CALVES & STIRKS

Once again, a good trade was seen for all classes of calves and stirks at the Junction 36 fortnightly sale. JW&TE Sharp, Lyth treated us to a pen of cracking British Blue the bulls with these topping the rearers at £570 and £550. Credit to Bambers Farm, Cockerham for bringing a marvellous run of calves of which the bulls topped twice at £550 for Charolais, with a further three over £500. Aberdeen Angus bulls reached £400 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. A handful of diary bull calves were forward, the strongest of these breaking the £100 barrier.
Weaned bulls sold to a top of £710 for a British Blue from J&R Waller, Killington with others at £580 from Messers Sowerby, Appleby. A consignment of British Friesian weaned bulls from Williamson, Colby sold to £465.
Rearing heifers met a fierce trade, with an emphasis on calves suitable for suckler replacement. The best of these sold to £510 and £500 for British Blues from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth with Charolais’s from Bambers Farm, Cockerham passing £450 on four occasions. Aberdeen Angus sold to £370 from Holgate, Silverdale.
Weaned heifers sold to £520 for a trio of British Blues from J&R Waller, Killington.
A handful of steer stirks were forward, selling to £840 for a Simmental from A Hodgson, Ambleside with Limousins to £750 twice from this home.

STORE CATTLE

A strong entry of 125 store cattle were but before our busy ring side of local and travelled buyers, ensuring a good trade for all classes and types. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £1640 from GM Metcalfe Jnr, Underbarrow who sold other pens of heifers to £1560. Diary bred British Blues sold to £1500 from I&AJ Armer, Burniside with other pens from the same home to £1470. Yearling heifers saw the best Limousins sell to £1280 from S&M Cooper, Leece with nice bred grazing sorts £950 to £1050.
Bullocks sold to £1600 for Aberdeen Angus from GM Metcalfe Jnr, Underbarrow who sold other to £1590. A run of Fleckvieh bullocks from RW&S Nicholson, Lupton saw his best to £1460, with many others to £1450. Yearling bullocks saw Limousins to £1460 from JA&CA Gibson, Selside. The best bullocks were regularly £1200 to £1300, with nice grazing types either side of the £1000 mark. All bullocks forward averaged £1225, with heifers averaging £1220.
Please note next fortnights sale includes the monthly sale of beef breeding cattle.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

An increased number of cows were forward today, with an overall market average of 181p/kg. Best beef cows to sold 219p/kg for a Blonde Aquitaine from PJ & ES Rogerson, Appleby with other stronger end beef cows regularly to 190p/kg to 205p/kg. Top grossing beef cow was a Hereford from RJ & J Gardner, Kendal totalling £1834.00. The best dairy cows sold to 214p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from Jenkin Crag Farms, Kendal with other better end dairy cows regularly to 182p/kg to 195p/kg and parlour type cows 168p/kg to 175p/kg. Top grossing dairy cow achieved £1533 for a Holstein Friesian from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack.
OTM heifers sold to £239p/kg for a Stabiliser cross from M Allen, Carnforth who sold others at 229p/kg. Angus cross sold £1705 from G Cuthbertson, New Hutton.
Cull Bulls sold 224p/kg and £2256 for a Limousin from PJ & ES Rogerson, Appleby with others at 194.5p/kg and £1775 from TLB & J Knowles, Selside.