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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Store Cattle, OTM Cattle, Stirks & Calves, Thursday 23rd July 2026.

STIRKS – Average £1347

A quality show today with a smart run or two from returning customers. Topping todays trade was a classy pair of Angus heifers from AM Smith Ltd making £1440. Blonde cattle were good to sell with a good example from SJ&NS Wood, Windermere making £1420. Hereford heifers were in demand with plenty over the £1400 mark and an overall average of £1360. More Stirks required to meet demand. Contact the Auctioneers for more info. Rob – 07867000244.

CALVES – 82 Head

Calf trade remained buoyant despite some regulars absent. Blue Bull calves were the most sought after category with an average of £782 and topping out at £1000 from JW&TE Sharpe, Flodder Hall. The same firm had two more at £960.

Limousins to £810 from Langley Park, 8 week old Blondes to £740 from R Heath, Millom & nicely reared Angus to £680 from Messrs Dennison, Ulverston. Month old calves a good trade, selling to £660 for BB from RW&SA Nicholson, Lupton & HJ Robinson, Elm Tree with Limousin to £650 from J&O Galbraith, Endmoor. B&W Bulls well sold reaching £390 from SW&K Metcalfe.

Heifer calves followed the same script, with Blues from JW&TE Sharp topping at £760. RW&JA Nicholson, Lupton sold nice 30 day old BB Heifers to £720 twice with HJ Robinson, Elm Tree acheiving the same. All heifer calves acheiving maximum value with Longhorns to £700, Limousin £680 & AA £630. 

Plenty of demand for calves, do not hesitate to contact the auctioneers for entries. Will – 07506283587.

Bull Top Prices

  • Blue - £1000 – JW&TE Sharp
  • Angus - £680 – Messrs Dennison
  • Shorthorn - £690 – JL Cloughton & Son
  • Limousin - £810 – Langley Park Farms
  • Blonde - £740 – R Heath
  • Friesian - £390 – SW&K Metcalfe

Heifers Top Prices

  • Blue - £760 – JW&TE Sharp
  • Limousin - £680 – Langley Park Farms
  • Longhorn - £700 – Lowther Farm
  • Angus - £630 – J&B Morley
  • Blonde - £570 – R Heath

OTM/CAST CATTLE

Another good entry of OTMs forward today, topping at £2515.80 for an Aberdeen Angus stock bull from MS & G Mason, Kirkby Lonsdale. Cows to £2191.26 for Stabiliser from A Dixon & Son, Kit Cragg with dairy cows to £1886.49 for black and whites from R & E Ladds, Benson Hall. Top ppk was 309.5ppk for a Stabiliser from A Dixon & Son, Kit Cragg with black and whites to 244.5ppk from R & E Ladds, Benson Hall.

STORE CATTLE

Store cattle a good straight trade, bullocks to £2180 from G Cuthbertson, New Hutton, £2050 from JE D JER Wightman, Lupton and £2020 for Limousin from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow. 12-month-old bullocks to £1990 for Limousin from S Bosworth, Burnley with three 12-14 month old Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1890 from RR & M Bamber, Gatebeck.

Heifers a similar story, topping at £1990 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus from Messrs Fawcett, Burton. Other Aberdeen Angus to £1920 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow with nicely bred Limousin to £1860 from S Bosworth, Burnley at 12-month-old. Other yearling types to £1800 x3 from J Twigge, Lindale with dairy bred heifers at the same age to £1540 from GM Strong, Maulds Meaburn.

Store cattle remain a good sound trade at J36 with prompt payment guaranteed.

Please enter for the next sale in confidence.

Top Prices

Bull Calves

British Blue: £1000 £960 x2 Flodder Hall, £940 Hadderdale Farm, £920 Flodder Hall, £880 x2 Hadderdale Farm. Limousin: £810 £660 Langley Park, £650 £620 Endmoor Farm. Blonde: £740 £500 £480 Midtown Farm. Shorthorn: £690 Browna Paddocks, £350 Stirzaker House Farm. Angus: £680 £660 Scales Park Farm, £640 £630 £610 Hadderdale Farm, £530 Scales Park Farm, £490 Greaves Farm. Friesian: £390 £290 Holme House Farm, £260 Hadderdale Farm, £250 Elm Tree Farm, £240 Hadderdale Farm, £230 Low Audlands.

