12 June 2025

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle, Beef Breeding & Store Cattle, Thursday 12th June 2025.

STORE CATTLE

Red Hot Ring: Store cattle trade surges at J36
Spirited bidding from the offset saw a tremendous trade throughout. Prices for many classes of cattle up notably on the fortnight. Number of cattle also up significantly for all selections compared with the same day last year.
Messrs D Jackson sold a pair of Shorthorn bullocks to £2160. A Hereford bullock from J L Bird also sold for £2160. A slightly younger pair of bullocks from JA Airey made £2000. J M Haddow topped the heifer trade today with a pen of 3 Blondes making £2110 and a pen of 4 Charolais from the same good home making £2000 per head. More numbers could quite easily have been sold on the day with plenty of buyers going home empty handed.

The sale concluded with a late entry of dairy bulling heifers from RH&RA Fawcett, which attracted wide spread buyer interest, selling to a top of £1740 with others at £1700. Date for your diary; Monday 14th July - special collective dairy sale at NWA J36 to include the sale of the milk portion on behalf of WB Winder, Broughton in Furness. Anticipated entry 120 to 150 head.

Next store cattle sale is in two week’s time.

STIRKS

Another fast and competitive trade for all classes and types of stirks, with buyers eager to secure replacement stock. Steers sold to a top price of £1420 for an Aberdeen Angus from S Thompson, Flookburgh. A pair of 9 month old Limousin cross from PJ Holt, Blackpool achieved £1380, with others at £1370 for British Blue cross from MW & MR Black, Staveley and Simmental from G GU & D Swarbrick, Meathop. Other younger suckler bred steers (7-9 month old) were generally £1000 to £1200. A ring full of 9-11 month old black and white from Bellart Howe Farm, Grange Over Sands sold at £900. Younger dairy bred steers sold to £770 for 5 month old Aberdeen Angus cross from Messrs Young, Lindal.
Heifer stirks were abundant in number today, selling to £1320 for Aberdeen Angus and Beef Shorthorn cross from MT Howarth, Field Broughton. Nice suckler bred 9-10 month olds sold to £1230 from MW &M Black, Staveley with Aberdeen Angus cross to £1220 from S Thompson, Flookburgh. First cross heifers sold to £1090 for a 10 month old Aberdeen Angus cross from Bellart Howe, Grange Over Sands. Other younger dairy bred heifer sold to £790 for 5 month old Charolais cross from CM&CL Bowe, Penrith who also sold a ring full of 6 month old Aberdeen Angus cross at £730.
A handful of bull stirks forward sold to £1280 for a four month old Charolais cross from R&BJ Cleasby, Boughton in Furness with RC Wharton & Son, Appleby selling 8 month old Limousin cross at £1160 and five month old British Blue cross £1130. Five other month olds achieved £1110 from RJ&J Gardner, Kendal.
A large number of stirks forward today were unentered, it is to the vendors advantage to enter stirks for the catalogue, to assist with canvassing buyers and assist with sale day logistics. The next sale of stirks is Thursday 26th, catalogue entries close at 5pm on Wednesday 18th June.

CALVES

With Will away pool side, rostrum duties were placed upon Matthew Probert. There was no let up in trade with plenty of farmer buyers ring side today. Bull calves sold to a top of £860 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from TW &CA Long, Ulverston. Closely followed by another Aberdeen Angus at £840 from SW&K Metcalfe & Son, Whittington. The best of the rearing bull calves sold to £760 on two occasions for British Blue cross from A Pickthall, New Hutton with others at £730 from HJ Robinson, Preston Patrick and Limousin to £670 from Langley Park, Millom. Others were generally £580 to £640. A large number of native sired rearing calves saw the best sell to £620 for Hereford cross from Lawkland Hall Farm, Lawkland who sold others at £600 and regularly £570 to £590, younger native sired bull calves were £380 to £460.
Just a handful of dairy bulls today saw the strongest black and whites to £390 from SW&K Metcalfe & Son, Whittington with others regularly £270 to £340. An eye catching month old Fleckvieh from RG&JA Clark, Endmoor sell at £320.
Heifer calves saw a keen interest from farmer buyers looking to secure suckler replacement. The strongest selling to £750 for Charolais cross from CR Dickinson, Thurnham with Limousin £720 from CM&CS Chapplehow, Penrith and Hereford cross £600 Lawkland Hall Farm, Lawkland. The better end of the young rearing heifers £470 to £550, with mediums £360 to £420.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

