Weekly Report & Newsletter - 6th March 2026
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Monday 2nd March 2026.
PRIME HOGGS
Prime hoggs sell to £197 and 448ppk at NWA Lancaster. The popular Monday morning sale saw a wide range of hoggs forward ranging from 27-66kg with an overall market average of 339ppk and sqq average of 345ppk. Well finished and handy weight hoggs were once again in keenest demand, topping at 448ppk and £197 for a pen of Beltex x from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore with others nicely 380-395ppk and £172-£186. Heavy weight still experiencing some resistance with the best to 386ppk and £189 from R Capstick & Son with others 310-325ppk and £160-£180. Hill bred hoggs saw Cheviots achieve 388ppk and £163, Mules to 343ppk and £160 and Horned to 331ppk and £146.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: BELTEX: £197 Castle Mill Farm, £186 The Dingle, £180 Castle Mill Farm, £175 Stubb Hall Farm. TEXEL: £189 Fell End Farm, £185 Head Farm, £185 Newhouse Farm, £183 Tabley House Farm, £179 Newhouse Farm, £179 The Dingle. CHAROLLAIS: £172 Stubb Hall Farm, £170 Park Farm Barn, £170 Tabley House Farm, £161 Stubb Hall Farm.
SUFFOLK: £172 Tabley House Farm, £159 West Lynn, £157 West Lodge, £152 Tabley House Farm, £147 West Lynn. CONTINENTAL: £169, £165 Stonehead, £163 Head Farm, £162 The Dingle, £154 North Farm, £153 West Lynn. CHEVIOT: £163 Castle Mill Farm, £159 Stubb Hall Farm, £155 Park Farm Barn, £151 Oak Aveune, £150 West Lodge, £145 North Farm. MULE: £160 North Farm, £160 High House Farm, £155 West Lodge, £155 Tabley House Farm, £150 Thornton Barn Farm, £144 High House Farm. MASHAM: £154 Allcocks Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £147 Park Farm Barn. DALESBRED: £146 Fell End Farm, £140 Allcocks Farm, £128, £119 Fell End Farm.
HORNED: £137 Allcocks Farm. ZWARTBLE: £129 West Lodge.
CULL SHEEP
Medium continentals sold to £188 from TR Prickett with lighter weights £145-£170. Hill ewes to £128 for Cheviots and cull rams to £186 for BFL.
More sheep can easily be sold on a Monday morning, with buyers keen to fill orders.
Contact auctioneers or field sta for marketing advice.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £188 Hutton Roof Hall, £162, £134 Burrow Heights Farm.
CONTINENTAL: £144 Burrow Heights Farm. CHEVIOT: £128 Castle Mill Farm, £110 Moorcock Hall Farm. MULE: £116 Lee End Farm. SWALEDALE: £88 High House Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: LEICESTER: £186, £168 High House Farm. TEXEL: £162 High House Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 3rd March 2026.
PRIME HOGGS
Trade goes the right way at J36
Up and up and up! No stopping the Hogg trade today at Kendal as all shapes, types and sizes warmly welcomed and dearer on the week and compared to other centres. Sheep topped at 485p/kg for a Beltex from Messrs RT Colbear and heavies hit £200 from Harry Geldard.
Todays overall average was 354p/kg with an SQQ of 361p/kg.
Other hoggs sold to 440p/kg for Texels from Messrs AT Burrow & Son. Lighter Texels sold to 429.7p/kg for 37kgs from Messrs GM & A Jackson. Cheviots from AA Bentham hit 402.6p/kg for a pen of 16 while Herdwicks reached 393.1p/kg for a pen of 8 from Messrs SW & A Hoggarth. A further pen of 10 Herdwicks made 381.6p/kg this time from Colin Glessal. The lighter end of Continental also a flying trade with a pair from LA & M Lambert making 406.9p/kg.
With weekly sheep numbers continuing to grow here and a trade to match, there is no reason not to visit on a Tuesday. All types of sheep and customers welcome to come and experience a highly competitive trade and prompt payment guaranteed.
