CALVES & WEANLINGS

The fortnightly sale of calves at Junction 36 saw a strong entry sell to a good trade. Bull calves sold to £480 on two occasions both for British Blues, firstly from Dolphenby Farming, Penrith and JW& TE Sharpe, Lyth. Others sold to £470 from A Pickthall, New Hutton with generally all Blue bull calves selling over £350, with only a few baby calves less. Limousins bulls sold to £380 and Aberdeen Angus’s reached £375. Dairy bulls sold to £225 for a Friesian from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with the next best generally £100 to £150.
A good show of weaned bulls were forward which saw British Blues sell to £550 from JR&S Handley, Haversham with Aberdeen Augus at £480 from W&S Airey, Whittington.
The best of the heifer calves sold to £400 for a British Blue from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with others at £380 from JW& TE Sharpe, Lyth. A good show of young heifer calves saw month olds sell to £240 for British Blues from TK Robinson & Sons, Old Hutton.
The best of the weaned heifer calves sold to £450 for an Aberdeen Angus from W Stamper, Chipping with other Aberdeen Angus’s at £420 from W&S Airey, Whittington. Weaned Charolais’s sold to £400 from G&SM Stephenson, Ravenstonedale. A freshly weaned beef Shorthorn from GA Sunter, Kirkby Lonsdale sold to £310.

STIRKS

55 weaned calves and stirks saw six month old Blonde steers from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands with eight month old Limousin cross heifers to £800 from R&BJ Cleasby, Broughton in Furness. Other five to six month old beef steers and heifers generally £650 to £720, depending on breed and quality. Younger recently weaned stirks were £500 to £600.
Bull stirks sold to £990 with other better bred six month olds £700 to £800, with younger diary bred recently weaned £350 to £400.

CULL / OTM CATTLE

68 cull cows were forward which sold to an overall averaged of 168p/kg, with over half the entry being diary cows. The best beef cows sold to 229p/kg for a Limousin cross from E Dodgson, Kendal with others at 219p/kg from CI Briggs, High Wray with medium beef cows regularly 190p/kg to 210p/kg. A keen interest in those suitable for feeding. Top grossing being a Aouth Devon from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston achieving £1652 with Simmentals to £1606 from JT Proctor, Flookburgh and Hereford cross £1603 from Ireland Farm, Kirkby Lonsdale. Best meated dairy cows were regularly 190p/kg to 200p/kg. Topping at 227p/kg from Stickland Hill Farms, Witherslack. Top grossing also from Stickland Hill Farming, Witherslack achieving £1481.
OTM heifers sold to 214.5p/kg and £1416 from RG&J Clark, Endmoor.
OTM steers sold to 219.5p/kg for a Stabiliser from M Allen, Carnforth with others at £1133 for a Limousin cross from GC&G Taylor, Crook.
A single Hereford cull bull sold to 194.5p/kg and £1607 from I&AJ Armer, Burneside.

STORE CATTLE

The annual grass day show and sale saw a packed ringside of local and well travelled buyers, the pre sale show was kindly judged by Mr Blackshaw, Derbyshire who awarded the following results:

SHOW & SALE OF STORE CATTLE

CLASS 1- BEST LIMOUSIN STEER
1st N Cooper & Son - Lot 237
2nd RH & C Ayrton - Lot 171
3rd JG & PH Thompson - Lot 432

CLASS 2- BEST BRITISH BLUE STEER
1st S Procter – Lot 303
2nd S Procter – Lot 306
3rd RH & C Ayrton – Lot 169

CLASS 3 – BEST LIMOUSIN HEIFER
1st JA & KJ Allen – Lot 340
2nd N Cooper – Lot 251
3rd N Cooper – Lot 257

CLASS 4 – BEST BRITISH BLUE
1st N Cooper – Lot 259
2nd TW Nelson – Lot 530

CHAMPION – N Cooper Lot 259
RESERVE CHAMPION – S Procter Lot 303

YOUNG HANDLERS

BEST STEER
1st J Beresford
2nd M Beresford Lot 749
3rd L Shuttleworth Lot 735

BEST HEIFER
1st Lili Shuttleworth Lot 734

CHAMPION – Lilli Shuttleworth

RESERVE CHAMPION – J Beresford

CLASS 1 – GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
1ST Lot 734 £480 L Shuttleworth
2nd Lot 748 £270 M Beresford
3rd £270 M Beresford

CLASS 2 – HIGHEST AVERAGE DAILY LIVEWEIGHT GAIN
1ST Lot 748 M Beresford 1.36 kg/day
2nd Lot 735 L Shuttleworth 1.26 kg/day
3rd Lot 734 L Shuttleworth 1.13 kg/day

CLASS 3 – PRESENTATION AND HANDLING SKILLS
1ST M Beresford
2nd L Shuttleworth

CLASS 4 – BEST FEMAL ANIMAL
1ST L Shuttleworth Lot 734

CLASS 5 – BEST MALE ANIMAL
1ST J Beresford Lot 750
2nd M Beresford Lot 749
3rd L Shuttleworth Lot 735

CHAMPION: L Shuttleworth
RESERVE CHAMPION: J Beresford

We would like to take this opportunity to thank your show sponsors Carrs Billingtons, Roadrunner Tyres, NW Limousins, Cow to Cone Ice Cream, PV Dobson, Murrey Farmcare and Armstrong Watson Accountants.
The sale topped at £2250 for a British Blue cross heifer from N Cooper & Sons, Broughton in Furness. Strong Limousins bullocks saw a top of £1900 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor who also sold full pens to £1750. Yearling bullocks were in keen demand with Limousins to £1700 from N Cooper & Sons, Broughotn in Furness with others at £1680 from R Allen, Staveley and £1620 from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside. The best were regularly £1460 to £1500 and nice grazing sorts £1100 to £1150.
Away from the show heifers sold to £1730 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead with a pen of Limousins to £1700 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor. Aberdeen Angus’s sold to £1580 from HW Robinson & Son, Gatebeck and British Blues to £1550 from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton. Yearling heifers sold to £1540 from RH&C Ayrton, Abystead for British Blues with Limousins to the same price from JA&KJ Allen, Ings. The best yearling heifers were regularly around the £1400 mark, with nice grazers £1080 to £1150.
Several bulls forward today, selling to a top price of £1060 for young Stabiliser cross from M Allen, Carnforth with other younger bulls generally £850 to £850.
The younger handler show had a small but outstanding line up forward, which we congratulate all the competitors. Limousin heifers sold to £2000 from Lilly Shuttleworth, Barbon and Limousin bullocks twice to £1820 twice from Masie Beresford, Kirkby in Furness.

Sale Statistics:
330 bullocks averaged £1235.
342 heifers averaged £1108.