Date: 10 July 2023 | Primestock
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PRIME CATTLE: A smaller entry of 49 prime steers and heifers were forward, seeing a trade only people around the ringside would believe. Theres certainly to let up in the live ring as trade proves every bit as deer as 3 or 4 weeks ago.
Ten steers and heifers sell over £2000 with 9 of them selling over £2100 to a days top of £2384.64 for a 768kg Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont. The same vendors also sold a 752kg crossbred to £2274.80 purchased by Pioneer Foods. Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton sold 765kg to £2207.03 and was purchased by Mr Eric Hall, Carlisle. British Blue crosses to £2193.98 for 735kg from Messrs Dickinson, Krikbarrow, Penrith.
Top overall pence per kilo of 324.5ppk went to a 569kg Limousin cross from Messrs Hird, West End, Cockermouth. Messrs Rome, Niven Hill, Gretna sold 557kg to 321.5ppk both to R & JP Mulholland Butchers, Great Orton.
Steers peaked at £2229.38 for a 725kg British Blue cross from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle and to £2217 for a 799kg Limousin cross from Messrs Gate, Hollins, Cockermouth. Messrs Blake, Halfway House sold to £2200.23 for 742kg.
Topping the pence per kilo at 307.5ppk for 706kg was a Limousin cross from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake purchased by Mr Eric Hall.
Many more required weekly as cattle sell miles better in the liveweight auction system. Please advise entries for next week’s sale by call or text to auctioneer call Grant Anderson on 07872 129274.
Leading prices per head
Heifers: Limousin £2384, £2274 Loughrigg Farm, £2207, £161 Hundith House, £1997, £1882, £1846 West End Farm, £1802 West Moorhouses, £1790 Niven Hill, £1606 Hosket Hill Farm, British Blue £2193 Kirkbarrow Hall, £1981 Hundith House, Charolais £1717 Swordwellrigg Farm, £1421 Cherrytree House, Aberdeen Angus £1394 Beck Foot, Galloway £1293, £1224 Vendace Drive.
Steers: British Blue £2229 The Lake, Limousin £2217 Hollin Farm, £2200, £1970 Halfway Well, £2170, £2115 The Lake, £2087, £1949, £1938 Fenton Farm, £1959 Mirkbooths, £1891 Hundith House, Fleckvieh £1888, £1586 Kirkhouse Dairy, Charolais £1824 Ellen Bank, £1804 Hundith House, Simmental £1652 Kirkhouse Dairy, Hereford £1543 Red Hall, Aberdeen Angus £1344 North Park, Belted Galloway £1126 Nilston Rigg.
Leading Prices per Kilo:
Heifers: Limousin 324.5p, 317.5p (x2) West End Farm, 321.5p Niven Hill, 310.5p, 302.5p Loughrigg Farm, 301.5p West Moorhouses, 288.5p Hundith House, British Blue 298.5p Kirkbarrow Hall, 277.5p Hundith House, Charolais 257.5p Swordwellrigg Farm, Galloway 245.5p Vendace Drive.
Steers: British Blue 307.5p The Lake, Limousin 307.5p, 300.5p The Lake, 296.5p, 291.5p Halfway Well, 291.5p, 289.5p, 282.5p Fenton Farm, 289.5p Mirkbooths, 287.5p Hundith House, Charolais 268.5p Hundith House, Simmental 266.5p Kirkhouse Dairy, Fleckvieh 246.5p, 241.5p Kirkhouse Dairy, Hereford 221.5p Red Hall, Aberdeen Angus 209.5p North Park, Belted Galloway 205.5p Nilston Rigg.
Please advise entries for next week’s sale call Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.
PRIME BULLS: A good number of 91 prime bulls were forward, seeing plainer cattle harder to sell and best fleshed a good trade throughout. Topping the sale overall was a 749kg Limousin cross from Messrs Bell, Winterhope, Lockerbie receiving £2273.22purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Messrs Bell sold 4 bulls to average 752kg, £2214.13. Simmentals sold to £1802.87 from Messrs Gwynne, Castlewigg, Newton Stewart for 789kg and Dairy bred British Blues from Messrs Armstrong, Randalinton, Carlisle peaked at £1794.63 for 734kg.