Contact Joel McGarva on 07920 009097 for more information.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £200 Low Foulshaw Farm, £198 High Snab, £194 Mint Close, £190 Red Scar Farm, £189, £187 Far Highfield. BELTEX: £194, £169 Heights Farm.
CONTINENTAL: £186, £178 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £176 Lane End, £176 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £130 Bowness Farm. SUFFOLK: £180 West Plain Farm, £165 Maddison Aveune, £164 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £163 Maddison Aveune, £154 West Plain Farm, £152 Fairfield. GRITSTONE: £170 Park Farm Barn. CHAROLLAIS: £170 Oak Aveune, £167, £165 Dawson Fold, £161 Arklid Farm. MULE: £169 Riddings Farm, £165 High Swinklebank Farm, £164 Riddings Farm, £162 Greaves Farm, £160, £156 Arklid Farm. LEICESTER: £166 High House Farm, £138 Red Scar Farm, £137 Thursgill. DALESBRED: £163, £156, £147 Holme House Farm.
CHEVIOT: £163 Riddings Farm, £162 (x3) Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £160 Riddings Farm, £159 High House Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £163, £160 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £140 Sun Farm. ROUGH FELL: £156, £146 High Swinklebank Farm, £142 Boundary Beck, £138, £125 Summer Hill. SWALEDALE: £155 Arklid Farm, £144 Holme House Farm, £130, £121 Rydal Farm, £117 Tongue House Farm, £107 Rydal Farm. MASHAM: £150 Holme House Farm. KERRY HILL:
£149 Hall Dunnerdale Farm House. HERDWICK: £145 Tebay Ghyll, £130 Hall Dunnerdale Farm House, £124 Rydal Farm, £121 Green Cottages, £119 Rydal Farm, £114 Far Kiln Bank. HORNED: £105 Rydal Farm.
CAST SHEEP
A shortage of power in today’s ewe section topping at £226 for Texels with other best meated heaviest ewes £200 + with well fleshed medium sized ewes £165-£190. Mules to £180 with strongest pens passing £160. Hill bred ewes to £152 for Rough Fells with other better end to £130+, mediums £85-£100 and the leanest £50 +.
Ewes
Texel to £226 from Messers Threlkeld, Kendal
Beltex to £220 from C Harper, Docker
BFL to £194 from JM & NJ Strickland, Whinfell
Mule to £180 from GA & M Robinson, Lowgill
Dorset to £172 from Alisdair Prickett, Farleton
Cheviot to £170 from AA Bentham, Dent
Rough Fell to £152 from PE Allen
Swaledale to £136 from Fishwick Bros, Longsleddale
Blackface to £120 from J & JA Burrow, Grayrigg
Herdwick to £118 from GT Hodgson, Witherslack Rams
Texel to £214 from G Benson, Ambleside
Beltex to £194 from GM Taylor, Ambleside
BFL to £190 from JH Harrison, Clapham
Swaledale to £140 from TMW & H Hodgson, Ulverston
Herdwick to £128 from TMW & H Hodgson, Ulverston
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £226 Holme Park, £220 Lower Lodge, £218 Farleton House, £218 Higher Watson House, £210 Spring Farm, £200 Deansbiggin, £196 Spring Farm, £190 Lower Brockholes Farm. Leicester: £194 £152 The Borrans. Mule: £180 Cold Seat Barn, £166 White House, £162 Carlton House, £160 Hill Park, £158 Red Scar Farm, £158 High House Farm, £157 Deansbiggin. Dorset: £172 Farleton House. Cheviot: £170 £132 Outrake Foot, £120 High House Farm. Continental: £166 Millbeck, £134 High Low Wood, £130 Lower Brockholes Farm, £130 Holme Park, £120 Bowness Farm, £118 Speel Bank Farm. Beltex: £166 St Annes Farm. Cheviot Mule: £158 Farleton House, £122 Low Fold, £120 Lower Brockholes Farm, £100 High Arnside Farm. Rough Fell: £152 St Annes Farm, £144 Boundary Beck, £130 Summer Hill, £126 High Low Wood. Su olk: £146 Hill Top Farm, £140 West Plain Farm, £130 £100 Lower Brockholes Farm, £92 West Plain Farm. Swale: £136 Tills Hole, £124 £112 Higher Watson House, £90 Cragg House Farm, £90 Garth Howe, £90 Thursgill. Charollais: £136 Dawson Fold. Scotch Blackface: £120 Thursgill, £116 Lower Lodge, £84 Bowness Farm. Herdwick: £118 High Low Wood, £110 Carlton House, £98 Knittleton Farm, £97 Far Kiln Bank, £92 Rydal Farm. Jacob: £112 High Low Wood.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £214 Skelwith Fold Farm, £194 Garth Howe, £184 Boundary Beck. Leicester: £190 Higher Watson House. Swale: £140 Arklid Farm, £130 Higher Watson House. Herdwick: £128 Arklide Farm. Cheviot: £122 High Arnside Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Online Stabiliser Bull Sale
