On Wednesday 3rd November 2021 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 47 cattle comprising 39 cull cattle and 7 prime bulls and clean cattle, 2139 prime sheep including 1659 lambs and 480 cast ewes and rams.
Prime cattle sold to a top price of 244p or £1666.52 for a Limousin Bull from G&AE Marrs, Cathow, Kinniside.
Prime Steer (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 230, 220 Springfield Farm. British Blue – 217 Waverbank.
Prime Steer (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1437.50, 1408 Springfield Farm. British Blue – 1254.26 Waverbank.
Prime Heifer (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 218, 206 Lamplugh Hall. British Blue – 204 Springfield Farm.
Prime Heifer (Top price per head - £):- British Blue – 1313.76 Springfield Farm. Limousin – 1253.50 Lamplugh Hall.
Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 244 Cathow.
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1666.52 Cathow.
A much improved show of cast cows were good to sell topping at 195p or £1333.80 for a Blonde cow from WCG Holdings, Eirintalla, Ennerdale. Limousin cows sold to 185p or £1309.44 from AG&KF Nicholson, Swinside End, Lorton. Holstein Friesian Heifers sold to 180p from D&MA Wilson, Lamplugh Hall, Lamplugh. Black and White cows topped at £1035.87 again from D&MA Wilson, Lamplugh Hall.
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Blonde – 195 Eirinntalla. Limousin – 185 Swinside End Farm, 176 Baggra Yeat, 165, 142 Crakeplace Hall, 151, 145, 142 Croft Farm, 131 Hinning House. Holstein Friesian – 180, 129, 128 Lamplugh Hall, 112, 106 Burton House Farm, 108 Croft House Farm, 107 Hill Farm, 106 Woodend. Aberdeen Angus – 137, 130 Howes Farm, 110 Fold Head Farm. British Friesian – 104 Causeway Foot.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £):- Blonde – 1333.80 Eirinntalla. Limousin – 1309.44 Baggra Yeat, 1295 Swinside End, 1148.40, 994 Crakeplace Hall, 1038.88, 894.60 Croft Farm, 829.23 Hinning House. Holstein Friesian – 1035.87, 945, 855.04 Lamplugh Hall, 852.24 Woodend, 833.28 Burton House Farm, 757.56 Hill Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 956.26, 825.50 Howes Farm.
OTM Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Blonde – 145 Eirinntalla.
OTM Bull (Top price per head - £):- Blonde – 1386.20 Eirinntalla.
Prime Sheep
All classes of lambs took a huge lift in trade being extremely dear throughout. The trade for the time of year is quite incredible reaching record levels.
The days top price of £190 was paid twice, firstly for a Texel lamb from Messrs Brownlee, Chapel Howe, Borrowdale purchased by W Lindsay & Son, Butcher, Station Street, Cockermouth and then again for a Texel lamb from T Dixon, High House, Wilton again purchased by Lindsays Butchers, Cockermouth. Other Texel lambs to £185 for J Blackburn, Greenbank Close, Prospect purchased by Mr P Burton.
Top pence per kilo was 356.4p for Beltex lambs from I Powley, Green Marsh, Carlisle. Texel lambs to 345.5p from Messrs Brownlee, Chapel Howe, Borrowdale.
A large entry of Mule lambs topped at 261.4p (£114 for 44kg) from JE&A Wilson, Far End, Bootle. Top per head was £141 again from JE&A Wilson, Far End, Bootle.
TexelXHerdwick lambs were in keen demand topping at 285.1ppk (£105.50 for 37kg) from P Bland & J Barnes, Knott Houses, Grasmere. Top per head was £139 from Messrs Brown, Willows Farm, Seaton purchased by Wilson Willis Butchers, High Street, Cleator Moor.
