On Wednesday 4th December, Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, held their weekly sale of primestock with 70 Cattle: 1855 sheep including 1383 prime lambs and 472 cast ewes and rams.
Christmas Show of Cast Cows & Prime Bulls
Dairy Bred Cows
1st G&E Bell & Son, Dean Farm 185.50ppk £1617.56
2nd Tallentire Hill Farm Ltd 194.5ppk £1602.68
3rd Tallentire Hill Farm Ltd 197.5ppk £1560.25
Beef Bred Cows
1st JD&M Capstick Ltd, Fellside Farm 267.5ppk £2359.23
2nd M/s Miller, Allerby Hall 227.5ppk £1610.70
3rd M/s P&PI Walker, Beechcroft 243.5ppk £1943.13
Champion - JD&M Capstick Ltd, Fellside Farm
Reserve Champion - G&E Bell & Son, Dean Farm
Dairy Bred Bull
1st WE&DE Litt, Greengill Farm 234.50ppk £1364.79
2nd J Pattinson & Son, Uldale Hall 255.50ppk £1292.83
Beef Bred Bull
1st I&R Millard, Old Hyton Farm 321.50ppk £2160.48
2nd M/s Miller, Allerby Hall 301.50ppk £2345.67
3rd WE&DE Litt, Greengill Farm 261.50ppk £1461.79
Champion Bull - I & R Millard, Old Hyton Farm
Reserve Champion Bull - Messrs Miller, Allerby Hall
Beef bred cows saw a pure limousin sell to £2.68ppkg or £2360 from JD & M Capstick, Fellside Farm. British Blue cows sold to £1943 & £1822 from P & PI Walker & Son Beechcroft. Best meated beef cows selling between 2.30ppkg-2.60ppkg with good feeders 1.95ppkg-2.10ppkg. Dairy cows saw at top £1686 (2.30ppkg) for a friesian from JH Fell Gutterby Farm, others to £1620 from G & E Bell & Son Dean Farm. Dairy cows full of meat selling 1.88ppkg-2ppkg
Prime Bulls saw a nice trade seen for all types, topping at £2345 for a limousin from M/s Miller, Allerby Hall others limousin bulls sold to 322ppkg or £2160 from I & R Millard, Old Hyton. More cows & prime cattle needed each weeks.
Cast Cows (per head - £ & per kilo) - Limousin – 2359.35 (267.50p) Fellside, 1732.13 (223.50p) East House, 1610.70 (227.50p) Allerby Hall, 1520 (237.50), 1441.52 (237.50p) Burthwaite, 1442.61 (205.50p) Peter House, 1292.73 (207.50p) High Bewaldeth, 1256.15 (165.50p) Row Head. British Blue – 1943.13 (243.50p), 1822.95 (221.50p) Beechcroft, 1709.55 (217.50p), 1448.92 (203.50p), 1338.75 (187.50p) Waites Farm, 1598.80 (225.50p), 1505.52 (229.50p) Gibbtarn, 1587.89 (239.50p) Peter House, 1551.44 (225.50p) Oughterside Mill. British Friesian – 1686.83 (229.50p), 1210.39 (186.50p), 1183.38 (181.50p) Gutterby, 1617.56 (185.50p) Dean Farm, 1194.15 (209.50p) Causeway Foot. Holstein – 1602.68 (194.50p) Tallentire Hill. Stabiliser – 1562.75 (237.50p), 1244.10 (217.50p) Stoney Howe. Holstein Friesian – 1560.25 (197.50p) Tallentire Hill, 1474.41 (178.50p), 1245.73 (173.50p) Hunday, 1138.83 (159.50p) Bolt How, 1017.61 (159.50p) Woodend Lodge. Beef Shorthorn – 1479 (217.50) High Bewaldeth, 1322.07 (173.50p), 1290 (187.50p), 1245.73 (173.50p) Row Head. Angus – 1082.37 (163.50p) Holmecroft.
