22 January 2026

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM & Store Cattle, Thursday 22nd January 2026.

CALVES

114 calves forward today with Belgium Blue Bulls to £990. Bull calves a nice trade, selling to £990 for Belgium Blues from CR Dickson, Thurnham who sold others at £950. 8 week old Charolais sold to £930 & £900 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall. Angus to £670 from Bambers Farm with Hereford from AE&MK Hayhurst, Natland reaching £590. 30 day olds to £580 for Belgium Blue from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg or £570 for Limousin from R&JE Wharton, Appleby. Heifer calves to £780 for Belgium Blue for CR Dickson, Thurnham with other Belgium Blue at £750 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth. Limousin sold to £740 from J&O Galbraith, Endmoor with Angus at £730 from Bambers Farm. A nice pen of Charolais from SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington sold to £710 with best of the 30 days olds to £590 for Limousin from R&JE Wharton, Appleby or £510 from CM & CS Chappelhow, Penrith. Calves continue to descend on J36, why not pop for a look. Contact Will Rogerson.

STORE CATTLE

Twigge hits the top branch. Todays store cattle trade, was firmly rooted in confidence and it was Mr J Twigge who rose through the canopy to hit the tip branch of the market, topping the sale with a standout run that caught plenty of eyes ringside. Demand was very firm throughout with buyers quick to compete for cattle of all types including shape, strength and future potential, underlining a healthy and encouraging trade.

21m old Angus blks to £2440 – J Twigge

21m old Limousin blks to £2360 – J Twigge

16m old Limousin blks to £2340 – JM Harrison

14m old Limousin hfrs to £1930 – D&A Nicholson

17m old South Devon hfrs to £1880 – AT Threlkend

9m old Limousin bull to £2160 – S Bosworth

Get in touch before our next sale on Thursday 5th of February. Entries now open. Contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097.

STIRKS

Buyers in attendance keen to keep pens full and once again several new customers in attendance.

Steers sold to £1520 for Aberdeen Angus from JJ & J Woof & Sons with Limousin x (7/8 months old) from B Heyes selling to £1490 and £1410 for ring fulls. Yearlings generally £1300-£1450 depending on quality and type. Younger steers to £1420 for Limousin x from JH Barker & Son and £1400 from SW Atkinson & Son. Younger steers £1100-£1300. Dairy bred steers to £1150 for 9-month-old Montbeliardes.

Heifers peaked at £1430 for a 6-month-old red Limousin x from B Heyes with others at £1420 from JH Barker & Son and £1400 from B Wilson & Sons. Well bred younger suckler bred heifers £1150-£1320. Recently weaned dairy bred heifers to £740 for British Blue x and Aberdeen Angus x to £680.

Bull stirks sold to £1480 for Aberdeen Angus x from AT Threlkeld who also sold South Devon x at £1360. Continental bulls to £1380 for Blonde x from MT Howarth. Younger bulls to £1100 for 5-month-old Hereford x with others from the same home £1050-£1090. 6/7-month-old Dairy bred bulls to £940 for Aberdeen Angus x, £900 for Beef Shorthorn x and £800 for Hereford x.

All stirks must be forward by 9:45am to allow for prompt start time of 10am. We appreciate your co operation with this which will allow the sale to continue to grow and develop.

CULL COWS

NWA J36 once again proved to be the market of choice for both sellers and buyers. A market average of 256p/kg was achieved for an entry being 60% dairy cows.

Best of the beef cows sold to 364.5p/kg for Limousin x from NP & CE Buckley with others nicely 310-345p/kg and feeding types 275-290p/kg. Top grossing beef cow was a Limousin x from RC Wharton & Son totalling £2649. Other well fleshed beef cows nicely £2000+.

Dairy cows sold to 279.5p/kg for Holstein Friesian from Messrs Dennison, other fleshed cows 240-260p/kg and parlour sorts 190-210p/kg. Top grossing achieving £1880 from MS & G Mason.

OTM beef heifers sold to 314.5p/kg for Aberdeen Angus x from JG & BJ Escolme and dairy heifers to 299.5p/kg for Norwegian Red from R & J Dodgson. Top grossing being a black & white from BW & G Robinson at £2150.

Bulls sold to 329.5p/kg and £2540 for Stabiliser from A Dixon & Son who sold stock bulls at 249.5p/kg and £2560.

