ULVERSTON: Tuesday, September 15. Beef Breeding & Store Cattle. With every pen in the auction full, an outstanding entry of 609 cattle were forward with a marvellous trade had by many reaching well above the thousand pound mark on many occasions. With buyers from as far as Aberdeen, York and Nottingham a total clearance was achieved. The top price on the day peaked at £1470 for an Aberdeen Angus Bullock exhibited by J&G Cooper purchased by WI Armitage, York. Top price Heifer reached £1315 for a Simmental Heifer also exhibited by J&G Cooper, Stank also being purchased by WI Armitage, York. Entries are now being taken for the next Store Cattle Sale, Tuesday 6th October 2015.

Prime Cattle. A good number forward with trade very similar to that of the previous week with Steers reaching a high of 215ppkg for Limousin exhibited by DC&MA Bowes, Priory Park being purchased by WI Armitage, York and Heifers reaching a high of 214ppkg for SJ Longmire, Knapperthaw being purchased by S Mason & Sons quality butchers of Barrow.

Prime Lambs & Cast Ewes. A very good number of nearly 1800 forward met a much improved trade to an average of 154ppkg for the Prime lambs and £58 for the Cast Ewes. Top price lamb reached 178.26ppkg also being top pounds per head of £82 for a smart pen of Texels shown by D&A Purdham, Gubbergill being purchased by HJ Brocklebank. Also reaching £82 was a pen of quality Texels shown by A&C Park, St Bees being purchased by A Dawson, Sedbergh. Top price Ewes reached £92 for strong Texels exhibited by BR Thompson, Stainton Hall, being purchased by T Postlethwaite, Urswick.

Show & Sale of Gimmer Lambs and sale of Store Lambs: A good number were placed before the judge Mr John Butcher with many thanks going to him he placed the awards as follows: Best Pen Of 10 Mule Gimmer Lambs: 1 RA Walton, Stable Harvey; 2 RA Walton, Stable Harvey; 3 AB Inman, High Ground. Best Pen Of 10 Continental Cross Gimmer Lambs: 1 P&BA Langhorn, Springfield; 2 TS&SM Park, Millom Castle; 3 D Nicholson, Birch Bank. Champion Pen Ra Walton, Stable Harvey. A good entry were in keen demand to an average of £86. Top price reached £100 for the 1st prize pen of Mule Gimmer lambs exhibited by RA Walton, Stable Harvey.