CALVES

70 rearing calves forward today, featuring the Christmas Show for calves under 56 days. The sale peaked at £730 for a British Blue bull just out of age for the show from JB Morley, Great Asby. Next at £600 was the pre-sale show champion from DR &C Galbraith, Grayrigg this 55 day old British Blue bull went home with the judge. JW&TE Sharp, Lyth enjoyed their days trading selling 6 week old British Blue bulls to £570, with todays reserve champion from R&J Dodgson, Natland closely behind at £560. Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor had a 6 week old Charolais to £530, £500 and £480, with other Charolais at the same age to £520 from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby. The youngest of the bulls to £500 came from HJ Robinson, Preston Patrick with this British Blue just 30 days old. Native sired bull sold to £410 for the 1st prize Aberdeen Angus from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg, with Dairy breds to £370 for Black and Whites from JB Morley, Appleby.
Heifer calves sold to £550 for British Blues from JB Morley, Appleby with this homes good days trading continuing with others at £520 and £510. Messrs Sowerby made the trip from Appleby with their Charolais’ selling away at £530, £500, and £480. Heifers in eligible age for show sold to £480 for the 2nd prize continental (British Blue) from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg with the first prize again a British Blue to £440 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. £430 was paid for the 3rd prize, this British Blue at 5 weeks old came from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth. Native Sired heifers to £240 for an Aberdeen Angus, others £200.

Show Results:

CLASS 1- NATIVE BULL CALF
1st DR & C Galbraith- Aberdeen Angus- £410

CLASS 2- NATIVE HEIFER CALF
1st HJ Robinson & Son- Aberdeen Angus- £200

CLASS 3- CONTINENTAL BULL CALF
1st DR & C Galbraith- British Blue- £600
2nd R & J Dodgson- Limousin- £560
3rd JW & TE Sharp- British Blue- £570

CLASS 4- CONTINENTAL HEIFER CALF
1st A Pickthall- British Blue- £440
2nd DR & C Galbraith- British Blue- £480
3rd JW & TE Sharp- British Blue- £430

CHAMPION- DR & C Galbraith
RESERVE CHAMPION- R & J Dodgson

Thanks must go to our judge Shaun Procter, Great Musgrave and to our sponsors NB UK and Wynnstay.

STIRKS

A full row of weanlings and stirks for the final sale of the year, saw 6 month old Limousin cross steers sell to £870 from M&C Greenwood, who sold a pen full of five month old Charolais cross heifers at £830. Nicely reared Simmental cross steers from JA Law, Carnforth sold to £820 who also sold heifers at £700. Younger steers sold to £620 for a four month old Aberdeen Angus cross, with heifers to £580 for a Simmental cross.
Vendors are encouraged to pre enter weanlings and stirks for this popular sale, which continues to attract new customers.

STORE CATTLE

Christmas comes early for vendors at Junction 36.
Store cattle trade continues to soar going into the festive period, with no sign of anything less as we approach the new year.
Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £1800 from BJ Bowness, Kendal. Limousin bullocks hit £1700 from A Peacock, Kendal at nineteen month old. J Twigge, Lindale sold a pair of Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1690, while a very smart British Blue heifer fetched the same money this time from RT Gorst, Killington.
A small offering of breeding cattle topped at £2850 for a British Blue cow with an Aberdeen Angus calf at foot from E Jackson, Out Rawcliffe.

SAVE THE DATE: our next sale of store cattle is the New Year Show of store cattle whish promises to offer quality with a trade to match. Contact our auctioneers for further enquires.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

Another large entry of cull cows forward at this ever increasing popular sale. All cows today sold to a market average of 176p/kg, with a large proportion being dairy cows sold ahead of the Christmas break.
Beef cows sold to a top price of 234p/kg for a Beef Shorthorn from J&E Lancaster, Ulverston with others regularly 210p/kg-225p/kg, feeding type cows were 185-205p/kg. Top grossing beef cow was a Limousin from P Cummings, Burton in Kendal totalling £1714.
Best of the dairy cows sold to 214p/kg for a Fleckvieh from Messrs Sowerby, Appleby with other heavier better end dairy cows 180p/kg-205p/kg, mediums 165p/kg-178p/kg with leaner harder worked cows less and some at realisation.
Top grossing dairy cow was a Holstein Friesian again from Messrs Sowerby grossing £1627.
All stock bulls sold to 189p/kg for a Belted Galloway from R Gibson & Son, Kendal and £1929 for a Hereford from Kinglands Farm, Crosscrake. Prime bulls sold to 279p/kg and £2437 for a Limousin from T Atkinson, Ulverston.
OTM steers sold to 244p/kg and £1489 for a British Blue cross from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton.