Weekly Report & Newsletter - 5th September 2025
So, what’s going on at J36 in the yard?
Over the last few weeks a few customers have been asking what’s happening in the yard?
Basically, it’s a new yard drain in front of our outside penning area for sheep. This drain will manage fowl water and Rainwater via a controlled sluice system into our EPS storage and management system.
Its apart of pour ongoing investment into the yard and the J36 site. It will be fully operational and in time for the
autumn gimmer sales. Which is fantastic as we increased entries with over 450 extra entered in our first catalogue sale.
Not forgetting Lancaster mart – There are several improvements happening there and these will be updated in the next few weeks in further newsletters.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofPrime Lambs & Cast Sheep. Monday 1st September 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
A lager number of lambs forward for the first September sale, as farmer look to clear stock ahead of breeding sales. Very much a two tier trade, will well finished in specification lambs meeting buyers’requirements, with a large number of lambs being rushed, in forward store condition. Beltex cross lambs led the way at £159 from M Coxhead, Preston, with Texel cross £157 from J Pinder, Clitheroe and £156 from B&SE Carter, Ellel. Other Beltex cross sold to £155 from J BL &I Ellis, New Hutton. Lighter weight well fleshed lambs sold to £116 for Texel cross from Bargh Contractors. Hill bred lambs are now coming forward in greater numbers, with horned lamb to £156 from Calderside Farm, Oakenclough. Mule sold to £136 from WI&AM Atkinson, Bleasdale, Cheviot to £128 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale and Swaledale £114 from KM&KJ Curwen.
Well finished fed lambs sold to 316p/kg for Beltex cross from M Coxhead, Preston with others 325p/kg to 350p/kg. Well finished first cross lambs were 300p/kg to 315p/kg, with grass finished 285p/kg to 298p/kg and leaner sorts 265p/kg to 280p/kg, depending on quality and type. An overall market average of 295p/kg was achieved for lambs ranging from 38kg ton 57kg. Vendors are strongly encouraged to consider feeding lambs, to ensure maximum returns.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: BELTEX: £159 Hill View Farm, £155 Hawkrigg End, £151, £148 Hill View Farm, £128 North Farm. TEXEL: £157 Boarsden Farm, £156, £155 Cragg End, £152 North Farm, £151 Cragg End, £149 Holme House Farm. CONTINENTAL: £146 Hawkrigg End, £141 Walnut Tree Cottage, £138, £132 Hawkrigg End, £120 Yeat House. HORNED: £146 Calderside Farm. SUFFOLK: £146, £142 Calderside Farm, £142 Walnut Tree Cottage, £136 Old Parkside Farm, £133, £132 Maddison Aveune. CHEVIOT MULE: £142 Calderside Farm, £128 Boarsden Farm. CHAROLAIS: £136 Oak Aveune, £132 Arna Wood Farm. MULE: £136 Holme House Farm, £132, £120 Dunkenshaw Farm. JACOB: £135 Oak Aveune. CHEVIOT: £128 Cragg Farm, £122 Fern Bank Farm. SWALEDALE: £114, £106 Marshaw Farm.
CULL SHEEP
All cull sheep today averaged £122, with a large proportion being leaner hill bred ewes. Texel ewes sold to £222 from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale with medium well bred ewes generally £170 to £200. First cross ewes sold to £180 from KA Purtill, Wigan. Hill ewes sold to £170 for Cheviots, horned ewes sold to £158, Lonks £138 and Herdwicks £86. Mule sold to £157, with other medium type Mules £140 to £155, the next draw down £110 to £125, with several feeding jobs now ring side for all types. P&V Bennett, Arna Wood Farm kindly donated a Texel ram with all proceed to Motor Neurone disease, which went on to raising a total of £440.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £222 High House Farm, £178 Hall Croft Barn, £176 Arna Wood Farm, £170 Oak Aveune, £146 Low Moor Head Farm, £145 High House Farm. CONTINENTAL: £180 Arna Wood Farm. CHAROLAIS: £180 Oak Aveune. CHEVIOT: £178 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £170 Oak Aveune, £140 Greenwoods, £118 High House Farm, £96, £90 Marshaw Farm. BELTEX: £160 Oak Aveune. HORNED: £158, £138, £102 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. MULE: £157 Beaumont Gate, £150 Yeat House, £142, £129 Beaumont Gate, £128 Walnut Tree Cottage, £114 Low Moor Head. SUFFOLK: £168 Burns Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £250 Arna Wood Farm. BELTEX: £184 Arna Wood Farm. HORNED: £132 Lower Oakeneaves Farm.
