North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 25th July
Lancaster Auction Mart Dairy Cattle Tuesday 17th July There was a great line up of milking cows and heifers at the July Lancaster sale, the show was kindly judged this month by Thomas Hull, who did a great job as he had many great animals to pick from. A really pleasing sale today with, once again, a consistent trade from start to finish, with the top call coming for animals with strength and volumes of milk, a real high demand for animals in this category. The champion animal was from the Inman Family, Witherslack with a superb cow which was first prize in the cow class, Witherslack Mincio Sweetie (VG85) calved 25 days and was yielding 43.kg daily, this great cow was secured by S Forshaw & Sons, Alston, Preston for £2,520. The Reserve Champion was from Drinkall Brothers of Wyresdale, Pennine Poppy 1354 this heifer won the heifer class and went on to be crowned Reserve Champion; this heifer was secured by S Forshaw & Sons, Alston, Preston for £2,200. Selling for £2,400 was a tremendously well bred heifer from H Wright & Son, Kendal, Berryholme Solomon Flo, a granddaughter of the great Holmland Storm Flo (Ex94-5E) LP110 29*, much interest was generated for this super heifer yielding 35kg daily, she was purchased by William Oldfield for his Gisburn based herd. A great heifer from M J & H Atkinson of Quernmore, Lancashire realised at £2,100, Wyredale Superstyle Sylvia 94th calved on the 2nd July and was yielding 30.kg daily, this heifer was secured by JB &JB Lawson of Cockerham. £2,000 was achieved for a sweet heifer from the Inman family, Witherslack Fantasmic Kate, calved 21 days and yielding 37.kg daily was secured by BF Blezard Ltd, of Preston. The Tomlisnon family consigned a great run of heifers winning the pairs class, selling to £1,920 for Bilsrow Flame Marie, a heifer which calved on the 30th June and was achieving a daily yield of 28kg, purchased by JB & JB Lawson of Cockerham. There was a really good consignment of animals and all vendors must be congratulated on the quality turnout which makes this sale very appealing for sourcing reputable cattle which will go on and do well in their new homes. More animals are needed to fulfil buyer’s demands, as choice is always the name of the game. Show Results Class one – Non-Halter Led Heifer 1st Lot 13, Messrs Drinkall Bros, Pennine Poppy 1354, £2200 2nd Lot 7, DJ & S Tomlinson, Bilsrow Larwood Sarene, £1550 3rd Lot 6, DJ & S Tomlinson, Bilsrow Larwood Erica, £1700 Class two – Best Cow 1st Lot 20, The Inman Family, Witherslack Mincio Sweetie, £2520 2nd Lot 16, MJ & H Atkinson, Wyredale Mika Aster 175, £1820 Class three - Best Pair of Heifers Lot 6, Bilsrow Larwood Erica & Lot 7 Bilsrow Larwood Sarene, DJ & S Tomlinson Champion Lot 20, The Inman Family, Witherslack Mincio Sweetie, £2520 Reserve Champion Lot 13, Messrs Drinkall Bros, Pennine Poppy 1354, £2200
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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 20th July The weekly sale of Store Cattle saw a catalogue entry of 280. The trade saw well meated, short term cattle a good trade, plainer medium types of cattle slightly harder to place with young well grown cattle continuing to be good to sell. The trade twice sold to a top of £1400, firstly from JA & LR Wilson of Millom with a Limousin bullock and then Angus bullocks from EW & CR Clegg and Sons of Stalmine. There was plenty of bullocks selling into the £1300 bracket. Heifers sold to £1180 from PF Lee of Over Wyresdale with a Charolais. Store Cattle Top Prices: Store Bullocks ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1400 Yew Tree Farm, £1370 Old Glasson Farm, £1350 21 Sycamore Avenue, £1300 Middle Grange Farm, £1160 New Ridge Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1400, £1290 Dunningwell Farm, £1270 Middle Grange Farm, £1250 Billinge Hall, £1240 Dunningwell Farm. STABILISER: £1270 21 Sycamore Avenue. SIMMENTAL: £1250 Yew Tree Farm, £1240 Billinge Hall, £1160 Billinge Hall Farm. MONTBELIARDE: £1250 Bensons Farm, £1150 21 Sycamore Avenue, £910 Docker Hall, £750 Sunderland Brows Farm, £740 Docker Hall Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1200 Yew Tree Farm, £1110 King Bank Farm, Bensons Farm, £1060 King Bank Farm, £660 Docker Hall Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1190 21 Sycamore Avenue, £1100 Old Glasson Farm. HEREFORD: £1130, £1120, £1100 21 Sycamore Avenue, £1090 King Bank Farm, £1050 Greenbank Farm. BEEF SHORTHORN: £1130 Cock Hall Farm, £1090 Old Glasson Farm, £920 Parkers Farm. BLONDE D’AQUITAINE: £1090 Greenbank Farm. FLEKVIEH: £1030 New House Farm, £710 Bull Bank Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £1030 Ellers Farm, £930 Parkers Farm, £920 Ribble Bank Farm, £860 Bradley Farm. Store Heifers CHAROLAIS: £1180 Lower Swainhead Farm. SWEDISH RED AND WHITE: £1140 King Bank Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1080 Rose Hill Farm, West Lynn, £1000 New House Farm, £980 Cracalt Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1080 Endmoor Farm, £1060 Manor House Farm. BLONDE D’AQUITAINE: £1080 West Lynn. BEEF SHORTHORN: £1080 Rose Hill Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1080 Yew Tree Farm, £1050 Ellers Farm, Lower Swainhead Farm, 11 Kimberley Avenue, £1020 Holme House. HEREFORD: £910 Brow Foot Farm, £880 Whinney Garth.
