NWA Newsletter, 19th January 2024

Weekly Report and Newsletter - 19th January 2024

J36 Rural Auction Centre: January Online Machinery Sale International Interest at Popular Monthly Machinery Sale The opening online machinery sale of 2024 saw a wide range of items entered and offered for sale with an extremely successful sale achieved.

32 vehicles sold to £15,000 for a Toyota Hilux (18 reg) direct from a local farm with a Ford Ranger (12 reg) achieving £7700 and a Mitsubishi L200 (15reg) at £4200.

Several collectable tractors forward sold to £3900 for a Ford 3000, £3800 for a Massey Ferguson 135, £1650 for Massey Ferguson 35 and £1250 for International 784 c/w loader. Other plant vehicles included a Bobcat 533 Skidsteer at £2000 and Kubota B4200 tractor at £2600.

Keen interest on seasonal items saw a Conor 1600 tanker achieve £7200, 7T Tomber trailer at £4200, Protech Post Knocker at £3700, 10T tipping trailer at £3600, Slurry pump to £1750, West muckspreader at £1550 and PTO wood chipper at £960.

Livestock trailers sold to £2700 for a 14ft Ifor Williams trailer, 10ft Ifor Williams at £2300, 12ft Ifor Williams at £1750, 10ft Graham Edwards at £1450.

Other items of interest included a Taarup Tedder at £2600, Bale slice at £2000, Cattle crush at £1400, Kawasaki ATV at £1100, Concrete mixer at £920.

Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep. Monday 15th January 2024.

Prime Hoggs 510 prime hoggs were put before Lancasters active ring side of eight buyers. An overall average of 270p/kg was achieved, which many more could have been sold to the vendors advantage. The sale peaked at £145 for Beltex hoggs from I Richardson, Catforth with Texels selling to £140 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Many pens of heavy continental hoggs were regularly £130 to £140. 42kg to 45kg export type hoggs looked the sharpest trade, with these regularly selling at 280p/kg to 290p/kg. The best being 43kg Texels selling to £132 from AG Butler, Hambleton. A ring full of Texel Mules at 43kg sold to £128 from S Ayrton, Thurnham. Best bred and butcher type hoggs saw the best achieve 320p/kg from I Richardson, Catforth for Beltexs, with Texels selling to 315p/kg from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof. Hill bred hoggs saw Mules sell to £124 from JW Cornall & son, Bleasdale with RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead not far behind at £122. Cheviots sold to £117 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale.

Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Beltex: £145 West View Farm, £133, £132 Park Farm Barn, £129 Oak Aveune, £128 Park Farm Barn, £127 Hutton Roof Hall. Texel: £140 North Farm, £139 Cottam Farm, £139, £138 Meadow Croft, £136 Hutton Roof Hall, £136 Quarry House. Continental: £137 North Farm, £124 Meadow Croft, £118 (x2) Broseley Hall Farm, £115 Overhouses, £114 Broseley Hall Farm. Dutch Spotted: £134, £126, £124 West View Farm. Blue Texel: £132 West View Farm. Suffolk: £130 Meadow Croft, £123 Oak Aveune. Cheviot: £129 Hutton Roof Hall, £117 Cragg Farm. Mule: £124 Higher Fair Snape, £122 Ouzelthorn Farm, £119 High Fair Snape, £111 Throstle Croft, £104 High House Farm, £99.50 Yates Farm. Ryeland: £112 West View Farm. Dorset: £107.50, £100 Corney Hill Farm. Masham: £88 Kays Farm.

Dalesbred: £93 Kays Farm.

Cast Sheep The ewe trade saw all goods a sharper trade on the week, pure bred Texels sold to £178 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Strong first cross Texel ewes from S Ayrton, Thurnham sold to £133. A big show of Mule ewes saw the best pens sell to £112 from T&E Garth, Bleasdale with other pens to £110 from I Richardson, Catforth. The strongest pens of Mules were £95 to £105. Hill ewes saw a top of £100 for Cheviots from S Ayrton, Thurnham, with medium type Swaledales seeing a pen of twelve sell to £50 from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £178 North Farm, £133, £121, £115 Meadow Croft, £80 (x2) Haversham House Farm.