ONLINE SALE OF STABILISER BULLS ON BEHALF OF THE STABILISER CATTLE COMPANY
North West Auctions were delighted to host the Stabiliser Bull-It Sale of 33 bulls on behalf of the Stabiliser Cattle Company.
The sale topped with a record breaking price of £12,100 for Muiresk Black Calvin, a 2 year old by Givendale Black Wolds Best from the Mair family of Turri , followed by Rugley Black Canon from Lucy Jackson at £9600, Huggate Campbell from Gary Shipley at £9500, Selside Black Cli from the Dixon Family of Selside, Kendal at £8800 and Givendale Chancellor from Givendale Farms at £8700.
All bulls sold averaged £7166 with 21 bulls selling. Showing a strong demand for the Stabiliser genetics for fertility, e iciency and commercial performance.
If you are interested in buying or just require more information about Stabilisers please contact the Stabiliser Cattle Company on 01377 227790
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Show ofStore Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 5th March 2026.
CALVES
132 calves forward today with trade for all types on another level. Bull calves to £990 for a British Blue from J&B Morley, Appleby who sold others to £930. Charolais from SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington sold to £920 with British Blue from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth and JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme completing the list of vendors passing the £900 mark today. Limousin bulls sold to £850 from Langley Park Farm, Millom with Aberdeen Angus selling to the same price from Bambers Farm, Thurnham. Hereford sold to £785 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme with Blondes at six week old reaching £690 from R Heath, Bootle. The youngest rearers sold to £670 x2 for British Blues born 19/02/2026 from Dolphenby Farming Ltd, Penrith who sold others at £660 and £620. Two to three week old Limousin to £600 from B&MJ Nelson, Heversham with Aberdeen Angus to £580 from HJ Robinson, Elm Tree. Black and White bulls in great demand selling to £450 from J&B Morley, Appleby and £440 from W&S Airey, Whittington.
Heifer calves equally as buoyant selling to £980 for a British Blue from J&B Morley,
Appleby with other British Blue’s to £920 for a cracking born 24/01/2026 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Bambers Farm, Thurnham also hit the £900 mark again for British Blue with a further two from this home at £870. Limousin heifers were in good supply today, selling to £860 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme with a very nice run from Langley Park Farms selling to £760 and £710. Aberdeen Angus heifers to £770 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with Blondes from R Heath, Bootle reaching £680.
Month old heifers to £670 x2 from HJ Robinson, Elm Tree with others £580 and £560 x2 from Dolphenby Farming Ltd, Penrith – these just two to three weeks old. A nice feature of todays sale was a run of Black and White heifer calves from Withgill Farm Ltd, Clitheroe selling to £550, £500, £490, £430, £420 at just two to three weeks old.
Calves continue to sell to extreme rates here at J36, see you in a fortnight.
