Mitchells Livestock Auction

𝑴𝑨𝑹𝑲𝑬𝑻 𝑹𝑬𝑷𝑶𝑹𝑻
Friday 19th June 2026

“Cockermouth stands high above the rest as store cattle trade seems unrecognisable to that reported in other destinations recently, vendors see returns in Cockermouth some £150-200 per head above their previous sales, head west where the trade is the best 🔥💪🏼”

🔥Bulls to £2500
🔥Dairy bred blue heifers to £2400
🔥Bullocks to £2400
🔥Big Stu Nixon returns after a decade to lead consignment averages at £2257.50 something even he thought was beyond believable 💪🏼

𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑻𝑳𝑬

Heifers

💠 British Blue £2400 Fearon, Frizzington Hall
💠 Blonde £2380 Hewetson, Shatton Lodge
💠Limousin £2320 Holliday & Graham, Bolton Wood Lane
💠 Aberdeen Angus £2000 Hewitt, Cardewlees
💠 Salers £1780 Park, Broom Farm

Bullocks

💠 Limousin £2400 Lister, Cockley Gill
💠 British Blue £2380 Middleton, Stone House
💠 Aberdeen Angus £2280 Nixon, Ribton House

𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒
• 8 Av £2257.50 - E Nixon, Ribton House
• 5 Av £2240 - MW Hewitson, Shatton Lodge
• 5 Av £2232 - JR & A Middleton,Stone House
• 7 Av £2095.71 - E J Lister, Cockley Gill Farm
• 3 Av £2040 - Holliday & Graham, Bolton Wood
• 4 Av £2040 - G Hewitt, Cardewless Farm

𝑩𝑼𝑳𝑳𝑺

💠 Aberdeen Angus £2500 Nixon, Ribton House
💠 Limousin £1900 Marston, Millstone Moor
💠 British Blue £1800 Emmott, Wythop Hall

𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑽𝑬𝑺

Heifers

💠British Blue £1150 Brough, Tallentire Hill
💠 Aberdeen Angus £1110 Burrough, Waites
💠Limousin £1020 Stobart and Bland, Howbeck Lodge

Bulls

💠British Blue £1080 Stobart and Bland, Howbeck Lodge
💠 Aberdeen Angus £790 Brough, Bolton Cottage

𝙈𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝘼𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤 𝙇𝙩𝙙 • 𝙇𝒂𝙠𝙚𝙡𝒂𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 • 𝘾𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝

☎️ 𝟬𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟬 𝟴𝟮𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲
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𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌
James Little - 07498 385577
Bradley Thompson - 07794 552603
Lilly Hodgson - 07789 841466
David Walker - 07747 633829

**WANTED**

30 MV accredited Shearling Gimmets

Strong sheep ready to go and up to date with vaccinations and health checks

Contact James 07498385577

𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓

Wednesday 17th June 2026

“No blurb this week, we will just let the figures do the talking, one of the largest shows of sheep seen locally this week saw lambs hit the high notes, and words cannot describe the trade of the ewes, take a look below, a huge thankyou to all vendors and buyers for a day that has been described as Mitchell’s getting its buzz back 🔥💪🏼”

𝟏𝟑𝟗𝟎 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝

☄️Prime lambs to 600p per kilo to Bowland Foods Ltd , Preston
☄️Prime lambs to £257 to Lancashire Direct Halal, Blackburn
☄️Cast Ewes to £315 to Shan UK , Ossett

🔥 717 Ewes Average £169.55 🔥

🐑 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙈𝙀 𝙇𝘼𝙈𝘽𝙎 🐑

💰 Overall average 446ppkg / £195 per head 🔥

𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙀 𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝘿
• Texel – £257 (49kg) – E Cranston, 51 Croftlands
• Beltex – £245 (41kg) – JJ Crichton, Loughrigg
• Blue Texel - £237 (46kg) - E P M Lawson, High Boonwood
• Suffolk – £216 (49kg) – I Powley, Green Mash
• Charollais- £214 (49kg) - R W Carr, Croftside Farm
• Cheviot - £183 (43kg) - C Bunting, Harley Croft

𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙀 𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙆𝙄𝙇𝙊
•Beltex - 600p (41kg) - JJ Crichton, Loughrigg
•Texel - 524.5p (49kg) - E Cranston, 51 Croftlands
•Blue Texel - 515.2p (46kg) - E P M Lawson, High Boonwood
•Suffolk - 448.9p (45kg) - I Powley, Green Mash
•Charollais - 437.2p (43kg) - M/s Jackson, Frizington Parks
•Cheviot - 425.6p (43kg) - C Bunting, Harley Croft

📊 𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝘼𝙑𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙂𝙀𝙎 📊

• E Cranston, 51 Croftlands – 11 Av £226.45
• R & E Campbell, High Field House – 3 Av £224.66
• RM & ER Jackson, Scalesmoor - 6 Av £221
• JJ Crichton, Loughrigg - 12 Av £216.33
• R W Carr, Croftside Farm - 11 Av £213.55
• E P M Lawson, High Boonwood - 39 Av £212.67

🐏 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙈𝙀 𝙃𝙊𝙂𝙂𝙎 🐏

• Texel – £220 – A & D Smith, Kelmore Hills
• Suffolk – £183 – MJ & JE Graham, Lynedraw Farm
•Herdwick - £156 - DJ & MJ Hoggarth, Old Hall Farm

🐑 𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝙀𝙒𝙀𝙎 🐑

💰 Overall average £169.55 🔥

• Beltex - £315 - JJ Crichton, Loughrigg
• Texel – £300 – M Stockdale, Crosshow Farm
• Dutch Texel - £240 - M Stockdale, Crosshow Farm
• Suffolk - £238 - L Cleave, Okehampton
• Blue Texel - £235 - A & C Watson, Rowan Garth
• Charollais - £220 - SH Pickthall, Swallow Heights
• Cheviot Mule - £210 - MJ Lawson, Pasture House
• Bleu De Maine - £208 - R W Carr, Croftside Farm
• Dutch Spotted - £207 - MJ Lawson, Pasture House
• Mule - £192 - A Ashburner, 1 Summerhill
• Grey Faced Dartmoor - £170 - L Cleave, Okehampton
• Herdwick - £168 - G & E Bell, Meade Cottage
• Cheviot - £166 - MJ Lawson, Pasture House
• Romney - £160 - N Jasper, Devon
• Swaledale - £136 - MJ Lawson, Pasture House

🐏 𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝙍𝘼𝙈𝙎 🐏

• Texel - £270 - G Stamper, Dearham Row
• Beltex - £228 - G Stamper, Dearham Row
• Charollais - £214 - G Stamper, Dearham Row
• Blue Texel - £200 - C & R Edmunds, Oaklands
• Cheviot - £200 - G Beresford, Angerton Hall
• Suffolk - £200 - JC & SE Little, The Guards
• Swaledale - £178 - M & MA Ridley, Haltcliffe
• Herdwick - £152 - DJ & MJ Hoggarth, Old Hall Farm

𝙈𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝘼𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤 𝙇𝙩𝙙 • 𝙇𝒂𝙠𝙚𝙡𝒂𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 • 𝘾𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝

☎️ 𝟬𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟬 𝟴𝟮𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲
📧 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸.𝗰𝗼.𝘂𝗸

𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌
James Little - 07498 385577
Bradley Thompson - 07794 552603
Lilly Hodgson - 07789 841466
David Walker - 07747 633829

James Little getting some much needed auctioneering practice tonight at Lamplugh YFC mock auction , a huge thank you to M/s Harper , West House for inviting us along , it’s great to support the farmers of the future 🧑‍🌾🔨

Wednesday 1st July

Show & Sale of Lake District Prime Beef
Show & Sale of Single Prime Lamb

Please advise entries to a member of the sales team

Friday 19th June

Sale of 212 Stirks, Feeding Bulls and Store Cattle
Sale to commence at 10:30am

For any more information please contact a member of the sales team -
James Little - 07498 385577
Bradley Thompson - 07794 552603
Lilly Hodgson - 07789 841466
David Walker - 07747 633829

Proven Charolais Bull required for a client , TB4 and ready for work.

