NWA Newsletter, 20th October 2023

Weekly Report and Newsletter - 20th October 2023 J36 Rural Auction Centre: Rough Fell Rams and Charmoise Rams and Females. Saturday 14th October 2023.

Rough Fell Rams North West Auctions were proud to host their annual show and sale of Rough Fell rams on behalf of the Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association. The day commenced with the pre sale show which was kindly sponsored by Eden Farm Supplies and Colin Parker Haulage, with the results awarded as follows: Class 1 - Shearling Ram (Owner Under 18 years of Age) 1st F&L Hoggarth, Guldrey - RF3951 Birkhaw Goliath- 350gns 2nd T Moore, New House Farm - RF4077 Birchwood Go Getter- 250gns 3rd S Milburn, Fawcett Bank - RF3964 Fawcett Bank Golden- 200gns Class 2 - Shearling Ram (Under 50 sheep) 1st RA Steadman, Ellergill Farm - RF4021 Ellergill Gladiator- 3000gns 2nd E Clark, Glebe Close - RF3957 Helmvalley Godfather- 1500gns 3rd RA Steadman, Ellergill Farm – RF4022 Ellergill Golden- 2000gns 4th D Stephenson, The Gables - RF3962 The Gables Grafter- 600gns 5th E Clark, Glebe Close – RF3958 Helmvalley Gangstar- 300gns 6th SJ&WEJ Dickinson, High Woodend - RF4002 High Woodend Goliath Class 3 - Shearling Ram (Over 50 sheep) 1st I&M Mallinson, Borrow Bridge House - RF4055 High Cark Glider- 3000gns 2nd MP&A Capstick, High Lane - RF4044 Brownber Golden Eye- 500gns 3rd NC&S Dodd, Manor Court - RF4033 Longgills Guardman- 2000gns 4th P&S Hoggarth, Guldrey Lane - RF3952 Birkhaw Gladiator- 600gns 5th E&K Bland, Cotegill Farm - RF4029 Cotegill Golden Balls- 2600gns 6th WE Moore, New House Farm - RF4074 Birchwood Gypsy King Class 4 - Aged Ram (Open) 1st MP&A Capstick, High Lane- RF3747 Middleton Hall Eskdale- 700gns 2nd T Mason, Haber Head Barn- RF3676 Birchwood Ernie 3rd E&K Bland, Cotegill Farm- RF3513 Millriggs Dodges- 100gns 4th SJ&WEJ Dickinson, High Woodend- RF3542 High Woodend Darcy- 100gns 5th VR Guy, Whinfell Terrace- RF3598 Brownber Destiny- 200gns 6th VR Guy, Whinfell Terrace- RF3792 Ellergil Edger Class 5 - Ram Lamb (Open) 1st J Holt, Carr Farm- UK184636 00242- 750gns 2nd K Milburn, Spice Gill Farm- UK03720 104594- 120gns 3rd J Hunter, Galloper Park- UK1098 610696

4th E Nugent, Woodside- UK1034 902428- 200gns 5th E Nugent, Woodside- UK103490 2430- 120gns 6th R Hegarty, Dunsa Bank Farm- UK12229 500041- 150gns Champion: MP&A Capstick, High Lane- RF3747 Middleton Hall Eskdale- 700gns Reserve Champion: I&M Mallinson, Borrow Bridge House - RF4055 High Cark Glider- 3000gns Shearling with the best mouth: VR Guy, Whinfell- RF4005 Roundthwaite Great450gns Best Aged Ram (4 shear & over): E&K Bland, Cotegill Farm- RF3513 Millriggs Dodges- 100gns The overall champion was awarded to Middleton Hall Eskdale RF3747 consigned by MP&A Capstick which went onto sell for 700gns, the reserve champion was awarded to the first prize open shearling High Cark Glider RF4055, which went on to sell for 3000gns.

The sale topped at 3500gns for Ellergill Gladiator RF4021 consigned by RA Steadman, followed by High Cark Glider at 3000gns, Cotegill Golden Balls RF4029 at 2600gns from E&K Bland with 2500gns achieved twice for Catholes Giant RF3967 and Catholes Governor RF3971 consigned by MJ&JD Handley. An additional seventeen shearling rams sold at above to £1000 barrier.

