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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, Store and OTM Cattle, Thursday 28th September 2023

CALVES & WEANLINGS

A large number of rearing calves (95) were forward which sold to a packed ringside of buyers. Bull calves sold to £480 for a Charolais x from JH Towers & Sons and British Blue x from A Pickthall. Other stronger rearing bull calves were £400 to £470. Younger calves sold to £420 from HJ Robinson & Son, with others at £300 to £380. Native sired bulls sold to £375 for Aberdeen Angus x from RF&CE Hodgson with others at £340 from JH Towers & Son. Dairy bulls sold to £355 for a Montbeliarde from Colby Farms Ltd with Black and Whites selling to £180 from Gibson & Berry.
Heifer calves sold to £485 for a Charolais x from JH Towers & Sons with others achieving £385. British Blue heifers sold to £355 from W&S Airey, with others at £350 from A Pickthall. Stronger heifers were £290 to £340, with the younger end £200 to £250. Native sired heifers sold to £310 for Aberdeen Angus x from M&S Blease, with others at £260 from Colby Farms Ltd.
Weaned calves and stirks saw 108 forward. The strongest steers sold to £1130 for a Simmental from S&M Carter with 8 month old British Blue x selling to £920 from J James and Bambers Farm Ltd. Younger steers sold to £750 for Limousin x from Bambers Farm Ltd, who sold others at £740. Recently weaned steers sold to £660 for Charolais x from C Slater, with Hereford x £640 from W Stamper. Dairy steers sold to £530 for a ring full from Messrs Halpin.
Heifer stirk sold to £750 for British Blue x from J James, Simmental x £720 from S&M Carter with others £620 to £700. A ring full of Limousin x heifers (6 month old) from Bambers Farms Ltd sold at £575, with others at £530.
Bull stirks sold to £640 for Hereford x from JM Simpson, who sold Aberdeen Angus at £630 and £610. Dairy bulls sold to £400 for black and whites from Whitestone Farm.

OTM / CULL CATTLE

Cull cows and OTM cattle saw 87 forward, selling to a market average of 152p/kg. Heavy and well fleshed cows attracted the keenest attention, selling to 229.5p/kg for a Limousin from S Whitehead, with others 219.5p/kg from GH Jones. Other beef cows were 180p/kg to 195p/kg, with mediums 150p/kg to 175p/kg. Top grossing achieved £1681 for a Limousin from GH Jones.
Dairy cows sold to 179.5p/kg from J&H Bland & Son, with other well fleshed cows 160p/kg to 170p/kg. A large proportion of the sale being leaner parlour types, selling at 130p/kg to 150p/kg with some very small and lean cows at realisation. Top grossing achieved £1195 from J&H Bland & Son Ltd.
Heifers sold to 219.5p/kg and £1202 for Stabilisers from J&A Smales, with others also 219.5p/kg from TW Wilson. Dairy heifers sold to 197.5p/kg and £1050 for Fleckvieh from SJ&J Hodgson & Son.
Steers sold to 224.5p/kg and £1569 for British Blue x from JW Robinson & Son, with bulls to 229.5p/kg and £1753 for a Limousin from LA&M Lambert.

STORE CATTLE

The autumn prize show and sale of store cattle saw buyers in attendance from Scotland, Wales, Midlands and the Northern Counties, attracted by the quality and quantity on offer. The show was kindly judged by Mr M Wilcock, Wigan who awarded the champion rosette to a Parthenais x steer from MA&JA Winn, who was also awarded the reserve champion rosette for a British Blue x steer. Our thanks also goes to our kind and regularly show sponsors BB Dairy Ltd. The show results are as follows:

CLASS 1- BEST LIMOUSIN HEIFER
1st MA & JA Winn- £1720
2nd NA & J Temple- £1640

CLASS 2- BEST LIMOUSIN BULLOCK
1st MA & JA Winn- £1620
2nd MA & JA Winn- £1600
3rd MW & M Hodgson- £1640

CLASS 3- BEST BRITISH BLUE HEIFER
1st FI & ME Little- £1480

CLASS 4- BEST BRITISH BLUE BULLOCK
1st MA & JA Winn- £1850
2nd MA & JA Winn- £1750
3rd A & P Hodgkinson- £1490

CLASS 5- BEST ANY OTHER BREED HEIFER
1st JC Walling & Son- £1360
2nd JC Walling & Son- £1040

CLASS 6- BEST ANY OTHER BREED BULLOCK
1st MA & JA Winn- £1950
2nd JC Walling & Son- £1390
3rd JC Walling & Son- £1250

