CALVES & WEANLINGS

A record entry of weanlings and weaned calves saw 164 forward, with an ever-expanding ring side of new buyers and sellers in attendance. K Wrathall Ltd, Broughton in Furness waited patiently to sell the penultimate calf of the day to a new centre record of £640 for a one month and twenty seven day old Limousin x bull. Other strong Continental bull calves were regularly £380 to £450, to include a British Blue x at £440 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall who also sold Charolais x at £430. A quality run of Limousin x calves from Bambers Farm, Cockerham sold to £405 with others to £400. Younger calves sold to £360 for a Limousin x from Langley Park Farms, Millom with others at £355 from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall. Simmental and Aberdeen Angus x achieved £350 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham. Hereford x bulls sold to £310 from W Stamper, Chipping with other medium native sired bull calves regularly £280 to £300. Young rearing calves sold to £300 from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby with Limousin x to £300 from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton with the very smallest £175 to £220. A pair of belted Galloway bull calves out of Friesian cows from TW Handley, Sedbergh sold to £385. Dairy bulls sold to £165 for a three week old Montbeliarde from Colby Farms Ltd, Appleby with other rearing types £90 to £140, with the smallest £30 to £50 depending on breed and quality.
Heifer calves sold to £400 for a Limousin x from Langley Park Farms, Millom with British Blue x selling to £400 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall and £390 from W Stamper, Chipping. Rearing heifers were generally £270 to £340, with mediums sorts £220 to £260 and the smallest and youngest £140 to £200.
57 weaned calves and stirks saw five month old Aberdeen Angus x bulls sell to £540 from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Kendal who sold other beef bred bull at £450 to £500 (4-6 month old). Diary bulls sold to £485 for Fleckviehs, again from JS&KM Wilson & Son with Holstine Friesians selling to £430 from Whitestone Farm, Penrith.
British Blue x steers sold to £865 from Bambers Farms Ltd, Cockerham who sold others at £830. Limousin x steers sold to £740 from JR Pye, Stalmine with younger steers selling to £650 for Limousin x from D Wightman & A Mason, Burton in Kendal.
Heifer sold to £740 for a pair of Limousin x from Bambers Farms Ltd, Cockerham, Aberdeen Angus x at £650 and British Blues x at £600. Other younger beef heifers sold to £595 for British Blues x from MW&PA Rollason, Meathop with others at £590 from D Wightman & A Maso, Burton in Kendal. Recently weaned Aberdeen Angus x heifers from Messrs Young, Lindale sold at £400.

STORE CATTLE

A seasonal entry of store cattle saw a top price of £1280 achieved for a fifteen month old Hereford x steers from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton. A two year old Parthenaise x form S&M Cooper, Leece selling at £1260 and Simmental x from S&M Carter, Witherslack achieving £1240. Other stronger steers were regularly selling at £1100 to £1250, to include Friesians from AJ&H Clark, Sedbergh achieving £1235 and Dairy Shorthorns achieving £1170 from S&M Cooper, Leece. Younger steers sold to £1120 for a Hereford x from RJ Stalker, Ulverston with Limousin x achieving £1090 from K&S Troughton, Sedbergh and Aberdeen Angus x to £1085 from MW&PA Rollason, Meathope.
Heifers sold to £1375 for a Limousin x heifer from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton who sold other full pens at £1320. A full pen of British Blue x heifers sold at £1275 and £1265 from S&M Cooper, Leece with others at £1200 from JT&A Armistead, who also sold Charollais x at £1175. Younger heifers were generally selling at £850 to £950.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

Despite the reports of the falling deadweight price, an overall market averaged of 158p/kg was achieved for all cull cows sold today. Beef cows sold to 219.5p/kg and 214.5p/kg for Stabilises from A Dixon & Son, Selside. Feeding type cows sold to 184.5p/kg from JT Proctor, Grange Over Sands with other feeding type cows generally 175p/kg to 185p/kg. Dairy cows sold to 201.5p/kg for a Holstien Friesian from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby. An entry of predominately leaner parlour type cows sold at 130p/kg to 155p/kg, depending on quality and type. Top grossing cow was a Limousin x from JT Proctor, Grange Over Sands achieving £1370, with dairy cows selling to £1248 for a Holstine Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack.
OTM heifer sold to 175.5p/kg and £1254 for an overage Limousin x from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg. OTM diary heifers sold to 174.5p/kg and £1113 for a Holstine Friesian from JN&JD Bowes, Crook.
Stock bulls sold to 134.5p/kg and £1521 for an Aberdeen Angus from JW&E Woof & Son, Sedbergh.