05 February 2026

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 5th February 2026.

STIRKS

The new sale format of a 12noon start in ring 2 saw an abundance of buyers in attendance with new faces once again ringside. All classes and types were keenly competed for with more required each sale. Steers sold to a top price of £1580 for 8m Char x from Messrs Barker who sold others at £1540. A run of Sim-Luing steers 8/9m from Low Moor Howe Farm Ltd peaked at £1560 with others £1500. Native sired steers sold to £1240 for AAx & Shorthorn x from JJ & J Towers. Younger steers to £1180 for BRB x and £1100 AAx. Several recently weaned steers peaked at £1100 for 5m Limx from J&O Galbraith and £1020 FKV from D&A Nicholson. Heifers peaked at £1360 for a pair of Limx (7m) from PW Clarke with AAx (8m) £1320 from R&B Parker and Hereford x £1300 (7m) from R Dick. Dairy bred heifers to £1100 for 9m AAx with 5m £1080 from J&O Galbraith. Bull stirks peaked at £1400 for 6m AAx from RA & E Edmondson closely followed by BRBx (7m) at £1380 from JR Pye. Luing bulls (9m) from Low Moor Howe Farm Ltd sold at £1300. Younger bulls ranging from £840-£960 depending on quality and type.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

No sign of let up today with cast cattle flying, 76 head of cattle coming to an average of 282p/kg. Top price overall came from Messrs Rogerson, Maison Gill with a Limousin cow weighing 886kg making £2896.77.
Friesian / Holstein cattle averaged £1520 with a top price of £2244.69 from Strickland Hill, Witherslack.
Top price for p/pk from RG&LR Holmes, Valley View make 374p/kg for a Limousin steer at 671kg making £2512.90.
All entries and enquiries welcome for a fortnightly sale at 10am.Contact the office or auctioneers for more information.

CALVES

British Blue calf to £1170 at J36

Bull calves of every strength easily finding new homes today, topping at £1170 for a corker of a British Blue from CR Dickson, Thurnham with others from the same pen at £980. Bambers Farms brought their usual quality selling British Blues to £890 x3 and Aberdeen Angus to £830 x2. 8-week-old Charolais sold to £870 and £800 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall with others at £740 from J & M Maudsley, Endmoor. Month old types to £670 and £660 for British Blues from A Pickthall, New Hutton and £600 for Charolais from Messrs Sowerby, Drybeck. The youngest, a 2-week-old British Blue bull sold to £500 from TK Robinson, Old Hutton. Dairy bulls to £460 for Fleckvieh from Messrs Sowerby, Drybeck with Black & Whites to £270 from JR & S Handley, Heversham.

Heifer calves equally as good to sell topping at £810 for British Blue from Bambers Farm with Charolais from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall selling at £800. Plenty others top side of £700 with the best of the youngsters to £640 for Charolais from Messrs Sowerby, Drybeck, £580 for British Blue from A Pickthall, New Hutton, £550 for Beef Shorthorn from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth and 2-week-old British Blue to £480 from TK Robinson, Old Hutton.

Keep the calves coming, any enquiries to Will on 07506283587.

STORE CATTLE

'Guide Price Ignored'
Any suggestions of a steadier trade were laughed out of the ring today, as store cattle at Junction 36 comfortably outperformed expectations. Buyers came loaded, competition was relentless and prices marched on with real authority from start to finish.
18 month old bullocks sold to £2310 for a Limousin from Messrs GH Jones. Others to £2300 from RG&LR Holmes and £2240 for a Charolais of a similar age from D&E Whitaker. Bulls zoomed to £2320 from S Boswoth for a Limousin. The same home sold Bazadaise bulls to £2240. British Blue heifers made £2180 for a pair from DE&SM Moorhouse. Just behind was a British Blue again at £2160 from JW&ME Taylor. Three Aberdeen Angus bullocks at 20 months sold for £2190 again from Messrs Whitaker. Hereford bullocks of the same age made £2180 from JL Bird.
Our next sale is in two weeks time on Thursday 19th February. Competitive trade and prompt payment. Come and join the party for any further enquires contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097.

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BULL CALVES

BRITISH BLUE: £1170 Throstle Croft, £980 Throstle Croft, £890 Bambers Farm, £890 Bambers Farm, £890 Bambers Farm, £860 Langley Park. CHAROLAIS: £870 Tunstall Hall, £800 Tunstall Hall, £720 Raw End Farm, £600 Townhead Farm, £590 Townhead Farm, £580 Townhead Farm. ANGUS: £830 Bambers Farm, £830 Bambers Farm, £760 Bambers Farm, £630 College Green, £560 Raw End Farm, £550 Tunstall Hall. CHIANINA: £740 Raw End Farm. LIMOUSIN: £580 Tunstall Hall, £520 High Grounds Farm. FLECKVIEH: £460 Townhead Farm. FRIESIAN: £270 College Green Farm, £260 Flodder Hall, £240 Ackenthwaite Farm, £240 Endmoor Farm, £230 Ackenthwaite Farm, £210 Langley Park.

HEIFER CALVES
BRITISH BLUE: £810 Bamber Farm, £770 Throstle Croft, £760 Tunstall Hall, £750 Throstle Croft, £730 Langley Park, £660 College Green. CHAROLAIS: £800 Tunstall Hall, £720 Tunstall Hall, £690 Tunstall Hall, £650 Raw End Farm, £640 Townhead Farm, £580 Townhead Farm. LIMOUSIN: £580 Tunstall Hall, £550 Tunstall Hall, £550 Tunstall Hall, £540 Tunstall Hall, £470 High Grounds Farm, £470 High Grounds Farm. ANGUS: £570 College Green, £500 College Green, £500 College Green, £480 College Green, £430 Raw End Farm, £410 Tunstall Hall. SHORTHORN: £550 Flodder Hall, £490 Flodder Hall, £480 Flodder Hall.