CLASS 7- BEST PAIR OF LIMOUSIN
1st TA Chapman & Son- £1570

CLASS 8- BEST PAIR OF ANY OTHER BREED
1st J Twigge- £1200

CHAMPION- MA & JA Winn- £1950
RESERVE CHAMPION- MA & JA Winn- £1850

Vendors must be complimented on the quality of cattle forward, and were rewarded with a fast and competitive trade. The sale peaked at £1950 for the champion, with the reserve achieving £1850. Other strong steers sold to £1800 for a Charolais x from JM Haddow with Limousin x to £1650 from PW Clarke and £1640 from MW&M Hodgson. Well grown steers were regularly £1450 to £1600 and yearlings £1200 to £1400.
Heifers sold top £1720 for a Limousin x from MA&JA Winn with others at £1640 from NA&J Temple and £1620 from PW Clarke. Charolais x sold to £1600 JM Haddow and British Blue to £1480 from FI&ME Little. Other well grown heifers were regularly £1300 to £1450 and yearlings £1100 to £1250.
Bulls sold to £790 for a 6 month old Hereford x from RJ&J Gardner.

Sales Statistics:

Store steers sold to £1950 and averaged £1165
Store heifers sold to £1720 and averaged £1080
Store bulls sold to £790 and averaged £788

Top Prices

BULL CALF:

Charolais: £480, £470, £460, £400 Tunstall Hall, £360 The Barn. British Blue: £480, £470, £465 Borrans Farm, £455 West Hall, £435 Colby Laithes, £425 Flodder Hall. Angus: £375 Rowe End Farm,£340 Tunstall Hall, £235 Rowe End Farm. Montbeliarde: £355, £165, £125 Colby Laithes. Limousin: £355, £350 Tunstall Hall. Fleckvieh: £180, £140 Rowe End Farm. Friesian: £180 Low Audlands, £155 Rowe End Farm, £140 Green Dragon Farm, £130 Low Audlands, £100 Borrans Farm. Hereford: £175, £165, £120 Wraysholme Tower. Shorthorn: £145 Far Audlands.

HEIFER CALF:

Charolais: £485, £385, £360 Tunstall Hall. British Blue: £355 West Hall, £355 Tunstall Hall, £355 West Hall, £350 Borrans Farm, £345 West Hall, £340 Borrans Farm. Angus: £310 The Barn, £260, £240 Colby Laithes, £215 Borrans Farm, £135 West Hall, £130 Colby Laithes. Hereford: £130, £110, £100 Wraysholme Tower.

BULL STIRK:

Hereford: £640 High Gregg Hall Farm. Angus: £630, £610, £560 High Gregg Hall Farm, £400, £320 Poppy Farm, £310 Whitestone Farm. Continental: £500 Mouse Syke. Friesian: £400, £150 Whitestone Farm.

HEIFER STIRK:

Limousin: £750 New Village, £620 Poppy Farm, £575, £530 Bambers Farm, £500 Coat Green Farm, £490 Moss End Farm. Simmental: £720 Black Bull Cottage. British Blue: £660 New Village, £595 Bambers Farm. Angus: £575 Bambers Farm, £430 West View Farm, £430 Moss End Farm, £400 Whitestone Farm, £390 Moss End Farm, £340 Whitestone Farm. Devon: £280 Piked Howe.

STEER STIRK:

Simmental: £1130, £880 Black Bull Cottage, £580 Bellart Howe. British Blue: £920 Bambers Farm, £920 New Village, £660 West Lodge. Friesian: £820 Bambers Farm, £530 Rakesmoor Farm, £460 Bellart Howe, £330 Moss End Farm. Limousin: £750, £740, £630, £555 Bambers Farm. Angus: £725, £580, £555, Bambers Farm, £510 Coldcotes Farm, £500 Moss End Farm, £460 West View Farm. Charolais: £660 Bellart Howe. Hereford: £640 Coldcotes Farm. Montbeliarde: £210 Mouse Syke. Devon: £200 Mouse Syke. Ayrshire: £120 West View Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

Parthenaise: £1950 High Underbrow Farm, £1050 Tarnside Farm. Charolais: £1800 Viver Mill Farm, £1480 Holmelands, £1390 Dawson Fold, £1270 Barrowfield, £1250 Dawson Fold, £1150 Angerton Farm. British Blue: £1850, £1750, £1690, £1600 High Underbrow Farm, £1490 Bank Field Farm. Limousin: £1650 Woodside Farm, £1640 Swallowmire, £1620, £1600 High Underbrow Farm, £1570 Lane Head Farm, £1570 Woodside Farm. Simmental: £1460, £1315 Castle Syke Farm, £1190 Holmelands. Blonde: £1430 Nook Farm, £1350 Holmelands, £1340, £1270 Nook Farm. Angus: £1280 Crabtree Farm, £1210 Heathwaite Farm, £1170 Birch Bank, £1170 Bradley Farm, £1150, £1145 Holmelands. Saler: £1250 Nook Farm. Shorthorn: £1215 Barrowfield, £1200, £1190 Holmelands. Hereford: £1185, £1150 Crabtree Farm. Friesian: £1080 Syke House Farm. Continental: £1090 Tarnside Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

