MITCHELLS AUCTION CO LTD
Market Report for Friday 15th October 2021
Mitchells Auction Mart held its Annual Lakeland Traditional Show and Sale of 700 Suckled Calves, kindly sponsored by Dodd & Co Accountants, Fulton Land Rover, Macmin & North West Limousin Breeders Club.
The pre-sale show was well judged by Father & Son in Law team of Paul Stamper and Matthew Clark, Harrot Hill, with what can only be described as the best cattle seen for some time. The championship was finally awarded to the Charolais heifer bred and shown by James Hodgson, Woodend, Bigrigg. Reserve honors went to the British Blue Bullock shown by M/s Hatton, Knott End, Broughton in Furness.
This sale is now seen as the Premier Cumbrian sale of Suckled Calves, with a ring of buyers bursting at the seams looking to acquire calves.
The sale average was £71.20p up on the year.
Suckled Calves
Heifers- Limousin- 1370, 900 How Hall, 1130 Old Hyton, 1100, 1040(2), 1010, 950, 860 Woodend, 1090, 1020(3), 970(2) Demense, 1055, 865(3) Whitestones, 1050, 1000 Horrace(SG), 1000 Horrace(MSH), 925 Hinning House, 885(2) Rose Cottage, 870 Low Portinscale. Charolais- 1220, 980 Woodend, 1200 How Hall, 920, 890, 870, 850(3), 840(2) Muncaster Head, 910 Town Head, 895 Low Farm, 880, 870, 850(11), 840(10) Dyke Croft, 865(2), 845(5) Strudda Bank, 855(3) Whitestone. British Blue- 1100 Whinnerah, 100(2) How Beck Lodge, 835, 805 Hinning House. Blonde- 1005 Mill Farm, 840 Old Hyton, 755 Roan Croft. Parthians- 1000 Horrace(MSH), 930 Horrace(SG). Aberdeen Angus- 855, 725 Whitestone. Simmental- 790, 780(4), 740(2), 720(2) Tortolocate.
Steers – British Blue- 1265, 1050 Knott End, 1240, 1200 How Hall, 1190, 1160, 1150, 1040 Whinnerah, 1130 How Hall, 1085 Howbeck Lodge, 980, 960 Horrace, 975, 915, 905(3), 900 Hinning House. Limousin- 1220, 1100, 1070 How Hall, 1200, 1120, 1070, 1000, 970(2) Woodend, 1180 Horrace, 1140, 980 Demesne, 1130, 1060 Old Hyton, 1075 Knott End, 1045, 985, 975 New House, 1040, 1020 Easthwite, 1035, 1015 Whitestones, 1010, 990(2) Whinnerah, 1005 Langley, 1000, 965 Hinning House, 985 Fangs Brow, 980 Manesty. Charolais- 1120, 1000, 980, 970 Woodend, 1100, 990, 970, 960(7), 940 Dyke Croft, 1100, 1060, 1030(3), 1000(5), 980, 960(3) Muncaster Head, 1080, 960 Stone Croft, 1035 Strudda Bank, 975(2) New House, 955 Whitestones, 940(2) Town Head. Blonde- 1075(2), 925 Mill Farm, 1035, 1015 Roan Croft. Simmental- 1035, 950, 905(4), 855 Tortolocate, 995 New House, 955(3) Strudda Bank, 940, 890 Woodend, 900(3) Low Boonwood. Parthenais- 980 Horrace. Angus- 835(5) Ehenside, 765 Rheda Close, 735(5) Thornholme. Beef Shorthorn- 780(2) Punderland. Hereford- 730, 710, 700(2) Low Stowbank.
Bulls- Limousin- 1195(2) Gatesgarth, 1045(2) Rose Garth, 955 Cathow, 905 Fangs Brow. Charolais- 1025, 1020(2), 1000(6), 960(3), 835 Strudda Bank. Simmental- 1015(3), 975(7), 805(2) Waterloo, 945 Strudda Bank.