Please contact James Little on 07498385577 for enquiries

𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓

Wednesday 10th June 2026

“Mitchell’s make their mark 💪🏼 a trade so good even the local accountants have realised selling their lambs in Mitchell’s stacks up fast 🤑, ewes £15-20 dearer than competitors and lamb prices you’ll struggle to see elsewhere, there’s no need to travel , new buyers in attendance, more sheep forward for sale and a great atmosphere ringside, now’s the time to come and give us a try”

𝟏𝟏𝟔𝟕 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

☄️Prime lambs to 600p per kilo to Bowland Foods Ltd , Preston
☄️Prime lambs to £270 to Bowland Foods Ltd, Preston
☄️Cast Ewes to £300 to Shan UK , Ossett

🐑 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙈𝙀 𝙇𝘼𝙈𝘽𝙎 🐑

💰 Overall average £196.61 🔥

𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙀 𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝘿
• Beltex – £270 – R & S Purdham, Low Boonwood
• Texel – £258 – J & D Hodgson, Parsonage Farm
• Suffolk – £234 – P & J Mitchinson, Ryhola Meadow

𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙀 𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙆𝙄𝙇𝙊
•Beltex - 600p - R & S Purdham, Low Boonwood
•Texel - 548.9p - J & D Hodgson, Parsonage Farm
•Suffolk - 462.5p - RM & ER Jackson, Scalesmoor

📊 𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝘼𝙑𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙂𝙀𝙎 📊

• RM & ER Jackson, Scalesmoor – 6 @ 50kg – £230.67
• R & S Purdham, Low Boonwood – 6 @ 45kg – £230.33
• J & D Hodgson, Parsonage Farm – 3 @ 48kg – £226.00

🐏 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙈𝙀 𝙃𝙊𝙂𝙂𝙎 🐏

• Texel – £230 – M/s Harrison, High Croft & M Stockdale, Crosshow Farm
• Mule – £196 – G Smith, Kelmore Hills
• Suffolk – £188 – M/s Wilson, Meadow Farm

🐑 𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝙀𝙒𝙀𝙎 🐑

💰 Overall average £163.61 🔥

• Texel – £300 – Aghalanna Farms
• Dutch Spotted – £226 – Aghalanna Farms
• Suffolk – £210 – Aghalanna Farms
• Bluefaced Leicester – £200 – M/s Cowx, Town End
• Mule – £166 – M/s Richardson, Low Garth
• Herdwick - £144 - M/s Shuttleworth, Ghyll Farm
• Scotch Blackface - £135 - Aghalanna Farms

🐏 𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝙍𝘼𝙈𝙎 🐏

• Charollais – £215 – M/s Hodgson, Stybeck Farm
• Beltex – £210 – M/s Mattindon, Burthwaite Farm
• Suffolk – £210 – JP Graham, The Wreay
• Texel – £209 – M/s Hodgson, Stybeck Farm
• Cheviot – £200 – M/s Hodgson, Stybeck Farm

🐄 𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝘾𝙊𝙒𝙎 – 𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝘿 🐄

• Limousin – £2,261.16 – K Thompson, Brackenridge
• British Blue – £2,092.23 – M/s Taylor & Gill, Fell End
• Holstein Friesian – £1,938.47 – B Burrough, Waites Farm
• British Friesian – £1,902.14 – JC Farries & Sons, Stainburn Hall Farm

📈 𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝘾𝙊𝙒𝙎 – 𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙆𝙄𝙇𝙊 📈

• Limousin – 309.5p – AJ Wood, Woodhall Brow Farm
• British Blue – 291.5p – M/s Taylor & Gill, Fell End
• British Friesian – 259.5p – JC Farries & Sons, Stainburn Hall Farm
• Holstein Friesian – 259.5p – B Burrough, Waites Farm

𝙈𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝘼𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤 𝙇𝙩𝙙 • 𝙇𝒂𝙠𝙚𝙡𝒂𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 • 𝘾𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝

☎️ 𝟬𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟬 𝟴𝟮𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲
📧 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸.𝗰𝗼.𝘂𝗸