CALVES & WEANLINGS

A reduced entry in the calf ring this Friday, with the good weather finally making an appearance. Trade was however on fire for both rearing calves and weaned calves. Topping the rearers at £460 was a British Blue bull from Walmsley Beef, Cockerham with other British Blue bulls at £410 from JP&C Robson, Garstang. A month old British Blue achieved £305 from Pickervance Farm, Kirkham. Rearing heifers also sold well, with British Blues to £450 from JP&C Robson, Garstang with others generally £350 upwards. Three week old British Blue heifers from Pickervance Farms, Kirkham sold to £235 and £210.
Weaned calves were flying with the sale toppers being £750 for a pair of British Blue heifers from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh. Other weaned heifers achieved £640 for a trio of Herefords from E Lund & Son, Ingleton. PD Pye, Abbeystead also sold a trio of Hereford to £620. Weaned bulls topped at £680 for a British Blue from AW&AM Park, Ellel with others from this home £650. Younger recently weaned bulls sold to £585, £580 and £575 for Aberdeen Angus from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. More calves are required week on week at Lancaster.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

A lighter show of cows were forward this week, due to farmers being in the field. All forward sold to a market averaged of 184p/kg. The best beef cows sold to 227.5p/kg for a Limousin from TA Chapman & Son, Kendal with other beef cows regularly 195p/kg to 215p/kg. Top grossing today being a Stabiliser from CR&M Wilson, Wipshire totalling £1741. The best dairy cows sold to 241.5p/kg from WT Whittiker & Son, Nether Kellet and 204.5p/kg Holstein Friesian from ME&B Mason & Son, Tatham with other fed cows generally 180p/kg to 195p/kg. The best bred parlour cows were 155p/kg to 180p/kg and smaller light weights 135p/kg to 150p/kg. Top grossing today a Holstein Friesian from AW&AM Park, Ellel totalling £1495.
31 OTM heifers averaged 221p/kg, with beef heifers to 259p/kg for a Hereford cross from JD EM JA Atkinson, Skelsmergh with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £1887 from D&J Hay, Cockerham with others at £1837 from F&SG Sanderson, Woodplumpton. Dairy heifers sold to 249p/kg and £1734 for black and whites from W&C Gorst, Ellel with other better end dairy heifers 225p/kg to 240p/kg.
OTM steers sold to 254.5p/kg and £1654 for a heifer from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling and diary steers to 244.5p/kg and £1982 from F&SG Sanderson & Son, Woodplumpton.

STORE CATTLE

The store cattle trade matched the hot weather outside, with the best steers selling to £1880 for Charolais cross from Pilling Hall, Pilling with British Blue cross from £1840, Aberdeen Angus cross £1800, Limousin cross £1760 and Hereford cross £1680. A keen interest in cattle suitable for turn out, with these generally £1320 to £1500. All steers forward today sold to a market average of £1450.
Heifers sold to £1660 for Aberdeen Angus cross from WT Eastham & Sons, Goosnargh with British Blue cross selling to £1600, Limousins to £1580, Simmentals to £1500. As with the steers, all heifers suitable for turn out were met by a keen interest with these generally £1250 to £1400. All heifers forward averaged £1365.

VENDORS: Please note cattle will only be accepted as named sires if they either have a printed name or printed ear tag on the passport, handwritten information will not be accepted.