STORE LAMBS
An entry of predominately longer keep hill bred store lambs saw Cheviot cross to £96 from S&JE Gorst, Littledale and Jacob cross £90 from JF Batty & Son, Coniston. Store lambs are sold every week at approximately 11am, please contact the o ice with entries.
Store Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £96 Cragg Farm, £80 Potters Hill Farm. JACOB: £90, £69, £52, £50, £45 Bank Ground. CONTINENTAL: £84, £74, £70 Potters Hill Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofPrime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 2nd September 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
Prime Lamb trade remains solid
Good meat, quality and weight still adding up nicely today at J36. A big pair of Texels from Drinkall Bros sold to £198. A single Charolais sold to £192 from Messrs BR Harrison and a single Hampshire hit the £190 mark from Messrs IL Dixon. Today’s overall pence per kilo average was les on the week in line with the national trend finishing up at 301ppk however the well done to sheep still a joy to sell. Messrs PJ & ES Rogerson sold a pen of 9 Texel to 340ppk or £170. The same good farming sold another two pens of 4 to 339ppk. Heavier lambs still totalling up nicely too with 57kg Texels from Messrs J Holme & Son selling for 331.6ppk. Lighter lambs still selling well for quality however plenty of lambs forward again today in the early 30kg lacking flesh and harder to cash. Su olks topped at £187 from M & RW Stirzaker and Mules topped at £149 for a pen of 19 from Drinkall Bros.
Next weeks sale starts at the usual time of 1pm with the ballot to be drawn at midday. Contact Joel McGarva with any enquiries on 07920009097
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £198 Catshaw Hall Farm, £189 Hollowmire Farm, £188 Catshaw Hall Farm, £182 Low Tarn Green, £179 Low Stangerthwaite, £176 Ellerbeck Farm, £176 Arklid Farm. Charollais: £192 £137 The Oldvicarage. Hampshire: £190 Cantsfield Hall. Su olk: £187 £156 Station Hotel Farm, £153 Sunny Brow, £150 Hallbeck, £149 Rowe End Farm, £149 Swallowmire. Continental: £171 Brow Head, £144 Ashtree, £136 Garnett Folds, £136 Hill Top Farm, £127 Brow Head, £120 Low Bendrigg Farm. Mule: £149 £142 £138 Catshaw Hall Farm, £135 Lunesdale House, £128 High Borrans Farm, £111 Tills Hole. Cheviot Mule: £145 Rowe End Farm. Cheviot: £128 Low Newton Farm.
CAST SHEEP
J36 largest entry of cast ewes this year with 1017 ewes and rams forward. 8 buyers were ringside ensuring all types were well bid for. Big well fleshed ewes seeing a slight lift in trade with leaner hard worked ewes looking well sold despite the large entry.
