NWA Newsletter, 8th December 2023

Weekly Report and Newsletter - 8th December 2023

Lancaster Auction Mart: Christmas Show of Prime Lambs. Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Monday 4th December 2023.

Prime Lambs A larger entry of prime lambs were forward this morning, which included our annual Christmas prize show of prime lambs. We would like to thank our judge Chris Staines, he awarded the prizes as followed: CHRISTMAS PRIME LAMBS CLASS 1 – PAIR OF BELTEX LAMBS 1ST - GR & A FOY & SON, CONDER GREEN- 50kg- £165 2ND - KA PURTILL, WIGAN- 49kg- £140 3RD - BARGH CONTRACTORS, MORECAMBE- 39kg- £110 CLASS 2 – 5 X LOWLAND SIRED LAMBS 1ST - GR & A FOY & SON, CONDER GREEN- 48kg- £175 2ND - GR & A FOY & SON, CONDER GREEN- 46kg- £150 3RD – C WOODHOUSE, NATEBY- 44kg- £119 CLASS 3 – 5 X MULE/MASHAM LAMBS 1ST – WI & AM ATKINSON, BLEASDALE- 48kg- £119 2ND – T AYRTON & SON, OVER WYERSDALE- 44kg- £108 3RD – S & J FRANCE, OVER WYERSDALE- 48kg- £116 CLASS 4 – 5 X HORNED/HERDWICK LAMBS 1ST – A BROWN, LITTLEDALE- 42kg- £110.50 2ND – A BROWN, LITTLEDALE- 43kg- £113 3RD – S & J FRANCE, OVER WYERSDALE- 43kg- £103.50 CLASS 5 – 5 X CHEVIOT/OTHER HILL BREED LAMBS 1ST – D & D HUDDLESTON, WRAY- 50kg- £119 2ND – KM & KJ CURWEN, ABBEYSTEAD- 44kg- £115.50 3RD – KM & KJ CURWEN, ABBEYSTEAD- 41kg- £111.50 CHAMPION GR & A FOY & SON, CONDER GREEN (PEN OF 5, 1ST PRIZE LOWLAND SIRED) RESERVE CHAMPION GR & A FOY & SON, CONDER GREEN (PEN OF 2, 1ST PRIZE BELTEX) The champion pen saw the top price of the day, with a pen of five sell to £175 from GR&A Foy, Conder Green which were purchased by our loyal supporter Bill Livesey. The reserve champion was a pair of Beltex’s from the same good home, sell to £165 and purchased by Nathan Brown. Away from the show Beltex’s saw a top of £150 from GR&A Foy, Conder Green with heavy Texels selling to £145 from P Lawrence & Son, Chorley and Suffolks to £142 from G Riley, Bolton Le Sands. Many pens of Continental heavy bred lambs were selling at £130 to £140.

Beltex and well bred lambs were in keen demand, with these regularly selling at £300 plus. The best sold to 365p/kg from GR&A Foy, Conder Green.

Over half the sale today were hill bred lambs, with these being full of meat selling to a higher demand. Cheviots sold to £133 from J Bargh & Son, Heaton. Masham saw a top of £122.50 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale with other pens of Masham to £122 from T&D Wright, Roeburndale East. Mules sold to a top of £119 from WI&A

Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale with others to £118 from AG Butler, Hambleton. Mule lambs were regularly sold at 240p/kg to 250p/kg. Lonk lambs sold to a top £113 from A Brown, Littledale with Dalesbred selling to £108 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton and Swaledales to £106 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead.

Prime Lamb Top Prices: Beltex: £175, £165, £150 Parkside Farm, £140 Oak Aveune, £131 Bensons Farm, £129 Oak Aveune, £113, £94 Conway Close. Texel: £145, £141 Walmsley Fold, £140 North Farm, £139, £137 Walmsely Fold, £137 Burrow Heights Farm. Suffolk: £142 Maddison Aveune, £138 North Farm, £128 Maddison Aveune, £122 Hallbeck, £101 (x2) Quarry House. Cheviot: £133 North Farm, £119 Botton Hall Farm, £115.50, £111.50 Marshaw Farm, £103.50 School Lane, £98 Burrow Heights Farm. Continental: £123 Broseley Hall Farm, £123 Fell End Farm, £121.50, £115.50 Broseley Hall Farm, £94 Dockensall Farm, £80 Quarry House Farm. Masham: £122.50 Holme House Farm, £107.50 Kays Farm.

Mule: £122 Allcocks Farm, £119 (x2) Holme House Farm, £118 Allcocks Farm, £118 Holme House Farm, £118 Park Farm Barn. Horned: £113, £110.50 Deep Clough, £86.50 Quarry House Farm. Dalesbred: £108 Fell End Farm, £103.50 Kays Farm. Swaledale: £106, £93 Marshaw Farm.

