NWA Newsletter 18th November 2015

North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 18th November

NWA Lancaster Monthly Dairy Sale Monday 16th November Bilsrow Herd take Champion and Reserve in November Dairy Sale at Lancaster The November Dairy Sale had an entry of 31 cows, heifers and bulls forward. The pre-sale show was judge by sale regular, Mark Hewitt, Cockerham.

David and James Tomlinson of Bilsborrow Hall, won both the Halter Led Heifer and Non-Halter Led class with Lots 6 and 5 respectively.

Lot 5, Bilsrow Tiergan Triuna, calved a month and giving 34 litres, this sweet Ballycairn Tiergan sired heifer and bred from 3 generations of VG & EX Cows, went on to receive the Champion Rosette and later sold to the judge for the day’s top price of £2380.

Lot 6, Bilsrow Azure Lucie, a Cogent Azure sired heifer, again a month calved and giving 32 litres, later took the Reserve Champion rosette and realised £1750, selling to Messers Bargh of Penrith.

Cows sold to a top of £1650 for a third calver from AR & J Whitlow, Pressall, with Arnot Carlina 181, classified VG88 SP and giving 45kg, she sold to Messers Collier of Goosnargh. Cows averaged £1250 for all forward.

Buyers cautious of heifers lacking in milk and udder. The best heifers sold in advance of £1700, topping at £2380, with an overall sale average of £1420.

Next month is the Christmas Dairy Show, Monday 14th December, entries close Monday 30th November.

Class 1 – Non Halter-Led Heifer 1st LOT 5 DJ & S Tomlinson 2nd LOT 19 Drinkall Bros 3rd LOT 4 DJ & S Tomlinson Class 2 – Halter-Led Heifer 1st LOT 6 DJ & S Tomlinson 2nd LOT 11 J Burrow & Son 3rd LOT 12 J Burrow & Son Class 3 – Cow 1st LOT 17 WJ & I France 2nd LOT 34B AR & J Whitlow 3rd LOT 34A AR & J Whitlow Champion LOT 5 DJ & S Tomlinson Reserve Champion LOT 6 DJ & S Tomlinson

Bilsrow Tiergan Triuna Pennine Crocus 235 Bilsrow Azure Peg 2

£2380 £1900 £1600

Bilsrow Azure Lucie Stardale Tiergan Vaakje 2 Stardale Shamrock Stella 2

£1750 £1720 £1550

Corfield Mr M Kathy 5 Arnot Ruth 76 Arnot Carlina 181

£1150 £1350 £1650

Bilsrow Tiergan Triuna

£2380

Bilsrow Azure Lucie

£1750

Christmas Carol Concerts

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J36 Rural Auction Centre

Christmas Market

Monday 7th December at 7pm with the Kendal Branch of NFU Adults £5 and Children £1 in aid of R.A.B.I Tickets available from J36 Rural Auction Centre and NFU Kendal

Saturday 21st November J36 Rural Auction Centre 10am till 3pm

Lancaster Auction Mart The Lancaster Christmas Concert organised by The Ayrton Family will be on Saturday 12th December at 7.30pm followed by refreshments.

Tickets are £5 in support of Wyresdale Childrens Home in India & The Farming Community Network, and will be available from Lancaster Auction. e. info@nwauctions.co.uk t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) t. 015395 66200 (J36 Kendal)

NWA Lancaster , Wyresdale Road, Golgotha, Lancaster, LA1 3JQ

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NWA J36, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7FP

Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 13th November A very satisfying trade for Store Cattle at Lancaster with vendors once again going away pleased with their trade with a 100% clearance rate. A better entry of cattle this week in terms of quality with more cattle carrying flesh forward and many groups of cattle being inside for a week or more now looking far better for it. The trade topped at £1,420 for a pair of Limousin steers from Barlow Bros of Croston with plenty of short keep cattle selling in excess of £1,200. Younger longer keep cattle where a better trade today with buyers around the ring now knowing how much space they have in their sheds and looking to fill up.

Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – SIM: £1420 Littlewood Hall Farm; £900 Blenkett Farm. CH: £1400 Moorham Hill Nurseries; £1300 High House Farm. AA: £1320 Ivy Barn; £1300 Moorham Hill Nurseries; £1240 Raw End Farm.BRB: £1380 Hillam Farm; £1190 Tewitfield Farm; £1150 Yew Tree Farm. LIM: £1300 Tewitfield Farm; £1260 Fellside Farm; £1230 High House Farm. FKV: £1140 Ninezergh; £780 Holme Head. FR: £1100 Yew Tree Farm; £1060 Walmsley Fold; £1000 Godson House Farm. HE: £1060 Raw Head; £1000 Windy Hill Farm; £1000 North Farm. MO: £1060 Fanny House Farm.

STORE HEIFERS – BRB: £1180 Cragg Farm; £1090 Fellside Farm; £1050 Spar House Farm. CH: £1090 Lower Castle O Trim. AA: £1180 Cragg Farm; £980 Brow Foot Farm. LIM: £1170 Station Hotel; £1020 Millom Castle. SIM: £1080 Oak Head Farm; £970 Lower Castle o Trim.

The Cast Cows and OTM Cattle sold to a better trade than what had been expected. An overall average of 107ppk for an entry of once again mainly dairy cows. Another good entry of 112 forward. Black and whites sold to a top of 124.5ppk from JB and JB Lawson of Bank End Farm with other good meated cows easily selling toward the 120ppk. The day’s trade was topped by a Simmental cow from DJ Sutcliffe of Throstle Nest Farm selling to 164.5ppk.

Cast Cows Top Prices: CAST COW – SIM: 164.5 Throstle Nest Farm. LIM: 139.5 Whittingham Lane; 117.5 Low Groves Farm; 114.5 Yates Farm. BRB: 129.5 Moss House Farm; 127.5 Oak Head Farm. CH: 124.5 Ingrave Farm; 117.5 Fellside Farm. CON: 124.5 Throstle Nest Farm. FR: 124.5 Bank End Farm; 117.5 Newhouse Farm; 117.5 Holme House. AA: 119.5 Yealand Manor. GA: 107.5 Ingrave Farm.

CAST HEIFER – MO: 169.5 Lane House. FR: 119.5 Ancliffe Hall Farm.

CAST BULL – SIM: 144.5 Mount Farm. LIM: 131.5 The Borrans; 121.5 Low Groves Farm.

The weekly sale of Calves and Stirks had an entry of 60 forward. All types of beef calves eagerly bid for but the trade is slightly back from previous months with good British Blue bulls at 6 to 8 weeks old selling to £398 from F & E Harrison of Birks Farm with plenty of good beef calves selling between £280 and £350. Black and whites sold to £140 from David and Eileen Wallbank of Abbeystead. A small selection of stirks forward saw Angus steers sell to £550 from JA Salthouse & Son of Wilson House Farm.

Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – BRB: £300 Longber Farm; £240 Norbreck Farm; £235 Gibsons Farm. AA: £235 Tills Farm; £175 Gibsons Farm.

BULL CALF – BRB: £398 Birks Farm; £350 Norbreck Farm. AA: £300 Tills Farm. FR: £140 Tills Farm.

BULL STIRK – HE: £440 Wilson House Farm. AA: £380 Stirk Hey Farm. FR: £195 Sandvilla. SRW: £175 Sandvilla.

BULLOCK STIRK – AA: £550 Wilson House Farm. FR: £280 Wilson House Farm

Monday 16th November The weekly sale of Prime Lambs saw a similar number of prime lambs forward this week but a noticeable sharper trade. Although a noticeable sharper trade than the previous week, it was not reflected in the overall market trade of 150ppk although a large proportion of heavy mule lambs forward. Lambs sold to a top of £82 from JA & R Geldard of Low Foulshaw for Beltex x. Mules sold to £66.50 from Andrew Butler with over 200 ules forward selling to an average of £63.50. Dalesbred lambs sold to £60 from BD Gill of Yarlsber.

Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEX: £82 Low Foulshaw Farm; £77.50 Moorside Lane; £76 Brown Brook. CH: £79 Walmsley Fold; £71 Moorvillie; £69 High Hallbeck. BEL: £77 Old Woodhouse.

MASH: £73.50 Allcocks Farm. SUFF: £73 Old Grange Farm; £72 Parks Farm Barn; £71 Bradlow Farm. LLEYN: £72.50 Low Foulshaw Farm. MULE: £66.50 Parks Farm Barn; £66 Bank Farm; £64 Sykes Farm. LEI: £64.50 Highfield Farm; £62.50 Bank Farm. DALES: £60 Yarlsber.

A smaller entry of Cast Sheep this morning with just over 70 forward. Trade topped at £123 for a Texel tup from Steve Backhouse, Inskip. Ewes sold to £86 for meaty Texel from WTC Farms, Hutton. Mules from the same home sold to £67 with an average of £62 for all Mules. Horned sheep sold to £65 for a tup from JS & S Atkinson, Sykes farm and £56 for a Dalesbred ewe from D France, Isle of Skye Farm.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: TEX: £123 Burns House Farm; £115 Old Grange Farm; £99 Old Woodhouse. SUFF: £85 Heather Barn; £68 Bradlow Farm; £66 High House Farm. LEI: £76 High House Farm. MULE: £67 Old Grange Farm; £63 Throstle Grove Farm; £58 Old Grange Farm. SWALE: £65 Sykes Farm. DALES: £56 Isle of Skye Farm; £50 Allcocks Farm.

A larger entry of nine Prime Bulls forward this week with a fresh buyer around the ring selling to a sharper trade. Limousin bulls out of sucklers sold to 209.5ppk and 207.5ppk from JA Airey of Old Croft with British Blue bulls out of dairy cows selling to 207.5ppk from JS & KM Wilson of High House with all beef sired bulls forward averaging 199ppk. Black and whites and Montbeliarde sold to a sharper trade.

Prime Bull Top Prices: LIM: 209.5 Old Croft. BRB: 207.5 High House. FR: 184.5 High House. AA: 174.5 Lane House. MON: 167.5 Lane House.

NWA Property Staveley, Near Kendal For Sale by Auction Sale by auction of 8.50 acres/3.44 hectares of fertile and productive meadow and pasture land on Thursday, 10th December, 2015 at J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, LA7 7N at 7.00 p.m.

The land is situated in the centre of the village of Staveley which is about 5 miles from Kendal and 4 miles from Windermere and has roadside access and a water supply.

Note – The Contracts and Conditions will not be read out at the auction but will be available for inspection at the Solicitors and Auctioneers offices.

Viewing – By arrangement

Solicitors – Messrs. Milne Moser, 100 Highgate, Kendal. LA9 4HE. Tel: 01539 729786

Lancaster - 01524 63308

J36 Sale Reports Thursday 12th November There was 81 Store and Beef Breeding Cattle forward today but a slightly poorer show of cattle due to the horrific weather conditions over the last few days.

Top price of the day was £970 for two 19 month old Stabiliser Bullocks from A Dixon & Son, Kit Cragg.

Store Cattle Top Prices: Store Bullock: Stab £970 Kit Cragg. Lim £950 Burney End. Cont £950 Green Lane End. Saler £930 Capplerigg. Shorthorn £910 Bradley.

Store Heifers: Lim £770 Green Lane End. Here £680, £640 Stockber. Shorthorn £660 Strickley. AA £640 Strickley. BB £630 Burney End. Beef Breeding: BB Cow & Heifer Calf £1300 Low Nook. Lim Cow & Heifer Calf £1120 Hope Stead Hereford Cow & Bull Calf £1020 Hope Stead

A poorer show of of 77 Cast Cows and bulls in today, with some straight out the milking parlour, giving an overall average of 93.9/kg. Cast Cows sold to a top of 177.5p/kg for a 31 month old Lim Heifer from SW Atkinson & Son, Capplerigg Farm selling to L Fell, Brigholme.

