North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 27th September
J36 Draft Ewe Sale Friday 22nd September The annual show and sale of Draft Ewes at J36 had an impressive catalogued entry of 5546 Swaledale, Rough Fell, Herdwick, Cheviot and other hill bred females. The largest entry of draft ewes at J36, for some years, was met by demand from all over the North of England and further afield. The Swaledale pre-sale show was expertly judged by Mr M Crocker from Greystoke and Mr K Ireland from Frizington. They had an impressive line-up of Swaledale females put before them which is a testament to the improving quality of ewes at J36. The championship rosette was awarded to a tremendous pen of Swaledale ewes from E & A Wear, Hartsop which sold for £210. The Swaledale average for ewes was £5 back on last year, with many consignments showing the effects of a wet summer, but good quality ewes were still in strong demand and selling as well as in previous years, with others being a more realistic trade. There was a larger quantity of Swaledale shearlings in the market this year and therefore trade was not as fast as in previous years with the trade topping at £160 a pen of 10 from JA Alderson, Kirkby Stephen. The best shearlings got away nicely but second quality types were harder to place. Swaledale gimmer lambs were the best seen throughout the North of England this year. A lot more were forward and following the wet autumn, many purchasers were concerned about winter forage. Strong gimmer lambs were still in high demand, topping at £75 from J Hunter, Tebay. Smaller, younger lambs were harder to place though. North West Auctions are proud to keep their close working relationship with the Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association which, again, saw good support and a strong entry from local breeders. Unfortunately a tougher trade was suffered, as reflected throughout the breeding sheep season. The Rough Fell pre-sale judging was kindly carried out by Mr G Allison who had a strong line up of sheep to choose from. He awarded the championship to a pen of 10 ewes from SL Hoggarth, Birkhaw, Sedbergh, receiving the North Sheep Trophy. They later went on to sell for £92 to H Kelly, Staveley. The Gimmer Lamb Trophy was won by W J Dawson and the Rayne Cup, presented on behalf of the Capstick family, was awarded to G & J Allan for the best pen of 10 Rough Fell ewes, 3 crop upwards. There was also a tremendous show of sheep from W Beck & Son, Barugh House, selling for £105, £100 and £95 a head. Following on from the Swaledales and Rough Fell females, there was a large entry of other hill breeds this year with Cheviots being in great demand, as they increase in popularity in the area, and more could easily have been sold. Cheviot Shearlings sold to a top of £102 from M & C Booth, Hartrigg with Ewes selling to £103 KM & KJ Curwen, Marshaw Farm. There was also a greater number of Herdwicks in the Mart which always creates plenty of interest in a Lake District Auction Auction. Swaledale Show Results Judges Mick Crocker & Keith Ireland Sponsors Lake District National Park & Bluefin Class one: Best Pen of 10 Swaledale Draft Ewes 1st E & A Wear, Grove Farm 2nd JE & DJ Hutchinson, Hebblethwaite Hall 3rd JA Alderson, Barras Farm Rough Fell Show Results Judge Gilbert Allison Sponsor PV Dobson & Sons Class one: Best Pen of 10 Rough Fell Draft Ewes 1st SL Hoggarth, Birkhaw 2nd G & J Allan, Syke Farm 3rd NC & S Dodd, Manor Court
Class two: Best Pen of 10 Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings 1st JA Alderson, Barras Farm 2nd MP & A Capstick, High Lane 3rd JE Hudson, Whetstone Croft Class three: Best Pen of 10 Swaledale Gimmer Lambs 1st J Hunter, Galloper Park Champion E & A Wear, Grove Farm Class two: Best Pen of 10 Rough Fell Gimmer Shearlings 1st SL Hoggarth, Birkhaw 2nd SL Hoggarth, Birkhaw 3rd NC & S Dodd, Manor Court
Class four: Best Pen of 3 Rough Fell Breeding Sheep 1st VR Guy, Whinfell Terrace 2nd AR & BJ Thompson, Poppy Farm Best Pen of 10 Rough Fell Ewes – 3 Crop Upwards Awarded the Rayne Cup on behalf of the Capstick Family G & J Allan, Syke Farm
Class three: Best Pen of 10 Rough Fell Gimmer Lambs 1st WJ Dawson, Rash Mill 2nd E & K Bland, Cotegill 3rd E & K Bland, Cotegill