Contact Will Rogerson on 07506283587.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £990 Hadderdale Farm, £930 Hadderdale Farm, £910 Flodder Hall, £910 Cinder Hill Farm, £880 Cinder Hill Farm, £830 Flodder Hall. CHAROLAIS: £920 Holme House Farm, £810 Holme House Farm. ANGUS: £850 Bambers Farm, £830 Hadderdale Farm, £820 Hadderdale Farm, £810 Hadderdale Farm, £780 West Hall. LIMOUSIN: £850 Langley Park, £820 Langley Park, £790 Langley Park, £760 Langley Park, £620 Mount Pleasant, £600 Halforth Farm. HEREFORD: £780 Cinder Hill Farm, £720 The Glen. BLONDE: £690 Midtown Farm. SHORTHORN: £680 Flodder Hall. FRIESIAN: £450 Hadderdale Farm, £440 West Hall, £420 Hadderdale Farm, £390 West Hall, £380 West Hall, £210 West Hall. LONGHORN: £310 West Hall.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £980 Hadderdale Farm, £920 Borrans Farm, £900 Bambers Farm, £870 Bambers Farm, £810 Bambers Farm. ANGUS: £770 Bambers Farm, £660 Langley Park, £630 Raw End Farm, £580 Scales Park Farm, £540 Scales Park Farm, £520 Borrans Farm. LIMOUSIN: £860 Cinder Hill Farm, £760 Langley Park, £710 Langley Park, £690 Langley Park. BLONDE: £680 Midtown Farm. FRIESIAN: £550 Withgill Farm, £500 Withgill Farm, £490 Withgill Farm, £430 Withgill Farm, £420 Withgill Farm, £400 Withgill Farm.
STIRKS
Trade for stirks remain buoyant at Junction 36. Average £1267.07.
Cattle throughout remained in demand with buyers wanting all specifications. Topping today’s trade was a quality Limousin cross steer making £1630 from JH Barker, Haverthwaite. Plenty of the same goods were hitting the £1500 mark plus, for smart continental types. Angus, Hereford and Luing types weren’t far behind with demand for these being as strong as anything.
Black and White stirks were in a strong place today, also with an average increase on the previous sale and a top price of £1210, with quite a few getting close to that mark also. Next sale is in two weeks time, entries needed by Wednesday 11th March. Any entries or
enquiries welcome. Plenty of room for more stirks. Contact the o ice or auctioneers with entries. Robert Cloughton 07867000244, O ice: 01539566200.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: HEREFORD: £1460 Springs Farm, £1320 Low Fold, £1220 Low Fold, £1140 Outfield, £1080 Briar Cottage. LIMOUSIN: £1360 Mossborough, £1200 Pilling Hall Farm. FRIESIAN: £1150 Springs Farm, £1000 Springs Farm, £790 Barton Street, £760 Outfield, £690 Outfield. BRITISH BLUE: £950 Outfield. BLONDE: £620 Midtown Farm, £550 Midtown Farm, £340 Midtown Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £1510 Thornham Fold Farm, £1410 Thornham Fold Farm, £1320 Thornham Fold Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1470 Woodside Farm, £1370 Woodside Farm, £1300 Mossborough, £1260 Woodside Farm, £1200 Stribers Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1240 High Ploughlands, £1080 Beacon View Farm, £690 Bank Farm, £460 Bank Farm. ANGUS: £690 Bank Farm, £620 Bank Farm, £570 Bank Farm. SHORTHORN: £570 Bank Farm, £480 Bank Farm. BLONDE: £400 Midtown Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1630 Stribers Farm, £1580 Mossborough, £1540 Capplerigg Farm, £1520 Mossborough, £1460 Stribers Farm, £1440 Capplerigg Farm. CONTINENTAL: £1440 Capplerigg Farm, £1400 Howe Farm, £1320 Howe Farm, £1300 Capplerigg Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1420 Springs Farm, £1210 Beacon View Farm. FRIESIAN: £1210 Springs Farm, £760
Outfield. CHAROLAIS: £1140 Low Longmire. HEREFORD: £1080 Beacon View Farm. ANGUS: £900 Beacon View Farm.