Limousin: £1720 High Underbrow Farm, £1640 Black Hall Farm, £1620 Woodside Farm, £1460 Nook Farm, £1440 Poppy Farm, £1400 Colton Farm. Charolais: £1600 Viver Mill Farm, £1520 Braida Garth, £1360 Dawson Fold, £1310, £1220 Braida Garth, £1150 Barrowfield. British Blue: £1480 Helm Croft, £1200, £1160 Greenside Farm, £1050 Tarnside Farm, £1000 Crabtree Farm. Angus: £1450 Bank Ground, £1450 Viver Mill Farm, £1320 Poppy Farm, £1170 Crabtree Farm, £1120 Bradley Farm, £1090 Heathwaite Farm. Blonde: £1200 Nook Farm. Hereford: £1175, £1170 Crabtree Farm, £1160 Angerton Farm. Parthenaise: £1160, £1150 Tarnside Farm, £1060 Garden Terrace. Shorthorn: £1140 Barrowfield.

OTM COW:

British Blue: 224.50 (2), 219.50 Green Close, 179.50, 164.50 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, 159.50 Woodside Farm. Limousin: 229.50 Brow Head, 229.50 Low Waterside, 219.50 Fold Farm, 219.50 Cracalt Farm, 169.50 Brow Head. Stabilizer: 219.50 Braida Garth. Continental: 219.50, 217.50, 209.50, 204.50, 184.50 Chapel Island, 174.50 Wasdyke Farm. Fleckvieh: 197.50, 149.50 Tottlebank. Angus: 189.50 Woodside Farm, 169.50 (4), 157.50 High Biggarsbank. Norwegian Red: 179.50 Ninezergh. Friesian: 179.50 Spout House, 174.50 Laithwaite Farm, 159.50 Shorthorn Farm, 159.50 Lupton Hall, 154.50 Low Stangerthwaite, 154.50 Lupton Hall. Hereford: 164.50 (2), 157.50 Gowan Bank Farm, 154.50 High Biggarsbank, 144.50, 139.50 Gowan Bank Farm. MRI: 164.50 Ninezergh. Shorthorn: 161.50 High Biggarsbank, 151.50 Tarnside Farm, 149.50, 144.50 Abbots Reading Farm. Galloway: 159.50 (2), 144.50 High Wallabarrow Farm. Simental: 154.50 Old School House.

OTM HEIFER:

Limousin: 219.50 Cracalt Farm. Stabiliser: 219.50 Bradia Garth. Continental: 219.50, 217.50, 209.50, 204.50, 184.50 Guides Farm. Fleckvieh: 197.50 Tottlebank. British Blue: 179.50 Tullithwaite Hall Farm. Friesian: 174.50 Laithwaite Farm, 149.50 Lupton Hall. Galloway: 159.50 High Wallabarrow Farm.

CAST STEER:

British Blue: 224.50, 219.50 Green Close. Friesian: 179.50 Spout House.

CAST BULL:

Limousin: 229.50 Brow Head.

More Info

ANNUAL SHOW OF CONTINENTAL STORE CATTLE
JUDGE- MARTIN WILCOCK
SPONSOR- BB DAIRY LTD AND NORTH WEST LIMOUSIN BREEDERS ASSOCIATION

CLASS 1- BEST LIMOUSIN HEIFER

1st MA & JA Winn- £1720
2nd NA & J Temple- £1640

CLASS 2- BEST LIMOUSIN BULLOCK

1st MA & JA Winn- £1620
2nd MA & JA Winn- £1600
3rd MW & M Hodgson- £1640

CLASS 3- BEST BRITISH BLUE HEIFER

1st FI & ME Little- £1480

CLASS 4- BEST BRITISH BLUE BULLOCK

1st MA & JA Winn- £1850
2nd MA & JA Winn- £1750
3rd A & P Hodgkinson- £1490

CLASS 5- BEST ANY OTHER BREED HEIFER

1st JC Walling & Son- £1360
2nd JC Walling & Son- £1040

CLASS 6- BEST ANY OTHER BREED BULLOCK

1st MA & JA Winn- £1950
2nd JC Walling & Son- £1390
3rd JC Walling & Son- £1250

CLASS 7- BEST PAIR OF LIMOUSIN

1st TA Chapman & Son- £1570

CLASS 8- BEST PAIR OF ANY OTHER BREED

1st J Twigge- £1200

CHAMPION- MA & JA Winn- £1950

RESERVE CHAMPION- MA & JA Winn- £1850

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