Cast Cattle
North West Auctions saw a fast and competitive trade for all classes and types of cull cows and OTM cattle at NWA J36, with eight active buyers all keen to fill orders. An overall market average today of 165p/kg was achieved with over half the entry being dairy cows.
Cull cows sold to a top price of 219.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus x from MJ&J Handley, Sedbergh. Closely followed by HE&M Henderson, Dent selling a Limousin x at 209.5p/kg. Other heavy and well finished cows regularly selling at 172 p/kg – 185p/kg, with keen interest in cows suitable for further finishing.
Dairy cows sold to a top price of 179p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from S&M Cooper, Leece with others at 174.5p/kg from Lawkland Hall Farm Partnership, Lawkland. Medium fleshed dairy cows regularly sold at 140p/kg – 155p/kg, with leaner ex parlour cows 120p/pk – 134p/kg.
Top grossing cull cow today achieving £1466 was a Holstein Friesian from S&M Cooper, Leece with other dairy cows selling to £1314 from RJ&ML Lowrey, Cark Cartmel.
Beef cows sold to a top of £1292 for a Limousin x from HE&M Henderson, Dent.
OTM heifers sold to a top price of 244p/kg and £1102 for a Limousin x from MW&MR Black, Staveley with dairy heifers selling to 174.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from B&MJ Nelson &Son, Milnthorpe and £1087 for a Dairy Shorthorn from JR Handley, Whinfell.
OTM Steers sold to 229p/kg for a Limousin x from T&SB Procter, Kirkby Stephen with a British Blue x from RW Robinson & Son, Farleton selling at £1454.
The next sale of OTM cattle is on Thursday 31st March, vendors are encouraged to present cattle with confidence to take advantage of this strong trade.

Calves & Stirks
A nice entry of 90 calves were forward with a two-tier trade seen today, the best well reared continental calves sold an impressive trade with younger calves being harder placed with the ever-increasing costs involved with rearing.
Once again British Blue bulls led the way with a top of £400 twice, firstly from A Pickthall, New Hutton and then by CM & CS Chappelhow, Clifton Dykes. Other noted prices were £395 from A Pickthall, New Hutton and £390 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth. An impressive average of £320 for British Blue bulls today for 20 sold. Limousin bulls sold to £365 from RJ&KR Wilkinson, Levens. Native bred calves had more demand from buyers with Aberdeen Angus bulls selling to a top of £355 from Wannop Farms, Morecambe.
The heifer calf trade saw a younger show forward, with British Blues peaking at £300 from RJ&KR Wilkinson, Leavens. Other British Blues sold to £290 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth. Limousin heifer calves sold to £295 from JS&IS Wilson, Whitbeck.
Dairy bred bull calves saw more demand with Montbeliardes selling to £205 from JS&IM Wilson, Whitbeck, with others from the same home selling to £200.
A young show of Black and Whites were forward with a top of £80 from W Garnett& Son, Milnthorpe with others too £72 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth.
A bumper entry of 85 stirks were forward with well reared stirks selling to a premium. A cracking run of suckler bred bulls from S Whitehead, Middleton sold to £990 & £970. A Blonde bullock from B&HM Wilson, Selside sold too £910. Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £820 from BJ&M Tomlinson, Preston. A lovely run of nice reared stirks from R Greenwood, Skipton saw British Blue bullocks selling to £715 and a pen full of 5-month-old British Blue bulls to £605. Friesian stirks were keenly bid for peaking at £555 from R Greenwood, Skipton with other pens of Friesian bullocks selling to £510 from PD&PJ Mason, Burton in Kendal.
Many buyers are showing keen interest for all types of stirks here at J36, please enter cattle with confidence.

Store Cattle
The sale of store cattle today saw a top price of £1295 achieved for a Lim X Steer from T&SB Proctor, Kirkby Stephen closely followed by TW Nelson & Son, Stainton selling Lim X Steers at £1290 and RJ&R Holden, Millom achieving £1260. Well grown steers regularly selling at £1100-£1200 with yearlings £960-£1080. Native sired steers sold to a top price of £1165 for a South Devon X from AT Threlkeld, Satterthwaite with Aberdeen Angus X achieving £1050 from IR Cooper, Penrith. Younger suckler bred steers sold to £900 for 6 months old Charolais X from IR Cooper, Penrith with Hereford X also achieving £900 from D&E Whittaker, Quernmore. Dairy bred steers sold to £945 for a Dairy Shorthorn from M Bateman & Son, Sedbergh with NRW X selling to £900 from JE Wightman, Lupton and Holstien Friesians £795 from RM Mason & Sons, Levens.

Heifers sold to £1245 from T&SB Proctor, Kirkby Stephen who also sold heifers for £1205. The stronger end of heifers £1000-£1050 with Native sires selling to £1175 for South Devon X from AT Threlkeld and Hereford X £1085 from M&S Blease, Carnforth. Yearlings sold to £900 for a Simmental X from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell with Lim X selling to £890 from MW&MR Black, Staveley. Younger heifers 8-10 months old finding keen interest as buyers look towards turn out.

Store bulls sold to a top of £885 for Lim X from M Gibson, Garsdale with young sucker bred bulls selling to £800. A large entry of dairy bulls sold to £685 for Holstien Friesian from JH Barker & Son, Haverthwaite.

The next sale is Thursday 31st March, vendors are strongly encouraged to enter cattle with confidence to take advantage of the current strong trade. Please contact Bradley Thompson 07867000244 or Matthew Probert 07540446667.