29 May 2025

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 29th May 2025.

CALVES - 122 forward.

“Calves forward in number at Junction 36 once again, with trade for all goods remaining strong.”

Bulls
British Blues to £870 from J&B Morley, Appleby.
Charolais to £870 from CR Dickson, Thurnham.
Beef Shorthorns to £870 from SM&CL Bowe, Penrith.
Aberdeen Angus to £820 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal.
Limousin to £730 from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith.
Simmental to £720 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme.
Hereford to £610 from MH&SJ Morris, Allithwaite.
Blonde to £520 from R Health, Millom.
Black and White to £410 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor.

Heifers
Aberdeen Angus to £750 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal.
British Blues to £740 from J&M Maudsley, Endmoor.
Limousin to £730 from CM&CS Chapplehow, Penrith.
Charolais to £680 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor.
Beef Shorthorn to £580 from SM&CL Bowe, Penrith.
Hereford to £530 from MH&SJ Morris, Allithwaite.
Blonde to £520 from R Heath, Millom.

Bull calves sold to £870 on three occasions today. J&B Morley, Appleby was the first to make this for a British Blue with others from this home at £860 and £810. Next at £870 was a Beef Shorthorn cross from SM&CL Bowe, Penrith with a Charolais from CR Dickson, Thurnham making up the trio of bulls at £870 today. Aberdeen Angus reached £820 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal who sold others to £780. Month old rearers sold to £720 for a British Blue from DW&EA Cottam, New Hutton with 27 day old British Blue to £700 from Colby Farms, Appleby. Simmental sold to £630 from MH&AR Robinson, Kendal with two week old Limousins to £470 from B&MJ Nelson, Milnthorpe.
Heifer calves were also a pleasing trade, topping at £750 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal with British Blues from J&M Maudsley, Endmoor next at £740. The nice run of calves from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith sold Limousin heifer to £730, with Charolais selling to £680 and £660 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Thirty day old sorts sold to £600 for British Blues from HJ Robinson, Kendal with other British Blue to £570 from Messrs Winder, Broughton in Furness at the same age. Three week old Charolais sold to £560 from Colby Farms, Appleby.
For more information don’t hesitate to contact auctioneer Will Rogerson on 07506283587.

STIRKS

“J36 stirks section is the gift that keeps on giving, with bullocks to £1600 x2”
First to £1600 was a Limousin bullock from MW&M Hodgson, Grange Over Sands with a Hereford cross bullock from DJ Dickson, Ulverston to the same price. Heifers sold to £1100 for a ring full of Longhorn cross from E&SM Taylforth, Grange Over Sands with seven month old Limousin to £1000 from F&JM Mason, Kirkby Lonsdale. A run of Aberdeen Angus from J&M Maudsley, Endmoor sold to £880 at just four months old.

STORE CATTLE

Where there is a Will, there is a way.

Will Rogerson’s fantastic run of bulls top at £2200, at just eight month old.
Store cattle remains a very strong trade for the most part, with only some types seeing the edge of them compared with the blistering trade of recent sales.
Good numbers through the ring once again at Junction 36, with yet again new vendors taking advantage of the cattle trade at Kendal.
Aberdeen Angus bullocks topped at £2200 at twenty month of age from MJ Waller, Killington, other Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £2190 from JE Wightman, Lupton and a pair at £2130 from GM Metcalfe, Kendal. A pair of Limousin bullocks sold to £2080 from the same home. Saler bullocks hit the £2000 mark for three from AJ&H Clark, Sedbergh.
GM Metcalf, Kendal topped the Aberdeen Angus heifer trade at £2080 and a pair from MJ Waller, Killington were just behind at £2070. Limousin heifers were up to £2020 from JE Wightman, Lupton and £2000 for one out of the tremendous run of cattle from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston.

All in all, another very good day at North West Auctions, ahead of our next cattle sale here on Thursday 12th June.