An animated ring side of buyers saw all cull cows today selling to a market average of 255p/kg, with all classes and types keenly competed for. The strongest beef cows sold to 299.5p/kg for a Limousin cross from JT Stables, Grange Over Sands. Others achieved 289.5p/kg again from JT Stables, J Norman, Burton in Kendal, N Cooper & Son, Broughton in Furness and S Whitehead, Middleton. Others were regularly 255p/kg to 270p/kg, with leaner feeding types 220p/kg to 240p/kg. Top grossing being a British Blue cross from N Cooper & Son, Broughton in Furness at £2040.
Well meated dairy cows peak at 269.5p/kg for black and whites from I&ME Askew, New Hutton with others 250p/kg to 265p/kg and parlour type cows 220p/kg to 240p/kg. Top grossing dairy cows was a Black and White from Strickland Hill, Witherslack totalling £2177.
OTM heifers sold to a top of 309p/kg and £1829 from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness with OTM steers to 314p/kg and £1711 from N&W Smith, Yealand Redmayne.

BEEF BREEDING

Beefy Business: Cow & Calf trade gets a moo-ving boost.

Breeders kicked off in style with a 21-month-old Charolais bull selling to £6200, this was from Messrs JE Gaunt who then sold a younger one for £4800. A Limousin heifer with a 2-month-old Limousin calf at foot fetched £4300 from Messrs EJ Hodgson. A Limousin again with a 2 month old fetched £4200 this time from J Woodburn & Partners. The same home then sold another good outfit for £3800. In calf heifers topped at £2200 from G&C Rylands while bulling heifers hit £2400 for a cracker from DE&SM Moorhouse. Older 5th & 6th calvers hit £3200 from A Hodgson and £3100 again from Messrs Rylands. Our mid summer sale of beef breeding cattle will be on Thursday 10th July, to include the dispersal of 15 in calf and cows with calves at foot from a local farm. Additional entries welcomed.

Top Prices

BULL STIRK:

CHAROLAIS: £1280.00 Lower Hawthwaite. BRITISH BLUE: £1130.00 High Field. LIMOUSIN: £1160.00 High Field, £710.00 Tricket Drive. HEREFORD: £1110.00, £1050.00, £780.00 Mill Beck Farm. ANGUS: £980.00 Hawes Fram, £700.00 Moss End Farm. GALLOWAY: £400.00 High Wallabarrow Farm.

HEIFER STIRK:

ANGUS: £1320.00 Woodlea Farm, £1220.00 Somme Avenue, £1160.00 Somme Avenue, £1090.00 Bellart Howe, £730.00 Bank Farm, £720.00 Bank Farm. SHORTHORN: £1320.00 Woodlea Farm, £650.00 Tricket Drive. BRITISH BLUE: £1300.00 Shaw Paddock, £1230.00, £1140.00 Scroggs Farm. £1100.00 Hawes Farm, £1080.00 Scroggs Farm. OTHER: £1090.00 Bellart Howe. LIMOUSIN: £910.00 Breedy Butts Farm, £870.00 Trcket Drive, £650.00 Tricket Drive, £590.00 High Farm. SIMMENTAL: £960.00 Kate Farm. HEREFORD: £860.00 High Field, £850.00 Tricket Drive, £770.00 High Field, £680.00 Bank Fram, £650.00 Tricket Drive. CHAROLAIS: £790.00 Bank Farm, £760.00 North Walney. BLONDE: £730.00 Bank Farm.

