On Wednesday 4th January, Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of 73 primestock comprising of 65 cull cattle, 8 prime bulls, 1786 prime sheep including 1444 hoggs and 342 cast ewes and rams.
Prime cattle sold to 269p or a whopping £2022.88 for a Charolais Bull from TA Byers, Ellenbank, Boltongate. Heifers sold to 249p for a Limousin heifer from AG&KF Nicholson, Swinside End, Lorton.
Prime Heifer (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 249 Swinside End Farm.
Prime Heifer (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1536.33 Swinside End Farm.
Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Charolais – 269 Ellenbank. Limousin – 260 Prosepct House. British Blue – 259, 249 Hunday Farm. Holstein – 208 Greengill Farm. Holstein Friesian – 195 Greengill Farm. Norwegian Red – 195 Greengill Farm.
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £):- Charolais - 2022.88 Ellenbank. Limousin – 1703 Prospect House Farm. British Blue – 1653.36, 1509.97 Hunday Farm. Holstein – 1202.24 Greengill Farm. Norwegian Red – 1092 Greengill Farm. Holstein Friesian – 1088.10 Greengill Farm.
New year and no sign of slowing down in the cast cow rates as a sublime trade was witnessed delighting vendors. Top of 240ppk or £1944 for a Charolais Cow from TA Byers, Ellenbank, Boltongate. Limousin cows to 235p or £1797.65 for a Limousin from Thrimby Farms, Thrimby Grange, Penrith. Native cows sold to 197p or £1611.16 for a Hereford again from Thrimby Farms, Penrith.
Dairy cows sold to 188p or £1477.68 for a Holstein from R&M Allison, Barnyard, Greysouthen. Friesian cows to 184p from JN&FC Walker, Harrington Parks, Workington.
Many more cows could be sold on a weekly basis in our thriving ring.
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Charolais – 240 Ellenbank. Limousin – 235,231,229,228,204 Thrimby Grange. 227 Brookfield. 225 Lamplugh Hall. 214,197 Muncaster Head. British Blue – 215 Hundith Hill. 179 Oughterside Mill. Hereford – 197,191 Thrimby Grange. Shorthorn – 195 Mosser Mains.
Aberdeen Angus – 189, 173 Thrimby Grange. 164 Shatton Lodge. Holstein – 188 Barnyard. 173,164 Tallentire Hill. 173, 170,168 Lodge Farm. 169, 166 Dundraw. 167 Lamplugh Hall.
Beef Shorthorn – 185 Woodhow Farm. 170 Thrimby Grange. British Friesian – 184, 174 Harrington. Simmental – 180,178,168 Thrimby Grange. Montbeliarde – 175 Beech House. Holstein – 173 Tallentire Hill.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £):-
Charolais – 1944 Ellenbank. Limousin - 1797.65,1637.04,1563.87,1527.50,1448.40 Thrimby Grange. 1652.56 Brookfield. 1530.10 Muncaster Head. 1489.50 Lamplugh Hall. 1405.44 Oughterside Mill. Hereford – 1611.16 Thrimby Grange. Shorthorn – 1569.75 Mosser Mains. British Blue – 1479.20 Hundith Hill. Holstein Friesian – 1477.68 Barnyard. 1361.51,1266.50 Lodge Farm. 1302.60 Lamplugh Hall. 1290 Bailey Ground. 1276.74,1179.16 Tallentire Hill. 1205.16,1161.03 Dundraw. Beef Shorthorn – 1439.30 Woodhow. 1023.40 Thrimby Grange. Aberdeen Angus – 1338.12,1117.58 Thrimby Grange. 1164.40 Shatton Lodge. Holstein – 1309.61 Tallentire Hill. British Friesian – 1288,1223.22 Harrington Parks.
Simmental – 1229.40,1222.86,1115.52 Thrimby Grange. Montbeliarde – 1155 Beech House.
