Calves & Stirks

The Anniversary Show and Sale of Calves was held this week at Junction 36 and ably judged by regular supporter of NWA calf sales, Danny Coates of Barnacre. The Champion calf was the 1st prize Beef Bred Heifer Calf, a 2 month old Limousin forward from B Mallinson & Son of Levens, with Reserve from JW & D Robinson & Son of Nook for their 2 month old British Blue Bull Calf.
The Champion went on to sell for £400 for rearing for breeding purposes at its next home, with the Reserve at £340. The top price of £440 was achieved in the Calf section for a 3 month old Simmental Heifer forward from C Preston of Whicham.
All classes of calves sold well, with British Blue bulls regularly achieving over the £300 mark, with heifers of the same breed selling between £235-£235 regularly.
Black and White calves selling to £210 from C Preston of Whicham, followed by £165 from CG Birkett of Carnforth with the section achieving an average of £45.50.
A strong trade was seen for what was a show of young calves, with a good ringside of prospective purchasers.
A small show of Stirks forward in the market, selling to a top of £525 for Angus bull stirks 5-7 months old from RJ&J Gardner of Kendal, with others from the same home at £495 and £465.

Cast Cows & OTM Cattle

A smaller entry of Cull Cows forward in the market this week, selling to a firm trade topping at 169.5p/kg for a British Blue cow from RHM&S Boyren of Colton, followed by two others, both from N Cooper & Sons of Woodland at 157.5p/kg and 149.5p/kg for Limousins. Dairy bred cattle topping at 144.5p/kg for Montbeliardes and 134.5p/kg for Flekviehs both from RJ&P Nicholson & Son of Carnforth. Holstein bred cattle selling to 124.5p/kg from JG&BJ Escolme of Killington, with the breed averaging 106.10p/kg overall. All Cast Cows in the market selling to an overall average of 119.63p/kg.

Breeding Cattle

The Breeding Cattle section saw an entry of mostly in calf cattle forward for sale. The trade was topped by a British Blue Heifer in calf to the Limousin due in March forward from TLB&J Knowles of Selside at £1380, with others from MJ Waller of Lupton selling to £1200.

Store Cattle

The Anniversary Show & Sale of Store Cattle saw a fantastic entry of quality cattle placed in front of the judge, David Moorhouse of Natland who awarded the Championship honours to his 1st prize Store Bullock, a 10 month old British Blue sired Steer, with the Reserve being awarded to a British Blue sired Heifer from the same good home.
Trade once again at Junction 36 was buoyant for the standard of cattle forward, with the numbers entered attracting purchasers from across all parts of the UK with good cattle still a strong trade, with plainer types a more realistic trade but, still dearer than other local competitors.
The days trade was topped by a fantastic 21 month old Limousin Steer from TA Chapman & Son of Helsington selling to £1440, who also sold another for £1360. Messrs Chapman also topped the heifer section at £1180 also for a Limousin.
All of the show cattle forward for sale sold above expectations with the Champion selling for £1160 to the judge, with the Reserve at £1060.
Other notable consignments forward included entries from MJ Whitworth of Bolton-le-Sands selling Blonde 15 month old steers to £1340, to average £1118. J&ME Bateman of Lowgill selling to a top of £1290 for Limousin Steers, with his consignment averaging £1228.
Excellent sale averages were achieved with Limousin steers averaging £952.27; Charolais Steers to £904 and Blondes to £873.33, with all Steers in the market selling to an average of £852.53. Heifers selling to an overall average of £778.37, with Blondes to £972.50; Charolais to £846.32 and Limousin to £803.50.