British Blue Cast Cow Makes £2870.71 at Carlisle

15th February 2021

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: Once again a large show of 269 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer to an increased ringside of buyers. This combined with abattoirs being well short of numbers resulting in one of the dearest trades seen for some time. 

Messrs OKell, Birdswood Farm sold an outstanding British Blue cow for 1102kg at 260.5p totalling £2870 purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Craig Malone, Pitcairn Farm’s run of Limousin x cows topped at 852kg at 207.5p totalling £1767, 771kg at 228.5p totalling £1761 and 731kg at 221.5p totalling £1619 purchased by Jewitt Meats(x2) and Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Mulholland, Great Orton sold a Limousin cow for 830kg at 195.5p totalling £1622 also bought by Jewitt Meats. H&K Farms’ run of Aberdeen Angus cows topped at 1024kg at 151.5p totalling £1551 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Airey, The Close’s run of cows topped at 804kg at 187.5p totalling £1507 for a Limousin x bought by Owain Llyr. Messrs Irving, Becton Hall sold a British Blue x cow for 910kg at 157.5p totalling £1433 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Bell, Winterhope Farm’s run of cows topped at 699kg at 198.5p totalling £1387 to Jewitt Meats.  Messrs Wigham & Sons, Cold Shields sold a Limousin x cow for 629kg at 206.5p totalling £1298 to Sean McGimpsey.