On Wednesday 22nd January, Mitchells Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, held their weekly sale of primestock with Cattle: sheep including prime lambs and cast ewes and rams.
Prime cattle sold to a great trade for a dairy bred Limousin bull topped at £1907.99 (339.5ppkg) from Messrs Pattinson & Son, Uldale Hall.
Prime Bulls (per head - £ & per kilo): – Limousin – 1907.99 (339.5p) Uldale Hall. British Friesian – 1673.03 (279.5p), 1416.73 (273.5p) Uldale Hall, 1780.42 (279.5p), 1660.12 (269.5p) Row Hall.
In the cow section a Holstein Friesian from D&MA Wilson, Lamplugh Hall topped at £1903.22. Topping the pence per kilo was a Stabiliser from W Rawling & Son, Hollins selling at 279.5ppkg.
Cast Cows (per head - £ & per kilo): – Holstein Friesian – 1903.22 (225.5p), 1645.48 (207.5p) Lamplugh Hall, 1615.91 (223.5p) Waites. Limousin – 1876.24 (249.5p) Newhouse, 1814.08 (243.5p) Fell End. Holstein – 1824.55 (227.5p), 1442.12 (219.5P), 1399.11 (223.5p), 1377.08 (213.5p), 1336.30 (207.5p), 1305.93 (215.5p), 1228.01 (185.5p) Dubbs Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 1713.59 (245.5p) Thornholme, 1276.80 (199.5p) Hollins, 1269.93 (197.5p) Parkside Road. Beef Shorthorn – 1541.38 (237.5p) Woodhow. Hereford – 1479.45 (203.5p) Millstead, 1444.38 (199.5p) Thornholme. Stabiliser – 1417.16 (249.5p), 1299.68 (279.5p), 1101.97 (209.5p) Hollins. Galloway – 1404.83 (213.5p) Gatesgarth.
Cull Ewes (per head - £):- Bluefaced Leicester – 198 Hundith House. Suffolk – 190 Fairladies Farm, 186 Frizington Parks, 184 Rose Farm, 184, 146 Woodside Cottage, 142 Seaview. Texel – 188 Frizington Parks, 172(2) Westray Farm, 168, 160 Croftside Farm, 168 Frizington Parks, 162, 160 Woodside Cottage, 160 Fairladies Farm, 153 Rose Farm, 152 Kelmore Hills, 150 Mid Farm, 148 Parkside. Llyen – 170 Frizington Parks. Mule – 150 Woodside Cottage, 140 Tarn Bank, 136 Rose Farm, 128, 116 Kelmore Hills. 126 Seaview, 124 High Low Hall, 122 Winder Lea, 120 Westray Farm. Beltex – 124 Moor Platt Farm. Scotch Blackface – 109 Ellenbank. Texel x Herdwick – 99 Cockley Gill Farm, 93 Row Head. Swaledale – 96 Fellside Farm, 88 West Lodge, 86 Sneckyeat Farm, 78 Kelmore Hills. Herdwick – 90(2) Taw House, 84, 77(2) Row Head, 80 Boon Cragg Farm, 78 Beck Farm, 77(2) West Lodge.
Cull Rams (per head - £): Dutch Texel - 206 Winder Lea. Charollais - 205 Winder Lea, 178, 150 Row End Farm, 118 Frizington Parks. Texel - 162 Beck Farm, 130, 123 Chapel Howe. Suffolk - 150 Sneckyeat. Beltex - 150 Sneckyeat Farm. Bluefaced Leicester - 148 Kelmore Hills. Cheviot - 150(2) Taw House. Herdwick- 124, 116 Crosbythwaite Farm.
Messrs Fraser, High Flatts topped the hogg section with a Texel at £224 which was purchased by Tony Harrison Butchers, Cockermouth. Who also went on to purchase the top pence per kilo for another Texel hogg at 424.5ppkg from W&E Gate Ltd, Rook Farm.
