NWA Newsletter 16th March 2016

North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 16th March

NWA J36 - Monthly Machinery Sale Saturday 12th March The monthly collective sale of machinery at NWA J36 saw a wide selection of items offered for sale with buyers in attendance from throughout the northern counties.

The sale commenced with small items which saw a large selection of workshop and hand tools easily sold with seasonal items such as lawn mowers and gardening equipment now finding greater interest from purchasers.

The large item auction continues to attract the weird and the wonderful with the highlight of this sale being a Mitsubishi Tracked Tractor Unit which sold for £9000.

Other items of interest were a Skid Steer achieving £3000, Kubota RTV £2500, Small Garden Tractor £1280, Vicon Haybob £1150, Tipping Trailer £850, Ford Ranger Van £860, Sheep Snacker £480.

Also today saw the first sale of garden plants and shrubs which saw a wide variety of plants on offer suitable for all types of gardens.

The next Machinery sale at NWA J36 will be on Saturday 2nd April.

NWA J36 - Poultry Sale Saturday 12th March A busy day at the March Poultry sale saw a fast trade for all classes. Opening the sale was a very well built large hen cabin from Messers Edgar, which sold for £235. Other equipment sold to £140 for a fully automatic incubator from S Davies, Wrexham.

Large Fowl sold to a top of £110 for four Cream Legbar Pullets from WS Burrow & Son, Gibralter Farm. Others sold to £65 twice for three Bluebell Pullets from E Parker, Carnforth. Bantams sold to £62 for four very nice Wyandotte Pullets from RN Hoggarth, Sedbergh. A run of young chicks sold to a top of £40 for a pen of 6 Buff Sussex Chicks from R Gibson, Lockerbie.

The next sale is Saturday 30th April - Entry forms are now available

Biennial Sale on behalf of Bryan Hoggarth Ltd Saturday 19th March at J36 Rural Auction Centre 25 + Modern, Low Hour Tractors & Telehandlers 10 Vehicles Modern Farm Machinery & Equipment Approximately 400 lots small items, spare parts, accessories etc.

Catalogues available online or by request

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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 11th March A mixed show of Store Cattle forward this morning, both the big and the young cattle sold to a strong trade, however the in between sorts were a fraction easier on the week. Topping the sale was regular vendor H Chapman & Son, Middleton with a pair of 22month Charolais to £1290. Angus bullocks sold to £1180 on four occasions, from D & N Davis, L Parsons & Son, EJ Ward & Sons and J & H Davis. Heifers sold to £1160 from C Hayhurst, Chipping with a nice Charolais. Native heifers to £1100 again from EJ Ward & Sons.

Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – FR: £1020 Low Levens; £900 Thornton Barn Farm; £890 Downlands Farm. AA: £1180 Cragg Farm; £1180 Low Levens; £1180 Intack Farm.

SHO: £1000 Cook Hall Farm. LIM: £1270 Millbeck; £1230 Weavers Farm; £1160 High Green. CH: £1290 Millbeck; £1200 Elmridge Farm; £1160 Elmridge Farm. HE: £1110 Thornton Barn Farm; £930 Hoskingshire Farm; £820 Croft House. ST: £1160 Low Foulshaw Farm; £1000 Low Foulshaw Farm. BRB: £1280 Weavers Farm; £1110 Abbotson Farm; £1030 Thornton Barn Farm. MO: £960 Billinge Hall Farm; £870 5 Kenlis Road.

STORE HEIFERS – AA: £1100 Intack Farm; £1060 New Parkside Farm, £1040 Windy Hill Farm. SHO: £ 950 Bouthwaite Farm. LIM: £1060 Howriggs; £1000 Mill House Farm; £1000 Thornton Barn Farm. CH: £1160 Elmridge Farm; £1060 Cross House Farm; £1000 Elmridge Farm. HE: £870 Hoskingshire Farm; £860 Thornton Barn Farm. SIM: £1100 11 Kimberley Avenue; £1090 Thornton Barn Farm. BRB: £1090 Kendal Hill; £980 Cross House Farm; £980 Wilson House Farm.

