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North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 21st October 2020

Lancaster Dairy Tuesday 20th October 2020 The monthly show and sale of dairy cattle at North West Auctions saw the largest entry seen at Lancaster Auction mart for several years. In turn attracting customers from throughout the Northern Counties, Scotland, Wales and the Midlands. North West Auctions were pleased to be able to offer potential purchasers the opportunity to bid online with successful bids on the internet securing cattle to several clients and registered interest from as far a field as Devon and Cornwall.

The pre-sale show was kindly judged by Mr David Wallbank, Over Wyresdale, who had a wonderful entry presented before him in the 3 show classes. After much deliberation the Championship rosette was awarded to ‘Pennine Poppy 1483’ from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with the Reserve rosette won by Tomlinson Bilsrow Ltd, Bilsborrow showing ‘Bilsrow Applejax Snowboots 3’.

New Calved Heifers: Pedigree Heifers sold to a top price of £2,850, for a heifer of the renowned ‘Poppy’ family from the Pennine Herd of Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. ‘Pennine Poppy 1483’ was freshly calved mid September and giving 34 Litres. Next in the price list was ‘Wyredale Lego Aster 223’ from MJ & H Atkinson, Quernmore bred from an EX91 LP110 dam she sold for a final bid of £2,700. The pick of the lot from Tomlinson Bilsrow Ltd, Bilsborrow was ‘Bilsrow Applejax Snowboots 3’ giving 34 Litres having calved on 29th September at £2,620. EH & R Eccles, Brindle sold ‘Denhamhill District Daisy 2’ at £2,500 with their eye catching ‘Denhamhill Daisy Red’ bred from an EX90 dam attracting several enthusiastic admirers and selling for a final bid of £2,450. A fast trade was experienced for heifers with all sold averaging an impressive £2,213.

InIn -Calf Heifers: A consignment of Pedigree In-Calf Jersey Heifers from Newhouse Farming Ltd, Dumfries, all due December to a Aberdeen Angus Bull saw a top price of £1080 achieved on three occasions, others to £1050, £1020 with all sold to an average of £1003.

Youngstock: An entry of Friesian Bulling heifers from JT & U Garth, Ellel, attracted keen interest selling to £980 (19mo) with others selling to £920.

New Calved Cows:

Pedigree cows saw a top price of £1950 for the 1st prize cow ‘Goadsbarrow Bryant Snowdrop’ from AV Lord & Co, Ulverston, bred from an EX94 dam and fresh into her 3rd lactation giving 44 Litres. The 2nd prize cow from MJ & H Atkinson, Quernmore, ‘Wyredale Endure Bendy 196’, also fresh into her 3rd lactation giving 35 litres, sold for a final bid of £1750.

A special mention must be given to Mrs Beth Ladds who showed ‘Helsington Lemonhead Lightning’ VG85, a very smart Jersey Cow fresh into her 2nd lactation achieving £1,400.

Dispersal Sale: A feature of today’s sale was the dispersal sale of the milking and in-calf portion of the dairy herd on behalf of JK & A Bowness & Son. This genuine herd of cows attracted keen interest from a wide audience of buyers.

This sale saw a top price of £2280 achieved for a newly calved Friesian type 2nd calved cow with heifers of the same breeding selling to £2020 and £2000.

A super 3rd calved cow attracted several admirers selling for a final bid of £1950. The in-calf section saw a top price of £1920 achieved for the last animal of the day, an in-calf heifer due November/ December. In-Calf heifers regularly sold at £1100-£1400. Several Jersey cows saw a top price of £1250 with others achieving £1020.

Sale Statistics: NC Ped heifers - £2850 ave £2213 NC Ped cows - £1950 ave £1850 NC Ped Jersey cows - £1400 In calf Jersey heifers - £1080 ave £1003 BF bulling heifers - £980 ave £860 Dispersal Heifers B&W - £2020 Dispersal cows in milk - £2280 Dispersal in-calf - £1950 Dispersal in-calf cows - £1720 Dispersal Jersey cows - £1250

Show Results: Champion: Lot 4, Drinkall Bros Reserve Champion: Lot 19, Tomlinson Bilsrow Ltd Cow 1st: Lot 11, AV Lord & Co Cow 2nd:Lot 10a, M & H Atkinson Heifer 1st: Lot 4, Drinkall Bros Heifer 2nd: Lot 19, Tomlinson Bilsrow Ltd Heifer 3rd: Lot 10, M & H Atkinson

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J36 Sale Reports Lakeland Fair Saturday 17th October 2020 North West Auctions, J36 held its annual Lakeland Fair which continues to go from strength to strength, attracting a full variety of breeding sheep and our annual end of season ram sale to include Swaledale and Cheviot rams.

Breeding Sheep, Shearlings and Gimmer Lambs A strong trade was enjoyed throughout the sale with all types of sheep eagerly bid for. The sale commenced in Ring 1 with hill going sheep.

Swaledale ewes met plenty of demand selling to a top of £138 from D Blackmore, Milton Keynes for 2 crop ewes. Draft ewes from Forest Hall sold to £116 and £110, with Swaledale gimmer lambs, once again for Forest Hall, selling to £65 and £60 twice. Swaledale gimmer shearlings sold to £115 from G Sibson, Penrith.

