17 October 2024

J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, Store and OTM Cattle, Thursday 17th October 2024

CALVES & STIRK

Bull calves again saw a great trade for the best types, with plainer types harder to place. Top price today of £540 for a British Blue from JR Robinson, Nook with Limousins to £530 from Langley Park, Millom. One month old bull calves sold to £490 for a British Blue from B&JM Crowe, Witherslack with others to £470 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth and £460 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Charolais’s also sold to £460 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Native sired sold to £420 for Herefords from J Hornby & Son, Stank. Black and white bulls sold to £155.
Heifer calves sold to £430 from R&J Dodgson, Natland for Limousins with others to £385 from Langley Park, Millom. A nice trade was seen for young month old British Blue heifers, with these selling to £350 from A Pickthall, New Hutton, £340 from B&JM Crowe, Witherslack, £340 from DR&C Galbraith, Kendal and £320 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth. Charolais sold to £315 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Native sired heifers sold to £270 for an Aberdeen Angus.
A good show of stirks forward today with these selling to £860 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham. Bazadaise bullocks sold to £840 from Ireland Farm, Kirkby Lonsdale. Bull stirks sold to £800 from R&J Dodgson, Natland with six month old Herefords to £770 from RJ&J Gardner, Kendal.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

75 OTM cattle forward, topping the pp/kg today was a Hereford steer from JE Wightman, Kendal with this reaching 244.5p/kg. An Aberdeen Angus cast bull from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe reached 209.5p/kg, with top price cows reaching the same price this being from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow and MW&M Hodgson, Grange Over Sands. Black and white sold to 199.5p/kg from Messrs Ellwood, Grizebeck and 197.5p/kg from RJ&ML Lowery, Cartmel.
Top grossing today was £1925.18 for a Limousin cast bull from D Penellum, Kirkby in Furness with a South Devon cow next at £1836.49 with this coming from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston. Black and white cows topped at £1576.05 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow, with others to £1526.58 from RJ&ML Lowery, Cartmel.

STORE CATTLE

Store cattle fly if the shelves at J36.
The fortnightly sale of stores sees an electric trade from start to finish, with a healthy and very eager ringside of buyers throughout.
A smart 14 month old Limousin bullock sold to £1580 from CI Briggs, Ambleside. A single Aberdeen Angus bullock also hit £1580 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow. While W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe topped the British Blue trade reaching £1560 for a pair of bullocks.
Heifers topped at £1530 from Pearson & Jackson, Crook. Younger Limousin heifers from B Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal reached £1460.
Bulls averaged a whopping £1320, topping at £1500 for a Shorthorn from DJ Dickinson, Haverthwaite.
Please advise entries for the sale in two week’s time, as trade here continues to please vendors.

Top Prices

OTM COW TOP PENCE PER KILO:
British Blue: 209.5 Swallowmire, 209.5 Low Gregg Hall, 189.5 The Howes, 179.5 Kate Farm, 177.5 Cart House Farm. Limousin: 204.5 The Howes, 167.5 Swinside Farm. Friesian: 197.5 Shorthorn Farm, 194.50 Shorthorn Farm, 191.5 Low Gregg Hall, 191.50 Shorthorn Farm, 174.5 Strickland Hill, 169.50 Tranthwaite Hall. South Devon: 191.5 Bowkerstead Farm. Shorthorn: 189.50 Top Manor Farm, 189.50 Cart House, 179.5 Top Manor Farm, 177.50 Craketrees, 169.5 Top Manor Farm. Charolais: 189.5 Angerton Farm, 154.5 Kate Farm. Hereford: 189.5 Angerton Farm, 184.5 Riddings, 181.5 High Wray Farm, 179.5 Lane Ends Farm, 174.5 Lane Ends Farm. Angus: 184.50 The Howes, 164.50 Cooper House. Continental: 181.5 Low Sizergh Farm, 164.5 Hall Farm. Blonde: 179.56 High Row. Fleckvieh: 177.5 Wtykes Farm, 164.5 Ghyll Farm. Montbeliarde: 169.5 Low Sizergh Farm, 167.5 Low Sizergh Farm, 159.5 Low Sizergh Farm.

OTM HEIFER TOP PENCE PER KILO:
Friesian: 199.5 Heatwaite Farm, 179.5 Strickland Hill.

CAST STEER TOP PENCE PER KILO:
Hereford: 244.5 Crabtree Farm, 237.5 Crabtree Farm, 234.5 Crabtree Farm, 229.5 Crabtree Farm, 229.5 Crabtree Farm, 224.5 Crabtree Farm.

