OTM / CAST CATTLE

The cull cow trade stepped up another level at NWA J36, with an overall average of 240p/kg with over half the entry being dairy bred cows. Beef cows sold to a top of 294.5p/kg for a Stabiliser from J&J Beary Farming, Orton with Limousins at 289p/kg from D&A Nicholson, Ulverston and Aberdeen Angus at 274p/kg from RJ Walling, Windermere. Other beef cows today were predominately native bred generally 240p/kg to 260p/kg. Top grossing was a Limousin from D&A Nicholson, Ulverston achieving £2014, with a Hereford selling at £2002 from DJ&S Stainton, Howgill. Other beef cows were regularly £1500 to £1700. Young dairy cows sold to 309p/kg for a black and white from RJ&D Holden, Broughton in Furness. Other heavier well fleshed dairy cows were 240p/kg to 260p/kg, with parlour types 220p/kg to 235p/kg, with only the lightest and leanest 170p/kg to 195p/kg. Top grossing was a black and white from RJ&D Holden, Broughton in Furness achieving £1986, with another at £1938 from Jenkin Crag Farm, Kendal and £1883 from BR Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal. Meated dairy cows regularly £1350 to £1500.
Just a single cull stock bull today, being a Holstein Friesian selling at 199p/kg and £1959 from Messrs Ellwood, Kirkby in Furness.
An entry of half a dozen OTM diary heifers sold to 309p/kg and £2107 from Stickland Hill Farming, Witherslack with others 230p/kg to 260p/kg and £1300 to £1500.
OTM steers sold to 364p/kg for a Beef Shorthorn from Messrs Long & Knipe, Backbarrow with others at 359p/kg from J Turnbull, Meathop. Top grossing achieving £3012 from Messrs Long & Knipe.
A pleasing entry of seven prime steers were greeted with buyers’ approval, selling to a top of 384p/kg for a Aberdeen Angus cross from Messrs Long & Knipe, Ulverston and British Blue cross from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton. Other heavy weight native sired steers were 360p/kg to 375p/kg. Top grossing being a Beef Shorthorn cross achieving £2745, with others at £2531, £2449 and £2445 (x2).
A single prime Beef Shorthorn cross heifers sold to at 364p/kg and £2540 from Messrs Long & Knipe, Ulverston.

CALVES: Calves continue their fine form at J36 giving some past vendors no option but to return after a short time away.

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Bulls
• British Blue: £880 from J & B Morley, Appleby
• Limousin: £800 from W Stamper, Chipping
• Charolais: £800 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington
• Aberdeen Angus: £750 from W Stamper, Chipping
• Blonde: £550 from R Heath, Bootle
• Black & White: £485 from J & B Morley, Appleby
• Fleckvieh: £460 from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton

Heifers
• Aberdeen Angus: £700 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington
• British Blue: £680 from J & B Morley, Appleby
• Limousin: £660 from W Stamper, Chipping
• Charolais: £560 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor
• Blonde: £520 from R Heath, Bootle
• Black & Whites: £280 from GF Barnes, Clitheroe

Bull calves sell to £880 from J & B Morley, Appleby with others to £850 in this good consignment. Limousin bulls sold to £800 from W Stamper, Chipping with other Limousin to £790 from M & S Blease, Milnthorpe. Charolais bulls reached £800 from SW & K Metcalfe, Whittington and Aberdeen Angus sold to £750 from W Stamper, Chipping, Younger month old types sold to £630 for a Charolais from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with Limousin to £600 from CM & CS Chappelhow, Penrith and British Blue to £590 from A Pickthall, Kendal. Black & Whites sold to £485 and £480 for strong sorts from J & B Morley, Appleby with month old Fleckvieh to £460 from RW & SA Nicholson, Lupton.
Heifer calves sold away nicely, topping at £700 for Aberdeen Angus x from SW & K Metcalf, Whittington with British Blue to £680 from J & B Morley, Appleby. Limousin to £660 from W Stamper, Chipping with younger models to £560 for British Blue from CM & CS Chappelhow, Penrith and also for Charolais from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Blonde heifers to £520 for R Heath, Bootle. A consignment of 2–3-week-old Black & Whites sold to £280 from G & F Barnes, Clitheroe.

STORE CATTLE- Where there’s muck there’s brass

Today’s store cattle sale featured a very mixed bag in terms of quality however to someone of partial vision this wouldn’t be obvious as big numbers rang out from the offset.
A really nice run of Limousin stores from Allan G Riley Ltd sold to £2260 and £2220 for heifers. Bullocks from the same home topped at £1980 at just 12 month old. Aberdeen Angus bullocks topped at £2040 for a pair from MT Howarth of Woodlea Farm. The same good home had their bullocks at £1880. Hereford heifers sored to £1980 again from Messrs Riley. Charolais heifers got to £1940 from JE Wightman.
The new and much-loved section for store bulls again produced an inspiring trade with buyers old and new ringside. Bank House Farms topped with Limousin bulls reaching £2190 at a year old. Younger Charolais at a mere 10-month-old sold to £1960 from RW Wilson of Gill Garth. Even younger Limousin bulls from CM & CS Chappelhow hit £1510 at just 7 month old of age.
The good, the bad and the ugly all sold exceptionally well at today’s sale with most types up yet again on our last sale. Please get in touch if you have any cattle to sell. You won’t believe the possibilities.

STIRKS

Stirks sold to another strong trade with all vendors leaving well suited with prices achieved- more can be sold each sale with buyers ringside for all classes and types. A date for your diary: Thursday 17th April- New Spring Show & Sale of Stirks.

Steers: A top price of £1380 for a pair of 10-month-old Luing x from SW Atkinson & Son who sold others at £1280 & £1260. Other steers sold to £1280 for 10-month-old Parathanise x from S Gelderd with many others £1100-£1250. Dairy bred steers sold to £1210 for 11-month-old Hereford x from Bellart Howe Farm with 9-month-old Simmental x at £1160 from S & M Carter and British Blue x at £1160 from AT Bainbridge. Younger steers nicely selling £850-£1000 with a run of Longhorn steers 7-9 months old from Lowther Farming sold to £880 with others at £860. Dairy bred steers sold to £970 for 10-month-old from Bellart Howe Farm.

Heifers: Limousin x heifers 9-month-old from AJ & L Birkett sold to £1170 closely followed by others from SW Atkinson at £1150. Dairy bred heifers sold to £1090 for a trio of 8-month-old British Blue x from Shuttleworth & Brown with 8-month-old Simmental x from A & CM Carter at £1060. Other heifers of both continental and native bred generally £850- £980 with several younger end heifers 6-month-old selling to £680 for British Blue x and 4-month-old to £600 for Limousin x and Aberdeen Angus.

Bulls: An entry of predominately younger bulls sold to £1350 for 7-month-old Limousin x from J & SE Woof. Well reared 6-month-old British Blue x bulls sold to £920, this price also achieved for Montbeliarde. Aberdeen Angus x sold to £870 on several occasions. Dairy bulls sold to £640 for 6-month-old Black & Whites.

Dairy Heifers: A special entry of Black & White 7–8-month-old heifer stirks attracted keen buyer interest selling to £850 with others at £840, £810 & £800. More could have been easily sold.