On Wednesday 23rd September 2020 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 68 cattle comprising 42 cull cattle and 26 prime bulls and clean cattle, 2425 prime sheep including 1675 lambs and 750 cast ewes and rams.
Prime cattle continue to be good to sell being in keen demand. Leading the sale in pence per kilo and per head was a smart Limousin steer from Messrs Bowe, Hunday Farm achieving 229 pence and £1442.70 purchased by Les Fell. Bulls upto 203p for a Limousin from JP Lister, Oughterside Mill. Top gross from the same good home with a Saler at £1241.50.
Prime Steer (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 229 Hunday Farm.
Prime Steer (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1442.70 Hunday Farm.
Prime Heifer (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 195 Hunday Farm, 191, 190 Row Hall.
Prime Heifer (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1046.68, 1026 Row Hall.
Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 203 Oughterside Mill. British Blue – 202 Oughterside Mill, 189, 186 Crooklands, 186, 185, 180 East Mill Farm, 180 Threapland Lees. Saler – 191 Oughterside Mill. Aberdeen Angus – 176 Crooklands. Holstein – 160, 147 Crooklands. Holstein Friesian – 151, 146 Threapland Lees.
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £):- Saler – 1241.50 Oughterside Mill. Limousin – 1226.12 Oughterside Mill. British Blue – 1216.80, 1213.60, 1149.48 East Mill Farm, 1216.04 Oughterside Mill, 1098 Threapland Lees, 1073.22, 1020.60 Crooklands.
A poor show of Cast cows topped at 158p or £1006.46 for a Limousin from WB&SA Steele, Easthwaite. Black and Whites to 141p from Messrs Walker, Harrington Parks or £982.94 from CW&DE Bushby, Watson Hill.
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 158, 130 Easthwaite Farm, 147 Moor Platt Farm. British Friesian – 141 Harrington Parks, 115 Row Hall. Holstein Friesian – 136, 130, 124, 112(3) Waverbank, 119, 114 Watson Hill, 114 Lamplugh Hall, 113 Annfield, 113 East Farm.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1006.46 Easthwaite Farm, 982.56 Moor Platt Farm. Holstein Friesian – 982.94 Watson Hill, 922.88, 882.75 Waverbank, 881.40 Annfield, 831.67 East Farm Lamplugh Hall.
OTM Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Beef Shorthorn – 112 Hill Top.
OTM Bull (Top price per head - £):- Beef Shorthorn – 1028.16 Hill Top.
Prime Sheep
A pleasing entry of Lambs continued to be the same good trade that has been seen of recent weeks being far in excess of last years prices.
A pen of Texel lambs from TA Jefferson, Aspatria Hall made top price per kilo of 277.1 and was purchased by W Lindsay & Sons Butchers, Cockermouth. Topping the price per head at £133 twice; firstly for a pair of Texels from TA Jefferson, Aspatria Hall purchased by W Lindsay & Sons Butchers, Cockermouth and then again for a Texel from Holliday & Graham, Bolton Wood Lane Farm purchased by Wilson Butchers, Egremont.
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Texel – 277.1, 260 Aspatria Hall, 256.8, 253.8 Well Head, 256.3 High Flatts, 255.3, 253.8 The How, 251.1 Mossergate Farm, 250.9, 241.3 Bolton Wood Lane, 249, 247.1 Hollins Farm, 245 Crooklands Farm, 242.5 Hundith Hill, 242.2 Peter House Farm. Beltex – 251.3 Rietfontein. Suffolk – 214 Causeway Foot, 211.1 Bolton Wood Lane, 204.3 High Flatts. Cheviot – 211, 210.3 Fold Head Farm. Texel X Herdwick – 206.5 Ryhola Meadow, 202.4 Rowbrow Park. Mule – 205.6, 203.6 Greengill Farm, 202.6 Lowside Farm, 200 Elva Plain. Lleyn – 203.6 Streetgate. Herdwick – 194.1, 192.3 Brotherilkeld.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Texel – 133, 119 Bolton Wood Lane, 133, 130, 123, 119 Aspatria Hall, 132, 127, 120 The How, 127, 126 Hollins Farm, 124, 123 High Flatts, 122, 119 Meadow Farm. Suffolk – 114, 98.50 Bolton Wood Lane, 96 High Flatts. Charollais – 106 Far End Farm. Beltex – 95.50 Rietfontein. Texel X Herdwick – 95 Ryhola Meadow, 90.50 Plumbland Farm, 90 Mossergate Farm, 87.50 Low Hall Farm, 87 Grange Grassings. Mule – 94 Peter House Farm, 94 Arlecdon Hill Farm, 92.50, 92 Beechcroft, 92.50 Low House, 92.50 Greengill Farm, 92, 89 Swinside End Farm, 91 Plumbland Farm, 89.50 Mosser Mains, 89 Kirkland House. Lleyn – 93.50, 85.50 Streetgate. Cheviot – 90 Strudda Bank, 88.50 Fold Head Farm. Swaledale – 76 Mosser Mains Farm. Herdwick – 66, 56.50 Brotherilkeld.
Cast ewe trade as you were with fat good to sell. Top of £135 for a Texel from A Ashburner, Summerhill. Fell ewes to £56 thrice, firstly for Swaledales from S Hardisty & Son, How Hall and then again for Swales from W&PA Walton, Low Kinmont and then finally for Herdwicks from G Stamper, Row Brow Park an
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Texel – 135 Summerhill, 127, 116 Riggingill, 120 Parkhouse Farm, 120 Chapel House, 113, 110 Overcroft, 112 Hundith Hill Farm, 109 Lake View, 109 Irton House Farm. Suffolk – 100 Corney Hall, 95 High Flatts, 90 Lake View. Beltex – 92 Parkhouse Farm. Lleyn – 80 Streetgate. Mule – 76 Summerhill. Texel X Herdwick – 71 Chapel Howe. Cheviot – 65 Fold Head Farm. Swaledale – 56 How Hall, 56 Low Kinmont, 53 Aspatria Hall, 51 Burblethwaite, 50 Millbeck Hall. Herdwick – 56 Rowbrow Park, 55 Millbeck Hall, 54 How Hall, 52.50 Nook Farm, 50 Hayes Castle.
Cast Rams (per head - £):- Texel – 116 West Moor End Farm, 115 Micklam Cottages, 99 Parkhouse Farm. Herdwick – 78, 57 Miller Place , 50 How Hall.