Sales Reports

On Wednesday 2nd October 2019 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 50 cattle comprising 41 cull cattle and 9 prime bulls, 1827 prime sheep including 1142 lambs and 685 cast ewes and rams. Messrs Bowe, Mechi Farm made both top price per kilo and per head with 2 shapely bulls. Making top price per kilo was a Limousin bull at 191.50ppk selling to TL Fell. A Blonde d’Aquitaine bull went and made top price per head at £1361.45 and also purchased by TL Fe...

Friday 27th September, we held our annual show and sale of 650 store cattle. A pre-sale show was kindly judged by Mr R Webster, Taylors Farm. Championship was awarded to a Limousin sired heifer which was shown by M/s Harryman, Keskadale, later selling for £1160. Trade was seen to be satisfactory throughout for all types.  Thanks must go to our sponsors NFU Mutual and Zoetis. Store cattle Steer: - Blonde – 1285 Beckside Farm, 1165, 1115 Keskadale, 1025, 895 Woodhall Brow, 1005 Townhead, 895 Ci...

On Wednesday 25th September 2019 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 49 cattle comprising 31 cull cattle and 18 prime bulls, 1998 prime sheep including 1458 lambs and 539 cast ewes and rams. Today we had a tremendous show of cattle. Messrs Bowe, Mechi Farm were top price per head with a shapely Limousin bull selling for £1354.50 and being purchased by TL Fell. Also purchased by TL Fell was top price per kilo coming from D&MA Wilson, Lamplugh Hall a...

On Monday 23rd September 2019 Mitchells held their annual Bluefaced Leicester show & sale.  The show was ably judged by Mr Edward Wilson, Grange Farm who placed a Shearling Ram sired by K2 Macqueston Champion from W & PA Walton & Son, Low Kinmont.  This ram later sold for £1600 to JE & A Wilson, Far End Farm.  Reserve honours went to Messrs Allan, Greenhow Farm for a ram lamb sired by L10 Greenhow.  The show was kindly sponsored by Dodd & Company Accountants. Ram Shearling – 1600, 1200, 600, 5...

The Great Annual Lakeland sale of 5,490 Store Lambs and Continental X Gimmer lambs was held on Saturday 21st September. This Annual harvest of the Lakeland hills in turn attracted a keen ringside of buyers ensuring a strong trade was witnessed with long keep lambs proving easiest to sell. The days’ top price of £102 was achieved for a pen of Texel x Mule Gimmer Lambs from Messrs Fearon, Kirkland House, Kirkland. Beltex Ewe Lambs sold to £93 for JW & VI Naylor, Hill Green, Drigg. Wether Lambs so...

Mitchells Auction Mart conducted its Annual Lakeland Prize show & sale of a catalogued entry of 10,415 Mule gimmer lambs on Friday 20th September.  The pre sale show was expertly judged by Mr Norman Story, Fell End and Mr Allan Collette, The Cheviots with two sections to place; the large breeders and small breeders.  The sale was kindly sponsored by Carrs Billington, Paul Chuter, Armstrong Watson Accountants and Hundith Hill Hotel. Championship rosette and the Johnny Matterson Memorial cup was...

On Wednesday 18th September 2019 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 20 cattle comprising 11 cull cattle and 9 prime bulls, 1811 prime sheep including 1344 lambs and 467 cast ewes and rams. With a good show of bulls forward the leading price per kilo and per head was achieved for shapely Limousin bull from P & PI Walker & Son, Beechcroft at 200 pence per kilo and £1310 selling to Les Fell. Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin- 200, 1...

The sale opened up with store lambs with a strong company of buyers ensuring a competitive trade was seen for all types.  Following this the store cattle section was a little more difficult with the current prime beef trade being less although all buyers present giving the vendor satisfaction. Leading the sale was a British blue steer from Messrs Crowe, Hall Santon selling for £1085 to David Barker.  Top price in the heifer section was a Limousin from Messrs Roberts, Townend achieving £1055 ag...