• Texel to £270 from IOM
• Beltex to £255 from A & C Bradley, Kendal
• Charolais to £210 from IOM
• Cheviot to £190 from RC & C Ellwood, Kirkby in Furness
• Mules to £178 from IOM
• Su olk to £175 from M & RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe
• Lleyn to £170 from P Knowles, New Hutton
• Masham to £140 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor
• Swaledale to £110 from AW & AM Clarke, Windermere
Contact Will Rogerson for more information
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £270 Isle of Man, £255 Cruck Barn, £202 Pooilhooie Cottage, £194 Flodder Hall, £188 Isle of Man. Beltex: £248 Isle of Man, £188 Lyndarick. Charollais: £210 Isle of Man, £152 Lane Ends Farm, £138 Valley View, £138 £130 Lane Ends Farm. Continental: £198 £175 £172 Isle of Man, £160 Low Longmire. Cheviot: £190 Heathwaite Farm, £165 The Oldvicarage, £164 Heathwaite Farm, £142 Cottage Farm, £142 Heathwaite Farm, £140 Brow Head. Mule: £178 Isle of Man, £170 Heathwaite Farm, £168 Market Street, £162 Station Hotel Farm. Su olk: £175 Station Hotel Farm, £170 Heathwaite Farm, £170 Ackenthwaite Farm. Lleyn: £170 £152 Cragg Farm. Masham: £140 £122 Low Audlands. Gritstone: £118 Castle Green Lane. Swale: £110 Low Longmire, £108 Isle of Man. Scottish: £102 Isle of Man, £98 Kirkby Hall, £88 Blackburn Road. Herdwick: £90 Valley View, £72 Tarn Foot, £72 Bainbridge Gate. Rough Fell: £88 £80 Low Haygarth Farm. Horned: £84 £72 £70 Higher Salter. Jacob: £66 Bank Ground, Leicester: £58 Audlands Park.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofDairy Cattle, Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store
Cattle. Thursday 4th September 2025.
Dairy Cattle
A successful day was had by vendors at the dairy Thursday at Junction 36, with a tidy trade throughout, for a show of 30 cattle comprising of fresh calved heifers, cows and in calf heifers. Topping today’s trade was a quality second calver from Messrs Inman, Witherslack making £3300. The same family had a heifer reaching £3100. Trade overall was very good, particularly for quality young cattle.
Cows at fourth calved and older were sort after, making around the £2400 mark. Stealing the show today was in calf heifers, which averaged £2497.50. Topping the trade was a stylish heifer from Messrs Fawcett, Burton making £3000. The same firm also had other heifers at £2600 and £2550.
Any enquiries about dairy sales are welcome, the next sale at Junction 36 will be confirmed shortly.
Dairy Cow Top Prices: FRIESIAN: £3300 Strickland Hill, £2500, £2300, £2250 Ackenthwaite Farm, £2200, £2150 Manor House Farm. AYRSHIRE: £2200 Manor House Farm.
Dairy Heifer Top Prices: FRIESIAN: £3100 Strickland Hill, £2650, £2550 Ackenthwaite Farm, £2500 Hollins Farm, £2300 Green Dragon Farm, £2050 Manor House Farm.
In Calf Heifers Top Prices: FRIESIAN: £3000, £2600, £2550, £1800 Green Dragon Farm.
CALVES
“Calves continue to sell above and beyond at J36 with yet again new vendors coming to see for themselves”
Bull calves a nice trade selling to £990 for a British Blue bull from J & R Waller, Killington with British Blues claiming the top 5 prices today. Next at £910 was from the Sharps of Flodder Hall with others at £870 and £850 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham. At £830 was another from the Wallers with younger 5-week-old British Blue to £730 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Native sired to £780 for Hereford from W Stamper, Chipping with Aberdeen Angus to £760 from CR Dickson, Thurnham. Month old Aberdeen Angus bulls to £600 for first time vendor at J36 PM & AM Ward, Aughton. Black and Whites reached £330 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Heifers to £810 for Charolais from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with British Blues to £750 from this home. Hereford to £630 from SH & PI Bowes, Barrow in Furness with Aberdeen Angus at the same price from W Stamper. 6-week-old British Blue to £610 from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth and £590 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Younger 2-week-old Limousin to £410 from B & MJ Nelson, Heversham.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £990 Hallbeck, £910 Flodder Hall, £870 Bambers Farm, £850 Bambers Farm, £830 Hallbeck, £810 Bambers Farm. Hereford: £780 Coldcotes Farm. Angus: £760 Throstle Croft, £710 Throstle Croft, £700 Holme House Farm, £660 Coldcotes Farm, £660 Throstle Croft, £600 Holme House Farm. Charolais: £700 Holme House Farm, £700 Tunstall Hall, £640 Holme House Farm. Limousin: £550 Tunstall Hall, £520 Tunstall Hall, £510 Tunstall Hall, £470 Tunstall Hall, £440 Tunstall Hall, £420 Tunstall Hall. Friesian: £330 Low Audlands, £300 Hallbeck, £280 Low Audlands, £270 Low Audlands, £270 Hallbeck.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: Charolais: £810 Bambers Farm, £610 Tunstall Hall. British Blue: £750 Bambers Farm, £720 Throstle Croft, £710 Bambers Farm, £700 Bambers Farm. Angus: £630 Coldcotes Farm, £600 Holme House Farm, £510 Holme House Farm, £470 Holme House Farm, £460 Aughton Hall Farm. Limousin: £630 Harbarrow Farm, £530 Harbarrow Farm, £490 Ash Cragg, £420 Tunstall Hall, £410 Halforth Farm, £340 Halforth Farm. Hereford: £630 Harbarrow Farm.
