19 February 2026

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 19th February 2026.

Weaned Calves & Stirks – Stirks to £1720 at NWA J36

New customers once again in attendance, both buying and selling and keen to return again to this popular sale.

Steers sold to £1720 for 10m Lim x from MW & M Hodgson, Cartmell Fell who sold another ring full at £1590 (9m) with other shapely suckler bred 8m Lim x £1410 from D & A Nicholson, Ulverston. Dairy Cross steers sold to £1200 for BA x from G & ID Postlethwaite, Lowgill with 7m Lim x £1180 F & TE Park, Crook. Well reared Char x and BRB x from C Postlethwaite, Gosforth achieved £1100.

Suckler bred heifers topped at £1490 for 10m AA x from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston who also sold South Devon x at £1350. An eye-catching ring full of 8m Lim x from JH Barker & Son, Ulverston found a final bid of £1400 closely followed by 8m BRB x £1400 from CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Sedbergh. Younger Dairy cross heifers sold to £1050 from RE & P Miller, Garstang who sold AA x at £1000. 6m BRB x to £960 from RW Bainbridge & Son, Whittington.

Suckler bred bulls sold to £1200 for 8m Lim x from GM Strong, Penrith with 10m South Devon bulls £1570 from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston. Recently weaned AA x to £860 from SM & CL Bowe, Penrith.

Stirks will continue to be sold at 12noon in ring 2, penned on arrival with a ballot drawn 10 mins prior to the sale. Enter with confidence for the next sale on 5/3/26.

CALVES- “Smaller show, bigger trade”

J36 does it again, bull calves a phenomenal trade selling to £1100 for a British Blue from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme with 10-week-old Charolais from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor next at £1030. Other British Blues to £990 and £900 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with Simmentals to £950 and Aberdeen Angus to £810 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme. Younger calves to £630 for 30-day old from DR & C Galbraith, Grayrigg and Limousin to £610 from CM & CS Chappelhow, Penrith. Dairy bulls to £490 for Fleckvieh from AE & MK Hayhurst, Natland with black & whites to £350 from the same home.

Heifer calves met equally as nice a trade, selling to £900 for British Blue from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with Simmental next at £890 from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme. Charolais to £670 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington with 31-day old British Blues topping the youngsters at £660 from DR & C Galbraith, Grayrigg. Aberdeen Angus heifers to £620 from both RJ & KR Wilkinson, Levens and SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington. 3-week-old Aberdeen Angus heifers looked well sold to £430 from Messrs Wilson, Allithwaite.

See you in a fortnight, any queries phone Will on 07506 283587.

Cull Cows/OTM Cattle

A fast trade for all classes of cull cows today with a market average of 265p/kg for all sold. Best Beef cows sold to 364.5p/kg & £3058 for BRB x from RJ & ES Rogerson with others 300p/kg – 340p/kg, medium feeding types 280p/kg-298p/kg.

Heavy and well fleshed dairy cows sold to 299.5p/kg & £2225 from KE Robinson.

Others 270p/kg-285p/kg with parlour types 250p/kg-265p/kg.

OTM Beef heifers to 384.5p/kg & £2118 and dairies 264.5p/kg & £1817. Steers to 319.5p/kg and £2301.

Cull Bulls to 334.5p/kg & £2409.

STORE CATTLE

Knock out trade

No shadow boxing today – straight into the championship rounds from the first pen forward. Buyers on their toes, vendors well represented and plenty of cattle properly tested under the bright lights.

The shorthorns came out swinging early landing the first big shots at £2590, twice, from Messrs CS Long & RH Knipe, solid powerful types that took some beating. Charolais bullocks just over the 20 month mark from Messrs D & E Whitaker stepped into the centre of the ring and traded strongly to £2420, while three Angus steers of a similar age from JE, D & JER Wightman went toe to toe at £2400 with bids coming from multiple corners.

The younger division didn’t dock the challenge either. Nine month old Simmental steers from Messrs RJS & DM Addison boxed clever and pushed on to £1990.