STEER STIRK:

ANGUS: £1420.00, £1250.00, £1030.00 Somme Avenue, £770.00 Moss End Farm, £520.00 West View Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1380.00, £1290.00 Breedy Butts Farm, £1160.00 High Field, £1160.00 Tricket Drive, £1020.00 Bellart Howe, £830.00 High Fram. SIMMENTAL: £1370.00 Somme Avenue, £1370.00 Kate Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1370.00 Scroggs Farm. HEREFORD: £1120.00 High Field, £820.00 Tricket Drive. FRESIAN: £900.00 Bellart Howe, £410.00 Moss End Farm. SHORTHORN: £790.00 Tricket Drive. GALLOWAY: £640.00 Wallabarrow Farm

BULL CALF:

ANGUS: £860.00 Old Hall Farm, £840.00 Holme House Farm, £700.00 Throstle Croft, £590.00 Strickland Hill, £580.00 Elm Tree, £580.00 Lawkland Hall. BRITISH BLUE: £760.00, £760.00 Borrans Farm, £730.00 Elm Tree Farm, £660.00 Borrans Farm, £660.00 Hallbeck, £470.00 Elm Tree Farm. CHAROLAIS: £700.00 Hole House Farm, £640.00 Throstle Croft. LIMOUSIN: £670.00, £650.00 Langley Park, £630.00 High Grounds Farm, £580.00 Langley Park, £530.00 High Grounds Farm, £500.00 Langley Park. HEREFORD: £620.00, £600.00, £600.00, £580.00 £580.00, £560.00 Lawkland Hall Farm. SHORTHORN: £440.00 Far Audlands. FRESIAN: £390.00 Holme House, ££320.00 Natland Park, £290.00 Hallbeck, £290.00 Natland Park Farm, £250.00 Natland Park. FLEKVIEH: £320.00 Far Audlands.

HEIFER CALF:

CHAROLAIS: £750.00 Throstle, Croft, £560.00 Holme House. LIMOUSIN: £720.00 High Grounds Farm, £600.00, £560.00, £540.00, £490.00, £490.00 Langley Park. HEREFORD: £600.00, £550.00, £520.00, £500.00 Lawkland Hall. BRITISH BLUE: £540.00 Elm Tree Farm, £500.00 Hallbeck. ANGUS: £530.00 Throstle Croft, £520.00 Holme House Farm, £500.00 Hallbeck, £500.00 Hallbeck, £450.00 Elm Tree Farm, £400.00 Hallbeck.

OTM COW:

Limousin: 299.5, 289.5, 284.5, 279.5 Tricket Drive 289.5 Low Waterside, 274.5 Tongue House.British Blue: 289.5, 279.5 Troughton Hall, 259.5 Moss Side Farm, 244.5 Lower Hawthwaite, 224.50 Moss Side Farm. Shorthorn: 279.5 Bandrake Farm.Angus: 274.5, 239.5 Mislet Farm, 229.5 High Farm.Hereford: 274.5 Tricket Drive, 259.5 Moss Side Farm, 249.5 Somme Avenue.Friesian: 269.5 Raw Head, 264.5 Cockrigg Farm, 264.5 Strickland Hill, 259.5 Tarnside Farm, 259.5 Cockrigg Farm, 259.5 Strickland Hill.Fleckvieh: 264.5 Far Audlands, 249.5 Hawkrigg Farm, 244.5 Far Audlands, 229.5 Hawkrigg Farm.Simental: 239.5 Long Green Head.Swedish Red & White: 224.5 Wall End Farm.Norwegian: 194.5 Hawkrigg Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

Friesian: 309.5, 264.5 Bridge End Farm.Saler: 289.5 Fell House.British Blue: 289.5 Station Lane.Longhorn: 289.5, 239.5 Station Lane.

CAST STEER:

Saler: 314.5, 304.5, 299.5 Hazelgrove Lodge. Limousin: 259.5 Tricket Drive.

STORE BULLOCK:

SHORTHORN: £2160.00, £2160.00 Summer Close Farm. HEREFORD: £2160.00 West Plain Farm, £1740.00 Skiddaw View, £1270.00 West Plain Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2000.00 Old Croft, £1980.00 ST Annes Farm, £1820.00 Orchard House, £1680.00 Old Croft, £1680.00 Nook Farm, £1580.00 St Annes Farm. ANGUS: £1990.00 Blea Tarn Rd, £1840.00 Nook Farm, £1840.00 Tarnside Farm, £1820.00 Orchard House, £1800.00 Birks Farm, £1800.00 Barkin House Barn. BRITISH BLUE: £1880.00, £1820.00 Orchard House, £1680.00 Tarnside Farm, £1350.00, £1160.00 Orchard House, £1100.00 Birch Bank. CHAROLAIS: £1820.00 High Lane, £1790.00, £1720.00 Viver Mill Farm, £1690.00 High Lane, £1620.00 Angerton Farm, £1600.00 Viver Mill Farm. SALER: £1680.00 Hazelgrove Lodge. FRESIAN: £1350.00 Orchard House. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £1350.00 Orchard House. SIMMENTAL: £1020.00 Welcome Nook.