STIRKS
A packed ringside of buyers, with all keen to fill trailers. More stirks of all classes and types are needed each sale to satisfy buyer’s demand.
Steers sold to £1320 for British Blue cross steers at 10 months old from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell, with others at £1280 from JP&AE Cooper, Tebay. A consignment of 6-8 month old Aberdeen Angus cross from JD Fowles, Frodsham raced away to £1140, who also sold British Blue cross at £1130 and Hereford cross at £1080.
Younger dairy bred steers sold to £960 for 5 month old British Blue cross from JA Law, Carnforth with Aberdeen Angus cross £860 from Messrts young, Lindale. Four month old Longhorn steers from Lowther Farming, Penrith sold to £750.
Heifer peaked at £1230 for a British Blue cross from RW Bainbridge, Whittington with 9 month old Limousin cross heifers £1090 from GC&GW Taylor, Crook. A trio of nine month old pedigree Angus heifers from HMP Wymott, Walton sold at £1060. Well reared dairy bred heifer of all breeds (6-8 month) were generally £820 to £950.
Just a handful of bulls forward, selling to £1090 for eight month old Aberdeen Angus cross again from HMP Wymott, Preston. Early entries are invited for the next sale on Thursday 16th September.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: ANGUS: £1090 Moss Lane. BELTED GALLOWAY: £840 Rose Cottage.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1230 Outfield, £1050 Cocklake. LIMOUSIN: £1090, £940, £930 High Farm. ANGUS: £1060 Moss Lane, £910 Higher Mickledale Farm, £750 Moss End Farm. HEREFORD: £810 Outfield. LONGHORN: £600 Lowther Castle.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1320 Swallowmire, £1280, £1200 Cocklake, £1130, £1080 Higher Mickledale Farm, £960 Marsh Grange Farm. ANGUS: £1140, £1080 Higher Mickledale Farm, £920 Marsh Grange Farm, £920 Outfield, £880 Marsh Grange Farm, £860 Moss End Farm. HEREFORD: £1080 Higher Mickledale Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1060 High Farm. BELTED GALLOWAY: £920 Rose Cottage. FRIESIAN: £910 Outfield, £620 Moss End Farm. LONGHORN: £750, £580 Lowther Castle.
STORE
CATTLE
Standing ovations in the store ring.
