North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 28th February
Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM’s & Store Cattle Lancaster Auction Mart Friday 23rd February It was great to have another entry of over three hundred Store Cattle in the Market this week. Stores sold to a continued strong trade, where all were eagerly bid for. There were plenty of good cattle selling in excess of the £1,300 mark. Aberdeen Angus steers topped at £1390 from W & A Cardwell of Stalmine followed by Angus Steers to £1360 from M Shepherd and Sons of Pilling. British Blue heifers sold to £1,390 from Haven Lea Farms of Hindley followed by £1,350 from R Capstick and Son of Ingleton. There were plenty of short keep cattle selling in the £1,200s. Black and white steers sold to a top of £1,110 from MG & J Parker of Wennington. Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1390 Well House Farm; £1360 Pasture House Farm; £1220 Yew Tree Farm. MEUSE RHINE ISSEL: £1290 Dunningwell Farm; £1270 High Green; £1240 High Moorhead. BRITISH BLUE: £1220 Pasture House Farm; £1140 Stubb Hall Farm; £1110 Mill House Farm. SHORTHORN: £1170 Old Woodhouse; £1040 Oatland Farm; £1020 Barrowfield. CHAROLAIS: £1140 Brown Edge; £1090 Ballacutchel Farms. HEREFORD: £1120 Gulf Farm; £1030 Ballacutchel Farms. FRIEISAN: £1110 Lodge Farm; £930 Yew Tree Farm; £920 Lathwaite Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1100 Gaskell House. BLONDE D’AQUTAINE: £1100 Intack Farm; £900 Old Glasson. STORE HEIFERS – BRITISH BLUE: £1390 Haven Lea; £1350 Fell End Farm; £1220 High House. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1180 Low Stanger Thwaite; £1140 Intack Farm; £1100 Church Street. LIMOUSIN: £1170 Dunningwell Farm; £1140 Whelpside Farm; £1120 Ballacutchel Farms. CHAROLAIS: £1140 High House; £1130 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd; £1090 Brown Edge. SIMMENTAL: £1090 Gaskell House. HEREFORD: £960 Church Street; £950 Elmridge Farm; £940 Corney Hill Farm. BLONDE D’AQUTAINE: £960 Gaskell House.
There was a bumper entry of Cast Cows forward today, with 141 going under the gavel and selling to the continuing strong trade with an overall Market average of 121p/kg. Topping today’s trade was an Aberdeen Angus OTM Steer selling to 209.5p/kg from Oatland Farms, Isle of Man. OTM heifers sold to 184p/kg for British Blues from C Wilson of Witherslack. Beef cows sold to a top 181p/kg for Limousins from G & P Middleton of Sedbergh with plenty of good fleshed, young beef cows easily selling in excess of 160p/kg. OTM Friesian heifers sold to 164.5p/kg or £1,100 from JS & KM Wilson & Son of Natland. Black and white cows sold to a top of 139.5p/kg numerous times with a top gross per head for £1,146 from FW Rhodes & Son of Ellel. A larger number of cast beef bulls today, saw Aberdeen Angus bulls sell to £1,254 from G & D Ball & Son of Great Eccleston with Limousin bulls selling to 154.5p/kg or £1,205 from M & L Preece of Kirkby Lonsdale. All dairy cows in the market today averaged 115p/kg. Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COWS – LIMOUSIN: 181.5 Low House; 169.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd; 147.5 Oatland Farm. FLEKVIEH: 174.5 Green Lane End Farm; 129.5 White Lund Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 169.5 Nether Hall Farm. MONTBELIARDE: 137.5 New House Farm; 131.5 Green Lane End Farm; 129.5 White Lund Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 144.5 Post Office Farm. MEUSE RHINE ISSEL: 139.5 Village Farm. FRIESIAN: 139.5 Lathwaite Farm; 139.5 Boon Town Farm; 129.5 Barrow Greaves Farm. SIMMENTAL: 137.5 Moss Gate Farm. HEREFORD: 134.5 Low Dubbs Farm; 127.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. SWEDISH RED AND WHITE: 117.5 Bainsbank Farm; 111.5 Holme Head; 109.5 White Lund Farm. NORWEGIAN RED: 117.5 Holme Head. CAST HEIFERS – BRITISH BLUE: 184.5 Nether Hall Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 169.5 Village Farm; 129.5 Intack Farm. FRIESIAN: 164.5 High House; 124.5 New House CAST STEER – ABERDEEN ANGUS: 209.5 Oatland Farm. FRIESIAN: 144.5 Outerthwaite Farm; 129.5 Oatland Farm. CAST BULL – LIMOUSIN: 154.5 High House Farm; 149.5 Colt Park. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 119.5 Post Office Farm.
