Weekly Report & Newsletter - 20th February 2026
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Cattle
Dispersal on behalf of Low Moor Howe Farm Ltd. Saturday 14th February 2026.
LOW MOOR HOWE FARM LTD DISPERSAL SALE
On Saturday 14th February, North West Auctions conducted the complete herd dispersal sale of Pedigree & Pure Bred in calf Luing cows and Simluing youngstock on behalf of Low Moor Howe Farm LTD, Winster due to a change in farming policy.
Under the care and attention of farm manager Nathan Allen, this most genuine herd of cattle attracted buyers from Scotland, Wales and the Midlands alongside strong attendance from the Northern Counties. Pedigree & Pure bred Luing cows due to the Simmental bull sold to a top price of £2750 with others £2550, £2450, £2400 and cows in calf to the Luing bull sold to £2050.
Stock bulls sold to £4000 for Denizes Kansas 19 with another Simmental Denizes Northern Light 22 achieving £3800. Troutbeck Yogi, being the herds Luing stock bull achieved a final bid of £3100.
The sale of Youngstock saw Simluing bulling heifers sell to £2250 with other pens £2150, £2100, £2050. The 2025 crop of Simluing heifers saw the pick sell to £1600 on several occasions with other pens £1550, £1500, £1450. Pure Luing heifers sold to £1050.
Sale Statistics:
-In calf Luing cows to £2750 av. £2170
-Simluing bulling heifers to £2250 av. £2072
-Simluing youngstock to £1600 av. £1497
-Luing youngstock to £1050 av. £1028
-Cow & Calf to £3050
-Simmental bulls to £4000
-Luing bull to £3100
Complete Flock Dispersal of Breeding Sheep on Behalf of Low Moor Howe Farm Ltd.
Thursday 26th February 2026 at Junction 36
Sale comprising of:
-90 Swaledale Gimmer Hoggs, -102 Cheviot Gimmer Hoggs, -105 Swaledale Shearlings In Lamb to Swaledale, -106 Cheviot Shearlings In Lamb to Cheviot, -90 Cheviot Ewes In Lamb to Texel x Beltex.
Gimmer Hoggs - Hpx2, Fluked, Wormed, Dipped. Shearlings & Ewes - Due Mid March. Hpx2, Fluked, Wormed, Dipped, Footvax, Enzo & Toxo Abortion Vaccinated.
In Calf CowTop Prices: LUING: £2750, £2550, £2450, £2400, £2350. SIMLUING: £2250.
Bulling Heifer Top Prices: SIMLUING: £2250, £2150, £2100. LUING: £1750.
Youngstock Top Prices: SIMLUING: £1600, £1550, £1500. LUING: £1050, £1000.
Cow & Calf Top Prices: LUING: £3050.
Breeding Bull Top Prices: SIMMENTAL: £4000, £3800. LUING: £3100.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Monday 16th February 2026.
PRIME HOGGS
Monday morning once again proved to be the customers choice with a larger show of hoggs forward selling to a trade some 10p up on the week with an overall average of 342p/kg for hoggs ranging from 26kg to 75kg and a market SQQ of 356p/kg.
Best bred hoggs to 447p/kg for Beltex cross from CD & HL Mason with a further 10 pens over 400p/kg and endless well finished hoggs 350p/kg to 385p/kg. Hill bred hoggs to 366p/kg for Herdwicks, 362p/kg Cheviots and Mules 328p/kg.
Texel cross hoggs from T & D Wright and R & DL Cornthwaite shared the top spot of £190
with others nicely £175 to £188. Standards easily sold to the keenest buyer demand generally £145 to £158. Light weights saw the best sell to £144 with others £128 to £140.
Keep these hoggs coming, more required each week.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £190 Humblescough Farm, £190 Allcocks Farm, £187 Humblescough Farm, £185 Cross House Farm, £184 Humblescough Farm, £180 Mearsbeck Farm. BELTEX: £186 Angerton Hall Farm, £180 Mearsbeck Farm, £180 Park Farm Barn, £178 (x2), £177 Castle Mill Farm. CONTINENTAL: £179 Mearsbeck Farm, £158, £152 Park Farm Barn, £132, £124 Gibsons Farm, £121 Corney Hill Farm. CHEVIOT: £172 Holmelands, £153 Helm Croft, £142 Hutton Roof Hall, £140 Helm Croft, £139 Hutton Roof Hall, £134 Marshaw Farm.