In the heifer class JE, D & JER Wightman lifted the Aberdeen Angus title belt at £2560 for two year olds, while younger Charolais heifers from the same good home made £2300 after sustained bidding.
A stand out pair of Blue heifers just 11 months old out of Simmental cows from W Heaps Ltd attracted serious ringside attention before settling at £2120. Smart breeding potential types that were well contested, proving Thursday is the day to maximise trade for all types of cattle.

This is the fortnightly sale where cattle are properly fought over and buyers prepared to go the distance for every lot.

Contact Joel McGarva ahead of our next sale on the 5th March of March on 07920 009097.

Top Prices

BULL STIRK

Limousin: £1700 School Hill, £950 Spout House. South Devon: £1570 Bowkerstead Farm. Continental: £1220 Cragg House Farm. Friesian: £920 School Hill. Angus: £860 x2 Bank Farm, £850 The Bungalow. British Blue: £780 Bank Farm.

HEIFER STIRK

Angus: £1490 £1370 Bowkerstead Farm, £1000 Lower Lingart Farm, £750 The Bungalow. Limousin: £1410 Stribers Farm, £1290 Riddings. British Blue: £1400 Holme Farm, £1050 Lower Lingart Farm, £980 £950 £920 Outfield. South Devon: £1350 Bowkerstead Farm. Hereford: £1250 Riddings, £910 Lower Lingart Farm. Blonde: £980 Riddings.

STEER STIRK

Limousin: £1720 £1590 Swallowmire, £1410 Birch Bank, £1180 Cragg House Farm, £1090 Swallowmire. Blonde: £1200 Riddings, £1090 Cragg House Farm. British Blue: £1110 Rainors Farm. Charolais: £1100 Rainors Farm. Hereford: £1100 Riddings. Friesian: £1020 Bellart Howe.

BULL CALF

BRITISH BLUE: £1100 Cinder Hill Farm, £990 Bambers Farm, £880 Bambers Farm, £630 Sunny Bank, £610 Elm Tree Farm, £610 Sunny Bank. CHAROLAIS: £1030 Low Audlands, £720 Holme House Farm. HEREFORD: £590 High Grounds Farm, £550 Natland Park Farm. SIMMENTAL: £950 Cinder Hill Farm. ANGUS: £810 Cinder Hill Farm, £790 Bambers Farm, £780 Cinder Hill Farm, £730 Holme House Farm, £710 Holme House Farm, £600 Whin Yeats. LIMOUSIN: £610 High Grounds Farm. FLEKVIEH: £490 Natland Park Farm. FRIESIAN: £350 Natland Park Farm, £340 Natland Park Farm, £300 Kitchlow Farm, £290 Whin Yeats, £280 Natland Park Farm, £260 Natland Park Farm.

HEIFER CALF

BRITISH BLUE: £900 Bambers Farm, £880 Bambers Farm, £780 Bambers Farm, £770 Bambers Farm, £660 Sunny Bank, £610 Sunny Bank. SIMMENTAL: £890 Cinder Hill Farm. CHAROLAIS: £670 Holme House Farm, £650 Holme House Farm. ANGUS: £620 Holme House Farm, £620 High Foulshaw Farm, £560 High Foulshaw Farm, £560 Whin Yeats, £540 Whin Yeats, £530 High Foulshaw Farm. LIMOUSIN: £590 High Grounds Farm, £580 High Grounds Farm.

OTM COW

BRITISH BLUE: 364.50 Maison Gill, 349.50 Maison Gill, 344.50 Maison Gill, 289.50 The Glen, 289.50 Holme Farm, 284.50 Causeway Farm. CONTINENTAL: 324.50 Wasdyke Farm. BLONDE: 304.50 Causeway Farm. FRIESIAN: 299.50 Kiln Hall, 279.50 Jenkin Crag, 269.50 Spout House, 249.50 Whin Yeats, 244.50 Strickland Hill. LIMOUSIN: 299.50 Spital Far, 294.50 Holme Farm, 244.50 Swallowmire. SIMMENTAL: 289.50 Kelleth Rigg. SHORTHORN: 269.50 Boundary Beck. FLEKVIEH: 259.50 Far Audlands, 239.50 Hawkrigg Farm. DAIRY SHORTHORN: 244.50 Craketrees. ANGUS: 239.50 Mealriggs Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: 214.50 Moss House Farm. JERSEY: 204.50 High House Farm.

