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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 First Show & Sale of Suckler Calves. Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, Store and OTM Cattle, Thursday 3rd October 2024

CALVES & STIRKS

A large entry of 163 calves and stirks forward, with rearing calves slightly harder to place than previous months. The best end was however still good to sell, with one month old British Blue bulls selling to £415 and £400 from A Pickthall, New Hutton and Charolais bulls from Bambers Farm, Turnham to £410 and £400 (x2). Native sired saw Aberdeen Angus bulls sold to £300 from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack.
Heifer calves sold to £410 twice firstly from A Pickthall, New Hutton for British Blues with others from this home to £400. Also at £410 was Charolais from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with their home providing another at £400. Also reaching £400 was a one month old cracker of a British Blue from DW&EA Cottam, New Hutton.
Stirks sold to a top of £1090 for a Limousin bullock from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with this home producing Simmentals to £990 and Aberdeen Angus to £955 (x6). A quartet of Hereford cross bullocks reached £910 from AF&BA Dawson, Sedbergh with this home selling Friesians to £750.
Bull stirks reached £650 for a four and a half month old Charolais from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme.
Heifer stirks sold to a top of £930 for a Limousin from Bambers Farm, Thurnham with others to £880 (x2) from this consignment.

SUCKLER CALVES

The annual show and sale of 400 suckler calves, saw buyers from far and wide ensuring a blistering trade from start to finish. 180 suckler bullocks averaged £1085, 150 suckler heifers averaged £992, 70 suckler bulls averaged £1080. The pre sale show was kindly sponsored by MB Nutrition, Carrs Billington, RE Consultants and Agri Feed Solutions. The judging in the capable hands of MR Colin and James Wharton.
Sucklers calves saw a top of £1630 for a Limousin bull from TW Gorst, Crook with a pen of three bulls to £1360 from JM Kelsall & Son, Quernemore. Charolaise sold to £1340 from C&S Dickinson, Ulverston. Strong bulls were regularly £1200 to £1300.
Suckler bullocks saw Limousin to £1500 from M&D Hatton, Broughton in Furness, with another Limousin to £1470 from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. Charolais to £1400 from TM&D Hodgson, Crossthwaite. A tremendous run of Charolais bullocks from T Longton & Son, Quernmore at five to six months old saw numerous pens to £1280, with others to £1220 from this same home. Nice well bred sorts were regularly £1100 to £1200 and good farming sorts over the £1000 mark.
A massive interest in suckler heifers with many going for breeding. Limousin heifers sold to £1550 from TW Gorst, Crook with another Limousin to £1390 from M&D Hatton, Broughton in Furness. The best end heifers were £1350 plus. Charolais suckler heifers were in massive demand, with the best to £1200 from TM&D Dobson, Crossthwaite and others selling to £1120 at five month old from T Longton & Son, Quernmore, with many £1000 plus.

STORE CATTLE

Perhaps a more weather entry of store cattle forward but selling to more buyer interest to keep sheds full. Steers sold to £1730 for a Limousin cross from D&D Huddleston, Wray with British Blue cross achieving £1610 from M Moorhouse, Grange Over Sands. Other stronger beef steers were £1400 to £1550, with wintering sorts £1120 to £1280.
Store heifers sold to £1490 for a Limousin cross from M&D Hatton, Broughton in Furness with British Blues to £1440 from TW Nelson, Stainton. Other wintering heifers were £1220 to £1350, with yearlings £920 to £1050.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

An entry of predominantly parlour type dairy cows, saw the best sell to 191.5p/kg from S&M Cooper, Leece with other stronger end 170p/kg to 185p/kg, plainer parlour types were 140p/kg to 150p/kg with lighter weights and leaner sorts 105p/kg to 120p/kg. Top grossing dairy cow was a Holstein Friesian at £1408, with others at £1320 and £1322. Only a handful of beef cows forward which sold to 219.5p/kg for Limousin cross from MJ&JD Handley, Sedbergh with other better feeding types190p/kg to 210p/kg, with hard worked recently weaned sucker cows 160p/kg to 180p/kg. Top grossing beef cow was a Limousin at £1591, with an Aberdeen Angus achieving £1514. Other feeding type beef cows were £1150 to £1400.
A single OTM beef heifers sold to 197.5p/kg and £1629 for a British Blue cross, with OTM beef steers to 149p/kg and £1631 again for British Blue cross.
A single cull stock bull sold to 179p/kg and £1491 for a Hereford.