MASHAM: £172, £166 Allcocks Farm. CHAROLAIS: £170 Park Farm Barn, £151 Burns Farm.
SUFFOLK: £168 North Farm, £167 Halton Park Farm, £159 North Farm, £157 Thornbush Farm, £152 Old Parkside Farm, £151 North Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £159 Cottam Farm. MULE: £155 Thornbush Farm, £154 High House Farm, £148 Cross House Farm, £147 Thornbush Farm, £144 High House Farm, £142 Moorcock Hall Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £154 Millbeck. DALESBRED: £147 Allcocks Farm. HERDWICK: £139 Hutton Roof Hall. DORSET: £121 Corney Hill Farm.
SWALEDALE: £119 High House Farm.
Store Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £94, £89 Mill House Farm.
CULL SHEEP
A full row of cull sheep today selling to an animated trade. Strongest cross bred ewes to £236 with others £220, £210 with better end mediums generally £170 to £195. Mules sold to £160 with lighter weight medium Mules £135 to £150. Pure hill ewes sold to £158 for Lonks, £138 Dalesbred with lesser end horned ewes £85 to £100.
Several cull rams forward with medium continentals £175 to £192, BFL & Teeswater £160 to £170 and horned rams £120 to £136.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £236 High House Farm, £220 Corney Hill Farm, £210 Angerton Hall Farm, £198 Mearsbeck Farm, £170 Newhouse Farm, £164 Mearsbeck Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £190, £184 Hill Farm, £148 Corney Hill Farm, £146 Shorefields, £140 Hill Farm. LEICESTER: £172, £166 High House Farm, £116 Thornbush Farm. BELTEX: £162 Halton Park Farm. MULE: £160 Greenwoods, £156 Halton Park Farm, £148 Greenwoods, £132 High House Farm, £128 Old Parkside Farm, £110 Thornbush Farm. HORNED: £158, £142 High House Farm. DORSET: £140, £135 Corney Hill Farm. ZWARTBLE: £140 Corney Hill Farm. DALESBRED: £138, £120 Allcocks Farm. CHEVIOT: £120 Greenwoods. CONTINENTAL: £110 Angerton Hall Farm, £102 Gibsons Farm. SWALEDALE: £98, £92 High House Farm, £60 Thornbush Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £192 High House Farm, £174 Greenwoods. TEESWATER: £168, £148 Allcocks Farm. LEICESTER: £166 High House Farm. SWALEDALE: £136 Marshaw Farm, £86 Thornbush Farm. HERDWICK: £100 High House Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 17th February 2026.
PRIME HOGGS
Driving Maul of a Trade
The prime hoggs charged onto the pitch like a front row on a mission, with the ring side busier than a Saturday afternoon at Murrayfield. The best fleshed sorts broke the line and never looked back keeping the score board ticking.
CS Long & RH Knipe sold Texels to 410.5p/kg, while Beltex hit 410.3p/kg from Robyn Allen. Messrs PJ & ES Rogerson sold their usual quality run of Texels to 402.5p/kg while KA Purtill and JA Airey sold pens of Hoggs to 400p/kg for Texel and Beltex, respectively. Larger numbers of Herdwicks and Swales about today, regularly selling between 340p/kg and 360p/kg. The best end of Cheviots also selling in that neck of the woods, and to £178 from Messrs GA & A Jackson. Light Hoggs also still a strong trade, with 29kg sheep making 355.2p/kg from Messrs SW & A Hoggarth and 30kg Herdwicks from RA Clegg & LD Bennett selling for 357p/kg.
