CALVES

100 calves forward today with trade remaining similar to that of recent weeks. Topping today at £940 was a British Blue bull from J&B Morley, Appleby, with others at £880 from Bambers Farms, Thurnham and £810 from J Brown, Barrowfield. Charolais bulls sold to £880 from AK&BM Robinson with Aberdeen Angus to £710 from J&B Morley, Appleby. Longhorns sold to £600 from AK&BM Robinson with Fleckvieh to £570 from EW&RM Towers, Hornby. Thirty day old bulls reached £520 from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg with two week old Limousin to £400 from B&MJ Nelson, Haversham.
Heifer calves saw a more selective trade, reaching £810, £800 and £790 for Charolais from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme. Blues sold to £750 on three occasions from J Brown, Barrowfield, J&B Morley, Appleby and Bambers Farm, Thurnham. Aberdeen Angus sold to £710 again from J&B Morley. Younger month old sorts reached £620 from A Pickthall, New Hutton and £600 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth.
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CULL / CAST CATTLE
Another entry of cull cows filling the pens pre sale, with 85 penned and all selling to an average of 255p/kg. The best of the beef cows sold to 354p/kg and £2765 for a Limousin cross from PJ&ES Rogerson, with others nicely 290p/kg to 320p/kg and £2050 to £2400. Dairy cows peaked at 299p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from RJ&D Holden with others selling to £2357. Medium parlour types were 240p/kg to 260p/kg, with harder worked 210p/kg to 235p/kg. OTM heifers saw Aberdeen Angus cross selling to 329p/kg and £2352, with dairy heifer to 294p/kg and £1825. Steers sold to 329p/kg and £2171. Stock bulls in abundance today, selling to 304p/kg for British Shorthorns with another British Shorthorn £3121. Most bulls were 255p/kg to 285p/kg.

STIRKS
Plenty of interest in stirks with steers selling to £1490 for British Blue cross from B Robinson, with other yearlings £12890 to £1450. Younger beef steers were £950 to £1150. Diary steers sold to £1180 for Holstein Friesian. Heifers sold to £1210 for ten month old British Blue cross with other younger heifers £840 to £920. Bull stirks saw British Blue cross selling to £1420, with recently weaned dairy bulls to £960 for Montbeliarde and £540 for Holstein Friesian.