Kirkby Stephen OTM & Cast Cow Sale

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their fortnightly Sale of cast and OTM cattle when 62 head were forward.

Topping the sale at £2,700.20 was a 7 year old British Blue cross cow which weighed 920 kilos and made 29.3p per kilo consigned by Messrs Hodgson, Green Farm, Shap.

Topping at 299.5p per kilo was a Limousin cross cow weighing 579 kilos and adding up to £1,734.11 from Messrs Hindson, Carpool, Bleatarn

Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park, Bleatarn sold a 758kg Limousin cross cows to make £2133.77 (281.5p/kg) and 873kg to make £2125.76 (243.5p/kg)

Charolais cows sold to £2102.36 for a 783kg cow from Messrs Curr, Bowderdale Head, Newbiggin on Lune.

Dairy cows topped at £1415.33 for a 835kg Black and White cow which made 169.5p/kg from Messrs Chippendale, Wharton Hall, Kirkby Stephen with this home also selling cows to top the dairy cows pence per kilo at 208.5p for a 557kg totalling £1161.35.

All classes and breeds of cows were a flyer with an unbelievable overall sale average of 205.51p per kilo and £1405.70 being achieved.

LEADING PRICES

Per Head –

Cast Cows

British Blue £2700.20 Green Farm(Hodgson); £2007.49 Croft House Farm: Limousin £2133.77, £2125.76, £1929.03, £1703.03 Abbey Park; £2086.70 Whitewall Farm; £1916.25, £1590.48, £1311.93 Stoneriggs; £1781.18, £1699.50 Orchard Farm; £1734.11 Carpool Farm; £1544.49 Bowderdale Head; £1518.08 Decklyn; £1328.04 Dry Evers: Charolais £2102.36 Bowderdale Head: Saler £1497.69 Bowderdale Head: Fleckvieh £1463.86 Wharton Hall: Black & White £1415.33 Wharton Hall; £1344.33 Bonnygate; £1323.86 Castle Hill; £1277.72, £1270.75 Barugh House: Simmental £1212.20 High Griseburn: Ayrshire £1212.12 Waitby Farm.

Cast Bull – Limousin £1705.20 Castle Hill

Cast Steers – Limousin £1575 Carpool Farm: Black & White £1511.25, £148.53, £1385.62, £1247.13 Townfoot: Fleckvieh £1320.89, £1254.47 Townfoot:

Per Kilo –

Cast Cows –

Limousin 299.5p Carpool Farm; 281.5p, 255.5p, 243.5p, 217.5p Abbey Park; 280.5p Whitewall Farm; 259.5p Decklyn; 257.5p Orchard Farm; 255.5p, 211.5p, 193.5p Stoneriggs; 196.5p Bowderdale Head; 193.5p Bleathgill: British Blue 293.5p Green Farm(Hodgson); 273.5p, 249.5p, 208.5p Croft House Farm; 189.5p Brystone: Charolais 268.5p Bowderdale Head: Black & White 208.5p, 197.5p Wharton Hall; 201.5p Castle Hill; 175.5p Bonnygate Farm: Saler 193.5p Bowderdale Head: Simmental 191.5p, 175.5p, 171.5p High Griseburn: Bazadase 186.5p Stoneriggs: Hereford 185.5p Pedgecroft: Fleckvieh 180.5p Wharton Hall: Ayrshire 166.5p Waitby Farm.

Steers – Limousin 262.5p Carpool Farm: Black & White 232.5p, 233.5p, 222.5p, 214.5p, 213.5p, 208.5p, 201.5p, 196.5p Townfoot: Fleckvieh 228.5p, 223.5p Townfoot.

Cast Bull – Limousin 217.5p Castle Hill.