NWA Newsletter 13th January 2016

North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 13th January

NWA J36 In-lamb Pedigree Texel Sheep Thursday 7th January INAUGURAL SALE SEES TOP PRICE OF 630GNS FOR IN-LAMB TEXELS AT NWA J36 North West Auctions held the inaugural evening show and sale of pedigree in-lamb Texel sheep on Thursday 7th January 2015. The catalogue entry which included entries from several noted North West Texel Breeders Club members attracted buyers from throughout the North West with all sheep to a strong trade with purchasers keen to secure additional stock and new bloodlines.

The pre-sale show was kindly judged by Mr David McClure, Flookburgh who awarded the first prize and champion rosette to a Gimmer Shearling from PK & R Woof, Storth End Farm, she was scanned carrying twins to Anglezark Uno and sold for a final bid of 600gns. The second prize gimmer shearling from Procters Farms Ltd scanned with twins to Scrogtonhead U.Stoater and sold for 300gns which was also given for the 3rd prize shearling from DH Lucas & FA Nairey, again carrying twins to Brijon Vaidi.

The sale topped at 630gns for a Stainton Gimmer (PK & R Woof) carrying twins again in lamb to Anglezark Uno. Pure bred Texels also enjoyed a buoyant trade with shearlings carrying twins selling to 310gns from Miss F Bennett and 1 crop ewes with singles 240gns S Cunliffe. A small entry of pedigree Suffolk ewes saw a 3crop carrying twins achieve 300gns and a 1 crop ewe with a single 250gns. Charollais ewes carrying Beltex twins from JD & V Towers & Son, sold to 220gns with others achieving 200gns.

Show Results Judge David McClure In-lamb Texel Shearlings 1st Lot 9 PK & R Woof, Storth End 2nd Lot 17 Procters Farm, Procters Farm 3rd Lot 1 Messrs Lucas & Nairy, Bank Hey Farm Champion Lot 9 PK & R Woof, Storth End

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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 11th January The Store Cattle trade was a lot stronger than anticipated and far dearer than many buyers expected especially in contrast to some reports of store cattle trades nationwide this week. A varied entry of all types of cattle were met by a busy ring side of buyers, eager to purchase all types today, more could have easily been sold to the vendors advantage. Heavy short keep steers easily selling over the twelve hundred pound mark topping at £1300 for a Charolais from TN Pye and Partners of Langthwaite Heights who also topped heifers with a Charolais selling to £1290. All steers forward averaged £1003. Young cattle saw eight month old Hereford steers sell to £700 from Stuart Taylor of Scotforth.

Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – CH: £1300 Langthwaite Heights; £1220 High House; £1140 Cringleber. LIM: £1280 The Bungalow; £1260 High House; £1260 Millbeck. SIM: £1280 Langthwaite Heights; £1240 Croppers Farm; £1090 Daniel Fold Farm. BRB: £1250 Abrahams Farm; £1190 Newshaw Hall Farm; £1180 Middle Grange Farm. MON: £1230 Newsham Hall Farm; £1130 Cragg Farm; £1080 Middle Grange Farm. AA: £1190 High Green; £1140 Moss House Farm; £1140 Underhelm Farm. SHO: £1190 Hill Top. HE: £1080 Wyre Farm; £930 Windy Hill Farm. ST: £1070 Cringleber. FR: £900 Rowell Farm; £850 Fanny House Farm; £850 Croft House. SLR: £1190 Cringleber.

BAZ: £1160 The Bungalow. BA: £1120 Intack Farm; £910 Old Woodhouse. WB: £990 Windy Hill Farm. AY: £740 Stanworth Farm.

STORE HEIFERS – CH: £1290 Langthwaite Heights; £1130 Gunnerthwaite; £1100 High House. LIM: £1150 Fern Lea; £1030 High House; £1000 Hawkrigg End. BRB: £1130 Kitchen Ground Farm; £1070 Rowell Farm; £1060 Hawkrigg End. AA: £1090 Kitchen Ground Farm; £1090 Rowell Farm; £1040 Intack Farm. SIM: £1090 Croppers Farm; £1030 High House; £940 Bradley Farm. FKV: £1080 Holme Head. SLR: £1030 High House. FR: £870 Johnson House. MON: £870 Johnson House.