Leading Averages:
T Dixon, High House sold 2 to avg £173
G Gate, Hollins Farm sold 3 to avg £167
TW Johnstone, Briary Bank sold 5 to avg £144.60
Messrs Fraser, High Flatts sold 27 to avg £142.50
Messrs Holliday & Graham, Bolton Wood Lane sold 14 to avg £140.39
J Blackburn, Greenbank Close sold 9 to avg £138
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Beltex- 356.4, 337.5, 336, 316.2, 292.7 Green Marsh, 339.3, 322.2, 301.7, 293.3 High Moss. Texel- 345.5, 331.7, 307.7 Chapel Howe, 341.7, 301.7, 298.2 High Flatts, 339.1 Bolton Wood Lane, 324.5, 323.1, 315.7 Hollins, 317.9 Bolton Wood Lane, 316.7 High House, 301.8 Far End, 300, 292.3 Knott Houses, 300 Little Moor, 300 Mosser Mains, 298.8 Rose Farm, 297.8, 295.8 Greengill, 297.4 High Bewaldeth, 297.2, 297.1, 292.5 Stockhill, 296.4 Croft End, 296.3 Woodside Cottage, 294.1 Bolton Wood Lane, 293.9 Far End, 293.6, 291.9 Mid Farm. Charollais- 326.9 Bolton Wood Lane. Black Texel- 286.4 High Flatts. TexelXHerdwick- 285.1, 275, 269.3 Knott Houses, 284.3, 272.4 Riggingill, 272.4, 272.1 Cockley Gill, 263.2, 263 Randlegate, 262.3 Willows, 262.2 Grange Grassings, 261.6 Howbeck Lodge. Suffolk- 280 High Flatts, 272.3 Far End, 268.5, 266.7 Far End, 263.6 High Bewaldeth, 263.6 Sneckyeat, 263 Greengill. Mule- 261.4, 261.1 Far End, 254.3 Low House, 254.1 Beechcroft, 253.5 Kirkland House, 250 Wilson Park, 250 Howbeck Lodge, 248.9 Carlisle Gate, 248.8 Segbushwell, 247.9 Swinside End. Herdwick- 229.4 Randlegate, 224.4 Grange Farm.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Texel- 190, 160 Chapel Howe, 190, 156 High House, 185, 139 Greenbank Close, 175, 170, 164, 146, 142 High Flatts, 174, 147.50 Briary Bank, 172, 168, 161 Hollins, 168, 146 Green Marsh, 166, 148, 144 Far End, 156, 150, 140 Bolton Wood Lane, 152 Knott Houses, 149(2) Sneckyeat, 143 Swinside End, 142.50 Willows, 142, 138.50 Greengill, 140 Howbeck Lodge, 140 Grange Farm, 138(2) Mid Farm. Beltex- 175, 145, 142.50 High Moss, 139, 135 Green Marsh, 138 Overcroft. Charollais- 170 Bolton Wood Lane. Black Texel- 169 High Flatts. Suffolk- 154 High Flatts, 143, 135 West Moor End, 142, 128 Far End, 137.50, 128.50, 128, 125, 123.50, 121 Greengill. Mule- 141, 115 Far End, 128.50, 124.50 Beechcroft, 119.50 Kirkland House, 119.50 Low House, 117.50 Wilson Park, 117.50 Howbeck Lodge, 117 Carlisle Gate, 117 Sneckyeat, 116.50 Swinside End. TexelXHerdwick- 139 Willows, 118.50, 110, 105.50 Knott Houses, 118 Grange Grassings, 116 Baggra Yeat, 112.50 Howbeck Lodge, 103.50 Cockley Gill, 103.50 Riggingill. Clun- 112 Randlegate Cheviot- 94 Stonecroft. Herdwick- 92 Grange Farm, 82 Winscales West, 78 Randlegate.
Cast ewes sold much dearer on the week delighting vendors. Texel ewes sold to £148 from Tallentire Hill Farm. Fell ewes sold to £68 for Herdwicks from Messrs Martin, Beck Farm, Lamplugh.
Many more could have been well sold and are required.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Texel – 148, 146, 134, 110 Hill Farm, 138 Greenbank Close, 128, 120 West Moor End, 124 Irton House, 120 Loughhead, 110 Lamplugh Hall, 110 Sneckyeat Farm. Mule – 101 Loughhead Farm, 97 West Moor End, 96 Riggingill, 95 Sneckyeat Farm, 93 Parsonage Farm, 92 Town Head, 90 Segbushwell. Lleyn – 91 Lamplugh Hall. Herdwick – 68 Beck Farm, 57 Nook Farm, 56 Baysbrown Farm, 54 Smaithwaite. Swaledale – 67 Loughhead Farm, 63 Wilson Park, 63 Chapel House. Badgerface – 56 Rainors Farm.
Cull Rams (per head - £):- Texel – 130, 120 Shatton Lodge, 120, 100 High Side Farm, 100 Woodside Cottage. Charollais – 100 Woodside Cottage.