STORE CATTLE
UNSTOPPABLE FORCE
The Store Cattle trade continues to smash expectations here at J36 with a fierce ringside eager for cattle of any description.
Thursday’s sale also included a show for cattle 12 months and under. This was kindly sponsored by Yan Vets and judged by Mark Dodgson.
SHOW OF SUCKLER BRED CATTLE UNDER 12 MONTHS
JUDGE: MARK DODGSON & SPONSOR: YAN FARM HEALTH
CLASS 1- SUCKLER BRED BULLOCK
1st B Wilson & Sons- Limousin- £1900
2nd M & D Hatton- Limousin- £2240
3rd M & D Hatton- Limousin- £2180
CLASS 2- SUCKLER BRED HEIFER
1st S Proctor- Limousin- £1980
2nd B Wilson & Sons- Limousin- £1900
3rd S Proctor- Limousin- £1780
CLASS 3- SUCKLER BRED BULL
1st AJ & L Birkett- Limousin- £2140
2nd TW Gorst- British Blue- £2100
3rd TW Gorst- British Blue- £2060
CHAMPION- S Proctor
RESERVE CHAMPION- AJ & L Birkett
Aberdeen Angus bullocks and heifers were both topped by Messrs JE D JER Wightman making £2260 and £2110 respectively. Limousin steers sold to £2260 at 15m of age from Messrs JR & KA Hodgson. Younger ones hit £2240 at 11months old from M & D Hatton and the same price again from Messrs S Procter, Selside. That same good home sold further yearling bullocks to £2180. Other Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £2080 from Messrs J Holme & Son.
A packet of 5 British Blue heifers hit £2070 from Messrs C Wilson. 9 month old Limousin heifers sold to £1900 for a cracker from Messrs B Wilson, Ashstead.
Our next sale at J36 is on 19th March with the appetite from buyers as big as ever. Please contact Joel McGarva with any further enquiries or telephone the o ice now, with your entries.
Store Bullock Top Prices: ANGUS: £2260 Crabtree Farm, £2140 Blea Tarn Road, £2120 Mislet Farm, £2100 Crabtree Farm, £2040 Hollowmire Farm, £1980 Blea Tarn Road. LIMOUSIN: £2260 Howriggs, £2240 Knott End Farm, £2240, £2180 High Biggarsbank, £2180 Knott End Farm, £2140 High House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2160 Hollowmire Farm, £2130 Blea Tarn Road, £2130 Hollowmire Farm, £1880 High House Farm, £1760 Cockrigg Farm, £1720 High Green Farm.
CHAROLAIS: £2100 Hampsfield Hall, £1970 Little Fell Farm, £1880 High Biggarsbank, £1870 Meathop Park Farm Lodge, £1840 Little Fell Farm, £1790 Thrang. SIMMENTAL: £1980 Howriggs.
SHORTHORN: £1980, £1740 Howriggs, £1360 Boundary Beck, £1320, £1290, £1230 Esps Farm. HEREFORD: £1870 Blea Tarn, £1760 Low Waterside, £1650, £1540, £1400 Kingsland.
STABILISER: £1600 Little Fell Farm. FLECKVIEH: £1580 Rowe End Farm. FRIESIAN: £1380 Cockrigg Farm. CONTINENTAL: £1340, £1240 Mouse Syke, £1150 Low Waterside.
MONTBELIARDE: £1100 Kingsland.
Store Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: £2110 Crabtree Farm, £2080 Hollowmire, £2060 Helm Croft, £2040 Crabtree Farm, £1990 Stubb Place Farm, £1920 Crabtree Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2070 Nether Hall Farm, £2000 Hollowmire Farm, £1960 Endmoor Farm, £1860 Parrox Hall Farm, £1860 Birks Farm, £1820 Stubb Place Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2030 Hollowmire Farm, £2010 Birch Bank, £1980 High Biggarsbank, £1960 Yates Farm, £1900 Ashstead, £1890 Parrox Hall Farm.
