03 March 2022

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Sale of Calves, Stirks, Store and OTM Cattle - 3rd March 2022

Calves & Stirks
A small show of calves were forward, with all selling to their full value. The sale topped at £410 twice for British Blue bulls from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth. Other British Blue bulls sold to £400 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Continental bull calves were regularly selling at the £350-£400 mark. Heifer calves saw a top of £340 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth, followed by others the £320 from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick. Dairy bred bull calves were a strong trade with Fleckveihs selling to £185 from RG&JA Clark, Endmoor with a young show of Black and Whites forward topping at £82 from JW&TE Sharp.
The sale of stirks saw an ever-increasing ring side of keen buyers keen to secure all classes and types, which saw a top price of £895 achieved for a pair of Blonde x heifers from B&HM Wilson, Selside who sold steers of the same breed to £800. Dairy bred stirks sold to £780 for Limousin x steers, with British Blue x steers to £765, Holstein Frisians sold to £635 and Aberdeen Angus x to £605. Younger steers sold to £580 for British Friesians, with Dairy Shorthorn to £495.

Store Cattle
The catalogue entry of 571 store cattle created much interest throughout England with cattle purchased on seventy different accounts. The pre sale show was kindly judged by Mark Stamper of Cockermouth, who we thank for his time and expertise. The champion rosette was awarded to the first prize heifer lot number 353 consigned by MD&JA Winn, this wonderful British Blue heifer went on to achieve £1600. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the same good farming family with the first prize British Blue bullock selling for £1410. We would like to thank all the vendors for supporting the show and congratulate them on the quality of the cattle forward.
High end quality cattle were a fierce trade here at J36, with Limousin bullocks from PW Clarke selling to £1480, with a wonderful pure Limousin heifers sold for future breeding from Thrimby Farms achieved £1460. Yearling bullocks were in keen demand with the best regularly selling above the £1200 mark, with cattle outside the show topping at £1310 for a Limousin bullocks from D&A Nicholson, Ulverston. Other Limousins sold to £1300 from A&P Hodgkinson, Poulton Le Fylde. A great run of 50 Charolais bullocks and heifers from local farm M Parker, Great Langdale sold best to £1200 at eleven months old.
The heifer trade was strong from start to finish with butch type heifers in keen demand with British Blues selling to £1280 from A Winder & Son, Ravenstonedale. Other British Blue yearling heifers sold to £1270 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. Limousins sold to £1230 from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale. The best yearling heifers were regularly selling between the £1100-£1200 mark, with good grazing cattle around £900-£950. A strong trade was achieved for all bulls forward with 30 going through the ring, selling to a top of £1130 for an eight month Limousin bull from K Thomas, Firbank.
North West Auctions would like to take this opportunity to thank all our vendors for their continued support at the J36 cattle sales. Please continued to entered cattle with confidence.

OTM Cattle
A total of 44 OTM cattle were sold today with an overall market average of 162p/kg. Cull cows peaked at 217.5p/kg for a pure Limousin from BT Atkinson, Ulverston who sold others at 199.5p/kg. Other heavy well fleshed beef cows were regularly 175-190p/kg with dairy cows selling to a top price of 177.5p/kg from AE&MK Hayhurst, Natland, with others at 171.5p/kg from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness. Buyers were keen to secure cows for all types of orders, with keen interest in cows suitable for future finishing. Top grossing cow today was a pure Limousin achieving £1589 from BT Atkinson, Ulverston. Dairy cows sold to £1201 from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness. OTM heifers sold to 219.5p/kg and £1275 for a Fleckvieh from RW Nicholson, Lupton. Others sold to £179.5p/kg and £1032 for a British Blue x from PW Clarke, Crosthwaite. A single cull bull sold to 151p/kg or £1705 for a Simmental from Kirkby & Longworth, Broughton in Furness.

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OTM Cows:
Limousin: 217.50, 199.50, 189.50 Meadow View, 179.50 Woodside Farm, 177.50 Crispin Cottage. Stabiliser: 194.50, 179.50 Park House Farm. Hereford: 184.50 Hopestead. British Blue: 177.50 (2) Crispin Cottage, 174.50, 164.50 Woodside Farm, 141.50 Moss Side Farm. Simmental: 177.50 High Wray Farm. Friesian: 177.50 Natland Park Farm, 171.50, 169.50, 167.50 Bridge End Farm, 151.50 Flodder Hall. Blonde: 174.50 Low Fold. Shorthorn: 167.50 High Wray Farm. Flekvieh: 154.50 (2) Green Lane Farm.White Bred Shorthorn: 149.50 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Swedish Red and White: 147.50 Bradley Farm. Montbeliarde: 144.50 Wall End Farm. Jersey: 124.50 Hallbeck. Belted Galloway: 119.50 Mouse Syke.

OTM Heifer:
Flekvieh: 219.50 Green Lane End Farm. British Blue: 179.50 Woodside Farm. Friesian: 144.50, 134.50 Far Audlands.

Cast Bull:
Simmental: 151.50 Sella Farm.

Calves:
Bull Calf:
British Blue: 410 (2) Flodder Hall, £400 low Audlans, £370 Flodder Hall, £340, £335 Wall End Farm. Stabiliser: £195 Sunny Bank. Flekvieh: £185 Far Audlands. Friesian: £92 Flodder Hall, £70 Far Audlands.

Heifer Calf:
British Blue: £345, £325 Flodder Hall, £320 Elm Tree Farm, £315 Flodder Hall, £300 Low Audlands, £300 Sunny Bank. Angus: £230, £200 Far Audlands, £158 Wall End Farm, £140 Grace Mire Farm. Limousin: £195, £170 (2), £160 Halforth Farm. Stabiliser: £140, £125 Sunny Bank. Shorthorn: £110 Far Audlands.

