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, 191.5 Beechcroft, 193.5, 182.5, 180.5 Lamplugh Hall, 185.5, 182.5 Lodge Farm. Holstein Friesian- 140.5 Lodge Farm.
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £):- Limousin- 1310, 1206.45 Beechcroft, 1215.18, 1168, 1129.93 Lamplugh Hall, 1107.44, 1084.05, 854.46 Lodge Farm. Holstein Friesian- 765.73 Lodge Farm.
A small entry of Cows sold to 127.5p for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Cook, High House. Many more could have been well sold and are required.
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Montbeliarde – 139.50 Outgang Farm. Holstein Friesian- 127.5, 122.5 High House, 105.5 Burton House. Limousin – 122.50 Grange Farm. Norwegian Red – 104.50 Burton House.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £):- Holstein Friesian- 983.68, 976.65 High House, 833.45 Burton House. Montbeliarde – 853.74 Outgang Farm. Limousin - 852.60 Grange Farm. Norwegian Red- 823.46 Burton House.
Prime Sheep
An improved entry of 1344 prime sheep sold to an increase in trade and an average 171p and an SQQ of 175p. Top price of £135 for Texels from KA & R Campbell, Shepherd’s Hotel. Top pence per kilo was 223.1p for Texels from I Fisher, Croft End.
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Texel – 223.10 Croft End Farm, 215.90 High Moss, 213.80, 202.50 Sandhills, 211.90 Grange Farm, 211.90 Strawberry How, 210 Dockray Nook, 205.80 Salter Hall, 204.70 Cherrytree House, 204.50 Riggingill, 202.40 Lake View. Beltex – 200 Beckhouse Farm. Suffolk – 167.40 Strawberry How, 165 Westray Farm. Mule – 148.90 Hudson Place.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Texel – 135, 114, 111, 100 Shepherd’s Hotel, 99 Scalesmoor, 98 Salter Hall, 96, 94, 90 Aspatria Hall, 95, 94.50, 90 Dockray Hall, 94 Rietfontein, 94, 91 Summerhill, 90 Riggingill, 90 Cherrytree House. Beltex – 102, 93.50 Beckhouse Farm. Suffolk – 84, 76 Red Brow, 82.50 Westray Farm, 78 Greenbank Close, 72 Strawberry How. Bluefaced Leicester – 71 Shatton Lodge Farm. Mule – 70 Hudson Place, 70 Wilson Parks. Charollais – 68, 65 Hinning House. Texel X Herdwick – 67 Grange Grassings.
Cast ewes sold to similar rates and a top of £105 for Texels from RM Wilson, Dockray Nook.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Texel – 105 Dockray Nook, 103, 91, 90 Prospect House Farm, 100 Stargill Farm, 98, 90 Wardhall Guards, 89 High Bewaldeth, 87 Salter Hall, 87 Strawberry How. Bleu du Maine – 99 Wardhall Guards. Suffolk – 94 Strawberry How, 86 Croft House. Mule – 70 Stargill Farm, 64 Rose Farm, 62 Strawberry How, 60 Croft House, 58 Ewanrigg Farm, 58 High Bewaldeth. Cheviot – 58 Seathwaite Farm, 53 Rannerdale. Swaledale – 40 Strawberry How, 32 Hudson Place, 31 Rannerdale. Herdwick – 40, 37 Rannerdale, 36.50 Howside, 34.50 Hinning House, 31 East House. Scotch Blackface – 40 Rannerdale.
Cast Rams (per head - £):- Herdwick – 47, 43 Church Stile Farm.