CULLS COWS & OTM (59)

Hot weather and a trade to match with all sold averaging 274p/kg.
Best beef cows sold to 334.5p/kg for a Limousin x from PJ & ES Rogerson, Appleby with other stronger end beef cows 285-305p/kg with mediums 250-275p/kg. Top grossing achieved £2622 for a Limousin x again from PJ & ES Rogerson, Appleby with others regularly totalling £1900-£2200.
Dairy cows sold to 274.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack with others 248-265p/kg, parlour types 220-245p/kg with only the lighter weights and leanest less. Top grossing was another Holstein Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming totalling £2200 with over heavy cows £1700-£2000.
OTM beef heifers sold to 349.5p/kg and £2226 for a Hereford from TLB & J Knowles, Selside with dairy heifers to 304p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from C & AJ Woodhouse, Millom with others achieving £1554 from Strickland Hill Farming.
OTM beef steers sold to 329.5p/kg and £1977 for Aberdeen Angus x from G Cuthbetson, New Hutton.
Just 1 single cull bulls forward today selling at 284.5p/kg and £3251 for a Hereford from TLB & J Knowles, Selside.

STIRKS (176)- Stirks sell to £2140 at NWA J36

Strong numbers forward again at this ever-increasing popular sale with new faces once again in attendance.
Steers sold to £1960 for a yearling Stabiliser x from M Allen, Carnforth closely followed by Charolais x (10-month-old) from A&V&A Thornton, Cockerham who sold Limouisn x and Simmental x at £1780. MW & MR Black, Staveley sold 10/11-month-old British Blue x steers at £1750 and £1680. Other suckler bred steers (9/12 months old) nicely selling to £1250-£1500 with dairy bred selling to £1680 for Aberdeen Angus x from H Halhead & Son, Nether Kellet who also sold Hereford x at £1410. Younger sorts (8-month-old) £1000-£1200 with 6-month-old £780-£860.
An abundance of heifers today sold to £1650 for 11-month-old Charolais x from A&V&A Thornton, Cockerham who sold others at £1600. Other younger suckler bred heifers (9-month-old) selling to £1370 for a Limousin x from B Holland, Lowgill with others at £1260 from J Alderson & Son, Howgill and £1180 from JH Atkinson & Partners, Selside. Dairy bred heifers sold to £1450 for Aberdeen Angus x from H Halhead & Son, Nether Kellet with others (10/12-month-old) £1050-£1200 and younger 4/6 month old British Blue heifers from Bellart Howe Farm, Witherslack selling to £880 with others £800-£850, younger native sired heifers £720-£840.
47 young bulls forward attracted additional specialist buyers all keen to fill sheds. A run of 10-month-old Stabiliser x bulls from M Allen, Carnforth dominated the top prices peddling at £2140, with others £2100, £2000 (x5), £1990 (x7) with others regularly £1800-£1920. A Charolais x (7-month-old) from Pilling Hall, Pilling sold at £1220 with younger dairy x bulls £850-£1100 depending on quality and type.

CALVES

Calves at J36 once again attracts new faces both buying and selling, with trade remaining ahead of local competition.’

Bulls –
BB to £940 from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith.
Charolais to £940 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall.
AA to £910 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal.
Limousin to £850 from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith.
Blonde to £760 from R Heath, Bootle.
Fleckvieh to £600 from RF&CE Hodgson, Ulverston.
B&W to £510 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall.
Beef Shorthorn to £460 from DW Robinson, Milnthorpe.
Hereford to £450 from Dolphenby Farming, Penrith.

Heifers –
AA to £820 from W&S Airey, Whittington.
Charolais to £770 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme.
Limousin to £750 from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith.
Hereford to ££730 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme.
BB to £670 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall.
Blonde to £510 from R Heath, Bootle.
B&W to £490 from NA Allen, Windermere.

