STIRKS (95)

Another packed ringside of local and travelled buyers in attendance, with trade once again at a level needed to be seen to be believed. Stronger end steers sold to £1840 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from RJ Walling, Windermere with ten month sucker bred selling to £1700 for a Limousin cross from S Whitehead, Middleton, £1620 J Alderson & Son, Sedbergh with eight month olds selling to £1520 from SM Watson, Finsthwaite. Other seven to ten month old suckler bred continentals were £1300 to £1500, with natives to £1340 for Salers (eight months) from DN Smith, Cartmel Fell.
First cross steer sold to £1480 for Aberdeen Angus cross from RJ&ML Lowery, Holker with six month old Hereford cross £1260 from JS&IM Wilson, Millom. Other eight to ten month olds were regularly £1000 to £1200, with younger sorts £850 to £950. Just a handful of black and whites sold to £1030 for seven month old from JB&C Lamb, Cockerham.
Heifers sold to £1900 for an Aberdeen Angus from RJ walling, Windermere who sold others at £1870. A pen full of ten month old Charolais cross from AMS Robinson, Staveley sold at £1740. Other continental heifers (ten months) were generally £1500 to £1700, with younger end (seven to nine months) £1100 to £1350.
First cross heifers sold to £1380 for Aberdeen Angus cross from RJ&ML Lowery, Holker. Younger heifer (five months) sold to £1180 for Simmental cross from SM Watson, Finsthwaite with British Blue cross (four months) £1010 from JS&IM Wilson, Millom.
Bull stirks sold to £1490 for pure Hereford (eleven months) from J Cooper, Penwortham with Aberdeen Angus £1400 from RJ Walling, Windermere. Eight month old British Blue cross bulls sold to £1060 from JS&IM Wilson, Millom.

OTM / CULL COWS (74)

Numbers rising again with a trade to match, with a market average of 270p/kg for all sold. Best end beef cows were generally 270p/kg to 300p/kg. Topping at 319p/kg for both Limousin cross and Charolais cross from J Twigge, Lindale who sold another to top the market at £2569, closely followed by a South Devon at £2563 from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston.
The best dairy cows sold to 314p/kg from Messrs Dennison, Ulverston with others to £2368 from Strickland Hill, Witherslack. Medium dairies generally 230p/kg to 250p/kg.
OTM beef heifers sold to 354p/kg and £1956 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from RG Robinson, Farleton with dairies to 339p/kg and £1920 from R&J Dodgson, Natland.
OTM beef steers sold to 369p/kg and £2627 for a Limousin from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland.

CALVES (126)

“Word spreads as J36 calf trade once again attracts new vendors.”

Bulls

British Blues to £960 x2 from J&B Morley, Appleby & JW&TE Sharp, Lyth
Charolais to £900 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham
Aberdeen Angus to £850 from Messrs Hodgson, Patterdale
Limousins to £800 from Langley Park, Millom
Shorthorn to £690 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth
Black and Whites to £680 from W Stamper, Chipping
Fleckvieh to £560 from EW&RM Towers, Hornby
Hereford to £540 from Dolphenby Farm, Penrith
Montbeliarde to £470 from Colby Farms, Appleby

Heifers

British Blue to £890 from W Stamper, Chipping
Limousin to £800 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham
Charolais to £760 from EW&RM Towers, Hornby
Aberdeen Angus to £530 from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack
Black and Whites to £510 from G&F Barnes, Clitheroe

All calves were said to be dearer than our local competitor, with all classes easily sold. Bulls topped at £960 for a British Blue from Junction 36 regulars J&B Morley, Appleby and JW&TE Sharp, Lyth. Other British Blue bulls sold to £940 from JP&AE Cooper, Tebay. Charolais bulls sold to £900 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with others to £840 x2 from EW&RM Towers, Hornby and SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington. Aberdeen Angus bulls sold to £850 from Messrs Hodgson, Patterdale with both SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington and W Stamper, Chipping selling at £800. Limousins sold to £800 from Langley Park, with others from this run at £750. Black and Whites sold to £680 from W Stamper, Chipping with others to £610 from J&B Morley, Appleby. The youngest end sold to £750 for a one month old British Blue from HJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with others all the same age to £700 from Dolphenby Farm, Penrith. One month old Aberdeen Angus reached £600 from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack.
Heifer calves equally as fast, selling to £890 from W Stamper, Chipping for British Blues, with countless British Blues over £800. Limousins sold to £800 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with others to £710 from this home. Charolais sold to £760 and £710 from EW&RM Towers, Hornby with others to £700 from SW&K Metcalfe, Whittington. Aberdeen Angus sold to £530 for month olds from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack. Other month olds sold to £660 for British Blues from Dolphenby Farming, Penrith with the consignment of Black and Whites heifers from G&R Barnes, Clitheroe reaching £510, £480, £470 and £460.

STORE CATTLE - HOT HOT HOT

Store cattle trade on Grass Day was hotter than a Jalapeno’s armpit!

While other Markets report a steadier trade, J36 matches the weather outside and proves an absolute scorcher.

The pre-sale show was kindly and expertly judged by Mr David Dickinson of Canonbie, Scotland and very kindly sponsored by Yan Farm Vets, MB Nutrition Ltd, Armstrong Watson Accountants, Business & Financial Advisers, PV Dobson, Eleck Energy, Colin W Parker Agricultural Haulage, Thornton Breakers, North West Limousin Club and The Milking Parlour Ice Cream. Mr Dickinson was then also tasked with placing the best animal in the Young Handlers Over Wintering Cattle Competition. This was awarded to Masie Beresford for a British Blue steer and later sold for £2800. She purchased the steer in J36 back in October from Mr David Hatton of Knott End Farm.

SHOW RESULTS

CLASS 1- LIMOUSIN BULLOCK
1st RH & C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn Farm- £2700
2nd RH & C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn Farm- £2280
3rd TMW & H Hodgson, Arklid Farm- £1930

CLASS 2- LIMOUSIN HEIFER
1st JA & KJ Allen, St Annes Farm- £2030
2nd TMW & H Hodgson, Arklid Farm- £2000
3rd TMW & H Hodgson, Arklid Farm- £1960

CLASS 3- ANY OTHER BREED BULLOCK
1st S Proctor, High Biggarsbank- £2080
2nd RH & C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn Farm- £2160
3rd RH & C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn Farm- £2000

CLASS 4- ANY OTHER BREED HEIFER
1st RH & C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn Farm- £2260

CHAMPION- RH & C Ayrton
RESERVE CHAMPION- RH & C Ayrton

YOUNG HANDLER SHOW

CLASS 1- BEST ANIMAL
1st M Beresford- British Blue Bullock- £2800
2nd L Beresford- Limousin Heifer- £1920
3rd J Beresford- Limousin Bullock- £2280

The overall Champion of the pre-sale show was awarded to RH & C Ayrton of Ouzelthorn Farm, for an outstanding Limousin bullock which sold for £2700 and was bought by the judge.

British Blues at 16m topped at £2800 from M Beresford. Limousin bullocks at 14m sold to £2700 from RH & C Ayrton, Limousin bullocks at 16m old sold to £2590 from JT Procter.

Limousin heifers sold to £2620 from RG & LR Holmes, British Blue heifers sold to £2600 twice from HW Robinson & Son and RH & C Ayrton at 12 months of age.

Our next sale of Store Cattle at J36 is in two weeks time on Thursday 15th May. Entries are open and close on Wednesday 7th May. Also this day is the show and sale of Commercial Beef Breeding Cattle and Pedigree Sale of all breeds and classes of bulls and females.

Any enquiries please contact Joel McGarva 07920009097.