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North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 21stFebruary

Show & Sale of Dairy Cattle Lancaster Auction Mart Monday 19th February The monthly sale of dairy cattle had an entry of 37 forward this month.

This month’s show was kindly judged by Thomas Ayrton of Thurnham, who we thank for his time and expertise. A strong line up of Heifers was put before the judge who awarded the Championship Rosette to Lot 14 ‘Stardale Cruise Vaakje’, yielding 40kg selling to £1980 from J Burrow & Son of Barton.

The Reserve Champion rosette was awarded to Lot 13 ‘Stardale Baloo Stella’ selling for £1800, again from the Burrow’s Family.

The trade topped today for Lot 8 from DJ & S Tomlinson of Bilsborrow selling ‘Bilsrow Menthol Roxy 2’ for £2100. Two Heifers sold for £1900, again J Burrow & Son with Lot 15 ‘Stardale Alta1stClass Vaakje’ yielding 34kg with 9 VG/EX generations, and also from AB & J Parkinson & Son of Out Rawcliffe with Lot 38 ‘Liscabank Baloo Jen Molly’ yielding 40kg with 5 VG/EX generations. The trade was slightly easier than the previous month’s sale, as was expected with the current drop in milk price and the shortage of fodder.

Pedigree In-Milk Heifers sold to an overall market average of £1650.

Show Results Halter Led Heifer 1st J Burrow & Son, Lot 14 Stardale Cruise Vaakje 2nd J Burrow & Son, Lot 13 Stardale Baloo Stella 3rd MJ & H Atkinson, Lot 34 Wyredale Endure Shawny

Non Halter Led Heifer 1st B & V Swann, Lot 33, Carwood Jareb Katherine 54 2nd AR & J Parkinson & Sons, Lot 38, Liscabank Baloo Jen Molly 3rd DJ & S Tomlinson, Lot 8, Bilsrow Menthol Roxy 2 Cow 1st Belle Genetics, Lot 1, Belle Chop Isy

NWA Lancaster, Lancaster Auction Mart , Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, LA1 3JQ Tel:- 01524 63308 www.nwauctions.co.uk

Best Pair of Heifers J Burrow & Son, Lot 14 Stardale Cruise Vaakje & Lot 13 Stardale Baloo Stella Champion Lot 14 Stardale Cruise Vaakje Reserve Champion Lot 13 Stardale Baloo Stella

Tel:- 01829 260545 www.hassallbrothers.co.uk

NORTH WEST AUCTIONS are pleased to announce a new working relationship in conjunction with HASSALL BROTHERS to operate the Dairy Sales through NWA Lancaster & Junction 36, this will take immediate effect.

The Dairy Sales at our Lancaster site will be moved to a TUESDAY, with the next sale being held on TUESDAY 20TH MARCH, with entries closing on Friday 9th March.

The sale will be open to any breed of milking cows and heifers and youngstock, pedigree or commercial.

The sale will be catalogued with late entries being accepted on the day.

If you require a visit to look at your stock, please do not hesitate to give us a call.

Entries are being accepted for the next sale.

We would like to take this opportunity to invite yourselves to attend a Launch Night celebrating this new partnership, to give yourselves chance to discuss with members of both companies the new sale structure. This is to be held on Monday 5th March from 7.30pm at Lancaster Auction, refreshments will be provided. We welcome your attendance and if you could please advise our office if you are able to attend, for numbers for the catering.

We look forward to seeing you on the night.

Stuart Hassall Tel:- 07495 804 308 Dan Hassall Tel:- 07792 284 491 Ian Atkinson Tel:- 07766 521 472

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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 16th February Lancaster had over 300 Store Cattle through the market once again, selling to a buoyant trade throughout. All were eagerly bid for selling to a good trade.

An impressive consignment of Continental Bullocks from DW & NM Alderson of Middleton with Limousins selling to £1440, British Blues to £1410 and Charolais to £1380, with Aberdeen Angus’s from the same good home topping at £1,300. Heifers sold to a top of £1,290 from WA Hodgson of Whinfell for Charolais with British Blues selling to a top of £1280 from JD & GM Bracken of Garstang. Black and white bullocks sold to a top of £1040 from MG & J Parker of Wennington. Overall there were 39 cattle that sold in excess of £1,200.

Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – LIMOUSIN: £1440 High Green; £1360 Lentworth Farm; £1160 Brown Edge. BRITISH BLUE: £1410 High Green; £1330 Abrahams Farm; £1200 The Bungalow. CHAROLAIS: £1380 High Green; £1360 Lentworth Farm; £1160 Brown Edge. BLONDE D’AQUATAINE: £1360 Lentworth Farm; £1250 Intack Farm; £1060 New House Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1300 High Green; £1280 Middle Grange Farm; £1190 Higher Knowehill. SIMMENTAL: £1290 High Green; £1150 Thornton Barn Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: £1270 Middle Grange Farm; £1060 Intack Farm. STABILISER: £1200 Outerthwaite Farm. SHORTHORN: £1160 Barrowfield.

HEREFORD: £1190 The Old Stable; £1110 Lathwaite Farm; £1060 Greenbank Farm. SALER: £1130 Low House Farm. FRIESIAN: £980 Well House Farm; £930 Outerthwaite Farm; £890 Lathwaite Farm.

STORE HEIFERS – CHAROLAIS: £1290 Whelpside Farm; £1140 Brown Edge; £1100 Lower Swainhead Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1280 Greenlands Farm; £1100 Blades Farm; £1060 Thornton Barn Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1170 Low Levens; £1160 Lee End Farm; £1130 High House Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1120 Low Stanger Thwaite; £1050 New House Farm; £1050 Beckside Farm. HEREFORD: £1070 Dalton Old Hall; £1060 The Old Stable. BAZADAISE: £1060 The Old Stable. FRIESIAN: £1040 Lodge Farm.

BULL – LIMOUSIN: £1160 Houlker Barn Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1150 Whittingham Lane. FRIESIAN: £860 Ninezergh.

This week saw another entry in excess of 100 Cast Cows forward at Lancaster. There was a plainer entry of Cast Cows including more cows straight out of the parlour reflecting the overall market average of 130p/kg. All Cast Cows forward sold to an average of 120p/kg with Black and Whites selling to an average of 114p/kg.

A selection of Continental Bulls around 30 months old sold to a top of 209.5p/kg and 204.5p/kg three times or to £1,543 from DM & D Smith of Ulverston. OTM Heifers sold to a top of 194.5p/kg for a British Blue from P & A Bell of Pilling.

Cast Cow Top Prices: OTM COWS – LIMOUSIN: 159.5 Hawkswell Farm; 159.5 Low Woodedge Farm; 157.5 Intack Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 149.5 Low Longmire. MONTBELLIARDE: 144.5 Holme Head; 107.5 White Lund Farm. SWEDISH RED AND WHITE: 139.5 Walkers I’th Fields; 134.5 Holme Head; 124.5 White Lund Farm. FRIESIAN: 134.5 Derby Lodge Farm; 134.5 Myerscough House; 134.5 Catshaw Hall Farm. MUESE RHINE ISSEL: 134.5 Village Farm. SIMMENTAL: 131.5 Waltons Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 131.5 Bellart Howe.

OTM HEIFERS – BRITISH BLUE: 194.5 Village Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: 179.5 Low Longmire. HEREFORD: 179.5 Village Farm. FRIESIAN: 159.5 Heaton Hall Farm; 147.5 Chapel House.

OTM STEERS – LIMOUSIN: 204.5 North Farm. FRIESIAN: 159.5 Higher Knowehill; 159.5 Cragg Farm.

CAST BULL – LIMOUSIN: 209.5; 204.5; 189.5 Smithy Green Farm. STABILISER: 139.5 Ninezergh. SHORTHORN: 124.5 Bambers Farm. FRIESIAN: 119.5 Park Farm.

Beef cows saw Limousins sell to 159.5p/kg twice from AJ & SE Burrow of Milnthorpe or £1319 from AR Edmondson of Ulverston. Best Black and White cows sold to a top of 134.5p/kg numerous times or £1034 from R & E Butterfield of Bentham.

There was plenty of interest in the calf ring today with a fresh face ring side looking for calves which always helps. British Blue Heifer calves sold to £305 and £295 from T & CM Kelsal of Brown Brook. Angus bulls topped at £260 from David and Eileen Wallbank of Tills Farm. Black and whites this week topped at £100 from Drinkall Bros of Catshaw Hall.

Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF -BRITISH BLUE: £305 Brown Brook. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £200 Tills Farm.

BULL CALF – ABERDEEN ANGUS: £260 Tills Farm; £165 Barrow Greaves Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £140 Crake Trees. FRIESIAN: £100 Catshaw Hall Farm.