Rough Fell ewes sold to a top of £84 from J & PR Woof, Dent with Rough Fell shearlings to £80 from NC & S Dodd, Kirkby Stephen and Rough Fell gimmer lambs peaked at £72 from T Ellis, New Hutton.

Cheviot ewes twice sold to £90 from Farming for Nature, Naddle with Cheviot gimmer lambs selling to £70 from SM & CM Bewley.

Herdwick sheep were the trade of the day, selling to a top of £86 from E Parker, Carnforth with others £80 from B Dickinson & Co, Kentmere. With plenty of pens of strong Herdwick ewes selling around the £70 mark. Herdwick shearlings sold to a top of £95 from G Armstrong, Nibthwaite. All Herdwick shearlings averaged £87.

Gimmer Lambs: There was a nice entry of gimmer lambs for this end of season sale, which saw Scotch Mule gimmer lambs sell to £105 from JM & AM Morland, Kirkby Stephen who sold others at £192. North Country Mule gimmer lambs sold to £82 from Drinkall Bros, Lancaster and E Parker, Carnforth. Texel gimmer lambs sold to £90 from B & M Slater, Chipping. A trio of Zwartbles from A Crowe and H Rawlinson achieved £90.

Shearlings: Mule shearlings sold to £155 from L Sibson, Cockermouth with other pens nicely selling at £125 - £135. A pen of Cheviot Mules from A Bradley, Crosthwaite achieved £120. A pen of pure Texel shearlings from Lucas & Nairey sold to £300 twice and £250.

Ewes: A wide range of ewes were on offer with younger Mules £95 - £100, Continentals £85 - £120. Older ewes of all breeds were a competitive trade achieving £70 - £90.

Breeding Rams: The annual sale of Swaledale rams at J36 saw tups well bid for. Leading the way was a consignment of shearlings from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead.

Topping at £650 sired by the £19,000 Bull and Cave tup, followed by others at £450 and £350. EW & JR Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge sold a shearling to £600.

Aged rams sold to a top of £350 from RM & D Dixon, Longsleddale with others to £320 from RA Clegg & LD Bennet, Seathwaite. Cheviot tups sold to £300 from SC & HB Robinson, Dunsop Bridge as well as KO Stones, Maverick. Leicester rams peaked at £400 from AW & AM Clarke, Troutbeck, with other Leicesters to £400 from TL B & J Knowles, Selside. Terminal sire rams saw Texel shearlings sell to £550 from J Woodburn & Partners, Ulverston followed by others to £520 from Lucas & Nairey, Blackburn, with plenty of powerful, shapey terminal sire rams selling into the 400s.

TOP PRICES: GIMMER LAMBS: MULE: £105, £92 Starrah Farm, £82 High Borrowbridge, £82 Marsh House Farm. TEXEL: £90 Daub Hall, £72 Lowick Green, £65 Low Longmire.

ZWARTBLE: £90 Scotchergill Farm, £48 Rakefoot Cottage. DERBYSHIRE GRITSTONE: £76 Low Waterside. LEICESTER: £75 Burney End, £72, £68 Low Newton Farm. ROUGH FELL: £72, £60, £58 Woodside, £40 Boundary Beck, £40 The Gables. CHEVIOT: £70 Scotchergill Farm, £60, £57, £56 The Lodge. SWALEDALE: £65, £60 Forest Hall Farm, £58 Woodside, £56 The Lodge. HERDWICK: £56, £55 High Birk Howe, £52 Marsh House Farm, £50 Low Braithwaite Farm. JACOB: £55 Lythe Brow Farm.

GIMMER SHEARLINGS: TEXEL: £300, £250 Bank Hey, £125, £120 Lyndarick. MULE: £155 Hole House Farm, £135 Lyndarick, £135 Cragg House, £135 Guides Farm, £135 Marsh House Farm. CHEVIOT MULE: £120 Totterbank. LEICESTER: £115 Burney End. SWALEDALE: £115 Burnside Park, £90, £85 Roundthwaite Abbey Farm, £84 Galloper Park, £82 Lunesdale House. HERDWICK: £95, £84 High Bethicar, £78 5 Green Cottages. ROUGH FELL: £80 2 Manor Court, £68 Fell Gate, £62 High Bethicar. CHAROLLAIS: £78, £70 High Bethicar.

EWES: CONTINETAL: £140 Riverside House. SWALEDALE: £138, £106 35 Windsor Avenue, £116, £110 Forest Hall, £92 Town End. TEXEL: £125, £105 Tullithwaite Hall, £118 The Galleon, £112, £105 The Park, MULE: £100 Beckside Farm, £98, £95 Tullithwaite Hall, £82 Hartrigg. LEICESTER: £92 Tullithwaite Hall. CHEVIOT: £90, £82, £80 The Lodge. HERDWICK: £86 Marsh House Farm, £80, £70 Brockstones, £72 High Borrans, £70 Tongue House Farm. ROUGH FELL: £84 Dragon Croft, £72 2 Manor Court, £72 The Park, £72, £68 Low Haygarth Farm. JACOB: £74 Tullithwaite Hall, £52 Black Syke.

