NWA Newsletter, 29th July 2022.

Weekly Report and Newsletter- 29th July 2022 Lancaster Auction Mart: Fortnightly Dairy Sale, Friday 29th July 2022.

Dairy Cattle - Records smashed at Lancaster Dairy Sale: New Market Record of £4000 North West Auctions saw records set to a new height at its popular fortnightly sale of dairy cattle at Lancaster Auction Mart, on Friday 29th July.

A new record at £4000 was achieved by Andrew Swale, Blackburn who sold a trio of pedigree heifers. This record breaking heifer Phoenix Roza Minimee sired by Go – Farm Artes was supported by 8 generation of VG/EX cows which attracted national pre – sale interest after competitive bidding she was secured by E Roper & Sons, Longridge. Another much admired heifer again from AE&E Swale, Blackburn sold at £3500 being the red and white Phoenix Fleur Rouge Red and was bought by Lawsons Dairy Ltd, Cockerham. JE& J Pye, Quernmore sold the eye catching heifer Quernmore Opal 22 at £2900 to NW&JM Coulthurst & Son, Longridge. All pedigree cattle forward for the fortnightly sale sold to an impressive market averaged of £3012.50.

North West Auctions also conducted the dispersal of the milking portion of the herd on behalf of J Scott & Co, Cartmel at this sale which saw buyers travel from throughout the northern counties. The sale peaked at £1900 for a mid lactation Fleckvieh heifer due in March to a beef bull, other similar heifers sold at £1880, £1820. Older Friesian type cows sold to £1800 for a 3rd lactation cow with others achieving £1750 and £1650.

The sale concluded with a pedigree Charolais bull Normans Pharaoh which sold at £2900 on behalf of B Lee, Wigan.

The next sale of dairy cattle will be on Friday 12th August, this sale will include in-milk cows and heifers, in-calf and young stock. Already entered consignments from several noted local herds.

Full and part dispersal undertaken. Please contact Matthew Probert on 07540 446667.

Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Monday 25th July 2022.

Prime Lambs The weekly sale of prime lambs in Lancaster had an entry of 750 forward, the trade followed the National trend with the market average today 251p/kg. Heavy weighted lambs continue to be in most demand and financially adding up best in which more heavy weight lambs could have easily been sold at Lancaster today. Topping the market today at £151 was a 52kg Texel from H Birkett & Son, Overton. This was followed by other 52kg Texels to

£150 from R Collinge & Son, Kirkham, at £150 was a pen of 54kg Texels from RC Billington & Son, Claughton on Brock. Other leading prices for Texels was £146 from P&ME Higginson, Pilling, £144 from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel and £140 from Amy Bolland, Ellel. Zwartbles peaked at £137 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Hill lambs saw Mules sell to a top of £120 from Calderside Farm, Oakenclough. Beltex lambs peaked at 300p/kg twice from D Cockett, Ingleton.

Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £151 North Farm, £150 Stubbins Farm, £150 The Dingle, £146 Ivy Farm, £144 Yeat House, £141 Stubbins Farm. Continental: £139 Catshaw Hall Farm, £125 Ripley St Thomas, £117 Jacksons farm, £114 Low Moore Head Farm, £108 Moss Gate Farm , £100 Low Croft. Zwartble: £137 £130 Catshaw Farm. Charolais: £134 £122 Rosehill Farm, £109 Woodstock, £108 £105 Rosehill Farm, £103.50 Jacksons Farm. Suffolk: £125 Chatshaw Hall Farm, £119 Greenbank Farm, £115 Catshaw Hall Farm, £115 Oak Avenue, £108.50 Mill House Farm, £102 Bailey Hey Farm. Beltex: £120 Cragg End, £110 Scronkey Farm. Mule: £120 Calderside Farm, £93.50 Yates Farm, £93 Kays Farm. Masham: £101.50 Kays Farm.

Cast Sheep An entry of 160 cast sheep were forward today which saw well meated ewes eagerly bid for and a strong trade.

Texel x ewes sold to £156 from H Birkett & Son, Overton with others to £148 from T&S Blades, Arkholme. Mule ewes peaked at £138 from J&A Heap & Sons, Barnacre with others to £136 from H Birkett & Son, Morecambe.