Cast Sheep

100 ewes were forward with a little more life in the job this morning. No real superstars on offer today, with Charollais selling to a top of £126 from A Thornton, Woodplumpton and Texels to £122 from P Lawrence & Son, Chorley. Super Mules sold to £118 from PM Sidebottom, Preston with other pens to £116 from G Riley, Bolton Le Sands. The best Mules were regularly £100 plus with medium types £75 plus. Hill ewes saw Cheviot sell to £74 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead who sold Swaledale to £66.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: Charollais: £126, £100, £94 Adamsons Farm, £76 Longstripes Farm. Texel: £122, £116 Walmsley Fold, £114 Birch House Cottage, £114 Adamsons Farm, £112 Cragg Farm, £112 Birch House Cottage. Mule: £118 Kellamergh Farm, £116 Maddison Aveune, £110 Parkside Farm, £108 Birch House Cottage, £98 Kellamergh Farm, £92 Parkside Farm. Dutch Spotted: £106 Conway Close. Cheviot: £74 Marshaw Farm. Swaledale: £66 Marshaw Farm.

Cast Ram Top Prices: Leicester: £108 Thornbush Farm, £106 Appletree Farm. Dutch Spotted: £100 Conway Close.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Butchers Bonanza- Prime Lambs, Prime Pigs & Prime Cattle. Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 5th December 2023.

Prime Cattle The Christmas show of prime cattle had a small but an outstanding line up of cattle, which was put before our judge Alan Beecroft of Country Style Meats, Lancaster. After much time and deliberation, he awarded the champion rosette to a British Blue steer from JA Barnett, Shap with this steer previously being purchased from Junction 36. After spirited bidding the champion went of to sell for 470p/kg or £3022 and was purchased by Browns Quality Meats. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the second prize heifer from Masie Beresford, this smart heifer went on to sell for £2803, also being purchased by Browns Quality Meats. An overall averaged of 360p/kg was achieved.

Class 1 – Prime Heifer 550kg or Over 1st J A Barnett, Brinns Farm, 643kg, 470p/kg 2nd M Beresford, Angerton Hall Farm, 584kg, 480p/kg 3rd J A Barnett, Brinns Farm, 611kg, 330p/kg Class 2 – Prime Heifer Under 550kg 1st F & A Smith, The View, 526kg, 350p/kg 2nd Thrimby Farms Ltd, Thrimby Hall, 539kg, 325p/kg

Class 3 – Prime Bullocks 550kg or Over 1st HR & KA Hodgson, Howriggs, 637kg, 265p/kg 2nd Thrimby Farms Ltd, Thrimby Hall, 503kg, 298p/kg Champion: J A Barnett, Brinns Farm Reserve Champion: M Beresford, Angerton Hall Farm Prime Lambs An outstanding show of 100 lambs was put before our judge Mr Gary Watkinson, who we thank for his time and expertise, he awarded the results as followed: Class 1 – Pair of Beltex Lambs 1st A Prickett, Farleton House, 37kg, £180 2nd JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Poppy Farm, 47kg, £230.00 3rd J Twigge, Holmelands, 52kg, £141.00 Class 2 – Lowland Sired Lambs 1st JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Poppy Farm, 46kg, £168.00 2nd LE & A Ridding, Steel Croft, 48kg, £140.00 3rd J H Atkinson & Partners, Mosergh Farm, 48kg, £150.00 Class 3 – Mule/Masham Lambs 1st Low Moor Howe, High House Farm, 56kg, £124.00 2nd WI & AM Atkinson, Holme House, 58kg, £133.00 3rd AW & AM Clarke, Low Longmire, 52kg, £121.00 Class 4 – Horned/Herdwick Lambs 1st Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm, 49kg, £112.00 2nd M Todd, Saddlers Croft, 43kg, £97.00 3rd JW Hodgson, Dale End, 42kg, £100.00 Champion: A Prickett, Farleton House Reserve Champion: JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Poppy Farm The sale topped at £230 for a pair of Beltex’s from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside selling to Browns Quality Meats with the next down selling to £180 for a pair of Beltex’s from A Prickett, Farleton purchased by Country Style Meats, Lancaster. £170 was achieved for a pair of Texels from JH Atkinson & Partners, Selside with a pen of five Texels selling to £168 from JG&PH Thompson & Son, Selside.

Away from the show there was at top of £163 for heavy Texels from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston with heavy’s regularly selling at £135 to £140. A sharper trade was seen for all medium export type lambs, with these selling at 270p/kg to 280p/kg. A pen of 44kg Texels sold to £141 from J Twigge, Lindale. The best bred lambs were regularly 300p/kg plus, with twenty pens selling over this. A top price of 490p/kg was achieved for Beltex’s from JG&PH Thomspon & Sons, Selside with others to 460p/kg from A Prickett, Farleton. Out of the show Texels sold to 365p/kg from JG&PH Thompson & Son, Selside and JH Atkinson & Partners, Selside. More Mule lambs forward with trade a little sharper for these, with a top of £135 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale who sold other pens to £133. More pens sold to £130 from Low Moor Howe, Winster. Cheviot Mules sold to £132 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside. Hill lambs saw pure Cheviots to £122 from BR Harrison, Staveley with Jacobs to £120 from James Longworth, Kentmere. Swaledales sold to £112 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with Rough Fells

to £110 from AEA Harrison, Kentmere. Light lambs full of meat were in plenty of demand with these regularly selling at 240p/kg to 255 p/kg, depending on meat.