CAST BULL TOP PENCE PER KILO:
Angus: 209.5 Ackenthwaite Farm. Limousin: 199.5 Coolna Marra.

BULL CALF TOP PRICE:
British Blue: £540 Hollins Farm, £490 Birks Farm, £490 Elm Tree Farm, £470 Flodder Hall, £460 Borrans Farm, £430 Borrans Farm. Limousin: £530 Langley Park, £470 Langley Park, £380 Colby Farm, £310 Colby Farm, £270 Moss House Farm, £270 Moss House Farm. Charolais: Low Audlands, £430 Low Audlands, £410 Low Audlands, £340 Low Audlands, £270 Low Audlands. Angus: £420 Hollins Farm, £270 Langley Park, £180 Birks Farm. Hereford: £420 Bousfield Farm, £410 Bousfield Farm, £380 Kitchlow Farm, £230 Wraysholme Tower. Friesian: £155 Bousfield Farm.

HEIFER CALF TOP PRICES:
Limousin: £430 Cracalt Farm, £385 Langley Park, £250 Langley Park, £235 Calby Farms, £190 Colby Farms. British Blue: £350 Borrans Farm, £340 Birks Farm, £340 Sunny Bank, £320 Flodder Hall, £310 Kitchlow Farm, £305 Elm Tree Farm. Charolais: £315 Low Audlands. Friesian: £290 Langley Park. Angus: £270 Elm Tree Farm, £230 Langley Park, £180 Sunny Bank, £160 x2 Langley Park. Hereford: £200 Bousfield Farm, £170 Bousfield Farm.

BULL STIRK TOP PRICES:
Limousin: £800 Cracalt Farm. Hereford: £770 Natland Mill Beck Farm, £600 Natland Mill Beck Farm, £560 Natland Mill Beck Farm. Angus: £760 Syke House Farm, £550 Syke House Farm. Shorthorn: £750 Greenwood Haw.

HEIFER STIRK TOP PRICES:
Angus: £860 Cock Hall Farm, £640 Cock Hall Farm, £470 Cock Hall Farm, £420 Cock Hall Farm. British Blue: £690 The Howes.

STEER STIRK TOP PRICES:
Bazadaise: £840 Biggins Lodge Farm, £810 Biggins Lodge Farm, £790 Biggins Lodge Farm. Angus: Moss End Farm. Friesian: £340 Ackenthwaite Farm.

STORE BULLOCK:

Angus: £1580 Low Gregg Hall, £1430 Crabtree Farm, £1200, £1190 Salwick Hall Farm, £1170 Hatters Farm, £1140 Swallowmire. Limousin: £1580 High Wray Farm, £1540 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1490 Cockrigg Farm, £1440 High Wray Farm, £1350 Mireside Farm, £1310 Ackenthwaite Farm. British Blue: £1560 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1390 Cockrigg Farm, £1300 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1290 Riddings, £1280 Cockrigg Farm, £1270 Herschell Terrace. Shorthorn: £1270, £1220, £1200 Holmelands. Simmental: £1260 Black Bull Cottage, £1130 Keld Farm, £1120 Riddings, £980 (x2), £970 Black Bull Cottage. Fleckvieh: £1240 Riddings, £960 Lodge Bank Farm. Charollais: £1220 Holmelands. Hereford: £1160, £890 Oversands View, £800 Biggins Lodge Farm, £800 Curlew Cottage. Belted Galloway: £1080 Oversands View. Other: £990, £960, £870 Keld Farm. Galloway: £920 Tarnside Farm. Devon: £920 Tarnside Farm.

STORE HEIFER:

Limousin: £1530 Ellerbeck Farm, £1460 Moss House Farm, £1400 Ellerbeck Farm, £1330 Crabtree Farm, £1290, £1230 Ellerbeck Farm. British Blue: £1440, £1390 Crabtree Farm, £1240 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1240 Cockrigg Farm, £1230 Moss House Farm, £1200 Salwick Hall Farm. Angus: £1410 Black Bull Cottage, £1330 Low Gregg Hall, £1310 Crabtree Farm, £1300 Black Bull Cottage, £1270, £1240 Crabtree Farm. Hereford: £1260, £1130 Crabtree Farm, £960 Tarnside Farm, £880 Oversands. Simmental: £1260 Crabtree Farm, £1000 Ellers Farm, £1000 (x2) Black Bull Cottage. Charolais: £1050 Mill Cottage.

STORE BULL:

Shorthorn: £1500 Lane Ends Farm, £1400, £1330 Beckside Road, £960 Lodge Bank Farm. Hereford: £1400 Lane Ends Farm.

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J36 Crooklands Livestock Auction: J36 Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, Store and OTM Cattle, Thursday 17th October 2024

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