SWALEDALE RAMS: SHEARLINGS: £650, £450, £350 Marshaw Farm, £600 Hareden Farm, £200 Sykes Farm. AGED RAMS: £350 Well Foot, £320 Tongue House Farm, £300 Sykes Farm, £280 Calderside.

OTHER HILL BRED RAMS: SHEARLINGS: CHEVIOT: £300 Nun Cote Nook Farm, £250, £220 Melbourne House, £220 Mount Lea. HERDWICK: £300, £250 Low Braithwaite, £300 Murthwaite. ROUGH FELL: £150 Rampside, £150 Millbeck, £120 High Woodend, £80 Sowermire. DERBYSHIRE GRITSTONE: £110 High Farm.

RYELAND: £90, £80 Moss Barn. AGED RAMS: CHEVIOT: £300 Sykes Farm, £160 6 School Lane. DERBYSHIRE GRITSTONE: £100 Brow Top. BLUEFACED LEICESTER: Ram Lamb: £280 Higher Core Farm, £60 Burney End. Shearling: £400 Low Longmire, £280 Fell End Farm, £250 Low Newton Farm, £150, £70 Burney End. AGED RAM: £400 High Borrowbridge, £180Low Newton Farm, £160 Burney End, £150 7 Park Avenue.

TERMINAL SIRE BREEDING RAMS: RAM LAMB: TEXEL: £380 Moor Farm, £250, £200 2 Longridge Road, £200 Daub Hall Farm. SUFFOLK: £220 The Old Vicarage. SHEARLING RAM: TEXEL: £550, £420 Mansrigg Hall, £520, £450 Hey Farm, £420 Criccin Farm. BELTEX: £420, £300 Criccin Farm, £350, £300 Higher Wenshead Farm.

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J36 Reports Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle Thursday 15th October 2020 NWA J36 had an entry of 386 cattle forward at their fortnightly sale which saw all classes and types achieve their full value. The next sale is on Thursday 29th October to include the Second Prize Show & Sale of Suckled Calves, vendors are encouraged to enter cattle promptly to ensure full advertisement of the sale and canvassing of buyers. Please contact auctioneers Matthew Probert on 07540 446667 or Bradley Thompson on 07867 000244.

There was an entry of 96 Calves forward at J36, with all Calves still meeting plenty of demand. The market topped at £460 for a wonderful Simmental Bull from AK&BM Robinson & Son, Arkholme. J Hornby & Son, Stank had a run of Blue bulls peaking at £425, with others selling to £400 from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington. GCL Stephenson, Kirkby Lonsdale showed a good run of Limousin Bulls which peaked at £350, with others selling to £320. Plenty of Beef bull calves easily selling in excess of the £300 mark. British Blue heifer calves sold to £395 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth with other Blue heifers selling to £300 from JR Robinson & Son, Nook. Limousin Heifers sold to £280 from WH Kitching & Sons, Hale. Heifer calves were selling between £220-£350 mark.

A smaller show of Black & Whites forward with the best to £120 from CM&CS Chappelhow, Clifton Dykes. Medium types selling between £60-£75 with a top of £90 from RF&CE Hodgson, Pennington There was an increased entry of 78 Stirks. All stirks were well bid for with all vendors leaving pleased. Angus bullocks were leading the way with a top of £795 from WR Clarke & Partners, Yealand Redmayne with other Angus bullocks to £690 from R Lawson & Son, Burton in Kendal. British Blue bullocks peaked at £620 from Kirkby & Longworth, Dunnerdale with others to £610 from P Eastham, Broughton Mills. Flekvieh bullocks to £550 from P Eastham, with Dairy Shorthorn bullocks to £380 from M Kitching & S Smith. All heifers keenly bid for with British Blue heifers to £580 from SM&CM Bewley, Dent. Kirkby & Longworth topping the Limousin section at £570.

CALF TOP PRICES: BULL CALF: SIMMENTAL - £460 Kitchlow Farm. British Blue - £425 Bousfield Farm, £400 Low Stangerthwaite, £370 Borrans Farm, £350 Kitchlow Farm, £345 Bous field Farm. LIMOUSIN - £350, £320, £245 Deansbiggin. ABERDEEN ANGUS - £250 Borrans Farm. HEREFORD - £200 Bousfield Farm. FRIESIAN - £120 High Grounds Farm, £90 Rowe End Farm. SHORTHORN - £110 Far Audlands.

HEIFER CALF:BRITISH BLUE - £395 Flodder Hall, £300 Hollins Farm, £295, £290 Borrans Farm. LIMOUSIN - £280 Broomfield, £270, £245 Deansbiggin, £180 Halforth Farm. SIMMENTAL - £255, £205, £170 Rowe End Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS - £195 Kitchlow Farm. HEREFORD - £150 Bousfield Farm.

STIRK TOP PRICES: BULL STIRK: BRITISH BLUE - £500 High Carlingill. HEREFORD - £490, £470 Natland Mill Beck Farm. SHORTHORN - £440 Smallholdings. FLEKVEIH - £430 Tottlebank. FRIESIAN - £410 Greaves Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS - £390 Moss Side Farm.