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SUCKLER STEER:

British Blue: £1500 Knott End Farm, £1190 Scar Sykes Farm, £1110 Scar Sykes Farm, £1060 Scar Sykes Farm. Limousin: £1470 Swallowmire, £1320 Riddings, £1180 Swallowmire, £1170 Swallowmire, £1140 Low Fold, £1120 Breedy Butts Farm. Charolais: £1400 Yak Leaf, £1280 Rooten Brook, £1280 Rooten Brook, £1260 Rooten Brook, £1220 Rooten Brook, £1200 Rooten Brook. Hereford: £1130 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £720 Maidenlands Tarn. Simmental: £1010 High Skelghyll, £1000 High Skelghyll, £840 Black Bull Cottage. Blonde: £990 Lower Hawthwaite. Continental: £990 Higher Slater, £960 Wasdyke Farm, £930 Wasdyke Farm, £910 Wasdyke Farm. Angus: £780 Swinside Farm, £740 Coolna Marra, £700 Swinside Farm.

SUCKLER HEIFER:

Limousin: £1550 Gilpin Farm, £1390 Knott End Farm, £1320 Gilpin Farm, £1270 Riddings, £1260 Swallowmire, £1240 Gilpin Farm. Charolais: £1200 Yak Leaf, £1120 Rooten Brook, £1060 Abbott Park, £1050 Rooten Brook, £1040 Rooten Brook, £1010 Rooten Brook. British Blue: £1370 Derbyshire Farm, £980 Derbyshire Farm. Blonde: £1120 Riddings, £850 Low Garths Farm, £840 Crow Wood, £810 Low Garths Farm. Simmental: £1000 Black Bull Cottage, £850 Black Bull Cottage, £840 Black bull Cottage. Hereford: £730 Maidenlands Tarn, £510 Maidenlands Tarn. Angus: £540 Maidenlands Tarn.

SUCKLER BULL:

Limousin: £1630 Gilpin Farm, £1360 Low Pleasant, £1280 Low Pleasant, £1050 Low Pleasant, £1040 Low Pleasant, £1000 Low Pleasant. Charolais: £1340 Abbott Park, £1290 Abbott Park, £1280 Abbott Park, £1140 Abbott Park, £1070 Low Garths, £1050 Low Garths. British Blue: £1050 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £820 Lower Oakeneaves. Blonde: £910 Low Garths Farm. Angus: £890 Little Fell. Hereford: £820 Maidenlands Tarn, £760 Maidenlands Tarn.

STORE BULLOCK:

Limousin: £1730 Botton Hall Farm, £1490 Hampsfield Hall, £1400 Botton Hall Farm, £1360 Cockrigg Farm, £1210 Moss House Farm. British Blue: £1610 Hampsfield Hall, £1600 Templand Farm, £1560, £1440 Cockrigg Farm, £1210 Moss House Farm, £1160 Tarnside Farm. Blonde: £1490 Hampsfield Hall. Angus: £1340 Templand Farm, £1140 Tarnside Farm, £1080 Lodge Bank Farm. Shorthorn: £1120 Lodge Bank Farm, £1030 Tarnside Farm. Simmental: £1110, £840 Old School House.

STORE HEIFER:

Limousin: £1490 Knott End Farm, £1360 Botton Hall Farm, £1340 Cockrigg Farm, £1280 Botton Hall Farm, £1140 Mireside Farm, £1110 Botton Hall Farm. British Blue: £1440 Cockrigg Farm, £1410 Knott End Farm, £1360 Cockrigg Farm. Angus: £1320 High Hollins, £1240 Tarnside Farm, £1200 Abbots Reading Farm, £1100 Archers Hall, £1050 Thrang, £1040 Archers Hall. Hereford: £1200 Thrang, £1150 High Hollins, £1080, £1000 Thrang. Shorthorn: £1140 Sayles Farm, £1040, £940 Lodge Bank Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: £1000 Tarnside Farm.

