Store Cattle

North West Auctions J36 held it Autumn prize show of store cattle on Thursday 17th September which saw a fantastic entry of quality cattle attract both and new and existing customers from throughout the northern counties, wales and Scotland.

The pre-sale show was kindly sponsored by BB Dairies Ltd, for which North West Auctions are very grateful for their continued support of this popular sale. The show was very kindly and ably judged by Mr C Dalton, Derbyshire who had 25 cattle presented before him in the two show classes. Class one for the best heifer was won by MA & JA Winn, Burneside showing a 16-montho-old British Blue heifer which later went on to be the awarded the overall Championship rosette and received the Kendal Trophy. The second prize heifer was awarded to a 16-month-old Limousin from DJ Clarke, Underbarrow with 3rd prize awarded to JG & PH Thomspon, Selside for a 13-month-old pure bred Limousin. The Reserve Champion was awarded to the first prize steer, which was a Limousin, again, from MA & JA Winn. The bullock class saw eighteen out for show with the second prize rosette awarded to first time vendor N Chapplehow, Clifton showing a 12-month-old Limousin. The 3rd prize was awarded to NE & EM Mason, Middleton showing a 10-month-old Limousin.

There was a fast and competitive trade was seen from start to finish with all vendors leaving satisfied. The sale peaked at £1440 for a Limousin steer from MA & JA Winn, with other strong Limousins steers selling at £1385 form A & P Hodgkinson, Stalmine, £1300 N Chapplehow and £1265 DJ Clarke. British Blue steers sold to £1190 from AR & BJ Thompson, Selside with others selling at £1170 from JM & KE Ellis, New Hutton. Charolais steers sold to £1175 SH Wightman, Milnthorpe with others to £1150 from MW & M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. An entry of Blonde steers from TW & C Shepherd sold to £1105 with others at £1090 from JM Haddow, Crooklands. Simmental steer sold to £1085 from E Rossall, Preesall. Native sired steers experienced competitive bidding with Salers to £1105 from TW & C Shepherd with Angus’ to £1095 from G Cuthberston, Kendal and others at £1055 from RR & M Bamber, Audlands. Beef Shorthorn steers sold to £1030 from J Twigge, Lindale who sold Herefords to £1025. An entry of Blue Grey steers from M Gibson, Garsdale sold to £840.

Several dairy bred steers forward today saw a top price of £945 achieved for Friesians from SW & A Hoggarth, Seathwaite who also sold Hosltein Friesians to £1090. Swedish Red steers sold to £880 from A & B Pickthall, Milnthorpe.

The sale of heifers saw a top price of £1390 for a British Blue from MA & JA Winn with other Blue heifers selling to £1330 from JM & KE Ellis. Limousin heifers sold to £1350 form JBL & I Ellis, with others selling at £1140 from TE & A Galbraith, Crooklands and £1110 from D & D Collins. Charolais heifers peaked at £1290 from J & A Smales, Ingleton who sold others at £1245 and £1140. Native sired heifers saw a top price of £900 for Angus’ from A & B Pickthall, with others at £890 from I Dobson, Levens and £875 from RR & M Bamber.

A wonderful show of cattle were forward today in which all vendors should be completed which saw all steers forward selling to an average of £965 and all heifers averaging £883.

The next sale of store cattle will be Thursday 1st October which will include the first prize show and sale of 500 suckled calves. Vendors are encouraged to enter cattle for this sale with confidence as buyers are keen to attend, please forward entries to Matthew Probert on 07540 446667 or Bradley Thompson on 07867 000244.

Calves

There was a good entry of 80 Calves forward with all types selling to a continued strong trade at J36. Strong, good quality calves were selling in the £400 plus mark. Today’s top price was £460 for a Charolais heifer from CM & CS Chapplehow, Clifton with British Blue heifers the strongest trade of day with these peaking at £435 from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick with others to £425 from Messrs Sowerby, Drybeck. Many of the younger Blue heifer calves selling between £350 and £370 with an overall average of £345. British Blue bull calves sold to £410 from JW & TE Sharp, Lyth with others selling to £400 twice from J Hornby & Son, Stank and Messrs Sowerby. A young show of Limousin calves forward with a pleasing top of £380 from TW Handley, Sedbergh.

A run of Montbeliarde bull calves from Colby Farms, Appleby sold to £215 and £210. Fleckvieh bull calves peaked at £200 from RG & JA Clark, Endmoor. Black and whites continue to sell to a strong trade with the best topping at £155 twice from Messrs Dennison, Scales and J Hornby & Son. Medium rearing types were selling over the £100 mark, with the younger types £30 to £50.

There was a nice entry of 40 stirks forward with all being eagerly bid for with a top of £7010 from DJ Clarke, Underbarrow with other Limousin bullocks selling to £700 from Kirkby & Longworth, Dunningdale. British Blue bullocks from the same home sold to £645.

There was a young show of heifer stirks with British Blues selling to £620 from Kirkby & Longworth. 3-month-old Simmental heifers sold to £515 from D & DW Prickett, Farleton. Friesians topped at £470 from C Slater, Witherslack with others from the same home to £440.

Cast Cows

Another strong entry of cull cows were forward at todays sale with an overall average of 126p/kg with over half the entry of the being dairy bred. Beef cows sold to a top of 171.5p/kg for a Limousin from E & S Bower, Blawith who sold others at 169.5p/kg and 159.5p/kg. Other well-fleshed heavy beef cows regularly sold between 135p/kg to 145p/kg and topped at 47p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus x from J Twigge, Lindale. All beef cows sold to a competitive trade with buyers looking for cows suitable for further finishing. Top gossing beef cow today was a Limousin from J Twigge achieving £1089 with other Limousins selling at £1061 from DJ Clarke, Underbarrow and E & S Bower.

Dairy cows sold to a top price of 129.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from JM Barton & Son, Lupton with Friesian cows selling to 127p/kg from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness. Other heavy dairy cows were generally selling at 118p/kg to 125p/kg. Parlour type cows sold between 98p/kg and 112p/kg depending on quality and type. Top grossing dairy cow today was a Muse Rhine Issel achieving £928 from IM Clegg, Staveley.

Several OTM dairy heifers forward today sold to a top price of 139p/kg and £779 from JM Barton & Son, Lupton.

A single a cull bull forward today sold to 134.5p/kg and £1433 for a Simmental from J & A Smales, Ingleton.

More cows can be easily sold to our competitive ringside of buyers with all classes and types needed to fulfil demand. The next sale is Thursday 1st October.

Beef Breeding Cattle

Beef Breeding Cattle today saw a top price of £1400 achieved for an Abdeen Angus heifer with a month old Charolais heifer calf from WJ & LA Barker, Arrkholme. An entry of pure and pedigree bred beef breeding cattle from RL Robinson Ltd, Slaidburn saw cows with bull calves sell to £1220, cows with heifer calves at £1150, in-calf heifers sold to £1050 and in-calf cows to £1000.