HEIFER STIRK: BRITISH BLUE - £580 Scotchergill Farm, £560 Sella Farm, £530 Grace Mire Farm, £520 Sella Farm. LIMOUSIN - £570 Sella Farm, £460 Greaves Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS - £480 Grace Mire Farm, £460 Deerslet Farm, £460 Greaves Farm.

STEER STIRK: ABERDEEN ANGUS - £795 Cinder Barrow, £690, £600 Deerslet Farm. BRITISH BLUE - £620 Sella Farm, £610, £600 Greenbank, £500 Grace Mire Farm. FLEKVEIH - £550 Greenbank. FRIESIAN - £390 Smallholdings.

The sale of Beef Breeding Cattle saw £1,350 achieved for a Limousin x Heifer with British Blue x Bull Calf from RC Billington & Son, Garstang. A 2nd Calved British Blue x Cow with Limousin Bull Calf from JG&RM Hall, Keld achieved £1,200. A Welsh Black Heifer with Angus x Heifer Calf from KE Robinson & Son, Farleton sold at £1,100. In-Calf Heifers sold to £980 for Limousin x due December from D Pennellum, Kirkby in Furness.

British Blue x Bulling Heifers from RW Nicholson, Lupton sold to £950.

BREEDING CATTLE TOP PRICES: COW & CALF: BRITISH BLUE - £1200 Bridge End. SHORTHORN - £880 Coolna Marra. ABERDEEN ANGUS - £850, £780 Newton Farm.

IN CALF HEIFER:LIMOUSIN - £980 Coolna Marra.

HEIFER & CALF: LIMOUSIN - £1350 Stubbins Farm. WELSH BLACK - £1100 Kiln Hall.

Steers sold to £1,250 for a Limousin x from E&S Bower, Ulverston who sold others at £1020. Other strong steers sold to £980 for Angus x from J Walling & Son, Windermere. Simmental x steers from T Sharp, Kendal sold to £900. Nice steers for wintering sold to £865 for Simmental x from JJ Hope, Wigton with Angus x £815 from GM Strong, Penrith and £805 JE Wightman, Lupton. Younger steers sold to £795 from PW&D Swindlehurst, Underbarrow. Store heifers sold to £910 for Simmental x from Caley & Mitchinson, Troutbeck with Angus x to £890 from S&M Carter, WItherslack.

Limousin x sold to £875 from E&S Bower, Ulverston with Hereford to £820 from S&M Carter.

Younger heifers sold to £770 for Simmental x from JJ Hope, Wigton with others £720-£750.

STORE CATTLE TOP PRICES: STORE BULLOCK: LIMOUSIN - £1250, £1020, £970 Burney End, £875 Gilsmere Farm, £850 Burney End. ABERDEEN ANGUS - £980 Mislet Farm, £950 Capplerigg, £860 Bleaswood Road, £815 School Hill, £805 Crabtree Farm. SIMMENTAL - £900, £850, £765 Bleaswood Road. CHAROLAIS - £865, £795, £790 Thrang. BELTED GALLOWAY - £800 Little Rigg, £620 Rose Cottage. BRITISH BLUE - £795 Tranthwaite Hall, £790 Skiddaw View, £770 Greaves Farm. HEREFORD - £795 Crabtree Farm, £780 Gowan Bank Farm, £770 Crabtree Farm. MONTBELIARD - £790 Skiddaw View. FRIESIAN - £715 Green Lane End Farm.

STORE HEIFER: BRITISH BLUE - £950 Green Lane End Farm, £700 Wall End Farm, £690 Aisgill Farm, £685 Tranthwaite Hall. SIMMENTAL - £910, 3845 Castle Syke Farm, £760 Little Rigg. ABERDEEN ANGUS - £890 Black Bull Cottage, £700 Hawkrigg End. CHAROLAIS - £875 Burney End, £740, £730, £720 Thrang.

HEREFORD - £820 Black Bull Cottage, £745 Audlands Park. LIMOUSIN - £815 Gilsmere Farm, £800, £710 Burney End. FLEKVEIH - £720 Little Rigg. Blonde - £675, £600 Aisgill Farm.

A strong entry of Cull Cows was forward with a top price of 124p/kg achieved for a Holstein Friesian from WH Kitching & Son, Sedgwick with other heavy well fleshed cows generally achieving 115-122p/kg, with a plainer show of cows generally selling 95-108p/kg. Top grossing was from the same home achieving £957.

OTM heifers sold to 119.5p/kg for a British Friesian from CM&CS Chappelhow, Penrith. Top grossing heifer being £654 achieved BW&G Robinson, Ingleton selling a Holstein Friesian.

Several OTM steers forward today selling to 184p/kg and £1105 for British Blue x from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton who also sold Angus x at 179p/kg or £922.

Vendors are encouraged to bring Cull Cows forward as early as possible to ensure a prompt sale time start of 10.03am, market gates are open at 7am to receive stock.

OTM TOP PRICES: OTM COW: FRIESIAN – 124.5 Hawes Farm, 117.5 Low Sizergh Farm, 107.5 Mire House Farm, 104.5 Low Sizergh Farm. BRITISH BLUE – 121.5 High Biggarsbank, £114.5 Crabtree Farm. HEREFORD – 121.5 Crabtree Farm, 107.5 Aisgill Farm. MEUSE RHINE ISSEL – 117.5, 101.5 Piked Howe. LIMOUSIN – 117.5 High Biggarsbank, £109.5 Aisgill Farm, 98.5 Cooper House. MONTBELIARD – 117.5, 104.5 Low Sizergh Farm. NORMANDIE – 114.5 Low Sizergh Farm.