Todays overall average was 340p/kg and an SQQ average of 350p/kg. Serious competition and prompt payment guaranteed! No knock ons, just clean and tidy finishes. See you next week. For further enquires contact Joel McGarva on 07920 009097.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £190, £183 Dawson Fold. SUFFOLK: £190 Tunstall Hall, £179 The Glen, £174 Tunstall Hall, £163 The Glen, £160 (x2) Dairy Barn Farm. TEXEL: £182 Maison Gill, £181 Hill Top Farm, £180 Beaumont Gate, £180 Helm Croft, £180 Mint Close, £180 Park Farm Barn. BELTEX: £180 Old Croft, £179 High Snab, £178 Oak Aveune, £176 Park Farm Barn, £172 Old Croft, £160 St Annes Farm. CONTINENTAL: £178, £158 Mire House Farm, £154 Gillfoot Aveune, £152 Brow Head, £149 Dale End, £148 Gillfoot Aveune. CHEVIOT: £178 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £168 Chapel House, £160 Outrake Foot, £159 (x2) Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £156 Low Gregg Hall. LEICESTER: £177 Hareden Farm. MULE: £162, £161 Hareden Farm, £158 Holme House Farm, £155 Heaton Hall Farm, £154 Arklid Farm, £154 Cuerdale Hall Farm. GRITSTONE: £160 Park Farm Barn. MASHAM: £160 Holme House Farm. SWALEDALE: £157 Hareden Farm, £155 Low Longmire Farm, £145 Arklid Farm, £140 Holme House Farm, £125 Dale End, £118 Tongue House Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £157, £156 (x3) Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £100 Shearwater Crescent. DALESBRED: £151 Ubarrow Hall. HAMPSHIRE: £149, £117 Lyndarick. TEESWATER: £149 Gowan Bank Farm. RYELAND: £144 Gowan Bank Farm. ROUGH FELL: £140 Boundary Beck, £139 Rash Mill Cottage, £136 Seedhowe Cottages, £130 Rash Mill Cottage, £130 Boundary Beck, £118 Rash Mill Cottage. HERDWICK: £139 (x2) Dale End, £135 Tebay Ghyll, £120 Knittleton Farm, £110 Hazel Head Farm, £108 Far Kiln Bank. HORNED: £121 Higher Salter, £114 Knittleton Farm, £111 Higher Salter.
CAST SHEEP
A solid trade for ewes once again here at J36 with a show lacking strength on the whole. Heavy ewes in short supply selling to £275 for a Su olk x from Wannops Farms, Morecambe who sold Beltex to £242. Mules in best fettle look a good trade selling to £170 with the best £155+. Horned ewes still looking well sold selling to £144, the better end £120+, mediums to £90+ with the leanest trading between £40-£80.
Ewes:
• Su olk to £275 from Wannops Farm, Morecambe
• Beltex to £242 from Wannops Farm, Morecambe
• Texel to £200 from Wishingwell Genetics, Warcop
• Dorset to £182 from J & R Waller, Killington
• BFL to £172 from WI & AM Atkinson, Bleasdale
• North England Mule to £170 from Wannops Farm, Morecambe
• Cheviot to £148 from SM & CL Bowe, Crosby Ravensworth
• Dalesbred to £144 from DR Preston, Caton
• Rough Fell to £140 from K Milburn, Dent
• Herdwick to £116 from SW & A Hoggarth, Broughton in Furness
• Swaledale to £112 from DR Preston, Caton
Rams:
• Texel to £182 from N Barker, Dalton
• BFL to £152 from S Crawford, Kendal
Cast Ewes Top Prices: SUFFOLK: £275 Heaton Hall Farm, £162 Maddison Aveune, £136 Mire House Farm, £134 Low Longmire. BELTEX: £242 Heaton Hall Farm, £200 Hylton House, £144 Heaton Hall Farm. TEXEL: £196 Warth Sutton Farm, £180 Far Highfield, £178 Stakes Moss Farm, £176 Fold Farm, £174 Farleton House, £164 Heights Farm. DORSET: £182 Hallbeck, £178, £154 Stakes Moss Farm, £152, £142 Warth Sutton Farm. LEICESTER: £172, £134 Holme House Farm. MULE: £170 Heaton Hall Farm, £167 Lodge Bank Farm, £166 Heaton Hall Farm, £158 Riddings Farm, £156 Far Highfield, £156 High Tenement Farm. CHAROLAIS: £166, £158 Dawson Fold, £144 Patton Mill Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £154 Mansergh Hall Farm, £134 High Tenement Farm, £130 Hall Farm, £130 Farelton House, £102 Rhumes. DUTCH SPOTTED: £152 High Tenement Farm. CHEVIOT: £148 Bank Farm, £118 Castle Green Lane, £114 Spice Gill Farm, £108 Broadhead, £108 Whelpside Farm. MASHAM: £146 Ellers Farm, £116 Lower Brockholes Farm. HORNED: £144 Ellers Farm, £123, £108 Higher Salter, £100 Roundthwaite. ROUGH FELL: £140 Spice Gill Farm, £132 Hollowgate Farm, £125 Ellers Farm, £112 Spice Gill Farm, £106, £89 Hollowgate Farm. CONTINENTAL: £138 Lower Brockholes Farm, £130 (x2), £127 Low Chapel Farm, £126 Ellers Farm, £126 Mansergh Hall Farm. HERDWICK: £116 Far Kiln Bank, £112 Riddings Farm. RYELAND: £116 Lyndarick. SWALEDALE: £112 Ellers Farm, £110 Low Longmire, £98 Holme House Farm, £72 Whelpside Farm. DALESBRED: £96 Ellers Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: TEXEL: £182 Dalton Old Hall, £160 (x2) Mansergh Hall Farm, £154 Dalton Old Hall. LEICESTER: £152 Seedhowe Cottages. ROUGH FELL: £136 Seedhowe Cottages. CONTINENTAL: £132, £130 Masergh Hall Farm. HERDWICK: £102 Far Kiln Bank.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle. Thursday 19th February 2026.