Another good show of Cast Cows and OTM cattle forward at Lancaster today. Numbers are still coming forward with 131 passing through the ring and 100% clearance being achieved. Top gross overall came to £1224 for a Limousin Bull from PA & D Slater, Barnacre. Dairy Cows came to a top of £857 from WN & D Smith & Sons, Cockerham. On the whole a similar trade for dairy cows on the week with the best sorts 115-118ppk, topping at 121.5ppk on two occasions from K, SD & JA Ward, Arkholme and JH Parker, Slaidburn. As deadweight prices begin to take a drop, vendors are urged to forward cattle to the live ring to achieve the best possible trade for your cattle, “Sell live and thrive”.

Cast Cows Top Prices: CAST COW – FR: 121.50 Pain Hill; 121.50 Higher Broomfield; 117.50 Higher Broomfield. AA: 111.50 Fell End Farm. LIM: 124.50 The Old Mistle; 114.50 Fell End Farm. BS: 107.50 Walkers Ith Fields; ST: 117.50 Park House Farm; 114.50 Park House Farm. MO: 114.50 Conventry Farm. SRW: 94.50 Sandvilla. BLO: 104.50 Fell End Farm; 101.50 Fell End Farm.

CAST HEIFER – FR: 149.50 Pilling Hall; 124.50 Lawsons Farm; 125.50 Greenalls Farm. LIM: 119.50 Cliftons Farm. MO: 154.50 Hatters Farm.

CAST BULL – FR: 111.50 Pilling Hall. LIM: 137.50 Slack Farm.

Plenty of quality beef and Black and White Calves forward this morning with buyers present for all classes. Topping the calves was a smart Angus Bull from R Capstick & Sons at 6weeks, realising £380 with other Angus Bulls to £330. British Blue bulls sold to £325 from J & G Thornley, Kirkham, whilst heifers sold to £280 from RT Halhead, Cockerham. Blue heifers in strong demand, averaging £273 with an average age of 40days. Limousin calves sold to a fast trade also, with JH Towers selling Lim Bulls to £315 and heifers to £290. Black and White calves dearer this week, best sorts £100-£105, topping at £122. Nice rearing calves between £58 and £80 dependant on size.

Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – AA: £260 Tunstall Hall; £168 Bank End Farm. LIM: £290 Tunstall Hall; £270 Tunstall Hall; £165 North Farm. HE: £260 Derby Lodge Farm. BRB: £280 Norbreck Farm; £275 Bank End Farm; £270 Bank End Farm.

BULL CALF – FR: £122 Blackleach House Farm; £105 Park Lane Farm; £100 Park Lane Farm. AA: £380 Fell End Farm; £330 Tills Farm; £315 Tunstall Hall. LIM: £315 Tunstall Hall. BRB: £325 Derby Lodge Farm; £315 Derby Lodge Farm; £255 Norbeeck Farm.

HEIFER STIRK – BRB: £480 Higher Brundhurst Farm.

BULLOCK STIRK –AA: £440 Higher Brundhurst Farm; £440 Higher Brundhurst Farm; £440 Higher Brundhurst Farm. MO: £ 460 Higher Brundhurst Farm; £300 Higher Brundhurst Farm.

Monday 14th March Sheep with Lambs at Foot sell to £185 a family The trade for Prime Hoggs had strengthened all week with buyer expressing plenty of interesting for today’s sale where many more could have easily been sold to vendors advantage with all vendors leaving very pleased with their trade. An overall market average of 192ppk with a SQQ average of 195ppk. Plenty of pens of continental hoggs selling around the 200ppk. Hill hoggs saw mules sell to £87 from JA Bargh and Son of North Farm. Pens of Scottish black face hoggs from WM Pye Jnr of Tarnwater regularly sold around 200ppk.

Lucy Blades of Hill Top Farm, Arkholme is doing a charity Sky Dive on 2nd April raising money for Rosemere Cancer Foundation. A Texel prime hogg was donated to the cause sold for £100 to Mr. Alam of Lancashire Direct. Donations will be gratfully received.

Prime Hogg Top Prices: TEX: £100 Hill Top; £97 Gibsons Farm; £93 Corney Hill Farm. SUFF: £94 Parks Farm Barn; £92.50 North Farm; £92 Maddison Avenue. CH: £92 North Farm; £90 Burnt House; £89.50 Walmsley Fold. CHEV: £86.50 North Farm; £78 Tarnwater Farm. DORS: £85.50 Corney Hill Farm. LEI: £85 Ouzelthorn Farm. MASH - £82 Cobble Hey Farm. MULE: £87 North Farm; £87 Low Moor Head; £86 Sykes Farm. SWALE: £80 Ouzelthorn Farm; £80 Sykes Farm; £76 Cobble Hey. MULE: £78.50 Cobble Hey Farm.RGH: £75 Sykes Farm. SCO: £85.50 Tarnwater Farm.