ABERDEEN ANGUS – 111.5 Natland Mill Beck Farm, 97.5 Cooper House. Belgium Blue – 109.5 High Biggarsbank.5 High Biggarsbank. CONTINENTAL – 107.5 Low Sizergh Farm, 107.5 Crabtree Farm. White Park – 107.5 Crabtree Farm. FLEKVIEH – 104.5 Low Sizergh Farm. BLONDE – 99.5 Aisgill Farm.

OTM HEIFER: FRIESIAN – 119.5 High Grounds Farm, 109.5 Low Sizergh Farm, 97.5 Burnt House Farm.

CAST STEER: BRITISH BLUE – 184.5, 181.5 Green Close. ABERDEEN ANGUS – 179.5 Green Close

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Lancaster Reports Store Cattle Sale, Friday 16th October The weekly sale of Calves and Weanlings had an increased entry of 93 forward. A wide selection of types of calves were on offer this week to suit all those looking to purchase. Once again plenty of top quality British Blue calves were selling in excess of the £400 mark. Leading the way this week was the consignment from J & G Thornley, Kirkham selling to £485 and £420 with heifers. British Blue bull calves sold to a top of £430 and £420 from AJ & AJ Gibbons, St Michaels on Wyre with heifers from the same home selling to £375 and £365. Charolais bull calves sold to £380 and £365 twice from the Sutcliffe's, Cockerham whom sold Charolais heifers to £340 twice. Angus bull calves sold to £355 from J & G Thornley, Kirkham with Lawsons Farm, Cockerham selling to £350 and £340. Native bull calves continue to meet plenty of demand with native heifers slightly easier this week. Black and white bull calves sold to a top of £90 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale.

A handful of stirks and Weanlings saw Angus steers selling to £640 from Tom Barron Farms, Woodplumpton. Weanling Angus bull calves sold to £455 and regularly in the early four hundreds from JK & B Birkett & Son, Morecambe.

CALF TOP PRICES: HEIFER CALVES: BRITISH BLUE: £485, £420 Derby Lodge Farm, £375, £365 Catteralls Farm, £345 Lathwaite Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £370 Ambrose Hall Farm.

CHAROLLAIS: £340 Lathwaite Farm, £280, £240 Knowsley Farm. LIMOUSIN: £275, £200, £130 Kellbrick Farm, £175 Bailey Hey Farm. HEREFORD: £230, £210, £200 Sellerley Farm. SIMMENTAL: £205 Sellerley Farm. WELSH BLACK: £160 Catteralls Farm. SHORTHORN: £145, £100 Cote Farm.

BULL CALVES: LIMOUSIN: £510 Ambrose Hall Farm, £295, £260, £255 Kellbrick Farm, £150 Cotestone Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £455, £405, £400, £380 White Lund Farm, £335 Derby Lodge Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £430, £420, £380 Catterallls Farm, £255 Sweetings Farm, £235 Bailey Hey Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £380, £365, £350, £330 Lathwaite Farm. HEREFORD: £230, £200 Sellerley Farm. MONTBELIARD: £220 Lathwaite Farm. SHORTHORN: £140 Cote Farm. FRIESIAN: £90, £78, £75, £70, £60 Catshaw Hall Farm.

Lancaster once again had an entry in excess of 300 Store Cattle forward. The short keep cattle continue to be in stronger demand with larger numbers of store cattle forward everywhere. Medium keep cattle were a slightly easier trade. Leading the way was the consignment from TJ Lloyd, Settle selling Charolais and Shorthorn bullocks to £1490 with Herefords from the same home selling to £1400. There were plenty of heavy weight bullocks selling in excess of the £1300. Limousin steers from AM Jennings and Son, Kendal sold to £1370 and £1300. Other Limousin steers sold to £1360 from RH Dodgson, Burton in Lonsdale and £1340 from TJ Lloyd, Settle. Hereford bullocks sold to £1360 from S Kellet and Son, Pilling.

Other Hereford bullocks sold to £1340 from JD & GM Bracken, Catterall with British Blues from the same consignment selling to £1330 and Simmentals at £1320. Heifers sold to a top of £1290 for Simmentals from EW & CR Clegg and Sons, Stalmine. With plenty of strong well fleshed heifers selling in the mid to late eleven hundreds.

Dairy bullocks peaked at £1270 for Montbeliarde from S Kellet and Son, Pilling with Black and Whites selling to £1260 from KH Knowles, Inskip with Fleckvieh bullocks to £1160 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Strong bullocks sold in excess of the £1000.