CALVES- Smaller show, bigger trade
J36 does it again, bull calves a phenomenal trade selling to £1100 for a British Blue from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme with 10-week-old Charolais from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor next at £1030. Other British Blues to £990 and £900 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with Simmentals to £950 and Aberdeen Angus to £810 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme. Younger calves to £630 for 30-day old from DR & C Galbraith, Grayrigg and Limousin to £610 from CM & CS Chappelhow, Penrith. Dairy bulls to £490 for Fleckvieh from AE & MK Hayhurst, Natland with black & whites to £350 from the same home.
Heifer calves met equally as nice a trade, selling to £900 for British Blue from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with Simmental next at £890 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme. Charolais to £670 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington with 31-day old British Blues topping the youngsters at £660 from DR & C Galbraith, Grayrigg. Aberdeen Angus heifers to £620 from both RJ & KR Wilkinson, Levens and SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington. 3-weekold Aberdeen Angus heifers looked well sold to £430 from Messrs Wilson, Allithwaite.
See you in a fortnight, any queries phone Will on 07506 283587.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1100 Cinder Hill Farm, £990 Bambers Farm, £880 Bambers Farm, £630 Sunny Bank, £610 Elm Tree Farm, £610 Sunny Bank. CHAROLAIS: £1030 Low Audlands, £720 Holme House Farm. HEREFORD: £590 High Grounds Farm, £550 Natland Park Farm. SIMMENTAL: £950 Cinder Hill Farm. ANGUS: £810 Cinder Hill Farm, £790 Bambers Farm, £780 Cinder Hill Farm, £730 Holme House Farm, £710 Holme House Farm, £600 Whin Yeats. LIMOUSIN: £610 High Grounds Farm. FLEKVIEH: £490 Natland Park Farm. FRIESIAN: £350 Natland Park Farm, £340 Natland Park Farm, £300 Kitchlow Farm, £290 Whin Yeats, £280 Natland Park Farm, £260 Natland Park Farm.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £900 Bambers Farm, £880 Bambers Farm, £780 Bambers Farm, £770 Bambers Farm, £660 Sunny Bank, £610 Sunny Bank. SIMMENTAL: £890 Cinder Hill Farm. CHAROLAIS: £670 Holme House Farm, £650 Holme House Farm. ANGUS: £620 Holme House Farm, £620 High Foulshaw Farm, £560 High Foulshaw Farm, £560 Whin Yeats, £540 Whin Yeats, £530 High Foulshaw Farm. LIMOUSIN: £590 High Grounds Farm, £580 High Grounds Farm.
STIRKS- Stirks to £1720 at NWA J36
New customers once again in attendance, both buying and selling and keen to return again to this popular sale.
Steers sold to £1720 for 10m Lim x from MW & M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell who sold another ring full at £1590 (9m) with other shapely suckler bred 8m Lim x £1410 from D & A Nicholson, Ulverston. Dairy Cross steers sold to £1200 for BA x from G & ID Postlethwaite, Lowgill with 7m Lim x £1180 F & TE Park, Crook. Well reared Char x and BRB x from C Postlethwaite, Gosforth achieved £1100.