Bull calves sold twice to £940, firstly for a British Blue from CM & CS Chapplehow, Penrith and a Charolais from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall also at that price. Aberdeen Angus bulls sold well today; selling to £910 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal with others at £880 from CR Dickson, Thurnham. Limousins sold to £850 from CM & CS Chapplehow, Penrith. Month old calves sold to £710 for British Blue bulls from A Pickthall, New Hutton with other Blues to £690 from Dolphenby Farming at the same age. 30 day old Beef Shorthorns sold to £460 from DW Robinson, Milnthorpe.

Heifer calves met with fierce bidding. Aberdeen Angus claimed the 3 top prices, reaching £820 from W & S Airey, Whittington, £810 for CR Dickson, Thurnham and £790 from Messrs Threlkeld, Burton in Kendal. Inra 95 heifers sold to £770 from AK & BM Robinson, Arkholme, whilst Limousins sold to £750 and £710 from CM & CS Chapplehow, Penrith. Herefords reached £730 from AK & BM Robinson, Arkholme, whilst a young offering of Blue heifers sold to £670 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall, £650 for 30 day olds from HJ Robinson, Preston Patrick and £630 for DW & EA Cottam at the same age. A run of black and white heifers from NA Allen, Windermere sold to a top of £490.

BEEF BREEDING CATTLE

The day also featured a show and sale for beef breeding cattle which was kindly judged by Colin Wharton, Appleby who we thank for his time throughout the day. The following awards were given:

CLASS 1- COW WITH CALF AT FOOT
1st B Holland, Southmire Farm- Limousin Cow with Limousin Calf- £3300
2nd J Johnson, High Roosebeck Farm- British Blue Cow with British Blue Calf- £3000
3rd JM Livestock Ltd, Roan Farm- Shorthorn Cow with Limousin Calf- £3100

CLASS 2- HEIFER WITH CALF AT FOOT
1st CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Holme Farm- British Blue Cow with Limousin Calf- £2700
2nd CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Holme Farm- British Blue Cow with Limousin Calf- £2900
3rd CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Holme Farm- British Blue Cow with Limousin Calf- £2750

CHAMPION- B Holland
RESERVE CHAMPION- CD Slinger & LJ Eaton

The sale topped at £3300 twice, firstly for the pre sale show champion a Limousin cross cow with Limousin bull calf from B Holland, Lowgill. The second outfit to reach £3300 came from the dispersal of JM Livestock, Ayr with this run of working herd cows selling to £3250, £3100 x4, £2950 and £2900. Other cows with calves sold to £3000 from CR Ford, Ulverston whilst the consignment of heifers with calves from CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Middleton sold to £2900, £2800 and £2750 twice.

STORE CATTLE

More numbers and once again more new faces buying cattle at Junction 36.

An explosive trade yet again from the off set saw once more a packed ringside with buyers from all over the UK keen on Kendal cattle.

Messrs JA Airey sold some smart Limousin bullocks to £2300 with others making £2220. Aberdeen Angus steers hit £2200 twice at around the 20month mark from BJ Bowness and from G Cuthbertson, Capplerigg. British Blues sold to £2160 from Messrs JE Wightman of Lupton. A pair of Herefords from TD ME & GE Todd made £2100. A quartet of Aberdeen Angus heifers from Messrs Wightman made £2000 per head. Charolais heifers sold to £1940 from WA Hodgson.

Our next sale of Store Cattle is in 2 weeks time on the 29th May. Entries are open and close on Wednesday 21st May. Please contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 for further enquiries.

PEDIGREE BEEF DAY

A very good day on the pedigree beef side at J36.

Limousin bulls sold to 6000gns from Messrs WA & GR Sedgley, Low Bank House.

Charolais bulls hit 5000gns twice from JE Gaunt and once from GJ & G Billington. British Blue bulls also sold to 5000gns from Messrs Hewson of Burgh Head Farm. Other Charolais bulls sold to 4000gns from Messrs Case of Plumpton Cottage Farm, whilst Aberdeen Angus and Hereford bulls both hit 3800gns from Messrs Rollason, Kendal House and Messrs Hewson respectively.

Pedigree heifers topped at 5500gns for a British Blue from Messrs JF & C Saunders, Maidenlands Tarn.

More bulls and females could quite easily have been sold on the day.

Please contact Joel McGarva on 07920009097 for further enquiries.