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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 22nd September Another large catalogued entry of 473 Store Cattle was forward for the Annual Show and Sale of Store Bullocks. The sale saw a mixed show of cattle forward with quality and meaty cattle selling to a premium. This morning’s show of pens of 4 Continental Bullocks was kindly judged by Barry Dunkley of Ripon. The Champion pen was awarded to Stuart and Joan Cornthwaite, Lane House for a pen of Limousin Bullocks selling to £1300. Second Prize also was also awarded to Stuart and Joan Cornthwaite for a mixed pen of Limousin and Blonde Bullocks selling to £1380. Third prize was awarded to RG & H Preece, Thornbush selling a pen of Limousin Bullocks to £980. Topping today’s trade was Barlow Bros of Ridley selling an Aberdeen Angus Bullock to £1560 with the sale seeing thirty one Bullocks forward today selling above £1300. Heifers sold to a top of £1240 from M Archer & Son Ltd of Bolton-le-Sands for an Aberdeen Angus. Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1560 Littlewood Hall Farm; £1430 Lane House Farm; £1300 Scotch Green Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1420 Scotch Green Farm; £1380 Lane House Farm; £1270 The Old Stable. LIMOUSIN: £1410 Dunningwell Farm; £1400 Lane House Farm; £1240 Woodford Road. BLONDE: £1400 Lane House Farm; £1170 Woodford Road. SIMMENTAL: £1400 Littlewood Hall Farm; £1240 Lane House Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1400 Langthwaite Heights; £1210 Russels Farm; £1150 Lane House Farm. BAZADAISE: £1230 Yarslber; £1100 The Old Stable. MONTBELIARDE: £1230 Lane House Farm; £1040 Fanny House Farm. HEREFORD: £1070 Village Farm; £1010 Hall Bank; £920 Trapp Farm. FRIESIAN: £1010 Low Levens; £1010 Daniel Fold Farm. STORE HEIFERS – ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1240 Redbank Farm; £1090 Forton Bank Farm; £1030 Croppers Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1190 Higher Broadwood Farm. HEREFORD: £1080 Low Levens; £1050 Raw Head; £930 Yew Tree Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1070 Higher Broadwood Farm; £1050 Dunningwell Farm; £1010 Millom Castle. BRB: £1040 Beckside Farm; £1020 Springfield House; £960 Ivy Farm. SALER: £1020 Beckside Farm. SIMMENTAL : £1010 Beckside Farm; £970 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd.
The Cast Cow ring, once again, saw a large entry of 142 Cast Cows, with a lot of weathered and plain cattle forward. Cast Cows sold to a top of 164.5p/kg for a Charolais Cow from Ballacutchel Farms Ltd, Isle of Man. The top overall price was for a Cast Limousin Bull selling to £1199.35 also from Ballacutchel Farms, Isle of Man. OTM Heifers sold to a top of 167.5p/kg from J Bargh & Son of Heaton with Oxcliffe, with all Black and White Heifers selling to an overall average of 128p/kg. Overall all cast cows forward sold to an average of 114.48p/kg which is in line and above with other local centres. Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COWS – CHAROLAIS: 164.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. FRIESIAN: 161.5 Docker Hall; 149.5 College Green; 139.5 Throstle Nest Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 159.5 Beck House; 129.5 Oak Head Farm. LIMOUSIN: 151.5 Hall Croft Barn; 149.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd; 124.5 Cooper House; 124.5 Hall Croft Barn. SIMMENTAL: 144.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd; 134.5 Cooper House; 131.5 Throstle Nest Farm. FLECKVIEH: 141.5 Throstle Nest Farm. HEREFORD: 134.5 Croft Foot Farm; 119.5 Cooper House; 104.5 Beck House. MONTBELIARDE: 127.5 White Lund Far. BROWN SWISS: 127.5 Throstle Nest Farm.ABERDEEN ANGUS: 124.5 Intack Farm; 127.5 Bal lacutchel Farms Ltd; 114.5 Cooper House. AYRSHIRE: 124.5 Spital Farm. SHORTHORN: 121.5 Lane House. CONTINENTAL: 101.5 Throstle Nest Farm. OTM HEIFERS – FRIESIAN: 167.5 North Farm; 149.5 Deerslet Farm; 129.5 Cautley Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 114.5 Richmond Hall. OTM STEERS – SOUTH DEVON: 174.5 Braida Garth. CHAROLAIS: 139.5 Braida Garth. FRIESIAN: 164.5 Low Deepslack. CAST BULL – LIMOUSIN: 144.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 114.5 Greenalls Farm. SIMMENTAL: 107.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. FRIESIAN: 94.5 Swindon Manor.
