On Wednesday 8th November 2023 Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth held their weekly sale of primestock comprising of 66 cast cows and 7 prime cattle, 2,498 sheep including 1860 prime lambs and 638 cast ewes and rams.
Prime Bull (Top price per kilo – pence): Limousin – 244, Prospect House.
Prime Bull (Top price per head - £): Limousin – 1395.68, Prospect House.
Prime Steer (Top price per kilo – pence): Holstein Friesian – 200, Kilndale.
Prime Steer (Top price per head - £): Holstein Friesian – 1310, 1259.60, Kilndale.
Prime Heifer (Top price per kilo – pence): Limousin – 270, Prospect House.
Prime Heifer (Top price per head - £): Limousin – 1382.40, Prospect House.
Cast cows topped at 223p for a Limousin from DE Allen, High Nook, Loweswater. British Blues to 220p also from DE Allen, High Nook. Top gross was £1597.97 for a Limousin from Messrs Crowe, Cubbin Farm, Irton.
Black and Whites to £1268.40 for a Holstein Friesian from B Burrough, Waites Farm, Pardshaw.
Cast Cows (Top price per kilo – pence): Limousin – 223, High Nook. 199 Cubbin Farm. 178, Kirkland House. British Blue – 220, High Nook. Aberdeen Angus – 195, Newhouse Farm. British Friesian – 168, Stybeck. 140 Clarks Farm. Holstein Friesian – 168, 153, Waites Farm. 151, Parkgate Hall. 150, 135, Waverbank. 150, Prospect House. 143, 136, Barnyard.
Cast Cows (Top price per head - £): Limousin – 1597.97, 1155.93, Cubbin Farm. 1462.88, High Nook. 1374.16, Kirkland House. 1127.88, Kirkgate. British Blue – 1291.40, High Nook. 1123.78, Kirkland House. Holstein Friesian – 1268.40, Waites. 1198.94, Parkgate Hall. 1159.50, 1046.25, Waverbank. 1120.50, Prospect House. 1085.40, Watson Hill. 1081.08, Barnyard. British Friesian – 1206.24, Stybeck. Aberdeen Angus – 1160.25, Newhouse. Simmental – 1111.88, Welcome Nook. Galloway – 851.40, 815, Howside.
OTM Bull (Top price per kilo – pence): Limousin- 150 Whitelees.
OTM Bull (Top price per head - £): Limousin – 1329, Whitelees.
Prime Sheep
A whopping trade with all classes taking a huge lift on the week delighting vendors.
Top of £200 for a Beltex lamb from Messrs Fraser, High Flatts, Gilcrux purchased by Tony Harrison, Butcher, Main Street, Cockermouth. Texels to £197 from G Gate, Hollins Farm, Eaglesfield purchased by Lancashire Direct Halal.
Top per kilo was 363.6p for Beltex again from Messrs Fraser, High Flatts, Gilcrux.
Suffolk lambs to £169 from S&D Peile, Parkgate Hall, Wigton purchased by Tony Harrison, Butcher, Main Street, Cockermouth.
A large entry of Mule lambs upto £142 from WCG Holdings, Eirinntalla, Ennerdale or 274.4p from P Edmondson & J Loan, Seathwaite, Borrowdale.
A super advert today for the Herdwick ewe as cross bred lambs received great returns topping at £137 from Messrs Hope, Orthwaite Hall, Uldale or 278.9p from P&J Bland, Knott Houses, Grasmere.
Grass fed pure Herdwick lambs sold to 231.3p from R&A Maxwell, Howside, Ennerdale.
