North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 6th January
NWA Lancaster Monday 4th January The opening sale of Prime Hoggs in 2016 had a reduced entry of just shy of 700 forward. The entry included a lot of hill bred hoggs plus almost 40% of hoggs forward today not Farm Assured. A market average of 158ppk was achieved. The day’s trade topped at £86.50 for heavy weight Texel lamb from T & CM Kelsall of Brown Brook. Heavy weight Continental and Suffolk lambs in excess of 52kgs regularly selling in excess of £80. Continental lambs sold easily between 165-170ppk with better types of lambs selling in excess of 170ppk. A small amount of Mules forward today, Horned lambs mainly in the late thirty kilos selling £20 above their weight. Prime Hogg Top Prices: TEX: £86.50 Brown Brook; £85 Springs Farm; £76.50 Springs Farm. CH: £85 Wyre Farm; £82 Braides Farm; £77 Middle Ridge Farm. SUFF: £84 Rowallen House; £82 Wyre Farm; £78 Middle Ridge Farm. CHEV: £80 Marshaw Farm. CONT: £72 Old Grange Farm. SWALE: £66.50 Marshaw Farm; £59.50 Sykes Farm; £56.50 Yates Farm. MULE: £63 Yates Farm; £62 Cobble Hey Farm; £62 Thornbush Farm. LEI: £60 Yates Farm. MASH: £59.50 Cobble Hey Farm.
A nice show of Cast Ewes this morning with 141 forward. Trade not quite as fast as last Monday, however all sheep sold to full value on the day. Topping the sale was George Riley of Bolton le Sands with a trio of Suffolk ewes realising £98. Texels sold to £92 twice, firstly for a Tup from G S Lander, Warrington, followed by a big ewe from RJ Byron, Woodplumpton. Mule and Masham ewes to £80 from David Eames, Abbeystead and Mules to £69 from the same home. Horned sheep sold to £55 for Dalesbreds from J Smith, Quernmore and Swales to £54 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Overall average of £57 for all forward, with a large proportion being hill sheep.
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Cast Sheep Top Prices: SUFF: £98 Maddison Avenue; £78 Stanley Farm; £76 Middle Lee Farm. TEX: £92 Moorville; £92 Broseley Hall Farm; £70 Brown Brook. MASH: £80 Middle Lee Farm; £72 Stanley Farm. MULE: £69 Middle Lee Farm; £64 Ellers Farm; £63 Brown Brook. CHEV: £59 Ellers Farm. LEI: £59 Catshaw Hall Farm. DALES: £55 Stanley Farm. SWALE: £54 Catshaw Hall Farm; £54 Brown Brook; £48 Lee End Farm.
An entry of five Prime Cattle forward comprising of two clean heifers and three prime bulls. All cattle forward today bred out of the dairy herd with Simmental heifers from P & A Bell of Village Farm selling to 171.5ppk. Bulls topped at 189.5ppk or £1201 from JS & KM Wilson of High House. Prime Cattle Top Prices: PRIME CATTLE – SIM: 171.5; 164.5 Village Farm. PRIME BULLS – FR: 189.5; 139.5 High House. BRB: 174.5 High House.
J36 Rural Auction Centre Tuesday 12th January Monthly Sale of Pigs at 10.30am & Weekly Sale of Primestock at 1pm Thursday 14th January Calves, Store & Feeding Sheep, In-lamb Sheep & Beef Breeding Cattle from 10.15am Saturday 30th January In-lamb Rough Fell Sheep, Bluefaced Leicesters & Other Breeds Also today Sale of Poultry
NWA Property Waberthwaite, Millom For Sale by Private Treaty A good range of well maintained general purpose buildings (5,500sq.ft. approx.)
Saturday 6th February Dispersal Sale of Modern Tractors & Grassland Equipment
Lancaster Auction Mart Monday 11th January Weekly Sale of Primestock at 9am Friday 15th January Weekly Sale of Cattle from 10.15am Offers around £50,000 The buildings are classified as agricultural and used for storage purposes but would be suitable for a variety of uses, subject to the necessary planning consents being obtained. Main road access. e. info@nwauctions.co.uk t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) t. 015395 66200 (J36 Kendal)
NWA Lancaster , Wyresdale Road, Golgotha, Lancaster, LA1 3JQ
Monday 18th January Monthly Show & Sale of Dairy at 11.15 am
e. property@nwauctions.co.uk t. 015395 66222 (J36 Kendal) t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster)
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NWA J36, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7FP