The opening sale of Cast Cows in 2016 had an entry of 90 forward with a surprisingly good trade with a couple of fresh faces around the ring. All types of cows noticeably dearer than before the Christmas break. Best types of beef cows selling in excess of 150 pence per kilo topping at 157.5ppk for a pure bred Limousin from Nether Hall Farms. Black and white heifers sold to 135.5ppk, cows sold to a top of 119.5ppk with good fit cows selling over 100ppk with all black and whites averaging 99ppk.

Cast Cows Top Prices: CAST COWS – LIM: 157.5 Nether Hall Farm; 124.5 High House Farm; 119.5 Spital Farm. BRB: 154.5 High House Farm; 117.5 High Tenement Farm; 109.5 Causeway Farm. BA: 129.5 Causeway Farm; 124.5 Moss House Farm. SIM: 121.5 Moss House Farm; 117.5 Hartrigg; 111.5 Slack Farm. FR: 119.5 Holme Head; 117.5 High House; 114.5 Docker Hall.

CAST HEIFER – BS: 149.5 High House. FR: 135.5 High House; 131.5 Kitchen Ground Farm; 129.5 Tunsteads Farm.

CAST BULL – LIM: 134.5 Thornbush Farm; 127.5 High Tenement Farm. FR: 107.5 The Hill.

A good show of 76 Calves forward this morning to start 2016. Black and white calves remain in demand with a number of farmer buyers ringside. Allan and Thomas Ward topped trade at £120, nice rearing sorts £80-£100 with small calves a shade less. Beef calves a little harder to place and prices falling in line with the prime cattle trade. Blue Bulls to £320 from Steven Robinson and Blue heifers to £270 from Wallbank Farms and S & IA Robinson. Native bred calves a better trade than continentals in comparison, with Angus bulls realising £300 from JM & MH France, and heifers £210. Limousins to £335 for nice strong bulls from JH Towers & Son. A couple of Angus Heifer stirks to finish the sale realised £300.

Calf Top Prices: BULL CALF – LIM: £335 Tunstall Farm. BRB: £320 Longber Farm; £142 North Farm. AA: £300 Newhouse Farm; £300 Longber Farm; £290 Tills Farm. SIM: £270 Sellerley Farm. SRW: £235 Sandvilla. FR: £120 Ancliffe Hall Farm; £100 Blackwood End; £98 Catshaw Hall Farm.

HEIFER STIRK – AA: £300 Wyre Farm.

A small entry of Store Hoggs sold to a strong trade and more could have easily been sold at Lancaster. Short keep Texel’s selling to £58.50 and medium keep Texel’s and Suffolk’s selling to £49 and £54.

Store Lamb Top Prices:

Monday 18th January PRIME HOGGS SELL TO £85 & 193P/KG AT NWA LANCASTER NWA Lancaster held its weekly sale of Prime Hoggs on Monday 11th January which sold to a strong trade with all sold averaging 169 p/kg and SQQ 172p/kg. Well finished lambs regularly selling in excess of 180p/kg topping at 193p/kg for first cross Texels for GR Bargh & Co and £85 for Suffolks from TA Blair. Mules/Mashams sold to £76.50 with Swaledales £72. Lighter weight hoggs sold to 169p/kg providing hoggs were finished and not store.

Prime Hogg Top Prices: SUFF: £85 Fleetwood Road; £78.50 Booth Hall; £78 Fell End Farm; £77 North Farm. HAMP: £71.50 Rye Close. MULE: £60 Rye Close. CONT: £70 Fell End Farm; £49 Rye Close. MASH: £75 Fell End Farm. MULE: £76.50 Fell End Farm; £7.50 Ouzelthorn Farm; £75.50 North Farm; £72 Low Kit Brow. SWAL: £72 Marshaw Farm; £66.50 Ouzelthorn Farm; £61 Yates Farm. CHAR: £81 Low Foulshaw Farm; £73.50 Braides Farm; £73 North Farm. CHEV: £75.50 Marshaw Farm. TEX: £82.50 Gibsons Farm; £82 Fleetwood Road; £81.50 Braides Farm; £80.50 Gibsons Farm. LLEYN: £82 Low Foulshaw Farm. DALES: £57 Fell End Farm. GRIT: £63 Deep Clough.