A lift in Cast Ewe trade at Lancaster, sees ewes sell to £100 for Texels from PD Anderton, Scorton, other Texels sold in the mid to late Nineties. Mule ewes sold to £88 for a pen of 6 from A &FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel, others to £86 from LA Bradshaw, Stalmine, with all forward to average £79.14. Horned sheep to £50 for a trio of Swales from Paul & Raymond Ayrton, Over Wyresdale. All ewes forward averaged £66.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: TEX: £100 Wyre Farm; £97 Stirzakers Farm; £93 Jacksons Farm.; CONT: £89 Middle Lee Farm. MULE: £88 Yeat House; £86 Moss House Farm; £79 Low Moor Head Farm. DORS: £70 Corney Hill Farm. SWALE: £50 Yates Farm; £32 Thornbush Farm. HRN: £32 Lowcroft.

There was another strong number of Sheep with Lambs at foot forward with 50 families forward. More buyers and on lookers today as spring moves ever nearer and the weather begins to improve. Buyers looking to purchase families with well grown lambs, with Texel ewes and twin lambs selling to £185 from J & A Heaps & Son of Burns Farm with other mule and continental ewes with strong Texel twin lambs achieving £170. Mule ewes with younger twin lambs sold between £145 and £150.

Sheep with Lambs Top Prices: TEX: £185 Burns Farm; £175 High House Farm. MULE: £175 Burns Farm; £152 Knowsley Farm; £145 Birks Farm

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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 10th March The sale of Store Hoggs saw a top price of £82 for Texel x, with other pens of better sorts £65 - £70. Medium sorts £55 - £62, smallest sorts £35 - £48. A very mixed show forward with most vendors now selling their last hoggs.

A small entry of breeding sheep saw in-lamb ewes carrying twins sell to £105, with others at £100.

Store Hoggs Top Prices: STORE HOGGS: TEX: £82, £74, £69.50 Cantsfield Hall. CHAR: £67 High Foulshaw Farm; £66.50 Low Woodedge; £63 Haveriggs. MUL: £65 Strickland Hill; £64 Overplains; £61.50 Longstripes Farm. SUF: £64.50 Cliftons Farm; £62.50 Strickland Hill. LEI: £60 Kate Farm. SWA: £50, £60 Matson Ground.

The weekly sale of Calves, as seen in the local area, had a reduced number of calves forward as many vendors are about to start calving their spring herds. There was a strong trade for black and whites and, once again, they were keenly bid for at J36. A young entry of black and whites saw better three to four week old rearers selling between £70 and £90, with bobby calves selling between £30 and £50. Stronger beef calves selling in excess of £300, with younger types tending to be £200 plus.

Calf Top Prices: BULL CALVES: AA: £190 Cinder Barrow. BrB: £180 Sunny Bank. FR: £90 Low Audlands; £75 Warton Grange Farm; £72 Cracalt Farm.

HEIFER CALVES: BrB: £310 Whitestone Farm. LIM: £240 Whitestone Farm; £200 Deansbiggin.

NWA Property Old Hutton, Kendal

Prizet, Near Kendal

For Sale by Auction

To Let on an assured shorthold tenancy

4.25 acres/1.72 hectares or thereabouts with an open fronted shed

Prizet Lodge

For sale by Public Auction (subject to conditions and unless sold previously) On Wednesday 23rd March 2016 at 7pm In The Conference Room, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, LA7 7FP

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

Tuesday 15th March The weekly sale of Sheep with Lambs at foot created plenty of interest, with a busy ringside of purchasers and potential vendors watching the trade. Aged continental ewes with young twin lambs sold to £165 from E Parker of Cragg bank. 2 crop Rough Fell Mule ewes sold to £165 from M Sykes of Ulverston. Broken-mouthed ewes with strong Texel lambs sold to the late one hundred and fifties. An overall average of £53.54 a life.

An entry of 25 Texel ewes and lambs for next week.

A very mixed show of Prime Hoggs were presented to a full ringside of buyers and despite a lot of hill bred hoggs forward, a very strong average of 191.46p/kg was achieved.

Hoggs topped at £110/head for Suffolk hoggs from Messrs Woodburn of Ulverston. Good quality, export type hoggs regularly 220-240p/kg, topping at 242.5p/kg from B J Bowness of Burneside. Heavy hoggs continue to sell well, with several buyers looking for these each week.