Cast Cow Top Prices: Cast Cow: Blo 139.5 Lileyaks. Sim 135.5 Brow Head. Cont 135.5 High Arnside. Lim 133.5 Singleton Park. Lim x 125.5 Bramaskew.

AA 175.5 Cappleigg. Gall 111.5 Grove Farm. HF 123.5 Lupton Hall.

Cast Heifers: Lim 177.5 Capplerigg.

Cast Steers: Sim 139.5 Brow Head

The weekly sale of Calves and Stirks had an entry of 64 forward mainly consisting of black and whites. A better quality entry of black and whites forward sold to a strong trade with plenty of black and white buyers around the ring. They sold to a top of £150 MH & AR Robinson of Homescales with plenty of well grown black and whites selling in excess of £100 with smaller rearers selling £70 plus. A smaller entry of beef calves which were in very short of supply and all except one sold for over £300. A good run of calves from R & EA Gardner of Barrowfield saw Simmental bull at 6 weeks old sell to £440 and £430 and plenty of beef bull’s calves selling between £360 and £380. Beef heifer calves sold to £350 for a British Blue from HJ Robinson of Elm Tree Farm. Just a few stirks in the market today saw Shorthorn steers sell to £490 with Limousin heifers selling to £450.

Calf Top Prices: Bull Calves – Sim: £440 Barrowfield. BRB: £380 Flodder Hall; £360 Hollins Farm. Hfd: £380 Barrowfield. AA: £360 Sowerby Lodge.

Fr: £150, £145 Holmescales; £145 Hagg Farm; £135 Netherbeck Barn.

Heifer Calves – AA: £310 Sowerby Lodge. BRB: £350 Elm Tree Farm.

Steer Stirks – BSH: £490 Bank House Farm.

Heifer Stirks – Lim: £450 Great Brunthwaite.

An entry of half a dozen Dairy Cattle forward today saw a mixed entry forward. Freshly calved pedigree heifers from R & J Dodgson of Cracalt Farm sold to the day’s top price of £1,850. None pedigree heifers sold to £1,480 from Michael Carr of Clawthorpe. Second calved cows sold to £1,220 from JH Woof & Son of Underhelm.

A smaller entry of mainly medium to longer keep store lambs forward today which were also showing signs of the bad weather we have had over the past few days. Top price of £55 was paid for Suffolks from Ben Heaps. Overall average £42.32 for all sold.

Store Lamb Top Prices: Suff: £55 Lupton High Farm; £51.50 Howe Nook; £50 Thwaite Gate; £47 Grate Farm. Tex: £53 Howe Nook; £52 Barker Knott; £48 Force Mill; £46 Thwaite Gate. Mule: £52.50 Ashstead; £41.50 Park Avenue. Swale: £38 Holker Estate. Rough Fell: £47 High Bethicar; £46 Riddings. Herd: £34 High Bethicar; £32.50 Borwick Fold. Zwart: £28 Lupton High Farm.

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NWA Property Grasmere, Lake District For Sale by Auction Sale by auction of 2.38 acres/0.96 hectares of fertile and productive meadow and pasture land situated on the outskirts of Grasmere and being formerly part of Broadrayne Farm, Grasmere on Thursday, 10th December, 2015 at 7.00 p.m. at J36 Rural Auction Centre Crooklands, Milnthorpe LA7 7FP (SatNav LA7 7NU) The land has access off the A591 and off a side road. There is a mains fed water trough on the land.

Note – The Contracts and Conditions will not be read out at the auction but will be available for inspection at the Solicitors and Auctioneers offices.

Viewing – By arrangement Solicitors – Messrs. Thomson Hayton Winkley, 114-116 Stricklandgate, Kendal.

Tel: 01539 721945

J36 - 015395 66200

J36 Sale Reports Tuesday 17th November Largest entry to date of prime lambs at NWA J36 NWA J36 saw an entry of 2,530 Prime Lambs forward at the weekly sale of prime sheep selling to a market average of 149p/kg and an SQQ average of 151p/kg. Well finished lambs generally achieving 155p/kg – 165p/kg depending on weight with the easiest sold being 42kg – 45kg. Mules forward in greater numbers averaging 141p/kg topping at 157p/kg. Hill lambs 135p/kg – 147p/kg dependant of breed and finish.