It was a theatre in motion today, bids flying, the gavel hammering and prices reaching crescendos, as cattle took centre stage in a matinee of marvellous trade at Junction 36. A pair of Aberdeen Angus bullocks from GM Metcalfe Jnr stole the show hitting £2400 at two years old. Luing cattle delivered a star performance in front of an eager audience, selling at £2380 for three good bullocks from TW Nelson. Short keep bullocks contributed to a gripping plot reaching £2280 at 19 months from JD Fowles. Buyers also played their parts to perfection, when it came to heifers swift, bold and determined to secure the lead role. J Holme sold Aberdeen Angus to £2180. The same price was also achieved for a pen of three Charolais heifers from JM Haddow. The headline act of the bulls was a Limousin from TA&DH Knipe which made £2180. The drama continued with Aberdeen Angus bulls from TW Gorst topping at the £2000 mark. As the final lot left the ring and the curtain came down, there was no doubt today’s market was a sell out success. An encore performance is scheduled for the 18th
September. which will include our annual show and sale of continental cattle. Contact Joel McGarva with any enquiries on 07920009097.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £2180 Hollowmire Farm, £2100 Crabtree Farm, £2060 Crabtree Farm, £2040 Higher Mickledale Farm, £1040 Crabtree Farm, £2040 Low Gregg Hall. Charolais: £2180 Viver Mill Farm, £2100 Cobble Hey Farm, £1980 Meathop Park Farm, £1900 Cobble Hey Farm, £1840 Viver Mill Farm, £1810 Dawson Fold. Limousin: £2040 Low Gregg Hall, £1790 Bradley Farm, £1740 Hollowmire Farm, £1720 Tailbert. British Blue: £1860 Lockbank Farm, £1770 Hollowmire Farm, £1390 Elm Tree Farm, £1320 Tailbert, £1310 Skiddaw View. Hereford: £1760 Adamthwaite, £1540 Adamthwaite, £1380 Bouthwaite Farm, £1250 Garden Terrace. Belted Galloway: £1720 Higher Mickledale Farm. Parthenaise: £1360 Garden Terrace, £1300 Garden Terrace, £1290 Garden Terrace. Shorthorn: £1240 Bouthwaite Farm.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £2400 Low Gregg Hall, £1980 Viver Mill Farm, £1950 Spital Rigg, £1760 Tarnside Farm, £1710 Spital Rigg, £1680 Bradley Farm. Continental: £2380 Chapel Island View, £2140 Chapel Island View. Shorthorn: £2280 Higher Mickledale Farm, £2160 Higher Mickledale Farm, £1880 Spital Riggg, £1500 Orchard House. Limousin: £2060 Cobble Hey Farm, £2010 Southways, £1960 Hollowmire Farm, £1940 Orchard House, £1910 Cobble Hey Farm, £1800 Bradley Farm. Belted Galloway: £2000 Holmelands, £1360 Orchard House. Charolais: £1980 Viver Mill Farm, £1960 Dawson Fold, £1960 Cobble Hey Farm, £1860 Meathop Park Farm. British Blue: £1950 Moors Farm, £1880 Tarnside Farm, £1680 Riddings, £1640 Moors Farm, Hereford: £1920 Adamthwaite, £1900 High Mickledale Farm, £1800 Adamthwaite, £1800 Adamthwaite. Blonde: £1770 Orchard House, £1700 Orchard House, £1520 Orchard House. Montbelliarde: £1700 Hollowmire Farm. Other: £1680 Bradley Farm. Friesian: £1600 Holmelands, £1210 Tarnside Farm. £1550 Riddings. Simmental: £1350 Somme Avenue.
Store Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £2180 Hullater Farm, £1740 Burton Hill, £1720 Burton Hill, £1680 Hullater Farm, £1520 Tailbert. Angus: £2000 Gilpin Farm, £1860 Gilpin Farm, £1700 Gilpin Farm. British Blue: £1680 Hullater Farm. Hereford: £1310 St James Drive.
OTM/CAST
COWS
An outstanding entry of cull cows saw 92 forward and selling to an overall market average of 257p/kg.
Best beef cows sold to 344.5p/kg for a Stabiliser cow from A Dixon & Son, Selside.
Endless beef cows were 310p/kg to 340p/kg and leaner feeding types 270p/kg to 300p/kg. Top grossing being an Aberdeen Angus cross from BJ Bowness, Kendal totalling £2380, with another at £2352.
Dairy cows sold to 269p/kg for a Montbeliarde cross from JJ&M Park & Son, Sizergh with parlour type cows generally 235p/kg to 260p/kg. Top grossing being a Holstein Friesian from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick at £1959.
OTM beef heifers sold to 319p/kg and £1948 from A Hodgson & Son, Ambleside with dairy heifers to 244p/kg and £1359 from RW Bainbridge & Son, Whittington.
OTM steers peaked at 319p/kg and £2063 for a British Blue cross from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton.
