Monday, August 24

Weekly sale of Primestock, where a smaller show of 407 cast cows, stock bull, prime bulls and prime cattle were presented to the usual large ringside of 25 buyers which ensured that all classes were good to sell

CAST COWS, BULLS & OTM CATTLE:  A smaller show of 277 cast cows and stock bulls were presented to an ever increasing ring side of buyers with all classes proving dearer than vendor’s expectations. 

M/s Henshall, Sarkshields Farm sold the top priced Limousin cow selling for 722kg at 187.5p totalling £1353 to Mr Malcolm Allan. M/s Young, Crummock bank sold the top priced Charolais cow selling for 838kg at 173.5ppk totalling £1453 also to Mr Allen. M/s Riley, Underhelm sold the top priced British Blue cow for 175.5ppk to Mr Charles Kirkpatrick. M/s Fishwick & Son, Thornship Farm sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus cow selling for 173.5p to Mr Les Fell.

M/s Armstrong, Netherhirst sold the top priced Swedish Red selling for 926kg at 151.5p rounding to £1402, with also another cow selling for 959kg at 145.5p totalling £1395 both purchased by Pickstocks. M/s Peile, Parkgate Hall sold the top priced Friesian cow selling for 146.5p to Mr Sean McGimpsey. M/s Ramsay of Dockray Hall also sold a Friesian cow for 146.5p to Mr Charles Kirkpatrick. Bays Leap Diary outstanding run of cows topped at 142.5p also bought by Sean McGimpsey.

Eleven stock bulls met a great demand. Mr Riley, Underhem sold the top priced British Blue stock bull for 149.5p to Mr McGimpsey. M/s Storey & Son, Woodhead Farm sold the top priced Charolais bull selling for 1159kg at 138.5p totalling £1605 to Charles Kirkpatrick.   

Cast Cow leading prices per head:  Limousin £1353 Sarkshields Farm, £1264, £1063 Kirkhouse Dairy, £1159 Rosgill Head, £1095 Eden View, £1069 Mirkbooths, £1063 Roe Farm, £1056 Fellside Farm, £1019 Gelt Hall Charolais £1453, £1344 Crummock Bank Swedish Red & White £1402, £1395 Netherhirst British Blue £1323 Rosgill Head, £1023 Underhelm, £1014 Ireby Hall Parthanais £1148 Holmewrangle Farm Aberdeen Angus £1226, £1175 Whitrigg Grange, £1030 Thornship Farm Longhorn £1049 Broomfield Farm Blonde £1045 Crookholm Montbeliarde £1004, £902 Broomfield Farm Simmental £990 Thornship Farm Holstein Friesian £981 Southview Farm, £980 Bays Leap Dairy, £977 Threaplands Lees, £954, £951 Hillowton Farm, £922, £851 Walby Hall, £915, £896 Meinbank, £893 Gerrard House, £853 Bromfield Hall British Friesian £940 Parkgate Hall, £870 Laversdale Farm, £868 Aitchinsons Bank, £867 Gelt Hall Farm Red Devon £924 Kirkhouse Dairy Holstein £899 Kirkbride House £868 Walby Hall, £854 Blue Dial Farm.

Cast Bull leading prices per head: Charolais £1605 Woodhead Farm £1485 Rushey Law Farm Limousin £1249 Limekilns Farm Holstien Friesian £1099 Southview Farm

Cast Cow leading prices per kilo: Limousin 187p Sarkshields Farm, 182p Kirkhouse Dairy, 167p, 161p Fellside, 164p Rosgill Head, 163p Demense Farm, 161p Gelt Hall Farm, 159p Roe Farm, 158p Eden View, 155p Mirkbooths British Blue 175p Underhelm, 158p Ireby Hall, 157p Rosgill Head, 141p Thornship Farm Aberdeen Angus 173p Thornship, 154p, 150p Whitrigg Grange Charolais 173p, 154p Crummock Bank Simmental 158p Thornship Farm, Parthenais 156p Holmewrangle Farm Swedish Red & White 151p, 145p Netherhirst Blonde 149p Crookholm British Friesian 146p Parkgate Hall, 146p Dockray Hall, 140p, 129p Laversdale Farm, 129p Meinside, 124p Gelt Hall, 121p The Garth Holstein Friesian 142p Bays Leap Dairy, 138p Threapland Lees, 130p Park Farm, 127p, 122p Askham Hall, 126p Hillowton Farm, 125p Seaville Cote, 125p Low Oak, 123p Westray Farm, 121p Walby Hall Red Devon 135p Kirkhouse Dairy Montbeliarde 132p, 125p, 124p, 122p Broomfield Farm Shorthorn 129p Ireby Hall  Ayrshire 129p Rosewain Farm Holstein 126p Kirkbride House, 124p Blue Dial      

Cast Bull leading prices per kilo: British Blue 149p Underhelm Charolais 142p Justenlees, Limousin 133p Limekilns 128p Woodhead Farm Holstein Friesian 122p Newton Field

PRIME BULLS: A larger show of 85 prime bulls forward to an increased ringside of 7 active buyers seeing a rise in trade.

