CALVES & WEANLINGS

The fortnightly sale of calves and weanlings at Junction 36 saw an entry of 93 sell to an increased ringside of buyers.
The best of the rearers sold to £560 on two occasions for British Blues bulls both from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth with Limousins at £540 from Langley Park Farms, Millom. Charolais’s sold to £500 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Month old calves sold to £410 for a British Blue and £370 for an Aberdeen Angus both from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Black and whites sold to £220, with others at £200, the strongest of these were £150 upwards.
Weaned bulls sold to £970 for a Limousin from PJ Holt & Sons, Blackpool with freshly weaned Aberdeen Angus’s at £650 from Millfield Stud, Giggleswick.
A handful of weaned steers sold to £1090 for a Limousin from FW Park, Windermere with other Limousins from PJ Holt & Sons, Blackpool at £860 and £850 twice.
A good show of heifers was forward, with buyers seeking future suckler replacements, ensuring a good trade. Rearers sold to £500 for a British Blue from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with this home selling one of two Charolais’s to make £460. The other coming from Bambers Farm, Thurnham. Month olds sold to £340 for British Blues from HJ Robinson & Son, Milnthorpe and £310 for Limousins from R&JE Wharton & Son, Appleby.
Weaned heifers sold well to £870 for a Limousin from PJ Holt & Sons, Blackpool with a trio of freshly weaned Aberdeen Angus’s at £570 from Messrs Young, Lindale.

STORE CATTLE

A packed ring side of new and loyal buyers ensuring a fast trade was seen, many more cattle could have been sold to the vendors advantage. Limousin bullocks sold to £1680 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor. Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to £1550 from BJ Bowness, Kendal with others to £1460 from the same home. Yearling bred bullocks sold to another fast trade, with Limousins to £1410 from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon and Blondes to £1400 from SJ&NS Wood, Windermere. The best end were regularly £1300 to £1400, with nice grazers selling over the £1000 mark. A ring full of first cross 12 to 14 month old British Blue bullocks from G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill sold to £1240.
The heifer trade saw a top of £1600 for Limousins from AJ&L Birkett, Little Langdale with Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1560 from BJ Bowness, Kendal. Strong heifers were regularly £1400 to 1500. Yearlings saw the best Limousins sell to £1380 from JA&J Harper, Killington with Charolais’s to £1340 from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon. Good grazing heifers were regularly £1050 to £1100.

CAST / OTM CATTLE

An increased number of cull cows were forward, as farmers look to take advantage of the current high trade. All forward averaged 178p/kg.
The best beef cows sold to 219.5p/kg for a Limousin from RHM&S Boyren, Colton. Other stronger end native and continental cows were 190p/kg to 210p/kg, with medium cows for finishing 175p/kg to 190p/kg. Top grossing beef cows was an Aberdeen Angus from G Cuthbertson, New Hutton achieving £1671, with another at £1664 from JT Procter, Flookburgh. The best dairy cows sold to 204.5p/kg for a British Friesian from Mason Birkland, Over Kellet. Other better end dairy cows were 175p/kg to 190p/kg, with parlour types 160p/kg to 180p/kg and lighter and leaner sorts generally 140p/kg to 155p/kg. Top grossing dairy cow was a Holstein Friesian from TW&CA Long, Ulverston achieving £1561, with other better end diary cows £1200 to £1300.
OTM heifers sold to 244p/kg and £1786 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from BJ Bowness, Kendal with other beef heifers regularly 205p/kg to 220p/kg or £1400 to £1600.
Several cull bulls forward today sold to 189.5p/kg for a Belted Galloway, with others generally 160p/kg to 180p/kg and selling to £1320 for a Hereford.
Our next cattle sale is on Thursday 13th June, which will include our annual show and sale of beef breeding cattle. Catalogue entries are required by Wednesday 5th June.