On Wednesday 11th October 2023 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock with 66 cattle comprising 62 cull cattle and 4 prime bulls and clean cattle, 1627 prime sheep including 1243 lambs and 384 cast ewes and rams.
Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 247 Waites Farm
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £):- Limousin - 1462.24 Waites Farm.
Cast cows sold to a sharp trade being in keen demand. Top of 238p or £1884.96 for a Limousin from F Buchanan, Roan Croft, Hayton. Black and whites to 202p from Greening Ltd, Waverbank or £1404.20 for a Holstein Friesian from CW&RW Gott, Burton House, Tallentire.
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 238 Roan Croft, 215 Baggra Yeat, 210 Stoney Howe, 205, 170 Oughterside, 183, 174, 167 East House, 160 Overcroft, 154 Hill Top.
Aberdeen Angus – 207 Stoney Howe. British Blue – 203 Overcroft, 168 Hill Top, 166 Oughterside Mill. Holstein Friesian – 202, 179 Waverbank, 171 Barnyard, 170 Burton House, 168 Pelutho, 161 Watson Hill, 160, 150 Threapland. Simmental – 179, 176 Strudda Bank. Beef Shorthorn – 176 Woodhow. Charolais – 169 East House. British Friesian – 158 Wellington Farm.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1884.96 Roan Croft, 1563.05 Baggra Yeat, 1436.40 Stoney Howe, 1242.30, 1099.90 Oughterside, 1134.48, 1098, 1062.12 East House, 1019.20 Overcroft, 1016.40 Hill Top. British Blue – 1455.51 Overcroft, 1092.28 Oughterside, 994.56 Hill Top. Holstein Friesian – 1404.20, 984.20 Burton House, 1338.96 Pelutho, 1239.75 Barnyard, 1236.48 Watson Hill, 1104.94, 945.12 Waverbank, 997.50, 956.80 Threapland Lees. Beef Shorthorn – 1378.08 Woodhow. Aberdeen Angus – 1370.34 Stoney Howe. Simmental – 1260.16, 1158.13 Strudda Bank. Charolais – 1110.33 East House. British Friesian – 963.80 Wellington Farm.
OTM Bull (Top price per kilo – pence): - Limousin – 172 Fangs Brow.
OTM Bull (Top price per head - £): - Limousin – 1456.84 Fangs Brow.
Prime Steer- (Top price per head-£)- Holstein Friesian – 1382.24, 1266.30, 1018.03 Waverbank.
Prime Steer (Top price per kilo – pence)- Holstein Friesian – 212, 210, 191 Waverbank.
Sheep
All classes of lambs sold to a brisk trade being sharper again on the week. Top of £186 for a Texel lamb from TW Johnstone, Briary Bank, Bothel purchased by Tony Harrison, Butcher, Main Street, Cockermouth. Others to £184 for a Texel from Messrs Fraser, High Flatts, Gilcrux purchased by W Lindsay & Sons, Butcher, Station Street, Cockermouth.
Top per kilo was 365.9p for Beltex lambs from T Pearson & Son, High Plaskettlands, Mawbray. Texels to 339.6ppk from Messrs Fraser, High Flatts.
Several outstanding runs of well finished shapely lambs produced outstanding averages unrivalled anywhere.
Leading Averages-
G Gate, Hollins Farm avg 164.50
S&D Peile, Parkgate Hall avg 163.33
M/s Fraser, High Flatts avg 153.19
K Hodgson, Parsonage Farm avg 153
TW Johnstone, Briary Bank avg 149.89
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):-
Beltex- 365.9, 334.9, 330.6, 320.9, 314, 310.6 High Plaskettlands, 347.9 Low Garth, 346.9 Parkgate Hall, 326.7 Mid Farm, 319.1, 317.1 Greengill, 310.3 Bank House, 309.5 Chapel Howe, 300 Burthwaite. Texel- 339.6, 331.4, 328.6, 313.5, 307.7 High Flatts, 335.3 Rose Farm, 325.6, 310.4, 304.9 Bank House, 313, 311 Hill Green, 312 Greenbank Close, 310 Fieldside, 307.8 Briary bank, 306.1, 305.8, 300 Parsonage, 305.1 Chapel Howe, 303.7 Rook Farm, 302 High Plaskettlands, 297.8 Ryhola Meadow. Charollais- 313.2 Scalesmoor. Dutch Spotted- 309.1 Bell House Suffolk- 293.1, 257.1 Scalesmoor, 274 Greenbank Close, 264.7 High Plaskettlands, 257.6 Ryhola Meadow. TexXHerd- 259.5 East House, 253.7 Howbeck Lodge. Mule- 254.4 Bell House, 250 Kirkland House. Cheviot Mule- 253.2 Greengill. Swaledale- 237 Plumbland.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):-
Texel- 186, 166, 160, 157, 154. 150(2), 148 Briary Bank, 184, 180, 169, 163, 160, 148 High Flatts, 171 Rose Farm, 171, 166, 160, 151 Corney Hall, 169, 160 Hollins, 164 Rook Farm, 159, 150 Parsonage, 156, 150 Greenbank Close, 152 Craggs Farm, 149 Bank House, 146 Beechcroft, 144 Hill Green. Beltex- 170 Parkgate Hall, 167, 146 Low Garth, 162, 150, 146, 144, 138, 135 High Plaskettlands, 150 Greengill, 147, 136 Corney Hall, 147 Mid Farm, 141 Salter Hall. Suffolk- 170 Scalesmoor, 150 Parkgate Hall, 137 Greenbank Close, 135 High Plaskettlands, 128(2) Westray. Charollais- 166 Scalesmoor. Dutch Spotted- 136 Bell House. Cheviot Mule- 119 Greengill. Mule- 118.50 Kirkland House, 118 Beechcroft, 114.50 Bell House, 114 Howbeck Lodge, 111 Byresteads. TexXHerd- 115.50 Greenbank Close, 109 East House. Swaledale- 109 Plumbland.
Cast ewes were good to sell topping at £136 for a Texel from JW&VI Naylor, Hill Green, Drigg. Fell ewes sold to £79 for Herdwicks from D Hall, Thistleton farm, Gosforth.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Texel – 136, 127, 121 Hill Green, 135, 123 Mid Farm, 130 Overcroft, 130 Eirintalla, 127 Nr Branthwaite, 117 Fieldside, 110 Bank House. Beltex – 111 Low Garth. Charollais- 110 Overcroft. Jacob – 104 Beckstones. Suffolk – 101 Far End. Lleyn – 92, 82 Lamplugh Hall. Texel x Herdwick – 81 Thistleton. Herdwick- 79, 65, 62, 60 Thistleton, 60 Howbeck Lodge. Swaledale – 70, 64 Shatton Lodge.