Prime Lamb Top Prices: BELTEX; Poppy Farm £230.00. Farleton House £180.00. Mosergh Farm, £170.00. Poppy Farm, £160.00. Corner Cottage £150.00. Holmelands £141.00. TEXEL; Poppy Farm £168.00. Arklid Farm £153.00.

Mosergh Farm £150.00. Moorville £141.00. Holmelands £140.00. Holmelands £140.00. SUFFOLK; Maddison Avenue £149.00. Smithy Green Farm £127.00. Maddison Avenue £126.00. Smithy Green Farm £124.00. Hagg Farm £118.00.

Hawkrigg End £117.00. MULE; Holme House Farm £135.00, Holme House Farm £133.00. High House Farm £130.00.

Hareden Farm £128.00. High Tenement Farm £125.50. High House Farm £124.00. DORSET; Corney Hill Farm £135.00. Corney Hill Farm £120.00, Cumbrae £110.00. CHEVIOT; High Tenement Farm £132.00. Old Vicarage, £122.00, Poppy Farm £115.00. Croziers Croft, £112.00. Braida Garth, £104.00. Holker Farm Cottages, £98.00.

CONTINENTAL; Drinkall Brothers, Catshaw Hall, £131.50. Red Scar Farm, £131.00. Barrowfield, £131.00. Ash Tree Cottage, £125.00. Greaves Farm, £123.00. Poppy Farm, £123.00. CHAROLLAIS; Moorville, £126.00. DUTCH SPOTTED; Benson Hall, £124.00. JACOB; Millriggs, £120.00. SWALEDALE; Catshaw Hall Farm £112.00. Low Longmire, £100.00. Rydal Farm, £100.00. Saddlers Croft, £97.00. Yoad Pot, £96.50. Higher Core Farm, £95.50.

ROUGH FELL; Millriggs, £110.00. Boundary Beck, £106.00. Boundary Beck, £105.00. Poppy Farm, £100.00. HRN; Crabtree Farm, £108.00. HERDWICK; Low Greenholme, £95.00.

Prime Pigs The Christmas prize show and sale of pigs saw a top price of £260 achieved for the champion pair being Pietrain cross Large White gilts from loyal supporter W Stamper, Chipping. Other heavy weight gilts sold to £245 from E Spedding, Egremont and £235 from J Stott Jnr, Crosscrake and JM Navesey, Darwen. Other well finished pigs were regularly £180 to £210. A top of 267p/kg was achieved for the first prize light weight and reserve champions, being a pair of Large White x gilts with others regularly selling at 200p/kg to 240p/kg.

Cull sows sold to £180 from C Woodhouse, Nateby who sold others at £175. Cull boars sold to £125.

We would like to thank our judge Mr John Geldard, Levens.

Show Results Class 1 – Pair of Prime Pigs 90kg or Over 1st W Stamper, Coldcotes Farm, £260.00 2nd T Wilson, Scales Farm, £210.00 3rd J Stott, Kingsland, £235.00 Class 2 – Pair of Prime Pigs Under 90kg 1st J M Navesey, Silkhall Farm, £235.00 2nd B R Harrison, Old Vicarage, £160.00 3rd W Stamper, Coldcotes Farm, £175.00 Champion: W Stamper, Coldcotes Farm Reserve Champion: J M Navesey, Silk Hall

Cast Sheep The Christmas prize show and sale of cull ewes was kindly judged by Mr Andrew Dawson, who awarded the prizes as followed: Hill Ewes 1st Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm 2nd T & H Drinkall, Calderside Farm 3rd JA Bennett, Middale Farm Mule Ewes 1st T & H Drinkall, Calderside Farm 2nd RE & A Gardner, Barrowfield 3rd DM & D Cook, Smithy Green Farm Continental Ewes 1st E Dodgson, Spital Farm The sale peaked at £142 for a prize pen of Continental ewes from E Dodgson, Kendal with others from the same good home achieving £140. A large number of medium pure bred ewes forward today were generally selling at £118 to £130, with the next draw down £88 to £105, depending on quality and type. Mules sold to £104 for the first prize pen from T&H Drinkall, Oakenclough with other heavier Mules generally £92 to £102. Meated mediums were £82 to £90 and leaner sorts £70 to £80. Hill bred ewes sold to a top price of £92 for the first prize pen of Swaledales from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Other heavy well finished Swaledales were £72 to £85, with mediums £65 to £70. A large entry of leaner hard worn ewe were £36 to £45. Other hill ewes sold to £82 for Cheviots, with Rough Fells to £78, Scotch Black Face to £72 and Herdwicks to £58.

Cull rams sold to £138 for Lleyns from JA&R Geldard & Sons, Levens. A large number of medium types were generally £115 to £130, to include the top price hill bred ram at £118 for a Rough Fell from I&J Mallinson, Selside.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL; Spital Farm, £142.00. Spital Farm, £140.00. Isle of Man, £133.00. Spital Farm, £132.00.

LLEYN; Low Foulshaw Farm, £136.00. ZWARTABLE; Bowness Farm, £111.00. MULE; Calderside Farm, £104.00, Isle of Man, £100.00. Barrowfield, £96.00. Isle of Man, £90.00. SUFFOLK; Isle of Man, £96.00, Isle of Man, £96.00.