Ram lambs saw the first prize from J Holt, Rosendale sell to 750gns.

Sale statistics: 11 aged rams averaged 220gns.

6 ram lambs averaged 285gns.

121 shearlings averaged 600gns.

Rough Fell Ram Lamb Top Price: £787.50 Carr Farm, £210 Woodside, £157.50 Dunsabank Farm, £126 Spice Gill Farm, £126 Woodside.

Rough Fell Shearling Ram Top Prices: £3675 Ellergill Farm, £3150 Borrow Bridge Farm, £2730 Cotegill Farm, £2625 (x2) Catholes, £2310 Birkhaw Farm.

Rough Fell Aged Ram Top Prices: £735 High Lane, £210 Whinfell Terrace, £157.50 High Borrowbridge, £105 Cotegill Farm, £105 Marsh House Farm, £105 High Woodend.

Charmoise Rams & Females The English premier show and sale for the Charmoise Hill sheep society was held at NWA Junction 36 on Saturday 14th October. Buyers and seller were in attendance from throughout the UK, all keen to purchase sheep of this ever increasing popular breed. The sale topped at 550gns for Haford Armani being a shearling ram from the first prize pen of rams from OL Roberts, Ruthin. Other shearling rams sold to 480gns from WB McTaggart, Hawick. Other shearlings were regularly selling at 350gns to 400gns. A keen interest in female from both new and existing breeders saw gimmer shearlings sell to a top price of 400gns from B McTaggart, Hawick who sold others at 300gns and 280gns. Ewes sold to 300gns for a two crop ewe from GE Edgar, Brampton with also achieving 300gns from MR B Moseley, Ceredigion. Other ewes regularly 200gns to 250gns.

North West Auctions would like to thank the Charmoise Hill sheep society, show sponsors and the judge Mr P Farmer for their kind and continued support of this sale.

Sale statistics: Shearling rams to 550gns, averaging £360.

Aged rams to 300gns.

Breeding ewes to 300gns, averaging £285.

Gimmer shearlings to 400gns averaging £284.

Charmoise Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: £420, £315, £294, £294, £262.50 Greendale.

Charmoise Ewe Top Prices: £315 Low Longlands, £315 Low Longlands, £315 Cefn Garn, £262.50 Barn Close Farm, £262.50 Cefn Garn, £262.50 Barn Close Farm.

Charmoise Shearling Ram Top Prices: £577.50 Caer Hafod Ucha, £504 Greendale, £472.50 Caer Hafod Ucha, £472.50 Greendale, £441 Greendale.

Charmoise Aged Ram Top Prices: £315 Barn Close Farm.

Charmoise Rams & Females Class 1- Pen of Females 1st GE Edgar Class 2- Pens of Rams 1st OL Roberts

Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep. Monday 16th October 2023.

Prime Lambs A larger show of lambs were forward for our busy ring side of buyers, who ensured everything was keenly bid for.

860 lambs sold to an overall averaged of 251p/kg, with a third of the sale being Mules or hill bred lambs. Heavy lambs would be a sharper trade on the week, with the best selling to £142 for Beltexs from JS Horner, Ingleton.

Texels sold to £141 from E Hartley, Hornby who sold others at £139. Continental heavy lambs were regularly selling in the £120’s to £130’s. Medium weight and export type lambs, were once again keenly bid for, with these regularly selling at 260p/kg to 270p/kg and £110 to £115 per head. The best bred lambs were regularly selling at 280p/kg, with the best to 285p/kg from A Brown, Littledale and others to 282p/kg from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Mules saw a ring full sell to £117.50 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale who sold others to £115.50.

Cheviots sold to £113 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead.

More lambs are needed each week to fulfil our buyers requirements.

