CALVES & STIRKS

NWA J36 saw 166 calves and stirks forward which sold to a wide audience of buyer, with new and returning customers in attendance both buying and selling. Bull calves sold to a top price of £515 for a British Blue x from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with other British Blue x selling to £490 from JW&TE Sharp Ltd, Lyth. Other stronger bull calves were generally £400-£450. Best of the rearing calves sold to £395 for a British Blue x from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick with the youngest rearing calves selling to £240 from TK Robinson, Old Hutton. Native sired bull calves sold to £490 for a Hereford x from W&S Airey, Whittington who sold others at £385 and £380. Young Aberdeen Angus bull calves sold to £250 from Whitestone Farm, Penrith with other at £225 from FB Dunning & Son, Orton and Beef Shorthorn at £205 from RG&JA Clarke, Endmoor. Dairy bred bulls sold to £260 for a Fleckvieh from AE&MH Hayhurst, Natland who sold Holstein Friesian at £195. Younger dairy bulls were generally £65-£95, depending on breed and quality. A keen interest in heifer calves with buyers looking to secure heifers at future breeding replacements. British Blue x sold to £640 from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton who sold Charolais x at £500 and Limousin x at £440. Other stronger heifer calves sold to £500 for a British Blue x from W&S Airey, Whittington. The best rearing calves selling to £405 from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with other at £375 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth and Limousin x £345 from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton. Younger rearing heifer calves were generally £185-£230, depending on breed and quality. Native sired heifers sold to £380 for an Aberdeen Angus x from W&S Airey, Whittington who sold other at £315.

A wide variety of stirks saw something for everyone with steers selling to £925 for a Limousin x from WJ&E Mckinney, Kirkby in Furness with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £885 from IM Clegg, Staveley and Salers to £790 from JJ&J Woof & Son, Sedbergh.
Heifer stirks sold to £930 for an eye-catching 6 month old British Blue x from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £885 from JM Wilson, Selside and British Blue x from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Younger heifers sold to an exceptional trade with six month old Aberdeen Angus x selling to £700 for a ringfull from Messrs Young, Lindal with others at £560 from Whitestone Farm, Penrith. A consignment of four month old Limousin and Aberdeen Angus x heifer from Langley Park Farm, Millom sold to £535 with others at £500.
Five month old Simmental x bulls from M Knowles, Garstang sold to £620 who also sold Limousin x at £600. Limousin and Aberdeen Angus x bulls from Langley Park Farms sold to £600. Dairy bred bulls sold to £580 for Fleckviehs from SJ&J Hodgson, Colton who sold others at £540.

STORE CATTLE

236 store cattle sold to a large ring side of eager bidders, keen to secure all classes of stock. Steers sold to £1650 for a pen of Aberdeen Angus x from BJ Bowness, Kendal who sold another pen of five at £1600. Well grown British Blue x steers from KG&LM Park, Witherslack sold to £1590. Others were at £1575 from RJ&R Holden, Millom who also sold Charolais’s at £1520. Limousin x steers from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow saw a pen full sell at £1490, with others at £1480 from KG&LM Park. Dairy bred steers sold to £1425 for a ring full of Fleckviehs from BJ Bowness, Kendal.
A keen interest in steers suitable for summer grazing sold to £1300 for Limousins from RJ&R Holden, with Charolais selling to £1220 from SH Whiteman, Milnthorpe. An eye-catching ring full of ten month old Limousin steers sold at £1160. Native bred yearlings sold to £1070 for Aberdeen Angus x from MW&PA Rollason, Meathop with other Aberdeen Angus x selling at £1020 from J Stott, Crosscrake.
Heifers sold to £1560 for a Limousin x from MJ Waller, Lupton closely followed by a Fleckvieh from RW Nicholson, Lupton achieving £1550. Aberdeen Angus x from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe sold at £1480 with a Limousin x from DJ Dickinson, Ulverston achieving £1450. Other stronger heifers regularly selling at £1250-£1350 with British Blue x selling at £1360 from KG&LM Park, Witherslack.
Younger heifers for grazing sold to £1120 for British Blue x from MW&MR Black, Staveley who sold others at £1100. Eight month old Charolais x heifers from Messrs Clegg and Bennett sold at £1020 with others from the same good home at £925. Younger heifer generally sold at £820-£900 depending on breed and quality.
An increased entry of 15 feeding bulls sold to a top price of £1380 for a Limousin x from RJ&R Holden, Millom who also sold Blonde x at £1095. Native sired bulls sold to £1060 for a Hereford x from DJ Dickinson, Ulverston with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £900 from DM Bargh, Morecambe.
The next sale of store cattle is on Thursday 25th May, with an entry in excess of 300 required to satisfy buyers.

BEEF BREEDING CATTLE

The May sale of beef breeding cattle saw a wide range forward with buyers from throughout the Northern Counties in attendance and keen to secure additional and replacement stock.
Heifers with calves at foot sold to £2300 for a British Blue x with a Limousin x steer calf at foot from TH Garnett & Son, Barrow in Furness who sold other at £2150 with heifer calves at foot. CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Sedbergh sold British Blue x heifers with young Limousin x bull and heifer calves at foot at £2100, on a number of occasions.
An entry of predomination older calves at foot sold to £2050 for a British Blue x cow with blonde x calf at foot from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands who sold others with heifer calves at foot at £1850. A herd reduction on behalf of Myerscough College sold British Blue x cows with Aberdeen Angus x calves to £2050, with others from the same home regularly selling at £1800-£1980.
The next sale of beef breeding cattle is on Thursday 8th June, to include the great annual prize show and sale heifers and cows with calves at foot. Several noted local annual consignments are already entered.

OTM CATTLE

Another increased entry of cull cows saw 74 forward, continuing to sell to the high rates now expected at NWA J36. Well fleshed beef cows continue to sell to a premium peaking at 249.5p/kg for a Stabiliser from JA&R Geldard & Sons, Levens who sold others at 229.5p/kg. Limousin x and British Blue x cows suitable for feeding sold to 224.5p/kg from I&AM Armer, Burneside with Hereford x at 221.5p/kg from RJ&J Gardner, Natland and Aberdeen Angus x also achieving 221.5p/kg from S&M Carter, Witherslack.
Dairy cows sold to a top price of 197.5p/kg for a British Friesian from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness with Holstein Friesian selling to 189.5p/kg from S&M Cooper, Ulverston. An entry of predominantly parlour type dairy cows regularly sold at 175p/kg-190p/kg, depending on quality and type.
Top grossing cow today was a heavy weight Hereford x from RJ&J Gardner, Natland achieving £1932 with British Blue x selling to £1864 from J&M Wilson, Selside with dairy cows peaking at £1528 from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness.
OTM beef heifers sold to 247p/kg for a Hereford x from RJ&J Gardner, Natland with others at 244.5p/kg for a Limousin x from I&AJ Armer, Burneside. Top grossing beef heifer was a Limousin x from JE Read, Hutton Roof achieving £1625. Dairy heifers sold to 231p/kg for a Fleckvieh from RW Nicholson, Lupton with Holstein Friesian selling to 227.5p/kg from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Top grossing diary heifer was a British Friesian from JE Read, Hutton Roof achieving £1420.
OTM steers sold to 234.5p/kg and £1477 for Limousin x from JL Bird, Flookburgh with British Friesian selling to 214.5p/kg and £1357 from JE Read.
Cull bulls sold to 224.5p/kg for a Limousin x from Brown Bros, Dent with others selling to £1860 from B&MJ Nelson & Son, Milnthorpe.