Suffolk: £116 Haversham House Farm. Mule: £112 Bailey Hey Farm, £110 West View Farm, £107 Bailey Hey Farm, £104 North Farm, £95 Cottam Farm, £95 North Farm. Cheviot: £100 Meadow Croft. Leicester: £70 Overhouses.

Cast Ram Top Prices: Dorset: £106 Corney Hill Farm. Texel: £100 Ouzelthorn Farm, £92 Bailey Hey Farm.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 16th January 2024.

Prime Hoggs All hoggs were keenly bid for by a full ring side of buyers, with trade a little sharper on the week and a market average of 278p/kg achieved.

- Texels sold to £168 from JB Airey, Kendal.

- Charollais sold to £150 from RJ Stott, Stainton.

- Suffolks sold to £148 from AW Crowe, Witherslack.

- Beltexs sold to £148 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh.

- Mule sold to £124 from M&YS Barker, Halton.

- Cheviots sold to £123 from J Twigge, Lindale.

- Swaledales sold to £110.50 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston.

- Rough Fells sold to £108 from MP&H York, Howgill.

Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £168 Mint Close, £151 Moss Side, £149 Mint Close, £146 Sunny Bank, £146 Steel Croft, £144 Poppy Farm. Charollais: £150 Crosscrake Farm. Continental: £148 Bowers Farm, £148 Ashtree Cottage, £141 Old Woodhouse, £131 Stubb Hall Farm, £131 The Barn, £128 Stubb Hall Farm. Suffolk: £137 Halton Park Farm, £135 Halton Park Farm, £135 Yoad Pot, £122 Bowers Farm, £103 Yoad Pot. Dutch Spotted: £125 Crook Hall, £123 Crook Hall. Mule: £124 Halton Park Farm, £123 Barrowfield, £122 Poppy Farm, £133.50 Poppy Farm, £113.50 Arklid Farm, £110 Greaves Farm. Cheviot: £123 Holmelands, £116 Bowers Farms, £115 Poppy Farm, £114 Bowers Farm, £110 Bensons Hall, £107 Holmelands. Beltex: £122 Holmeands, £113 Middlebarrow Plain. Zwartble: £118 Poppy Farm.

Dorset: £118 Poppy Farm. Rough Fell: £116 Thwaite Farm, £108 Thwaite Farm. Swaledale: £110.50 Arklid Farm, £102 Middale Farm.

Cast Sheep Heavy well-bred ewes sold to £212 from R&E Ladds, Kendal with others achieving £198 from D&S Robinson, Hutton Roof and £174 from CJ Metcalfe, Ingleton. Heavy well meated first cross ewes were generally £130 to £140, depending on quality and type. Mediums were £92 to £110 with leaner sorts £80 to £90. Cheviot Mules sold to £140 from R&E Ladds, Kendal with others at £129 from WR Clarke, Yealand and M Allen, Yealand. North Country Mules sold to £118 from D Wightman & A Mason, Burton with other heavier Mules regularly £98 to £105. The next draw down £92 to £92, with smaller meat £75 to £80. Pure hill ewes sold to £148 for Cheviots from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh with other Cheviots achieving £140 from DR Harrison, Selside and £124 from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside. Rough Fells sold to £107 from TLB&J Knowles, Selside with others at £93

from GR Park & Sons, Whinfell. Other stronger end hill bred ewes were £70 to £75. Herdwicks sold to £64 from F&JM Mason, Mansergh. A consignment of goatlings from CM Crayson sold to £64. Leaner lightweight hill ewes are now abundant in numbers, the better end were generally £48 to £65, with leaner sorts £32 to £40.

Several cull rams sold to a top of £150 for Texels from CJ Metcalfe, Ingleton.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £212 Benson Hall, £174 Yarlsber, £142 Benson Hall, £136 Poppy Farm, £136 Benson Hall, £134 Mireside Farm. Beltex: £198 Oakfield, £110 Poppy Farm. Cheviot: £148 Bowers Farm, £130 The Plough Inn, £124 Poppy Farm, £94 Bowers Farm, £94 The Plough Inn. Cheviot Mule: £140 Benson Hall, £129 Cinder Barrow, £128 Yealand Manor, £94 Tottlebank, £87 Sunny Bank. Zwartble: £122 Woodside, £90 Bowness Farm. Continental: £122 West Lodge, £84 Streatlam Grange, £80 Streatlam Grange, £76 Streatlam Grange. Mule: £118 West Lodge, £104 Poppy Farm, £104 Oakfield Farm, £103 Benson Hall, £101 Cinder Barrow, £96 Hill Top Farm. Leicester: £118 High House Farm, £108 High House Farm. Dorset: £114 High Biggarsbank. Suffolk: £113 Gibraltar Farm, £108 College Green.

