North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 26th August
NWA J36 Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings Saturday 22nd August The opening sale of Breeding Sheep at NWA J36 commenced with a catalogued entry of 4181 ewes and shearlings which attracted buyers from throughout the Northern Counties, Midlands and Wales. The great annual Show and Sale of Mule Shearlings at J36 Rural Auction centre saw a strong line up of 10 pens out for show in front of the judges Richard and Jonathan Frankland of Rathmel. The first prize rosette for a pen of 10 Mule Shearlings was awarded to Philip and Denise Elliot of Penrith who also won the JT Nelson Memorial Shield. The Elliot family also won £500, kindly donated by the Kendal NEMSA branch, for winning the first prized pen of shearlings that had been purchased from the Kendal NEMSA Gimmer Lamb sale the previous year. The Kendal branch will continue to donate this prize each year. To be eligible for this prize buyers must purchase Gimmer Lambs at the sale held on Saturday 12th September and then bring them back as Gimmer Shearlings and win the Mule Shearling class. The trade generally was strong considering current prime lamb prices with majority vendors leaving pleased with their trade. The day’s trade topped at £190 for the champion pen from Philip and Denise Elliot of Penrith. Many top pens sold £140 plus with bonnier sheep selling into the £150s. Purchasers where looking to buy well grown strong shearlings and were prepared to pay a premium for shearlings that had lambed and been vaccinated for abortion. Smaller shearlings were harder to place than previous years. The overall Mule gimmer shearlings average was £125. A good show of continental shearlings were put before a ring side of buyers, topping the trade in the Texel section was a pen of 10 from SG Benson, Horrace Farm at £162. Followed by the first prize pen from Sue Cunliffe at £140. Suffolk shearlings sold to £180 & £165 from PJ & EA Wharton, High Hall. The sale started with breeding ewes which sold to a strong trade throughout with buyers showing preference towards stronger well bodied sheep. A top price of £142 was achieved for the champion pen of 2 crop mule ewes from F & SA Edmondson, purchased by the judge Mr R Frankland. Also at £142 was a pen of 1 crop Mule ewes from M Benson and £140 for 2 crop Mules from FI & ME Little. Older Ewes sold to £115 for 3 crop Mules from J Shepherd & Son. FM correct ewes sold to £124 for Char X from TL & S Cross who sold others to £112. All ewes sold averaged £108 with a large portion of 3 crop+ ewes forward. North West Auctions would like to thank the judges Richard & Jonathan Frankland and Michael Park for giving their time and to the sponsors Townson Tractors and JG Animal Health for their continued support.
Prices to note 1 Crop Mules, £124, £118, £115, £108. 2 Crop Mules, £142, £140, £136 (x2), £132, £128. 3 Crop Mules, £115, £112(x5), £108. Aged Mules, £102, £100, £96, £80 2 Crop Continentals, £128, £126, £120, £116. Aged Continentals, £129, £106, £90, £88, £76
NWA Lancaster - Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings Wednesday 19th August The annual show and sale of Mule, Masham and Continental ewes and shearlings at Lancaster had a better trade then anticipated with recent prime lamb prices and from reports from sheep sales throughout the country. A strong pre-sale show of mule gimmer shearlings was kindly judged by Mr H Halhead of Nether Kellet. In a strong class the first prized pen was awarded to JS & KM Wilson of High House with second and third prizes being awarded to Joe Townley of Mearsbeck. The first prized pen of Mule ewes was awarded to T & S Binns of Downham. The continental and any other breed was won by JS & KM Wilson of High House with a pen of Cheviot mule shearlings. Thanks goes to our show and sale sponsors Massey Feeds. In the breeding ewe section all types where sought after at Lancaster with younger types selling to a premium. One crop mule ewes sold to £120 for the first prized from T & S Binns of Downham. Three and four crop mules sold to around the £100 mark. Mule shearlings where keenly bid for at Lancaster with plenty of buyers around the ring with buyers leaving satisfied with their trade on the year. An annual consignment of Mule shearlings from P & M Crackles of Burrow sold to the day’s top price of £168. Selling to £160 twice was E Parker of Crag Bank, the second prized pen sold to £159 from Joe Townley of Mearsbeck. The first prize pen sold to £155 from JS & KM Wilson of High House. The majority of vendors top pens where achieving £140 plus. An overall average of £128 was achieved. A consignment of Cheviot mules from by JS & KM Wilson of High House sold to £142 and £140. Masham gimmer shearlings sold to £122 and £116 from WI & A Atkinson of Holme House.
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