STEER CALVES
ANGUS: £770 College Green. BRITISH BLUE: £770 College Green, £730 College Green, £620 College Green, £620 College Green, £600 College Green.

Store Bullock:

Limousin: £2310 Fold Farm, £2300 £2200 Valley View, £2120 £2090 £2020 Arklid Farm, £2020 Bradley Farm. Charolais: £2240 Little Fell Farm, £1760 Well Foot, £1720 £1700 Tongue House Farm. Angus: £2190 Little Fell Farm, £2080 Stubb Place Farm, £2070 Woodlea Farm, £2040 Tarnside Farm, £1930 Birks Farm. Hereford: £2180 West Plain Farm, £2070 Woodlea Farm, £1890 West Plain Farm, £1880 Ellers Farm, £1880 West Plain Farm, £1810 Ellers Farm. British Blue: £2010 Birks Farm, £1840 Moors Cottage, £1740 Riddings, £1660 Well Foot, £1600 Riddings, £1520 Well Foot. Whitebred Shorthorn: £1990 Woodlea Farm. Simental: £1700 Keld Farm. Shorthorn: £1580 £1530 Cinderbarrow Farm, £1440 £1400 Boundary Beck. Continental: £1510 Cinderbarrow Farm. Galloway: £1080 Deep Clough Farm.

Store Heifer:

British Blue: £2180 High House Farm, £2160 High Laning Farm, £2070 Stubb Place, £1840 High Laning Farm, £1720 Birks Farm. Angus: £2090 Tarnside Farm, £1970 Little Fell Farm, £1900 Low Stennerley, £1810 Bradley Farm, £1800 Tarnside Farm, £1760 Arklid Farm. Charolais: £2060 Little Fell Farm, £1720 £1680 Tongue House Farm, £1460 Well Foot, £1360 Tullithwaite Hall Farm. Limousin: £1880 Bradley Farm, £1720 Fold Farm, £1670 £1640 £1580 Ridding Side Farm, £1570 Birch Bank, £1520 Ridding Side Farm. Shorthorn: £1860 £1800 Cinderbarrow Farm, £1720 Flodder Hall, £1220 Boundary Beck. Hereford: £1780 Houkler Hall Barn, £1660 Ellers Farm, £1660 Woodlea Farm. Simental: £1540 High House Farm. Blonde: £1300 Lower Oakeneaves Farm.

Store Bull:

Limousin: £2320 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Bazadaise: £2240 £2080 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Hereford: £1360 Hole House, £1200 Kendal House Farm.

OTM COW:

Limousin: 349.50, 334.50 Maison Gill; 329.50 Ellers Farm; 319.50 Scroggs Farm; 314.50, 289.50 Chapel House; 309.50 High Laning Farm; 289.50 Causeway Farm. Stabilizer: 349.50, 344.50, 324.50, 309.50, 299.50 Kit Cragg. Simmental: 314.50 Scroggs Farm; 284.50 Causeway Farm. Friesian: 299.50 Stubb Place Farm; 259.50 x2, 249.50 Shorthorn Farm; 259.50, 249.50 Stirzaker House Farm; 254.50 Strickland Hill; 254.50 Dale Barns. Continental: 294.50, 259.50 Wasdyke Farm. British Blue: 284.50 Chapel House; 264.50, 259.50 Low Waterside. Shorthorn: 284.50 Cinderbarrow Farm. Angus: 279.50 x2 28 Blea Tarn Road; 264.50 Ellers Farm; 239.60 High Farm. Hereford: 259.50 Cart House Farm. Saler: 249.50 Fairbank Farm. Belted Galloway: 239.50 Chapelhills. Other: 189.50 Dale Barns. Norwegian Red: 164.50 Ninezergh.

OTM HEIFER:

Continental: 324.50 High Barnes. Friesian: 309.50 Flodder Hall; 309.50, 229.50 Strickland Hill; 209.50 Scales Park Farm. Norwegian Red: 309.50, 259.50 Cracalt Farm.

CAST STEER:

Angus: 364.50, 349.50 Fell End Farm. Limousin: 319.50 Mireside Farm.

CAST BULL:

Limousin: 374.50 Valley View

Bull Stirk:

Angus: £1400 High Barnes. British Blue: £1380 £980 Back Lane. Continental: £1300 High House Farm. Limousin: £1080 Woodside Farm. Simental: £960 Woodside Farm. Hereford: £880 Long Crag House, £620 Winter Crag Farm. Friesian: £700 Corner Hall Farm.

Heifer Stirk:

Limousin: £1360 Woodside Farm, £1120 £1100 Cragg House Farm, £1080 Endmoor Farm. Angus: £1320 High Hallbeck, £1100 Church End Farm. Hereford: £1300 £1100 Corner Hall Farm, £980 Long Crag House, £920 Mire House Farm, £880 Birch Bank. Charolais: £1220 Noran Bank Farm. Shorthorn: £900 Low Greaves.

Stirk:

Charolais: £1580 £1540 £1260 Noran Bank Farm. Simental: £1560 £1500 £1280 High House Farm. Angus: £1240 Low Stennerley, £1100 Church End Farm. Shorthorn: £1240 Low Stennerley. British Blue: £1180 Cragg House Farm, £700 Winter Crag Farming. Friesian: £1120 Mire House Farm, £800 £740 Birkland Barrow. Limousin: £1100 Endmoor Farm. Flekvieh: £1020 Birch Bank. Blonde: £980 Cragg House Farm. Hereford: £740 Birkland Barrow.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 5th February 2026.

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