Calves & Weanlings

North West Auctions held its final sale of rearing calves for 2021 which saw 47 forward, following the bumper entry at last week Christmas show and sale. There was keen competition for all classes and types which saw vendors leave well suited with the prices achieved. Bull calves sold to a top price of 395 for a month-old British Blue from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg. Closely followed by JW&TE Sharp, Lyth achieving £380. A large entry of young native sired bull calves saw Aberdeen Angus’s sell to £350, £340 and £320 from D&A Blacow, Lytham with 10 day old Herefords to £120 from MH&SJ Morris, Haverthwaite.
Heifer calves led the sale today topping at £400 for a consignment of British Blues from JW&T Sharp, Lyth who sold others at £350,£345, £335 and £300. Other younger Continental heifer calves sold to £270 from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg with a Limousins achieving £255 from D&A Blacow, Lytham. Native sired heifers sold to £185 for a Beef Shorthorn x from JW&T Sharp, Lyth and Aberdeen Angus’s to £160 from A Guy, Chipping.
Dairy bull calves sold to a top price of £98 for a Holstein Friesian, with other rearing sorts generally £50-£75, to include Fleckviehs at £75 from Messers Wilson, Allithwaite.
The sale concluded with a pair of 6 month old Dexters steers from J&C Airey, Ulverston which sold at £140.
The next sale of rearing calves and stirks will be on Thursday 6th January. Please advise the office with entries to assist with the advertising.

Store Lambs
J36 had an offering of 2467 store lambs forward, this was a sale of realisation following on from the recent flying trade which we have enjoyed. A shortage of good quality short keep lambs, saw lambs regularly sold between £90 and £100 but today saw a large quantity of lambs which had seen the effect of the recent poor weather and looked weathered.