Cull bulls are now coming forward in greater numbers, selling to 269p/kg for a Limousin from SI Porter, with Aberdeen Angus 264p/kg from H Tunstall & Son, Kirkby Stephen. Top grossing being £2719 from H Tunstall & Son, Kirkby Stephen.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Stabilizer: 344.50 Kit Cragg, 339.50 Kit Cragg, 329.50 Kit Cragg. Angus: 339.50 Blea Tarn Road, 319.50 Blea Tarn Road, 314.50 Blea Tarn Road, 309.50 Mislet Farm, 294.50 Mislet Farm. Limousin: 329.50 High Borrans Farm, 309.50 Mossborough Hall, 309.50
Blea Tarn Road, 269.50 Red Scar Farm, 244.50 Arklid Farm, 239.50 Audlands Farm. Charolais: 279.50 Kate Farm, 249.50 Kate Farm. British Blue: 279.50 Arklid Farm, 279.50 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, 229.50 Arklid Farm, 229.50 Arklid Farm. Longhorn: 279.50 Station Lane, 274.50 Station Lane, 269.50 Lowther Castle, 239.50 Lowther Castle, 229.50 Lowther Castle. Hereford: 269.50
Kate Farm, 229.50 Aynsome Manor Farm. Simmental: 269.50 Low Fold. Montbelliarde: 269.50 Low Sizergh Farm, 249.50 Low Sizergh Farm, 239.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Other: 269.50 Outfield.
Friesian: 264.50 Elm Tree Farm, 249.50 Arklid Farm, 239.50 Green Dragon Farm, 234.50 Arklid Farm, 234.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Swedish Red: 239.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Galloway: 239.50
Thorn Cottage, 239.50 Thorn Cottage, 219.50 Thorn Cottage. Norweigian: 229.50 Low Sizergh Farm, 199.50 Ninezergh. Flekvieh: 209.50 Far Audlands. MRI: 154.50 Ninezergh.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 319.50 Borwick Lodge Farm. British Blue: 309.50 Low Groves Farm, 149.50 Browick Lodge Farm. Norweigian 244.50 Outfield.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 319.50 Green Close, 299.50 Green Close. Galloway: 229.50 Low Borrowbridge Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 269.50 High Cark Farm. Angus: 264.50 Foggy Gill. Whitebred Shorthorn: 239.50 Mouse Syke. Galloway: 229.50 Mossborough.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofCalves, OTM Cattle, Stirks & Store Cattle. Friday 5th September 2025.
CALVES
British Blue bull calves sold to £990 and £980 at NWA Lancaster.
A nice o ering of bull calves forward in Lancaster this morning, selling to £990 for a British Blue from JS&KM Wilson, Kendal, who sold others at £950. Also entering the £900 club on three occasions was the Lawson Dairy Ltd, Cockerham who sold British Blue bulls to £980, £960 and £930 at eight weeks of age. Aberdeen Angus bulls sold to £690 from JS&KM Wilson, with Limousin to £610 and Herefords to £570 from JR Newsham, Conder Green at just one month old. Black and white reached £500 again from JS&KM Wilson, Kendal.
Only a handful of heifers forward today, selling to £820 for a British Blue from Lawsons Dairy Ltd, Cockerham with C&J Smtih, St Michaels selling younger British Blues to £570 and Aberdeen Angus to £510 from I Slater, Bleasdale.
Lancaster calf sale again a success, with numbers falling short of buyers requirements. Call Will Rogerson 07506283587 or Andrew Butler 07966556592 for more information.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £820 Bank End Farm, £690 Bank End Farm, £570 Wyre Bank. Aberdeen Angus: £510 Hudsbrook Farm, £430 Wyre Bank, £370 Hudsbrook Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £990 High House, £980 Bank End Farm, £960 Bank End Farm, £950 High House, £930 Bank End Farm, £810 High House. Aberdeen Angus: £690 High House, £460 West View Farm, £460 West View Farm, £440 West View Farm, £440 Wyre Bank, £430 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £410 Kirkwood Lodge Farm. Charolais: £630 High House. Limousin: £610 Sellerley Farm, £590 Sellerley Farm, £540 High House, £480 Kirkwood Lodge Farm. Hereford: £570 Sellerley Farm, £550 Sellerley Farm, £390 Arnside Tower Farm. Friesian: £500 High House, £400 Sellerley Farm, £280 High House, £260 Sellerley Farm, £260 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £240 Sellerley Farm. Fleckvieh: £440 High House, £360 High House.