The monthly sale of Stirks plus weekly sale of Calves had over 100 forward. There was a good trade throughout with many buyers leaving empty handed; many more could have easily been sold to the advantage of the vendors. The trade topped for yearling Hereford bullocks from JS Taylor of Lancaster selling to £745 with others to £685 with plenty of native bullocks selling in the late six hundreds. Eight month old Limousin bulls sold to a top of £625 from TE & M Kidd of Ellel. The large number of black and whites in the Market met with plenty of interest and trade. Black and white bulls sold to £440 from RE & P Miller of Barnacre closely followed by 5 month old bulls to £380 from J & CW Metcalfe & Son of Quernmore. A buoyant calf trade saw weaned black and whites sell to £265 from Drinkall Bros of Over Wyresdale closely followed by others making £250 from the same good home. Black and whites still on milk sold to £170 twice from Drinkall Bros and Barker Farms of Warton with all black and whites forward averaging £103.61. Beef calves sold twice to £260 from S Mawson & Son of Orton for Angus bulls and Limousins to £260 from A & L Gardner of Quernmore. The next Monthly Stirk sale at Lancaster will take place on Friday 30th March 2018 Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – ABERDEEN ANGUS: £220 Moor House; £220 Tills Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £140 North Farm. BULL CALF – FRIESIAN: £265; £250 Catshaw Hall Farm; £170 Cotestone Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £260 Moor House; £240 Rose Farm. LIMOUSIN: £260 Redfields. SHORTHORN: £240 Redfields. BRITISH BLUE: £235 North Farm. BULL STIRK – LIMOUSIN: £625 Booth Hall; £400 Hare Apple Tree. FRIESIAN: £440 Lower Lingart; £380 Hare Apple Tree. HEIFER STIRK – ABERDEEN ANGUS: £640 Upper Greenbank; £520 Willow Farm; £495 Higher Brundhurst Farm. HEREFORD: £600 Upper Greenbank; £300 Booth Hall. SHORTHORN: £460 Upper Greenbank. LIMOUSIN: £450 Hare Apple Tree. BRITISH BLUE: £440 Cinderbarrow Farm. CONTINENTAL: £380 Longwood House. FRIESIAN: £150 Booth Hall. BULLOCK STIRK –HEREFORD: £745 Farmdale Road; £660 Upper Greenbank. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £675 Upper Greenbank; £650 Willow Farm; £535 Higher Brundhurst Farm. SHORTHORN: £590 Upper Greenbank. BRITISH BLUE: £570 Higher Brundhurst Farm. CONTINENTAL: £380 Longwood House.
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Lancaster Sale Reports Monday 26th February A larger entry of 400 Prime Hoggs forward this week at Lancaster selling to an overall market average of 200p/kg. There were plenty of continental hoggs selling in excess of 210p/kg topping at 219p/kg for Texel’s from T & CM Kelsall of Chipping. Once again plenty of heavier hoggs sold in excess of £100 topping at £111 for Suffolk’s from G Riley of Bolton le Sands, FK & F Woodhouse of Scorton selling Leicester’s to £110 and MJ & K Ayrton of Thurnham selling Texel’s to £108 Mule Hoggs sold to a top of £94 or 209p/kg from AG Butler of Hambleton, with horned hoggs to 205p/kg or £84 for Scottish Blackfaces from WM Pye of Ashton with Stodday.
