On Wednesday 20th October 2021 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 34 cattle comprising 26 cull cattle and 8 prime bulls and clean cattle, 2605 prime sheep including 1974 lambs and 631 cast ewes and rams.
Leading the sale in price per kilo and per head was a Limousin bull from J Pattinson & Son, Uldale Farm selling for 219 pence (£1384.08) to Thomas Fell.
Prime Heifer (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 216, 211 Hunday Farm.
Prime Heifer (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1179.49, 1131.84 Hunday Farm.
Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 219 Uldale Farm. British Blue – 216 Uldale Hall, 210 Lowside Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 181 Lowside Farm. Holstein Friesian – 168 Waites Farm.
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1384.08 Uldale Hall. British Blue – 1360.80 Uldale Hall, 1289.40 Lowside Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 1129.44 Lowside Farm. Holstein Friesian – 966 Waites Farm.
A weathered show of cows was forward topping at 155p for a Blonde Cow from JP Lister, Oughterside Mill. Top gross was £1145.76 for a Simmental from NW Graham & Son, Tortolocate.
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Blonde – 155 Oughterside Mill. Simmental – 154, 140 Tortolocate. Limousin – 140 Oughterside Mill. Aberdeen Angus – 125 Sneckyeat Farm. Holstein Friesian – 118 Woodside Farm, 117 East Farm, 108, 103 Hodgson Green. British Friesian – 109 Harrington Parks.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £):- Simmental – 1145.76, 1059.80 Tortolocate. Blonde – 1091.20 Oughterside Mill. Limousin – 982.80 Oughterside Mill. Aberdeen Angus – 975 Sneckyeat Farm. Holstein Friesian – 896.80 Woodside Farm, 844.74 East Farm, 819.72 Hodgson Green.
OTM Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Simmental – 118 Muncaster Head Farm.
OTM Bull (Top price per head - Simmental – 1237.82 Muncaster Head Farm.
Prime Sheep
A large entry of 1974 lambs sold to another grand trade producing marvellous returns. Returns that wouldn’t even be considered any other late October! Top price of £159 was paid for a Texel lamb from Messrs Fraser, High Flatts purchased by Tony Harrison, Butcher, Main St, Cockermouth. The same good home sold others to £157 purchased by West Scottish Lamb Ltd. A lamb was offered for sale by WCG Holdings, Eirintalla with the proceeds being donated to RABI; this lamb made £155 being purchased by Yorkshire Halal. Beltex lambs to £155 from Messrs Crozier & Langcake, High Moss again purchased by Tony Harrison Butchers, Cockermouth.
Top pence per kilo was 341p for Beltex lambs from I Powley, Green Marsh purchased by West Scottish Lamb.
Lightweight lambs met a keen enquiry with Charollais lambs from JJ&C Hodgson, Stybeck weighing 33kg selling for £89.
Leading averages:
G Gate, Hollins Farm sold 3 to average £150.67
KJ&CS Wilson, Wood Farm sold 63 to average £123.43
Messrs Fraser, High Flatts sold 28 to average £121.16
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Beltex- 341, 300 Green Marsh, 337 High Moss, 312.2, 287.5 Salter Hall, 311.1, 282.6, 270.2 Wood Farm, 285.7 Corn How, 270.5 Riggingill. Texel- 311.8 High Flatts, 302 Green Marsh, 300, 272.7 Parsonage, 297.1, 289.5 Orchard Drive, 296 Rook Farm, 293.9, 270.6 Summerhill, 293.2, 291.1 Lane Head, 290.2 Woodside Cottage, 288.4 Hundith Hill, 288 Beckhouse, 284.6, 278.2 Hollins, 284.2 East Mill, 280.5 Braithwaite Farm, 274.4 Mid Farm. Suffolk- 250 Stybeck, 240 Wood Farm, 237.8, 234.8 Greengill, 236.5 Croft House. Charollais- 269.7, 262.1 Stybeck, 238.5 West Ghyll End. Lleyn- 240.8 Greengill. TexXHerd- 238.6, 236.8 Sword House, 237.5 Cornhow, 236.1 Beck Farm, 235.6 Grange Grassings, 234.8 Knott Houses. Cheviot- 232.9 Kirkgate. Mule- 228.9 Segbushwell, 221.3 Shatton Lodge, 221.1 Eirintalla, 221 Hayborough. Herdwick- 205.9, 200(2) Amazon House, 202.9 Low Whitebanks. Swaledale- 203.4 Muncaster Head.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Texel- 159, 157, 133(2) High Flatts, 155 Eirintalla, 153 Stonecroft, 153, 151, 148 Hollins, 150, 132, 125.50 Wood Farm, 148 Rook Farm, 148 Green Marsh, 144, 138 Summerhill, 144 Beckhouse, 134 Greenclose, 132 Parsonage, 131, 129 Lane Head, 126, 123 Far End, 124 Brow Foot, 124 Sandford, 124 Hundith Hill, 123.50 Mid Farm, 123.50 Shatton Lodge. Beltex- 155 High Moss, 154, 140, 130, 128 Wood Farm, 153, 138 Salter Hall, 133 Green Marsh, 119 Riggingill. Suffolk- 128 Far End, 120 Wood Farm, 118, 116.50, 115, 108 Greengill, 113.50 Croft House, 112 Scalesmoor, 111.50 High Bewaldeth, 109.50 Low House. Charollais- 118.50 Scalesmoor, 110 Low Farm, 109 Far End. TexXHerd- 108(2) Knott Houses, 106 Grange Grassings, 104 Corn How, 100 Beck Farm. Mule- 110.50 Hayborough, 104 Shatton Lodge, 103 Segbushwell, 102 Kirkland House, 100 Hilltop. Herdwick- 88, 78 Amazon House. Swaledale- 89.50 Muncaster Head. Lleyn- 118 Greengill.
A poor entry of cast ewes was present with many clean ups forward. However a good trade for the time of year topping at £106 for Texel X ewes from Messrs Palmer, Asby Hall. Fell ewes topped at £74 for a ring full of Herdwick wethers from P Edmondson, Seathwaite, Borrowdale.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Texel- 106 Asby Hall, 102 Cherrytree. Mule- 78 Asby Hall. Herdwick- 74 Seathwaite, 51 Clea Hall, 50 Knott Houses, 48 Low Whitebanks, 48(2) Nook Farm, 46 Hollins. Cheviot- 72 High Bewaldeth. Swaledale- 58 Kirkgate, 55 East House, 54 Branthwaite Farm, 52 How Hall.