Monday 5th February There was a smaller entry of Prime Hoggs in the market today, selling to a sharper trade than last week, finishing with an overall market average of 211p/kg. Hoggs weighing 39kg-50kg averaged 219p/kg.

Best Hoggs sold to a top of 250p/kg for Texels from AG Butler of Hambleton, closely followed by Texels at 247p/kg from A Birchall of Dolphinholme. Plenty of pens of Texel Hoggs sold either side of 230p/kg mark. Topping the market today at £114 was 51kg Texel Hoggs from RS & IM Kellet of Cockerham. Benson Farms sold 45kg Texels to £110 with their whole consignment averaging well over the £100 mark. Numerous pens of Prime Hoggs sold in excess of £100.

Mule Hoggs sold to a top of £98 from RH & C Ayrton of Abbeystead. There was a larger quantity of Horned Hoggs on the market today with Swaledales selling to £96 from KM & KJ Curwen of Abbeystead and Lonks selling to £94.50 from Cardwell Farms of Stalmine.

Prime Hogg Top Prices: TEXEL: £114 Mill House Farm, £110 Westfield Farm, £109 Throstle Grove Farm, £106 Corless Mill. CHAROLLAIS: £109 Sowerby Lodge, £100 Mill House Farm, £99.50 Park Farm, £97 Goose Green, £95 Corney Hill Farm. SUFFOLK: £109 Sowerby Lodge, £98 Westfield Farm, £83 Stanley Farm. MULE: £98 Ouzelthorn Farm, £92 Park Farm, £87 Stanley Farm, £78 Moss House Farm, £73 High House Farm. SWALEDALE: £96 Marshaw Farm, £84.50 Sykes Farm, £80.50 Marshaw Farm, £77.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, £68.50 Marshaw Farm. HORNED: £94.50, £88 Inverbervie, £72 Summerlands. DORSETS: £84 Corney Hill Farm. BELTEX: £79 11 Oak Avenue.

A few more Cast Sheep on the market today, were met with plenty of trade selling to a top of £105 for Texel Ewes from JW & SE Drinkwater of Quernmore. Bluefaced Leicester Ewes from the same home sold to £87. Plenty of Texel Ewes sold in the eighties.

Mule Ewes sold to a top of £76 from M & L Preece of Kirkby Lonsdale.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: TEXEL: £105 Conder Mill, £87 Mill House Farm, £85 Burrow Heights Farm, £75 11 Oak Avenue, £69 Burrow Heights Farm. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £87 Conder Mill, £60 School House Lane. MULE: £76, £56 High House Farm, £32 Burrow Heights Farm. SWALEDALE: £44 Ouzelthorn Farm. SUFFOLK: £37 Burrow Heights Farm.

An Aberdeen Angus Prime Bull from P & A Bell of Pilling sold to 184.5p/kg or £939.

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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 15th January A smaller entry of over 400 Store Hoggs were forward today, selling to a sharp trade throughout for all types and sizes, in keeping with the current rise in the prime hogg trade. Beltex hoggs sold to £86 from J Thacker of Levens and £80 from AR & BJ Thompson of Selside.

Suffolks sold to a top of £80 from P & SA Edmondson of Stainton. The Mule trade topped at £80 from M PG Gibson of Crosthwaite closely followed by WJ & I France and Son of Chipping. There was plenty of pens of short term hoggs selling into the seventies. Horned lambs topped at £54 for Herdwicks from TW & J Beaty of Troutbeck with Rough Fells selling to £52.50 from J Black and Son of Kentmere.

Store Hoggs Top Prices: Beltex - £86 Overplains, £80 Poppy Farm. Mule - £80 Tarnside Farm, £79.5 Higher Core, £77 Low House, £77 High Wardses, £75 The Lodge. Suffolk - £80 Low Barras Green, £75 Tarnside Farm, £69 Longlands, £68.5 Cliftons Farm, £68 High Biggarsbank. Texel - £77 Overplains, £77 Swainshead Hall Farm, £77 High Fell Gate, 376.5 Swainshead Hall Farm, £76.5 The Lodge. Cheviot - £74, £68.5 Crake Trees. Herdwick - £54 Long Green Head. Rough Fell - £52.5 Bridge stone, £45 Burney End, £31 Low House. Swaledale - £48 Higher Core, £47 The Lodge, £46, £35.5, £34 Long Green Head.