STORE CATTLE
The weekly sale of store cattle saw a catalogue entry of 279, with plainer show than in previous weeks, which we met by a slight resistance, as more cattle come forward. Best meated 24 month olds sold easily away despite abattoir quotations seeing centre price cuts. Topping the trade today would be JM Haddow, Milnthorpe with his four cracking Charolais steers achieving £2650. Other Charolais sold to £2500 for a pair from H Whiteside, Pilling. As ever Aberdeen Angus steers got away easily, toping at £2520 for a trio from JS Clark & Sons, Preston. MJ Waller, Carnforth saw his pen of Aberdeen Angus to £2400. British Blue steer from regular Lancaster vendor WR Clarke, Pilling sold at £2480 for his pen of four, with other Britis Blue steers to £2400 from SH&LE Birkett, Carnforth for a pen of five. Limousin steers sold to £2280 from MJ Waller, Lupton. As did Hereford steers this time from J&H Bland, Levens who also sold dairy bred steers to £2180, this time for Fleckviehs. Other dairy bred steers achieved £2080 for MRI’s from Barlow Bros, Preston with Friesian to £1980 from JM Capstick, Lancaster and MD Close, Carnforth. Plenty of demand for Aberdeen Angus heifers with a top price of £2380 for a pen of five from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine and a trio from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham. Pen after pen of Aberdeen Angus heifers sold around the £2100 to £2300 mark. DJ&MC Platts, Caton saw his run of quality cattle top at £2320 for Charolais heifers, with other Charolais to £2100 from J&H Bland, Levens. Simmental sold to the same price from AJ Taylor, Lancaster. A few more dairy bred heifers about today, topping at £2180 for Friesians from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham. Other Friesian heifers from EW&RW Towers, Hornby sold to £2100.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Charolais: £2650 Viver Mill Farm, £2500 Sandy Dean, £2320 Greenbank Farm, £2250 Ninezergh. Angus: £2520 Godson House Farm, £2400 Carlingwha, £2380 Gulf Farm, £2350 Fairfield, £2350 Upper Foxholes Farm, £2250 Billinge Hall Farm. British Blue: £2480 Barn Hill Farm, £2400 Stubb Hall Farm, £2000 Old Hall Farm, £1900 Moss House Farm, £1850 Moss Croft, £1780 Lower Castle O Trim. Limousin: £2280 Carlingwha, £2220 Red Scar Farm, £2200 Red Scar Farm, £2180 North Farm, £1920 Lodge Farm, £1880 Lodge Farm. Hereford: £2280 Ninezergh, £1500 Adlington Hall Farm. Simmental: £2220 Littlewood Hall Farm, £1850 The Old Stable. MRI: £2080 Littlewood Hall Farm. Friesian: £1980 Brantbeck Farm, £1980 Docker Hall Farm, £1880 Gaskell House, £1800 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1780 Green Dragon Farm, £1750 Holly House Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: £1950 High Road. Montbelliarde: £1720 Bradley Farm, £1250 Farleton House. Norwegian: £1580 Moss Croft, £1250 Farleton House.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £2380 Sweetings Farm, £2380 Yew Tree Farm, £2300 Stubb Hall Farm, £2250 Gaskell House, £2180 Little Town Farm. Charolais: £2320 Greenbank Farm, £2100 Ninezergh, £1850 The Old Stable, £1800 The Old Stable. British Blue: £2300 Stubb Hall Farm, £2220 Sweetings Farm, £2120 Greenbank Farm, £1900 Parkside Farm, £1900 Dairy Barn Farm. Friesian: £2180 Sweetings Farm, £2000 Holme Head, £1100 Bradley Farm. Simmental: £2100 High Road, £1800 The Old Stable. Hereford: £2000 Savick Brook Farm, £1650 Parkside Farm, £1220 Ellers Farm. Flekvieh: £2000 Holme Head. Limousin: £1820 Dairy Barn Farm. South Devon: £1300 Adlington Hall Farm, £1220 Adlington Hall Farm.