OTM HEIFER

BRITISH BLUE: 384.50 Swallowmire. FRIESIAN: 264.50 Strickland Hill. SHORTHORN: 249.50 Boundary Beck.

CAST STEER

LIMOUSIN: 319.50 Hullater Farm. ANGUS: 239.50 Mealriggs Farm.

CAST BULL

LIMOUSIN: 334.50 Hullater Farm, 269.50 Ellerbeck Farm.

STORE BULLOCK

SHORTHORN: £2590 The Glen, £2590 The Glen, £1780 The Glen, £1640 Tock How Farm, £1450 Tock How Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2420 Little Fell Farm, £1800 Low Longmire, £1760 Ridding Side Farm, £1730 Little Fell Farm, £1680 Tongue House Farm, £1650 Tongue House Farm. ANGUS: £2400 Little Fell Farm, £2400 Crabtree Farm, £2140 Crabtree Farm, £2120 Blea Tarn Road, £2080 Stubb Place Farm, £2070 Crabtree Farm. HEREFORD: £2340 Crabtree Farm, £2000 Hampsfield Hall, £1560 Southways. BRTISH BLUE: £2180 Blea Tarn Road, £2160 Hampsfield Hall, £2130 Hampsfield Hall, £2080 Blea Tarn Road, £1880 Hollowmire. SIMMENTAL: £2080 Crabtree Farm, £1990 Keld Farm, £1800 Keld Farm, £1740 Keld Farm, £1560 Keld Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1960 Crabtree Farm, £1880 Lower Oakeaves Farm, £1840 Bradley Farm, £1710 Ridding Side Farm, £1700 Cockrigg Farm. FRIEISAN: £1720 Hollowmire, £1660 Tarnside Farm, £1600 Hollowmire Farm, £1420 Longlands, £1200 Tarnside Farm. AYRSHIRE: £1330 Tarnside Farm. LONGHORN: £920 The Glen.

STORE HEIFER

ANGUS: £2560 Crabtree Farm, £2340 Crabtree Farm £2240 Crabtree Farm, £2180 Crabtree Farm, £2020 Crabtree Farm, £2000 Crabtree Farm. CHAROLAIS: £2300 Crabtree Farm, £1690 Ridding Side Farm, £1540 Low Longmire, £1480 Tongue House Farm, £1350 Meathop Park Farm, £1340 Cherry Blossom. LIMOUSIN: £2260 Crabtree Farm, £2080 Bank House Farm, £1950 Bradley Farm, £1840 Bradley Farm, £1840 Birch Bank, £1820 High House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £2120 Derbyshire Farm, £2070 Crabtree Farm, £1980 Parrox Hall Farm, £1940 Stubb Place Farm, £1890 Hollowmire Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1680 Riddings. BLONDE: £1570 Birch Bank FRIESIAN: £1560 Birks Farm, £1400 Longlands. SHORTHORN: £1370 Lodge Bank Farm, £1360 Lodge Bank Farm, £1300 The Glen, £1230 The Glen, £1070 The Glen, £1010 Low Stennerley.

STORE COW

FRIESIAN: £1700 Stirzaker House Farm, £1300 Stirzaker House Farm. CONTINENTAL: £700 Spice Gill Farm.

STORE BULL

LIMOUSIN: £1680 Burton Hill, £1530 Birch Bank, £1410 Burton Hill, £1300 High Field. CONTINENTAL: £750 Spice Gill Farm, £610 Spice Gill Farm.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 19th February 2026.

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