04 September 2025

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM, Dairy Cattle and Store Cattle, Thursday 4th September 2025.

CALVES

“Calves continue to sell above and beyond at J36 with yet again new vendors coming to see for themselves”
Bull calves a nice trade selling to £990 for a British Blue bull from J & R Waller, Killington with British Blues claiming the top 5 prices today. Next at £910 was from the Sharps of Flodder Hall with others at £870 and £850 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham. At £830 was another from the Wallers with younger 5-week-old British Blue to £730 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Native sired to £780 for Hereford from W Stamper, Chipping with Aberdeen Angus to £760 from CR Dickson, Thurnham. Month old Aberdeen Angus bulls to £600 for first time vendor at J36 PM & AM Ward, Aughton. Black and Whites reached £330 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor.
Heifers to £810 for Charolais from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with British Blues to £750 from this home. Hereford to £630 from SH & PI Bowes, Barrow in Furness with Aberdeen Angus at the same price from W Stamper. 6-week-old British Blue to £610 from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth and £590 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Younger 2-week-old Limousin to £410 from B & MJ Nelson, Heversham.

STIRKS

A packed ringside of buyers, with all keen to fill trailers. More stirks of all classes and types are needed each sale to satisfy buyer’s demand.
Steers sold to £1320 for British Blue cross steers at 10 months old from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell, with others at £1280 from JP&AE Cooper, Tebay. A consignment of 6-8 month old Aberdeen Angus cross from JD Fowles, Frodsham raced away to £1140, who also sold British Blue cross at £1130 and Hereford cross at £1080. Younger dairy bred steers sold to £960 for 5 month old British Blue cross from JA Law, Carnforth with Aberdeen Angus cross £860 from Messrts young, Lindale. Four month old Longhorn steers from Lowther Farming, Penrith sold to £750.
Heifer peaked at £1230 for a British Blue cross from RW Bainbridge, Whittington with 9 month old Limousin cross heifers £1090 from GC&GW Taylor, Crook. A trio of nine month old pedigree Angus heifers from HMP Wymott, Walton sold at £1060. Well reared dairy bred heifer of all breeds (6-8 month) were generally £820 to £950.
Just a handful of bulls forward, selling to £1090 for eight month old Aberdeen Angus cross again from HMP Wymott, Preston.
Early entries are invited for the next sale on Thursday 16th September.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

An outstanding entry of cull cows saw 92 forward and selling to an overall market average of 257p/kg.
Best beef cows sold to 344.5p/kg for a Stabiliser cow from A Dixon & Son, Selside. Endless beef cows were 310p/kg to 340p/kg and leaner feeding types 270p/kg to 300p/kg. Top grossing being an Aberdeen Angus cross from BJ Bowness, Kendal totalling £2380, with another at £2352.
Dairy cows sold to 269p/kg for a Montbeliarde cross from JJ&M Park & Son, Sizergh with parlour type cows generally 235p/kg to 260p/kg. Top grossing being a Holstein Friesian from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick at £1959.
OTM beef heifers sold to 319p/kg and £1948 from A Hodgson & Son, Ambleside with dairy heifers to 244p/kg and £1359 from RW Bainbridge & Son, Whittington.
OTM steers peaked at 319p/kg and £2063 for a British Blue cross from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton.
Cull bulls are now coming forward in greater numbers, selling to 269p/kg for a Limousin from SI Porter, with Aberdeen Angus 264p/kg from H Tunstall & Son, Kirkby Stephen. Top grossing being £2719 from H Tunstall & Son, Kirkby Stephen.

DAIRY

A successful day was had by vendors at the dairy Thursday at Junction 36, with a tidy trade throughout, for a show of 30 cattle comprising of fresh calved heifers, cows and in calf heifers. Topping today’s trade was a quality second calver from Messrs Inman, Witherslack making £3300. The same family had a heifer reaching £3100. Trade overall was very good, particularly for quality young cattle.
Cows at forth calved and older were sort after, making around the £2400 mark.
Stealing the show today was in calf heifers, which averaged £2497.50. Topping the trade was a stylish heifer from Messrs Fawcett, Burton making £3000. The same firm also had other heifers at £2600 and £2550.
Any enquiries about dairy sales are welcome, the next sale at Junction 36 will be confirmed shortly.