Cast Sheep saw an improved trade for a better show forward. Ewes sold to £99 for pure Texels from MJ & K Ayrton with other pens of heavy pure ewes in excess of £90. Mules saw a top price of £73 (averaging £63) and hill ewes to £56 for best meated Swaledales. A small entry of cast rams sold to £119 for a Texel from PD Anderton with Charollais £100.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: MULE: £73 Springfield Farm; £72 South Road; £64 Brown Brook. SWAL: £56 High House Farm. CHAR: £100 Brown Brook; £96 Low Foulshaw Farm; £73 Wyre Farm. TEX: £119 Wyre Farm; £99 Bambers Farm; £75 Brown Brook. LEI: £75 High House Farm.

Prime Bulls sold to 180.5p/kg (£1066) for BRB x from E&N Wright & Sons with others 176p/kg. Native breed bulls sold to 169p/kg for Hereford x from GA Haston & Son. Prime Bull Top Prices: LIM: £175.50 Allcocks Farm. HERE: £169.50 Lane House. BRIT BLUE: £180.50 Allcocks Farm. MON: £160.50 Lane House.

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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 7th January The opening sale of Calves and stirks of 2016 had an entry of 98 forward. Black and whites sold to a good trade for the calves forward with beef calves noticeable less money as seen in many other local markets this week due to current store cattle and prime cattle trade. To add to this, there was a few buyers missing today that were supposed to be in attendance but due to unforeseen reasons were unable to attend.

Weaned Bull calves sold to £440 from Brian Wilson of Spout House at two and half months old. Well fleshed bull calves with plenty of growth about them sold in excess of £300 with plenty of beef bull calves in the mid two hundreds. Once again, a young entry of black and whites forward with best types in excess of £100 topping at £130 from ME Wannop & Son of Heaton Hall. Nice young rearing types between £60 and £80. A good number of stirks in the market were eagerly bid for topping at £510 from James Potter of Low Stead for Limousin Steers.

Five to six month old Black and White bulls easily selling into the late two hundreds.

Calf Top Prices: BULL CALVES – Lim: £310 Low Gregg Hall; £300 Espford; £298 Hawkrigg Farm; £200 Wraysholme Tower. BRB: £330 Flodder Hall; £305 Elm Tree; £255 Low Brundrigg; £235 Lords Plain; £225 Heaton Hall. AA: £175 Elm Tree Farm. Mont: £120 Heaton Hall. FKV: £190 Far Audlands. Fr: £130 Heaton Hall; £118 Flodder Hall; £105 Hagg Farm; £82 Espford; £70 Far Audlands.

HEIFER CALVES – Lim: £255 Hawkrigg Farm. BRB: £245 Ravens Lodge; £235 Lupton Hall; £200 School House; £190 Bracken Fold.

BULL STIRKS – Lim: £490 Low Stead; £440 Spout House; £390 Green Dragon Farm. Fr: £290 Green Dragon Farm; £280 Moss House Farm.

Jersey: £50 Cinderbarrow.

HEIFER STIRKS – Lim: £350 Gren Sragon Farm. BRB: £400 Low Plains Farm; £370 Hawkrigg Farm.

STEER STIRKS – Lim: £510 Low Stead. FKV: £450 Hawkrigg Farm.

Five fresh Dairy heifers forward this morning, selling to a top of £1220 from Dave Martin, Lords Plain. Others sold to £1120 for a nice Goldwyn Wyman daughter giving 30 litres from MJ & C Cockburn. Average of £1070 for all forward, next sale Thursday 4th February, entries for the catalogue by Monday 25th January to Will please.

Dairy Cattle Top Prices: N/C Heifers – Fr: £1220 Lords Plain; £1120 South House.

Had 57 Cast Cows. A better show of fleshed cows were forward today and were keenly bid for. Leaner dairy cows 10-15p dearer! Top price was 141.5p/kg for a Stabilizer bullock from A Dixon & Son, Kit Cragg.

