On Wednesday 30th November 2022 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 79 cattle comprising of 68 cull cattle and 11 prime cattle and bulls , 2331 prime sheep including 1837 lambs and 494 cast ewes and rams.
Prime cattle sold to a top price of 240ppk for a dairy bred British Blue Bull from G&I Carruthers, Lowca Cottage, Whitehaven. Top gross was £1786.40 for a dairy bred British Blue Steer from AP Lowrey, Beeches, Gosforth. This trailer load of Steers averaged an impressive £1771.19
Prime Heifer (Top price per kilo – pence):- Aberdeen Angus – 234(2) Moorside, 225 Well Head. Norwegian Red – 216 Hunday Farm.
Prime Heifer (Top price per head - £):- Aberdeen Angus – 1399.50 Well Head. 1216.80,1132.56 Moorside. Norwegian Red – 1483.92 Hunday Farm.
Prime Steer (Top price per kilo – pence):- British Blue – 235, 232 Beeches. Fleckvieh – 231 Beeches. Aberdeen Angus – 208 Stybeck Farm.
Prime Steer (Top price per head - £):- British Blue – 1786.40, 1753.10 Beeches. Holstein Friesian – 1774.08 Beeches.
Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- British Blue – 240, 235 Lowca Cottage.
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £):- British Blue – 1216.80, 1198.50 Lowca Cottage.
Another good show of cast cows sold to a whopping trade topping at 233p for a Limousin from JC Hope & Son, Cornhow, Lorton. Top gross was £1794.98 for an outstanding Angus cow from H Irving & Son, Moorside, Corney. Limousin cows sold to £1687.75 from CI Hartley, Stoney Howe, Drigg.
Black and Whites sold to 202p for a Holstein Friesian from B Burrough, Waites Farm, Pardshaw with others to 193p from D&MA Wilson, Lamplugh Hall, Lamplugh. Top gross was £1529.50 for an imported Holstein Friesian from TG&K Fisher, The Glebe, Carlisle. Others to £1465.08 from Tallentire Hill Farm, Tallentire.
All Holstein Friesian cows sold today averaged an impressive £1122.11 or 157.3ppk
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 233, 219, 209 Corn How, 215 Stoney Howe, 190 Woodhall Brow. Blonde d’Aquitaine – 209 Woodside Farm. Holstein Friesian – 202 Waites, 193, 160 Lamplugh Hall, 183 Mayfield, 178, 168(2) Dundraw Farm, 175, 170 Barnyard, 175, 174, 173, 170, 167, 165, 164, 157 The Glebe, 174, 161 Hill Farm, 169 Hunday Farm, 158, 156 East Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 199, 194 Moorside. British Blue – 185, 171 Woodside Farm, 174 Dockray Nook. Beef Shorthorn – 180 Ewanrigg Farm. Montbeliarde – 148 Green Acres.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £):- Aberdeen Angus – 1794.98,1586.92 Moorside. 1145.62 Croft Farm. Limousin – 1687.75 Stoney Howe. 1337.42,1081.86 Corn How. 1086.80 Woodall Brow. Blonde d’Aquitaine – 1603.03 Woodside. Holstein Friesian - 1529.50, 1449.74, 1364.55, 1274.21, 1273.68, 1269.90, 1193.92,1098.16 The Glebe. 1465.08,1180.13 Hill Farm. 1381.28,1214.64 Dundraw Farm. 1331.10,1246 Barnyard.1260.74 Hunday Farm. 1260.48,1189.74 East Farm. 1134.72 Annfield. 1104 Lamplugh Hall. Beef Shorthorn – 1368 Ewanrigg. British Blue – 1342.35,1270.95 Woodside Farm. 1228.44 Dockray Nook. Montbeliarde – 1175.12 Green Acres.
Prime Sheep
A pleasing entry sold to a firmer trade on the week with all classes well bid for. Top price of £174 for a Beltex lamb from TA Jefferson, Aspatria Hall, Aspatria purchased by W Lindsay & Sons, Butcher, Station St, Cockermouth. Texel lambs to £170 from Messrs Fraser, High Flatts, Gilcrux.
Top per kilo was 337.5ppk from TA Jefferson, Aspatria Hall, Aspatria again purchased by W Lindsay & Sons, Butcher, Station St, Cockermouth.
Mule lambs sold to £120 from A&D Smith, Kelmore Hills, Workington.
Fell lambs sold to 217.1ppk for Herdwicks from WS Jackson, Croft House, Parsonby.
