CALVES & STIRKS

Another fast trade for all classes of calves, with more required to fulfil the ever increasing ring side of buyers. The strongest bull calves sold to £595 for a Limousin x from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton with British Blue x achieving £525 from JW&TE Sharp Ltd, Lyth. Other stronger bull calves included Charolais x achieving £520 from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton. Rearing calves sold to £390 for a British Blue x from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick with others generally £320-£360. Native sired bull calves sold to £330 on three occasions from Whitestone Farm, Penrith. Nice rearing Beef Shorthorn x bull calves sold to £265 from RG&J Clarke, Endmoor. Dairy bull calves sold to £145 for a Holstein Friesian with Dairy Shorthorns to £130. A keen interest in heifer calves, especially those suitable for suckler replacement with MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton selling British Blue x at £555, Charolais x at £500 and Limousin x at £480. Rearing heifer calves sold to £400 for a British Blue x from A Pickthall, New Hutton with others at £355 from FB Dunning & Son, Orton. Native sired heifers sold to £290 for an Aberdeen Angus x from Whitestone Farm, Penrith with Hereford x achieving £255.
Bull Stirks sold to £710 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus x from RF&CE Hodgson, Ulverston with British Blue x selling to £630 from W Stamper, Chipping. Steers sold to £730 for a Simmental x from MW&PA Rollason, Meathop who sold Aberdeen Angus x at £710. Others at £670 from Messrs Young, Lindale. Heifers sold to £660 for Aberdeen Angus x from JJ&J Towers, Lowick who sold others at £600. Younger sorts achieved £555 from Messrs Young, Lindale.

STORE CATTLE

A large entry of store cattle was forward at the late May sale, with a busy ring side of buyers in attendance keen to secure additional stock and take advantage of the high beef trade. Steers sold to a top price of £1540 for a Beef Shorthorn from JW&TE Sharp Ltd, Lyth. An Aberdeen Angus sold to £1510 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow who sold other Limousins and Angus’s at £1475 and £1470. A run of well farmed steers from Lowther Park, Penrith sold to £1470 for Aberdeen Angus’s with others at £1440. British Blue steers sold to £1440 from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton. Hereford x sold to £1350 from MJ Waller, Lupton with Charolais from JC Walling & Son, Lyth achieving £1270. Yearling steers sold to £1230 for a Limousin x from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon closely followed by Blonde x achieving £1220 from SJ&NS Wood, Windermere. Charolais heifers sold to £1180 from J Turnbull, Meathop. Younger suckler bred steers sold to £1160 for Limousin x from GM Jones, Ambleside with others at £1100 from F&JM Mason, Kirkby Lonsdale. Dairy bred steers sold to £1200 for Fleckviehs and Montbeliardes from JE Wightman, Lupton who sold other at £1125. Holstein Friesian sold to £900 from RJ&R Holden, Millom. Younger Holsteins achieved £800 with £705 achieved for eight month old Montbeliarde from Low Borrowbridge, Tebay.
Suckler bred bulls sold to £1405 for a pure Limousin from P Cummings, Burton in Kendal with others at £1370 from JM Airey, New Hutton and an Aberdeen Angus to £1135 from MW&PA Rollason, Meathorp.
Heifer sold to £1390 for a Charolais x from MJ Waller, Lupton with Limousin x selling to £1340 from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell and JA&J Harper, Sedbergh also achieving this price for a Blonde x. Aberdeen Angus x heifers sold to £1290 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow with British Blue to £1280 from TW Nelson & Son. Yearling heifers sold to £1200 for a Limousin x from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon with Blondes to £1180 from JA&J Harper, Sedbergh. Younger heifers sold to £1070 for Charolais x from RC&SC Cleasby, Broughton in Furness with others at £1050 from AW&AM Clarke, Windermere. Other heifers (8-10 months) generally £800-£900.

OTM CATTLE

All cull cows today averaged 196p/kg with an entry of predominately dairy bred cows. No real strength in the beef cow section today, with feeding types selling to 231.5p/kg for a Limousin x from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell with other feeding cows generally 215p/kg to 230p/kg. Top grossing beef cow today was a heavy weight Aberdeen Angus from BJ Bowness, Kendal closely followed by a Saler from M&M Carr, Carnforth achieving £1920. Dairy cows sold to 189.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from C Preston, Millom with others selling to £1383 from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington. Other dairy cows were generally achieving 180p/kg-190p/kg.
Cull bulls sold to 214.5p/kg or £1981 for Limousin from JA&J Harper, Killington with others selling to 199.5p/kg from K Wrathall, Broughton in Furness or £1935 from J Turnball, Meathorp.