Top overall pence per kilo of 315.5ppk went to a Limousin cross bull weighing 692kg from Messrs Rome, Niven Hill, Gretna and another to 303.5ppk for 749kg from Messrs Bell, Winterhope. British Blue crosses to 277.5ppk for 638kg from Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House, Carlisle.
Dairy bred bulls peaked at £1636.76 for a 664kh Montbelairde from Messrs Workman, Beeches, Carlisle. Fleckvieh sold to £1545.56 for 627kg, from Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House and British Friesians to £1540.67 for 657kg from Messrs Clark, Whins Farm, Lockerbie. The aforementioned Montbelairde and Fleckvieh were also the joint top pence per kilo of 246.5ppk.
Please advise entries for next week’s sale by call or text to auctioneer call Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.
Leading Prices per head: Limousin £2273, £2265, £2189, £2128 Winterhope Farm, £2183, £1990 Niven Hill, £2115 Upper Brydekirk, £1888, £1765, £1687, £1686 Beck House, £1818 Beeches, Simmental £1802 Castlewigg Farm, British Blue £1794, £1603 Randalinton Farm, £1789, £1733 The Flatt, £1770 Beck House, £1719 Beeches, £1690 Bectonhall, Aberdeen Angus £1649, £1635, £1618, £1546 Randalinton Farm, £1471, £1396 Beck House, £1443, £1315 Albyfield, £1411 Cote House Farm, Montbelairde £1636, £1499, £1493, £1490, £1425 Beeches, £1468, £1453 South Lambhill, Fleckvieh £1545 Beck House, £1426 South Lambhill, British Friesian £1540, £1465, £1382 Whins Farm, £1436, £1341, £1317 High House, Charolais £1521 The Laythes, Luing £1477 Beck House, Holstein Friesian £1326 Culquhasen Farm, £1322 Brownrigg Hall Farm, £1262 Bectonhall, £1173, £1170 Mirkbooths, £1148 Albyfield, Galloway £1324 Culquhasen Farm, Shorthorn £1155 Gordon House, Danish Red £1231 Cardewlees Farm, Belted Galloway £1204 The Laythes, Swedish Red & White £1192 Orton Rigg Farm, Holstien £1180, £1177, £1151, £1095 Musgrave Hall, Ayrshire £1034 Plasketlands.
Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 315.5p, 283.5p Niven Hill, 303.5p, 299.5p, 293.5p, 281.5p Winterhope Farm, 295.5p, 275.5p, 268.5p Beck House, 285.5p Upper Brydekirk, British Blue 277.5p, 248.5p Beck House, 261.5p, 248.5p The Flatt, 258.5p Beeches, 255.5p Cote House Farm, 254.5p Orton Rigg Farm, Fleckvieh 246.5p Beck House, Montbelairde 246.5p, 239.5p (x2), 235.5p Beeches, Aberdeen Angus 242.5p, 233.5p Beck House, 232.5p Albyfield, 230.5p Randalinton Farm, Luing 239.5p Beck House, Charolais 235.5p The Laythes, British Friesian 234.5p (x2) Whins Farm, 233.5p, 225.5p, 224.5p High House, Belted Galloway 233.5p The Laythes, Simmental 228.5p Castlewigg Farm, Holstein Friesian 227.5p Culquhasen Farm, 221.5p Bectonhall, 209.5p Albyfield, 205.5p, 203.5p Mirkbooths,Swedish Red & White 214.5p Orton Rigg Farm, Galloway 209.5p Culquhasen Farm, Ayrshire 206.5p Plasketlands.
CAST COWS: A massive entry of 413 cast cows and stock bulls forward which sees the biggest sale of its kind in the UK for the time of year.
