On Wednesday 5th October 2022 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 58 cattle comprising 48 cull cattle and 10 prime bulls and clean cattle, 1778 prime sheep including 1178 lambs and 600 cast ewes and rams.
Prime cattle sold to 248p or £1547.52 for a Limousin Bull from P&PI Walker, Beechcroft, Mockerkin.
Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 248, Beechcroft. Charolais – 236, Beechcroft. British Blue – 220, Lowside.
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1547.52, Beechcroft. Charolais – 1526.92, Beechcroft. British Blue – 1364, Lowside.
Cows another fantastic trade selling to a top of 219p for a Limousin from AJ Wood, Woodhall Brow, Dean. Others to 218p and the top gross of £1696.04 from JP Lister, Oughterside Mill, Aspatria. Black and Whites sold to 188p or £1467.04 for a Holstein Friesian from CW&RW Gott, Burton House, Isel. Overall top gross was £1867.14 for a Limousin Cast Bull from JT&EM Fox, Snellings, Egremont.
Many more could have been well sold and are required each week.
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 219, Woodhall Brow. 218, 205, Oughterside Mill. 190, Beck Farm. British Blue – 205, Overcroft. 198, Oughterside Mill. Beef Shorthorn – 194, 192, Beck Farm. 179, 162, Sneakyeat. Aberdeen Angus – 185, Sneakyeat. Holstein Friesian – 188, 173, Burton House. 180, 176, 168 Annfield. 175, 170 Lodge Farm. 170, Greenacres.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1696.04, 1646.05 Oughterside Mill. 1438.30, 1159.96 Beck Farm. 1419.12, Woodall Brow. Beef Shorthorn – 1409.28, 1156.24, 916.92 Beck Farm. 1217.20 Sneckyeat. British Blue – 1374.12, Oughterside Mill, 1219.75, Overcroft. Aberdeen Angus- 1215.45 Sneckyeat. Holstein Friesian – 1467.04, 1378.04 Burton House, 1330.20, 1256.64, 1139.04 Annfeild. 1251.20, Green Acres. 1216.25, 1173, Lodge Farm. 921.84 Barnyard. Montbeliarde – 1348.50, Pelutho Grange. Simmental – 1149.24, Mid Farm.
OTM Bull (Top price per kilo – pence): - Limousin – 198, 187, Snellings Farm. 186, Bracken Howe. 169, Mid Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 196, Croftlands.
OTM Bull (Top price per head: – Limousin – 1867.14, 1664.30, Snellings Farm. 1621.92, Bracken Howe. 1529.45, Mid Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 1850.24, Croftlands.
Prime Sheep
Lambs sold to similar rates topping at of £187 for a Texel lamb from G Gate, Hollins Farm, Eaglesfield purchased by Tony Harrison, Butcher, Main Street, Cockermouth. Top per kilo was 331.4ppk for Texels from J&E Scott, Mid Farm, Torpenhow.
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Texel – 331.40, 252, Mid Farm. 316.90, 273.80, Hollins Farm. 311.50, 297.90, 294.30, 288.10, 269.20, 268.40, High Flatts. 302.60, 259.10, Seafield House. 298.10, 267.40, 261.80, Fieldside Farm. 293, 250, Causey View. 277.20, 276. 275, 267, Briary Bank. 268.20, Flimby Hall. 268, Parsonage. 265.60, Overcroft. 265, Cornhow. 261.10, Beechcroft. 259, East Mill Farm. 256.70, 255.60, 252, Norman Farm. 256.30, 252.20, 251.10, 251, Greengill. 255.30, The How. 251.20, East Townend. 251.20, High Farm. 251, East Lodge. 250, Branthwaite Edge. 250, Streetgate. 250, Winder Lea. 250, Row Brow Park. Beltex – 287.20, 275.60, 266, 265.30, Hundith Hill. 253.70, Flimby Hall. Suffolk – 235, Sneakyeat. Dutch Spotted – 261.90, Flimby. Mule – 229, Beechcroft. 222.30, Shatton Lodge. Hall. Cheviot – 226.20, 221.40, Stonecroft. Texel x Herdwick – 228.60, East House. 221.10, Julianholme.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Texel – 187, 167, Hollins Farm. 171, 158, 154, 141, 138 Briary Bank, 170, 162, 156, 153, 143, 140 High Flatts, 169 Mid Farm, 155 Fieldside, 154 Norman Farm, 142.50 Seafield House, 141 Beechcroft, 134 Parsonage. Beltex- 133, 130 Hundith Hill. Suffolk- 117.50 Sneckyeat, 117 Streetgate, 117 Greengill. Mule- 110(2), 105 Beechcroft, 108.50, 104.50 Shatton Lodge. Dutch Spotted- 110 Flimby Hall. TexXHerd- 96 Foxhouse, 96 East House. Cheviot- 95 Stonecroft.
Another good show sold to same good rates. Top of £170 for a Texel ewe from J Blackburn, Greenbank Close, Aspatria. Fell ewes sold to £76 for Herdwicks from A Benn, Low Whitebanks, Kinniside.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Texel- 170, 162(3), 160, 138 Greenbank Close, 150 Parsonage, 148, 132, 124, 122(2) Hill Green, 132, 130 High Flatts, 130 Bell Mount, 122 Braithwaite. Suffolk- 132 High Flatts. Zwartble- 104 Parsonage. Mule- 97 Bracken Howe, 92 Parsonage. Lleyn- 92, 89 Lamplugh Hall. Cheviot- 90 Taw House, 89 Stonecroft. Herdwick- 76 Whitebanks, 70 Taw House, 70 Fisher Place, 68 Low Hall, 66 Brotherilkeld, 65 East House. Swaledale- 70 Seathwaite, 69 Baggra Yeat, 68, 64 How Hall, 67 Millbeck Hall.
Cull Rams (per head - £):- Texel- 130 Bell Mount. Swaledale- 88 Sneckyeat. Herdwick- 70 Sneckyeat.