Prime Lamb Top Prices: Beltex: £142, £135, £134 Ingleborough Park Drive, £111, £110 North Farm, £90 Poppyfield Lane. Texel: £141, £139 Hazel Brae, £132 Burrow Heights Farm, £131 Hutton Roof Hall, £131 Poppyfield Lane, £130 The Dingle. Suffolk: £119 Walnut Tree Cottage, £117 Bensons Farm, £117 Hillside, £116 Quarry House Farm, £111 Poppyfield Lane, £110 Hillside. Mule: £117.50, £115.50 Holme House Farm, £111 Cragg End, £111 Fell End Farm, £109.50 Cragg End, £109.50 Ouzelthorn Farm. Cheviot: £113 Marshaw Farm, £109 Throstle Grove, £99 Marshaw Farm. Hampshire: £111 Burrow Heights Farm. Continental: £111 Oak Aveune.

Cast Sheep 110 ewes were forward, with all selling to a very similar trade. Suffolks sold to £138 from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale with Texels twice to £122 from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Elllel and CD&HL Mason, Caton. Mule saw the best sell to £110 from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale with others to £108 from AC&K Pye, Abbeystead. Cheviots sold to £108 from HE&M Henderson, Dent with other to £90 from P&M Asbury, Abbeystead. Swaledales sold to £52 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: Suffolk: £138, £114 Knowsley Farm, £98 Poppyfield Lane. Texel: £122 Yeat House, £122 Mearsbeck Farm, £120 Ingleborough Park Drive, £118 Knowsley Farm, £116 Hutton Roof Hall, £116 The Dingle. Mule: £110 Knowsely Farm, £108 Dunkenshaw Farm, £100 Mearsbeck Farm, £94 Pilling Hall Farm, £85 Yeat House, £80 The Dingle. Cheviot: £108 Nun House, £90 Gilberton Farm. Continental: £102 Gilberton Farm.

Store Lambs 200 store lambs were forward with all selling to a sharp trade. Texels saw a top of £91.50 from MA&JA Winn, Burneside with other Texels selling to £90 twice from SE&J Gorst, Littledale and J Gardner, Bay Horse. Mules saw a top of £88 from JS Horner, Ingleton with Cheviots selling to £85 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale.

Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £91.50 High Underbrow Farm, £90 Cragg Farm, £90 Haversham House Farm, £89 Cragg Farm, £88 Marl House, £87.50 High Underbrown Farm. Suffolk: £88.50 High Underbrow Farm. Mule: £88 Ingleton Park Drive, £78 Inglebrough Park Drive, £69 Myercough Hall. Cheviot: £85 Cragg Farm, £81 Marl House, £79 Cragg Farm. Dalesbred: £57 Hall Drove.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 17th October 2023.

Prime Lambs 1200 lambs were forward, which sold to a much improved trade on the week with an overall averaged of 261p/kg achieved. Once again weight was selling to a premium at Junction 36, with super heavy Beltex lambs selling to £177 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston, Texels to £162 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston, £160 twice from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington and JR Handley, Whinfell. Suffolks sold to a top of £145 from DW Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. Continental bred heavy lambs, full of meat were regularly selling at £130 plus. Handy weighted lambs were keenly bid for, with these regularly selling at 265p/kg to 275p/kg. 41kg lambs sold to £120 from J Twigge, Lindale. Beltex lambs sold to a top of 292p/kg from JG&PH Thompson & Sons, Selside with others to 290p/kg from DH Ashworth, Holme. The best bred lambs were regularly selling at 280p/kg to 290p/kg. More Mule and hill bred lambs were on offer today, with Cheviot Mules to £126 from S Crawford, Staveley. Mule lambs sold to £118 from ST&SE Allen, Tebay with others to £115.50 from J Handley, Ingleton. Swaledale lambs sold to a top of £103 from RS&B Harker, Holme. More lambs are needed weekly for our nine active buyers.

Prime Lambs Top Prices: Beltex: £177, £158 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. Texel: £162 Arklid Farm, £160 Craketrees, £160 Low Stangerthwaite, £160 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £158, £151 Barrowfield. Suffolk: £145 Swallomire Farm, £143 Smithy Green Farm, £140, £138 Kendal House Farm, £137 Swallomire Farm, £137 Maddison Aveune. Charolais: £136, £135.50 Hampsfield Hall, £113.50 Gaitbarrow Farm. Cheviot Mule: £126 Seedhowe Cottages, £112 Poppy Farm.

