North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 10th May
J36 Hogg with Lamb Show & Sale Tuesday 9th May The great annual show and sale of Hoggs with Lambs at foot had an entry of over 600 families forward selling to a buoyant trade throughout and a busy ringside of buyers from throughout the North West. The pre-sale show was kindly judged by Martin Whitaker of Clapham and sponsored by the Farmers Guardian. There was an impressive line-up of Mule Gimmer Hoggs with over ten pens out to show. Winning the first prize Mule Hoggs with lambs at foot was Winter Brothers Farming Ltd of Clickham Farm, Appbleby, who was also awarded the champion rosette. Second prize and reserve champion was awarded to Messrs G Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Appleby. An entry of seven pens of Continental and Suffolk Hoggs with Lambs saw Peter Cummings of Holme Fields, Holme awarded the first prize rosette. The day’s trade topped at £260 for the reserve champion pen from Messrs Sowerby with other hoggs from the same home selling to £230 and the champion pen of Hoggs selling for £220 from Winters Brothers Farming Ltd. The annual consignment of home bred Mule Hoggs with Lambs from AR Edmondson of Hawkswell, Ulverston always creates plenty of interest and demand and all were eagerly bid for selling to a top of £212 and £200, twice. Plenty of pens of Mule Hoggs were selling around the £190 mark with an overall market average of £185.46 per family achieved for Mules. Continental hoggs and lambs sold to a top of £185 from J & M Wilson, Cooper House, Selside with other continental hoggs selling to £182 from JA Chapman, North Lodge, Kendal. An overall average for £172 per family was achieved for Continentals. Once again, a good number of shearlings and ewes with lambs sold to a similar trade as seen over the previous weeks with still plenty of people looking to purchase. Show Results Judge Mr M Whitaker, Clapham Sponsors Farmers Guardian Class one: Pen of Five Mule Hoggs with Single Lambs 1st Winter Brothers Farming Ltd, Clickham Hall £220 2nd Messrs G Sowerby, Terrys Farm £260 3rd Winter Brothers Farming Ltd, Clickham Hall £190 Class two: Pen of Five Cont/Suffolk Hoggs with Single Lambs 1st P Cummings, Holme Field £180 2nd Fishwick Farms, Bank House £160 3rd JA Chapman, North Lodge £175 Champion Winter Brothers Farming Ltd, Clickham Hall Reserve Champion Messrs G Sowerby, Terrys Farm Full Report Continues Inside
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