Rough Fell: £107 High Borrowbridge, £93 Low Deepslack, £76 Woodside, £75 Moss End Farm, £74 High Borrowbridge, £67 High Borrowbridge. Charollais: £88 Poppy Farm. Horned: £72 Woodside. Herdwick: £64 Mireside Farm, £53 West Lodge, £50 High Biggarsbank.Scotch Black Face: £60 Bowness Farm, £52 West Lodge. Swaledale: £58 Benson Hall, £55 West Lodge. Goat: £64 Sheepfields.

Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £150 Yarlsber, £118 Hall Croft Barn, £92 Steel Croft, £90 Stubb Farm. Leicester: £98 Boundary Beck, £76 Boundary Beck. Swaledale: £68 Yoad Pot, £50 Yoad Pot.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs, Thursday 18th January 2024.

Store Hoggs A keen interest in all classes of store hoggs, saw an overall average of £89 achieved with many vendors showing their last draw of the season. Strongest well bred hoggs were in exceptionally strong demand, selling to £145 for Texel cross from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston.

Others sold to £130 from G GU&D Swarbrick, Meathop with full pens regularly £118 to £122.

Longer keep pure bred lambs sold to £127 for Beltexs from T Crosdale, Clapham who also others at £119. Others were regularly £95 to £108. Medium keep cross breds were regularly £94 to £108, with longer keep hoggs £75 to £86, depending on quality and type. Mules sold to £111 for a full pen from J Brown, Ambleside and £105 from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston. A ring full of Mules achieved £104 from T Longton & Son, Quernmore. Medium Mules were frequently £86 to £94. Hill bred Hoggs sold to £88 for Gritstone from M&G German, Middleton with Herdwicks to £84 from Messrs Hodgson, Ambleside. Swaledales sold to £80 from GM Strong, Penrith, Dalesbred to £79 from RI Dixon, Grange Over Sands and Cheviot to £78 from J Brown, Hawkshead.

Another strong entry is required next fortnights sale with buyers expressing a keen interest to attend. Please inform the office of catalogue entries by Wednesday 24th January.

Store Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £145 Bowkerstead Farm, £126 Blea Tarn Road, £126 High Fell Gate, £120 Sunny Bank, £119 Barn Croft, £119 School Hill. Beltex: £130 Kate Farm, £127, £94 Barn Croft. Suffolk: £127, £108 Cracalt Farm, £99 Moss Head, £91 High Underbrow Farm. Mule: £111 Keen Ground Bungalow, £105 Bowkerstead Farm, £104 (x2) Rooten Brook, £99 West Lodge, £95.50 High House Farm. Continental: £104 Cracalt Farm, £100 Newcross House Farm, £99 Dawson Fold, £97 Kate Farm, £91 Newcross House Farm, £90 Dawson Fold. Gritstone: £88 Sowermire Farm. Jacob: £88 Bank Ground. Dorset: £85 Brow Head. Herdwick: £84 Rydal Farm, £69 School Hill. Badger Face Texel: £80 School Hill. Swaledale: £80 School Hill, £68 Hall Farm, £60 Rydal Farm. Dalesbred: £79, £66 Low Newton Farm. Cheviot: £78 (x2) Keen Ground Bungalow. Leicester: £69 Bowkerstead Farm, £67 Low Newton Farm, £67 Bennet Head Farm. Rough Fell: £66, £60 (x2) Sowermire Farm.

Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle. Friday 19th January 2024.

Calves & Weanlings A lighter show of calves forward, as farmers take advantage of the cold weather for field work.

The stronger end sold to £450 for a British Blue cross from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton with Aberdeen Angus cross to £445 from CR&A Baxter & Son, Middleton. Others were generally £380 to £420, with medium rearers £260 to £340. Dairy bulls sold to £120 for Montbeliardes from J&S Brakewell, Kirkby in Furness.