Barker Knott, £78.00. SWALEDALE; Catshaw Hall, £92.00, Calderside Farm, £84.00. Middale farm, £71.00.

CONTINENTAL; IoM, £91.00, IoM, £88.00, IoM, £82.00, IoM, £82.00. MASHAM; IoM, £78.00. ROUGH FELL; High Green Farm, £78.00, High Borrowbridge, £74.00, Millriggs, £64.00. SCOTTISH BLACKFACE; IoM £72.00, Bowness Farm, £63.00. IoM, £58.00. HERDWICK; Rydal Farm £58.00, Barker Knott £52.00. CHEVIOT; Woodside £52.00.

Cast Rams Top Prices: LLEYN; Low Foulshaw Farm £138.00. TEXEL; Wood Broughton Barn £130.00, Wood Broughton Barn £122.00. CHAROLLAIS; Spital Farm £122.00. LEICESTER; Farleton House £122.00. ROUGHFELL; Woodside £118.00, High Green Farm £112.00, High Green Farm £110.00. SWALEDALE; Rydal Farm £78.00.

HERDWICK; Rydal Farm £66.00, Rydal Farm £62.00.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Christmas Show of Calves and OTM Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle and Store Cattle, Thursday 7th December 2023.

Beef Breeding Cattle Concluding sale of breeding cattle for 2023 saw a young pedigree Limousin bull from PJ Holt & Son, Blackpool achieveing £2000. Luing cows with Simlim calves at foot from Low Moor Howe Farm, Winster sold to £1600 with others at 1450. A consignment of Luing bulling heifers from TW Wilson, Flookburgh sold to £1210 with others at £1200 and Belted Galloways selling to £720.

Calves Christmas show & sale of calves was kindly judged by Gary Postlethwaite, Howgill who made the following awards: Class 1 Beef Bred Bull Calf 1st A Pickthall, Borrans Farm, British Blue £500.00 2nd D W & E Cottam, Hagg Farm, Charolais £490.00 3rd A Pickthall. Borrans Farm, British Blue £450.00 Class 2 Beef Bred Heifer Calf 1st A Pickthall, Borrans Farm, British Blue £450.00 2nd D Galbraith, Sunny Bank, British Blue £355.00 3rd D W & E Cottam, Hagg Farm, Charolais £330.00 Champion– A Pickthall, British Blue Reserve Champion– A Pickthall, British Blue

Bull calves sold to a top of £500 for reserve champion for a British Blue x from A Pickthall, New Hutton who sold others at £450 and £430, with the 3rd prize bull calf Charolais from DW & EA Cottam, New Hutton achieving £490. Other stronger bull calves generally £350-£420 with mediums £240-£300 with only the very smallest less.

Native sired calves sold to £285 for a Aberdeen Angus x from JG & BJ Escolme, Killington with other month old Aberdeen Angus bulls selling to £250 from Colby Farms, Appleby. Dairy bulls sold to a top price of £150 for a British Friesian from RF & CE Hodgson, Ulverston who sold others at £120 with mediums regularly £90-£110 with smaller calves £30-£60. Heifer calves sold to top of £450 for the champion being a 6 week old British Blue from A Pickthall, New Hutton with other month old heifer calves selling to £355 for a British Blue x from DR & C Galbraith, New Hutton and £330 for Charolais x from DW & EA Cottam, New Hutton. Other month old heifers generally £220-£270 with native sired heifers selling to £205 from Colby Farms, Appleby.

Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue; Borrans Farm £450.00, Borrans Farm £355.00, Sunny Bank £355.00, Sunny Bank £310.00, Sunny bank £310.00, Raisgill Hall £250.00. Charollais; Hagg Farm £330.00, Bambersn Farm £270.00.

Blonde; Midtown Farm £220.00, Midtown Farm £180.00, Midtown Farm £170.00. Angus; Colby Laiths £205.00, Colby Laiths £205.00, Rowe End Farm £195.00, Rowe End Farm £180.00, Colby Laiths £170.00. Shorthorn; Flodder Hall £180.00, Flodder Hall £170.00, Flodder Hall £135.00, Raisgill Hall £115.00.

Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue; Borrans Farm £500.00, Borrans Farm £450.00, Borrans Farm £430.00, Tunstall Hall £415.00, Audlands£400.00, Elm Tree Far £370.00. Charollais; Hagg Farm £490.00, Bambers Farm £320.00.

Simmental; Rowe End Farm £330.00. Limousin; Tunstall Hall £285.00, Low Stangerthwaite £275.00, Low Stangerthwaite £270.00, Tunstall Hall £220.00. Angus; Low Stangerthwaite £285.00, Colby Laiths £250.00, Rowe End

Farm £250.00, Rowe End Farm £245.00, Colby Laiths £235.00, Bambers Farm £200.00. Blonde; Midtown Farm £270.00, Midtown Farm £200.00. Friesian; Rowe End Farm £150.00, Rowe End Farm £120.00

Stirks 6 month old steers sold to £710 for a Limousin x from Bambers Farm, Cockerham with sold others at £680. Other 6 month old steers generally £580-£640. Heifer stirks sold to top price of £680 for 4 month old Blonde x from RJ & J Gardner, Natland with younger heifer stirks selling to £480-£560 with recently weaned Aberdeen Angus heifers selling to £325 from W Stamper, Chipping. Bull stirks sold to £460 for 4 month old British Blue from J & S Brakewell, Kirby in Furness.

Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Blonde; Natland Mill Beck Farm £680.00, Natland Mill Beck Farm £680.00. Limousin; Filed House Farm £635.00, Bambers Farm ~£480.00, Bambers Farm £480.00. Angus Bambers Farm £540.00, Bambers Farm £540.00, Bambers Farm £540.00, Coldcotes Farm £325.00.

Steer Stirks: Limousin; Bambers Farm £710.00, Bambers Farm £680.00. Angus; Bambers Farm £620.00, Bambers Farm £620.00.

Steer Stirk Top Prices: Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue; Moss House Farm £460.00. Angus; Coldcotes Farm £370.00. Hereford £290.00.

Store Cattle A seasonal show of 150 store cattle with all selling to full value with a full ringside of buyers present. Yearling Limousin bullocks sold to £1280 from A Winder & Son, Ravenstonedale. Dairy bred British Blue bullocks at 16 month old sold to £1230 from J Holme & Son, Ulverston who sold Limousin to the same price. Hereford bullocks saw a top of £1200 from GM Redmayne, Ings. A run of suckler bred bullocks from B Heyes saw his out wintered 8 month old bullocks sell to £950 with other pens selling to £930. A large run of black & white bullocks forward with a pen of 15 month old selling to £920 from GA & RM Robinson, Lowgill. With others selling to £900 from AE & PC Capstick, Heversham. Heifer trade peaked at £1200 for yearling Limousin heifer from A Winder & Son, Ravenstonedale. Shorthorn selling to the same price from J Black & Son, Kentmere. Dairy bred British Blue heifers sold to £1180 from J Alderson & Son, Howgill, with a pen of dairy bred Herefords at 18 months selling to £1080.

Concluding cattle sale of 2023 is on Thursday 21st December, with entries closing 13th December.

Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin; Greenside £1280.00, Hollowmire Farm £1230.00,m Greenside Farm £1150.00, Breedy Butts Farm £1130.00, Cockrigg Farm £1050.00, Bouthwaite Farm £1040.00. British Blue; Hollowmire Farm £1230.00, Greenside Farm £1180.00, Hollowmire Farm £1080.00, Beckfoot farm £1040.00, Southways £840.00.

Charollias; Bouthwaite Farm £1200.00. Hereford; Gowan Bank farm £1200.00, Gowan bank Farm £1200.00, Gowan Bank farm £950.00, Mansergh Hall farm £930.00, Biggins Lodge Farm £770.00, Southways £760.00. Angus; Bouthwaite Farm £110.00, Park House Farms £1020.00, Cockrigg farm £1020.00Bouthwaite Farm £900.00, Middle Salter £840.00. Friesian; Cold Seat Barn £920.00, Park House Farms £900.00, Park House Farms £860.00, Longlands £750.00, Park House Farms £740.00, Bellart Howe £730.00. Simmental; Greenwood Haw £780.00.

Store Heifer Top Prices: Shorthorn; Bridge Stone Land £1200.00, Limousin; Grrenside Farm £1200.00, Hollowmire Farm £990.00, Riddings £950.00, Mossboroug Bungalow £860.00, Middle Salter £820.00, Mossboroug Bungalow £820.00. British Blue; Greenside Farm £1180.00, Beckfoot Farm £1110.00, Hollowmire Farm £1100.00, Riddings £1040.00, Hollowmire Farm £1010.00. Hereford; Mansergh Hall 1080.00, Bellart Howe £1030.00. Angus; Bouthaite Farm £1070.00, Park House Farms £960.00, Bouthwaite Farm £860.00, Middle Salter £730.00. Charollais; Parks

House Farms £900.00, Park House Farms £780.00. Bazadaise; Biggins Lodge Farm £750.00, Biggins Lodge Farm £700.00. Longhorn; Bellart Howe £710.00.

Store Bull Top Prices: Hereford; Natland Mill Beck £980.00. Angus; Aisgill Farm £720.00.

OTM Cattle A nice entry of 71 cull cows forward, an overall market average of 149p/kg. With a large entry of feeding type beef cows and parlour type dairy cows. Beef cows sold to a top price of 189.5p/kg for a British Blue x from I & AJ Armer, Burneside and PR Escolme, Endmoor. With other better feeding types 165-180p/kg. Top grossing beef cow was a Charolais x from M Allen, Carnforth achieving £1306. Dairy cows sold to a top price of 169.5p/kg for a Friesian from Messrs Mason Birkland Barrow, Over Kellet with Holstein Friesian selling to 164.5p/kg from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal, S & M Cooper, Ulverston and Fleckviehs also achieved 164.5p/kg from JA & DE Batty & Sons, Burneside. Medium dairy cows generally 140p/kg-150p/kg with leaner parlour type 120p/kg130p/kg. Top grossing dairy cow was Holstein Friesian from WH Kitching & Son, Heslington achieving £1321.