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Beltex- 363.6 High Flatts, 346.4, 344.9, 323.1, 309.1 Low House, 345.7, 328.9 Hillgreen, 340.5, 319.6 Green Marsh, 334.5 Peter House, 318.4 Parkgate Hall, 318.2, 309.5 Bothel Craggs, 315.6 Seafield House, 310.3 Cherrytree House. Texel- 351.9, 351.8 Hollins, 336.2, 325, 320.8, 316.7 High Flatts, 330.2 Low House, 324.4 High Plaskettlands, 324.3, 321.4, 317.1, 314 Low House, 320.7, 311.8 Wood Farm, 320 High Farm, 318.4, 313.7 Aspatria Hall, 313 Wilson Park, 310.6 Corney Hall, 310.2 Pasture House. Blue Texel- 336.6 Low House. Charollais- 300 Townend. Suffolk- 286.4 Bank House, 284.1 Westray, 277.3 East House, 273.6 Wood Farm, 270.4 Low House. TexXHerd- 278.9, 276.3 Knott Houses, 277.4 East House, 276.2 Whinnah Lodge, 274.4 Low Hall, 274.4, 272.6, 271.1 Elva Plain, 273.8 Orthwaite Hall, 273.8 Riggingill, 272.6 Seathwaite, 272.2 Chance Cottages. Badgerface- 278.6, 267.6 Bowderdale. Mule- 274.4 Seathwaite, 270.5 Whinnerah, 267.4 High Bewaldeth, 267.4 Byresteads, 267 Wilson Park, 266.3 Swinside End, 264.6 Seafield House, 263.8 Beechcroft. Cheviot- 264.3 Seathwaite. Whitefaced Woodland- 246.7 Pasture House. Herdwick- 231.3 Howside. Swaledale- 223.5 Low Priorscales.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Beltex- 200 High Flatts, 194 Peter House, 194, 169 Low House, 159, 148 Hill Green, 147 Green Marsh, 146 High Plaskettlands, 142 Seafield House, 140 Bothel Craggs, 139 Riggingill. Texel- 197, 190 Hollins, 195, 190, 188, 182, 172, 170, 160, 157 High Flatts, 186, 159, 148 Wood Farm, 160, 156 Aspatria Hall, 160, 149 Bothel Craggs, 157 High Farm, 155 Prospect House, 152 Pasture House, 152 Salter Hall, 151 Overcroft, 149(2) Peter House, 149 Wood Farm, 148 Crakeplace Hall, 147 Hill Green, 147 Riggingill. Suffolk- 169 Parkgate Hall. 145 Wood Farm. 140 Far End Farm. 132.50 Low House. 128 High Farm. 126 Bank House. 123 Crakeplace Hall. 122 East House. Mule- 142 Eirinntalla, 129 Kirkland House, 127.50 Pasture House, 127 Seafield House, 126, 124 Beechcroft, 123 Byresteads, 120 Bell House. Dutch Spotted- 141, 129 Hill Green, 133 Bell House, 123 Pasture House. Blue Texel- 138 Low House. TexXHerd- 137, 129, 115 Orthwaite Hall, 129, 118 Low Hall, 124 Grange Grassings, 123.50, 122 Elva Plain, 120 Pasture House, 118, 115 Riggingill, 116.50 East House, 116 Whinnah Lodge. Jacob- 130 High Bewaldeth. Charollais- 124 Croftside, 123 Townend. BFL- 124 Far End. Badgerface- 117 Bowderdale. Cheviot- 111 Seathwaite. Whitefaced Woodland- 111 Pasture House. Zwartble- 111 Ullock Mains. Herdwick- 96 Clea Hall. Swaledale- 90 Burnside Caravan Park.
An improved entry of ewes with heavy ewes attracting another improvement in trade. Top of £170 for Texel ewes from MJ Lawson, Pasture House, Wigton. Fell ewes topped at £78 for Herdwicks from P&J Bland, Knott Houses, Grasmere.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):-Texel- 170, 155, 128 Pasture House. 156 Crossfield Farm. 156 Low Wreah. 153 Shatton Lodge. 148 Home Farm. 140 Moor Platt. 132 Crossfield Farm.130 Westray. Zwartble- 138, 125 Low Wreah. Suffolk- 136, 130 Low Wreah. 128 Pasture House. BFL-127 Pasture House. Mule- 90 Westray Farm. 89 WCG Holdings. 87 Parsonage Farm. Kerry Hill- 79 Kirkgate Farm. Herdwick- 78, 60 Knott Houses. 75, 50 Seathwaite Farm. 63, 51 Taw House. 56 East House. 52 Seafield. Swaledale- 56 High Snab.