A top price of 197p/kg was achieved for a Beltex X lamb from GH Bell, Red Lodge Farm.

First cross lambs achieving £65 - £72 topping at £77.50 from JG & PH Thompson, Poppy Farm and S & M Cooper, Tarnside. Mules to £70.50 from Fishwick Bros with others generally £62 - £68 for Farm Assured Lambs 42kg – 45kg. Hill lambs sold to £77 for best pure Cheviots and Rough Fells £58.50.

Light weight lambs continue to sell to keen interest with more needed each week to fill buyers demand. First cross Continental lambs sold to £56.50 (164p/ kg) for Charollais x with Hill lambs reaching £50.50 for Herdwicks.

Farm assured lambs continue to attract the keenest interest from buyers alongside well finished lambs. Our Auctioneers and Fieldsmen are always available to discuss how best to market your stock, please do not hesitate to contact any of them.

Prime Lamb Top Prices: Char: £77.50 Tarnside Farm; £72 Walnut Hill, Myers Farm; £68.50 Hill Park. Chev: £77 & £74 Green Head; £62 Walnut Hill; £61 Orchard House. Tex: £77.50 Poppy Farm; £77 Moorgate Farm; £75 Benson Hall, Arklid Farm; £74.50 High Borrowbridge; £74 Crooklands Brow, Brown Brook, Underley. Suff: £75.50 Netherhouse Farm; £74 Walnut Hill; £71 Hill Park; £71 Crooklands Brow, Brown Edge. Beltex: £73 Red Lodge. Mule: £70.50 Middle Sadghyll; £70 Birkhaw; £69.50 Burton Hill; £69 Barbon Fell House. Swale: £62.50 Cinderbarrow Farm; £58 Lunds Farm. Rough Fell: £58.50 Birkhaw. Masham: £47.50 Steps Farm. Lleyn: £68.50 Low Foulshaw Farm.

Leicester: £73 Tarnside Farm. Dales: £59 The Coach House. Herdwick: £63 Ashstead; £54 Low Fields.

The weekly sale of Cast Ewes had an entry of 646 forward with majority of types selling to a continually strong trade, although there were less big Mule ewes forward this week and those that were forward sold to a slightly easier trade. The day’s trade was topped at £122 for a Texel tup from James Robinson of Kaker Mill. Continental ewes in strong demand with pure ewes regularly towards £100 topping at £106 from EJ & AM Fox of Biggar. A large quantity of Hill bred ewes saw better Swaledale ewes sell into the fifties and meated Swale ewes selling in the forties and leaner types easily selling in excess of £30.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: Suff: £90 Brown Edge; £80 Smithy Green Farm. Mule: £75 Underley; £65 Mountain View. Swale: £56 Sowermire; £50 High Loanthwaite. Rough Fell: £49 Wal nut Hill; £35 Main Street. SBF: £51 St Johns Kirk. Chev: £81 St Johns Kirk; £74 Ghyll Farm. Texel: £122 (ram) Kaker Mill; £106 St Johns Kirk; £99 Ashtree Cottage; £95 The Borrans. Leicester: £81 (ram) Burton Hill; £81 Brown Edge; £63 Low Longmire. Herdwick: £47 Troughton Hall; £45 Overmere. Zwart: £81 (ram) Guards Farm.

Coming up at North West Auctions

NWA Property

J36 Rural Auction Centre Saturday 21st November

Between Newby Bridge & Cartmel

Poultry & Waterfowl Sale

For Sale by Private Treaty

Tuesday 24th November Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep

Thursday 26th November Weekly Sale Calves & Store Lambs Fortnightly Sale of Cast/OTM Cattle, Beef Breeding & Store Cattle

Lancaster Auction Mart Monday 23rd November 5.50 acres/2.23 hectares or thereabouts of amenity pasture and meadow land.

Available in two lots

Weekly sale of Primestock

Friday 20th November Weekly Sale of Store Cattle & Store Lambs

J36 - 015395 66200