Small ewes and hill bred ewes, especially lean types were not as stronger trade as seen in previous weeks, with Swaledale ewes to £82 from E&J Farming, Littledale.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: Texel: £156 North Farm, £148 Hill Top Farm, £146 North Farm, £138 Wilson Wood, £134 Jacksons Farm, £132 Mearsbeck Farm. Mule: £138 Burns Farm, £136 North Farm, £125 Hill Top Farm, £120 Mearsbeck Farm, £118 Stubbins Farm, £118 Wilson Wood. Continental: £134 £130 Hill Top Farm, £115 Meadow Park, £112 Wilson Wood, £108 Greenwoods. Charolais: £134 Jacksons Farm. Beltex: £116 New Bungalow.

Breeding Sheep Lancaster Auction held its annual sale of early breeding sheep which was met with plenty of demand and a busy ring side of buyers looking to purchase replacement sheep, following a successful summer of spring lambs and cast sheep trades. The sale commenced with breeding rams, that saw a run of pure texel shearlings from RT&SE Sutton, Stainton sell to £480 and £400 one three occasions. A run of Texel & Beltex x shearling tups from S Mason, Kirkby Stephen sold to £420 and £400 three times.

Mule gimmer shearlings were in big demand, peaking at £210 from Messrs Hey & Sons, Quernmore with the consignment from DJ Casson & Son, Slyne selling to £200, £190 and £180. Other pens of Mule gimmer shearlings sold to £190 from A Thistlethwaite, Quernmore. All Mule gimmer shearlings forward sold to averaged £192. Mule ewes saw one crops sell to £155 from JM Gillett, Blackburn with two crops to £148 from KA Purtill, Wigan and 4 crop Mule ewes to £148 and £145 twice from MG&J Parker, Wennington. Cheviot Mule gimmer shearlings peaked at £190 from T Smith, Pilling with Texel x Mule shearlings from the same home selling to £185.

A consignment of ¾ bred Texel gimmer shearlings and Beltex x shearlings from Bargh Contractors, Heaton sold to £190, £180 and £175 three times. Suffolk x Mule gimmer shearlings sold to £180 from AJ England, Tiverton with other pens to £175 twice from AJ Cardwell, Poulton Le Fylde.

The next sale of breeding sheep at Lancaster with be on Wednesday 17th August.

Breeding Sheep Top Prices: Ewes: Suffolk: £180 £159 £145 £140 The Coach House. Texel: £155 £152 £150 £140 £120 The Coach House. Mule: £155 King Bank Farm, £148 Oak Avenue, £148 £145 Lodge Farm, £120 Oak Avenue. Continental: £150 The Coach House, £142 £140 £132 Oak Avenue, Cheviot: £140 The Coach House.

Gimmer Shearlings: Mule: £210 Higher Hollinhead Farm, £200 £190 Beaumont Gate, £190 Low Moorhead, £180 Beaumont Gate. Texel: 190 Old Woodhouse, £185 Herdmans House, £180 £175 Old Woodhouse. Cheviot: £190 Herdmans House. Suffolk: £175 Moss Side Farm. Charollais:£165 £160 High Hallbeck. Continental: £160 £155 £150 Old Hutton Farm.

Shearling Rams: Texel: £480 Crosscrake Farm. £420 Cairn Cottage, £400 Crosscrake Farm, £400 Cairn Cottage.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs and Cast Sheep. Fortnightly Sale of Pigs. Tuesday 26th July 2022.

Pigs sell to £130 and 149p/kg at NWA J36.

North West Auctions held its popular sale of all classes of pigs, with customers travelling from far and wide.

Prime pigs sold to £130 for a Duroc x hog from R Holland, Millom with White hogs and gilts from GM&DJ Pye, Arkholme selling at £122. Other prime pigs sold to £120 from TS Wilson, Cockermouth and £112 from B Horsley, Leyburn. Top p/kg was 149p/kg for White gilts from GM&DJ Pye, Arkholme.

A bumper entry of cull sows and boars sold to £95 from RJ&R Holden, Millom with others to £65 from C&J Bennett, Preston.

Store Pigs sold to £54 for large White x from S Phoenix, Preston with Pietrain x achieving £51 from NJ Wilkinson, Barrow in Furness. Weaners sold to £53 from S Whitley, Harrogate with large Whites to £42 from S Phoenix, Preston.