Mule: £118 Hillcroft, £115.50 Gunner Fleet Farm, £110 Red Scar Farm, £108.50 Overthwaite Farm, £108.50 Lunesdale House, £108.50 Overthwaite Farm. Hampshire: £116, £108.50, £106 High Gregg Hall Farm. Leicester: £110 Scar Sykes Farm. Continental: £107 Ninezergh, £99.50, £86 Millbeck. Swaledale: £103 Overthwaite Farm, £81, £72 Meadow View Park, £70 Middle Sadghyll.

Cast Sheep 707 genuine farmer ewes were forward, with keen competition from buyer for all classes and types, with several grazing order ring side. The sale peaked at £166 for a Texel ewe from IOM with Beltex ewes selling to £164 from A Mason, Whinfell and heavy Cheviots to £152 from C Ainscough, Pilling. Other heavy pure and ¾ bred ewe were generally £125 to £150. Well finished, fit not fat, ewe attraction the keenest attention at £100 to £120. Hill bred ewes sold to £112 for Llynes from JR Handley, Whinfell. Mules sold to £106 for a pen full of Cheviot Mules from MP&CE Buckley, Staveley with North Country Mules to £100 from LA&M Lambert, Lupton. The heaviest Mules were £90 to £100, with others regularly £80 to £90, medium Mules £70 to £80. Buyers were showing caution towards over fat ewes. Horned ewes sold to £67 for a ring full of Rough Fells from MJ&J Handley, Sedbergh with Swaledales to £58 from Fishwick Bros, Longsleddale and Herdwicks to £43 from J&C Denny, Tebay. A large proportion of the sale today comprise of lean and hard worked Swaledales and Herdwick, with the stronger end achieving £35 to £40, mediums £25 to £35 and the very smallest and leanest at realisation.

Cull rams sold to £150 for Texels from IOM, with others at £145 from A&A Newbold, Tebay.

Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £166 Isle Of Man, £144 Patton Bridge Cottage, £140 Isle Of Man, £138 Patton Bridge Cottage, £130 Capplerigg Farm, £126 Gaitbarrow Farm. Beltex: £164 Patton Bridge Cottage, £146 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £132 Patton Bridge Cottage, £115 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. Cheviot: £152 Sandside Farm, £140, £120, £118 Cooper House, £116 Craketrees, £116 Sandside Farm. Charollais: £149 Isle Of Man. Continental: £127 Kirket Nook, £107 Moss End Farm, £90 Patton Bridge Cottage. Dorset: £122, £110, £106 (2), £105, £100 Isle Of Man. Suffolk: £112 Brow Head, £108 Smithy Green Farm, £96 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £90 Sunny Brow, £88 Moss Side. Lleyn: £112 Craketrees. Leicesters: £112 Rydal Farm, £106 Longwell. Cheviot Mule: £106 Fairbank Farm. Mule: £100 Brow Head, £100 Isle Of Man, £95 Smithy Green Farm, £94 Isle Of Man, £93 Low Groves Farm, £88 Isle Of Man. Zwartble: £88 Castle Syke Farm, £85 Patton Bridge Cottage. Jacob: £88 Wood Farm. Rough Fell: £67 Catholes. Herdwick: £43 Sunny Brae.

Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £150 Isle Of Man, £145 Killington Hall Farm, £134 Isle Of Man.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs, Thursday 19th October 2023.