OTM beef heifers sold to 219.5p/kg and £1053 for a Limousin x from JH Atkinson & Partners, Selside. With dairy heifers selling to 164.5p/kg and £1276 from S & M Cooper, Ulverston. OTM steers sold to 239.5p/kg and £1404 for a British Blue x from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton with stock bulls selling to 141.5p/kg for a Beef Shorthorn from G Malpass, Dent.

NWA J36 OTM CATTLE SHOW Highest Priced Continental per kg- I & AJ Armer- 189.5p/kg Highest Priced Black and White per kg- Mason/Birkland Barrow- 169.5p/kg Highest Priced Per Head Overall- WH Kitching & Son- £1321 OTM Cow Top Prices: British Blue; Bowston Hall 189.50p/kg, Bowston Hall 181.50p/kg, Bowston Hall 179.50p/kg, Bowston Hall 164.50p/kg, Bowston Hall 164.50p/kg, Aynsome Manor Farm 151.50p/kg. Limousin Audlands Park 189.50p/kg, Bowston Hall 177.50p/kg, Bowston Hall 171.50p/kg, Bowston Hall 169.50p/kg, Bowston Hall 159.50p/kg, Peall House 159.50p/kg. Charollais; Yealand Manor 177.50p/kg, Greenwood Haw 164.50p/kg, Greenwood Haw 141.50p/kg, Friesian; Birkland Barrow 169.50p/kg, Tarnside Farm 164.50p/kg, Jenkin Crag Farms 164.50p/kg, Hawes Farm 157.50p/kg, Jenkin Crag Farms 157.50p/kg, Jenkin Crag Farm 157.50p/kg. Shorthorn; Bridge Stone Land 167.50p/kg, Craketrees 129.50p/kg. Continental; Chapel Island View 164.50p/kg. Saler; New Hall 164.50p/kg, New Hall 139.50p/kg, New Hall 114.50p/kg. Fleckvieh; Laithwaite Farm 164.50p/kg, Moss House Farm 134.50p/kg, Cracalt Farm 127.50p/kg. Simmental; Greenwood Haw 159.50p/kg, Greenwood Haw 159.50p/kg. Dairy Shorthorn; Craketrees 154.50p/kg. Norweigien; Cracalt Farm 141.50p/kg, Low Sizergh Farm 124.50p/kg. Hereford; Birkland Barrow 141.50p/kg. Swedish Red and White; Low Sizergh Farm 124.50p/kg, Birkland Barrow 114.50p/kg. Jersey; Cracalt Farm 119.50p/kg.

OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin; Mosergh Farm 219.50p/kg. Friesian; Tarnside Farm 164.50p/kg, Wyke Farm 149.50p/kg, Natland Park Farm 134.50p/kg.

Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue; Green Close 239.50p/kg, Green Close 234.50p/kg.

Cast Bull Top Prices: Shorthorn Greenwood How 141.50p/kg, Highland; Field House 119.50p/kg.

Lancaster Auction Mart: Christmas Show of Calves, Store Cattle & OTM Cattle. Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM and Store Cattle, Friday 8th December 2023.

Calves & Weanlings The Christmas prize show and sale of calves saw another record entry of many new and returning customers. The pre sale show was kindly sponsored by NWF Agriculture and judged by Mr M Easterby, Westhouse, who awarded the prizes as followed: CLASS 1- BEEF BRED BULL CALF 1st JM & MH France & Son- Charolais- £500 2nd AD & R Milner- British Blue- £355 3rd JM & MH France & Son- British Blue- £370 CLASS 2- BEEF BRED HEIFER CALF 1st Drinkall Bros- British Blue- £355 2nd Drinkall Bros- British Blue- £280 3rd AD & R Milner- British Blue- £210 CLASS 3- DAIRY BRED BULL CALF 1st WN & D Smith- Friesian- £165 2nd AR & R Milner- Friesian- £160 3rd Drinkall Bros- Friesian- £100 CHAMPION- JM & MH France & Son RESERVE CHAMPION- Drinkall Bros Bull calves sold to £500 for the show champion being a six week old Charolais cross bull from JM&MH France & Son, Littledale. Other stronger rearing calves sold to £440 for British Blue cross from JP&C Robson, Garstang with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £440 from Wallbank Farm, Over Wyresdale with Limousin cross to £390 from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall. A large number of medium bull calves sold to £350 from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton with British Blue cross selling to £325 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping and Limousin cross to £320 from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham. Younger month old bull calves sold to £295 for a Charolais cross from RT Halhead, Cockerham with Limousin cross to £290 from D&K Haworth, Hambleton. Others were generally £240 to £270. Dairy bulls sold to a top price of £200 for a five week old Montbeliarde from GJ&G Billington, Garstang who sold others at £190. Black and whites sold to £165 from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham, AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock and JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green. Medium rearers were £85 to £120, with the younger end £40 to £60.

A consignment of three month old Aberdeen Angus bulls from J&G Thornley, Kirkham sold to £590, with others at £570 and £540. British Blue cross sold to £570 from G&ME Woodhouse & Son, Ellel.

