On Wednesday 25th October 2023 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock comprising of 114 cast cows and bulls and 11 prime cattle, 2,722 prime sheep including 1857 prime lambs and 865 cast ewes and rams.
Prime Cattle sold to 310p or £1912.70 for a Limousin Heifer from Lane Head, Plumbland.
Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence):- British Blue – 265, 237 Hunday, 235 Prospect House. Limousin – 239 Prospect House. Holstein Friesian – 230, 216, 213 Row Hall.
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £):- British Blue – 1815.25, 1611.60 Hunday, 1370.05 Prospect House. Holstein Friesian – 1299.50, 1145.94, 1021.68 Row Hall. Limousin – 1295.38 Prospect House.
Prime Heifer (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1912.70 Lane Head.
Prime Heifer (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 310 Lane Head.
Prime Steer (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1751.60, 1671.84 Springfield.
Prime Steer (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 243, 232 Springfield.
A super entry of 114 cows and numbers easily handled at this growing centre. Top of 225ppk or £1833.75 for a Limousin Cow from Lane Head, Plumbland. Others to 214p from S&RK Bell, Whitelees, Asaptria and £1617.66 from S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale.
Black and Whites sold to 172p (£1338.16) for a British Friesian from J Pattinson & Son, Uldale Hall, Wigton or £1509.84 for a Holstein Friesian from R&M Allison, Barnyard, Greysouthen.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £):- Limousin – 1833.75 Lane Head, 1617.66 How Hall, 1482 Kirkland House, 1461.62 Whitelees Farm, 1275.12 Crakeplace Hall, 1233.10 Peter House, 1128.80 Baggra Yeat, 1023.64 Oughterside Mill. Holstein Friesian – 1509.84, 1299.24, 1211.44 Barnyard, 1187.20, 1104.48 Waites Farm, 1173.35 Burton House, 1165.87, 1153.38, 1092.42, 1081.60, 1061.10, 1059.50, 1045, 1030.68 The Glebe, 1093.95 Prospect House. Charolais – 1457.80 Gill Brow. Holstein – 1392, 922.32 Lowca Cottage. British Friesian – 1338.16 Uldale Hall, 1127.49 Prospect House, 1065 Broom Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 1266.58 Oughterside Mill, 1154.55 Tarn Cottage, 1150.50 Cockley Gill, 1141.14 Crooklands. Beef Shorthorn – 1265.92 Lowside. Parthanais – 1108.80 Mid Farm. Hereford – 1102 Low Boonwood. Saler – 1081.20 Woodhall Brow. British Blue – 1040.52 Mid Farm.
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 225 Lane Head, 214 Whitelees Farm, 209 How Hall, 198 Crakeplace Hall, 195 Kirkland House, 190 Peter House Farm. Charolais – 185 Gill Brow. Beef Shorthorn – 184 Lowside Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 182 Crooklands Farm, 179 Tarn Cottage, 177 Cockley Gill, 166 Oughterside Mill. British Blue – 172 Lowside Farm. British Friesian – 172 Uldale Hall, 150 Broom Farm, 147 Prospect House. Parthanais – 168 Mid Farm. Holstein Friesian – 162(2), 152, 138(2) Barnyard, 155 Burton House, 153 Prospect House, 144 Hunday, 144, 140 Waites Farm, 143 Outgang Farm, 141 The Glebe. Simmental – 161 Oughterside Mill. Holstein – 160 Lowca Cottage. Saler – 159 Woodhall Brow. Hereford – 152 Low Boonwood.
Cast Bulls (Top price per head - £):- Aberdeen Angus – 1737.40 Croftlands. Charolais – 1509.12 Cinderbarrow. Belted Galloway – 961.80 Longrigg.
Cast Bulls (Top price per kilo – pence):- Aberdeen Angus – 170 Croftlands. Charolais – 144 Cinderbarrow. Belted Galloway – 140 Longrigg.
Prime Sheep
A large show of lambs came forward whereby well-fleshed lambs continue to attract premium rates whilst leaner lambs sold at slightly reduced prices. Top of £182 for a Beltex lamb from A&D Smith, Kelmore Hills, Workington purchased by W Lindsay & Sons, Butcher, Station Street, Cockermouth. Texels to £178 again from A&D Smith, Kelmore Hills purchased by Tony Harrison, Butcher, Main Street, Cockermouth.