STORE CATTLE TOP PRICES: BULLOCKS: CHAROLLAIS: £1490 11 Proctors Row, £1340, £1020 Kate Farm, £1230 New Ridge Farm, £1140 Moss Croft. SHORTHORN: £1490 11 Proctors Row. HEREFORD: £1400, £1090 11 Proctors Row, £1360, £1270 Pilling Hall, £1340 Greenlands Farm. LIMOUSIN: £1370, £1300 Must Hill, £1360 Kilburn House, £1340 11 Proctors Row, £1290 Greenways. BRITISH BLUE: £1330 Greenlands Farm, £1300 Stubb Hall Farm, £1240, £1180 North Farm, £1230 Birch Croft. SIMMENTAL: £1320 Greenlands Farm, £840 Parrox Hall Farm. MONTBELIARD: £1270 Pilling Hall. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1260 Yew Tree Farm, £1190 New Elmridge Farm, £1180 Little Town Farm, £1180 Summerlands, £1180 Snub Snape Farm. FRIESIAN: £1260 Lower House, £1130 Pilling Hall, £1100 Grisedale, £1000 Downlands Farm, £980 Spital Farm. FLEKVIEH: £1160 North Farm, £920 Hall Bank SOUTH DEVON: £1090 North Farm. SWEDISH RED AND WHITE: £770 Sunderland Brows Farm, £770 Bradley Farm. BLONDE: £770 Old Hall Farm.

HEIFERS: SIMMENTAL: £1290 Yew Tree Farm, £1160 Lower House, £1140, £1080 High House, £920 Brow Foot Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1190 Endmoor Farm, £1080 Lower House, £1060 Stubbins Farm, £1000 Bradley Farm, £970 High House. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1180 Must Hill, £1180 Lower House, £1110 Bainsbank Farm, £1090 Little Town Farm, £1070 Low Stangerthwaite. LIMOUSIN: £1020 Brantbeck Farm, £1000 Must Hill, £990 Southways, £960 Cinderbarrow Farm, £940 Bradley Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1140 High House. HEREFORD: £1110 Lower House, £1000 Old Hall Farm, £980 Brow Foot Farm, £940 Old Hall Farm, £740 Herdman House Farm. SHORTHORN: £1000 Herdman House Farm. WELSH BLACK: £940, Brow Foot Farm. BAZADAISE: £970 High House. PARTHENAIS: £900 Brow Foot Farm.

BLONDE: £770 Old Hall Farm.

The cast cow trade in Lancaster was slightly easier but once again Lancaster saw a stronger trade then many other local outlets and continues to be the place to market your OTM cattle. An entry of 119 sold to an overall Market average of 118p/kg.

Lancaster continues to offer a strong trade for OTM cattle. Heifers sold to a top of 214.5p/kg for Limousins from T & S Blades, Keerholme grossing £1096. Shorthorn heifers sold to 197.5p/kg from JM Capstick, Ashton with Stodday selling to £1232. The consignment of cattle from WS Burrow and Sons, Silverdale sold Limousin bullocks to 191.5p/kg and heifers to 189.5p/kg topping at £1053. Dairy cast steers sold to 181.5p/kg from J & H Bland and Son, Levens with the consignment selling to £1341 and £1322. Well meated OTM black and white heifers were often selling in excess of 150p/kg topping at £1104 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. The best Dairy cast cows sold to over the 130p/kg mark topping at £1008 from H Halhead and Son, Nether Kellet.

OTM TOP PRICES: OTM COW: ABERDEEN ANGUS: 1031.25 High Hallbeck, 835.28, 717 Hill Top Farm, 637.77 Manor House Farm, 515.45 Bruntscar Farm. FRIESIAN: 1008.45 Lawsons Farm, 913.83 West Hall, 900.14 High Snab, 882.30 Docker Farm, 874.74 Cocker House Farm. MONTBELIARD: 948.75 Walkersi’th Fields. LIMOUSIN: 962.50 Swallowmire, 954.42 Bruntscar Farm, 940.36 Manor House Farm, 862.15p Aikengill, 774.41 Thornton Hall. SWEDISH RED AND WHITE: 898.73, 750.83, 526.13 Walkers' Filed, 794.68, 391.14 Hillam Lane Farm, BRITISH BLUE: 865.06 Manor House Farm, 531.91, 368.35 Toddgill Farm. SHORTHORN: 985.88, 828.75, 668.01 Manor House Farm, 674.45 Cobble Hey Farm. SIMMENTAL: 855.40 Docker Farm. JERSEY/GUERNSEY: 796.80 Sellerley Farm. FLEKVIEH: 735.90, 657 Lawrence House. HEREFORD: 597.74 Cobble Hey Farm. OTM HEIFERS: SHORTHORN: 1232.40, 1174.90 Brantbeck Farm. FRIESIAN: 1104.44, 1042.88 High Snab, 1042.88 Kitchen Ground Farm, 927 Cocker House Farm, 888.62 West Hall. LIMOUSIN: 1096.10 Hill Top Farm, 1049.83 Gilbraltar Farm, 823.05 Swallowmire.

ABERDEEN ANGUS: 669.60, 669.34 Cliftons Farm. CAST STEER: MONTBELIARD: 1341.29 Ninezergh. NORWEGIAN RED: 1322.27 Ninezergh. LIMOUSIN: 1053.25, 966.45 Gibraltar Farm. FRIESIAN: 1167.95 Low Deepslack, 1099.35 Gilbratar Farm. CAST BULL: ABERDEEN ANGUS: 836.59 Cobble Hey Farm. FRIESIAN: 754.99 Cobble Hey Farm.