Tuesday 6th February The weekly sale of Prime Hoggs saw a larger entry this week with just shy of 1200 forward. There was a very mixed entry in the Market with a large entry of hill hoggs and vendors last draw of hoggs, selling to an overall average of 206p/kg.

Well fleshed Continental hoggs were easily sold again, often selling in excess of 220p/kg. Beltex hoggs were again a very strong trade at J36 selling to a top of 286p/kg or £114.50 from JR & A Foy of Conder Green and other hoggs from the same home selling to 280p/kg or £109.50. This was closely followed by J Smith of Lancaster selling Beltex hoggs to 270p/kg or £100. All Beltex hoggs forward sold to a Market average 255p/kg.

There was a special entry of a Texel hogg from AW & AM Clarke of Troutbeck which was sold in aid of Cumbria Blood Bikes for £121 to Lancaster Halal Direct.

Once again heavyweight hoggs were in strong demand with good conformed hoggs over 50kg selling easily in excess of 200p/kg, twice topping at £119 from PW Rhodes of Ulverston and JR Robinson of Endmoor.

There were more hill bred hoggs in the Market today with 46kg Mules topping at £99.50 from TE JS & SA Carruthers of Underbarrow and 46kg Mashams selling to £99.50 from DC Miller of Claughton on Brock and Mule hogs selling to a top of £227p/kg from WI & AM Atkinson of Bleasdale. There were plenty of pens of Mule and Masham hoggs selling in excess of the 200p/kg mark. Best horned hoggs sold to 200p/kg, with Swaledales selling to a top of £88.50 from C Jackson of Ingleton.

Prime Hogg Top Prices: Texel - £121 Low Longmire, £119 3 Dove Nest Lane, £115 Dawson Fold, £112 West Plain Farm, £111.5 5 Mint Close. Charollais - £119, £103.5, £98.5 Floraire, £98 Wall End Farm, £97.5 Red Scar. Hampshire - £116 The Borrans, £96 3 Dove Nest, 379 The Borrans. Beltex - £114.5 Parkside Farm, £113.5 Millom Castle, £109.5 Parkside Farm, £106 Green Head, £100 Stanley Farm. Suffolk - £104 Netherhouses Farm, £100.5 Smithy Green Farm, £99.5 Hill Top Farm, £97.5 Smithy Green Farm, £97.5 Cobble Hey Farm. Masham - £99.5 Cobble Hey Farm, £98 16 Killington Drive, £85.5 Middale Farm. Mule - £99.5 Red Scar, £98.5 Cobble Hey Farm, £98 Holme House Farm, £97.5 Holmelands, £96.5 Netherhouses Farm. Leicester - £96 The Borrans. Cheviot - £95 Green Head, £90 Low Mill House, £88 Hall Bank, £84 Green Head. Swaledale - £88.5 Spring Farm, £86 Barras Farm, £85.5 Netherhouses Farm, £82.5 Low Longmire, £81.5 Rydal Farm. Zwartble - £87 Cobble Hey Farm. Herdwick - £84 Rydal Farm, £78 Low Mill House, £68 Poole Bank Farm, £65.5 Silverhow Farm, £65 Low Longmire. Cheviot Mule - £82 High House Farm.

Rough Fell - £76 Borrow Bridge House, £62.5 High Borrowbridge House. Dales Bred - £74.5 Braida Garth, £72.5 Holme House Farm. Continental - £70.5 Brow Head. Kerry Hill - £69 Crooklands Farm.

A similar number of Cast Ewes in the Market today as last week with trade very dependent upon the quality of the sheep; a large quantity today being lean and plain ewes. Best heavyweight Continental and Suffolk ewes sold in excess of the £100 mark, topping at £126 from TA Blair of Thornton in Cleveleys. Texel ewes topped at £122 from R & E Ladds of Kendal. The biggest cast rams were selling in excess of the £100 mark, topping at £106 for Teeswaters from DC Miller of Claughton on Brock, closely followed by Leicesters at £105 from RM & D Dixon of Longsleddale.