Top per kilo was 333.3p for Beltex from I Powley, Green Marsh, Carlisle. Texels to 331.4p for Messrs Fraser, high Flatts, Gilcrux.
Mule lambs sold to 259p from AG&KF Nicholson, Swinside End or £120 from P&PI Walker & Son, Beechcroft, Mockerkin.
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Beltex- 333.3 Green Marsh, 326.9, 313.8 Kelmore Hills, 313.7 Low Boonwood, 308.2 The Laurels, 306.8 Crakeplace Hall, 302.7 Braithwaite, 302.5 Chapel Howe, 302.2 Low Boonwood, 300 Mid Farm, 298.2 Hollins. Texel- 331.4 High Flatts, 316.3 Bank House, 312 Hundith Hill, 311.5 High Flatts, 302.2 Bank House, 298.9 The How, 298.1 High Flatts, 294.9 Watson Terrace, 294.4 Briary Bank, 293.3 Mid Farm, 292.3 Chapel Howe. Dutch Texel- 306.3, 302.2 The Laurels. Charollais- 277.6 The Stable. Suffolk- 260.9, 253.3 Ryhola Meadow, 254.3 Tarn Bank, 253.2 Swallow Heights, 253.1 Woodhall Brow, 252.2 Scalesmoor, 252.2 Sneckyeat. Mule- 259, 252.2 Swinside End, 250 Uldale Hall, 250 Beechcroft, 248.9 Sneckyeat, 248.9 Ryhola Meadow, 248.9 Byresteads. TexXHerd- 257.3 Stonecroft, 252.2 Grange Grassings, 251.2 Howbeck Lodge.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Beltex- 182, 170 Kelmore Hills, 164 Hollins, 160, 143, 139 Low Boonwood, 151, 148 The Laurels, 141 Mid Farm, 140 Bank House, 135 Crakeplace Hall. Texel- 178, 164 Kelmore Hills, 170, 168, 165, 159, 138 Briary Bank, 169, 165, 162, 158, 136 High Flatts, 159 Hollins, 156 Hundith Hill, 151 Scalesmoor, 150 Sally Hill, 148, 138 Greenbank Close, 142 Overcroft, 139, 136 Bank House, 137 Norbeck Park, 136 Corney hall. Dutch Texel- 147, 139 The Laurels. Charollais- 136 The Stable. Suffolk- 133 Crake place Hall, 130, 129 Streetgate, 123.50 Scalesmoor, 121.50 Woodhall Brow, 120.50 Sneckyeat, 120 Ryhola Meadow, 119 Swallow Heights. Mule- 120, 115.50 Beechcroft, 119.50, 114.50 Sneckyeat, 118 Kirkland House, 117 Ryhola Meadow, 116.50, 113.50 Swinside End, 114.50, 112.50 Uldale Hall, 113.50 Ellenbank, 113.50 Bully House. TexXHerd- 116 Grange Grassings, 108 Howbeck Lodge, 105.50 Stonecroft. BFL- 105 Tortolocate.
A huge show sold to a similar trade topping at £150 for Beltex ewes from TW Bell, Grange Farm, Cockermouth. Mules to £91 from J&D Hodgson, Parsonage, Brigham.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Beltex – 150 Grange Farm, 108 Bothel Craggs. Texel – 124, 113 Grange Farm, 111 Bothel Craggs, 104 Braithwaite Farm, 104 Woodside Cottage, 120 Riggingill, 101 Thornholme, 100 Byresteads. Bluefaced Leicester – 98 Muncaster Head. Mule – 91, 90 Parsonage Farm. Suffolk – 91 Sneckyeat Farm, 90 Byresteads. Bleu Du Maine – 86 Byresteads. Cheviot Mule – 86 Scalderskew. Lleyn – 78 Streetgate. Cheviot – 77 Woodside Cottage. Swaledale – 58 Far End Farm, 57 Shatton Lodge, 56, 50 Muncaster Head, 55 How Hall. Herdwick – 55 The Stable, 48 Woodend Farm, 47 How Hall, 46(2) Greenhouse Farm, 46 Thornholme.
Cast Rams (per head - £):- Texel- 134 Summerhill. Beltex- 131 Summerhill.