Top overall was a Simmental from M/s Holliday, Kirtleton House, Lockerbie selling to £1779.95 and another to £1762.58. British Blues sold to £1697.68 from Main Street Farming. Charolais bulls sold to £1590.68 from M/s Twentyman, Osbourne Farm, Wigton.

Top overall pence per kilo was a British Blue from Main Street Farming achieving 222.5p. Limousins peaked at 220.5p from M/s Hardisty, How Hall, Cockermouth and Charolais’ sold to 218.5p from M/s Twentyman, Osbourne Farm, Wigton.

Finally Black and White bulls which were forward were short of flesh, although the thickest and best peaked at £1016.13 for a British Friesian from M/s Graham, Hillhead, Cannobie. Top overall pence per kilo was 167.5p which was achieved twice by M/s Hogg of Whitehead Hill, Brampton.

Leading prices per head:  British Blue £1697, £1536 Main Street Farming, £1549 Upper Brydekirk, £1359 Gates Garth Hall, £1311 Mirkbooths, Charolais £1590 Osbourne Farm, £1452, £1450 Main Street Farming Limousin £1537 Upper Brydekirk, £1510 How Hall, £1331, £1254 Barrow Ling farm, £1268 Ladyhousesteads, £1266 Pennersaughs Cottage, £1235 The Yett. Aberdeen Angus £1003 Justicetown Farm, British Friesian £1016, £953 Hillhead, £984, £984 Whitehead Hill Holstein £993, £979, £978 High Aketon, £965 Durdar House Holstein Friesian  £967, £939 Durdar House, £936 Seymour Farms.

Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 222p, 219p Main Street Farming, 219p Upper Brydekirk, 207p Gates Garth Hall, 206p Mirkbooths Limousin 220p How Hall, 217p Ladyhousesteads, 216p Upper Brydekirk, 206p, 205p The Yett Charolais 218p Osbourne Farm Aberdeen Angus 183p, 174p Justicetown British Friesian 167p (x2), 159p Whitehead Hill, 151p Jerriestown, 145p, 144p Hillhead Holstein Friesian 162p Jerriestown, 149p, 145p Whiteclose Rigg, 146p Greigsland 144p Mirkbooths Holstein 157p, 148p, 142p High Aketon, 143p Musgrave Hall.

PRIME CATTLE:  A superb entry of 45 prime steers and heifers whereby the dearest trade was witnessed this year, with steers selling to £1710.79 for a Limousin cross from M/s Horn, North Dyke, Penrith which was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Heifers sold to £1571.15 for again a Limousin cross from M/s Studholme, Nealhouses Farm, Wigton and purchased by M/s Whaite, Blackpool on behalf of a client.

Top overall pence per kilo of 247.5p was achieved by M/s Wilson Bowscales, Maryport with an outstanding Limousin cross and purchased again by Pioneer foods.

Steers peaked at 240.5p by regular vendor M/s Irving of Thackimire, Wigton selling their Limousin cross to M/s Whaite, Blackpool.

More is needed to sell at vendor’s advantage.

Leading prices per head:

Heifers: Limousin £1571, £1501, £1453 Nealhouses, £1517 Bowscales, £1443, £1334 Hosket Hill Farm, £1418 North Dyke Farm, £1391, £1354, £1284 Gates Garth Hall, £1338, £1312, £1286 Houghton House, £1312 Main Street Farming, £1247 Park House Charolais £1384, £1161, £1146 Ladying Farm, £1314, £1248, £1155 Main Street Farming Blonde £1321 Main Street Farming

Steers: Limousin £1710, £1618 North Dyke Farm, £1570 Thackmire, £1493 Greenhills, £1400 Thackmire British Blue £1210 Greenhills Aberdeen Angus £1140 Park House

Leading prices per kilo:
Heifers: Limousin 247p Bowscale Farm, 239p, 234p, 222p Nealhouse Farm, 236p, 233p, 228p Houghton House, 234p, 229p Hosket Hill, 232p North Dyke, 231p Main Street Farming, 218p Gates Garth Hall Blonde 213p Main Street Farming Charolais 210p, 203p Main Street Farming, 201p Ladying Farm

Steers: Limousin 240p Thackmire, 231p (x2) North Dyke Farm, 216p Greenhills.British Blue 205p Greenhills Aberdeen Angus 180p Park House

PRIME LAMBS: Another good show of 2405 prime lambs came forward despite the terrible weather conditions over the weekend. The sale topped at £85.80 for a pen of six Beltex lambs by M/s Hall, New Houses Farm, Hallington and sold to Mr Robert Skelton.