Suckler bred heifers topped at £1490 for 10m AA x from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston who also sold South Devon x at £1350. An eye-catching ring full of 8m Lim x from JH Barker & Son, Ulverston found a final bid of £1400 closely followed by 8m BRB x £1400 from CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Sedbergh. Younger Dairy cross heifers sold to £1050 from RE & P Miller, Garstang who sold AA x at £1000. 6m BRB x to £960 from RW Bainbridge & Son, Whittington.
Suckler bred bulls sold to £1200 for 8m Lim x from GM Strong, Penrith with 10m South Devon bulls £1570 from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston. Recently weaned AA x to £860 from SM & CL Bowe, Penrith.
Stirks will continue to be sold at 12noon in ring 2, penned on arrival with a ballot drawn 10 mins prior to the sale. Enter with confidence for the next sale on 5/3/26.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1700 School Hill, £950 Spout House. South Devon: £1570 Bowkerstead Farm. Continental: £1220 Cragg House Farm. Friesian: £920 School Hill. Angus: £860 x2 Bank Farm, £850 The Bungalow. British Blue: £780 Bank Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £1490 £1370 Bowkerstead Farm, £1000 Lower Lingart Farm, £750 The Bungalow. Limousin: £1410 Stribers Farm, £1290 Riddings. British Blue: £1400 Holme Farm, £1050 Lower Lingart Farm, £980 £950 £920 Outfield. South Devon: £1350 Bowkerstead Farm. Hereford: £1250 Riddings, £910 Lower Lingart Farm. Blonde: £980 Riddings.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £1720 £1590 Swallowmire, £1410 Birch Bank, £1180 Cragg House Farm, £1090 Swallowmire. Blonde: £1200 Riddings, £1090 Cragg House Farm. British Blue: £1110 Rainors Farm. Charolais: £1100 Rainors Farm. Hereford: £1100 Riddings. Friesian: £1020 Bellart Howe.
STORE CATTLE
Knock out trade
No shadow boxing today – straight into the championship rounds from the first pen forward. Buyers on their toes, vendors well represented and plenty of cattle properly tested under the bright lights.
The shorthorns came out swinging early landing the first big shots at £2590, twice, from Messrs CS Long & RH Knipe, solid powerful types that took some beating. Charolais bullocks just over the 20 month mark from Messrs D & E Whitaker stepped into the centre of the ring and traded strongly to £2420, while three Angus steers of a similar age from JE, D & JER Wightman went toe to toe at £2400 with bids coming from multiple corners.
The younger division didn’t dock the challenge either. Nine month old Simmental steers from Messrs RJS & DM Addison boxed clever and pushed on to £1990.
In the heifer class JE, D & JER Wightman lifted the Aberdeen Angus title belt at £2560 for two year olds, while younger Charolais heifers from the same good home made £2300 after sustained bidding.
A stand out pair of Blue heifers just 11 months old out of Simmental cows from W Heaps Ltd attracted serious ringside attention before settling at £2120. Smart breeding potential types that were well contested, proving Thursday is the day to maximise trade for all types of cattle.
This is the fortnightly sale where cattle are properly fought over and buyers prepared to go the distance for every lot.
Contact Joel McGarva ahead of our next sale on the 5th March of March on 07920 009097.
Store Bullock Top Prices: SHORTHORN: £2590 The Glen, £2590 The Glen, £1780 The Glen, £1640 Tock How Farm, £1450 Tock How Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2420 Little Fell Farm, £1800 Low Longmire, £1760 Ridding Side Farm, £1730 Little Fell Farm, £1680 Tongue House Farm, £1650 Tongue House Farm. ANGUS: £2400 Little Fell Farm, £2400 Crabtree Farm, £2140 Crabtree Farm, £2120 Blea Tarn Road, £2080 Stubb Place Farm, £2070 Crabtree Farm. HEREFORD: £2340 Crabtree Farm, £2000 Hampsfield Hall, £1560 Southways. BRTISH BLUE: £2180 Blea Tarn Road, £2160 Hampsfield Hall, £2130 Hampsfield Hall, £2080 Blea Tarn Road, £1880 Hollowmire. SIMMENTAL: £2080 Crabtree Farm, £1990 Keld Farm, £1800 Keld Farm, £1740 Keld Farm, £1560 Keld Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1960 Crabtree Farm, £1880 Lower Oakeaves Farm, £1840 Bradley Farm, £1710 Ridding Side Farm, £1700 Cockrigg Farm. FRIEISAN: £1720 Hollowmire, £1660 Tarnside Farm, £1600 Hollowmire Farm, £1420 Longlands, £1200 Tarnside Farm.