STORE HEIFER:

CHAROLAIS: £2110.00, 2000.00 Viver Mill Farm, £1500.00 Orchard House. BLONDE: £2110.00 Viver Mill Farm. ANGUS: £1990.00 Greenbank Farm, £1880.00 Blea Tarn Road, £1720.00 Tarnside Farm, £1640.00 Greenbank Farm, £1420.00 Birks Farm, £1410.00 Bouthwaite Farm. HEREFORD: £1920.00 West Plain Farm, £1700.00, £1700.00, £1580.00 Tarnside Farm, £1410.00 Bouthwaite Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1900.00 Tarnside Fram, £1740.00 Tarnside Fram, £1600.00 Orchard House, £1370.00 Bouthwaite Farm, £1280.00 Orchard House. SALER: £1800.00 Nook Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1770.00 Birks Farm, £1750.00 Burton Hill, £1700.00 Tarnside Farm, £1630.00, £1580.00 Birch bank, £1550.00 Burton Hill. FRESIAN: £1740.00, £1700.00, £1680.00, £1640.00, £1580.00 Green Dragon. FLEKVIEH: £1700.00 Tarnside Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £1280.00 Orchard House. SIMMENTAL: £1020.00 Welcome Nook.

STORE BULL:

SHORTHORN: £1180.00, £1090.00 Bandrake Farm.

BREEDING BULL:

CHAROLAIS: £6200.00, 4800.00 West View. LIMOUSIN: £3000.00 Old Croft. SHORTHORN: £800.00 Tricket Drive. HEREFORD: £400.00 Tricket Drive.

HEIFER & CALF:

LIMOUSIN: £4300.00 Lambrigg Head, £4200.00, £3800.00 Mansrigg Hall. £3750.00, £3700.00, £3700.00 Lambrigg Head. BRITISH BLUE: £3500.00 Yew Tree Farm. £3100.00 Lambrigg Head. £3100.00 Tullithwaite Hall Farm. £3100.00, £2950.00, £2900.00 Ackenthwaite Farm.

IN CALF HEIFER:

BLONDE: £2200.00 Tullithwaite Hall.

BULLING HEIFER:

LIMOUSIN: £2400.00 High House Farm.

COW AND CALF:

LIMOUSIN: £3200.00, £2900.00 Borwick Lodge, £2550.00 Tullithwaite, £2500.00 Borwick Lodge Farm, £2050.00 Fell House, £1780.00 Tricket Drive. BRITISH BLUE: £3100.00, £3000.00, £3000.00 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £2950.00 Borwick Lodge Farm, £2750.00, £2700.00 Tullithwaite Hall Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: £2850.00 Tullithwaite Hall Farm. ANGUS: £2750.00 North Walney Nature Reserve. SALER: £2700.00, £2650.00, £2650.00, £2600.00, £2600.00, £2600.00 Fell House. CONTINENTIAL: £2700.00, £2600.00, £2500.00, 2250.00 Fell House, £1400.00 Arnside Tower Farm. SHORTHORN: £2000.00, £1600.00 Arnside Tower Farm. GALLOWAY: £1680.00, £1500.00, £1220.00 Tricket Drive. CHAROLAIS £1750.00 Tricket Drive.

COW:

LIMOUSIN: £1100.00, £1100.00, 900.00, £900.00, £880.00, £850.00 Tricket Drive. GALLOWAY: £900.00, £900.00, £850.00 Tricket Drive. WHITEBRED SHORTHORN: £900.00, £900.00 Tricket Drive.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle, Beef Breeding & Store Cattle, Thursday 12th June 2025.

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