Best Mule ewes sold to £80 twice from R & E Ladds of Kendal and JB & I Ellis of New Hutton with plenty of good Mule ewes selling into the late £70s. Swaledale ewes topped at £71 from JA Alderson from Barras, with well fleshed horned ewes in the £50s and £60s.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Ewe: Suffolk - £126 167 Fleetwood Road, £106 Yew Tree, £100 Hawkrigg End, £90 Dawson Fold, £86 Hawkrigg End. Texel - £122, £111 Benson Hall, £111 Silverhow Farm, £83 Hawkrigg End, £82 Benson Hall. Beltex - £96 Benson Hall, £77 Mill Bank. Mule - £80 Hawkrigg Farm, £80 Benson Hall, £77 Mill Bank, £76 Holmelands, £73 Hawkrigg End. Continental - £71 Silverhow Farm. Swaledale - £67 Well Foot, £66 Barras Farm, £49 Low Longmire, £41 Sykes Farm. Charollais £66 Clawthorpe Lodge, £54 Wall End Farm. Rough Fell - £60 Steps Farm, £46 Borrow Bridge House, £44 Low House, £39 Steps Farm, £37 High Swinklebank.

Leicester - £55 Rydal Farm, £54 Sykes Farm. Cheviot - £52 Crake Trees, £46 Poole Bank Farm, £46 Brow Head, £40 Crake Trees. Herdwick - £50 Well Foot, £33 Long Green Head.

Cast Ram: Teeswater - £106, £71 Cobble Hey Farm. Leicester - £105 Well Foot, £71 Skelwith Fold Farm, £56 Sykes Farm. Texel - £97 Howriggs, £84 Cumbrae, £79 Silverhow Farm, £54 Lyndarick. Suffolk - £81 Howriggs. Ryeland - £76 Sykes Farm. Swaledale - £71 Barras Farm, £68 Middle Sadghyll, £58 Wall End Farm, £55, £49 Holme House Farm. Rough Fell - £61 Borrow Bridge House, £50 High Swinklebank Farm. Cheviot - £50 Stoney Gill. Herdwick - £45, £35 Long Green Head.

J36 - 015395 66200

Coming up at North West Auctions

Funeral Announcement The Funeral of Tom Drinkall will take place on Saturday 24th February 12 Noon at Over Wyresdale Church.

Lancaster Auction Mart th Monday 26 February 9am 700 PRIME HOGGS followed by 200 CAST SHEEP

Contact Numbers Ian Atkinson, Auctioneer - 07766 521472

Friday 2nd March 10.15am 60 REARING CALVES 10.15am 150 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11.15am 400 STORE CATTLE Last Wk Blks to £1440 & Hfrs to £1290

Gary Capstick, Auctioneer - 07970 830518 Bradley Thompson, Fieldsman - 07867 000244 Andrew Butler, Fieldsman - 07966 556592 Ronnie Keith, J36 Yard Foreman - 07896 879578 Natalie Pye, Lancaster Yard Foreman - 07791 067318 John Baines, Lancaster Yard Foreman - 07812 995497

Farm to Farm

Monday 5th March at 11am Opening Sale of SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT Please advise the office of entries by Monday 26th February Wednesday 14th March at 10.30am Sale of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Please advise the office of entries. Email photos to info@nwauctions.co.uk

J36 Rural Auction Centre th Tuesday 27 February 10.30am Sale of PRIME PIGS Please advise the office of entries 1pm 2000 PRIME HOGGS followed by

15 Mule Gimmer Hoggs scanned In-Lamb to a Texel Tup due April

750 CAST SHEEP

Contact Ian Atkinson on 07766 521472

Thursday 1st March 10.15am 80 CALVES 10.30am 60 CAST COWS inc. TB Restricted Cattle 11am 150 STORE CATTLE followed by 500 STORE LAMBS

Sheep Big bale haylage and Beef cow big bale silage for sale Caton area Contact John 079641 94845

Saturday 3rd March at 10.30am Monthly Sale of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Please advise the office of entries.

Email photos to info@nwauctions.co.uk

Sheep Dog Pups For Sale From working parents Sire - R Hutchinson’s Sweep ISDS registered, vaccinated, microchipped

Tuesday 6th March at 11am Opening Sale of SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT Please advise the office of entries by Tuesday 27th February

Contact Michael Preece on 07946 2509 086

Thursday 8th March – NO SALE

200 Year Charity Dinner Dance

Thursday 22nd March Show & Sale of SUCKLER BRED STORE CATTLE Entries close Wednesday 14th March

On Saturday 10th February we held our 200 Year Charity Dinner Dance at J36. There was 500 people in attendance helping raise £17,500 for R.A.B.I and North West Air Ambulance.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our sponsors and supporters who helped make this night a huge success.

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