Published at 13:12, Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Tuesday 18TH August 2009

Hopes Auction Co, Wigton held their weekly sale of Primestock when there was an entry of 233 cattle inc 99 bulls and 992 prime sheep.

Pleasing to see an increase in cattle numbers and the live system easily handling the extra with buyers for every class of stock. Trade would be easier but quality of the clean beef also easier. A tremendous entry of bulls containing some outstanding quality and an excellent result all round.

The top price of 191.5p pr kg was paid for a British Blue Steer shown by M/s Twentyman, Osborne Farm, Longhead. The top price per head was £1345.50 paid for a Limousin steer shown by WT Green & Son, New Godderthwaite, Blackbeck

Heifers made a top price of 186.5p pr kg for a Limousin shown by M/s Lister, Foxhouses, Broughton Moor and was purchased by Lindsay & Son, Station Street, Cockermouth. Top price of £1204.09 per head was paid for a Limousin shown by M/s J Dixon & Son, Lesson Hall, Wigton and was purchased by RJ Harrison Butchers, Main Street, Wigton.

Bulls made top price of 178.5p pr kg for a Limousin shown by G & T Tyson, East House, Brigham. A top price of £1270.80 per head was paid to W & R Lawson, Stubbsgill Farm, Distington for a Limousin Bull.

Averages:
STEERS LW 144.5 (133.37) MW 171.5 (145.05) HW 191.5 (161.11)
HEIFERS MW 178.5 (140.67) HW 186.5 (166.25)
BULLS LW 141.5 (141.5) MW 169.5 (143.92) HW 178.5 (157.4)

STEERS
British Blue 191.5 Osborne House 161.5 155.5 Midtown 155.5 Make Me Rich 154.5 Langrigg House 152.5 144.5 Redlands Bank
Limousin 187.5 High House 182.5 175.5 171.5 Corneyside 178.5 174.5 173.5 Crosby House Farm 174.5 West Farm 173.5 Mechi 172.5 Allerby Hall 171.5 Scales Farm
Charolais 162.5 Crosby House Farm 161.5 Rigghouse Farm
Bazadaise 160.5 Kirkbarrow
Aberdeen Angus 148.5 Dundraw Farm
Blonde 135.5 Redlands Bank
Holstein Friesian 133.5 Lowfield House 122.5 Hill House Farm

HEIFERS
Limousin 186.5 181.5 Foxhouses 183.5 Greenah Villa 182.5 Halfway Well 181.5 178.5 Corneyside 181.5 Kirkbarrow 181.5 Mechi 180.5 178.5 Elm House 179.5 The Thwaites 178.5 Row Brow Park
British Blue 184.5 Kiln Close 145.5 Bridekirk Hall 142.5 Hill House Farm
Charolais 169.5 The Old Vicarage 159.5 150.5 Ellenbank 158.5 150.5 Rigghouse Farm
Bazadaise 162.5 Kirkbarrow
Blonde 159.5 Mechi 133.5 Stoneraise Place
Simmental 155.5 Ellenbank

BULLS
Limousin 178.5 174.5 173.5 East House 176.5 174.5 170.5 Greenhill Farm 176.5 170.5 Stubbsgill Farm 176.5 171.5 The Old Vicarage 174.5 171.5 Little Orton Farm 171.5 Cleamire 170.5 Beech Croft
British Blue 177.5 Greenhill Farm 169.5 Beech Croft 169.5 Mechi 167.5 Ivy House 167.5 Cleamire
Simmental 167.5 West Newton Hall 150.5 Ellenbank
Aberdeen Angus 165.5 Osborne Farm
Charolais 164.5 152.5 Oakergill 155.5 Ellenbank
Blonde 159.5 Cleamire 153.5 Braithwaite Hall
Holstein Friesian 141.5 High Aketon 140.5 138.5 130.5 Auldby Farm 138.5
Roundhill 135.5 131.5 Dundraw Farm 133.5 Low House Farm (Gate) 130.5
Uldale Hall 130.5 The Laurels


LAMBS

Again a bigger show and better result than pre-sale predictions foretold. Quality a long way short of previous weeks and with the beginnings of plainer sorts creeping into pens, buyers at these levels are becoming selective. Plainer lambs will be better handled on the green weeks!! Plenty of lambs £25-£30 over with an overall average of over 152p a strong result compared against other outlets today. Better lambs would be dearer than last week and overall the trade would be better given the quality.

Top price of £96.00 was paid for a pen of Texel lambs shown by M/s JW Rae, Greenah Villa, Langrigg and were purchased by RJ Harrison Butchers, King Street, Wigton. Top price of 202.40p pr kg was paid for Beltex lambs shown by M/s Jefferson, Abbey Cowper, Abbeytown.

AVERAGES: SW 178.4 (154.99) MW 202.4 (151.31) HW 200.0 (151.22) OTHERS 157.4 (134.02)

Per Head
Texel £96 £79 £75 Greenah Villa £80 Loughrigg Farm £80 Wyndham House £80 £76 £75.50 Cunningarth £76.50 £76 Wellington Farm £75 Carlisle Gate £75 Ghyll View £75 The Old Vicarage £75 Mechi
Millenium Bleu £90 £85 £77 Loughrigg Farm
Beltex £86 £86 £81 Parkgate Hall £85 £82 £70.50 Abbey Cowper £74.50 £74.50 The Wreay
Charolais £83 The Gardens £80 £80 £75 Mechi £69 Loughrigg Farm
Suffolk £78 £69 £66 £62.50 £62 Mid Farm £67 High Parson Bridge £62 Grange Farm £60.50 Newtown Farm £60 Pasture House Farm
Rouge £70 Loughrigg Farm

Per Kg
Beltex 202.4 186.4 Abbey Cowper 183.0 176.1 172.0 Parkgate Hall 182.0 The Wreay
Texel 200.0 171.7 Greenah Villa 178.4 170.5 The Old Vicarage 175.9 Pasture House 170.0 Park House Farm
Charolais 180.4 The Gardens 160.98 Loughrigg 159.0 159.0 Mechi
Millenium Bleu 180.0 167.39 157.40 Loughrigg
Suffolk 162.5 153.5 151.2 Mid Farm 150.0 Pasture House
Rouge 154.42 Loughrigg

EWES
Texel £101 Loughrigg £94 £82 £74 The Old Vicarage £83 Kirkland Guards £82 Riggwood £73 Thorney Knowe
Suffolk £81 £50 Loughrigg £79 Wiza Farm
Leicester £73 Brow Top
Lleyn £64 Norman Farm
Mule £62 £61 Riggwood £61 Wiza Farm £53 The Wreay £50 Pasture House Farm
Cheviot £42 Carwath

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