Market Report for Wednesday 13th November 2024
On Wednesday 13th November, Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, held their weekly sale of primestock with 30 Cattle: 1620 sheep 1356 including prime lambs and 264 cast ewes and rams.
Cast Cows (per head - £ & per kilo)– Limousin – 1914.62 (245.50p), 1743.05 (235.50p), Brookfield. 1882.26 (243.50p), Gatesgarth. 1295.91 (181.50p), High Nook. Holstein Friesian – 1536.55 (197.50p), 1356.77 (173.50p), Lodge Farm. 1094.45 (185.50p), 1092.10 (167.50p), Waites. Angus – 1595.20 (191.50p), Aikbank. Holstein – 1404.81 (193.50p), 1207.56 (173.50p), Tallentire Hill.
Prime Heifers (per head - £ & per kilo)– Limousin – 1920.56 (301.50p), Shatton Lodge Close. 1832.60 (297.50p), 1690.16 (285.50p), East Mill.
Prime Bulls (per head - £ & per kilo)– Limousin – 2197.94 (301.50p), 1976.70 (299.50p), 1969.45 (297.50p), Beechcroft. Simmental – 2129.79 (279.50p), 1853.09 (279.50p), Ellenbank. British Friesian – 1483.51 (263.50p), 1436.85 (257.50p), Uldale Hall.
Cast sheep sold to £218 for a pair of Beltex Ewes from Bowness and Spedding, Galemire, with the best pure bred Ewes selling between £180 - £200. Mule Ewes sold to £151 from J & JK Spedding, Salter Hall with other pens to £136 from K Shipton Smith, Holebeck House. Middle fit Mule Ewes selling between £95 - £110. Hill Ewes saw Cheviots sell to £91 from D & KI Clemetson, Outgang Farm. Herdwicks sold to £83 from G & T Tyson, East House. A pen from P Blair, Miller Place, sold to £79. More Ewes required each week.
Cull Ewes (per head - £): Beltex- 218, 187 Galemire. Texel- 184, 155, 134 Winder Lea. 183, 162, 156, 139 Corney Hall. 178 Aldenstone. 153, 109 Pasture House. 152 Salter Hall. 152, 130 Isel Old Parks. 136 Fern Close. 136, 102 Hill Top. 131 Muncaster Head Farm. 125 Outgang. 119 High Farm. 116 Sneakyeat Farm. Suffolk- 160 Corney Hall. 148 Sneckyeat Farm. Texel x Herdwick- 156, 144 Holebeck House. 82 Causeyway Foot. 77 Outgang Farm. Mule- 151, 120 Salter Hall. 136 Holebeck House. 115 Muncaster Head Farm. 111 Old Hyton. 105 Riggingill. 99, 99, Pasture House. 96 Causeyway Foot. 89 Sneckyeat Farm. 89 Outgang Farm. 89 East House. 84 Fern Close. Charollais- 97 Corney Hall. Cheviot- 91 Outgang Farm. Herdwick- 85, 72 East House. 79 Miller Place Farm. 74 Grange Grassings.72, 65 Low Eskholme. Swaledale- 75, 71 (2) 56 Pasture House. 73 Low Kinmont. 70 Muncaster Head Farm. 56 Station House. 56 Sneckyeat Farm. Scottish Blackface- 70, Station House.
Cull Rams (per head - £): Texel- 181 East House. 120, 86 Shatton Lodge. 82 Isel Old Parks. Herdwick- 113 16 Parkside Road. Charollais- 107 Isel Old Park.
1400 lambs forward selling to an overall average of 298.00p. Topping the sale at £227 for a 55kg texel lamb from TW Johnstone, Briary Bank selling to Mr Alam, Lancashire Halal Direct. Other pens of texel lambs sold to £196 from K Hodgson, Parsonage Farm. Top price per kilo of 412p also from TW Johnstone, with the best bred lambs selling at 350 – 370ppk.
Mule lambs sold to £139 from P & PI Walker & Son, Beechcroft, with other pens selling to £130 from IR & JM Fearon, Frizington Hall. Horned lambs sold to £133 for Scotch Blackface from IR & JM Fearon. Light weight Herdwick lambs from M & GM Fox, Crosbythwaite Farm sold to £88.50.
Leading Averages
G Gate, Hollins Farm 2 av £187.50
W Fraser, High Flatts 23 av £178.83
TW Johnstone, Briary Bank 6 av £175.00
K Hodgson, Parsonage 3 av £164.67
J Blackburn, Greenbank 16 av £152.25
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £): Texel – 227, 190, 166, Briary Bank. 196, Parsonage. 192, 186, 184, 183, 182, 179, 179, 177, 173, High Flatts. 187, Hollins. 180, 180, 168, Rook Farm. 176, Mid Farm. 171, Salter Hall. 170, 163, 159, Kelmore Hills. 170, 159, 159, 156, Greenbank Close. 166, 166, Far End. 159, Frizington Hall. 158, Mossergate. Suffolk – 188, Hollins. 170, 136, Far End. 154, Greengill. 153, Greenbank Close. 142, Low House. 138, Winder Lea. 135.50, Scalesmoor. Beltex – 140, 138, Park Road. 132, 132, Parkhouse. Mule – 139, Beechcroft. 136, 133.50, Frizington Hall. 135, Croft House. 135, Far End. 133, Seafield House. 129.50, Greengill. 124.50, Low House. 123, Swinside End. Texel x Herdwick – 138, 130, 122.50 Croft House. 136, 126, Gatesgarth. 129, Greenbank Close. Blackface – 134, Frizington Hall. Herdwick – 88.50, 82.50, Crosbythwaite.
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence): Texel – 412.70, 332, Briary Bank. 376.90, 317, Parsonage. 348.40, 317.80, Winder Lea. 337.80, Salter Hall. 337, 326.30, 325.50, 325.50, 322.80, 314.80, High Flatts. 333.30, The How. 328.90, 327.20, Arkleby House. 327.30, Riggingill. 327.30, 317, Rook Farm. 326, Kelmore Hills. 324.50, 324.50, Greenbank Close. 322.40, Hollins. 318.60, 318.60, Greengill. 317.10, Low Eskholme. 317.10, Parkhouse. 315.90, Seafield House. 315.20, Far End. 314.40, Lamplugh Hall. Beltex – 330, 330, Parkhouse. 315.40, Winder Lea. 307, Park Road. 278.10, 277.60, Frizington Hall. 278, Beechcroft. 275.50, Far End. 270.70, Low House. Suffolk – 308, 307.30, Scalesmoor. 301.10, 296.30, Parkhouse. 300, Far End. 300, Causeway Foot. 295.80, Low House. 294.20, Greenbank Close. Charolais – 307.50, Dearham Row. Texel x Herdwick – 300, 277.60, Gatesgarth. 298, 292, 282.60, 281.60, Croft House. 297.30, Low Eskholme. 287.50, Dearham Row. Mule – 287.80, Greengill. 286, Swinside End. 283, Seafield House. Herdwick – 232.90, 223, Crosbythwaite.