Heifers sold to £375 for a British Blue cross from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton with younger Limousin cross selling to £250 from the same home, with other heifers generally £180 to £220.

Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £450 Homescales Farm, £380 Walkers I’th Fields, £370 New Browns Farm, £350 Tills Farm, £340 Walkers I’th Fields.Angus: £445 New Brows Farm, £365 Walkers I’th Fields. Limousin: £350 Tills Farm, £330 Homescales Farm, Montbeliarde: £120 Moss House Farm.

Heifer Calves Top Prices: Limousin: £250 Homescales Farm, £215 Tills Farm, £170 Homescales Farm. British Blue: £375 Homescales, £220 New Browns Farm, £170 Moss House Farm. Angus: £230 New Browns Farm.

Store Cattle The store cattle trade went up another gear, with all bullocks today averaging £1496 and all heifers £1302. The sale topped at £2080 for a Limousin cross steer from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead. Other strong steers sold to £1880 from M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe, £1860 from AG Stafford, Out Rawcliffe, £1810 from ERJ&P Burrow, Milnthorpe and £1800 from H Chapman & Son, Middleton. Other were regularly £1600 to £1800. Native sired steers sold to £1800 for Aberdeen Angus cross from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead with others at £1770 from KH&D Holden & Son, Pilling and £1760 from AG Stafford, Out Rawcliffe. Dairy bred steers sold to £1480 for Fleckviehs from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham and Montbeliardes from C&B Cummings & Son, Preesall with others at £1440 from A&T Smith, Longridge and British Friesians £1340 from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton. Younger steers saw fifteen month old Beef Shorthorns sell to £1360 from JA&ME Mawson, Orton and Aberdeen Angus to £1290 from GJT&V Parkinson, Preesall.

Heifers peaked at £1680 for Aberdeen Angus cross from MJ Shepherd, New Biggin with other stronger end heifers selling to £1650 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet, £1640 from Pilling Hall, Pilling and £1610 from J&J Huck, Burneside. Other stronger end heifers were regularly £1450 to £1600. Younger heifers sold to £1270 for sixteen month old Beef Shorthorns from JA&MA Mawson, Orton with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £1260 from C Butler, Hambleton.

Feeding bulls sold to £770 for eight month old Hereford cross from T Folley, Garstang.

Next Fridays sale includes the monthly catalogued sale of stirks, with buyer keen to attend and looking for all classes and types of cattle. Catalogued entries are required by Monday 22nd January, please contact the office with entries.

Store Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £1680 Gaskell House, £1580 Manor House Farm, £1280 Abbotson Farm, £1260 Parks Farm Barn, £1240 Park House Farm. Simmental: £1650 Stubb Hall Farm, £1470 The Old Stable, £1320 The Grange, £1320 Park House Farm, £1280 The Old Stable. British Blue: £1640 Pilling Hall Farm, £1610 Oak Fold, £1530 Oak Fold, £1520 Windy Hill Farm, £1460 Stubb Hall Farm, £1370 The Grange. Limousin: £1580 Manor House Farm, £1580 High Snab, £1330 Mearsbeck, £1260 Parks Farm Barn, £1220 Carlingwha. Montbelliarde: £1560 Carlinghurst. Charolais: £1550 Carlingwha, £1170 Middle Ridge Farm. Shorthorn: £1270 Sproat Ghyll, £1250 Sproat Ghyll. Blonde: £1180 Half Way House.

Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin: £2080 Lentworth Farm, 31880 Station Hotel Farm, £1800 Millbeck, £1750 Downlands Farm, £1710 Carlingwha, £1700 Downlands Farm. Simmental: £1860 Birch Croft, £1780 Cock Hall Farm, £1750 Millbeck, £1570 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1480 Cock Hall Farm, £1460 Millbeck. British Blue: £1810 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1730 Windy Hill Farm, £1700 Stubb Hall Farm, £1640 Mill House Farm, £1470 Lyn Croft Farm, £1440 Cock Hall Farm. Angus: £1800 Lentworth Farm, £1770 Chesnut House Farm, £1760 Birch Croft, £1760 Little Town Farm, £1750 Station Hotel Farm, £1650 Holme House Farm. Charolais: £1740 Carlingwha. Hereford: £1635 Chestnut House Farm,£1560 Station Hotel Farm, £1520 Holme House Farm. Montbelliarde: £1480 Parrox Hall Farm, £1440 Carlinghurst, £1280 Carlinghurst. Fleckvieh: £1480 Cock Hall Farm, £1180 Parrox Hall Farm. Shorthorn: £1360 Sproat Ghyll, £1260 Sproat Ghyll. Friesian: £1340 Downlands Farm, £1180 Gaskell House.