CAST / OTM CATTLE

S Procter, Selside claimed top grossing in the OTM ring today, with their nine year old British Blue cast bull returning a tasty £3308.99. Trade maintained recent form with cows today reaching £2796.42 for a Limousin from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby. The best of the dairy cows sold to £1997.08 from Strickland Hill, Witherslack with others at £1936.76 from S&M Cooper, Ulverston.
Top pence per kilo was the Limousin from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby reaching 334.5p/kg, with P&TL Edmondson, Kirkby in Furness selling at 324.5p/kg again for a Limousin. Black and white OTM heifers reached 314.5p/kg from Strickland Hill, Witherslack with the better end black and whites making 250p/kg or more. Cast bulls sold to 289.5p/kg from S Proctor, Selside.

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BULL STIRK:

SHORTHORN: £400.00 Sayles Farm.

HEIFER STIRK:

LONGHORN: £1100.00 Yew Tree Lodge, £1100.00 Yew Tree Lodge, £1100.00 Yew Tree Lodge. LIMOUSIN: £1000.00 Mireside Farm, £980.00 Mireside Farm, £880.00 Thrang. ANGUS: £980.00 West View Farm, £820.00 Raw End Farm, £810.00 Raw End Farm, £780.00 Raw End Farm, £660.00 Mosse End Farm, £660.00 Raw End Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £740.00 Moss End Farm.

STEER STIRK:

LIMOUSIN: £1600.00 Swallowmire. HEREFORD: £1600.00 Lane Ends Farm, £680.00 West View Farm. SHORTHORN: £1480.00 Low Barrows Green, £1410.00 Lane Ends Farm, £1390.00 Lane Ends Farm, £1380.00 Low Barrows Green. BRITISH BLUE: £1400.00 Swallowmire. ANGUS: £900.00 Moss End Farm, £880.00 Raw End Farm, £820.00 Moss End Farm, £800.00 Raw End Farm, £780.00 West View Farm.

OTM COW:

LIMOUSIN: 334.50 Maison Gill, 324.50, 274.50 Low Hall, 254.50, 229.50 Burney Head, 219.50 Long Green Head. BRITISH BLUE: 279.50 Low Hall Farm, 259.50 The Howes, 254.50 Hawes Farm, 239.50 Meathop Park Farm, 229.50 Swallowmire, 219.50 Meathop Park Farm. SIMMENTAL: 269.50 Maison Gill, 229.50 Meathop Park Farm. HEREFORD: 259.50 Hipshow Farm, 259.50 Long Green Head, 249.50 Mosergh Farm. FRESIAN: 254.50 Tarnside Farm, 254.50 Strickland Hill, 254.50, 249.50, 249.50 Far Audlands, 249.50 Cragg Farm. ANGUS: 254.50 Long Green Head, 239.50 Low Groves Farm. FLEKVIEH: 244.50 Cracalt Farm. NORWEIGN RED: 239.50, 229.50 Cracalt Farm, 229.50 Hawkrigg Farm, 224.50 Cracalt Farm, 224.50 Hawkrigg Farm, 214.50 Low Sizergh Farm. MONTBELLIARD: 239.50 Low Sizergh Farm. SWEDISH RED: 224.50 Low Sizergh Farm.

OTM HEIFER:

FRESIAN: 314.50 Strickland Hill. LIMOUSIN: 284.50 Burney Head. CONTINENTAL: 249.50 Low Sizergh Farm. JERSEY: 239.50 Low Sizergh Farm.

OTM BULL:

BRITISH BULL: 289.50 High Biggarsbank. 229.50 Crossgates Farm, 194.50 Channel House.

STORE BULL:

LIMOUSIN: £2200.00, £2080.00, £1930.00, £1910.00, £1720.00 Maison Gill, £1690.00 Burton Hill. BRITISH BLUE: £1680.00 Maison Gill. BLONDE: £780.00 Angerton Farm.