OTM COW:

Limousin: 219.5 Archers Hall, 209.5 (2) Greenside Farm, 194.5 Archers Hall, 189.5 Thrang. Saler: 197.5, 191.5 Millbeck, 187.5 New Hall. Angus: 191.5 Croft Close Farm, 164.5 Holmelands. Friesian: 191.5, 189.5 Tarnside Farm, 177.5 Carter House, 177.5 Tarnside Farm, 174.5 (2) Bridge End Farm. Shorthorn: 181.5 Abbots Reading Farm. Hereford: 179.5, 169.5 Angerton Farm. Continental: 179.5 Nibthwaite Farm, £169.5 Lickbarrow Farm. Montbeliarde: 179.5, 171.5 Low Sizergh Farm. British Blue: 169.5 Capplethwaite.

OTM HEIFER:

British Blue: 197.5 Town House.

CAST STEER:

British Blue: 249.5 Green Close. Angus: 239.5 Green Close.

CAST BULL:

Hereford: 179.5 Nibthwaite Grange Farm.

BULL CALF:

Angus: £520, £500, £450, £430 Hawkrigg Farm, £300 Strickland Hill, £270 Moss House Farm.= British Blue: £415, £400 Borrans Farm, £350 Hallbeck, £350 (2) Bambers Farm, £335 Tunstall Hall Charolias: £410, £400 (2), £390, £360, £350 Bambers Farm Limousin: £290, £250 Holmescales, £220 Colby Farm, £215 Moss House Farm, £200, Holmescales, £200 Colby Farm Friesian: £180 Hagg Farm, £130, £95 Holmescales Farm, £95 Halforth Farm Fleckvieh: £120 Far Audlands.

HEIFER CALF:

Charolais: £410, £400 Low Audlands, £300 Bambers Farm, £295 Low Audlands, £280, £275 Bambers Farm British Blue: £410, £400 Borrans Farm, £400 Hagg Farm, £350 Hallbeck, £280 Elm Tree Farm, £280 Colby Farm Hereford: £370 Lackslot Angus: £350 Hawkrigg Farm, £160 Tunstall Hall, £145 Elm Tree Farm, £105 Far Audlands, £100 Tunstall Hall Limousin: £190 Moss House Farm, £160 Colby Farm.

STEER CALF:

Hereford: £270 Lackslot.

BULL STIRK:

Charolais: £650 Krichlow Farm.Hereford: £620, £520 Natland Mill Beck, £380, £150 Holmes Farm. Fleckvieh: £560, £240 Kitchlow Farm. Longhorn: £280 Kritchlow Farm. Friesian: £240 Kitchlow Farm. Angus: £230 Kitchlow Farm.

HEIFER STIRK:

Simmental: £990 Bambers Farm. Limousin: £930, £880, £810, £610 Bambers Farm. British Blue: £880 Bambers Farm, £710 Piked Howe. Angus: £780, £540 Bambers Farm, £400 Moss End Farm. Continental: £610 Bambers Farm. Longhorn: £560, £550 Piked Howe. Hereford: £440 Piked Howe, £290 Holmes Farm.

STEER STIRK:

Limousin: £1090, £930 Bambers Farm, £620 Scratchmere Scar. Angus: £955, £600 Bambers Farm, £580 Scratchmere Scar, £530 Moss End Farm. British Blue: £940 Bambers Farm, £600 Scratchmere Scar. Hereford: £910 Mill Cottage. Friesian: £750, £650 Mill Cottage, £420 Moss End Farm.

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FIRST SHOW OF SUCKLED CALVES
JUDGE: COLIN & JAMES WHARTON
SPONSOR: MB NURTITION LTD, CARRS BILLINGTON, RE CONSULTANT & AGRI FEED SOLUTIONS

CLASS 1- BEST CONTINENTAL HEIFER
1st MW & M Hodgson, Swallowmire- £1260
2nd M & D Hatton, Knott End Farm- £1390
3rd MW & M Hodgson, Swallowmire- £970

CLASS 2- BEST CONTINENTAL BULLOCK
1st M & D Hatton, Knott End Farm- £1500
2nd KD & L Armer, Scar Sykes Farm- £1190
3rd MW & M Hodgson, Swallowmire- £1080

CLASS 3- BEST CONTINENTAL BULL
1st JM Kelsall & Son, Low Pleasant- £1280
2nd JM Kelsall & Son, Low Pleasant- £1280

CHAMPION- MW & M Hodgson, Swallowmire
RESERVE CHAMPION- M & D Hatton, Knott End Farm

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