Store Lambs North West Auctions held its Ambleside show and sale of store lambs on Thursday 19th October, which saw a new market record of lambs forward, with new customers in attendance, selling from throughout the northern counties and buying from throughout the UK. An overall market average of £81.50 was achieved, with all vendors leaving well suited with prices. The pre sale show was kindly judged by Mr Alan Bargh, Morecambe who made the following prize awards: CLASS 1: 20 LOWLAND SIRED LAMBS 1st SJ Atkinson, Quarry Top CLASS 2: 20 MULE OR MASHAM LAMBS 1st TLB&J Knowles, High Borrowbridge 2nd SJ&M Richardson & Son, High Row 3rd R Lawrence, Greave Farm

CLASS 3: 20 PURE HILL BRED LAMBS 1st E Parker, Burnhead Farm 2nd Messrs Hodgson, Rydal Farm Todays sale peaked at £123 for a pen full of Texel x Beltex lambs from R&E Ladds, Kendal who sold another pen full at £122 with others achieving £120 from RA Gibons, Flookburgh. Pure and ¾ bred continental lambs attracting a keen buyer interest, regularly selling at £98 to £110. Medium keep cross bred lambs were nicely selling at £81 to £90, with a large number of longer term lambs regularly selling at £72 to £83, depending on quality and type. Mules sold to £103 for a ring full of Cheviot Mules from M Allen, Yealand with North County Mules selling to £99 from Messrs Caley and Mitchinson, Troutbeck. Pens of well grown stronger Mules were generally selling at £88 to £93, with mediums £83 to ££87. Pure Hill bred lambs sold to a top price of £89.50 for Cheviots from PW Clarke, Crossthwaite with a ring full at £86 from MB Meredith, Coniston. Herdwicks sold to £75 from F&JF Mason, Mansergh with Swaledales to £74 from E Parker, Mewith.

SALE STATISTICES: Texel x to £123, averaged £87.76.

Beltex to £113, averaged £98.

Suffolks to £99, averaged £91.10.

Charollais to £96, averaged £83.21.

Mules to £103, averaged £82.25.

Herdwicks to £77, averaged £55.

Horned to £74, averaged £54.51.

Cheviots to £89.50, averaged £78.7.

The next sale of store lambs is on Thursday the 2nd November with catalogue entries required by Wednesday 25th October.

Store Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £123, £122 Benson Hall, £114 Castle Rigg Farm, £112 Meadow View, £107 Marsh Grange Farm, £103 Low Newton Farm. Continental: £120, £96 Market Street, £90 Keld Farm, £84.50 The Borrans, £80 Market Street, £79 Cruck Barn. Beltex: £113 Coat Green Farm, £112 Coldcotes Farm, £111.50 The Plough Inn, £98 Coat Green Farm, £96 Coldcotes Farm. Cheviot Mule: £103, £96 Yealand Manor, £94 Ashstead, £93 Yealand Manor, £88.50 Ashstead, £80.50 Rankthorn. Cheviot: £100 Low Newton Farm, £89.50 Woodside Farm, £86, £85 High Arnside Farm, ££84 Melbourne House, £83.50 Woodside Farm. Suffolk: £99 Middle Birkby Farm, £98 Tottlebank, £97 Nether House Farm, £95 Sunny Brow, £95 Wyke Farm, £92.50 Tottlebank. Mule: £99 Castle Syke Farm, £95 Burnhead Farm, £94.50 Low Newton Farm, £94 High Row, £93 High Borrowbridge, £92 Castle Syke Farm. Lleyn: £97 Low Longmire Farm.

Charollais: £96 Bradlow Farm, £91 Keld Farm, £88 Bowkerstead Farm, £88 Long Green Head, £86 Tricketts Drive, £80 The Corn Mill. Horned: £92 Tottlebank. Dutch Spotted: £89 Coat Green Farm, £87 Coldcotes Farm, £85, £81 Coat Green Farm, £78 Benson Hall. Dorset: £87.50 Corney Hill Farm, £84 High Biggarsbank, £80 Corney Hill Farm.

Zwartble: £86, £69 Castle Syke Farm. Masham: £85 Saddlers Croft, £72.50 Steps Farm. Leicester: £80 High Borrans Farm. Badger Face Texel: £76 Coat Green Farm. Herdwick: £75 Mireside Farm, £66 High Birk Howe Farm, £60 Chapman House. Swaledale: £74 Burnhead Farm, £70 Rossett, £65 Scar Sykes Farm, £62.50 Castle Rigg Farm, £62 Low Dubbs Farm, £61 Stable Harvey. Rough Fell: £71 Blackmoss Farm.

Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM's, Dairy and Store Cattle. Friday 20th October 2023.

Dairy Cattle A similar story as reported in other local auction centres, with buyers still requiring additional and replacement stock but with a lesser appetite due to increasing costs and lower milk prices. The sale saw new calved cows sell to £1600, with others at £1400 and £1300 with a total clearance achieved.

Calves & Weanlings An entry of 115 rearing calves were forward at the popular weekly sale, which included the special prize show for calves under 56 days kindly sponsored by Semex and Norbreck Genetics and judged today by Mr Peter Anderton.

The championship rosette was awarded to a seven week old British Blue x bull from GH Sanderson & Family, Catforth which later sold for £460. The second price bull and reserve champion was a twenty nine day old British Blue x bull from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg which achieved a final hammer price of £455. The first price heifer was awarded to a six week old British Blue x from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall which sold at £325, with a twenty one day old British Blue x from DR&C Galbraith, Grayrigg and selling at 2753.

Away from the show best rearing beef bull calves were regularly £380 to £420, with mediums £290 to £350 and the very youngest and smallest £220 to £280. Dairy bulls sold to £250 for an eight week old British Friesian from WG Farms Ltd, Cockerham who sold other at £240, with medium rearing dairy bulls generally £85 to £120.

Heifer calves sold to £410 for a Charolais x from WG Farms Ltd, Cockerham with other stronger rearing heifers £300 to £380, mediums £240 to £300 and the younger end £140 to £200.

A large number of reared and weaned calves were forward, attracting keen buyer interest with a Charolais x bull from AF&BA Dawson, Sedbergh selling at £710. Nicely reared 4 month old British Blue x bulls from SH&M Batty & Son, Quernmore sold to £605 with others at £580 and Aberdeen Angus x at £530. Hereford x sold to £505 from RE&P Miller, Barnacre. Weaned dairy bulls sold to £430 for Holstein Friesians from AF&BA Dawson, Sedbergh with other younger recently weaned bulls to £335 from WG Farms, Cockerham. Weaned heifers sold to £455 for an Aberdeen Angus x from SH&M Batty & Son, Quernmore with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £400 from RE&P Miller, Barnacre and British Blue x also achieving £400 from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel.

Bull Calves Top Prices: Charolais: £710 Mill Cottage. British Blue: £605, £580 Friars Moss, £560 Higher Hollinhead Farm, £460 Blackleach House Farm, £445 Sunny Bank, £435 Blackleach House Farm. Angus: £530, £410 Friars Moss, £400 Derby Lodge Farm, £390 Friars Moss, £390 Blackwood End, £375 Friars Moss. Hereford: £505 Lower Lingart Farm. Friesian: £430 Mill Cottage, £335, £250, £240, £170 Lathwaite Farm. Limousin: £160, £150 Holmescales Farm.

Heifer Calves Top Prices: Angus: £455 Friars Moss, £400 Lower Lingart Farm, £300 Walkers I’th Fields, £300 Derby Lodge Farm, £230 Tunstall Hall. Charolais: £410, £390, £360 Lathwaite Farm. British Blue: £400 Walkers I’th Fields, £325 Tunstall Hall, £275 Sunny Bank, £270 Blackleach House Farm, £260 Sunny Bank, £220 Holmescales Farm.

Hereford: £300 Lower Lingart Farm. Friesian: £285 Holmescales Farm. Limousin: £220 Holmescales Farm.

OCTOBER CALF SHOW Judge- Peter Anderton Sponsors- Semex & Norbreck Genetics CLASS 1- BEEF BRED BULL CALF 1st British Blue from GH Sanderson & Family- £460 2nd British Blue from DR & C Galbraith- £445 3rd British Blue from DR & C Galbraith- £360

CLASS 2- BEEF BRED HEIFER CALF 1st British Blue from JH Towers & Son- £325 2nd British Blue from DR & C Galbraith- £275 3rd British Blue from GH Sanderson & Family- £270 CHAMPION- GH Sanderson & Family RESERVE CHAMPION- DR & C Galbraith Store Cattle A strong show of store cattle sold to a fast and competitive trade, with all vendors leaving well suited with today’s prices. British Blue x steers sold to £1750 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet with others at £1660 from H Birkett & Son, Morecambe. Limousin x steers sold to £1610 from R&A Easterby, Westhouse with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £1580 from L Parsons & Sons, Levens. Other strong pens of steers were regularly selling at £1300 to £1550. Dairy bred steers sold to £1300 for MRI and British Friesians from J&H Bland Ltd, Levens with Fleckviehs selling to £1290 from RW Ewan, New Hutton. All steers forward today averaged £1208.