AYRSHIRE: £1330 Tarnside Farm. LONGHORN: £920 The Glen.
Store Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: £2560 Crabtree Farm, £2340 Crabtree Farm £2240 Crabtree Farm, £2180 Crabtree Farm, £2020 Crabtree Farm, £2000 Crabtree Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2300 Crabtree Farm, £1690 Ridding Side Farm, £1540 Low Longmire, £1480 Tongue House Farm, £1350 Meathop Park Farm, £1340 Cherry Blossom. LIMOUSIN: £2260 Crabtree Farm, £2080 Bank House Farm, £1950 Bradley Farm, £1840 Bradley Farm, £1840 Birch Bank, £1820 High House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2120 Derbyshire Farm, £2070 Crabtree Farm, £1980 Parrox Hall Farm, £1940 Stubb Place Farm, £1890 Hollowmire Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1680 Riddings.
BLONDE: £1570 Birch Bank FRIESIAN: £1560 Birks Farm, £1400 Longlands. SHORTHORN: £1370 Lodge Bank Farm, £1360 Lodge Bank Farm, £1300 The Glen, £1230 The Glen, £1070 The Glen, £1010 Low Stennerley.
Store Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: £1680 Burton Hill, £1530 Birch Bank, £1410 Burton Hill, £1300 High Field. CONTINENTAL: £750 Spice Gill Farm, £610 Spice Gill Farm.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
A fast trade for all classes of cull cows today with a market average of 265p/kg for all sold. Best Beef cows sold to 364.5p/kg & £3058 for BRB x from RJ & ES Rogerson with others 300p/kg – 340p/kg, medium feeding types 280p/kg-298p/kg.
Heavy and well fleshed dairy cows sold to 299.5p/kg & £2225 from KE Robinson. Others 270p/kg-285p/kg with parlour types 250p/kg-265p/kg.
OTM Beef heifers to 384.5p/kg & £2118 and dairies 264.5p/kg & £1817. Steers to 319.5p/kg and £2301.
Cull Bulls to 334.5p/kg & £2409.
OTM Cow Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 364.50 Maison Gill, 349.50 Maison Gill, 344.50 Maison Gill, 289.50 The Glen, 289.50 Holme Farm, 284.50 Causeway Farm. CONTINENTAL: 324.50 Wasdyke Farm. BLONDE: 304.50 Causeway Farm. FRIESIAN: 299.50 Kiln Hall, 279.50 Jenkin Crag, 269.50 Spout House, 249.50 Whin Yeats, 244.50 Strickland Hill. LIMOUSIN: 299.50 Spital Far, 294.50 Holme Farm, 244.50 Swallowmire. SIMMENTAL: 289.50 Kelleth Rigg. SHORTHORN: 269.50 Boundary Beck. FLEKVIEH: 259.50 Far Audlands, 239.50 Hawkrigg Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: 244.50 Craketrees. ANGUS: 239.50 Mealriggs Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: 214.50 Moss House Farm. JERSEY: 204.50 High House Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 384.50 Swallowmire. FRIESIAN: 264.50 Strickland Hill. SHORTHORN: 249.50 Boundary Beck.
Cast Steer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 319.50 Hullater Farm. ANGUS: 239.50 Mealriggs Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 334.50 Hullater Farm, 269.50 Ellerbeck Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle, Friday 20th February 2026.
CALVES
Lancasters weekly calf sale saw a reduced number forward than previous weeks, where we lacked in numbers we made up with in quality on show. With a mainly stronger show of calves, these topping at £1000 from FW Rhodes, Ellel for a British Blue bull with others from the same good home at £910. Strong Aberdeen Angus bulls from JS Towers & H Kent, Lancaster at £930 who also had Simmental bulls to £870. FW Rhodes, Ellel continuing their good day with Charolais bulls to £810. Younger calves looking well sold with regular Lancaster supporter Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale seeing their 2-month-old Aberdeen Angus bulls to £770 with others from the same good home at £700 with British Blues bulls at the same price this time from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Strong Friesian bull calves to £460 from I T Richardson, Preston with younger sorts to £350 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Heifer calves saw strong Aberdeen Angus heifers to £840 from FW Rhodes & Son, Ellel with Simmental heifers to £790 from JS Towers & H Kent, Lancaster. Other stronger Aberdeen Angus to £730 from I Richardson, Preston. A consignment of younger heifer calves from Pickervance Farms, Roseacre saw their British Blues to £650 and £600. Real baby calves from JE & SM Seedall, Blackburn saw his Charolais to £380 and Herefords at £390.