Prime Lambs Special Mention goes to Tex Factor Show and Sale of pens of 5 lambs sired by Texel rams. This is kindly supported and sponsored by North West Breeders Club Sale in which there are 332 Pedigree Texels entered for the sale on Sunday 14th August with catalogues available at the end of this week.

Show Results: 1st Prize - GR & A Foy & Son, Parkside Farm with 5 Lambs at £130 weighing 42kg.

2nd Prize- GR & A Foy & Son, Parkside Farm with 5 Lambs at £120 weighing 40kg.

3rd Prize- M & S Blease, The Barn with 5 Lambs at £125 weighing 46kg.

Special thank you goes to the Judge, Lee Reade, for his time and expertise.

The weekly sale of prime lambs saw over 1600 forward with the national average sliding due to larger numbers forward.

Well finished, heavy weight lambs continue to attract keen buyer interest with 45-50kg averaging 243p/kg and selling to £142 for Texel x from JA &LR Wilson, Millom with others regularly £128-£135. Standard lambs sold to £115 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor with light weights to £96 from GG & MA Long, Pennington.

Top p/kg this week was 309p/kg achieved for Texel x lambs from GR & A Foy Lancaster with other well-bred lambs generally 260p/kg-290p/kg depending on weight.

Vendors are encouraged to draw well finished lambs for the weekly prime lamb sale with buyers cautious of under finished lambs.

Prime Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £142 Dunningwell Farm, £135, £134 Benson Hall, £132 Gibraltar Farm, £131, £130 Parkside Farm. Beltex: £139, £134 High Underbrow Farm, £120 Hawkrigg End, £110 Howriggs, £107 Oak Avenue, £101 Yealand Manor. Suffolk: £134.50 Hawkrigg End, £131.50 High House Farm, £131 Middle Birkby Farm, £116 Crabtree Farm, £115 Mountain View, £115 Strickland Hill. Continental: £133 Smithy Green Farm, £125.50 High House Farm, £122 Laverock Bridge, £121 Crossgates Farm, £121 Field House, £115 Howriggs. Zwartble: £114.50 Benson Hall.

Charolais: £100 Redbank Farm, £100 Hollins Farm, £100 Myers Farm, £94 Redbank Farm, £90 Shorthorn Farm, £90 Thistle House. Dutch Spotted: £100 Crook Hall Farm. Mule: £100 Catshaw Hall Farm, £100 Ackenthwaite Farm, £98 Lockbank Farm, £86 Hollins Farn, £82 Longwell. Hampshire: £91 Endmoor Farm. Horned: £90 Hawes Farm.

Cast Sheep A larger entry of 710 ewes saw heavy and pure bred ewes easily sold topping at £216 for a Suffolk from RT & ME Sutton, Kendal with Texels to £176 from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping. Too many pens to mention at £150-£170.

Mules sold to £147 from WR Clarke & Partners, Carnforth with others ewes £130-£145. Hill ewes sold to £124 for Swaledales from Drinkall Bros, Lancaster with Cheviots to £122, Dalesbreds to £100 and Herdwicks to £93.

Cull Rams sold to £177 for a Suffolk from J & C Airey with others to £162 from R Oldfield, Carnforth.

All Ewes averaged £95.78 and all rams average £101.67.

Cast Ewe Top Prices: Suffolk: £216 Crosscake Farm, £156 Smithy Green Farm, £154 Crosscrake Farm, £150 Top Thorn Farm, £143 Orchard House, £141 Ackenthwaite Farm. Texel: £176 Brown Brook, £176 Benson Hall, £172 Storth End Farm, £168 Hill Top Farm, £150 Cotegill Farm, £145 Storth End Farm. Beltex: £176 Parkside Farm, £168 Stubb Farm, £104 Hare Tarn Farm. Continental: £148, £139 Orchard House, £128 Field House, £126, £112 Dunningwell Farm. Mule: £147 Cinder Barrow, £144 Catshaw Hall Farm, £140 Arklid Farm, £138 Nether House Farm, £138 Smith Green Farm, £136 High House Farm. Leicester: £146 Arklid Farm, £136 Birch Bank. Dorset: £135 Oak Avenue. Cheviot Mule: £134 Hill Top Farm, £132, £126 Orchard House, £118, £90 School House. Rough Fell: £132 Cotegill Farm. Cheviot: £128 Lunesdale House, £122, £112, £82 Red Squirrel Terrace. Zwartble: £120 Bowness Farm, £114 Climb Stile. Swaledale: £113 Catshaw Hall Farm, £112 Strickland Hill, £105 Cotegill Farm, £92 Catshaw Hall Farm, £91 Strickland Hill.