The Calf ring saw an entry of 39 forward with a plainer show of Calves forward. There was a shortage of buyers seen this week due to other sales being held locally. The trade topped at £310 from Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale for a British Blue Bull Calf. Heifer Calves sold to a top of £300 for a British Blue from J & G Thornley Ltd of Roseacre. Next week’s Calf sale also includes the Monthly Sale of Stirks, entries close for the Catalogue on Monday 25th September with others welcome on sale day. Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – BRITISH BLUE: £300 Derby Lodge. HEREFORD: £200 Derby Lodge Farm; £170 Knowsley Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £180 Derby Lodge Farm; £180 Tills Farm; £140 Far Lodge. BULL CALF – BRITISH BLUE: £310 Tills Farm; £140 Far Lodge. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £280 Tills Farm. FRIESIAN: £65 Lawsons Farm. HEIFER STIRK – ABERDEEN ANGUS: £270 Bannister Farm
Monday 26th September There was a small entry of Prime Lambs this week following the dip in trade. Well finished, heavy lambs were in good demand and easy to sell. Grass fed, leaner types were harder to place, with buyers very cautious for this type of lamb. As always, quality lambs are good to sell with lambs from J & R Waller, Hallbeck selling to £84 and JK & BE Townley, Mearbeck selling for £89. Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £89 Mearsbeck Farm; £88.50 Sandy Hill Farm; £84 Hallbeck. BELTEX: £ £75 Hallbeck. SUFFOLK: £67.50 Tarnwater Farm. MULE: £60.50 Botton Hall.
Heavy and well fleshed Cast Sheep were a good trade with leaner ewes very hard to sell. There is a large amount of these on the market at the moment due to the wet summer weather. Cast Sheep Top Prices: SUFFOLK: £95 Post Office Farm. TEXEL: £91 Mearsbeck Farm; £86 Northgate; £71 Bambers Farm. MULE: £71 Yeat House; £69 Bambers Farm; £66 Tenters Farm. CHEVIOT: £65 Cragg Farm; £53 Post Office Farm. MASHAM: £58 Northgate.
An entry of two Prime Bulls in the Mart from P & A Bell, Pilling which are always good to sell, selling to 194.5p/kg. Prime Bulls Top Prices: WELSH BLACK: 194.5 Village Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 191.5 Village Farm.
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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 21st September The fortnightly sale of Store Lambs had an increased entry than catalogued, with an entry of 2,000 forward. The trade was stronger than expected with the prime lamb trade slipping like it has this week. Strong short keep lambs were well bid for topping at £70.50 and £67.50 for Texel lambs from JH Wilson of Settle. Beltex lambs sold to a top of £71 from LM & C Whitaker of Kirkby in Furness. Strong, well-fleshed Texels sold in excess of the £60 mark. Cheviot Mule lambs sold to a top of £59 from RI Dixon of Low Newton with Mules from the same home selling to £58. Strong fleshed Mule store lambs sold in the mid to late fifties region regularly. Horned lambs sold to a top of £43.50 for Rough Fells from K & A Nicholson of Middleton. Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel £71 Moorland Cottage, £70.50 Runley Mill, £63.50 High Wardses, £61 Low Fold, Force Mill. Beltex £67.50, £62.50 Runley Mill, £61 Black Syke. Suffolk £59.50 Moss Side, £59 Lane House Farm, £57 Lentworth Farm, £56.50 sunny Brow, £55 Gowan Bank. Cheviot £59 Low Newton Farm, £57 Morrland Cottage, £53 Low Newton Farm, £51 High Arnside Farm. Mule £58 Low Newton Farm, £57 Millriggs, £56 Moss Howe Farm, £55 Borwick Fold Farm, High Borrowbridge. Charollais £56 Hollowmire Farm, £50 Brow Head. Zwart £51 Applegarth. Rough Fell £43.50 Applegarth, £40 Blackmoss Farm. Masham £48.50 Gowan Bank Farm, £48 Bank End, £42 High Bridgestone. Hampshire £45 Leven Court, £42 Winterscales Farm, £40 Leven Court.
