Ringside: Excellent quality at Cockermouth pedigree sale

Ringside at
Cockermouth, Cumbria. Mitchells held its September sale of pedigree bulls and females on Friday (10 September). Although numbers were on the low side, quality was excellent, with a Limousin bull from J & HD Langcake, Basenthwaite (pictured), taking the top price of ÂŁ5500. Cows and calves sold to ÂŁ1500 from Mr S Edmondson, Bothel.
Store cattle commanded a lively trade, despite some cattle looking slightly weathered. The top price of ÂŁ965 went to a Belgian Blue heifer, with steers peaking at ÂŁ940 for a Limousin.
“A nice show of breeding cattle saw bulling heifers up to ÂŁ900 for Belgian Blues, and cows and calves topping at ÂŁ1600 for a fifth-calved cow,” said auctioneer Anthony Skelton. In-calf heifers peaked at ÂŁ1200.
A “healthy entry” of 928 store lambs averaged ÂŁ49.76 a head. Top price of ÂŁ63 went to Texel lambs from J B Stephenson, Punderland.