There were a few less Cast Cows on offer this morning selling to a slightly easier trade then seen previously. There was an overall market average of 109p/kg. The trade was topped by OTM heifers from Cote Farm Partnership selling to 179.5p/kg for British Blues. Plenty of young OTM cattle sold between 150-160p/kg. Beef cast cows sold to 134.5p/kg from AT Burrow and Son of Gressingham with black and whites selling to 129.5p/kg from S Kellet and Sons of Pilling. Cast Cow Top Prices: OTM Cows ABERDEEN ANGUS: 134.5 High Snab, 124.5 Barkin House Barn, 121.5 Fleets Farm, 104.5 Snapewood Farm, 89.5 Fleets Farm. LIMOUSIN: 131.5 High Snab, 129.5 Pilling Hall, 69.5 Oatland Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 129.5 Pilling Hall, 127.5 Catshaw Hall Farm, Barnfield Farm, 124.5 Pilling Hall, 119.5 Sunderland Brows Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 127.5 Kate Farm, 119.5 Raw Head, 117.5 Wilson Wood, 94.5 Raw Head. SIMMENTAL: 111.5 Kate Farm. MONTBELIARDE: 111.5, 99.5, 74.5 White Lund Farm. OTM Heifers BRITISH BLUE: 179.5 Cote Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 159.5 Pilling Hall, 154.5 Marlholes Farm, 144.5 White Lund Farm, 141.5 Gulf Farm, 121.5 Higher Knowehill. MONTBELIARDE: 159.5 White Lund Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 137.5 Fleets Farm. FLEKVIEH: 104.5 1 Heversham Gardens. Cast Steer ABERDEEN ANGUS: 159.5 Sunderland Brows Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 157.5 Breedy Butts Farm, 109.5 Bannister Farm. MONTBELIARDE: 149.5 Gulf Farm. LIMOUSIN: 119.5, 114.5, 109.5 Ancliffe Hall Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 104.5 Cote Farm. Cast Bull CHAROLAIS: 104.5 Cragg House Farm. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 89.5 West Hall.
The weekly sale of Calves saw an increased number forward this week, with 60 in the market. There was a buoyant trade throughout with all types and ages of calves eagerly bid for. The trade was topped today by British Blue bulls from J & G Thornley of Roseacre selling to £400 and £370 with others to £360 from T & CM Kelsall of Chipping. British blue heifers sold to £325 from J & G Thornley. Plenty of beef calves selling around the £300 mark or above. There was a strong black and white trade with many good strong rearing calves selling in excess of the £100 mark, topping at £155, £140 and £135 from Drinkall Brothers of Over Wyresdale. Calf Top Prices: Heifer Calves BRITISH BLUE: £325 Lodge Farm, £295, £285, £280 Brown Brook, £260 Kellbrick Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £250 Brown Brook, £210, £200, £125 Beck Side. HEREFORD: £220 Tills Farm. Bull Calves BRITISH BLUE: £400, £370 Lodge Farm, £360 Brown Brook, £325 Knowsley Farm, £320 Brown Brook. HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £245 Moors Farm, £155, £140, £135, £125 Catshaw Hall Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £245 Beck Side. HEREFORD: £235 Sellerley Farm, £230 Tills Farm. LIMOUSIN: £200 Kellbrick Farm.