Heifers sold to £1640 for Charolais x from JD&GM Bracken, Catterall with others at £1600 from R&EA Gardner, Briggsteer. Other stronger heifers regularly £1350 to £1500, to include Beef Shorthorn at £1420 from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine and Aberdeen Angus at £1400 from O Butler, Kirkham. All heifers averaged £1154.

NWA Lancaster enjoyed a buoyant traded across four sale rings, with 478 cattle sold. Another strong entry is required next week, which will include the month sale of farmer stirks and young store. Please advise the office catalogue entries by 12noon on Monday 23rd October.

Store Heifers Top Prices: Charolais: £1640 Greenlands Farm, £1600 Barrowfield, £1180 Downlands Farm, £1050, £1010 Little Crimbles, £850 Downlands Farm. British Blue: £1540 Greenlands Farm, £1500 Bainsbank Farm, £1500 Yew Tree Farm, £1460 Stubb Hall Farm, £1420 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1380 Ninezergh. Shorthorn: £1420 Yew Tree Farm. Angus: £1400 Elm Bank Farm, £1350 Bainsbank Farm, £1340, £1270 Hare Field House, £1250 Yew Tree Farm, £1220 Holme House Farm. Simmental: £1320 Low Levens, £1160 Mearsbeck Farm, £1050 Little Crimbles.

Montbeliarde: £1250, £1200 Carlinghurst. Limousin: £1240 Ninezergh, £1180 Pinewood, £1100 Hall Bank, £1010 Little Crimbles, £970 Bradley Farm, £900 Lambrigg Head Farm. Fleckvieh: £1060 Hall Bank. Friesian: £1000 Tunsteads Farm. Hereford: £850 Farmdale Road.

Store Bullocks Top Prices: British Blue: £1720 Stubb Hall Farm, £1660, £1580 North Farm, £1500 Stubb Hall Farm, £1380 Ninezergh, £1280 Windy Hill Farm. Limousin: £1610, £1580, £1280 Fellside Farm, £1180, £1160 Pinewood, £1040 Bradley Farm. Angus: £1580 Low Levens, £1570 North Farm, £1550 Old Glasson Farm, £1540 Chestnut House Farm, £1500 Holme House Farm, £1500 Fellside Farm. Simmental: £1580 North Farm, £1560 Yew Tree Farm, £1380 Low Levens. Shorthorn: £1400 Yew Tree Farm. Hereford: £1310 Chestnut House Farm, £900 Dubside. Friesian: £1300 Ninezergh, £1160 North Farm, £1130 Old Hall Farm, £1080 Plumpton Hall Farm, £980 Park House Farm, £940 Lane Ends Farm. MRI: £1300 Ninezergh. Fleckvieh: £1290 Hall Bank. Charolais: £1160 Windy Hill Farm, £1100 Parrox Hall Farm. Norwegian Red: £1160 Ellers Farm. Continental: £960, £850 Long Streets Farm.

OTM Cattle A sharper jump in numbers saw 154 forward, sell to an overall market average of 140p/kg for an entry of predominately leaner parlour type dairy cows, with vendors leaving well suited with prices achieved and reporting well ahead of other local centres. Beef cows sold to a top of 174.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus from W&A Cardwell, Stalmine with others generally 148p/kg to 165p/kg, with a keen interest in those suitable for feeding.

