OTM / CULL COWS

With the weather changing, cows are coming forward in larger numbers. All culls sold today averaged 258p/kg and £1695.
Best beef cows sold to 329p/kg for a Limousin cross from MW&M Hodgson, with other well fleshed and heavy beef cows 280p/kg to 310p/kg, with top grossing being an Aberdeen Angus cross from Miss P Dixon achieving £2528.
Dairy cows sold to 304p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming, with mediums generally 245p/kg to 260p/kg. Top grossing being another Holstein Friesian totalling £2165.
Several cull bulls at today’s sale selling to 274p/kg and £2484.
OTM steers sold to 324p/kg and £2472 and heifers to 329p/kg and £2293.

STIRKS

Plenty of power around the stirk sale ring, with more needed each sale to satisfy buyer’s demand.
Steers sold to £1260 for yearling dairy cross from B Butterfield & Son, with others regularly £1100 to £1200. Yearling Galloways sold to £940 from CC Chinn. Recently weaned Aberdeen Angus cross five month old achieved £780 from Messrs Young.
Heifers again generally ten to twelve months old sold to £1220 for British Blue cross and Limousin cross £1130. Younger heifers sold to £1100 for six month old British Blues cross from F&TE Park and £1090 from RE&P Miller. Younger recently weaned heifers were £700 to £880.
Just a handful of bulls today sold to £1170 for seven month old reared British Blue cross from F&TE Park, with three month old Beef Shorthorns to £880 and £850 from J&E Lancaster.

CALVES

J36 once again proves the place for calves with 139 forward, with a straight trade seen for all.
Bull calves sold to £870 and £860 for British Blues from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with others at £850 x2 from CR Dickson, Thurnham. Charolais sold to £810 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with Limousin to £770 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme. Herefords from B Cooper, Barrow in Furness topped the natives at £710, with others at £690 from JS&IM Wilson, Millom. One month old British Blues sold to £710 from A Pickthall, New Hutton with others to £660 from first time vendors HA Sawrey & Son, Ulverston. Black and Whites sold to £470 x2 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme.
Heifers sold to £770 twice, firstly for a British Blues from CR Dickinson, Thurnham and for Charolais from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Six British Blue heifers sold between £730 and £750 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with Aberdeen Angus to £700 from R Cowin & Son, Mansergh. One month olds sold to £600 for British Blues from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth with others to £560 from CM&CS Chapplehow, Penrith. Three week olds hit £420 for Charolais from Colby Farms, Appleby with Aberdeen Angus to £400 from this home of the same age.

STORE CATTLE

Todays show of Continental Store Cattle was kindly sponsored by North West Limousin Breeders Association, Cornthwaites, Carrs Billington, WE Jameson & Son and Yan Farm Health and kindly judged by Mr Huyton, who we thank for his time and expertise. He awarded the rosettes as follows:

CLASS 1- BEST LIMOUSIN HEIFER
1st M&D Hatton, Knott End Farm- £2010
2nd RJ&M Dixon & Son, Colton Farm- £2160
3rd J Twigge, Homelands- £2150

CLASS 2- BEST LIMOUSIN BULLOCK
1st MW&M Hodgson, Swallowmire- £2040
2nd TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £2380
3rd RC Wharton & Son, High Field- £1740

CLASS 3- BEST BRITISH BLUE HEIFER
1st M&D Hatton, Knott End Farm- £2380
2nd JT&A Armitstead, Bouthwaite Farm- £1860

CLASS 4- BEST BRITISH BLUE BULLOCK
1st MA&JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm- £2300
2nd MA&JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm- £2080
3rd J Twigge, Homelands- £2240

CLASS 5- BEST ANY OTHER BREED HEIFER
1st J Twigge, Homelands- £2000

CLASS 6- BEST ANY OTHER BREED BULLOCK
1st TW Wilson, Chapel Island View- £2650
2nd TW Wilson, Chapel Island View- £2650
3rd J Twigge, Homelands- £2120

CLASS 7- BEST PAIR OF LIMOUSINS
1st TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £2300
2nd J Twigge, Homelands- £2150

CHAMPION- MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm- £2300
RESERVE CHAMPION- MW&M Hodgson, Swallowmire- £2040

Soaked outside, sizzling inside- store trade storms ahead at Junction 36.
The continued rain didn’t dampen the demand for cattle today. Larger numbers forward were faced with buyers both old and new resulting in a weatherproof trade from the outset.
A smashing big pair of Luing steers received a downpour of bids totalling at £2650. Limousin bullocks topped at £2380 from Messrs TA Chapman for an outstanding run of cattle. The same good home had another at £2360 and a further 4 over £2300. If the rain was relentless, so too was the demand for quality. British Blue bullocks also sold to £2300 from Messrs MA & JA Winn at 16 months old.
Heifers also received floods of interest topping at £2380 for a British Blue from M & D Hatton. Limousin heifers hit £2200 for yet more quality this time from Messrs FW Park aged 16 months old. Aberdeen Angus heifers topped at £2100 from Messrs Wightman and Charolais heifers hit £2000 from J Twigge.
Our next sale here is in two week’s time on Thursday 2nd October and includes a Show & Sale section for Suckler Calves. Entries open now. For further information call Joel McGarva on 07920009097.