More required each sale to fulfil buyers requirements. Cull cow vendors are encouraged to arrive in good time to allow stock to be lotted for a sale start time of 10:30am. Market gates open from 6:30am.

Top Prices

BULL STIRK:

ANGUS: £1480.00 Bowkerstead Farm, £940.00 Lockbank, £840.00 Laitha, £840.00 Laitha, £740.00 High Cark Farm, £720.00 Laitha. BLONDE: £1380.00 Woodlea Farm, £1160.00 Outherthwaite Farm. SOUTH DEVON: £1360.00 Bowkerstead Farm. SHORTHORN: £1180.00 Cragg House Farm, £1130.00 Woodlea Farm £900.00 Laitha, £720.00 Laitha. HEREFORD: £100.00, £1100.00, £1090.00, £1090.00 Natland Mill Beck. £800.00 High Cark Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £800.00 Winter Crag Farm. CONTINENTIAL: £760.00 Howe Farm,

HEIFER STIRK:

LIMOUSIN: £1430.00 MOSSBOROUGH Bungalow, £1420.00 Stribers Farm, £1400.00 Stribers Farm, £1400.00 Ashstead, £1330.00 Capplerigg Farm, £1280.00 Mossborough Bungalow. BRITISH BLUE: £1160.00 Outfield, £740.00 Hollins Farm, £700.00 Winter Crag Farm. SHORTHORN: £1080.00 Sayles Farm. ANGUS: £1000.00 Outfield, £680.00 Moss End Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £940.00 Cragg House Farm. PARTHANISE: £780.00 Top Thorn Farm. HEREFORD: £680.00 Winter Cragg Farm, £480.00 Wraysholme Tower.

STEER STIRK:

ANGUS: £1520.00 Millbeck, £1440.00, £1370.00 Thornham Fold Farm, £1320.00 Millbeck, £1320.00 Thornham Fold Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1490.00 Mossborough Bungalow, £1430.00 Capplerigg Farm, £1420.00 Stribers Farm, £1410.00 Mossborough Bungalow, £1400.00, £1380.00 Capplerigg Farm. BLONDE: £1360.00 Outherthwaite Farm. MONTBELLIARD: £1150.00 Rainors Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1140.00 Rainors Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £900.00 Cragg House Farm.

BULL CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £990.00, £950.00, £880.00, £810.00 Throstle Croft, £790.00, £790.00 Bamber Farm. CHAROLAIS: £930.00, £900.00 Tunstall Hall, £780.00, £780.00 Holme House Farm, £770.00, £730.00 Tunstall Hall. ANGUS: £670.00 Bambers Farm, £560.00 Elm Tree Farm, £550.00 Midtown Farm. £550.00 Scales Park Farm. £370.00 Wyke Farm, £370.00 Hartsop Hall. HEREFORD: £590.00 Natland Park. LIMOUSIN: £570.00 Mount Pleasant, £560.00 Tunstall Hall, £530.00 Endmoor Farm, £500.00 High Grounds Farm, £500.00, £500.00 Halforth. CONTINENTIAL: £530.00 Kitchlow Farm. SHORTHORN: £510.00 Flodder Hall, £380.00 Far Audlands. FRESIAN: £390.00 Natland Park, £380.00 Far Audlands, £360.00 Hadderdale Farm, £340.00 Townhead Farm, £320.00 Kitchlow Farm, £320.00 Hadderdale Farm. BLONDE: £300.00 Midtown Farm.

HEIFER CALF:

BRITISH BLUE: £780.00 Throstle Croft, £750.00 Flodder Hall, £720.00 Bambers Farm, £690.00 Hadderdale Farm, £680.00 Bambers Farm, £680.00 Townhead Farm. LIMOUSIN: £740.00 Endmoor Farm, £590.00 Mount Pleasant, £530.00 Tunstall hall, £510.00, £500.00, £490.00 High Grounds Farm. FLEKVIEH: £730.00 Bambers Farm. CHAROLAIS: £710.00, £640.00 Holme House Farm, £600.00 Low Audlands, £560.00 Townhead Farm. ANGUS: £670.00, £550.00 Hadderdale Farm, £530.00 Scales Park Farm, £470.00 Elm Tree Farm, £30.00 Wyke Farm. SHORTHORN: £480.00, £460.00 Flodder Hall, £360.00 Far Auidlands, £460.00, £400.00, £350.00 Kitchlow Farm. BLONDE: £280.00 Midtown Farm.