STORE STEER:

ANGUS: £220.00 Carlingwha, £219.00 Crabtree Farm, £2130.00 Low Gregg Hall, £2090.00 Blea Tarn Road, £1980.00 Carlingwha, £1980.00 High Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2130.00, £2080.00 Low Gregg Hall, £1920.00 Fold Farm, £1880.00 Arklid Farm, £1800.00 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1800.00 Arklid Farm. SALER: £2000.00 High Hollins, £1320.00 New Hall. CHAROLAIS: £1850.00, £1830.00, £1780.00, £1780.00 Meathop Park Farm, £1740.00 Low Longmire, £1700.00 Holme House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1700.00 Lambrigg Head, £1620.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1400.00 Greenside Farm, £1400.00 Scroggs Farm, £1300.00 Greenside Farm, £1240.00 Greaves Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1700.00 High Farm, £1050.00 Old School House. HEREFORD: £1680.00 Low Longmire. BLONDE: £1600.00, £1560.00, £1560.00 Causeway Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

ANGUS: £2080.00 Low Gregg Hall, £2070.00, £2000.00, £1980.00 Carlingwha. £1940.00, £1940.00 Crabtree Farm. LIMOUSIN: £2020.00 Crabtree Farm, £2000.00 Arklid Farm, £1790.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1680.00 Arklid Farm, £1630.00 Old School House, £1590.00 Cockrigg Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1740.00, £1720.00 High Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1530.00 Ridding Side Farm, £1460.00 Low Longmire, £1340.00 New Hall, £1120.00 Low Longmire. BRITISH BLUE: £1530.00 Scroggs Farm, £1320.00 Cockrigg Farm, £1280.00 Scroggs Farm, £1180.00 Greenside Farm, £1160.00 Scroggs Farm, £1140.00 Greenside Farm. LONGHORN: £1440.00, £1400.00, £1320.00, £1220.00, £1040.00 Yew Tree Lodge. GALLOWAY: £1260.00 Mouse Syke. BLONDE: £1170.00 Causeway Farm.

BULL CALF:

CHAROLAIS: £870 Throstle Croft, £660 Low Audlands, £610 Moss House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £870 Hadderdale Farm, £860 Hadderdale Farm, £810 Hadderdale Farm, £780 Hadderdale Farm, £720 Hagg Farm, £700 Colby Laithes. ANGUS: £820 Holme Park, £780 Holme Park, £760 Holme Park, £700 Holme Park, £670 Hallbeck, £670 Holme Park. OTHER: £720 Kitchlow Farm, £640 Kitchlow Farm. SIMMENTAL: £630 Holmescales Farm. HEREFORD: £610 Wraysholme Tower. LIMOUSIN: £580 High Grounds Farm, £550 High Grounds Farm, £530 Halforth Farm, £470 Halforth Farm. SHORTHORN: £510 Flodder Hall, £310 Far Audlands, £200 Far Audlands. BLONDE: £460 Midtown Farm, £380 Midtown Farm, £300 Midtown Farm, £290 Midtown Farm. FRIESIAN: £410 Low Audlands, £310 Kitchlow Farm, £295 Ackenthwaite Farm, £290 Elm Tree Farm, £270 Ackenthwaite Farm, £260 Far Audlands. MONTBELLIARDE: £340 Colby Laithes.

HEIFER CALF:

ANGUS: £750 Holme Park, £700 Throstle Croft, £570 Holme Park, £550 Holme Park, £520 Holme Park, £500 Raw End Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £740 Raw End Farm, £700 Wall End Farm, £700 Hagg Farm, £680 Flodder Hall, £680 Hadderdale Farm. LIMOUSIN: £730 High Grounds Farm, £690 High Grounds Farm, £610 High Grounds Farm, £580 High Grounds Farm. CHAROLAIS: £680 Low Audlands, £660 Low Audlands, £560 Colby Laithes. SHORTHORN: £580 Bank Farm. HEREFORD: £530 Wraysholme Tower, £530 Wraysholme Tower, £520 Wraysholme Tower. BLONDE: £520 Midtown Farm, £430 Midtown Farm, £300 Midtown Farm.

STEER CALF:

SHORTHORN: £870 Bank Farm. CONTINENTAL: £500 Causeway Farm.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 29th May 2025.

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