Heifer Calves

British Blue: £760 Flodder Hall, £720 Green Lane End Farm, £720 Elm Tree Farm, £720 Green Lane End Farm, £480 Greaves Farm. Longhorn: £700 Lowther Farming. Limousin: £680 £650 £610 £590 £570 Langley Park, £540 Endmoor Farm. Angus: £630 Hadderdale Farm, £600 Scales Park Farm, £550 Hadderdale Farm, £530 Scales Park Farm, £500 Scales Park Farm. Blonde: £570 Midtown Farm. Charollais: £440 Low Audlands. Hereford: £360 Green Lane End Farm.

Steer Calves

Longhorn: £640 x3 Lowther Farming. British Blue: £510 Stirzaker House Farm. Shorthorn: £380 £340 £260 x2 Stirzaker House Farm.

OTM Cow

Stabiliser: 309.5 304.5 289.5 279.5 Kit Cragg, 249.5 High Field. Limousin: 289.5 x2 274.5 Capplerigg Farm, 259.5 249.5 High Field, 219.5 214.5 Burney End. Simental: 289.5 269.5 259.5 High Field. British Blue: 269.5 x2 High Biggarsbank, 249.5 High Field. Longhorn: 264.5 254.5 249.5 244.5 Lowther Farming. Saler: 259.5 249.5 Fell House. Friesian: 244.5 Benson Hall, 234.5 Paddock View, 234.5 229.5 Benson Hall, 229.5 Tarnside Farm, 229.5 Benson Hall, 224.5 High House Farm. Fleckvieh: 244.5 Far Audlands, 199.5 Ninezergh. Continental: 229.5 Fell House. Norweigian: 229.5 x2 214.5 184.5 Moss House Farm. Dexter: 169.5 Gais Gill Row Farm. Highland: 159.5 Burney End. Jersey: 129.5 Cherry Blossom.

OTM Heifer

Dev: 294.5 Browfoot Farm. Shorthorn: 289.5 Far Audlands.

Cast Bull

Angus: 299.5 Spital Farm.

Bull Stirk

Blonde: £1420 Causeway Farm. Limousin: £1000 Spout House.

Steer Stirk

Angus: £1440 £1320 £1310 Coat Green Farm. Hereford: £1420 £1400 £1370 £1270 Coat Green Farm.

Store Bullock

Angus: £2180 x2 Capplerigg, £2050 Crabtree Farm, £2020 Crabtree Farm, £2010 Low Groves Farm, £1980 Crabtree Farm, £1890 Barkin House Barn. Friesian: £1790 Green Dragon Farm, £1550 New Holme Farm, £1130 Lodge Bank Farm. Limousin: £2020 Low Gregg Hall, £1990 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1810 Thorney Gale, £1460 Boon Town Farm. British Blue: £2020 £1720 Low Groves Farm, £1690 School Hill, £1600 Boon Town Farm. Simental: £1920 Kate Farm. Parthenaise: £1770 Tarnside Farm. Shorthorn: £1740 Lodge Bank Farm, £1390 Tarnside Farm. Hereford: £1740 New Holme Farm. Galloway: £1630 New Holme Farm. Norweigian: £1550 New Holme Farm. Continental: £1240 Mouse Syke.

Store Heifer:

Angus: £1990 Green Dragon Farm, £1920 Low Gregg Hall, £1890 Crabtree Farm, £1830 Parrox Hall Farm, £1790 Crabtree Farm, £1730 Green Dragon Farm. Limousin: £1860 £1810 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1800 Back O’The Fell, £1780 x2 Archfield, £1740 Tarnside Farm, £1720 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. British Blue: £1840 Archfield, £1750 Crabtree Farm, £1740 Tarnside Farm, £1640 Boon Town Farm, £1600 Back O’The Fell, £1540 School Hill. Simental: £1780 Archfield. Parthenaise: £1760 Lower Oakeneaves Farm. Blonde: £1670 Tarnside Farm. Hereford: £1470 Back O’The Fell. Longhorn: £1470 Lowther Farming.

Store Bull:

British Blue: £1340 High Field, Limousin: £1300 Cherry Blossom, £1140 Boon Town Farm.

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