Prime Sheep
Prime lambs sold to a slightly reduced trade on the week in line with national trends. Heavy lambs proved easiest sold topping at £163 for a Texel from Messrs Fraser, High Flatts, Gilcrux. Others to £162 from TA&A Jefferson, Aspatria Hall, Aspatria.
Pence per kilo honours went to I Powley, Green Marsh, Carlisle selling Beltex lambs for 337.8ppk and selling others to 337.2ppk. Texel lambs to 311.5ppk from TA&A Jefferson, Aspatria Hall.
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Beltex – 337.80, 337.20, 330, 311.90, Green Marsh. Texel - 311.50, 308, 306.40, 302, 292, 262.70, Aspatria Hall. 306, Sorrowstones. 303.50, 279.10, 279.10, 278.40, Park House. 297.60, 290, 274.30, 269.50, 268.10, Riggingill. 295.20, 279.50, 259.80, Woodside Cottage. 294, 293.90, 281, 278.40, 278, 272.50, 255.30, Pasture House. 292.20, 267.20, 262, High Flatts. 290.90, 286.90, 284.40, 273.90, High Plaskett Lands. 278.90, Causey View. 278, Ladywath. 277.80, 274.50, 261.90, Solway House. 275.70, 263.40, Croftfield. 273.50, Burton House. 268.40, Jenkins Cross. 262.50, 235.90, Westray. 262.20, Mid Town. 261.90, Greenbank Close. 260, High Bewaldeth. 259.50, Overcroft. 258.50, Kelmore Hills. 257.70, Mosser Mains. 257.40, Hundith Hill. 256.80, Byresteads. 256.10, East Mill. 255.70, Greengill. Blue Texel – 295.80, 271.70, High Plaskett Lands. Texel x Herdwick – 250, Greenbank Close. 236.30, East House. 231.40, 231.10, 225.60, Sorrowstones. 228.30, Grange Grassings. 225.70, Burnthwaite. Suffolk – 240, Burton House. 236.40, Jenkins Cross. Cheviot – 233.70, Sorrowstones. Swaledale – 202.20, Sneckyeat. Herdwick – 200, East House. 200, Seathwaite.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Texel – 163, 157, 154, 149, 131, 130, High Flatts. 162, 154, 151, 146, 144, 134, 125, Aspatria Hall. 153, Sorrowstones. 145.50, 142, 139, Pasture House. 139.50, Burton House. 139, Ladywath. 135, Overcroft. 132 (2), 130, Briary Bank. 130.50, Park House. 130, 126, 125, Riggingill. 129.50, 125.50, Causey View. 129, Solway House. 128 (2), High Plaskett Lands. 125, High Bewaldeth. 125, Kelmore Hills. Beltex – 145, 132, 131, 125, Green Marsh. Blue Texel – 142, 125, High Plaskett Lands. Suffolk – 125, 120 (2), Burton House. 124, Causey View. 124, Jenkins Cross. Cheviot – 120, 115, Fisherground, 103 Nook Farm, 100.50 Sorrowstones. Mule – 107, Sorrowstones. 105.50, Jenkins Cross. 105, Ellenbank. 104, Hayborough. Texel x Herdwick – 105, Grange Grassings. 105, Greenbank Close. 104, Sorrowstones. Swaledale – 91, Sneckyeat. Herdwick – 81, Nook Farm.
Cast ewes sold to another strong trade being similar on the week. Top of £155 for Texel ewes from DA Harrison, Solway House, Wigton. Fell ewes sold to £71 for a pen of Swaledales from P&PI Walker, Beechcroft, Mockerkin.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Texel – 155, 133, 124, 117, Solway House. 138, Strawberry How. 127, Mid Farm. 126, Cragg Farm. 123, 122, 120, Briary Bank. Suffolk – 128, 102, Solway House. 105, Cragg Farm.
Mule – 98, Strawberry How. Swaledale – 71, Beechcroft.
Herdwick – 70, Beechcroft.
Cast Rams (per head - £):- BFL – 156, Whinnerah. Beltex – 130, Cragg Farm. Texel – 138, Cragg Farm. 110, High Bewaldeth.