Heifer calves sold to £355 for the reserve champion being a British Blue cross from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Other stronger rearers sold to £315 for a Limousin cross from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall. Mediums rearers sold to £280 for British Blue cross from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with Limousin cross to £270 from D&M Foster, Out Rawcliffe. A large number of younger heifer calves forward sold to £265 for British Blue cross from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton with others regularly £210 to £240. Native sired heifers sold to £240 for a six week old Aberdeen Angus cross from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping.

Business as usually next week with all classes of stock required to meet buyer demand, with the sale being the last cattle sale of 2023. Catalogued entries required by Monday 11th December.

Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £335 Catshaw Hall Farm, £285 Boldens Farm, £280 Catshaw Hall Farm, £265 Holmescales Farm, £245 Norbreck Farm, £240 Roe Farm. Limousin: £315 Tunstall Hall, £270 Church Farm, £260 Tunstall Hall, £250 Church Farm, £225 Holmescales Farm, £225 Holmescales Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £240 Brown Brook, £85 Rose Farm, £75 Norbreck Farm. Hereford: £170 Sellerley Farm. Charolais: £160 Catshaw Hall Farm, £150 Norbreck Farm, £145 Tills Farm, £125 Norbreck Farm.

Bull Calves Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: £590 Derby Lodge Farm, £570 Derby Lodge Farm, £540 Derby Lodge Farm, £510 Derby Lodge Farm, £500 Derby House Farm, £480 Derby Lodge Farm. British Blue: £570 Boldens Farm, £440 Roe Farm, £420 Tunstall Hall, £400 Roe Farm, £400 Roe Farm, £380 Roe Farm. Charolais: £500 Newhouse Farm, £295 Norbreck Farm, £285 Norbreck Farm, £280 Norbreck Farm, £230 Tills Farm, £225 Norbreck Farm. Limousin: £390 Tunstall Hall, £355 Tunstall Hall, £350 Holmescales Farm, £320 Cocker House Farm, £290 Rose Farm, £260 Holmescales Farm. Long Horn: £220 Norbreck Farm. Montbeliarde: £200 Myrescough House, £190 Myrescough House. Friesian: £165 Cocker House Farm, £160 Lane Head Farm, £160 Sellerley Farm, £150 Derby Lodge Farm, £120 Derby Lodge Farm, £100 Catshaw Hall Farm.

Steer Calf Top Prices: Friesian: £100 Holme Head.

Store Cattle The weekly sale of store cattle included the Christmas prize show and sale of pairs, with several pens of high quality cattle forward for the show. After much deliberation the championship rosette and receiving the Tom Owen memorial trophy was awarded to a pair of Limousin cross steers from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland by the judge Mr J Crapper, Barnsley, who we thank for his time and expertise. These bullocks later when on to sell for £2080, with these cattle being previously purchased from the J36 Grass Day sale.

CLASS 1- PAIR OF BULLOCKS 1st DE & SM Moorhouse- £2080 2nd DE & SM Moorhouse- £1980 3rd RG & H Preece- £1740 CLASS 2- PAIR OF HEIFERS 1st JD & GM Bracken- £1780 CHAMPION- DE & SM Moorhouse BEST HOMEBRED PAIR- RG & H Preece Heavy well grown steers continue to exceed vendors expectation, exceeding all other local centres. Aberdeen Angus’s sold to £2000 from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling with British Blue cross to £1980 from Pilling Hall, Pilling and Charolais cross to £1750 from JA&F Nutter, Clitheroe. Others were regularly selling at £1550 to £1700. Dairy bred steers sold to £1380 for Fleckvieh from MJ & LC Lund, Quernmore with Swedish Red and White also selling to £1380 from T&E Garlick, Freckleton. Black and Whites sold to £1360 from R&E Ladds, Kendal. All steers forward today averaged £1390.

Heifers achieved an overall averaged of £1216, with a top price of £1780 achieved for the first price pair of Charolais cross heifer form JD&GM Bracken, Garstang. Other Charolais sold to £1590 from AJ&D Knowles, New Hutton. Limousin cross achieved £1560 from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton. Beef Shorthorns sold to £1540 from EW&CR Clegg & Son, Stalmine and Aberdeen Angus cross £1500 from G Sagar & Son, Caton. Heavy well grown heifers were regularly £1580 to £1400.

Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin: £2080 High House Farm, £1980 High House Farm, £1740 Thornbush Farm, £1580 Fellside Farm, £1560 Fell End Farm, £1350 Billinge Hall Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £2000 Pasture House Farm, £1880 Pilling Hall Farm, £1700 Yew Tree Farm, £1670 Low Levens, £1610 Billinge Hall Farm, £1600 Grange Farm. British Blue: £1980 Pilling Hall Farm, £1740 Thornbush Farm, £1710 Squires Gate Farm, £1580 Squires Gate Farm, £1580 Old Glasson Farm, £1570 Pasture House Farm. Charolais: £1750 Manor Farm, £1300 Manor Farm. Hereford: £1490 Snub Snape Farm, £1440 Outerthwaite Farm, £1240 Corney Hill Farm, £1100 Willow Tree Cottage. Fleckvieh: £1380 Corney Hill Farm, £1240 Corney Hill Farm, £1240 Outerthwaite Farm. Other: £1380 Grange Farm. Friesian: £1360 Benson Hall, £1340 Benson Hall, £1280 Betts Farm, £1250 Squires Gate Farm. Montbeliarde: £1310 Corney Hill Farm. Saler: £1220 Ghyll Beck Farm. Meuse Rhine Issel: £1160 Littlewood Hall Farm. Short Horn: £1100 Willow Tree Cottage.