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Lancaster Reports Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep Monday 19th October Numbers remain strong at Lancaster with 816 forward. There was a very mixed entry of Lambs forward today in terms of quality and finish. Nearly a third of the lambs in the Market were Mule and Swaledale lambs as well as many markets reporting an easier trade on the week. This led to an overall market average of 184p/kg with a SQQ average of 186p/kg. It was the consignment of Texel and Beltex cross lambs from B & SE Carter, Ellel that led the way selling to a top of £105 or 239p/kg with others from the same home selling to £96 and £95.50, with plenty of pens of better bred Texel lambs selling into the nineties. Good confirmation, handy weight Texel lambs continue to sell in excess of 210p/kg.

Mule lambs sold to a top of £84 from J Bargh and Son, Heaton with Oxcliffe with plenty of pens of Mule lambs selling in the early eighties. Horned lambs sold around the 170p/kg mark.

PRIME LAMB TOP PRICES: TEXEL: £105, £96, £95.50 Cragg End, £96 The Bungalow, £95 25 Ingleborough Park Drive, £95 Low Moor Head Farm. SUFFOLK: £95, £89.50, £87 Beaumont Gate, £94 25 Ingleborough Park, £86 Knowsley Farm, £86 Walnut Tree Cottage. CONTINENTAL: £84 Throstle Grove Farm, £80 11 Oak Avenue, £61.50 Overhouses, £59 Botton Hall Farm. MULE: £84, £82 North Farm, £82.50 Cobble Hey Farm, £82.50, £81.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, £81.50 Highfield Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £95.50, £84, £87 The Old Stable, £88 Oak Avenue. CHEVIOT: £85 Low Bendrigg Farm. BELTEX: £79 Oak Avenue, £79 10 Ashford Close. SWALEDALE: £67.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, £64, £63 Marshaw Farm, £61.50 Botton Hall Farm, £60 Overhouses.

Lancaster once again had in excess of 100 Cast Sheep forward selling to a very similar trade. Buyers continue to be cautious over fat sheep. Good Continental sheep continue to sell in the region of £100. The market was topped by A & L Huddleston, Wray selling Leicester ewes to £105. Selling to £101 were Texel ewes from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof with others to £100 from G & D Ball & Son, Little Eccleston who also sold Suffolk ewes to the same price. Plenty more ewes were sold in the nineties. Mule ewes sold to a top of £69 from JE & J Pye, Quernmore.

Horned ewes sold to a top of £61 from A & L Huddleston, Wray with Swaledales. All horned ewes were eagerly bid for and meeting plenty of demand.

A few more tups in the market saw Lonks sell to £90 from A & L Huddleston, Wray.

CAST EWE TOP PRICES: LEICESTER: £105, £40 Overhouses. TEXEL: £101, £50 Hutton Roof Hall, £100 Woodstock, £95 Old Woodhouse. SUFFOLK: £100 Woodstock, £90 The Bungalow, £89 Dove Cote Farm. CONTINENTAL: £97, £77 Moss Side farm, £76, £75, £70 Dove Cote Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £96 Jacksons Farm. CHEVIOT: £88, £72 Dove Cote Farm, £47 Hutton Roof Hall. MULE: £69 Gibsons Farm, £68 Dove Cote Farm, £66 Woodstock, £65 Old Wood House, £63 Walnut Tree Cottage. SWALEDALE: £61 Overhouses, £54, £34 High House Farm, £52 Dove Cote Farm, £33 Thornbush Farm. SCOTTISH BLACKFACE: £46, £36 Dove Cote Farm

CAST TUP TOP PRICES: CONTINENTAL: £90 Overhouses. SWALEDALE: £50, £46 Thornbush Farm.

J36 Sale Reports Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep Tuesday 20th October North West Auctions J36 held its weekly sale of Prime Lambs with an entry of 1681 forward. A very mixed trade saw handy weighted lambs in most demand and best to sell, with heavyweight lambs an easier trade this week. An overall market average of 186p/kg with an SQQ of 192p/kg to include a large proportion of upland lambs.

Leading the way today were heavyweight, shapey Texel lambs selling to a top of £110 from ST Birkett & Son, Carnforth. At £106.50 was JJ & S Raine, Appleby with other heavy Texel lambs at £104 from Wannop Farms.

Today saw the best confirmation lambs selling in excess of 212p/kg, selling to a top of 236p/kg or £104 from JJ & S Raine, Appleby with others from the same home selling to 230p/kg. The consignment from JG & PH Thompson sold to 229p/kg twice. All Beltex lambs forward averaged 225p/kg.

There was a large entry of Mule lambs forward today which saw a large entry of Cheviot Mules selling to £87 from AR & BJ Thompson, Selside.

Rough Fell Mules sold to £85.50 from M Bland & Sons, Staveley, with plenty more pens of Mules selling into the early to mid eighties.