Messrs Jefferson, Aspatria Hall sold two outstanding cows for 986kg, 235.5p, £2322 for a Charolais and 863kg, 233.5p, £2015 for a Limousin X both purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses run of Charolais cows topped at 951kg, 211.5p, £2011 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Goldie, Townfoot sold the top priced Simmental cow for 872kg, 227.5p, £1983 also to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Reed, Croft House sold the top priced Beef Shorthorn cow for 985kg, 217.5p, £1946 to Jewitts. Mr Neil Forrester, Down by Rigg sold the top priced British Blue cow for 698kg, 269.5p, £1881 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Reay & Sons, West Moorhouses sold a Limousin X cow for 684kg, 265.5p, £1816 also to Owain Llyr. Mr Mark Batty, Flimby Hall sold Limousin X cows for 693kg, 235.5p, £1632 and 689kg, 235.5p, £1622 both purchased by Owain Llyr. Messrs McDowall & Co sold a Simmental X heifer for 597kg, 233.5p, £1394 to Jewitts.
All classes of dairy cast cows would be less money on the week. Messrs Carruthers, Glenzierfoot sold Fleckvieh X cows for 803kg, 215.5p, £1730; Richard Huston, Branetrigg run of Holstein X cows topped at 933kg, 177.5p, £1656 both to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Crichton & Son, Limekilns sold a Fleckvieh heifer for 654kg, 229.5p, £1500 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Vance & Sons, High Skeog sold a Holstein X cow for 766kg, 187.5p, £1436 to Philip Bowes. Messrs Mattocks, Aulby sold a Friesian heifer for 648kg, 199.5p, £1292 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Jamison, East Nethershields sold Montbeliarde X heifers for 526kg, 199.5p, £1049 and 556kg, 199.5p, £1109 to Rob Medcalf and Jewitts.
Leading prices per head: Charolais £2322 Aspatria Hall, £2011, £1797 South Bowerhouses, £1637 Cherrytree House, £1622 Flimby Hall, £1516 Westray Limousin £2015 Aspatria Hall, £1872 Upper Brydekirk, £1816 West Moorhouses, £1674 The Throp, £1632 Flimby Hall, £1624 Miller Hill, £1620, £1512, £1505 Silloans, £1612 Rosgill Head, £1607 Westray, £1605 East View, £1592, £1565, £1504 Duncrahill, £1573 Bonshawside, £1551 Longlea, £1508 Wyse Hill Simmental £1983 Townfoot, £1678 Barnbackle, £1599, £1425 Castlewigg, £1477 Culquhasen, £1417 Hundith House Beef Shorthorn £1946 Croft House, £1667, £1436 Duncrahill, £1414 Bayes Leap House British Blue £1881 Down by Rigg, £1728 Bank Top, £1573 Silloans, Fleckvieh £1730, £1415 Glenzierfoot, £1428, £1242 Limekilns, £1322 Slacks Farm, £1286 Aitchisons Bank, £1224 Kirkhouse Dairy Blonde £1667 Wyse Hill Holstein Friesian £1656 Branetrigg, £1402 Torpenhow Hall, £1357 Sloehabbert, £1351 Randalinton, £1347 Whitecroft Mains, £1303 Crummock Bank, £1294 Glenzierfoot, £1262 High Skeog, £1239 Chalkside, £1233 Flothers, £1231 Geltside, £1219 Hardrigg Hall, £1217 Justicetown, £1216 Walby Hall Maine Anjou £1611 Kirtleton House Galloway £1481 Vendace Drive Holstein £1436 High Skeog, £1382, £1222 Kirtlevale, £1337 Woodhousehill, £1294, £1274 Branetrigg, £1260 Cote House, £1254 Park House Aberdeen Angus £1431 Barnakill, £1364 Beck Foot, £1350, £1330 Druidhall, £1337 Monk Farm, £1335 Stanger Hill Friesian £1368 Flothers, £1365, £1214 Croft Farm, £1360, £1292 Aulby, £1320 Croft House, £1207 Bays Leap House Shorthorn £1354 Westray, £1304 Bays Leap House Saler £1353 West Moorhouses, £1323 Colstons Danish Red £1263 Bays Leap House Jersey £1246 Bays Leap House, £1017 Buckabank Montbeliarde £1186 Flothers, £1184 Slacks Farm, £1129 Swordwellrigg, £1109 East Nethershields Hereford £1175 Netherton, £1107 Whitehills Norwegian Red £1151 Down by Rigg Bluegrey £1104 East Nethersields.
Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 269.5p Down by Rigg, 229.5p Bank Top, 223.5p Silloans Limousin 265.5p West Moorhouses, 235.5p Flimby Hall, 233.5p Aspatria Hall, 229.5p Duncrahill, 229.5p, 227.5p Longlea, 227.5p Upper Brydekirk, 225.5p Bonshawside, 223.5p Miller Hill Charolais 235.5p Flimby Hall, 235.5p Aspatria Hall, 211.5p South Bowerhouses Simmental 233.5p Culquhasen, 227.5p Townfoot Aberdeen Angus 217.5p Stanger Hill, 211.5p, 209.5p, 205.5p Druidhall Galloway 217.5p Vendace Drive Beef Shorthorn 217.5p Croft House, 205.5p Bays Leap House Fleckvieh 215.5p Glenzierfoot, 179.5p (x2) Limekilns, 179.5p Haythwaite Maine Anjou 215.5p Kirtleton House Blonde 209.5p Wyse Hill Saler 203.5p West Moorhouse Friesian 199.5p Aulby, 197.5p Wavercroft, 191.5p, 183.5p Croft Farm, 189.5p Croft House, 189.5p Bays Leap House Montbeliarde 199.5p (x2) East Nethershields, 197.5p Swordwellrigg Holstein 197.5p Buckabank, 197.5p High Skeog, 185.5p Glenzierfoot Shorthorn 197.5p Westray Norwegian Red 195.5p Down by Rigg Holstein 193.5p Crownstone, 187.5p High Skeog, 183.5p Woodhousehill Jersey 189.5p Buckabank, 177.5p, 155.5p Bays Leap House Normande 187.5p Bays Leap House Blue Grey 183.5p East Nethershields Danish Red 179.5p Bays Leap House
CAST BULLS: 8 stock bulls forward. Messrs D Cadzow & Co sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 995kg, 213.5p, £2124 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Millar & Son, Woodhousehill sold an Aberdeen Angus stock bull for 1231kg, 163.5p, £2012 to Charles Kirkpatrick
Leading Prices Per Head: Limousin £2124 Duncrahill, £1871 Bank Top, £1751 Wyse Hill Aberdeen Angus £2012 Woodhousehill Beef Shorthorn £1536 Rosgill Head Hereford £1267 Pow Head.
Leading Prices Per kilo: Limousin 213.5p Duncrahill, 187.5p Wyse Hill, 181.5p Bank Top Aberdeen Angus 165.5p Cruggleton, 163.5p Woodhousehill Hereford 159.5p Pow Head.
PRIME SHEEP: A huge show of all classes once again smashed last year’s total, whilst trade was back on the week Borderway was lightyears ahead of other outlets today. Lambs sold to £180 for Beltex from JJ Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont. Beltex lambs also led per kilo for 41kg lambs at 400p £164 from Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall, Wigton. Heavy and smart lambs remain a nice trade with more commercial types finding a more limited enquiry.
