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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 25th May 2023.

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.

Top Prices

BULL CALF:

Limousin: £595 Holmescales Farm, £490 Flodder Hall, £440, £345 Holmescales Farm, £190, £175 Halforth Farm. British Blue: £525 Flodder Hall, £495, £455, £395 Holmescales Farm, £390 Elm Tree Farm, £360 Holmescales Farm. Charolais: £520, £435, £420 Holmescales Farm. Angus: £330, £290 Whitestone Farm, £230 Far Audlands, £230 Whitestone Farm. Shorthorn: £265, £220, £185 Far Audlands. Hereford: £200, £185, £175, £150 Wraysholme Tower. Friesian: £145 Whitestone Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: £130 Craketrees.

HEIFER CALF:

British Blue: £555 Holmescales Farm, £400 Borrans Farm, £355 Raisgill Hall, £350 Holmescales Farm, £300 Raisgill Hall, £300 Elm Tree Farm. Charolais: £500 Holmescales Farm. Limousin: £480, £465, £330, £310 Holmescales Farm, £295 Cockley Beck Farm, £215 Holmescales Farm. Angus: £290, £200 Whitestone Farm. Hereford: £255 Stirzaker House Farm, £200, £120 Wraysholme Tower.

BULL STIRK:

Angus: £710 Rowe End Farm. British Blue: £630, £560 Coldcotes Farm.

HEIFER STIRK:

Angus: £660, £600 Low Stennerley, £555 Moss End Farm, £460 Kendal House Farm.

STEER STIRK:

Simmental: £730 Kendal House Farm. Angus: £710 Kendal House Farm, £670 Low Stennerley, £670 Moss End Farm.

OTM COW:

Limousin: 231.50 The Borrans, 209.50 Crow Wood, 207.50 Blea Tarn Road, 199.50 Hopestead. Angus: 229.50 Park House Farm, 219.50, 211.50 Ellers Farm, 209.50 Blea Tarn Road, 191.50 Ellers Farm. Saler: 229.50 Alby Wood, 224.50, 214.50 Millbeck. Hereford: 221.50 Riddings. Simmental: 219.50 Alby Wood. British Blue: 209.50 High Borrowbridge, 209.50 Greenside Farm, 204.50 Lane End, 200. Alby Wood, 199.50 Swallowmire, 199.50 Alby Wood. Shorthorn: 209.50, 199.50 Sayles Farm, 194.50 Cockley Beck Farm. Friesian: 189.50, 184.50 Mire House Farm, 184.50 Low Stangerthwaite, 184.50 High House Farm, 177.50 Low Sizergh Farm, 169.50 Scales Park Farm. Belted Galloway: 174.50, 169.50 Scar Sykes Farm. Norwegian Red: 164.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Continental: 154.50 Millbeck.

OTM HEIFER:

Angus: 179.50 Park House Farm.

CAST STEER:

Charolais: 224.50 Tricket Drive.

CAST BULL:

Limousin: 214.50 Capplethwaite, 199.50 Cockley Beck Farm. Shorthorn: 194.50 Meathop Park Farm Lodge.

STORE BULLOCK:

Shorthorn: £1540 Flodder Hall, £1195 Lowther Park Farm, £1170, £1100 Meathop Park Farm Lodge, £1090 Lowther Park Farm, £970 Meathop Park Farm Lodge. Angus: £1510, £1470 Low Gregg Hall, £1470 Lowther Park Farm, £1460 Low Gregg Hall, £1440, £1340 Lowther Park Farm. Limousin: £1475, £1410 Low Gregg Hall, £1340 Barbon Fell House, £1270 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1230 Howriggs, £1160 Fold Farm. British Blue: £1440, £1390 Cockrigg Farm, £1380 Carlingwha, £1170 Coat Green Farm, £1070, £1050 Lowther Park Farm. Hereford: £1350 Carlingwha, £970 Bradlow Farm. Charolais: £1270, £1230 Dawson Fold, £1180 Meathop Park Farm Lodge, £1090 Angerton Farm, £980 Newcross House Farm. Blonde: £1220, £1040 Causeway Farm. Fleckvieh: £1200, £1125 Crabtree Farm. Montbeliarde: £1200 Crabtree Farm. Simmental: £1160 Crabtree Farm, £985 Lowther Park Farm, £970 Bradlow Farm. Saler: £1005 Bank Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

Charolais: £1390 Carlingwha, £1170 Dawson Fold, £1070 Angerton Farm, £1050 Low Longmire, £1050 Angerton Farm, £990 Meathop Park Farm Lodge. Blonde: £1340, £1180 Capplethwaite Hall, £960 Causeway Farm. Limousin: £1340 The Borrans, £1290 Capplethwaite Hall, £1290 Low Gregg, £1200 Howriggs, £1200 Fold Farm, £1160 Barbon Fell House. Angus: £1290 Low Gregg Hall, £1200 Barbon Fell House, £1110 Mireside Farm, £1100 Crabtree Farm. British Blue: £1280 Cockrigg Farm, £1190 Carlingwha, £980 Newcross House Farm. Hereford: £1190 Bleaswood Road, £985 Templand Farm. Shorthorn: £1180 Meathop Park Farm Lodge, £920 Flodder Hall.

STORE BULL:

Limousin: £1405 Peall House, £1370, £1160, £1090 Old Croft, £940 Peall House, £920 Tricket Drive. Angus: £1135 Kendal House Farm, £1050 Mireside Farm.

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