Weekly Report and Newsletter - 21st June 2023 J36 Rural Auction Centre: June Online Machinery Sale. The June collective online machinery sale saw one of the largest entries to date, with over 2000 lots entered with a highly successful clearance rate achieved. The sale peaked at £18,600 for a Massey Ferguson 5255 four wheel drive direct from a local farm, with other tractors to £5500 for a ford 5610 two wheel drive with loader and £3000 for a Massey Ferguson 240 two wheel drive tractor. A large number of vehicles were entered in this months sales, with pick-ups to £9000 for a 2016 Ford Ranger, £8600 for a ‘64’ plate Land Rover Freelander, 6100 Nissan Navara ‘16’ plate and £2800 for a Toyota Land Cruiser 2002. Several plant vehicles sold to £7500 for a three tonne dumper, £5800 for a 1.5 Kubota digger, £4500 for a Bobcat skid steer and £3200 for a Sanderson Telehandler. Well maintained seasonal equipment sold to exceptional demand, with Khun triple mowers at £7800, Claas tedder £7600, Khun tedder £5100, Vicon rake £4000 and Pottinger rake £3600. Over 100 trailers of all classes and types attracted nationwide interest, with an Ifor Williams sheep show trailer achieving £3500, Ifor Williams 14 foot livestock trailer £3200, Ifor Williams flat bed trailer £2800, Ifor Williams two horse trailer £2600, eight tonne tipping trailer £2300, 10 tonne silage trailer £2100 and Ifor Williams tipping plant trailer £1900. Other items of interest in this month sale included; John Deer ride on mower at £4000, Stiga ride on mower £2500, spearhead hedge cutter £2500, Kawasaki Mule £4400, sheep shower £2100, Flemming topper £1950, Honda ATV £1900, Bailey two birth caravan £1850, four stand shearling trailer £1500, Welger baler £1500, six pallets of green slate £1450, Mitsubishi forklift £1000 and Logic weed wiper £950. This ever increasing popular sale attracts customers from throughout the UK and overseas, with sale prices achieved regularly exceeding seller expectations. For all machinery enquires please contact Matthew Probert on 07540446667.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Monday 17th June 2024. Prime Lambs A lighter show of lambs were forward, which could be expected with the festival. Trade was sharper then first thought, with an average of 387p/kg achieved, for lambs ranging from 30kg to 57kg. A ring full of heavy Suffolks sold to £197 from G Sagar & Son, Caton with the same good home selling other pens to £185 and £184. Texels sold to £184 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Best bred lambs saw a ring full of Texel cross to 442p/kg from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham with Beltex to 440p/kg from KA Purtill, Wigan. Many more of the best were 405p/kg plus. Light weight lambs full of meat were in keen demand, with a pen of 38kg lambs selling to £168 from KA Purtill, Wigan. More lambs are needed on a weekly basis, for our ever increasing ringside of buyers. Prime Lambs Top Prices: Suffolk: £197, £185, £184 New Parkside Farm, £148 Old Park Farm, £131 Lower Highfield. Texel: £184 North Farm, £178 Lower Highfield Farm, £178 Cock Hall Farm, £177 Little Fell, £175 North Farm, £174 Oak Aveune. Continental: £170, £148, £147 Dockensall Farm, £118 Oak Aveune. Dorset: £164, £154, £137 Corney Hill Farm. Ryeland: £150 Old Parkside Farm. Hampshire: £135, £116 Castle O Trim.