STORE CATTLE

Standing ovations in the store ring.
It was a theatre in motion today, bids flying, the gavel hammering and prices reaching crescendos, as cattle took centre stage in a matinee of marvellous trade at Junction 36.
A pair of Aberdeen Angus bullocks from GM Metcalfe Jnr stole the show hitting £2400 at two years old. Luing cattle delivered a star performance in front of an eager audience, selling at £2380 for three good bullocks from TW Nelson. Short keep bullocks contributed to a gripping plot reaching £2280 at 19 months from JD Fowles.
Buyers also played their parts to perfection, when it came to heifers swift, bold and determined to secure the lead role. J Holme sold Aberdeen Angus to £2180. The same price was also achieved for a pen of three Charolais heifers from JM Haddow.
The headline act of the bulls was a Limousin from TA&DH Knipe which made £2180. The drama continued with Aberdeen Angus bulls from TW Gorst topping at the £2000 mark.
As the final lot left the ring and the curtain came down, there was no doubt today’s market was a sell out success. An encore performance is scheduled for the 18th September. which will include our annual show and sale of continental cattle. Contact Joel McGarva with any enquiries on 07920009097.

Top Prices

BULL CALF:

British Blue: £990 Hallbeck, £910 Flodder Hall, £870 Bambers Farm, £850 Bambers Farm, £830 Hallbeck, £810 Bambers Farm. Hereford: £780 Coldcotes Farm. Angus: £760 Throstle Croft, £710 Throstle Croft, £700 Holme House Farm, £660 Coldcotes Farm, £660 Throstle Croft, £600 Holme House Farm. Charolais: £700 Holme House Farm, £700 Tunstall Hall, £640 Holme House Farm. Limousin: £550 Tunstall Hall, £520 Tunstall Hall, £510 Tunstall Hall, £470 Tunstall Hall, £440 Tunstall Hall, £420 Tunstall Hall. Friesian: £330 Low Audlands, £300 Hallbeck, £280 Low Audlands, £270 Low Audlands, £270 Hallbeck.

HEIFER CALF:

Charolais: £810 Bambers Farm, £610 Tunstall Hall. British Blue: £750 Bambers Fa\rm, £720 Throstle Croft, £710 Bambers Farm, £700 Bambers Farm. Angus: £630 Coldcotes Farm, £600 Holme House Farm, £510 Holme House Farm, £470 Holme House Farm, £460 Aughton Hall Farm. Limousin: £630 Harbarrow Farm, £530 Harbarrow Farm, £490 Ash Cragg, £420 Tunstall Hall, £410 Halforth Farm, £340 Halforth Farm. Hereford: £630 Harbarrow Farm.

OTM COW:

Stabilizer: 344.50 Kit Cragg, 339.50 Kit Cragg, 329.50 Kit Cragg. Angus: 339.50 Blea Tarn Road, 319.50 Blea Tarn Road, 314.50 Blea Tarn Road, 309.50 Mislet Farm, 294.50 Mislet Farm. Limousin: 329.50 High Borrans Farm, 309.50 Mossborough Hall, 309.50 Blea Tarn Road, 269.50 Red Scar Farm, 244.50 Arklid Farm, 239.50 Audlands Farm. Charolais: 279.50 Kate Farm, 249.50 Kate Farm. British Blue: 279.50 Arklid Farm, 279.50 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, 229.50 Arklid Farm, 229.50 Arklid Farm. Longhorn: 279.50 Station Lane, 274.50 Station Lane, 269.50 Lowther Castle, 239.50 Lowther Castle, 229.50 Lowther Castle. Hereford: 269.50 Kate Farm, 229.50 Aynsome Manor Farm. Simmental: 269.50 Low Fold. Montbelliarde: 269.50 Low Sizergh Farm, 249.50 Low Sizergh Farm, 239.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Other: 269.50 Outfield. Friesian: 264.50 Elm Tree Farm, 249.50 Arklid Farm, 239.50 Green Dragon Farm, 234.50 Arklid Farm, 234.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Swedish Red: 239.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Galloway: 239.50 Thorn Cottage, 239.50 Thorn Cottage, 219.50 Thorn Cottage. Norweigian: 229.50 Low Sizergh Farm, 199.50 Ninezergh. Flekvieh: 209.50 Far Audlands. MRI: 154.50 Ninezergh.

OTM HEIFER:

Limousin: 319.50 Borwick Lodge Farm. British Blue: 309.50 Low Groves Farm, 149.50 Browick Lodge Farm. Norweigian 244.50 Outfield.

CAST STEER:

British Blue: 319.50 Green Close, 299.50 Green Close. Galloway: 229.50 Low Borrowbridge Farm.

CAST BULL:

Limousin: 269.50 High Cark Farm. Angus: 264.50 Foggy Gill. Whitebred Shorthorn: 239.50 Mouse Syke. Galloway: 229.50 Mossborough.