Prime Bulls (per head - £ & per kilo) - Limousin – 2345.67 (301.50p) Allerby Hall. 2160.48 (321.50p) Old Hyton. British Blue – 2069.87 (303.50p) Ellenbank. Charolais – 1820.28 (295.50p) Ellenbank. Angus – 1461.79 (261.50p) Greengill. Holstein Friesian – 1364.79 (234.50p) Greengill. British Friesian – 1292.83 (255.50p) Uldale Hall.
282 Fell bred ewes averaged £81.85
Cull Ewes (per head - £) – Texel - 198, 191, 170, 140, 119 Kelmore Hills. 171 Easthwaite Farm. 168, 162, 160, 112 Lake View. 162, 138, 116, 111 Mossergate Farm. 150 Riggingill. 145 Fangs Brow. 134 Old Hyton Farm. 132 Bell House Farm. 128 Watson Terrace. 124 Lowther Street. 111 Smaithwaite Farm. 108 Charles Ground. Bluefaced Leicester - 176, 158, 138 Wythop Hall. 136 Uldale Hall. Mule - 166, 141, 116 Kelmore Hills. 155, 146,132, Watson Terrace. 148 Lake View. 144, 129 Wardwarrow. 144, 129, 109 Bell House Farm. 144 Oughterside Mill. 136 Rook Farm. 128, 110 West Lodge. 122 Old Hyton Farm. 120 Mossergate Farm. 111 Uldale Hall. Charollais - 150 Kelmore Hills. Beltex - 140 West Lodge. Texel x Herdwick - 130 Far Bank Farm. 110, 100 Lowther Street. 96, 90 Mossergate Farm. Lleyn - 121, 114 Lamplugh Hall. Blue Texel - 120 Isel Old Parks. Cheviot - 118 Croft House Farm. 115 Kelmore Hills. Suffolk - 110 Buckle Avenue. Swaledale - 110, 99 Beechcroft. 106, 89 Uldale Hall. 93 Charles Ground. 89 Lucy Close. 85 Mossergate Farm. 83 Kelmore Hills. Herdwick - 98, Mossergate Farm. 98 Far Bank Farm. 97 Grange Grassings. 90 Bell House Farm. 89, 82 Whinnah Lodge. 89, 88 Kelmore Hills. 89 Smaithwaite Farm. 88, 81 Taw House. 86 Miller Place Farm. 81 Crown Farm. 80 Low Whitebanks. 80 Easthwaite Farm. 80 East House. Kerry Hill - 91 Fangs Brow. Ryeland - 83 Charles Ground.
Cull Rams (per head - £): Texel - 252 Dearham Hall. 154 Isel Old Parks. 148 Lake View. 148, 1 Summer Hill. 140 Kelmore Hills. 103 Fangs Brow. Blue Faced Leicester - 150 Wythop Hall. 122 Wythop Hall Farm. Herdwick - 126 Miller Place Farm. Jacob - 104 Charles Ground.
Topping the sale at £196.00 for Texel lambs three time firstly from G Gate, Hollins Farm, W&E Gate, Rook Farm and Ms Fraser, High Flatts. A pen of Beltex x lambs sold to 336ppk from W&E Gate, Rook Farm with other pens selling to 360ppk from J&HD Langcake, Sandhills Farm. Best bred lambs full of meat selling to 340ppk-360ppk.
Suffolk cross lambs sold to £179.00 for a pen of six from Mr T Hird, Westray Farm.
Mule lambs sold to £142.00 from Ms Folder others to £141.00 from D Davies, Whinnah Lodge, Mule lambs sold between 285ppk – 295ppk.
Light lambs a flying trade, more needed each week.
1400 lambs forward an overall average 302ppk with 720 being upland lambs.
Prime Lambs (Top price per head - £):- Beltex - 180 Kelmore Hills. 175 Riggingill. 157 Hundith Hill. 155 Sandhills. 138 Overcroft. 135 West Lodge. 166 Watson Terrace. Texel - 196, 192, 188(3), 186, 184, 179, 170 High Flatts. 196, 188 Rook Farm. 169, 180 Hollins Farm. 191,184,180,179,167 5 Greenbank Close. 188, 166 Old Hyton Farm. 187 Lynedraw. 184, 176 Wardwarrow. 182, 179, 165 Beechcroft. 177, 168 Kelmore Hills. 173 Greengill Farm. 170 Riggingill. Blue Texel - 180 Greengill Farm. Suffolk - 179, 166, 152 Westray Farm. 142 Scales Farm. 136.50 Low House. 131 Greengill Farm. 130 Bell House Farm. 129 West Lodge. 128 Whinnah Lodge. Rouge - 172 West Lodge. Mule - 142 Wescoe Farm. 141 Whinnah Lodge. 140 Station House. 140 Greengill Farm. 139 Ullock Mains. 130 Lucy Close. 130 Low House. 112.50 Low Stowbank. 112 Yew Tree Farm. 104 Wythop Hall Farm. 100, 99 Outgang Farm. Dutch Spotted - 169 Bell House Farm. Texel x Herdwick - 165, 140.50, 130.50, 120, Knott Houses. 141 Whinnah Lodge. 136 Grange Grassings. 136, 120 Burnthwaite Farm. 132,130, Greenbank Close. 131 Wescoe Farm. 131 Armaside Farm. 130, 129 Greengill Farm. 124.50(2) Elva Plain. 124 Low Eskholme.120 Seathwaite Farm. Cheviot - 141, 97 Yew Tree Farm. 131.50 Elva Plain. 109 Wythop Hall Farm. Zwartble - 132 Ullock Mains. Cheviot Mule - 129 Poppy Farm. Herdwick - 93 Knott Houses. 85.50 Yew Tree Farm. 85 Howside.
Prime Lambs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Texel - 363 Rook Farm. 358 Green Bank Close. 352.4 Sandhills Farm. 350, 335.7, 326.3, 325.4, 322.8, 319.6 High Flatts. 348.8 High Farm. 346.9, 329.8 Riggingill. 340.4 Kelmore Hills. 337 Beechcroft. 336.8 Lowther Street. 335.7 Rook Farm. 328.9 Low Eskholme. 326.7 Hollins Farm. 326.5 Greengill Farm. 325.7 Yew Tree Farm. 324.1 Old Hyton Farm. 323.7 Greenbank Close. 320 Hundith Hill. 320 Wardwarrow. 316.7 Cockly Gill Farm. Beltex - 360.5 Sandhills. 324.1 Riggingill. 321.4 Kelmore Hills. 307.8 Hundith Hill. 306.8 West Lodge. 297.4 Watson Terrace. 287.5 Overcroft. Texel x Herdwick – 335.1 Low Eskholme. 322.2, 307.3, 303.5, 294.6, 294.1, 292.7 Knott Houses. 317, 300 Greengill. 314 Greenbank Close. 311.9, 300 Wescoe. 311.3, 311 Elva Plain. 302.9 Armaside. 301.3 Yew Tree. 295.7 Grange Grassings. 293.8 Low Stowbank. 293.8 Whinnah Lodge. 290.9 Howside. Rouge - 312.7 West Lodge. Suffolk - 310.2, 307.4, 284.1 Westray Farm. 302 Scales Farm. 290.9 Whinnah Lodge. 290.4 Low House. 288.9 Bell House Farm. Cheviot Mule - 307.1 Poppy Farm. Dutch Spotted – 305.5, 301.8 Bell House. Blue Texel – 300 Greengill. Mule – 293.8 Whinnah Lodge. 289.8 Wescoe. 289.6 Ullock Mains. 288.9 Lucy Close. 285.7 Outgang. 285.7 Greengill. 282.6 Low House. 281.3 Low Stowbank. Cheviot – 286.8 Wythop Farms. 285.9 Elva Plain. Herdwick – 283.3 Howside. 251.5 Yew Tree.