Top grossing beef cow was an Aberdeen Angus from RR&M Bamber, Gatebeck achieving £1268, with others at £1261 from A&CM Taylor, Lancaster. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows sold to a top of 159.5p/kg for a Holstien

Friesian from Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham with others at 154.5p/kg for a Fleckvieh from EW&R Towers, Hornby and Holstien Friesians from CJ&HM Parry, Cockerham, SW&K Metcalfe & Son, Whittington and Wannops Farm Ltd, Morecambe. Medium dairy cows were generally 130p/kg to 145p/kg, with the leaner and lighter weight cows 105p/kg to 120p/kg with several of the very smallest at realisation. Top grossing dairy cow achieved £1379 for a Holstien Friesian from Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham.

OTM beef heifers sold to 249.5p/kg and £1745 for British Blue x from AT Burrow & Son, Hornby with Aberdeen Angus x selling to 239.5p/kg and £1532 from O Butler, Kirkham. Dairy heifers sold to 191.5p/kg and £1147 for a Holstien Friesian from SW&K Metcalfe & Son, Whittington with others generally 170p/kg to 185p/kg.

OTM steers sold to 234.5p/kg and £1594 for an Aberdeen Angus x from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling with others at 234.5p/kg from W&A Cardwell, Stalmine and £1381 for a Welsh Black from WT Eastham & Son, Goosnargh.

Cull bulls sold to 159.5p/kg and £1499 for an Aberdeen Angus from M&E Forshaw & Son, Longridge and 119.5p/kg and £1230 for a Holstien Friesian from RW Bainbridge & Son, Whittington.

OTM Cow Top Prices: British Blue: 249.50, 219.50 High Snab, 164.50, 159.50 Bowston Hall. Angus: 174.50 Well House Farm, 164.50 Woodstock, 164.50 High Hallbeck, 161.50 Botton Head, 159.50 Barkin House Barn, 149.50 Botton Head.

Friesian: 171.50 Gibstick Hall, 159.50, 154.50 Sweetings Farm, 154.50 Heaton Hall Farm, 154.50 Hillam Lane Farm, 154.50 Holme House Farm. Simmental: 164.50, 154.50, 139.50, 127.50, 124.50 Low House Business Centre. Blonde: 159.50 Croftlands. Fleckvieh: 154.50 Holme Head, 149.50 Docker Hall, 127.50 Hawkin Hall. Continental: 149.50, 131.50 Tongue House Farm. Saler: 149.50, 134.50, 129.50, 124.50 Low House Business Centre. Hereford: 149.50 Well House Farm, 141.50 Bowston Hall, 134.50 Holmfields. Norwegian Red: 147.50 Docker Hall Farm. Limousin: 139.50 Yates Farm. Other: 139.50 Dale Barns, 134.50 Docker Hall Farm, 129.50 Dale Barns. Ayrshire: 129.50 Lathwaite Farm.

Swedish Red: 119.50 Hawkin Hall. Montbeliarde: 117.50 Holme Head.

OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 239.50 Elm Bank Farm. Friesian: 191.50 Holme House Farm, 189.50 Heaton Hall, 184.50 Whinney Carr Farm, 184.50 Oxenforth Green Farm, 179.50 Docker Hall, 179.50 Batty Hill.

Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 234.50 Gulf Farm, 234.50 Well House Farm, 231.50 Gulf Farm, 229.50 Cliftons Farm.

Welsh Black: 229.50 Wood Nook Farm. Friesian: 144.50 Cliftons Farm.

Cast Bull Top Prices: Angus: 159.50 Little Town Farm. Friesian: 119.50 Outfield.

Next Week's Upcoming Sales Monday 23rd Lancaster: Young Handler Show & Sale of Prime Lambs 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep 12noon Westwick Dales Ponies Online Sale concludes

Tuesday 24th

J36: Young Handler Show & Sale of Prime Lambs 10:30am Sale of all classes of Pigs 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep

Thursday 26th

J36: October Show & Sale of Calves under 56 Days 10am Fortnightly Sale of Calves and Stirks 10.30am Fortnightly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle 11:15am Fortnightly Sale of Beef Breeding & Store Cattle

Friday 27th

Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and Cast/OTM Cattle 11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle and Stirks

Saturday 28th

J36: 10:30am Fell Pony and Mountain & Moorland Ponies Sale