CHAROLAIS: £2020 Crabtree Farm, £1690 Thrang, £1620 Tongue House Farm, £1600 Low Longmire, £1500 Thrang, £1500 Tongue House Farm. HEREFORD: £1900, £1520, £1480 Nun House, £1380 Thrang. SHORTHORN: £1150 Boundary Beck.
Store Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2140 High Birk Howe Farm, £2060, £2020 Capplethwaite Hall, £2000 High Birk Howe Farm, £1760 Capplethwaite Hall, £1750 High Birk Howe Farm.
BRITISH BLUE: £2100, £2060, £1700 Gilpin Farm. BLONDE: £1680 Capplethwaite Hall, £1480, £1370, £1280 Low Garths CHAROLAIS: £1370 Low Garths. HEREFORD: £1240 (x2), £1160
Nibthwaite Grange Farm. SHORTHORN: £1180, £1140, £1130 Esps Farm.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
OTM Cow Top Prices: STABILISER: 354.50 Kit Cragg, 349.50 Kit Cragg, 334.50 Kit Cragg, 329.50 Kit Cragg. BRITISH BLUE: 339.50 High Biggarsbank, 304.50 Hullater Farm, 304.50 High Row, 294.50 Gowan Bank Farm, 294.50 Greenside Farm, 279.50 Gilsmere Farm. LIMOUSIN: 329.50 Mireside Farm, 324.50 St Annes Farm, 324.50 Woodside Farm, 299.50 Woodside Farm, 279.50 St Annes Farm, 134.50 Hullater Farm. FRIESIAN: 314.50 Cracalt Farm, 249.50 High House Farm, 244.50 Flodder Hall, 244.50 High Roosebeck Farm, 239.50 Moss House Farm, 229.50 Birks Farm. HEREFORD: 314.50 Gowan Bank Fam, 274.50 Hullater Farm. SIMMENTAL: 309.50 High House Farm 299.50 Holmelands. ANGUS: 289.50 Holmelands, 209.50 Low Fold. CONTINENTAL: 259.50 Town End. NORWEIGIAN: 229.50 Moss House Farm. FLEKVIEH: 229.50 Cracalt Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: 229.50 Arklid Farm. JERSEY: 209.50 Low Waterside.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 414.50 Low Waterside, 324.50 Nether Hall Farm, 279.50 Crosscrake Farm, 239.50 Crosscrake Farm. CONTINENTAL: 339.50 Tarnside Farm. HEREFORD: 329.50 Tarnside Farm. ANGUS: 324.50 Tarnside Farm. NORWEIGIAN: 314.50 Cracalt Farm.
FRIESIAN: 309.50 Cracalt Farm, 299.50 Cracalt Farm, 279.50 Birks Farm, 244.50 Kitchlow Farm, 229.50 Stirzaker House Farm. JERSEY: 204.50 Midtown Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 359.50 Green Close, 334.50 Green Close. SIMMENTAL: 344.50 Kate Farm. ANGUS: 339.50 Green Close. HEREFORD: 329.50 Tarnside Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: 309.50 High Roosebeck Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: BLONDE: 384.50 Causeway Farm. SIMMENTAL: 294.50 Kate Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 6th March 2026.
CALVES
No let up in the calf trade with prices easily maintained from the strength of last week. Plenty of interest in all calves with more easily sold and required at Lancaster Auction.
Best of the beef calves to £940 for a super Aberdeen Angus cross bull from Messrs Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth with British Blue crosses £920 from JS Towers & H Kent, Lancaster.
Returning to Lancaster was RA Bebbington, Greenhalgh who enjoyed selling British Blue heifers to £890 and £880, and steers at the same price. Younger beef calves sold to £820 for Charolais cross bulls from Raby Farm, Preesall and British Blue cross £800 from CJ Smith, St Michaels. Other bulls nicely £650 to £750 and heifers £520 to £640.
Native sired calves forward in abundance with Aberdeen Angus cross heifers to £800 from RA Bebbington who also sold Hereford cross at £780. Rearing bull calves to £710 from Pickervance Farms Ltd with month olds £650 from I Slater Ltd, Claughton on Brock.
Just a handful of dairy bulls forward with the strongest to £530 from Brades Farm, Farleton with others £500 from JS Towers & H Kent, with dairy bulls averaging £442!!
Next week to include the new mid-month sale of weaned calves, stirks & young bulls (to include suckler bred) to be sold after the calves.
Enter with confidence with a high level of interest already expressed. All enquiries to Matthew Probert 07540 446667 & Andrew Butler 07966 556592.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £890 Barncroft Farm, £880 Cinder Hill Farm, £880 Barncroft Farm, £700 Catshaw Hall Farm, £660 Catshaw Hall Farm, £600 Fern Hill Farm. ANGUS: £800 Barncroft Farm, £600 Fern Hill Farm, £570 Roseacre Hall, £570 Wyre Bank, £520 Fern Hill Farm, £480 Catshaw Hall Farm. HEREFORD: £780 Barncroft Farm, £690 Barncroft Farm. LONGHORN: £280 Brades Farm, £230 Brades Farm, £100 Brades Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £940 Lower Langthwaite Farm, £710 Roseacre Hall, £690 Derby Lodge Farm, £670 Roseacre Hall, £650 Hudsbrook Farm, £640 Derby Lodge Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £920 Cinder Hill Farm, £830 Cinder Hill Farm, £820 Catshaw Hall Farm, £800 Wyre Bank, £770 Derby Lodge Farm, £760 Cinder Hill Farm. CHAROLAIS: £820 Fern Hill Farm. FRIESIAN: £530 Brades Farm, £500 Cinder Hill Farm, £380 Brades Farm, £360 Wyre Bank. LONGHORN: £380 Brades Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £880 Barncroft Farm, £790 Barncroft Farm. ANGUS: £770 Barncroft Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Lancaster Auction once again proved to be the customers choice for store cattle with a top price of £2520 achieved for Limousin cross steers for PM & ST Entwistle, Abbeystead closely followed by Aberdeen Angus cross steers achieving £2500 from A & E Clarkson Ltd, Cockerham and J & M Cockett, Ingleton. Other stronger end steers regularly £2300£2450 to include Flekvieh at £2450 from R & K Jenkinson, Pilling. Several consignments of younger suckler bred steers forward selling to £2250 for a trio for Limousin cross from TR Prickett.
Heifers perhaps not the strength of previous sales but those forward selling to £2120 for British Blue crosses from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling with others at £2050 and £2000. Aberdeen Angus cross to £1950 from L Parsons & Sons, Kendal and T & E Garlick & Son, Freckleton. Medium keep heifers generally £1680 to £1800.
Buyers ringside for all cattle today and here every week keen to keep the sheds full. Entries for the next sale required by 12 noon on Monday.
Store Bullock Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £2520 (x2) Lentworth Farm, £2450 Millbeck, £2420 Foredales Farm, £2400 The Dingle, £2350 Pilling Hall Farm. ANGUS: £2500 Foredales Farm, £2500 Cock Hall Farm, £2480 New Hall Farm, £2450 Lingham Farm, £2400, £2380 Cragg Farm. FLECKVIEH: £2450 Holmes Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2420 Cock Hall Farm, £2380 Millbeck, £2350 Stubb Hall Farm, £2350 Holmes Farm, £2350 Stubb Hall Farm, £2300 Foredales Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2380 Whelpside Farm, £2320 Whitray Farm, £2300 Pilling Hall Farm, £2220 Windy Hill Farm, £2200, £2050 Whitray Farm. HEREFORD: £2280 Pasture House Farm, £1950 Holly House Farm, £1750 The Bungalow. OTHER: £2000 Low Levens. FRIESIAN: £1950 Low Levens, £1700 Plumpton Hall Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £2120 Pasture House Farm, £2000 Hare Field House, £1980 Wood Nook Farm, £1980 Hare Field House, £1850 The Bungalow, £1780 Smardale Mill. FRIESIAN: £2050 Hallbeck, £1580 Plumpton Hall Farm. ANGUS: £1950 Low Levens, £1950 Grange Farm, £1920 (x2) Hare Field House, £1920 Pasture House Farm, £1900 Sweetings Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1880 Knowsley Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1850 Abbotson Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1800 Windy Hill Farm. HEREFORD: £1700 (x2) Holly House Farm, £1500 The Bungalow. MONTBELIARDE: £1700 Cumming Carr Farm. OTHER: £1700 Linghaw Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: MONTBELIARDE: £1820 Cumming Carr Farm.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
Plenty of interest in all classes and types this week with an overall market average of 261p/kg for a sale entry of predominantly dairy bred cows.
