STORE CATTLE

The store cattle trade was out of this world.

J36 held its new year show and sale of store cattle and witnessed a level of trade on a different planet.

470 store cattle forward soared from minute one, as an extremely busy ringside of buyers fought hard for all types. A twenty month old Limousin heifer rocketed to the top price of the day from MA &JA Winn, Kendal which sold for £2200. Heifers sold to £2160 from S Whitehead, Middleton. M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale sold a Limousin heifer to £2100. A huge number of other heifers sold between the £1900 to £2000 mark. Bullocks also saw the same good treatment, topping at £2020 for a pair of twenty month old British Blues from MA&JA Winn, Kendal. JA&J Harper, Killington then sold two bullocks at £2000 apiece, including todays champion and winner of the Janet Gorst perpetual challenge trophy, which was awarded for a fantastic Blonde bullock. The show was kindly judged by Mr John Kelsall and the trophy presented later in the ring by Mr Joe Gorst.

CLASS 1 – BEST STORE BULLOCK
1st Lot 169 JA & J Harper
2nd Lot 360 MA & JA Winn
3rd Lot 170 JA & J Harper

CLASS 2 – BEST STORE HEIFER
1st Lot 96 A Prickett
2nd Lot 361 MA & JA Winn
3rd Lot 362 MA & JA Winn

CHAMPION – 169 JA & J HARPER
RESERVE CHAMPION – 96 A PRICKETT

Our next sale is in two weeks on the 23rd January, this includes our first special show and sale of store bulls. Please contact Joel McGarva for further information on 07920009097.

REARING CALVES

The opening sale of rearing calves saw a fast trade for all breeds and types, with no weakness show from an eager ringside of buyers.
A superb entry of British Blue cross bulls, saw the best six week old sell to £590 from AE Luffman, Howgill with others achieving £550 from JW&TE Sharp Ltd, Lyth and £540 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. The best of the younger end sold to £405 from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg. Other young (three week old) Limousin cross bulls sold to £290 from B&MJ Nelson, Haversham. A high level of interest on British Blue cross heifers, with many finding homes as future suckler replacements, the best achieved £470 for a seven week olds from A Pickthall, New Hutton with endless British Blue cross heifers £390 to £440. B&MJ Nelson & Son, Heversham sold a young Limousin cross to £290.
Native sired calves once again attracted a keen interest, with several specialist buyers present. The best Aberdeen Angus cross bulls sold to £480 from W&S Airey, Whittington with other younger rearers to £270 from FB Dunning & Son, Orton and £265 from Colby Farms, Appleby selling three week old bulls. Young Shorthorn bulls sold to £170 from RG&JA Clarke, Endmoor. Heifers sold to £425 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from W&S Airey, Whittington with younger rearers generally £220 to £265.
Only a handful of dairy bulls forward, with mediums selling to £140 on several occasions, with all sold averaging £94.

STIRKS

The largest entry of weaned calves and stirks for a long time saw 100 forward selling to a red-hot trade warming all vendors hearts, many new faces ringside were keen to secure all classes and types. Many buyers leaving unable to fill trailers and keen to return to the next sale on Thursday 23rd January at the earlier start time of 10.15am.
An eye-catching run of Limousin cross steers and heifers from B Heys, Mosborough saw seven month old steers selling to £1090, with others regularly £900 to £1000 and heifers selling to £1020, with a ring full of red five month old heifers at £970.
Other Limousin cross steers sold to £1030 at eight months old from M Gibson, Sedbergh. Other younger steers saw eight month old Aberdeen Angus cross sell at £900 from Millfield Stud, Settle and a ring full of ten month old Blue Greys from M Gibson, Sedbergh achieving £890. Six month old dairy bred Aberdeen Angus cross bulls from Messrs Young, Lindale sold at £820.
Dairy bred beef heifers sold to £660 for a Charolais cross at six months old, with Simmental cross at £600 from S&M Carter, Witherslack and British Blues £600 at five months old from W Stamper, Chipping who also sold Aberdeen Angus cross heifers at £580.
A nice number of bull stirks forward sold to £1270 for a eight month old South Devon from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston with other younger six month old bulls to £910 for a Limousin cross from J&SE Woof, Dent. Dairy bred beef bulls sold to £680 for a six month old Hereford cross, with Aberdeen Angus cross £620 and British Blue cross £590. Dairy bulls sold to £480.
More weanlings and stirks can easily be sold at this popular sale, all sale enquiries to Matthew Probert on 07540446667.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

A great opening sale saw the older hard worked types proving their worth, with an overall market average of 193p/kg.

Beef cows sold to 224p/kg for a Simmental cross from Messrs Beaty, Windermere with other better feeding types regularly 205-220po/kg and lesser sorts 180p/kg upwards. Top grossing was a Luing from Messrs Westmorland - Nicholson, Troutbeck grossing at £1651.

The best heavy and well fleshed dairy cows sold to 219p/kg from RG&JA Clark, Endmoor with others 209p/kg for Holstein Friesians from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal. Other mediums were 185p/kg -200p/kg and parlour types 165p/kg -180p/kg. Top grossing being a Holstein Friesian from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal totalling £1768.

OTM heifers sold to 254p/kg and £1455 for Aberdeen Angus cross from JG&BJ Escolme, Kendal who also sold Holstein Friesian heifers at 229p/kg and £1420.

OTM steers sold to 284p/kg and £1869 for an Aberdeen Angus from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton.

A single Limousin cull bull sold at 184p/kg and £1612 from Messrs Beaty, Windermere.