The early Breeding Sheep sale saw a better trade then expected with a full clearance of breeding sheep. There was plenty of interest ringside but many cautious due to the lack of grass at the moment. Charollais x Texel shearlings sold to £152 and £148 from S Blease of Carnforth. Aged ewes 3 and 4 crop often selling in and around £90. A handful of tups on offer were well bid for selling to a top of £420 twice for Charollais x Texel from S Blease of Carnforth, with aged Texel tups selling to £280 from E Hartley of Wennington. Breeding Sheep Top Prices: Breeding Ewes Charollais £152, £148, £142 The Barn. Texel £115, £113 Conder Green Farm, £92 Owl Court Farm. Continental £102 Conder Mill, £98, £93 Red Lodge. Mule £102 Red Lodge, £90 The Coach House, £89 High Field Drive. Suffolk £96 Red Lodge. Aged Ram Texel £420, £420, £300 The Barn. Shearling Ram Charollais £220 Cinder Hill Farm.
Monday 23rd July There was a larger entry of over 800 Prime Lambs forward this week, with trade improving all of last week. The sale was met by a busy ring of buyers this morning, with a couple of fresh faces in attendance. There was an overall market average of 183p/kg. Well-fleshed and fed lambs continue to draw a premium with vendors urged to ensure lambs are finished before marketing. The trade topped at £107 for heavy weight Texel lambs from C & B Lowther of Over Wyresdale with others to £102 from the same home. Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £103 for heavy weight Suffolks from DM Eames of Abbeystead. Better types of Texel and Beltex lambs sold in and around the 200p/kg mark, selling to a top of 218p/kg from TR Prickett of Hutton Roof with Beltex lambs. Charollais lambs sold to 207p/kg from AG Butler of Hambleton. There were more Mules on offer today selling to a top of £72.50 from S Park of Aughton with Mules averaging 170p/kg. Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £107, £102 Lower Castle O Trim, £97 Highfield Farm, £96 Hutton Roof Hall, £91 Lower Castle O Trim. SUFFOLK: £103 Middle Lee Farm, £81 5 Main Street, £80.50 Highfield Farm, £80 Low Hall Beck Barn, £79 5 Main Street. CHAROLLAIS: £93 Park Farm Barn, £77.50 Burnt House, £74 Hill Top. CONTINETAL: £84 Burrow Heights Farm, Park Farm Barn, £81.50 Burrow Heights Farm, £74.50 Lundholme Farm, 74 10 Ashford Close. MULE: £72.50 Highfield Farm, £70 Cragg End, £66 Tarnwater Farm.
There was a similar number of Cast Sheep on offer with big well-fleshed ewes good to sell and leaner types harder to place, as seen in markets over the previous week. Texel ewes sold to a top of £85 from WM Pye of Ashton with Stodday, with Mule ewes from the same home selling to £74. Strong Mule ewes regularly sold around the seventy pound mark. Horned ewes sold to a top of £65 from S Crawford of Halton.
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Lancaster Sale Reports Cast Sheep Top Prices: TEXEL: £85 Tarnwater Farm, £75 Lakeside View, £73 Hutton Roof Hall, £64 1 Low Hall Beck Barn, £57 Lakeside View. MULE: £74 Tarnwater Farm, £73 Gibsons Farm, £71 Burrow Heights Farm, £65 Lakeside View, Highfield Farm. CHEVIOT: £73, £63 Highfield Farm. SUFFOLK: £61 Tarnwater Farm.
There was a Hereford Prime Bull selling to 197.5p/kg from P & A Bell of Pilling. If you wish to market prime cattle please contact Ian Atkinson 07766521472
J36 Sale Reports Thursday 19th July The opening sale of Store Lambs had an entry in excess of 550 forward. There was a busy ring side of buyers and on lookers with the trade stronger than expected, especially with the current weather conditions and a shortage of grass. Short keep and well grown lambs were in strong demand and easily sold, regularly selling in excess of the £60 mark. The trade was topped by Texel lambs from TJ Beaty of Troutbeck who sold Suffolks to £69. Beltex lambs sold to £69.50 and £69 from MJ Waller of Lupton. Cheviot lambs sold to a top of £66 from RI Dixon of Grange over Sands with Mule lambs from the same home selling to £59. Medium lambs often sold in the mid-fifties with very few pens of lambs selling under the fifty-pound mark. Mule wether lambs often sold in the early fifties. Suffolk lambs sold to an average of £58.10, Mules averaged £52.56 and Texels averaged £54. Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel - £70 Stonethwaite Farm, £63 Carlingwha, £61 Bouthwaite Farm, £60 Guides Farm. Beltex - £69.5, £69 Carlingwha, £50 Farleton House. Suffolk - £68 Stonethwaite Farm, £64 Bouthwaite Farm, £58 Mouse Syke, £57.5 Low Groves Farm, £55 Sunny Brow. Cheviot - £66 Low Newton Farm. Charollais - £59 Bouthwaite Farm, £54 Mouse Syke. Mule - £59 Low Newton Farm, £54 Marsh House Farm, £52 Moss Howe Farm, £52 Ashstead, £52 Farleton House. Herdwick - £45 Moss Howe Farm.
