North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 1st April
Weekly Report & Newsletter ‘Perfect Pairs’ Show & Sale of Prime Spring Lambs Lancaster Auction Mart Monday 30th March The opening sale of spring lambs which included the Easter Show attracted 34 lambs forward kindly sponsored Rumenco. The pre-sale show was expertly judged by Michael Lomax who awarded the first prize rosette to John Geldard of Low Foulshaw Farm with a pair Charollais lambs. The opening sale created plenty of interest from buyers with a couple of fresh buyers around the ring looking for spring lambs. The trade topped at £128 for the first prized lambs from to John Geldard of Low Foulshaw Farm with the second prized lambs from Andrew Rowlinson of Low Hall Beck also achieving £128. Spring lambs sold to 306ppk and 303ppk from PW & DW Roskell of Springfield Farm. The average for spring lambs was 269ppk. Show Results:
1st – JA & R Geldard – 51kg Charollais - £128 2nd – AG & GM Rowlinson – 45kg Suffolks - £218 3rd – JA & R Geldard – 48kg Charollais - £126
Show & Sale of Ewes & Shearlings with Lambs at Foot The bad weather over the weekend had taken its toll on many sheep and lamb families looking weathered and not at their best, leaving a few buyers’ very cautious with the poor weather set to continue. The spring show of Ewes and Shearlings with lambs was kindly judged by George Bell of Kirkby Lonsdale and sponsored by Rumenco. The champion rosette was awarded to John Fox of Blackwood End with a pen of 4 crop Texel x ewes sucking ¾ Texel twin lambs selling for £218. The trade was topped at £225 for Texel shearlings suckling strong twin Suffolk lambs from TM Townley of Knowsley Farm. Many older ewes sucking twins sold between £55 and £60 a life. Ewes sucking singles all sold £70 a life plus. Monday 6th April 2015 - Sale as normal including 64 Families of sheep and lambs entered to date. Show Results:
Mule Shearlings with Twins – Will Alexander, Heather Barn Mule Ewes with Twins – Joe Townley, Mearsbeck Farm Continental Shearlings with Twins – John Drinkwater, Conder Mill Farm Continental Ewes with Twins – John Fox, Blackwood End Farm
J36 Rural Auction Centre Tuesday 31st March NWA J36 held it’s prize show of Prime Spring Lambs, which were judged by Mr A Denney, Lyth. The prize winning pair were some 45kg pure Charollais lambs from J A & R Geldard & Sons, which later sold for £130 to Irvings Butchers. Lambs also peaked at 288p/kg, again from Messrs Geldard. Show Results:
Judge: Mr A Denney 1st J A & R Geldard & Sons, 45kg Char, £130 2nd J A & R Geldard & Sons, 48kg, Char, £115 3rd F E & C M Robinson & Son, 41kg, Dors, £88 e. info@nwauctions.co.uk t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) t. 015395 66200 (J36 Kendal)
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