Leading prices per head: Beltex £180, £176, £150, £150 Loughrigg Farm, £164, £160, £156, £154, £150(x4), £148 Cardew Hall, £156 Lesson Hall, £152, £148 Ashfield, £151 West Moor End Farm, £149 Ellerslea, £148 Aimshaugh, £147 High Boonwood Texel £166, £164 Infield, £165 Burgh Head Farm, £160 Cardew Hall, £155, £150 Grassgarth, £154(x2) Wavercroft, £152, £149 Bengall Farm, £152 Castlehill, £152, £148 Harley Croft, £151 Wood Farm, £150 Broom Hall Farm, £149 Lords Close, £149 Hayclose, £148 Eden Close, £148 Meadow Farm, £148 Longhurst Dutch Texel £160, £135 Lea Hill, £154, £150, £147, £142, £134 Hargill House, £152, £147, £146 Woodhead Farm, £150 Ellerslea, £144, £130 Springfield Farm Suffolk £150, £148, £135 Maple Road, £147, £136 Clappers Farm, £146 Hayton Brow, £145 Woodhead Farm, £144, £142, £135 Calfpark, £143 Burgh Head Farm, £137(x2) Albyfield, £137 Cockleybank, £136 Reservoir Farm, £135 Faugh Beeches, £132 Braithwaite Hall, £131 Longwood, £130 Mouldyhills Dutch Spotted £142 Pearsbyhall Greyfaced £135 Outer Woddhead Hill Cheviot £133 Mouldyhills Blue Texel £132 Abbots Close, £130 Hen Moss Farm Charollais £130 Springfield Farm
Leading prices per kilo: Beltex 400p, 365.9p, 357.1p, 346.7p, 342.2p, 340.9p(x2), 340.4p, 339.5p, 336.4p Cardew Hall, 383p, 382.6p, 365.9p, 330.2p Loughrigg Farm, 371.4p Lesson Hall Farm, 361.9p, 361.5p, 344.2p Ashfield, 338.6p, 336.6p Ellerslea Texel 372.5p Hayclose, 361p, 356.1p Harley Croft, 352.5p West Moor End Farm, 343.6p, 339p, 328.2p Lesson Hall Farm, 341.5p Aimshaugh, 341.5p, 327.3p Cardew Hall, 340.5p The Wreay, 339.5p Grassgarth, 338.1p Loughrigg Farm, 335.7p Great Easby Farm, 333.3p Wood Farm, 331.1p Bengall Farm, 328.9p Meadow Farm, 326.2p Woodhead Farm, 326.1p Broom Hall Farm, 325.6p Nelson Hill Farm Dutch Texel 358.5p, 356.1p Woodhead Farm, 338.1p, 326.7p Hargill House, 334.9p, 333.3p Springfield Farm, 326.1p Ellerslea Dutch Spotted 315.6p, 300p Pearsbyhall Farm Suffolk 309.8p Hargill House, 307.5p The Tofts, 300p White Moss Farm, 297.9p Burgh Head Farm, 295.5p Mouldyhills, 293.5p Calfpark, 293.2p Wetheral Shields, 293.2p Cockleybank, 290.9p Reservoir Farm Blue Texel 307p Abbots Close, 300p Cardewlees Farm Greyfaced 306.8p Outer Woodhead Hill Cheviot 295.6p Mouldyhills Charollais 295.5p Springfield
CAST SHEEP: Ewes sold for a sharp trade topping at £190 for Texels from TJ Magee, Strabane.
Ewes - Leading prices per head: Texel £190, £175, £150, £142, £136 Maple Road, £172 Flimby Hall, £152, £136(x3), £132 Springfield Farm, £150, £140 Roachburn Farm, £142, £134, £132 Newbiggin Farm, £140 Braithwaite Hall, £138 Leigh Croft, £132 Pearsbyhall Farm, £132 Cumdivock House Beltex £170, £128 Abbots Close, £162, £152 Loughrigg Farm, £158(x2), £138 Braithwaite Hall, £126 Ellerslea Dutch Texel £168, £152, £146, £138, £128, £120 Hargill House Suffolk £140, £116 Longwood, £134 Braithwaite Hall, £126, £124, £120, £116 Maple Road, £120 Sycamore House, £116 Leigh Croft, £114 Oakbank Farm Bluefaced Leicester £138 Roachburn Farm, £138 Infield Border Leicester £116 Castlehill Hill Cheviot £114 The Beeches Greyfaced £111, £100 Turnings Farm, £110 The Lake, £110 Hayclose, £106 Powleys Garth, £104 Great Easby Farm, £100 Newbiggin Farm, £100 Maple Road
Rams - Leading prices per head: Texel £195, £150 Maple Road, Dutch Spotted £176, £150 Pearsbyhall Farm Suffolk £162 Maple Road Beltex £140 Flimby Hall Bluefaced Leicester £138, £132 Maple Road Romney £130 Pearsbyhall Farm Hampshire Down £120 Pearsbyhall Farm
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