Topping pence per kilo was M/s Metcalfe of Low Fauld who sold a fantastic Beltex lamb at 202op to Mr Andrew Dawson.

Leading prices per head: Beltex £85, £80, £70 New Houses, £80, £71 West Moorhouses, £78, £69 High Rigg, £78, £72, £71 Low Fauld, £77, £75 Walton Woodhead, £72 Winterhope, £71 Glenmaid Texel £84, £76 (x2) Wavercroft, £83, £78, £77, £75 New Grange, £80 Albyfield, £79, £77, £76 Longhurst, £78 Thirlwall Castle, £76 Warksfield Head, £75 Buteland, £74 Beckhouse Farm Leicester £79 Bog Hall Farm Suffolk £78 Merryshields, £71, £60 Croft Place, £68 White House, £64 West Woodburn, £62 Midtown, £62 Raygarth Field, £61 Woodcroft, £60 Denton Mains, £60 Twon End Farm, £60 Holebeck Dutch Texel £76 Unity Far, £74, £70, £68, £66 Low Houses, £74, £73 (x2), £67 Woodhead Farm Millennium Bleu £76, £73, £66 (x2) Kiln Close Rouge £75, £68 Kiln Close, Hill Cheviot £70, £66 Carruthers, Charollais £61 Low Buildings Greyfaced £70, £67, £66, £62, £61 Quarry House Farm, Zwartbles £66, £65 Sheepfields.

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex 202p, 185p, 177p Low Fauld, 200p, 184p (x2) West Moorhouses, 197p, 183p, 170p New Houses, 197p Walton Woodhead, 179p Glenmaid, 178p Winterhope Dutch Texel 187p Woodhead Farm, 180p, 160p Low Houses, 177p Unity Farm, 175p, 162p Woodhead Farm, 172p Low Row Texel 181p Woodend Farm, 175p Nunfield Farm, 174p, 167p Town End, 171p Lanerton, 168p Woodend, 165p Springfield Millennium Bleu 153p Kiln Close Suffolk 146p Woodcroft Rouge 146p Kiln Close Charollais 145p Low Buildings.

CAST EWES:  An increased number of cast ewes and rams sold to £98 for a Zwartbles ram from M/s Crayston, Sheepfield, Calderbridge. Ewes topped at £94 for Texels from M/s Dickinson of High House.

Leading Ewe prices per head: Texel £94, £88, £83 High House, £92, £78 Low Buildiongs , £90 Wavercroft, £89, £84, £76 Green Farm, £89, £80 Longhurst, £83 Steeley Farm, £78 Albyfield, £76 Corrie Field Leicester £80, £73 Hargill House Suffolk £79 (x2) Wavercroft, £78 Sleightholme, £76 Cragg Nook, Zwartbles £78 Sheepfields Greyfaced £77, £70 Hillfield, £65, £64 Low Buildings, £63 High House, £61 Cragg Nook, £60 West Woodburn, £60 Longhurst Dutch Texels £72 High Old Shield Swaledale £48 Hargill House, £46 Wolf Hills, £42 Albyfield.

Leading Ram prices per head: Zwartbles £98 Sheepfields Texel £86 Peghorn Lodge

Sale of store lambs with one of the largest show so far with 1169 lambs and also a small number of ewes on offer. 

Demand was strong throughout with lambs peaking at £60 for a tremendous pen of Texel cross from Messrs Fearon, Fell View Farm, Workington.  

With plenty of customers present, many more lambs are required to satisfy demand especially well grown lambs.

Leading prices per head:

Store Lambs: Texel £60, £54 Fell View Farm, £58.50 Wilshir, £54, £52  Nelson Hill Farm, £54 Burn House, £53 Edges Green, £52.50, £52, £51.50, £51   Home Farm, Muncaster, £5 (x2) 2 The Coach House, £52 Millrigg, £52 Townhead Farm, £51.50 Burn House

Beltex £58 Winterhope Farm, £52 Woodend Farm, Zwartables £55, £46 Overby House

Suffolk £54.50 Barsalloch Farm, £51.50 Home Farm, Muncaster, £50 Spedding, £49.50, £46 Park Nook, £48.50 Overby House, £46.50 Millrigg, £46 Mill Farm, Hill Cheviot £51.50, £46 Mainside Farm, Rouge £49 Middle Bank End Farm, Charollais £48.50, £47 Mill Farm, Grey faced £45.50, £37 Middle Bank End Farm, Jacob £39 Low Meadow.

Sale of crop

Round bales of Barley straw sold to £17 and £13 per bale. Mini hestons of Barley straw sold to £75, £64 and £56 per tonne, and mini hestons of Hay sold to £52 per tonne.