OTM CATTLE
The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw a pleasing entry of 90 cattle with a much plainer show put in front of a ringside of 10 OTM buyers. Topping the trade today in the bottom ring would be T & S Blades, Carnforth with their Limousin bull to £2708.44 with other OTM bulls to 289.5ppkg from V&S Fitzell, Preston for the British Blue bull. OTM heifers from today would see Jim Clark, Lea with his Aderdeen Angus heifer at £2409.07. Other Angus heifers from J Oddie & Son, Balderstone at 344.5ppkg with Belgium Blues at the same price from R&D Kellet, Cockerham. Dairy bred heifer topped at £1993 or 319.5ppkg from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale for a Friesian with other Friesian heifers to 319.5ppkg from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. OTM cows saw best meated beef cows to £2389 from B&BA Rimmer, Preston for his Hereford cow while BD&PM Gill & Son, Ingleton saw his Bazadaise cow to £2352.20 or 309.5ppkg. Limousin otm cows from KM & KJ Curwen to £2346.01 or 309.5ppkg. Dairy bred otm cows to £2258.10 for Fleckvieh from B&AC Barnes, Carnforth with Friesians to £2154.83 from J&G Thornley, Roseacre.
OTM Cow Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 349.50 Thornbush Farm, 329.50 Intack Farm, 309.50 Marshaw Farm, 279.50, 274.50, 269.50 High Tenement Farm. BAZADAISE: 309.50 Yarlsber. FLECKVIEH: 289.50 Hawkin Hall, 259.50, 224.50 Docker Hall, 224.50 Holme Head. ANGUS: 284.50, 279.50 Sunderland Brows Farm, 274.50 Oak Fold. CONTINENTAL: 284.50 Hawkin Hall, 274.50, 244.50 Town End. HEREFORD: 284.50, 244.50 Holmfields, 224.50 Middle Lee Farm, 199.50 Home Barn. BRITISH BLUE: 279.50 Oak Fold, 274.50 Cheetham House Farm, 274.50 Oak Hold, 249.50 Manor Farm, 229.50 Cheetham House Farm. BLONDE: 279.50 Oak Fold.
FRIESIAN: 274.50 Low Audlands, 274.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 269.50 Boundary House, 269.50 Bainsbank Farm, 269.50, 264.50 Green Dragon Farm/ LONGHORN: 274.50 Manor Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: 344.50 Cheetham House Farm, 314.50 New Hall Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 344.50 Mill House Farm, 344.50 Windy Hill Farm. NORWEIGEAN RED: 324.50 White Lund Farm, 324.50 Docker Hall Farm. FRIESIAN: 319.50 Low Audlands, 314.50 Boldens Farm, 309.50 (x2) Knowsley Farm, 309.50 White Lund Farm, 309.50 Boldens Farm. FLECKVIEH: 279.50 Holme Head, 264.50 Docker Hall. CONTINENTAL: 264.50 Town End. HEREFORD: 249.50 Boundary House.
Cast Steer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 364.50 Intack Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 349.50 Docker Hall Farm. FRIESIAN: 304.50 Sunderland Brows Farm, 289.50 Cock Hall Farm. ANGUS: 259.50 Windy Hill Farm, 159.50 Greenbank Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 289.50 Moss House Farm. LIMOUSIN: 284.50 Hill Top Farm. FRIESIAN: 239.50 Boundary House, 229.50 Lathwaite Farm, 214.50 Boundary House.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 8th
Lancaster: 10am Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
11am approx Store Lambs
Tuesday 9th
J36: 10:30am Pigs
1pm Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 11th
J36: 10:30am Store Lambs
Friday 12th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
J36: 10am Ambleside Fair
5:30pm Evening Show of Pens of 10 & 20 and Stars in your Eyes
Saturday 13th
J36: Sale of North of England Mule Gimmer Lambs on behalf of Kendal Branch of NEMSA
