Weekly Report and Newsletter- 4th October 2024 L&K Group Plc Shares for Sale We have a number of L&K Group plc shares for sale and are being offered for sale by tender with a closing date of 10am on Thursday 10 October 2024. If you would like to learn more about the sale, number of shares or how to bid, please email our Company Secretary: k.black@landkgroup.co.uk or for more details, please see our website https://www.nwauctions.co.uk/lk-group/shares-for-sale.aspx
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Draft Ewe Day, Friday 27th September 2024. 4490 DRAFT EWES FORWARD FOR THE ANNUAL DRAFT EWE DAY SALE Swaledales All classes of Swaledales in massive demand, and nice to sell throughout the sale. The pre sale show was kindly judged by Jimmy Bell and Frank Kitching, who we thank for their time and expertise, and sponsored by MB Nutrition, Carrs Billington, Lake District National Park & Joe Taylforth Sheep Scanning. They awarded the prizes as follows: 10 SWALEDALE EWES (3 CROP UPWARDS) 1st Messrs Hutchinson, Bridge Farm- £210 2nd JE & DJ Hutchinson, Hebblethwaite- £240 3rd Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm- £250 10 SWALEDALE EWES (1 & 2 CROP) 1st E & A Wear, Grove Farm- £430 2nd GH & C Marwood & Sons, Hill Top Farm- £245 3rd R & A Taylforth, Side Farm- £195 10 SWALEDALE GIMMER SHEARLINGS 1st JA Alderson, Barras Farm- £250 2nd JA Simpson, Millstones- £225 3rd A Hartley, Tuner Hall- £240 10 SWALEDALE GIMMER LAMBS 1st Forrest Hall Farm LLP, Forest Hall- £92 2nd Forrest Hall Farm LLP, Forest Hall- £90 3rd RA Lancaster, Green Cottages- £88 CHAMPION – E & A Wear, Grove Farm RESERVE CHAMPION – GH & C Marwood & Sons, Hill Top Farm Top end Swaledale ewes were regularly £170-£200, with good farming ewes £130-£160 with only smaller leaner ewes £120 or less. 2857 Swaledales ewes averaged £140.79, which is £23.43 up on the year. The champion pen of 2 crop ewes from E & A Wear, Hartsop went on to sell for £430. RS & BA Harker, Overthwaite sold their top pen of 3 crop ewes to £250 with Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale selling 3 crop ewes also at £250. Closely followed behind was GH & C Marwood, Newsham with 1 and 2 crop ewes achieving £245. JE & DJ Hutchinson, Cautley had 3 crop ewes making £240, with E & A Wear, Hartsop also at £240 with 2 crop ewes. A much admired run from Calderside Farm, Garstang topping at £230 for 3 crop ewes. Swaledale shearlings saw top pens £200+, with plenty of honest working sorts from £170-£190. 583 Swaledale shearlings averaged £163.22, which is £39.22 up on the year. This section was topped at £250 from JA Alderson, Kirkby Stephen closely followed by Anthony Hartley, Seathwaite at £240, who sold others at £225. RF & CE Hodgson, Pennington achieved £235 closely followed by JA Simpson, Barnacre selling their much admired pen at £225. Gimmer lambs concluded the Swaledale section, with 145 Swaledale gimmer lambs averaging £65.78. This section topped at £92 and £90 from the well followed annual consignment from Forest Hall Farm, Kendal closely followed by RA Lancaster, Coniston at £88. Other Hill Breeds Cheviot ewes averaged £98.54 with J Woof, Firbank saw a top of £195 and £180 for his 2 crop ewes. Cheviot shearlings averaged £149.02 with Naddle Farm, Penrith topping the shearlings at £162 and £152. 100 Herdwick ewes forward averaged £84.35. G Stephenson, Ravenstonedale topped at £98 and £92. Closely followed behind by RN Hoggarth, Howgill at £90 with VJ Edgar, Brampton also at £90.