STORE BULLOCK:

Angus: £2400 Low Gregg Hall, £1980 Viver Mill Farm, £1950 Spital Rigg, £1760 Tarnside Farm, £1710 Spital Rigg, £1680 Bradley Farm. Continental: £2380 Chapel Island View, £2140 Chapel Island View. Shorthorn: £2280 Higher Mickledale Farm, £2160 Higher Mickledale Farm, £1880 Spital Riggg, £1500 Orchard House. Limousin: £2060 Cobble Hey Farm, £2010 Southways, £1960 Hollowmire Farm, £1940 Orchard House, £1910 Cobble Hey Farm, £1800 Bradley Farm. Belted Galloway: £2000 Holmelands, £1360 Orchard House. Charolais: £1980 Viver Mill Farm, £1960 Dawson Fold, £1960 Cobble Hey Farm, £1860 Meathop Park Farm. British Blue: £1950 Moors Farm, £1880 Tarnside Farm, £1680 Riddings, £1640 Moors Farm, Hereford: £1920 Adamthwaite, £1900 High Mickledale Farm, £1800 Adamthwaite, £1800 Adamthwaite. Blonde: £1770 Orchard House, £1700 Orchard House, £1520 Orchard House. Montbelliarde: £1700 Hollowmire Farm. Other: £1680 Bradley Farm. Friesian: £1600 Holmelands, £1210 Tarnside Farm. £1550 Riddings. Simmental: £1350 Somme Avenue.

STORE HEIFER:

Angus: £2180 Hollowmire Farm, £2100 Crabtree Farm, £2060 Crabtree Farm, £2040 Higher Mickledale Farm, £1040 Crabtree Farm, £2040 Low Gregg Hall. Charolais: £2180 Viver Mill Farm, £2100 Cobble Hey Farm, £1980 Meathop Park Farm, £1900 Cobble Hey Farm, £1840 Viver Mill Farm, £1810 Dawson Fold. Limousin: £2040 Low Gregg Hall, £1790 Bradley Farm, £1740 Hollowmire Farm, £1720 Tailbert. British Blue: £1860 Lockbank Farm, £1770 Hollowmire Farm, £1390 Elm Tree Farm, £1320 Tailbert, £1310 Skiddaw View. Hereford: £1760 Adamthwaite, £1540 Adamthwaite, £1380 Bouthwaite Farm, £1250 Garden Terrace. Belted Galloway: £1720 Higher Mickledale Farm. Parthenaise: £1360 Garden Terrace, £1300 Garden Terrace, £1290 Garden Terrace. Shorthorn: £1240 Bouthwaite Farm.

STORE BULL:

Limousin: £2180 Hullater Farm, £1740 Burton Hill, £1720 Burton Hill, £1680 Hullater Farm, £1520 Tailbert. Angus: £2000 Gilpin Farm, £1860 Gilpin Farm, £1700 Gilpin Farm. British Blue: £1680 Hullater Farm. Hereford: £1310 St James Drive.

BULL STIRK:

ANGUS: £1090 Moss Lane. BELTED GALLOWAY: £840 Rose Cottage.

HEIFER STIRK:

BRITISH BLUE: £1230 Outfield, £1050 Cocklake. LIMOUSIN: £1090, £940, £930 High Farm. ANGUS: £1060 Moss Lane, £910 Higher Mickledale Farm, £750 Moss End Farm. HEREFORD: £810 Outfield. LONGHORN: £600 Lowther Castle.

STEER STIRK:

BRITISH BLUE: £1320 Swallowmire, £1280, £1200 Cocklake, £1130, £1080 Higher Mickledale Farm, £960 Marsh Grange Farm. ANGUS: £1140, £1080 Higher Mickledale Farm, £920 Marsh Grange Farm, £920 Outfield, £880 Marsh Grange Farm, £860 Moss End Farm. HEREFORD: £1080 Higher Mickledale Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1060 High Farm. BELTED GALLOWAY: £920 Rose Cottage. FRIESIAN: £910 Outfield, £620 Moss End Farm. LONGHORN: £750, £580 Lowther Castle.

DAIRY COW:

FRIESIAN: £3300 Strickland Hill, £2500, £2300, £2250 Ackenthwaite Farm, £2200, £2150 Manor House Farm. AYRSHIRE: £2200 Manor House Farm.

DAIRY HEIFER:

FRIESIAN: £3100 Strickland Hill, £2650, £2550 Ackenthwaite Farm, £2500 Hollins Farm, £2300 Green Dragon Farm, £2050 Manor House Farm.

IN CALF HEIFER:

FRIESIAN: £3000, £2600, £2550, £1800 Green Dragon Farm.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM, Dairy Cattle and Store Cattle, Thursday 4th September 2025.

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