OTM Cattle Another large entry of 121 cull cows and OTM cattle were forward which sold to an overall average of 176p/kg, with cows averaging 165p/kg, well ahead of other local centres. Beef cows sold to a top price of 269p/kg for a Limousin from B Heys, Mossborough, Bazadaise to 224p/kg from BD&PM Gill, Ingleton and Hereford to 194.5p/kg from A Rigby, Wigan. Other beef cows were regularly 180p/kg to 195p/kg. Top grossing this week achieved £1561 for a Limousin from B Heys, Mossborough. Dairy cows sold to a top price of 239.5p/kg for a young Friesian from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse with Holstein Friesian selling to 189.5p/kg from JT&B Fox, Quernmore and Montbeliardes 187.5p/kg from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel. Other heavy well fleshed dairy cows were regularly 170p/kg to 180p/kg, mediums types 150p/kg to 165p/kg and cows direct out of the parlour 140p/kg to 150p/kg, with only the leanest and light weights less. Top grossing achieved £1520 from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse with others at £1518 from A&FM Bolland & Son, Ellel. Other heavy dairy cows were regularly £1250 to £1300.

OTM beef heifers sold to 269.5p/kg for a Limousin from B Heys, Mossborough with British Blue cross to 259.5p/kg from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby with others regularly 220p/kg to 245p/kg. Top grossing being £1684 for a British Blue cross from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby. Dairy heifers sold to 229.5p/kg and £1652 for a Holstein Friesian again from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby with others regularly 185p/kg to 210p/kg.

Steers sold to 284.5p/kg and £2222 for Aberdeen Angus cross from O Butler, Kirkham with others regularly 275p/kg to 280p/kg and £1900 to £2000.

OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 269.50 217.50 Mossboroug Bungalow. Friesian: 239.50 Holly House Farm, 189.50 Blackwood End, 179.50 North Farm, 179.50 Bank End Farm, 179.50 Holly House Farm, 174.50 Friars Moss. Bazadaise: 224.50 Yarlsber. Simmental: 194.50 Aughton Hall Farm, 184.50 Aye Bridge Farm, 174.50 Docker Farm, 169.50 Aye Bridge Farm. Hereford: 194.50 Aye Bridge Farm. Angus: 189.50 Woodstock, 189.50 Brookside, 184.50 Aye Bridge Farm, 171.50 Woodstock. Montbeliarde: 187.50, 184.50, 179.50 Yeat House. Shorthorn: 184.50 Hyninig Home Farm. British Blue: 184.50 Middle Ridge Farm. Norwegian Red: 154.50 Dale Barns.

OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 269.50 259.50 254.50 239.50 234.50 Mossboroug Bungalow. British Blue: 259.50 High Snab. Friesian: 229.50 High Snab, 219.50 North Farm, 214.50 Cotestone Farm, 189.50 Endmoor Farm, 184.50 Dale Barns, 169.50 Lathwaite Farm. Angus: 214.50 Hyning Home Farm. Ayrshire: 174.50 Half Way House.

Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 284.50 281.50 279.50 279.50 Bank Farm.

Cast Bull Top Prices: Friesian: 124.50 Ancliffe Hall Farm.

Next Week's Upcoming Sales Monday 22nd Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep Tuesday 23rd J36: 10:30am Sale of all classes of Pigs 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep Thursday 25th J36: 10am Fortnightly Sale of Calves 10:30am Fortnightly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle 11:15am Fortnightly Sale of Stirks, Beef Breeding & Store Cattle Friday 26th Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and OTM/Cast Cattle 11am Show & Sale of Dairy Cattle 11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle and Stirks Saturday 27th J36: 10:30am Diamond Delights