Heifer Calf Top Prices: ANGUS: £830 Barrow Greaves Farm, £730 West View Farm, £670 West View Farm, £650 Parkers Farm, £590 Catshaw Hall Farm, £580 Tills Farm. SIMMENTAL: £790 Cinder Hill Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £650 Roseacre Hall, £600 Roseacre Hall, £540 Catshaw Hall Farm, £530 Roseacre Hall. HEREFORD: £390 Bolton Fold Farm, £290 Bolton Fold Farm.CHAROLAIS: £380 Bolton Fold Farm.
Bull Calf Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1000 Barrow Greaves Farm, £910 Cinder Hill Farm, £910 Barrow Greaves Farm, £850 Barrow Greaves Farm, £810 Barrow Greaves Farm, £800 Barrow Greaves Farm. ANGUS: £930 Cinder Hill Farm, £920 Slack Farm, £910 Barrow Greaves Farm, £780 West View Farm, £770 Tills Farm, £740 West View Farm. SIMMENTAL: £870 Cinder Hill Farm. CHAROLAIS: £810 Barrow Greaves Farm. HEREFORD: £740 Slack Farm, £730 Slack Farm, £390 Bolton Fold Farm, £380 Bolton Fold Farm. FRIESIAN: £460 West View Farm, £390 Cinder Hill Farm, £350 Catshaw Hall Farm, £330 Catshaw Hall Farm, £320 Slack Farm, £320 Catshaw Hall Farm.
STORE CATTLE
Lancasters weekly store cattle saw trade sharper on the week, with a total of 180 through the main ring. Steers averaged £2148 and heifers averaged £1971. A few sale statistics 11 steers made over £2500. Topping at £2680 twice, first from PM & ST Entwistle, Abbeystead for a Limousin and secondly for an Aberdeen Angus from R & DM
Rossall, Pilling who also had British Blues to £2650. A further 12 steers making over £2450, with R Speak at £2480 for a Charolais. Plenty more 20–22-month-old steers between £2000-£2250 mark. D & N Davies, Nateby with Herefords to £2350. Not many dairy bred steers in today but what was in sold well, topping at £1800 from MJ Shepherd, Carnforth.
No let up in trade with heifers today with over 31 making over the £2000 barrier, topping at £2450 for a cracking Aberdeen Angus from R & DM Rossall, Pilling with other Aberdeen Angus to £2180 from EE Thornton & Sos, Heaton with Oxcli e. Limousin heifers to £2300 from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling. A nice pair of Charolais heifers at £2280 from WA Hodgson, Kendal. Simmental heifers to £2320 from Barlow Bros, Preston. GA & A Atkinson with his weekly consignment of quality cattle seeing his British Blue heifers to £2180 with SH & LE Birkett, Carnforth at the same price. A few more Blonde bred heifers about today, topping at £2220 from JB Moore, Grange over Sands.