Prime Hogg Top Prices: SUFFOLK: £111 5 Maddison Avenue, £105, £101 North Farm, £98.50 5 Maddison Avenue, £98 North Farm, £95 Bambers Farm. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £110 Fell End Farm. TEXEL: £108 Bambers Farm, £103 North Farm, £100 Fell End Farm, £99 Bambers Farm, £98 Middle Ridge Farm, £97 North Farm. MULE: £96 Fell End Farm, £94 Park Farm Barn, £85 Tarnwater Farm, £72 Low Kit Brow, £64 Brown Brook. CHAROLLAIS: £88 Throstle Grove Farm, Park Farm Barn, £80 Mill House Farm. SCOTCHBLACK FACE: £84, £80 Tarnwater Farm. CHEVIOT: £79 Tarnwater Farm. BELTEX: £78 11 Oak Avenue, £75 Fell End Farm. HORNED: £78 Fell End Farm, £74 Brown Brook, £71 Fell End Farm. SWALEDALE: £76.50 Sykes Farm, £68 Moss House Farm.
A larger entry of Cast Sheep in the market sold to a stronger trade with all well bid for. The trade topped at £79 firstly for Continental ewes from MJ & C Lund of Quernmore and then again for Mule ewes from FK & F Woodhouse of Scorton. Plenty of others ewes sold in the seventies. Horned ewes sold to £69 and £66 from FK & F Woodhouse of Scorton.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: MULE: £79, £75 Fell End Farm, £66 Burrow Heights Farm, £62 Springfield Farm, £59 Fell End Farm, £57 Burrow Heights Farm. TEXEL: £79 Corney Hill Farm, £75 Burrow Heights Farm, 11 Oak Avenue, £70 Forgelands Estate, £69 Corney Hill Farm, £68 Bambers Farm. SUFFOLK: £71 Burrow Heights Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £70 Corney Hill Farm. DALESBRED: £69, £66, £44 Fell End Farm. DORSET: £69 Corney Hill Farm.
NORTH WEST AUCTIONS are pleased to announce a new working relationship in conjunction with HASSALL BROTHERS to operate the Dairy Sales through NWA Lancaster & Junction 36, this will take immediate effect. The Dairy Sales at our Lancaster site will be moved to a TUESDAY, with the next sale being held on TUESDAY 20TH MARCH, with entries closing on Friday 9th March. We would like to take this opportunity to invite yourselves to attend a Launch Night celebrating this new partnership, to give yourselves chance to discuss with members of both companies the new sale structure. This is to be held on Monday 5th March from 7.30pm at Lancaster Auction, refreshments will be provided. We welcome your attendance and if you could please advise our office if you are able to attend, for numbers for the catering. We look forward to seeing you on the night.
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J36 Sale Reports Tuesday 27th February The Prime Pig sale saw 15 forward at the sale held on the fourth Tuesday of each month. All pigs forward were well bred and finished white gilts and castrated boars. There was plenty of interest which reflected in a strong market average of 136p/kg. The top price of the day was £130 or 148p/kg for a pen of six castrated boars from D Nicholson of Cockermouth with gilts from the same home selling to £122. All prime forwards forward averaged £122 per head with all pigs forward weighing between 64kg and 89kg. This week’s Prime Hogg sale saw the strongest trade seen for some time, with a smaller entry of 600 forward selling to a market average of 216p/kg. Hoggs weighing between 39kg and 45kg sold to an average of 222p/kg. The trade topped today for Heavy weight Texel Hoggs at £131 and £129 from JB Airey of Kendal. Beltex Hoggs sold to a top of £127 from JG Harryman of Hawkshead. Heavy weight Hoggs were in big demand with all weighing over 46kgs selling to an average of 214p/kg. Beltex and best conformation Hoggs sold in excess of the 240p/kg mark topping at 265p/kg and 258p/kg from JG Harryman of Hawkshead. There were numerous pens of mid forty kilo well finished Continental Hoggs selling over £100. Hill bred Hoggs saw heavy weight Dalesbred’s sell to a top of £106 from BD Gill of Ingleton.Mules topped at £102 for 45kg from EJ & M Redmayne of Samlesbury closely followed by J & CG Redmayne of Samlesbury selling 45kg to £100. Masham’ sold to £99.50 from DC Miller of Claughton on Brock.
