Mitchells auction mart held there fortnightly sale store lambs, store cattle and stirks.
Store lambs sold to a strong trade with an increase of about £10-12 on the fortnight.
Store Lambs
Texel- 104, 92 New house, 95, 94, 87 East Lodge, 85, 73 Cragg Farm, 75, 71 Mosser Heights, 74 Fangs Brow. Suffolk – 80 High Bewaldeth. Beltex – 76 High Bewaldeth. Mule- 64 High Bewaldeth, 63.50, 61 Mosser Heights. Texel x Herdwick- 57 High Bewaldeth, 54 Julianholme. Herdwick- 31.50 Watergate Farm.
Stirks and weanling sold well to many local buyers in attendance .
Bullock Stirks
Aberdeen Angus- 735, 655 Sheepfields. Beef Shorthorn- 605 Pica Cottages.
Bull Stirks
Limousin- 645 Croft Side. British Blue- 575 Pica Cottages. Aberdeen Angus- 420, 370, 355 Pica Cottages.
Heifer Stirks
Limousin- 615 Croft Side Farm. Aberdeen Angus- 550 Pica Cottages, 535 Sheepfields, 440, 440 Pica Cottages.
Store cattle continue to be in demand with the feeding men giving back well after primestock returns prosper for them. Topping the sale was a quality British blue heifer shown by Lee Wood Woodhall Brow, making £1385, Leading the Blks was a dairy bred blue shown by Geoff Nanson sorrowstones , this fine sort made £1375 .
Steers
British Blue- 1375, 1285 Sorrowstones, 1365, 1355 Waverbank, 1305, 1235, 1225(2) Woodhall Brow. Aberdeen Angus- 1225 Brackenbarrow Farms, 1195(6) Branthwaite Edge, 805 Aikbank. Limousin- 1115 Woodhall Farm, 835 Crooklands.
Heifers
British Blue- 1385, 1125, 1085 Woodhall Brow, 875 Aldoth, 865 Grange Farm. Limousin- 1285(2), 1185, 1155 Hundith Hill, 1125 Woodhall Brow, 1085 Sorrowstones, 1075 Nr Branthwaite Edge, 935(2) Grange Farm. Charolais- 1225 Crooklands. Aberdeen Angus- 1215(2) Waverbank, 1065(3) Croftlands, 1045 Nr Branthwaite Edge, 975(4) Row End Farm. Simmental- 1015 Grange Farm. Hereford- 925(2) Aikbank, 865 Armaside.
Bulls
Beef Shorthorn- 1095, 1025, 855 Row Head. Aberdeen Angus- 965, 885 Cumblands.