Store Heifers Top Prices: Charolais: £1780 Greenlands Farm, £1590 Windy Hill Farm, £1510 Greenlands Farm, £1300 Manor Farm. Limousin: £1560 Fell End Farm, £1370 Peall House, £1360 Fell End Farm. Short Horn: £1540 Yew Tree Farm, £1050 Ghyll Beck Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £1500 New Parkside Farm, £1420 1 Heversham Gardens, £1400 High House Farm, £1260 Outerthwaite Farm, £1240 Kays Farm, £1200 Summerlands. Hereford: £1490 Snub Snape Farm, £1270 Holmfields. Stabiliser: £1430 Low Moor Head Farm. British Blue: £1410 Barnfield Farm, £1350 Windy Hill Farm, £1330 Barnfield Farm, £1290 Barnfield Farm, £1140 Ghyll Beck Farm. Simmental: £1350 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1100 Lee End Farm. Friesian: £1060 Roseacre Hall.

Cast/ OTM Cattle Cull cow trade saw another rise with an overall market averaged of 159p/kg achieved, with beef cows selling to a top of 269p/kg for a young British Blue cross from A Prickett, Farleton. Other heavier well bred beef cows were 199p/kg for a Limousin from P Cummings, Burton in Kendal, D&DW Prickett, Farleton and GR&A Foy, Conder Green. Other beef cows were regularly 175p/kg to 195p/kg with a top grossing today being a Limousin from P Cumming, Burton in Kendal achieving £1464 with others at £1458 and £1394. Dairy cows sold to a top of 174.5p/kg from WG Farms, Cockerham with others at 164p/kg from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel with Holstein Friesians to 159p/kg from GA&A Atkinson, Cantfield, T Taylor, Woodplumpton, Cote Farm Partnership, Nether Kellet and GR Park & Sons, Whinfell. Top grossing dairy cow was a Montbeliarde from WG Farms Ltd, Cockerham totalling £1347.

Heifers sold to 259p/kg for a British Blue cross from GR&A Foy, Conder Green, Aberdeen Angus cross from J Oddie & Son, Blackburn and Limousin cross from JC Prickett, Mewith. Other beef heifers were regularly 225p/kg to 245p/kg, with dairy heifers selling to 229p/kg from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock. Top grossing beef heifer was an Aberdeen Angus from J Oddie & Son, Balderstone achieving £1781, with dairy heifers selling to £1494 from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock.

Steers sold to 269p/kg for a Limousin cross from M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe who also sold Aberdeen Angus cross at £1651.

Cull bulls sold to 269.5p/kg and £2050 for a young Limousin from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon.

OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 199.50 Farleton House, 199.50, 194.50 (x2) Peall House, 179.50 Howriggs, 179.50 Nook Farm. Shorthorn: 199.50, 169.50 Parkside Farm, 159.50, 154.50 (x2) Heversham Gardens, 154.50 Low Dubbs Farm. Simmental: 179.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. Angus: 174.50 Lambrigg Farm. Montbeliarde: 174.50 Lathwaite Farm, 164.50 (x2) Yeat House. British Blue: 269.50 Farleton House, 159.50 Mount Pleasant Farm, 149.50 Nook Farm, 149.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. Friesian: 159.50 Hudsbrook Farm, 159.50 Cote Farm, 159.50 Abbotson Farm, 159.50 Midge Hall Farm, 159.50 Stubb Place Farm, 159.50 Low Deepslack. Other: 154.50 Walkers I’th Fields. Fleckvieh: 149.50 Docker Hall. MRI: 144.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. Brown Swiss: 129.50 Lathwaite Farm.

OTM Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: 259.50 Parkside Farm. Angus: 259.50, 254.50, 239.50 Cheetham House Farm, 164.50 Midge Hall Farm. Limousin: 259.50 Ghyll Beck Farm. Hereford: 249.50 Leighton House. Friesian: 229.50 Lane Head Farm, 184.50 Stubb Place Farm, 179.50 Gardners Farm, 147.50 Cotestone Farm, 104.50 Ackenthwaite Farm.

Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 269.50 Station Hotel Farm. Angus: 249.50 Station Hotel Farm, 204.50 Fellside Farm.

Friesian: 144.50 Low Deepslack.

Cast Bull Top Prices: Angus: £1400 New Hall Farm. Limousin: 269.50 Howriggs, 159.50 Low House. Simmental: 174.50 Hodgkinson Farm.

Next Week's Upcoming Sales

Monday 11th Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs, Cast Sheep & Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs

Tuesday 12th

J36: 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep

Thursday 14th J36: 10:30am Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs

Friday 15th Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and Cast/OTM Cattle 11am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle 11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle & Stirks