Lancaster: Friday, October 2 Store Cattle A good show of stores this morning with 420 going under the hammer. A trio of Charollais Bullocks from H Birkett & Son, North Farm, sold to the day’s top of £1370. Angus bullocks sold to £1340 from M Allen, Yealand. Heifers sold to a top of £1320 for a pen of 4 Simmentals from T & M Halhead, Upp Hall. Friesian bullocks to £1110 again from H Birkett & Son.

Prizes for the three top priced pens of 4 heifers were awarded to: 1st T & M Halhead with 4 Simmentals at £1320 2nd B Clarke with 5 Simmentals at £1150 3rd EW & CR Clegg & Son, Yew Tree Farm with 6 Blues at £1130.

Cast Cows A nice entry of 87 cows forward, with all classes of cows a sharper trade this morning. Trade topped at 151.5ppk for a Friesian Heifer from P & EM Mason, Spital Farm. Top gross coming from FA Nowell & Ptnrs with a Blue cow realising £1144. Beef cows to 149.5ppk from Nether Hall Farms and J Woodburn & Partners, both with Limousins. Friesian cows to 137.5ppk from SH & LE Birkett, Stubb Hall Farm.

Calves & Stirks A poor show of calves this morning, comprising of 32 black and whites and 2 Blue stirks. Trade for black and whites topped at £140 from Wallbank Farms Ltd. Blakc and white calves average £62. Older 3month Black and White calves from D & A Travis, Newbiggin sold to £268. Stirks to £480 for Blue Bulls and £460 for Bull Heifers.

Top Prices Store Bullocks – CH: £1370 North Farm; £1320 Yealand Manor; £1200 Langthwaite Heights. LIM: £1360 Holmarth; £1270 Greenbank Farm; £1200 Church Farm. BRB: £1350 Cragg Farm; £1350 Greenlands Farm; £1350 Parkside Farm. AA: £1340 Yealand Manor; £1320 Cragg Farm; £1220 Myerscough Hall. SIM: £1320 Upp Hall; £1010 Stubb Hall Farm; £910 Thornton Barn Farm. HE: £1290 North Farm; £1130 Longlands Farm; £1120 Windy Hill Farm. FKV: £1190 Holmgarth. ST: £1170 Myerscough Hall. MON: £1160 North Farm; £1110 Fanny House Farm; £1000 Bull Bank Farm.BA: £1140 Old Hall; £900 Deansbiggin. FR: £1110 North Farm; £1050 Gibraltar Farm; £990 Forton Bank Farm.

Store Heifers – AA: £1300 Yealand Manor; £1200 Dunningwell Farm; £1120 Cragg Farm. LIM: £1280 High House Farm; £1100 King Bank Farm; £1040 Brow Foot Farm.BRB: £1250 Greenlands Farm; £1180 Red Scar; £1170 Hill Top. SIM: £1150 High Fell Gate; £930 Friars Moss. HE: £1110 Forton Bank Farm; £1050 Croppers Farm; £1000 Foresdales Farm. FR: £1200 Muffys Platt Farm; £810 Sunderland Brows Farm. SLR: £1040 Brow Foot Farm. CH: £960 Stubb Hall Farm; £880 Friars Moss.

Cast Cows– LIM: 149.5 Mansrigg; 149.5 Nether Hall Farm; 129.5 Hill Top Farm.BRB: 147.5 Oak Head Farm. FR: 137.5 Stubb Hall Farm; 134.5 Bambers Farm; 131.5 Langthwaite Heights. CH: 134.5 Farleton House. SIM: 131.5 Waltons Farm. HE: 124.5 Middle Lee Farm. MON: 117.5 ; 111.5 Lane House. AA: 111.5 Forgelands Estate.

Cast Heifers – FR: 151.5 Spital Farm.

Cast Bull – AA: 99.5 Forgelands. HE: 127.5 Nether Hall Farm.

Bull Calf – FR: £140 Tills Farm; £95 Park Lane.

Bull Stirk: BRB: £480 Newton Villa Farm. FR: £268 Manor Farm. Heifer Stirk: BRB: £460 Newton Villa Farm.