Dalesbred: £100 Fell End Farm. Herdwick: £92 Tarn Foot.

Cast Ram Top Prices: Suffolk: £177, £140 Reeds Gardens, £132, £120 Nether House Farm, £112 Low Woodedge Farm.

Texel: £162 Brow Foot Farm, £108 Low Woodedge Farm. Dutch Spotted: £134 Red Squirrel Terrace. Swaledale: £124 Catshaw Hall Farm. Cheviot: £120 Red Squirrel Terrace. Leicester: £90 Brown Brook.

J36 Rural Auction Centre: Early Breeding Sheep Sale followed by Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs, Thursday 28th July 2022.

Breeding Sheep

North West Auctions J36 held its annual opening early breeding sheep sale which saw a busy ring of buyers looking to purchase replacement breeding sheep. The consignment of pedigree Dorsets from Sophie and Natalie Waller, Killington saw gimmer shearlings to £245 and one crop ewes to £235. The consignment of pedigree Dorsets from MJ&LC Lund, Quernmore saw gimmer shearlings to £240 and £200. Texel gimmer shearlings from IM Jaeban, Cockermouth sold to £215. Beltex gimmer shearlings sold to £195 from MC&AE Staley, Kirkby Stephen. Suffolk x Mule gimmer shearlings peaked at £195 from A&L Robinson, Priest Hutton with big Suffolk x two and three crop ewes selling to £188 from M Kennedy, Appleby. Mule gimmer shearlings twice sold to £185 with other Mule gimmer shearlings to £180 from DJ Casson & Son, Slyne. Cheviot Mule gimmer shearlings peaked at £180 from J Stott Jr, Crosscrake. Older Mule ewes regularly sold around the £140 mark.

Breeding Ewes Top Prices: Dorset: £235 Hallbeck. Beltex: £155 Oak Avenue. Continental: £148, £140 Oak Avenue, £130 Old Hutton Farm. Texel: £145 Viver Mill Farm. Mule: £140 Oak Avenue, £140 Viver Mill Farm, £138 Oak Avenue, £135 Oak Avenue, £120 Old Hutton Farm. Suffolk: £135 Oak Avenue.

Breeding Shearlings Top Prices: Dorset: £245 Hallbeck, £240, £200 Corney Hill Farm. Texel: £215 Forth House Farm, £175 High Biggarsbank, £175 Kingsland, £160 Poppin Cottage, £155 Forth House Farm. Beltex: £195, £150 Poppin Cottage. Suffolk: £195 The Old Parsonage, £188 Roman Vale, £170 Kingsland. Mule: £185, £180 Beaumont Gate, £172 Dolphinholme House, £142 The Coach House, £132 Old School. Cheviot Mule: £180 Kingsland. Continental: £160 Old Hutton Farm, £150 Kingsland, £140 Old Hutton Farm.

Store Lambs The fortnightly sale of Store Lambs at Junction 36 had an increased entry of just over 1400 forward, this week selling to plenty of demand with plenty of people keen to purchase despite the fall in fat trade this week. Strong Texel lambs led the way selling to £102 from RA Batty, Heversham with others to £101.50 from JG&BJ Escolme, Killing. Beltex lambs sold to £100 from PD&P Mason, Burton in Kendal with other Beltex lambs to £96 from TL&B Knowles, Selside. Plenty of pens of strong short keep Continental store lambs selling in the mid to late £80’s. Mule lambs peaked at £84 from OR Hodgson, Old Hutton with Cheviot lambs to £83.50 from G&B Ball & Son, Little Eccleston followed by others to £82 from HE&M Henderson, Dent with strong pens of Mule lambs selling in the region of £80. All store lambs forward today averaged £79.40.

Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £102 Dugg Hill, £101.50 Low Stangerthwaite, £98.50 Dugg Hill, £93 High Borrowbridge, £90.50 Low Newton Farm, £89.50 Headless Close. Beltex: £100 Coat Green Farm, £96 High Borrowbridge, £94 West View Farm, £90 Coat Green Farm. Suffolk: £99.50 Gowan Bank Farm, £89.50 High Farm, £83 Sunny Brow, £82 Whinfield Farm, £81.50 Stribers Farm, £81.50 Gowan Bank Farm. Continental: £86.50, £84.50 Coat Green Farm, £82, £80.50 Borwick Lodge Farm, £79 Coat Green Farm, £76 Borwick Lodge Farm. Charollais: £85 Tottlebank, £80.50 Gowan Bank Farm. Mule: £84 Low Garths, £80.50 Bradleyfield Farm, £79 Roundthwaite, £76 Tottlebank, £75 Bradleyfield Farm, £74 The View. Cheviot: £83.50 Woodstock, £82 Nun House. Leicester: £80 Farleton House.

Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle, Friday 29th July 2022.

Calves & Weanlings Lancaster had an entry in excess of forty calves forward this week which were met with increased interest from the ringside with fresh faces looking to purchase. The consignment of eight week old Aberdeen Angus bull calves from Wannops Farm, Heaton with Oxcliffe met eager bidding with quality calves of all breeds in demand, as these sold to £405 and £370. Angus weaned heifers topped at £390 from AW & AM Park & Son, Ellel. British Blue bull

calves twice peaked at £370 from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock and from DW & E Cottam, Kendal with plenty selling in excess of the three hundred pound mark. Charolais heifers sold to £305 from GJ&G Billington, Garstang with British Blue heifers to £300 from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock. Black and White bull calf trade peaked at £190 from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock.

Heifer Calves Top Prices: Angus: £390 £300 Walkers I’th fields. Charolais: £305 £280 Myerscough House. British Blue: £300 Lane Head Farm, £245 Myerscough House. Limousin: £260 Catteralls Farm.

Bull Calves Top Prices: Angus: £405 £370 Heaton Hall Farm, £320 Lane Head Fam. British Blue: £370 Lane Head Farm, £370 Hagg Farm, £340 Catteralls Farm, £320 Hagg Farm. Friesian: £195 Lane Head Farm.

Store Cattle Lancaster enjoyed a good day in the store cattle ring, with an increase entry of 215 store cattle forward meeting plenty of demand especially for short keep cattle with returning buyers In the market looking for these types. A pair of powerful well fleshed home bred Aberdeen Angus bullocks from Pilling Hall, Pilling topped the market at £1600, which was followed by other Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1510 from JB Moore, Grange over Sands, £1500 and £1490 from J&H Davis, Cabus, £1470 achieved on a number of occasions from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling, W&A Cardwell, Stalmine and DR Preston, Caton. Continental bullocks peaked at £1500 for British Blues from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling and £1500 for Limousins from DR Preston, Caton. Plenty of strong bullocks sold around the £1400 mark.

The heifer trade peaked at £1380 for a pen of four Aberdeen Angus from L Parsons & Sons, Levens whom sold Limousin heifers to £1330. Charolais heifers peaked at £1330 from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton.

Friesian bullocks sold to a top of £1230 for a pen of five from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet.

Store Bullock Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: £1600 Pilling Hall Farm, £1510 Outerthwaite Farm, £1500 Outerthwaite Farm, £1490 Weavers Farm, £1470 Well House Farm, £1470 Ellers Farm. Limousin: £1500 Ellers Farm, £1420 Ellers Farm, £1380 Ellers Farm, £1380 Elston Old Hall, £1370 Ellers Farm, £1350 Mount Murray. British Blue: £1500 Pasture House Farm, £1450 Pasture House Farm, £1440 Scotch Green Farm, £1300 Carlingwha, £1240 Higher Less Farm.

Hereford: £1320 Scotch Green Farm, £1300 Carlingwha, £1290 Sandy Dean, £1170 Black Bull Farm, £1150 Windy Hill Farm, £1140 Corney Hill Farm. Charolais: £1250 Carlingwha, £1140 Katie Farm. Friesian: £1230 Intake Farm, £1040 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1040 Barn Hill Farm. Montbeliarde: £1170 Corney Hill Farm. Fleckvieh: £ 980 Mearsbeck Farm.