PRIME LAMB TOP PRICES: TEXEL - £110 Hall Croft Barn, £106.5 Westlea, £104 Heaton Hall Farm, £100 Steel Croft, £100 Poppy Farm. BELTEX - £104 Westlea, £96 Poppy Farm, £95 Gibraltar Farm, £95 Westlea. CONTINENTAL – £100.5 The Borrans, £95.5 Gibraltar Farm, £91.5 Town House, £90 Crabtree Farm, £88.5 St Annes Farm. SUFFOLK - £93.5 North Farm, £92 Meadow Oaks, £90.5 Low Brundrigg, £88 Rowe End Farm, £87.5 Dunningwell Farm. CHAROLLAIS - £93 Crabtree Farm, £92 Gibraltar Farm, £86 Broats Farm, £83.5 Low House, £82 Far Orrest. CHEVIOT - £87 Poppy Farm, £86, £80 High House Farm, £79, £78.5 Seedhowe Cottages. MULE - £85.5 Low Fold, £84 Holme House Farm, £84 Hareden Farm, £83.5 Yoad Pot, £83.5 Holme Farm. HAMPSHIRE - £80 The Borrans. LEICESTER - £78, £65 Higher Core Farm.

MASHAM - £75, £70 Mealriggs Farm. DALES BRED - £72 Fell End Farm. SWALEDALE - £65 Rowe End Farm, £50 Forest Hall. SCOTCH - £65 Low Garths.

JACOB - £60 Castle Green Lane. ROUGH FELL - £56.5 Low Fold.

A similar entry of cast ewes were forward today as last week, with all ewes continuing to be a strong trade at J36. Strong Texel ewes were selling in the £100 plus mark from E Dodgson, Kendal. With other Texel ewes selling to £98 from JG & PH Thompson, Selside. Strong Mule ewes were still selling into the eighty pound mark with a top of £84 twice from J H Atkinson & Partners, Selside and AW Crowe, Witherslack. Medium type Mule ewes were selling in the region of £68 - £72.

Strong Leicester ewes sold to £100 from DE & J Waine, Longsleddale. There was a bigger show of hill ewes forward today with meaty ewes continuing to sell to a strong trade. Cheviot ewes topped this section at £80 from RH & M & S Boyren, Colton with a pen full from GW Robinson & Son, Crooklands selling to £77 and Lonks from this same home selling to £64.

Strong Swaledale ewes were selling in the £55-£60 with a top of £63 from A Hartley, Seathwaite with others to £58 from A Hodgson, Pennington.

Medium type ewes sold into the £35 – £40 mark, depending upon quality.

Another strong trade was also seen for all cast rams, with Teeswater rams topping this section at £112 from DE & J Waine, Longsleddale and Derbyshire Gritstones selling to £96 from A Ruehorn-Hyde, Appleby, with buyers looking for all types of cast rams.

CAST EWE TOP PRICES: TEXEL - £101 Spittal Farm, £98 Poppy Farm, £95 Kilnbeck, £93 Spittal Farm, £92 Moss End Farm. LEICESTER - £100 Murthwaite, £99 Ashstead, £90 Low Newton Farm, £87 Barbon Fell. SUFFOLK - £97 Western Houses, £89 Hill Park, £78 Top Thorn Farm, £59 Garnett Folds. MULE - £84 Mosergh Farm, £84 Ashtree Cottage, £79 High Butterbent, £74 Hill Park. CHEVIOT - £80, £78 Hill Park, £77 Moss End Farm, £70 High House Farm. ZWARTBLE - £76 Applegarth, £58 Nether Hall Farm.

MASHAM - £68 Mealriggs Farm. ROUGH FELL - £66 Mealriggs Farm, £50 Boundary Beck. BELTEX - £65 Poppy Farm. HAMPSHIRE - £65 High Butterbent.

GRITSTONE - £64 Moss End Farm. HORNED - £64 Moss End Farm. SWALEDALE - £63 Tuner Hall, £58 Rowe End Farm, £54 Nether Hall Farm, £51 Barbon Fell, £50 Holme Farm. CHAROLLAIS - £60 Little Guards, £60 Bowness Farm.

CAST TUP TOP PRICES: TEESWATER - £112 Murthwaite. GRITSTONE - £96 Belle Vue Road. TEXEL - £96 Sproat Ghyll. HERDWICK - £80 Tuner Hall Farm.

NWA Property 015395 66222 On instructions from the Executrix of Mrs. D. Procter

KIRKBY IN FURNESS FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION CROSSBECK FARM, KIRKBY IN FURNESS, LA17 7TX which is to be sold by public auction (subject to conditions and unless sold previously) on Wednesday, 4th November, 2020 at 3.00 p.m. in Ring 1, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe. LA7 7FP (SatNav LA7 7NU)

Crossbeck Farm comprises a detached farmhouse in need of renovation and modernisation, a range of traditional and modern buildings and 144.69 acres/58.56 hectares of land To be sold in sixteen lots. The lots of land range from 2.03 ac/0.82 ha to 26.91 ac/10.89 ha together with Rights on Soutergate Marsh.

Note – The Contracts and Conditions of Sale will be available from 29th October, 2020 Viewing – By arrangement.

Due to Covid19 and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, all interested parties must pre-register prior to attending the auction and it will be strictly ONE person per family.

In addition, prospective purchasers will be able to place bids by attending the sale, telephone bids and commission bids through the Auctioneers and, also, via Online bidding. Full details of the protocols to be observed will be in the particulars.

Full details and plans available from the Auctioneers.

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