Prime Hogg Top Prices: PRIME HOGGS – TEXEL: £131 5 Mint Close; £127 The Borrans; £127 Lawkland Hall Farm. BETLEX: £127 The Galleon; £104 Hall Croft Barn; £92 28 Blea Tarn Road. SUFFOLK: £123 Low Woodedge Farm; £114 St Annes Farm; £97 Curedale Hall Farm. DALESBRED: £106 Yarlsber. MULE: £102 Blakey Hey Farm; £100 Curedale Hall Farm; £98.50 Cobble Hey Farm. MASHAM: £99.50 Cobble Hey Farm. CHEVIOT: £95.50 Cuerdale Hall Farm; £86.50 Hartrigg; £77 Moss End Farm. CHAROLAIS: £89.50 The Galleon; £89 Hodgsons Green Farm; £78 Cove Road. SWALEDALE: £87.50 Wilcock Farm. HERDWICK: £84 Cockley Beck Farm; £77 Wilcock Farm. ROUGH FELL: £81.50 Boundary Beck; £73.50 Moss End Farm. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £80 Moors Farm. CONTINENTAL: £80 Brow Head. HORNED: £72 Higher Salter. KERRY HILL: £72 Hutton Roof Hall.
A smaller entry of Cast Sheep forward sold to a strong trade. Best continental ewes sold in excess of £100 selling to a top of £117 from AE Atkinson of Endmoor closely followed by IL Dixon of Cantsfield selling to £110. Beltex ewes topped at £103 from LM & C Whitaker of Kirkby in Furness with plenty of continental and Suffolk ewes selling either side of the ninety-pound mark. Best mule ewes sold over the eighty-pound mark topping at £86 from J & L Tyson of Milnthorpe with W Garnett and Son of Milnthorpe selling to £84. Horned ewes topped at £70 for Dalesbred’s from BD Gill of Ingleton closely followed by Rough fells from GR Park and Sons of Whinfell selling to £64 and Herdwick’s to £58 from D Wood of Rivington.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: CAST EWES – TEXEL: £117 Stubb Farm; £110 Cantsfield Hall; £109 Ackenthwaite Farm. BELTEX: £103 Moorland Cottage. SUFFOLK: £99 Howe Farm; £96 Hall Croft Barn. MULE: £86 Gaitbarrow Farm; £84 Ackenthwaite Farm; £83 Lawkland Hall Farm. LLEYN: £86 Gaitbarrow Farm. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £83 Lawkland Hall Farm; £54 Roundthwaite. ZWARTBLE: £76 Applegarth. CHEVIOT: £74 Low Tarn Green; £61 Moorland Cottage. RYELAND: £74 Tarnside Quarry. DALESBRED: £70 Yarlsber. ROUGH FELL: £64 Low Deepslack; £62 Croft Foot Farm; £50 Applegarth. HERDWICK: £58 Wilcock Farm; £47 Thrang. SWALEDALE: £45 Lawkland Hall Farm; £44 Roundthwaite; £41 Brookside. CAST RAM – TEXEL: £93 Low Chapel Farm; £91 Hood Ridding Farm; £82 Hutton Roof Hall. TEESWATER: £84 Yarlsber. ZWARTBLE: £55 Applegarth. HERDWICK: £52 Cockley Beck Farm. CHAROLAIS: £51 Cockley Beck Farm. DALESBRED: £51 Yarlsber.