Top Prices from Draft Ewe Sale on Friday 22nd September Top Prices: Swaledale Gimmer Lambs: £75 Galloper Park, £50 Middle Lee Farm, Brockstones, £48 Mouse Syke, Flakebridge, £45 Brockstones Gimmer Shearlings: £160 Barras Farm, £145 High Lane, £140 Grove Farm, £135 Barras Farm, £132 Dry Howe, £130 High Lane, Hebblethwaite Hall, £128 High Lane, £125 Grove Farm. Ewes: £210 Grove Farm, £188 Hebblethwaite Hall, £180 Grove Farm, £150 Barras Farm, £145 Barbon Fell House, £142 Grove Farm, £140 Fellside Farm, £138 Barras Farm, High Green. Rough Fell Gimmer Lambs: £62 Brunt Hill, £58 Galloper Park, £50 Cotegill Farm, Woodside, £44 Cotegill Farm Gimmer Shearlings: £88 Birkhaw, £85 Syke Farm, £78 Riverside House, Birkhaw, Manor Court, £76 Birkhaw, £73 Hardendale Hall, Flakebridge, £72 Flakebridge, Riverside House. Ewes: £105 Barugh House, Manor Court, £100, £95 Barugh House, £95 Brockstones, Syke Farm, £92 Manor Court, £90 Barugh House. Cheviot Gimmer Shearling: £102, £95 Hartrigg, £89 Marshaw Farm. Ewes: £103, £101, £99, £98, £93 Marshaw Farm.
Tuesday 26th September The weekly sale of Prime Lambs saw a larger entry of prime lambs forward this week with 1263 going under the gavel and selling to a market average of 156p/kg. Heavy, well-finished lambs continue to be eagerly bid for and good to sell with grass fed lambs short of finish and hard to place. Beltex type lambs are in strong demand with the best types easily selling around the 200p/kg mark topping at 220p/kg from AR & C Fawcett of Gosforth or £99. Consignments of Beltex lambs sold to 203p/kg from RHM & S Boyren of Ulverston, 203p/kg from JG & PH Thompson of Selside and 202p/kg from PJ Onions, Keer Falls. Prime Lamb Top Prices: Beltex £99 Silverhow Farm, £91.50 Poppy Farm, £91 Keer Falls, £90 Orcahrd House. Texel £87.50 Poppy Farm, £86.50 Cleatop Farm, £85.50 Claife Ave, £84.50 Smithy Green Farm, £82.50 Silverhow Farm. Suffolk £83.50 Mountain View, £78 Smithy Green, £76.50 Meadow Oaks. Charollais £82, £76 Myers Farm, £70 Crabtree Farm. Dorset £70 Beckside Barn. Mule £64 Ghyll Farm, £63 Millbeck, Ashstead. Cheviot £65 Silverhow Farm, £64 Seedhowe Cottages, £59 Whiteside Fold Farm. Cheviot Mule £63 Orchard House, £62 Seedhowe Cottages. Continental £60 Keer Falls. Jacob £58, £56 Crook Hall Farm. Rough Fell £47 Millbeck.
There was a plainer entry of Cast Ewes on offer today with plainer and leaner types harder to sell at the moment for seasonal reasons, the wet summer and the large quantity of lean ewes available. Big fit ewes continue to be very good to sell for the time of year. The trade topped at £85 for a Texel Ewe from P Stephenson, Cleatop Farm followed by A & E Atkinson, Stubb Farm selling Texels to £83. Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Ewes: Texel £85 Cleatop Farm, £83 Stubb Farm, £79 Johnson House Farm, £76 Birks Farm, £74 Johnson House Farm. Zwartble £80 Crook Hall Farm, £65 Low Greenriggs. Bluefaced Leicester £70 Hazel Head Farm. Teeswater £65 Keer Falls. Mule £60 Smithy Green Farm, £59 High Biggarsbank, Birks Farm, £58 Grate Farm. Lleyn £59 High Biggarsbank. Suffolk £55 Park End Farm. Charollais £52 Johnson House Farm, £43 Low Greenriggs. Cheviot £52 Low Mill House, £40 Bank House Farm. Continental £50 Cleatop Farm. Swaledale £46 Beckside. Rough Fell £40 Low Greenriggs. Cast Ram: Texel £78 Bank House Farm, £76 Whitbarrow Cottage, £60 Cleatop Farm. Suffolk £75 Whitbarrow Cottage. Bluefaced Leicester £70 Hazel Head Farm.