The sale of Breeding Ewes suitable for early breeding purposes endured a tough trade. There was plenty of people ringside, who will be looking to purchase replacement stock this autumn, but remaining cautious due to the shortage of grass. Suffolk gimmer shearlings sold to £130 from Robert Jenkinson of Clifton and Suffolk ewes to £125. The trade saw aged Mule ewes from TH Gibson and Son of Kendal sell to £115.
Tuesday 24th July The fortnightly sale of prime and cast Pigs at J36 saw an entry of 15 forward. There was a buoyant trade throughout the sale with all pigs being well bid for. Prime pigs topped at £150 for 100kg white gilts from MS Blease of Dock Acres. Prime boars sold to a top of £138 from W Stamper of Chipping. Cast pigs topped at £160 for a sow from PK & R Woof of Stainton. There was a larger entry of Spring Lambs forward this week with just short of 1,200 forward. The trade averaged at 177p/kg with well-fleshed lambs in excess of 40kg still the best to sell. Topping today at £96.50, twice, was heavy weight Suffolk lambs from DE & SM Moorhouse of Natland and heavy weight Cheviots from D Metcalfe of Dalton in Furness. Texel lambs sold to a top of £96 from Drinkall Bros of Over Wyresdale. Plenty of fifty kilograms plus lambs still selling in excess of £90. Abigail Winn sold Texel lambs to 200p/kg or £88. Mule lambs sold to a top of £81.50 from S Crawford of Staveley and £80 from Drinkall Bros of Over Wyresdale. The trade for lightweight lambs was very dependent upon the quality of the lambs, with smart conformation well-finished lambs good to sell and plainer leaner types not making much more then store price. Prime Lamb Top Prices: Cheviot - £96.5 Crooklands Brow. Suffolk - £96.5, £94.5 High House Farm, £90 Lane Ends Farm, £86.5 Crook O Lune Farm, £86.5 Lane Ends Farm. Texel - £96 Catshaw Hall Farm, £95 Holme Farm, £94 High House Farm, £93.5 Catshaw Hall Farm, £90 Crook O lune Farm. Continental - £94.5 Catshaw Hall Farm, £86 Crooklands Brow, £85 Owlnook, £85 Hollowmire Farm, £84 Catshaw Hall Farm. Beltex - £82, £80.5 Poppy Farm, £78 Brown Edge, £77.5 Hill Park, £75 Haveriggs Farm. Mule - £81.5 Seedhowe Cottages, £80 Catshaw Hall Farm, £72 Mosergh Farm, £71.5 Yarlsber. Charollais - £81 High Underbrow Farm, £80, £77.5 Crosscrake Farm, £75.5 Yarlsber, £75.5 Town House. Zwartble - £75, £72.5, £70 Low Foulshaw Farm. Masham - £65 Yarlsber.
There was a larger entry of Cast Ewes in the market today selling to a slightly sharper trade. The trade topped at £100, twice, for Continental ewes from MA & JA Winn of Burneside and MS Blease of Dock Acres, with plenty of ewes selling in the nineties. Big fit Mule ewes regularly sold in the mid to late seventies selling to a top of £87 from LE & A Ridding of Selside. Horned ewes saw Rough Fells sell to a top of £57 from JT & A Armistead of Selside and Swaledales to £54 from R Lawrence of Grange over Sands. Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Ewe Texel – £100 High Underbrow Farm, £100 The Barn, £97 Kingsland, £92 Hill Park, £88 Kingsland. Continental - £91 Cleatop Farm, £74 Low Barrows Green, £57 Kirket Nook. Mule - £87 Steel Croft, £78 Ashtree Cottage, £77 Crooklands Brow, £75 Myers Farm, £74 New Parkside Farm. Charollais - £82 Kirket Nook, £74 New Parkside Farm. Suffolk - £80 Low Barrows Green. Rough Fell - £57 Bouthwaite Farm, £50 Croft Foot Farm. Dorset - £56 High Underbrow Farm, £51 Hallbeck. Cheviot - £54 Gilsmere Farm, £39 Croft Foot Farm, £38 Seedhowe Cottages. Swaledale - £54 Holme Farm. Beltex - £50 Kirket Nook. Herdwick - £40 Stonethwaite Farm. Cast Ram Beltex - £65 Stonethwaite Farm. Texel - £60 Grandy Close, £60 Overmere. Horned - £50 Matson Farm. Cheviot - £45 Seedhowe Cottages. Rough Fell £40 Seedhowe Cottages.
