OTM / CAST CATTLE

An increased number of cull cows were forward, with these being predominately diary bred this week. Of the few beef cows forward, these sold to 219.5p/kg for a British Blue cross from SJ&NS Wood, Windermere with other British Blue cross 204.5p/kg from JA&CA Gibson, Selside and Hereford cross 204.5p/kg from RJ&J Gardner, Natland. Top grossing beef cow was a Hereford at £1809. The best medium dairy cows sold to 187.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from WH Kitching & Son, Helsington and British Friesian from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton. Better parlour types were generally 170p/kg to 180p/kg, leaner sorts 160p/kg to 170p/kg, with the lightest and leanest 135p/kg to 150p/kg. Top grossing dairy cow achieved £1494, with others at £1444 and £1321.
OTM heifers sold to 214.5p/kg and £1192 for a Holstein Friesian from JR Robinson & Son, Nook.
Several cull stock bulls forward, which sold to 199.5p/kg for a Blonde from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby and £2089 for a South Devon from AT Threlkeld Ltd, Satterthwaite.

STORE CATTLE

A full ring side of buyers were present for a typical summer show of store cattle, all were extremely well sold with many more needed on a fortnightly basis. Shorthorn bullocks sold to £1640 from Messrs Boyd, Longsleddale. A pair of Limousin bullocks sold to £1680 from J&M Haddow, Hincaster who sold Charolais’s to £1480. Yearling bullocks saw Charolais to £1480 from JC Walling & Son, Lyth. The best end were regularly £1300 plus, with nice grazers £1000 plus.
Heifer trade saw a smart ¾ Limousin from A Winder & Son, Ravenstonedale to £1380 with a pair of Angus selling to £1240 from AJ&H Clarke, Sedbergh. Charolais’s sold to £1240 from JM Haddow, Hincaster.
Grazing heifers were the sharpest trade seen for some time, with dairy bred Limousin heifers at 8-10 months selling to £990 from GM strong, Penrith.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

No less than 97 calves and stirks were forward at Junction 36’s fortnightly sale, with all goods keenly bid for by a ring side of local and travelled buyers, with onlooks coming from as far afield as Wales and Scotland. A very young selection of rearing calves were forward, with the best of these returning £490 for a Charolais from MH&AR Robinsons, Kendal with others at £450 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham. Numerous calves around the 6 week mark surpassed £400.
Stronger weaned bull calves sold to £510 for a British Blue from Wendy Stamper, Chipping with Angus’s from the same home to the same price. The dairy bull calves forward sold to £220 for a Friesian from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with the best of these the top side of £150.
A good show of bull stirks were forward, with a ring full of eight cracking Friesians selling to £705 from Messrs Halpin, Barrow in Furness. A quartet of British Blues reached £680.
Rearing heifers sold to a top of £520 from Mrs A Meanwell, Tebay with younger Charolais to £450 from Bambers Farms, Thurnham. A month old British Blue from DW&E Cottam, Kendal reached £405. Any amount of month to 5 week old heifers surpassing £550.
Heifer stirks reached £550 for a British Blue from J&R Waller, Killington with another two from this home returning £540. Just a handful of steer stirks were forward, with these topping at £930 for a cracking Limousin from Bambers Farms, Thurnham with a pair from this home at £880.