Prime Hogg Top Prices: Suff: £110, £106, £99.50 Mansrigg Hall; £99.50 Crooklands Brow. Tex: £106 Cinderbarrow; £100 Mint Close; £99.50 Crooklands Brow; £98.50 Helm Croft. Belt: £100, £94 Harbarrow Farm; £97 Blea Tarn Road. Mule: £92 Helm Croft; £85 Cinderbarrow, Harbarrow Farm; £84 Cuerdale Hall Farm. Char: £90.50 Brow Head; £85 Har barrow; £83.50 Charley Crag Farmhouse, Yealand Manor. Chev: £88, £83 Nibthwaite Grange Farm; £87 Harbarrow Farm. Swale: £87, £85, £78 Eskew Beck; £81 Hartrigg.

Herd: £83 Harbarrow Farm; £76.50 Charley Crag Farmhouse. Leic: £81.50 Matson Farm Cottage; £75 Boundary Beck. RFell: £79.50 Helm Croft; £76.50 Tarnside Farm; £73 Boundary Beck. Mash: £66, £64.50 Thwaite Gate Farm. SBF: £62.50 Bellart Howe.

The strong trade for Cast Ewes continues at J36, with all types of ewes once again eagerly bid for and more needed to meet the demand of a busy active ringside of buyers. Strong continental ewes sold over the £100 mark, topping at £109 from E Lund & Son of Lundholme, for a couple of Texels. Stronger Mule ewes regularly in the eighties, topping at £87 from J & M Wilson of Cooper House. All Mules forward averaging £77. More hill bred ewes in the market today. Horned ewes topped at £78 JW & TE Sharp of Flodder Hall, with all Scotch Blackface ewes averaging £71. Strongest Swaledale ewes sold into the sixties with meated ewes selling in the fifties.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: Tex: £109 Lundholme Farm; £104 Low Stangerthwaite; £100 Matson Farm; £98 Hallbeck. Suff: £103 Crooklands Brow; £98 Mansrigg Hall; £97 Braida Garth; £94 Crabtree Farm. Char: £95, £87, £81 Poole Bank Farm; £78 Cooper House Farm. Leic: £90 Braida Garth; £81 Matson Ground Cottage; £63 Croft Foot Farm. Mule: £87 Cooper House Farm; £85 Lane Ends Farm; £84 Hawkrigg End, Riddings. Dors: £86 Beckside Barn. Belt: £86 Farleton House. Tees: £84 Hill Top Farm. Chev: £83, £67 Poole Bank Farm; £74 Sandham Farm. Swal: £80, £70 Eskew Beck; £65 Moss Head, Marsh House Farm. SBF: £78 Flodder Hall; £58 Roundthwaite Abbey Farm. Lonk: £69 Higher Salter. RFell: £66 Gateside Farm. Herd: £65 Marsh House Farm; £58 Poole Bank Farm. Dales: £55 Fell End Farm.

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Farm to Farm Trading We have a range of stock available through our farm to farm trading including Heifers, Bulls, Breeding Sheep & Gimmer Hoggs For more details on what we have available please contact one of our Auctioneers or Fieldsman or visit our website

NWA Lancaster Monthly Dairy Sale Monday 21st March Catalogues now available Comprising of 14 Heifers & 1 Cow With Further Sale Day Entries Anticipated

Judging at 10am - Sale at 11.15am For more information Contact Will Alexander on 07976 646035

Coming up at NWA‌ J36 Rural Auction Centre

Lancaster Auction Mart

Saturday 19th March Biennial Sale on behalf of Bryan Hoggarth Ltd

Monday 21st March Weekly Sale of Prime Stock from 9am including Easter Show of Spring Lambs Sheep with Lambs at Foot 11am Monthly Dairy Sale at 11.15am

Details on the front page

Tuesday 22nd March Sale of Prime Pigs at 10.30am Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot at 11am Sale of Primestock at 1pm including Easter Show of Spring Lambs Thursday 24th March Sale of Calves, Weanlings & Young Feeding Bulls, In-lamb Sheep & Final Sale of Store Hoggs

Friday 25th March Weekly Sale of Cattle from 10.15am Monday 28th March Sale as Normal Weekly Sale of Prime Stock from 9am Sheep with Lambs at Foot 11am

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