CALVES

Stronger beef bull calves were in short supply with the strongest rearer sorts selling to £610 for British Blue cross from AK&BM Robinson & Son, Arkholme and Limousin cross to £530 from K Wrathall, Broughton in Furness. Stronger rearing calves sold to £460 for a Limousin cross from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington. Charolais’s sold to £450 from Bambers Farm Ltd, Cockerham. Medium rearers sold to £365 for British Blue cross from DW&E Cottam, New Hutton with others at £360 from DR&C Galbriath, Grayrigg. Others were generally £280 to £330. Dairy bulls sold to £255 for a Fleckvieh from AK&BM Robinson & Son, Arkholme with black and whites to £155 from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor.
Heifer calves sold to £405 for a Charolais cross from DW&E Cottam, New Hutton with other Charolais’s achieving £400, £370 and £365 from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. British Blue cross sold to £340 from JW&T Sharp, Lyth with Limousin cross to £330 from G Sunter, Mansergh. Other medium heifers were generally £240 to £300. Native heifers sold to £285 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from DW&E Cottam, New Hutton with other younger end native heifers £140 to £180.

WEANLINGS & STIRKS

The popular sale of reared calves and weanling saw ten month old Limousin cross sell to £900 from Bambers Farm Ltd, Cockerham who sold younger British Blue cross at £780. Younger Aberdeen Angus cross sold to £750 from M&C Greenwood, Middleton with British Blue cross achieving £710 from R&J Dodgson, Natland. A ring full of black and white steers from Bambers Farm, Cockerham sold at £780.
Heifer stirks sold to £880 for eleven month old Blonde cross from R Keith, Briggsteer with younger sorts £805 from R&J Dodgson, Natland and British Blue cross at £600 from A Taylor & Sons, Eyemouth.
An entry of young Aberdeen Angus bull stirks sold to £720 from LE Case, Millom who sold other at £710 and £695.

STORE CATTLE

All classes and types of store cattle were in exceptional demand, with sellers leaving well suited with prices achieved and buyers keen to return in a fortnight. Vendors are encouraged to pre enter cattle with confidence. Today’s sale topped at £1760 for a pair of Sim Luings from Low Moor Howe Farm, Windermere and Aberdeen Angus cross from BJ Bowness, Kendal. Other strong steers were regularly £1500 to £1700, to include a ring full of Hereford cross at £1660 from TE&J Waddsworth & Son, Sedgwick and Limousin cross at £1650 from BJ Bowness, Kendal. Younger steers sold to £1540 for fourteen month old Limousin cross from T&SB Procter, Kirkby Stephen with others at £1530 from J&M Wilson, Selside. Other Aberdeen Angus cross sold to £1450 from TD ME & GE Todd, Sedbergh. Yearling British Blue cross sold to £1180 from A Winder & Son, Kirkby Stephen with Simmentals to £1170 from PG&PD Airey, Cartmel. Dairy bred steers sold to £1360 for a British Friesians from S&M Cooper, Leece who also sold Fleckviehs at £1320 and Norwegian Red and Whites at £1200. A ring full of fourteen month old British Friesians from RJ&ML Lowery, Holker achieved £1040.
Heifers sold to £1700 for a South Devon from AT Threlkeld Ltd, Satterthwaite. Other stronger end heifers were regularly £1300 to £1450, to include thirteen month old British Blue cross from A Winder & Son, Kirkby Stephen achieving £1450. Native sired heifers sold to £1400 for Aberdeen Angus cross from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton with Hereford cross selling to £1380 from TE&J Waddsworth & Son, Sedgwick and a ring full of Herefords at £1290 from S&M Cooper, Leece. Eight month old Charolais cross heifers sold to £1000 from Messrs Clegg & Bennett, Brought in Furness with others to £900 from I&AJ Armer, Burneside.
Several feeding bulls forward saw a trio of nine month old Charolais cross from Messer Clegg & Bennett, Broughton in Furness sell to £1180.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

A much plainer show of cast cows forward, however all 74 forward sold to a market averaged of 162p/kg. Beef cows sold to a top of 214p/kg for a Charolais cross from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell with others at 204p/kg from J Twigge, Lindale. Other stronger beef cows were regularly 190p/kg to 200p/kg. Top grossing being an Aberdeen Angus from RG Robinson, Farleton achieving £1627. Other stronger beef cows were regularly £1250 to £1400. Dairy cows sold to a top price of 174p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from JJ&MA Park & Son, Sizergh with Fleckviehs also achieving this price from SJ&J Hodgson & Son, Halton. A large number of leaner parlour type cows were 145p/kg to 155p/kg. Top grossing dairy cow was a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Dennison, Ulverston achieving £1228 with other stronger end parlour types £950 to £1100.
OTM heifers sold to 249.5p/kg for a Stabiliser from A Dixon & Son, Selside who sold others at £1493. Aberdeen Angus sold to 229.5p/kg and £1725 from RG Robinson, Farleton. Dairy heifers sold to 189.5p/kg and £1025 for a Holstein Friesian from JN&BJ Bowes, Crook.
Cull bulls sold to 184.5p/kg and £1287 for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Dennison, Ulverston with Simmental achieving 171.5p/kg and £1874 from Messrs Beaty, Troutbeck.