Of the beef cows forward these sold to 329.5p/kg for Limousin cross from RHM & S Boyren who travelled down from Ulverston with others to 319.5p/kg from TS & HJ Park, Cowan Bridge and 309.5p/kg from WI & AM Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. Top grossing was a Limousin cross from TS & HJ Park, Cowan Bridge at £2524 with others generally £2000 to £2400 to include a Hereford cross from Ireland Farm, Kirkby Lonsdale at £2140.
Top of the dairies at 304.5p/kg from G & ME Woodhouse & Sons Ltd, Ellel with half meated nicely 245p/kg to 260p/kg, only the leanest less. A top of £2340 for a Holstein Friesian from T Taylor travelling from Woodplumpton with B & AC Barnes, Kirkby Lonsdale selling Flekvieh at £2032.
Over age heifers sold to 364.5p/kg for a Limousin cross from Pilling Hall, Pilling with dairies to 329.5p/kg for Flekvieh from B & AC Barnes and Holsteins from Drinkall Bros.
Top grossing was an Aberdeen Angus cross from Cowell & Moore at £2273. Steers to 369.5p/kg & £2689 for British Blues x from Cowell & Moore with other Limousin cross to 364.5p/kg & Charolais crosses to £2648.
Just one stock bull forward today selling to 324.5p/kg & £2229 for an Aberdeen Angus.
More cows needed at Lancaster Auction Mart each week to meet buyers requirements, 13 active accounts today keen to secure all classes & types.
OTM Cow Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 329.50 Hill Park; 319.50 Todgill Farm; 309.50 Holme House Farm; 259.50 Rooten Brook. ANGUS: 304.50, 269.50, 229.50 Rooten Brook. HEREFORD: 304.50 Biggins Lodge Farm. FRESIAN: 304.50 Boldens Farm; 259.50 x2 Roseacre Hall; 259.50 Midge Hall Farm; 259.50 Cocker House Farm; 254.50 Langthwaite Heights. BRITISH BLUE: 299.50 Biggins Lodge Farm. MONTBELIARDE: 274.50, 269.50, 229.50 Cumming Carr Farm. FLEKVIEH: 269.50 Hawkin Hall; 249.50, 249.50 Docker Hall. SIMMENTEL: 189.50 Mitchelland Farm Bungalow.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 364.50 Pilling Hall Farm. ANGUS: 329.50 Newsham Hall. FRESIAN: 329.50 Catshaw Hall; 324.50, 319.50, 299.50 Bowsber Farm; 314.50 Sweetings Farm; 239.50 Foxdale Cottage. FLEKVIEH: 329.50 Hawkin Hall. AYRSHIRE: 274.50 Newsham Hall:
Cast Steer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 369.50 Newsham Hall. LIMOUSIN: 364.50 Pilling Hall. CHAROLAIS: 354.50 Newsham Hall.
Cast Bull Top Prices: ANGUS: 324.50 Roseacre Hall.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 9th
Lancaster: 10am Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Tuesday 10th
J36: Online Machinery sale concludes 10:30am Pigs
1pm Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Wednesday 11th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
Thursday 12th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
10:30am Closing Sale of In Lamb Breeding Sheep & Store Hoggs Friday 13th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves, Weanlings, Young Bulls, Stirks & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection