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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Thursday 25th June 2026.

CALVES

As expected, the weather held back numbers with a straight trade seen for all.

Bull calves to £930 for a British Blue from F & TE Park, Crook with Aberdeen Angus bulls from J & B Morley, Appleby at the same price. Other bulls over £900 from CR Dickson and a further 2 from F & TE Park. Charolais from Ms Gibson & Berry, Endmoor sold to £760 and £750x2 at 6-week-old. Beef Shorthorn bulls to £700 from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth with Black & Whites to £380 from TW & CA Long, Ulverston.

Heifer calves topped the trade today at £960 for a very nice British Blues from CR Dickson, Thurnham with Limousin from J & O Galbraith, Endmoor next at £890. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold nicely at £710 from J & B Morley, Appleby with 30 days olds to £580 and £560 from HJ Robinson & Son, Elm Tree.

A bigger entry of calves already expected next fortnight, contact Will on 07506 283587 for more information.

STIRKS

A smaller number present due to haymaking for a lot of regular vendors.
Trade ran similar to previous weeks for the same goods, with an overall average of £930 for all categories. Topping the sale today was a strong pen of four Hereford heifers making £1040 from Mark Whitton, Cartmel. Running close behind in the bull section was a pen of Angus bulls from TW&CA Long, Ulverston at £1030.
More stirks needed!
Do not hesitate to contact us with entries or enquiries.
Rob Cloughton - 07867000244

OTM CATTLE

OTM’s a scorcher of a trade at J36 Top grossing was a Charolais cow from Thor Atkinson, Ulverston totalling a whopping £2774.48 with this firm also achieving £2736.59 for a Limousin. Dairy cows to £2420 for Fleckvieh with B&W to £1910.50 from TW&CA Long, Ulverston.

Top pp/kg was 349.5 for a Limousin cow from Thor Atkinson, Ulverston with a BB steer achieving 334.5 from JD EM JA Atkinson, Kendal. Dairy cows to 269.5 for Fleckvieh with B&W to 254.5 from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal.

More OTM’s needed to capitalise on the trade here at J36.

STORE CATTLE

The Heat is on The scorching hot weather meant for a slightly quieter Thursday cattle day at J36. Trade however holding up extremely well with continued demand despite the sustained lack in trade for finished cattle. 15m old Charolais bullocks sold to £1980 for a pen of 4 from Ballavair Farm Ltd. Simental bullocks sold to £1900 from Messrs JE DJ ER Wightman. That same good home sold Simental heifers to £1880. 14m old Charolais bullocks again from Ballavair Farms selling for £1900 for half a dozen. More cattle required for our sale here in a fortnights time with many buyers going home empty handed.

Contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 with any enquiries.

Top Prices

STORE BULLOCKS

Charolais: £1980 £1900 x2 Bride Road, £1840 New Holme Road, £1740 £1640 Bride Road, £1390 Meathop Park Farm Lodge. Simental: £1900 Crabtree Farm. Angus: £1820 Crabtree Farm, £1530 £1500 Stubb Place Farm, £1450 School Hill. Limousin: £1820 Stribers Farm, £1720 £1640 Scroggs Farm. Hereford: £1770 £1580 New Holme Farm. Friesian: £1540 £1390 St James Drive, £1380 £1050 School Hill. Norweigian: £1540 New Holme Farm. Fleck: £1540 New Holme Farm. Shorthorn: £1080 Tock How Farm. Galloway: £1080 Bride Road.

STORE HEIFER

Simental: £1880 £1800 Crabtree Farm. Limousin: £1800 Crabtree Farm, £1800 Archfield, £1720 Crabtree Farm, £1690 Archfield, £1580 Scroggs Farm, £1580 Mireside Farm. Charolais: £1790 Archfield, £1380 Bride Road, £1320 Meathop Park Farm Lodge, £1320 Bride Road, £1270 Meathop Park Farm Lodge. Saler: £1520 Archfield. Angus: £1500 Crabtree Farm, £1390 Bouthwaite Farm, £1280 Stubb Place Farm, £1280 School Hill. Friesian: £1240 Spital Farm. Hereford: £1060 Spital Farm.

STORE BULL

Charolais: £1680 Bride Road. Limousin: £1480 £1380 £1340 Burton Hill. Shorthorn: £1300 Tock How Farm. Galloway: £1280 Bride Road. Hereford: £1100 Spital Farm. Friesian: £900 Spital Farm.

CALVES

BULL CALF

Angus: £930 Hadderdale Farm, £860 Throstle Croft, £780 Cinder Hill Farm, £760 £750 Hadderdale Farm, £730 x2 Cinder Hill Farm. British Blue: £910 Throstle Croft, £890 Cragg House Farm, £740 Cinder Hill Farm, £740 Hadderdale Farm, £580 Elm Tree Farm. Charolais: £760 £750 x2 Low Audlands. Shorthorn: £700 Flodder Hall. Limousin: £530 Elm Tree Farm. Friesian: £380 Old Hall Farm, £360 Holme House Farm, £340 Hadderdale Farm, £340 Cinder Hill Farm, £320 Hadderdale Farm, £300 Old Hall Farm.

HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £960 Throstle Croft, £750 £740 Flodder Hall, £680 Hadderdale Farm, £610 Cinder Hill Farm, £580 Elm Tree Farm. Limousin: £890 £760 £590 Endmoor Farm. Angus: £710 Hadderdale Farm, £700 Cragg House Farm, £690 £670 Hadderdale Farm, £600 Flodder Hall, £530 West Hall. Charolais: £600 £590 Low Audlands. Shorthorn: £510 Flodder Hall, £380 £360 Far Audlands. Friesian: £240 Holme House Farm.

STEER CALF

British Blue: £930 £900 Cragg House Farm. Limousin: £490 Endmoor Farm.

STIRKS

BULL STIRK

Angus: £1030 Old Hall Farm. British Blue: £1000 x2 £720 Old Hall Farm. Hereford: £860 Hollowgate Farm. Friesian: £720 Old Hall Farm.

HEIFER STIRK

Angus: £1000 Aynsome Manor Farm, £820 Old Hall Farm. Hereford: £1040 Aynsome Manor Farm. Limousin: £740 £720 Endmoor Farm.

STEER STIRK

British Blue: £1000 The Bungalow, £800 Endmoor Farm.

OTM COW:

LIMOUSIN: 349.50 Newland View, 334.50, 329.50 Maison Gill. CHAROLAIS: 324.50 Newland View. BRITISH BLUE: 299.50 Blea Tarn Road, 269.50 Ashstead. ANGUS: 274.50 Tock How Farm, 259.50, 244.50 Blea Tarn Road. HEREFORD: 274.50 Croft Foot Farm, 244.50 Aynsome Manor Farm. FLECKVIEH: 269.50, 249.50 Newland View. CONTINENTAL: 259.50 Flodder Hall. FRIESIAN: 254.50, 234.50 Jenkin Crag, 234.50 Broomfield, 234.50, 229.50 Jenkin Crag, 229.50 Broomfield. NORWEIGEAN RED: 189.50 Moss House Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

CONTINENTAL: 274.50 Flodder Hall. FRIESIAN: 249.50, 229.50 Outfield.

CAST STEER:

BRITISH BLUE: 334.50 Low Groves Farm.

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