In Calf Cow:

Limousin - £1620, £1520, £1480, £1420 Orchard Cottage. Charolais - £1600 Orchard Cottage. British Blue - £1320 Orchard Cottage.

Cow & Calf:

British Blue - £1280 Lymefield House. Aberdeen Angus - £1100, £1070 Lymefield House.

In Calf Heifer:

Aberdeen Angus - £1320 High Aulthurstside Farm.

Bull Stirk:

Blonde - £460 The Lodge. Aberdeen Angus - £415 The Lodge. Limousin - £400 The Lodge.

Heifer Stirk:

Blonde - £895 Ashstead. Limousin - £750 Crow Wood. British Blue - £645 Grace Mire Farm, £435 Moss End Farm, £425 Farleton House. Hereford - £350 Moss End Farm.

Steer Stirk:

Limousin - £850, £750 Crow Wood. Blonde - £800 Ashstead. British Blue - £710 Grace Mire Farm. Friesian - £580, £565, £560 Coat Green Farm. Normandie - £565 Coat Green Farm. Aberdeen Angus - £540 Moss End Farm.

Store Bullock Over 12 Months:

Limousin – £1480 Woodside Farm, £1295 Cragg End, £1250 Cockrigg Farm, £1220 Poppy Farm, £1195 Cockrigg Farm. British Blue - £1380 Tarnside Farm, £1320 Cragg End Farm, £1150 Street. Aberdeen Angus - £1190, £1080 Tarnside Farm. Friesian - £1130 Tarnside Farm. Montbeliard - £1130 Tarnside Farm. Blonde - £1110 Nook Farm. Fleckvieh - £1110 Tarnside Farm. Hereford - £1050 Crabtree Farm.

Store Bullock Under 12 Months:

British Blue - £1410, £1350 High Underbrow Farm, £1250 High Biggarsbank, £1230 Black Hall Farm, £1220 Tarnside Farm, £1220Black Hall Farm, £1210 Handlesteads Farm, £1200 Gilpin Farm, £1180, £1160 Ouzelthorn Farm, £1110 Handlesteads Farm. Limousin - £1310 Birch Bank, £1300 Bank Field Farm, £1290 Swallowmire, £1285 Lane End, £1270 Cragg End, £1270 High House Farm, £1190 Woodside Farm, £1170, £1160 Ouzelthorn Farm, £1165 Cragg End. Aberdeen Angus - £1200 Bank Field Farm, £1020 Kendal House Farm, £1010 Nook Farm, £960 Yealand Manor, £910 Greenbank Farm. Charolais - £1200, £1100, £1060 Thrang, £1110 Thrimby Farm. Shorthorn - £1110 Thrimby Hall. Simmental - £1050 High Biggarsbank, £930 Thrang. Hereford - £890, £875, £870 The Lodge. Longhorn - £880 Station Lane, £810 Greenwood Haw.

Store Heifer Over 12 Months:

Limousin - £1460 Thrimby Hall, £1230, £1200 High House Farm, £1190 Poppy Farm, £1170 High House Farm, £1140, £1130 Allcocks Farm, £1130 Cockrigg Farm. British Blue - £1175 Cooper House, £1120 Tarnside Farm. Hereford - £1120 Poppy Farm.

Store Heifer Under 12 Months:

British Blue - £1600 High Underbrow Farm, £1280 Greenside Farm, £1270 Ouzelthorn Farm, £1030 High Biggarsbank. Limousin - £1200 Greenside Farm, £1180, £1160 Lane End, £1120 High House Farm, £1120 High Biggarsbank, £1100 Greenbank Farm, £1100 Woodside Farm. Blonde - £1100 Capplethwaite Hall, £1100, £1070 Nook Farm. Charolais - £1000 Capplethwaite Hall, £990 Thrang, £920 Tock How Farm, £920 Thrang. Hereford - £960 Crabtree Farm, £810 Thrang. Aberdeen Angus - £875 Thrang, £815 Mireside Farm, £780 Moss Side Farm.

Store Bull:

Limousin - £1130 Hill Top Farm, £1085 Greenbank Farm, £1025 Ridding Side Farm, £1000 Hill Top Farm, £1000 Valley View. Charolais - £1090 Tock How Farm. Stabilizer - £925 Yealand Manor. Simmental - £880 River View. Aberdeen Angus - £830 Yealand Manor.

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Suckler Bred Cattle Show

Thursday 3rd March 2022

Sponsor: Dugdale Nutrition & TA Broderick & Son

Judge: Mark Stamper

Class 1 – Suckler Bred Bullock

1. Lot 351, £1410, Consigned by MA&JA Winn, Burneside.
2. Lot 352, £1350, Consigned by MA&JA Winn, Burneside.
3. Lot 609, £1270, Consigned by M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale.

Class 2 – Suckler Bred Heifer

1. Lot 353, £1600, Consigned by MA&JA Winn, Burneside.
2. Lot 283, £1050, Consigned by TW Gorst, Crook.
3. Lot 245, £940, Consigned by Thrimby Farm, Penrith.

Class 3 – Suckler Bred Bull

1. Lot 186, £1130, Consigned by K Thomas, Sedbergh.
2. Lot 185, £1000, Consigned by K Thomas, Sedbergh.

Champion: Lot 353, £1600, Consigned by MA&JA Winn, Burneside.
Reserve Champion: Lot 351, £1410, Consigned by MA&JA Winn, Burneside.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Sale of Calves, Stirks, Store and OTM Cattle - 3rd March 2022

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