CALVES & WEANLINGS

The fortnightly sale of calves and stirks was put before an increased ring side of buyers. Rearers were a flying trade, with these topping at £500 for a British Blue bull from DW&EA Cottam, New Hutton. A month old British Blue sold at £475 from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick. Aberdeen Angus sold to £450 from W&S Airey, Whittington and month old Limousins sold to £445 from R&JE Wharton & Son, Appleby.
A few dairy bulls were forward, which sold to £70 and £65 for fortnight olds.
Rearing heifers sold to £450 from SW Atkinson & Son, Kendal for a Limousin, with British Blues at £415 from DW&EA Cottam, New Hutton.

STORE CATTLE

A seasonal show of store cattle were forward, with new purchasers around the ring ensuring a fast trade was achieved for all sold. Limousin bullocks at 16 months sold to £1430 from J Moorhouse & S Richardson, Broughton Field. Other Limousins sold to £1380 from JM Haddow, Hincaster. The strongest bullocks were regularly £1300 plus. Yearling bullocks saw Limousins sell to £1320 from G&C Rylands, Underbarrow with Charolais’s to the same price from AW&AM Clarke, Windermere. Nice bred yearling bullocks were regularly £1100 to £1200.

Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to a top of £1280 from Norbreck Genetics, Cockerham. British Blues sold to the same price from FW Park, Windermere. A ring full of yearling Limousins sold to £1240 from JB Airey, New Hutton. Nice grazing heifers were regularly either side of the £1000 mark.

More bulls were forward today with all selling to there full value. Limousins sold to £1220 from GB&EA Metcalfe & Son, Mansergh, who sold other pens of young bulls to £1030.

BREEDING CATTLE

The annual show and sale of breeding cattle was kindly sponsored by WCF Fuels, MB Nutrition, Farmers Guardian, City & Guilds, the Milking Parlour and Campbell, Crossley and Davis. The judging was in the capable hands of Richard and Carole Benson. A small but quality show of breeding bulls attracted plenty of interest ensuring all were sold. Charolais bulls sold to £4800 from JE Gaunt, Huddersfield with Limousin bulls selling to £4200 from C Schofield, Manchester.
Cows / heifers and calves attracted plenty of interest from a packed ringside of buyers. A home bred Limousin heifer with Limousin calf sold to £3450 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston, who also sold other outfits to £3400. A pure Limousin second calver with pure Limousin heifer calf from LM Staley, Kirkby Stephen sold to £3200. Saler heifers with a Limousin bull calf from JE&DJ Hutchingson, Cautley sold at £3000. The run of home bred Limousin heifers with Limousin calves from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg saw his best sell twice to £2800. British Blue cows with Limousin calves sold to £2500 from JA&CA Gibson, Selside.

The next sale of beef breeding is on the 11th July, with plenty of buyers interest expected.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

A quality entry of 52 cull cows sold to a market average of 185p/kg, with half the entry being dairy bred cows. Best beef cows sold to 221.5p/kg for Blonde cross from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby, with other heavier end continentals 205p/kg to 220p/kg and mediums 185p/kg to 200p/kg. Top grossing being a Hereford cross from RJ&J Gardner, Kendal at £1841. Closely followed by a Blonde at £1834 from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby. Dairy cows sold to 197.5p/kg for a British Friesian from RJ&ML Lowery, Holker. Other mediums were 175p/kg to 190p/kg, with leaner parlour types 150p/kg to 170p/kg. Top grossing being another British Friesian from RJ&ML Lowery, Holker totalling £1398.

A single OTM Holstein Friesian heifers sold to 199.5p/kg and £1228 from C&AJ Woodhouse, Millom.

Cull stock bulls sold to 187.5p/kg and £1888 for a Hereford from JL Bird, Flookburgh with Stabiliser to 177.5p/kg and £1691 from M Allen, Carnforth.