STEER CALF:

LIMOUSIN: £610.00 Endmoor Farm

OTM COW

Limousin: 364.5 Fairbank Farm, 349.5 High Field, 304.5 Mossborough, 299.5 Lane Ends Farm, 294.5 289.5 Scroggs Farm, 289.5 Cooper House. Simental: 359.5 x2 339.5 Fairbank Farm, 284.5 Causeway Farm, 239.5 Fairbank Farm. Stabiliser: 294.5 289.5 269.5 259.5 Kit Cragg, 239.5 Low Foulshaw Farm. Hereford: 289.5 Raines Hall, 284.5 Causeway Farm, 269.5 x2 249.5 Gowan Bank Farm, 244.5 Lane Ends Farm. British Blue: 289.5 Swallowmire, 279.5 Nook Farm, 264.5 Woodside Farm. Friesian: 279.5 Scales Park Farm, 269.5 Mire House Farm, 244.5 Hawes Farm, 234.5 Jenkin Crag, 234.5 Spital Farm. Saler: 279.5 264.5 254.5 Fairbank Farm. Shorthorn: 259.5 Lane End, 254.5 High Cark Farm, 239.5 219.5 Sayles Farm. Bazadaise: 254.5 Woodside Farm. Continental: 239.5 Hartrigg, 239.5 Holmelands, 239.5 Hartrigg, 229.5 Holmelands. Angus: 229.5 Cooper House. Highland: 199.5 169.5 Abbots Reading Farm. Belted Galloway: 199.5 164.5 High Arnside Farm.

OTM HEIFER

Angus: 314.5 Low Stangerthwaite. Norwegian Red: 299.5 Cracalt Farm. Friesian: 289.5 x2 Jenkin Crag, 289.5 Burnt House Farm, 289.5 Scales Park Farm.

OTM BULL

Stabiliser: 249.5 234.5 Kit Cragg.

PRIME BULL

Stabiliser: 329.5 294.5 Kit Cragg.

STORE CATTLE BULLOCK

Angus: £2440 £2360 Holmelands, £2240 Soulby Grange, £2160 Holmelands, £2050 Rhumes, £1960 Holmelands, £1880 Thornham Fold Farm. Limousin: £2360 Holmelands, £2340 Lane End, £2260 £2180 Holmelands, £2120 Lane End, £2050 Rhumes, £1700 Birch Bank. Shorthorn: £2280, £2180 x2, £1960 Holmelands, £1140 Lodge Bank Farm. Charolais: £2260 £2180 Holmelands, £2160 Soulby Grange, £1860 Low Longmire: £1830 £1720 Cooper House, £1620 Spital Farm. Hereford: £2180 Holmelands, £2030 Low Longmire, £1890 £1400 £1380 Spital Farm. British Blue: £2040 Birks Farm, £2000 Soulby Grange, £1990 Low Longmire, £1900 £1920 Hollowmire Farm, £1820 £1780 Woodfoot. Friesian: £1660 Long Garth, £1380 Spital Farm, £1240 Duddon View, £1080 Spital Farm. Simental: £1520 Keld Farm.

STORE HEIFER

Limousin: £1930 Birch Bank, £1880 Rhumes, £1700 Woodside Farm, £1660 Mireside Farm, £1640 Rhumes, £1620 Bouthwaite Farm. Angus: £1880 Rhumes, £1680 Raines Hall, £1570 Bouthwaite Farm, £1560 Birch Bank, £1560 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £1460 Cooper Hose, £1350 Well Foot. South Devon: £1880 Bowkerstead Farm. Charolais: £1870 Low Longmire, £1860 £1690 Cooper House, £1560 Low Longmire. British Blue: £1860 £1720 Hollowmire Farm, £1720 Birks Farm, £1720 Raines Farm, £1700 Birks Farm. Hereford: £1700 Lane Ends Farm, £1550 Raines Hall. Shorthorn: £1300 Lodge Bank Farm.

STORE BULL

Limousin: £2160 £1800 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1360 £1270 Woodside Farm. Angus: £1880 High Cark Farm. British Blue: £1660 Crossgates Farm. Blonde: £1500 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Hereford: £1440 Spital Farm.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM & Store Cattle, Thursday 22nd January 2026.

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