Brown Swiss: £900 Mearsbeck Farm.

Store Heifers Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: £1380 Low Levens, £1340 Outerthwaite Farm, £1330 Gaskell House, £1170 Corney Hill Farm, £1160 Ellers Farm, £1080 Meadow Croft. Charolais: £1330 Downlands Farm, £1250 Downlands Farm, £1240 Lodge Farm, £1080 Downlands Farm. Limousin: £1330 Low Levens, £1280 Intake Farm, £1270 Ellers Farm, £1270 Mount Murray, £1170 Mount Murray, £1160 Lodge Farm. British Blue: £1290 Stubb Hall Farm, £1270 Windy Hill Farm, £1240 Staffords Farm, £1190 Lodge Farm, £1090 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1040 Longmeanygate.

Hereford: £1200 Little Fell Farm, £1040 Corney Hill Farm. Simmental: £1190 Kate Farm, £1070 Black Bull Farm.

OTM Cattle A larger entry of 130 OTM and cast cattle were forward today which saw the market averaged 161p/kg, to include a large proportion of parlour cows. OTM Aberdeen Angus steers sold to 231.5p/kg or £1530 from JH Woof & Son, Oxenholme followed by other Aberdeen Angus bullocks to 229.5p/kg or £1441 from DR Preston, Caton. Hereford cast steers sold to 229.5p/kg or £1308 from MJ&LC Lund, Quernmore. Black and White OTM heifers sold to 219.5p/kg from DW&E Cottam, New Hutton whom topped the market at £1376 with another heifer. The cow

trade peaked at 224.5p/kg for a young Limousin from R&S Mitchell, Ellel with other young Limousin cows to 219.5p/kg. Well fleshed beef cows regularly sold around the 200p/kg mark. Beef cows sold to a top of £1521 from Jim Clarke Ltd, Preston. This was followed by Simmentals to £1438 from M&C Booth, Kentmere with Aberdeen Angus cows to £1413 from John Twigge, Lindal. Best meated dairy cows saw Fleckvieh sell to 199.5p/kg from EW&R Towers, Hornby with young Friesian cows to 194.5p/kg J Hogarth & Son, Slyne. Dairy cows peaked at £1537 from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham with other dairy cows to £1425 from H&A Stephenson, Tunstall and £1421 from RT Halhead, Cockerham.

OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 224.50 Greenways, 219.50 Mireside Farm. Angus: 204.50 Intack Farm, 189.50 Underhelm Farm, 174.50 Homelands. Hereford: £201.50 New Hall Farm, 189.50 Ballacutchel Farms LTD, 187.50 Mireside Farm, 177.50 Sunny Brow Farm. British Blue: 199.50 Overhouses, 164.50 Mireside Farm, 157.50 Salisbury Road. Fleckvieh: 199.50 Holme Head, 154.50 Middle Birkby Farm. Friesian: 194.50 Belmont Farm, 189.50 Norbreck Farm, 187.50 Barnfield Farm, 187.50 Catshaw Farm. 184.50 Docker Hall Farm. Simmental: 189.50 Hartrigg.

Norwegian Red: 189.50 Holme Head. Shorthorn: 181.50 & 174.50 Homelands. Blonde: 129.50 Salisbury Road. Jersey: 127.50 Greenalls Farm.

OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 219.50 Hagg Farm, 214.50 Kitchen Ground Farm, 211.50 Hagg Farm. Limousin: 204.50 Downlands Farm.

Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin 154.50 Overhouses

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Next Week's Upcoming Sales Monday 1st Lancaster: 10.30am Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs and Cast Sheep.

J36: 9-4:30pm Machinery Delivery.

Tuesday 2nd J36: 9-4:30pm Machinery Delivery.

1pm Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs and Cast Sheep.

Wednesday 3rd J36: 9-4:30pm Machinery Delivery.

Thursday 4th J36: 10am Sale of Calves and Stirks.

10:30am Sale of OTM and Cast Cattle.

11am Sale of Store Cattle, followed by Beef Breeding Cattle.

Friday 5th Lancaster: 10:15am Sale of Calves and Cast Cattle.

11.15am Sale of Store Cattle.

J36: Online Machinery Sale Starts.

9-4:30pm Machinery Viewing

Saturday 6th J36: 9-12noon Machinery Viewing