CALVES & WEANLINGS

A larger entry of 139 rearing calves saw the strongest bull calves sell to £690 for an Aberdeen Angus from Colby Farms Ltd, Appleby with others from this home achieving £585. British Blues sold to £655 from J&R Waller, Killington with others from this home at £505. Other British Blues achieved £620 from W Stamper, Chipping. Charollais bulls sold to £495 from Bambers Farms, Cockerham with Blonde bulls to £460 from R Heath, Bootle. The strongest bull calves sold above £450, with the next level regularly selling at £320 to £400 and smaller milk calves around the £280 to £300 mark.
A good trade was seen for dairy bull calves with R&J Dodgson, Natland selling a Friesian to £330 and Fleckvieh to £300. All strong dairy bred bulls reached the £150 mark.
Weaned heifer calves sold to £640 for a British Blue from W Stamper, Chipping followed by a Blonde at £590 from R Heath, Bootle. The strongest rearing heifer calves sold to £400 for a British Blue from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg with others from this home at £370. British Blues sold to £360 from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick and Longhorns sold to £340 from Bambers Farm, Cockerham. Rearing heifer calves were regularly £300 plus.

STIRKS

Steers stirks sold to £980 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross (10 months old) from JJ&J Towers, Ulverston. Limousins and Aberdeen Angus cross (8 months old) selling to £870 from Bambers Farm, Cockerham who also sold dairy steers to £760.
Heifer stirks sold to £780 for a pair of 10 month old Aberdeen Angus cross from JJ&J Towers, Ulverston. A 6 month old Limousin bull from Shuttleworth & Brown, Sedbergh sold at £900.

STORE CATTLE

The catalogue entry of 602 store cattle was met by a packed ring side of buyers ensuring a blistering trade from start to finish. The pre sale show was kindly sponsored by MB Nutrition and WCF Fuels, who we thank for their continued support. We also thank our judge Mr John Little for his time and expertise, he awarded the following results:

CLASS 1- SUCKLER BRED BULLOCK
1st RH & C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn Farm- Limousin- £1640
2nd A & P Hodgkinson, Bank Field Farm- Limousin- £1500
3rd RH & C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn Farm- Limousin- £1710

CLASS 2- SUCKLER BRED HEIFER
1st S Proctor, High Biggarsbank- British Blue- £1320
2nd B Wilson & Sons, Ashstead—Limousin- £1390
3rd B Wilson & Sons, Ashstead—Limousin- £1170

CLASS 3- SUCKLER BRED BULL
1st M Allen, Yealand Manor- Stabiliser- £1460

CHAMPION- RH & C Ayrton, Ouzelthorn Farm
RESERVE CHAMPION- S Proctor, High Biggarsbank

The sale peaked at £1840 for a trio of South Devon heifers from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston. British Blue bullocks sold to £1810 from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside, other strong Limousins sold to £1690 from the same good home. The best end yearly bullocks were well sort after with the best seeing Limousins sell to £1710 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. A pair of Charolais sold to £1640 from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon with British Blues to £1640 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. Regularly away the best end yearly bullocks were £1500 to £1550, with nice summering sorts £1100 to £1250. Native bullocks saw Hereford to £1620 from M Howarth, Grange Over Sands. Aberdeen Angus sold to £1550 from M Moorhouse, Grange Over Sands. Yearling Blonde heifers sold to £1580 from TW&C Shepherd, Under Barrow with Limousins selling to £1490 from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside and £1440 from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale. The best suckler bred heifers were £1340 to £1400, with nice grazing sorts £1050 to £1150.

A bigger entry of bulls forward met plenty of interest with Blonde bulls selling to £1540 from MJ Whitworth, Bolton Le Sands with Salers to £1460 from M Allen, Carnforth and British Blues to £1360 from S Bosworth, Burnley.

225 steers averaged £1270
228 heifers average £1090
40 bulls averaged £1020

OTM / CAST CATTLE

The fortnightly sale of cull cows saw an entry of predominately dairy cows forward, with an overall market average of 157p/kg. The best beef cows sold to 249.5p/kg for a Limousin from JM&JJ Dawson, Littledale with other feeding type beef cows generally 140p/kg to 160p/kg. Top grossing was also a Limousin from JM&JJ Dawson, Littledale achieving £1729. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows sold to 181.5p/kg from WH Kitching & Son, Sedgwick with others generally 165p/kg to 180p/kg. Top price of £1471 was achieved for a Holstein Friesian from WH Kitching & Son, Sedgwick.
OTM heifers sold to 257.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton and £1613 for a Holstein Friesian from WB Winder & Co, Broughton in Furness.
OTM steers sold to 269.5p/kg and £1708 for British Blue cross from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton.
Cull bulls sold to 194.5p/kg for a Charollais from R&BJ Cleasby, Broughton in Furness and a British Blue from B&R Barnes, Carnforth with another Charolais from R&BJ Cleasby, Broughton in Furness selling at £2180.