Cast Cow Top Prices: PRIME BULLOCKS – Stabilizer: 141.5p/kg Kit Cragg CAST COWS – Lim: 127.5p/kg, 125.5p/kg (x2) Birk Howe. Stabilizer: 117.5p/kg, 109.5p/kg Kit Cragg. Cont: 111.5p/kg Birk Howe. AA: 107.5p/kg Tottlebank. Fr: 103.5p/kg Bridge End; 97.5p/kg Moss House; 95.5p/kg Town Head. SRW: 91.5p/kg Low Stanger Thwaite.

CAST HEIFERS – Fr: 125.5p/kg Helm Farm; 125.5p/kg Town Head. HF: 107.5p/kg Town Head.

CAST BULLS – SH: 85.5p/kg High House.

41 Store Cattle Forward. Good fleshed cattle continue to be easily sold whilst longer keep stores were harder to sell. The average age of cattle in today was 13 months old.

Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE STEERS – Lim: £990 (x2) Long Green Head. Cont: £970, £950 Long Green Head. Char: £820 Long Green Head. Sim: £780 High Wray. AA: £700 West Rackenthwaite.

STORE HEIFERS - Lim: £780 Birk Howe; £730 Low Hundhowe. Char: £730 High Wray. AA: £730 Stockber. SH: £730 Tottlebank. BRB: £700 Stockber.

BULLS – Lim: £580 (8 months old) Birk Howe.

Tuesday 12th January North West Auctions held its opening sale of Pigs on Tuesday 12th January and saw an entry of 146 forward in all categories. The sale topped at £106 for best pure Pietrains from PK & R Woof with other prime pigs selling to £100, £97 and generally selling £70 - £80 (75p/kg – 90p/kg) dependant on weight and colour. Less store pigs forward at this sale with weaners selling to £20. This sale saw 146 forward and only 37 pre entered. We strongly advise vendors to pre enter pigs with the office prior to the sale to assist when contacting buyers. North West Auctions will be selling prime pigs on a fortnightly basis now, the next sale will be Tuesday 24th January commencing at 10.30am.

Prime Hoggs sold to a top price of £97 for best pure Texel hoggs from TS & SM Park with others £96, £94 x2. Heavy hoggs sold between £28 - £35 over weight, standards £30 upwards dependant on breed. Hill and horned hoggs better to sell with fed hoggs selling to a premium. A top price of 218p/kg was achieved for Texel x from P Cummings, better fed sorts regularly 180p/kg upwards. A market average of 172p/kg was achieved for all sold for hoggs ranging from 24kg to 70kg.

Prime Hogg Top Prices: Texel: £97, £90 Millom Castle; £88 Holme Field; £87.50 Red Scar; £86.50 Low Tarn Green. Beltex: £96, £89 Holme Field; £83 Bowkerstead Farm. Suff: £92 Smithy Green; £89 Netherhouses; £87 Dawson Fold; £85.50 Hollin Hall. Char: £94 Birks Farm; £88 Walnut Hill; £81.50 Bowkerstead Farm.; £78.50 Netherhouses.

Leicester: £94 Farm Cottage. Mule: £85 Moss Howe Farm; £79.50 Netherhouses; £75.50 Well Foot; £75 The Galleon. Lleyn: £78.50, £75 Low Foulshaw Farm.

Chev: £75.50 Brow Head; £75 Red Lodge; £73 Green Head. Swale: £72.50, £72 Netherhouses; £68.50 Well Foot; £66 Middale Farm. R/Fell: £71.50 Moss Howe Farm; £66.50 Seedhowe Cottages; £65 High Borrowbridge. Herdwick: £65.50 Bowkerstead; £44.50 High Biggarsbank.

578 Cast Sheep sold to a pleasing trade with a shortage of best heavy ewes forward today, a top price of £119 for pure Texels with others £82 – 95. Mules sold to £76 with others £62 - £67, leaner sorts mid £50’s. Hill ewes topped at £71 for Rough Fells, Swales into mid £50’s, leanest sorts into late £20’s to mid £30’s. Cast rams sold to £114 for Texels. All cast sheep sold averaged £58.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: CAST EWES – Tex: £119 Millom Castle; £111 Jackson Ground; £110 Grayrigg Foot.

