Sales Reports

A decent entry of Store cattle maintained recent high rates to a top of £1165 for a Blonde Steer from AJ Wood, Woodhall Brow, Dean. Heifers topped at £1105 for a British Blue from RW & JH Emmott, Wythop Hall. Bulls sold to £885 for a pen of four young Limousins from E & A Wear, Grove Farm, Hartsop. More could have been well sold and are required each fortnight. Steer: – Blonde – 1165 Woodhall Brow Farm. Limousin – 1075, 1065, 1015 Low Eskholme, 1015 Strawberry How, 1015, 945 Wythop Hall, 995 ...

On Wednesday 16th January 2019 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 46 cattle comprising 28 cull cattle and 18 prime bulls and clean cattle, 1554 prime sheep including 1136 hoggs and 418 cast ewes and rams Topping the sale in price per kilo was a smart Limousin heifer from Messrs Bowe, Hunday Farm at 225.5 pence purchased by Haighs Butchers of Workington.  Leading the sale in price per head was a Holstein Friesian bull from Messrs Bowe, Hunday Farm,...

On Wednesday 9th January 2019 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 37 cattle comprising 27 cull cattle and 10 prime bulls and clean cattle, 1744 prime sheep including 1404 hoggs and 340 cast ewes and rams. Topping the sale in price per kilo was a Limousin bull selling for 199.5 pence from D & MA Wilson, Lamplugh Hall and purchased by H Birkbeck. Leading the sale in price per head was a British Blue bull from TA Byers, Ellenbank achieving £1370.40 se...

Mitchells Auction Co, Cockermouth held their Special January prize show & sale with a catalogued entry of 1271 store cattle, feeding & breeding cattle and stirks on Friday 4th January. A huge ringside of prospective purchasers turned out in force to witness one of the greatest shows of Store Cattle this market has seen. With a sale full of quality all classes sold to full potential ensuring vendors and buyers alike went home happy with their days trading. The Show was kindly sponsored by Eden...

On Wednesday 2nd January 2019, Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 23 cattle comprising 9 cull cattle and 14 prime bulls and clean cattle, 2127 prime sheep including 1621 lambs and 506 cast ewes and rams Leading top pence per kilo went to a British Blue heifer at 201ppk from Messrs Bowe, Hunday Farm selling to TL Fell. A Limousin bull from D & MA Wilson, Lamplugh Hall made £1308.72 per head and was also purchased by TL Fell. Prime Bull (Top price ...