The fortnightly Prime Pig sale saw an entry of 31 forward. There has seen a slip in prime pig trade over recent weeks at other local centres but quality pigs continued to sell well with well-finished pigs with good conformation with some Pietrain in their breeding approximately weighing 100kg were in strongest demand selling to a top of 131p/kg.
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J36 Rural Auction Centre Coniston, Cumbria
Monday 2nd October at 5pm Show & Sale of Registered & Un-Registered
For Sale by Public Auction
208 BLUEFACED LEICESTER RAMS & FEMALES
On instructions from Mr. P. Fletcher
Compr. 22 Aged Rams, 85 Shlg Rams, 76 Ram Lambs, 7 Aged Ewes, 13 G Shlgs & 5 G Lambs
Tuesday 3rd October 1pm 2000 PRIME LAMBS followed by
750 CAST SHEEP Thursday 5th October at 11am Second Sale of Mule, Mash. & Continental
1500 GIMMER LAMBS Followed by 2000 STORE LAMBS Saturday 7th October Monthly Sale of 1000 LOTS OF MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Please advise the office of entries. Email photos to info@nwauctions.co.uk Tuesday 10th October – BONNY BOYS Show for 5 Mule Wether Lambs Thursday 12th October Annual Autumn Prize Show & Sale of
Sale by auction of 34.10 acres/13.79 hectares of pasture and woodland BEING FORMERLY PART OF HIGH DIXON GROUND, CONISTON
400 SUCKLER CATTLE also Fortnightly Sale of STORE CATTLE entries close th Wednesday 4 October
Saturday 14th October at 10.30am Show & Sale of 188 ROUGH FELL RAMS On behalf of the RFSBA
which is to be sold by public auction (subject to conditions and unless sold previously) on Thursday, 5th October, 2017 at 7.00 p.m. at The Conference Room, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe.
Saturday 28th October Tack at 10am & Ponies at 11am Show & Sale of Registered FELL PONIES sale to also inc. Registered Mountain & Moorland Ponies & Tack. Entries close Saturday 7th October
The land comprises pasture and woodland with roadside access and natural water supplies. For sale in one or more lots
***CHANGE OF DATE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY*** J36 weekly sale of primestock will on place on Monday 23rd October not Tuesday 24th October
Lot 1 – 0.32 ac/0.13 ha of woodland Lot 2 – 5.81 ac/2.35 ha or pasture with a sheep shelter Lot 3 – 19.05 ac/7.72 ha of pasture and woodland Lot 4 – 8.92 ac/3.61 ha of pasture
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Note – The Contracts and Conditions of Sale will be available from 28th September, 2017.
Monday 2nd October 9am 1000 SPRING LAMBS, 250 CAST SHEEP & PRIME CATTLE
The land can be viewed at any reasonable time give possession of a set of the particulars and plan.
Friday 6th October 10.15am 60 REARING CALVES 10.15am 120 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11.15am 400 STORE CATTLE Last wk Blks to £1560 & Heifers to £1240
Full details available from the Auctioneers.
On Farm Dispersal Wednesday 11th October at 11am Dispersal Sale of Farm Machinery, Tools & Equipment on behalf of AR & J Whitlow, Preesall, Poulton Le Fylde – Due to Retirement Entries include 2007 Land Rover Defender, 2003 Massey Ferguson 4345 & Loader, 2014 Kubota L3540, 2007 Hi-Spec 1600g Slurry Tanker, 2011 Ifor Williams 12’ Cattle Trailer, IAE Cattle Crush, Dari-kool Milk Tank, 250 Round Bale Silage – May 2017, Rubber Matting, Parlour Equipment Viewing is strictly on Sale Day Only from 8am All items subject to the addition of VAT. Caterers in Attendance Please see our website for a full list of items and photos For further information contact Ian Atkinson on 07766 521472
Saturday 7th October – HILL FAIR DAY at 10.30am Sale of Mule, Masham, Continental & Horned Breeding Ewes, Gimmer Shearlings & Gimmer Lambs. Sale of Breeding Rams to inc. Bluefaced Leicesters followed by 700 Store Lambs
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Monday 16th October Show & Sale of DAIRY CATTLE Entries close Friday 6th October Wednesday 18th October at 10.30am Sale of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Please advise the office of entries. Email photos to info@nwauctions.co.uk ***CHANGE OF DATE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY*** Lancaster weekly sale of Primestock will take place on Tuesday 24th October not Monday 23rd October. Time to be confirmed