On Farm Machinery & Implements Dispersal Sale On behalf of DW & NM Alderson, Kirkby Lonsdale Saturday 10th March 2018 11am Entries include 4x4, Vehicles & ATV’s:- 2003 New Holland TS115 7500hrs; 2009 New Holland T6010 c/w NH Loader 4500hrs; 1982 International 585 c/w Loader 4150hrs; 2014 Honda Foreman 2027hrs; Honda Fourtrax; 2005 Nissan Navara 97237 miles. Trailers:- Hudson 12’ Livestock Trailer c/w sheep decks & division gates; 7’ Livestock Trailer; 2 x Quad Bike Trailers; Twin Axle Tipping Trailer; 14’ Hay Trailer; 12’ 6 Bale Trailer. Machinery & Equipment: - Dowdeswell 1550 Rotaspreader; John Deere 242A Conventional Baler; 2005 Amazone ZA-X Perfect 1402 Fert. Spreader; Fraser 1400gal Tanker; Fleming Super 800 Side Topper; PZ380 Haybob; Fleming Yard Scraper; 2013 Pottinger 6 rota Scaling Out Machine; 2007 Kuhn GMD 702 GII Mower; 2017 Fleming 4’ Shear grab; Daleside 6’ Bucket; 10’ Land Roller; 16’ Chain Harrows; Tanco 56 Bale Carrier; PTO Saw Bench; Star Slurry Stirrer; Pallet Forks; 3 Point Linkage Bale Carrier; Silage Pusher Up; Hydraulic Bale Squeeze; Lister Electric Elevator; 2500l Bunded Diesel Tank c/w Pump. Livestock Equipment inc. IAE Cattle Crush c/w Weigh Scale; Calf Dehorning Crush; IAE Sheep Weigh Crate, feed bin, sheep hurdles, lamb adopters, creep feeders, hayracks, cattle and sheep troughs, cattle clippers etc. Workshop Equipment & Tools inc. PTO Generator; Compressor & CAMARC Welder
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Monday 5 March 9am 700 PRIME HOGGS followed 200 CAST SHEEP 11am Opening Sale of SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT Entries inc.15 Cont/Mule Ewes with Lambs at Foot
Friday 9th March 10.15am 60 REARING CALVES 10.15am 150 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11.15am 400 STORE CATTLE Last Wk Blks to £1390 & Hfrs to £1390 Wednesday 14th March at 10.30am Sale of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Please advise the office of entries. Email photos to info@nwauctions.co.uk
Farm to Farm 15 Mule Gimmer Hoggs scanned In-Lamb to a Texel Tup due April
Tuesday 20th March at 11.15am Monthly Sale of DAIRY CATTLE in conjunction with HASSALL BROTHERS
Limousin Breeding Bull 20m
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Contact Ian Atkinson on 07766 521472 Aberdeen Angus Breeding Bulls 18-22m 80 Dry Mule Hoggs Contact Bradley Thompson on 07867 000244 Sheep Big bale haylage and Beef cow big bale silage for sale Caton area Contact John 079641 94845
Sheep Dog Pups For Sale From working parents Sire - R Hutchinson’s Sweep ISDS registered, vaccinated, microchipped
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Saturday 3 March at 10.30am Sale of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Entries inc. Vicon 1200kg Fertiliser Spreader, Kverneland 3 Furrow Plough JF Stegsted Corn Drill, Sheep Trailer, Drain Jetter, Cattle Crush, Kverneland KD814 Straw Chopper, 3 tonne Tipping Trailer, Ifor Williams GD64 Trailer, Polaris Ranger 2015, Quad Bikes Full list of entries online Tuesday 6th March 11am Opening Weekly Sale of SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT Entries inc.10 Cont Ewes with Texel/Suffolk Lambs at Foot 1pm 2000 PRIME HOGGS followed by 750 CAST SHEEP
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200 Year Charity Dinner Dance
Thursday 8th March – NO SALE Tuesday 13th March at 10.30am Monthly Sale of all classes of PIGS please advise the office of entries
On Saturday 10th February we held our 200 Year Charity Dinner Dance at J36. There was 500 people in attendance helping raise £17,500 for R.A.B.I and North West Air Ambulance. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our sponsors and supporters who helped make this night a huge success.
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Thursday 15th March at 11am Closing Sale of STORE HOGGS Entries close Wednesday 7th March Thursday 22nd March Show & Sale of SUCKLER BRED STORE CATTLE Entries close Wednesday 14th March