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Beltex – 337.50, 329.40, 323.10, 320, 319.20, 300, 288.50, 274.50, 269.20, Aspatria Hall. 314, 302.40, 300, Greenmarsh. 302.90, Segbushwell. Texel – 313.40, 311.60, 297.80, 281, High Moss. 307, 290, 288, 278.80, 277.80, 270.90, 267.40, Crakeplace Hall. 300, 276.90, 266.30, Swinside End. 297.90, Low Garth. 297.40, Strawberry How. 293.30, 293.20, 279.10, 276.60, 275, 268.30, Solway House. 293.10, 280.80, 280, 274.50, 273.70, High Flatts. 292.70, 275.60, 266.70, Cherrytree House. 290.70, Sally Hill. 290.50, Bolton Wood Lane. 289.50, 285.70, Frizington Parks. 283.30, 268.60, Mosser Mains. 282.10, 274.40, 266, Greenmarsh. 280, 269.20, Briary Bank. 279.30, 277.50, Thrimby Farms. 277.80, Parsonage Farm. 277.50, Woodside. 277.50, 268.30, Salter Hall. 276, 271.10, Whinnerah. 275.90, 271.70, Hollins. 273.20, Dearham Row. 271.40, High Low Hall. 269.50, 266.30, Sherriff. 269.20, Bell House. 268.30, Woodside Cottage, 266.70. 267.40, Sorrowstones. 266, Riggingill. Suffolk – 296, 244, Swallow Heights. 248.80, Thrimby Farms. 246.60, Frizington Parks. Charollais – 258.90, Kirkhouse. 248.80, Swallow Heights. Mule – 243 Kelmore Hills, 241.30, Wilson Park. 240, Kirkland House. 236, Hill Top. 233.30, Sorrowstones. 232.60, Segbushwell. 232, Swallow Heights. Texel x Herdwick – 248.90, Grange Grassings. 246.30, Bell House. 245.80, Croft House. 245.30, Low Hall Farm. 245, 241.10, Yew Tree. Herdwick – 217.10, Croft House.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Beltex – 174, 168 (2), 166, 162, 162, 160, 150, 140 (2), Aspatria Hall. 138, 135, Greenmarsh. Texel – 170, 164, 156 (2), 154, 151, 146, 140, 137, High Flatts. 168, 150, 140, 134, 133, 132, 130, Briary Bank. 163, 160, Hollins. 157, Sally Hill. 150, Swinside End. 150, 149, 146, 145 (2), 144, 132, Crakeplace Hall. 143, Low Garth. 142, 134, 132(2), 130, Solway House. 141, 130, Frizington Parks. 141, Whinnerah. 138, 133, 132, Riggingill. 137, Yew Tree. 136.50, Sneckyeat. 136, Beckhouse Farm. 134 (2), High Moss. 131, Greenmarsh. 130, Wood Farm. 130, Aldenstone. Suffolk – 148, 122, Swallow Heights. 143, Frizington Parks. 134, Solway House. 122, Wood Farm. Charolais – 145, Kirkhouse. Mule – 120 Kelmore Hills, 116, Swallow Heights. 112, Sorrowstones. 111, Wilson Parks. 108, Kirkland House. Texel x Herdwick – 117.50, 108.50, Yew Tree. 112, Grange Grassings. 105.50, Low Hall. 105, Sorrowstones. 105, Dearham Row. 101, Bell House Farm. Herdwick – 82.50, Croft House.
Ewes sold to a firmer trade with a ringside of 10 active buyers. A large show of fell type ewes and very few heavy ewes forward upto £140 for a Beltex ewe from A&D Smith, Kelmore Hills, Distington. Mule ewes upto £117 from JD Hetherington & Son, Blue Dial, Allonby. 80% of the sale being fell type ewes and topping at £85 for Swaledales from L Skelton & Son, Low House, Dearham who also sold Blackface ewes to £83. Herdwick ewes sold to £71 from AS&C Hodgson, Glencoyne, Glenridding.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Beltex – 140, 136, Kelmore Hills. Texel – 138, 130, Blue Dial.
Mule – 117, Blue Dial. 111, Aldenstone. 106, Stoney Howe. 100 Kelmore Hills. Cheviot – 88, Kelmore Hills. Swaledale – 85, 80, Low House. 79, Kelmore Hills. 71, Shatton Lodge. 70, Sneckyeat. Scottish Blackface – 83, 78 Low House. Herdwick – 71, Glencoyne. 66, Grange Grassings. 60, Dearham Row.
Cull Rams (per head - £):- Beltex – 114 Well Head.