Store Bullock Top Prices: ANGUS: £2680 Abrahams Farm, £2480 Pasture House Farm, £2450 Foredales Farm, £2450 Pasture House Farm, £2400 Old Glasson Farm, £2320 Billinge Hall Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2680 Lentworth Farm, £2620 Whinney Carr Farm, £2580, £2500 Millbeck, £2480 Lentworth Farm, £2420 Angerton Hall Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2650 Abrahams Farm, £2580 Foredales Farm, £2480 Cragg Farm, £2420 Stubb Hall Farm, £2300 Barn Hill Farm, £2280 Whinney Carr Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2480 Billinge Hall, £2280 Foredales Farm, £2250 Mountain View Farm. HEREFORD: £2350 Cragg Farm, £2180 Moss View, £2150 Toulbrick Farm, £2000 Whinney Garth, £1280 Silloth House Farm. MEUSERHINE-ISSEL: £2100 Littlewood Hall Farm. LONGHORN: £1900 Intack Farm. FRIESIAN: £1800 Gaskell House, £1650 Plumpton Hall Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: ANGUS: £2480 Abrahams Farm, £2180 Downlands Farm, £2150 Cragg Farm, £2020 Brown Edge, £1880, £1850 Morecambe Road. SIMMENTAL: £2320 Littlewood Hall Farm, £2180 The Old Stable, £2150 Savick Brook Farm, £1980 Sewage Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2300 Pasture House Farm, £1950 Windy Hill Farm, £1900 High Tenement Farm, £1780 Sewage Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2280 Whelpside Farm, £2120 Windy Hill Farm, £2120 Whelpside Farm. BLONDE: £2220, £1750 Outerthwaite Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2180 Abbotson Farm, £2180 Stubb Hall Farm, £2150 Bowlands Gardens, £2020 High Snab, £1920 Wood Nook Farm, £1750 Smardale Mill. FRIESIAN: £2150 Whinney Carr Farm. HEREFORD: £1750 The Old Stable.
OTM/CAST CATTLE
Lancasters weekly otm cattle sale saw yet again numbers well short of buyer requirements with trade yet again up on the week seeing an average of 289ppk. Topping today at 419.5ppk for a Limousin otm heifer from M & L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale other beef bred otm heifers to 354.5ppk this time for a Simmental from EJ Ward & Sons, Carnforth. Dairy bred otm heifers saw Friesian to 319.5ppk or £2140.65 from Gibson &
Berry, Endmoor others at 314.5ppk or £2091.43 from H Halhead & Sons, Nether Kellet. A good show of cast steers in the bottom ring today as word spreads of the regular high prices being achieved, PM & ST Entwistle, Abbeystead to £2781.74 or 379.5ppk for a Limousin. Other Limousin cast steers at 379.5ppk this time from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet while dairy bred otm steers to 319.5ppk from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. OTM cast cows saw beef bred cows to £2671 or 369.5ppk for a Blonde from CG Birkett, Carnforth. Other continental otm cows to £2625.21 or 324.5ppk for a Limousin from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead. Good meated Friesian cows to £2223.38 or 269.5ppk from Pickervance Farms Ltd, Roseacre others over the £2000 barrier from Barker Farms, Carnforth and J Huddleston, Brookhouse. Cows straight out the parlour round the 245ppk mark. Just a couple of cast bulls in today to £2942.60 or 319.5ppk for a Limousin from RM Wilson, Settle and £2277.99 or 324.5ppk for also a Limousin from JM & ED Hutchinson, Littledale.
OTM Cow Top Prices: BLONDE: 369.50 Netherbeck Barn. LIMOUSIN: 324.50 Marshaw Farm, 309.50 Little Crimbles. SIMMENTAL: 319.50, 299.50 Little Crimbles. ANGUS: 309.50, 274.50 Forgelands Estate. FRIESIAN: 289.50 Norbreck Farm, 284.50 Roseacre Hall, 284.50 Ravenscar, 274.50 Cotestones Farm, 269.50 Roseacre Hall, 269.50 Norbreck Farm. SHORTHORN: 289.50 Little Crimbles. HEREFORD: 279.50 Little Crimbles, 259.50 Black Bull Farm. MONTBELIARDE: 279.50 Holme Head. AYRSHIRE: 219.50 Midtown Farm. JERSEY: 149.50, 139.50 Midtown Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 419.50 High House Farm. SIMMENTAL: 354.50 Intack Farm. FRIESIAN: 319.50 Low Audlands, 319.50 Roseacre Hall, 314.50 Lawsons Farm, 314.50 Roseacre Hall, 309.50 (x2) Low Audlands.
Cast Steer Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 379.50 Intack Farm, 379.50 Lentworth Farm, 379.50 (x2), 369.50, 364.50 Intack Farm. ANGUS: 344.50 Black Bull Farm. FRIESIAN: 319.50 High Snab.
Cast Bull Top Prices: LIMOUSIN: 324.50 Potts Yeats, 319.50 Gill Garth.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 23rd
Lancaster: 10am Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 24th
J36: 10:30am Pigs
1pm Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 26th
J36: 10:30am In Lamb Breeding Sheep & Store Hoggs
Friday 27th
Lancaster: 10:15am Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle & Stirks