Leading Averages:-
18 avg £193.78 Messrs Fraser, High Flatts
4 avg £192.25 G Gate, Hollins
10 avg £178.45 DG Gate & J Walker, Fieldside
6 avg £175 J Jackson & Son, Frizington Parks
12 avg £167.50 J&M Wilson, Meadow Farm
Prime Hoggs (Top price per head - £):- Texel – 224, 200, 200, 190, 190, 184 High Flatts, 208, 182 Rook Farm, 202, 200, 195, 184, 165 Kelmore Hills, 197, 192, 190(2) Hollins, 194, 185 Derwent House, 191, 182 High Low Hall, 190.50, 184, 183, 176, 173, 169 Fieldside, 188, 181, 168 Ghyll House, 187 Byresteads, 180 Greenbank Close, 170, 160 Meadow Farm, 170 Greengill, 166 Far Reach, 163 Wilson Park, 160 Blue Dial, 160 Pasture House, 160 Croft End. Beltex – 202 Kelmore Hills, 194 Wilson Park, 180 Meadow Farm, 170 Greengill, 161 Croft End. Charollais – 192, 165, 160 Lynedraw, 176 Fieldside, 175 Frizington Parks. Suffolk – 187, 170 Fieldside, 184, 160 Kelmore Hills. Cheviot – 156 Row Head. Herdwick – 150, 120.50 Crosbythwaite, 130 Poppy Farm. Cheviot Mule – 147 Greengill. Mule – 145 Hundith House, 144.50 Byresteads, 141.50 Wilson Park, 140 Sorrowstones, 139 Kelmore Hills, 139, 138 Sneakyeat, 139 Fellside, 136.50 Ellenbank, 135 Swinside End. Texel x Herdwick – 143.50, 137, 133 Greengill, 137 Row Head, 131 Boon Cragg, 130 Grange Grassings. Scotch Blackface – 141 Ellenbank, 136 Greengill. Dorset – 140 Greengill. Lleyn – 133 Lamplugh Hall. Swaledale – 130(2) Sneakyeat, 122.50 Uldale Hall, 120 Eirintalla.
Prime Hoggs (Top price per kilo – pence):- Texel – 424.5, 339.5 Rook Farm, 397.9 Byresteads, 396.9, 344.9, 338.9 Fieldside, 386.4, 355.6 Meadow Farm, 383, 331.5 Greenbank Close, 374.5, 364 High Low Hall, 363.6, 361.1, 360.7, 340.7 Kelmore Hills, 359.1, 343.5, 339.1 Pasture House, 358.2, 355.6, 339.3, 333.3 Hollins, 355.6 Blue Dial, 354.7, 336 Ghyll House, 346.9, 333.3 Greengill, 344.8 High Flatts, 343.2 Low Eskholme, 342.9(2) Poppy Farm, 342.2 Croft End, 342.1 Strawberry How, 355.5, 344.1 Outgang. 333.3 Chapel Howe, 333.3 Town End. Beltex – 400 Meadow Farm, 397.4, 391, Chapel Howe, 395.9 Wilson Park, 377.4, 368.4 Greenbank Close, 365.9 Croft End, 361.7 Greengill. Texel x Herdwick – 348.6 Elva Plain, 339.5 Low Eskholme, 338.2, 331.6, 319.5 Boon Cragg, 326.1, 324.4 Greengill, 315.8 Dearham Row, 304.8 Crosbythwaite. Suffolk – 340.5 Scalesmoor. Charollais – 336.8 Scalesmoor. Herdwick – 334.7 Crosbythwaite, 333.3 Poppy Farm. Cheviot Mule – 326.3 Poppy Farm. Llyen – 316.7 Lamplugh Hall. Scotch Blackface – 316.3 Greengill, 304.7 Westray. Mule – 314.5 Town End, 308.5 Rook Farm, 307.6 Wilson Park, 307.4 Byresteads, 306.8 Swinside End, 303.3 Ellenbank, 300 Sneakyeat. Dorset – 304.3 Greengill. Swaledale – 298.8 Uldale Hall, 288.9 Sneakyeat, 286.1 Rook Farm.