Online Machinery sale commences 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Saturday 6th
J36: 9am-12noon Machinery Viewing