Agricultural Shows We Are Attending This Summer We will be attending the following shows with either our show unit or on foot. Cartmel - Wednesday 1st August Garstang - Saturday 4th August Hawkshead - Tuesday 21st August Grayrigg - Thursday 23rd August Westmorland County - Thursday 13th September
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NWA Property WHINFELL – LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK For Sale by Private Treaty Ashstead Farmhouse comprises a traditional 3 bedroom semi-detached Westmorland Farmhouse together with a small stone barn/garden shed, small front & rear garden and a paddock which includes a tennis court. Ashstead Farmhouse benefits from a fantastic location, situated within the Lake District National Park and World Heritagesite and in close proximity to the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Additional land is available by separate negotiation. This comprises 13.89 ac/5.62 ha of pasture land, with fishing rights, and a separate block of woodland, extending to 5.19 ac/ 2.10 ha.
New Hutton, Near Kendal For Sale by Public Auction On instructions from Mr. W.H. Cuthbertson A single parcel of meadow and pasture extending to 5.56 ac/2.25 ha or thereabouts with the benefit of a timber framed general purpose building and natural water supply which is to be sold by public auction (subject to conditions and unless sold previously) on Thursday, 26 July, 2018 at 7.00 p.m. in The Damson Room, The Exhibition Hall, J36 Rural Auction Centre,
Charity Stock Judging Evening At Lancaster Auction Mart on
Thursday 9th August at 6.30pm Raising money for St John’s Hospice & North West Blood Bikes
Hog Roast Stock Judging Bar Cash Prizes Side Shows & Ducking Stool Winner to receive the Frank Towers Stock Judging Trophy
J36 Rural Auction Centre st Tuesday 31 July ‘TEX-FACTOR’ Show for Pens of Five Texel Sired Lambs. Show at 12noon 1pm 1000 SPRING LAMBS & 750 CAST & FEEDING SHEEP Thursday 2nd August at 11am Sale of 1000 STORE LAMBS Sale Day Entries Welcome Thursday 9th August 10.15am 80 REARING CALVES/STIRKS 10.30am 60 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11am 80 STORE CATTLE Entries close Wednesday 1st August Saturday 11th August at 10.30am ***Change of Date*** MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Sunday 12th August
150 TEXELS RAMS & FEMALES Comprising of 10 Shearling Rams, 45 Ram Lambs, 64 Gimmer Shearlings, 16 Gimmer Lambs. Inc. Flock Reduction Sale from IM Jaeban, Forth House Farm of 5 Ewes & 10 Gimmer Shearlings On behalf of the NWTBC, including Charity Social Day Saturday 18th August Great Annual Show & Sale of
5000 BREEDING EWES & GIMMER SHEARLINGS Including Mule, Masham, Continental & Cheviot Mule. Entries close Friday 3rd August Monday 20th August 17th Annual Production Sale of the WHITELEY HEY FLOCK On behalf of Mr P Slater. In Conjunction with Mitchells Auction Company
Lancaster Auction Mart th Monday 30 July 9am 750 SPRING LAMBS & 200 CAST & FEEDING SHEEP Friday 3rd August 10.15am 80 REARING CALVES 10.15am 100 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11.15am 350 STORE CATTLE Friday 10th August – Opening Sale of STORE LAMBS Entries close Monday 6th August Wednesday 15th August Great Annual Show & Sale of
2500 BREEDING EWES & GIMMER SHEARLINGS including Mule, Masham & Continental. Entries close Friday 3rd August Thursday 23rd August – LANCASTER LADS ***NEW DATE*** Evening Show & Sale of 250 TERMINAL SIRE BREEDING RAMS Entries close Friday 10th August
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