Char: £89 Cooilingel Farm; £87 Low Foulshaw; £73 Warth Sutton. Suff: £82 Cooilingel Farm; £68 Ackenthwaite Farm. Mash: £76, £63 Southfield Farm; £65 Mosergh Farm. Mule: £72 Cooilingel Farm; £70 Millom Castle; £69 High Underbrow Farm. R/Fell: £71, £68 Moss End Farm; £60 Woodside.

Zwart: £66 Silverhow Farm; £60 Cooilingel Farm. Chev: £65 Hall Bank; £64, £61 Woodside. W’land: £63 High Underbrow. Dors: £61, £60 Cooilingel Farm; £58 Warth Sutton. Swale: £49 St Annes Farm, Nook Farm.

CAST RAMS - Tex: £114 Bowkerstead Farm; £87 Seedhowe Cottage. Leic: £80 Moss Howe Farm; £77 Seedhowe Cottage. R/Fell: £78 Seedhowe Cottage. Belt: £75 Silverhow Farm. Zwart: £60 Silverhow Farm.

Char: £65 Matson Farm. Suff: £65 Dunningwell Farm.

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NWA Professional Flood Claims Following on from the flooding disasters that affected much of our area, RPA have now released updated application forms for the Farming Recovery Fund and details of what can be claimed.

Photographic evidence of the damage is very important and, although many farmers have made their own arrangements, if you need any advice or assistance please give Rodney a call.

Dispersal Sale at J36 of Modern, Well Maintained Tractors, Farm Machinery & Equipment On behalf of the Late Mr S Wilson formerly of New Hall Farm, Wharles Sale to be held at J36 Rural Auction Centre for convenience

Saturday 6th February 2016 TRACTORS & VEHICLES Claas Axion 820, Claas Arion 630C, Claas Arion 640, JD 3800 Telehandler, Claas Arion 620, JD 2650 2wd, Kramer 1245 Telehandler, Claas 960 Jaguar Forager MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT Claas 2800 Rake, Claas 3100 Disco Mower (front), Claas 3100 Disco Mower (side), Claas 8 Rota Tedder, Claas 455 Rollant Baler/Wrapper Cambridge Rollers, Sumo Lifting Press, Fertilizer Spreader, Buck Rake, Kuhn 2060 Bale Shredder, 3T Tipping Trailer Silage Trailer Cattle Feed Trailer, Claas 625 Rotatedder (2012), Fraser 12T Trailer (2002), Chieftain 15T Dumper Trailer Watson Cattle Feed Trailer, ATV Trailer, Twin Bale Spike c/w Extensions, Strimech Pallet Tines, Browns Flat 8 Bale Grab, Albutt Muck Grab Albutt Head Stock, Strimech Grain Bucket x 3, Quickshift Attachment, Claas 4800 ltr Mobile Fuel Tank, Claas 500ltr Portable Fuel Tank 10ft Land Roller, Fraser Flat Bed Trailer Twin Axle x 2, Plus New & Used Workshop Tools & Equipment

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NWA Property

Tuesday 19th January Weekly Sale of Primestock at 1pm

Office Space to Let Conveniently located on the site of Lancaster Auction Mart, Wyresdale Road with good links to the road and rail network.

11.90m2 of space split into 3 office spaces with communal WC facilities. Free parking.

Thursday 21st January Sale of Calves, Cast Cows & New Year Show & Sale of Store Cattle from 10.15am

All enquiries please contact: Sarah Ettridge on 01539 566229.

Tuesday 26th January Sale of Prime Pigs at 10.30am

Prizet, Kendal To Let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Prizet Lodge, Prizet, Near Kendal

Saturday 30th January In-lamb Rough Fell Sheep, Bluefaced Leicesters & Other Breeds Also today Sale of Poultry Saturday 6th February Dispersal Sale of Modern Tractors & Grassland Equipment

Lancaster Auction Mart A bungalow style property conveniently close to Kendal with Living Room, Kitchen with Dining Area, 2 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Conservatory/Greenhouse, Garage, Store, Gardens.

Oil Fired Central Heating

Monday 18th January Weekly Sale of Primestock at 9am Monthly Show & Sale of Dairy at 11.15 am

Full details available from the agents.

Friday 22nd January Weekly Sale of Cattle & Store Lambs from 10.15am

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