North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 22nd August
J36 Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings Saturday 18th August The annual show and sale of Mule, Masham, Cheviot Mule and Continental Breeding Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings at J36 had a catalogued entry in excess of 4,000 sheep. The pre-sale Mule judging was in the capable hands of Kevin Barker and Roger Taylforth who had a strong line up of sheep to cast their eyes over. The first prized rosette for the ewes was awarded to F & SA Edmondson of Ulverston who have now won the Derek Cleasby trophy for the sixth year in a row. The Mule gimmer shearling class was won by Richard Batty of Selside who wins £500 from the Kendal NEMSA Branch as his pen of ten shearlings were purchased as lambs out of J36 Nemsa sale last year. The Continental Shearling judging was undertaken by Tony Kiernan, there was a fantastic line up of shearlings put before him and he awarded the first place rosette to JD & V Towers & Son, Farleton. The sale of ewes attracted plenty of interest with young ewes in strong demand and good to sell, with older ewes harder to place than seen in previous years. The consignment of Mule one crop ewes from TH Gibson and Son of Toadpool, Kendal attracted a lot of interest and attention. They topped the sale at £158 and £150 with many pens of ewes selling into the £140s. The first prized penned of Mule ewes from F & SA Edmondson of Ulverston sold to a top of £130. All Mule ewes forward sold to a market average of £112. This year saw the Cheviot Mules having their own section within the sale for the first time and they were met with plenty of interest. Cheviot Mules sold to a top of £145 and £140, twice, from JS & KM Wilson & Son of High House, Helsington. Cheviot Mule gimmer shearlings sold to an average of £126. Mule gimmer shearlings sold to a two-tier trade, powerful well-grown sheep were in plenty of demand from purchasers ring side, but buyers being slightly selective with others consignments. Buyers were showing benefits to shearlings that had reared lambs and being abortion vaccinated. The trade topped at £215 for the first prize pen from RA Batty of Selside with other pens from the same home selling to £175. The second prize pen from E Parker of Crag Bank sold to £180 with the third prize pen from DE & J Waine of Long Sleddale selling to £170, who also sold another pen to £170. Strong Mule shearlings were often selling in excess of the £140 mark. There was an overall average of £125.80 for Mule gimmer shearlings. A new feature of today’s sale was the sale of the Continental shearlings in the newly refurbished Ring 2. A full ring of buyers ensured a competitive trade, with all vendors leaving well suited with prices achieved ahead of expectations. The sale peaked at £165 on two occasions for ¾ bred Texel shearlings from JD & V Towers & Son, Farleton and S Cunliffe, Cartmel, with other ¾ bred shearlings generally £135 to £150. First cross Texel shearlings sold to £140 from E & SM Halpin with others nicely selling at £125 to £135. A consignment of Lleyn x shearlings sold to £135 and £130 from J & L Tyson, Gaitbarrow Farm, Milnthorpe, with some Aberfield x achieving £100 from Messrs Hodgson, Patterdale. The flock reduction from the Benson Hall of pedigree Texels attracted much interest which saw 2 crop ewes sell at £320, a 3 crop ewe achieving £280 with shearlings to £270. Show Results
Class one – Ten Mule Ewes 1st F & SA Edmondson, Netherhouses 2nd JM Mawson, Hole Beck 3rd TH Gibson & Son, Toadpool
Sponsor Greencoat Farm Judges Mr K Barker, Mr R Taylforth & Mr T Kiernan
Class two – Ten Mule Shearlings 1st RA Batty, Candy Slack 2nd E Parker, Marsh House Farm 3rd DJ & E Waine, Murthwaite
Prices
Gimmer Shearlings Overall average - £125 Masham av. £107 Mules av. £125 Texel av. £132 Llyen av. £122 Beltex av. £138 Cheviot Mule av. £145
Breeding Ewes Overall average - £110 Suffolk av. £111 Mule av. £111 Texel av. £117 Cheviot Mule Av. £110
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Class three – Ten Continental Shearlings 1st JD & V Towers & Son, Camp House Farm 2nd S Cunliffe, Seatle Hall 3rd JD & V Towers & Son, Camp House Farm
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Lancaster Sale Reports Lancaster Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings Wednesday 15th August The annual show and sale of Mule and Continental breeding ewes and gimmer shearlings had a catalogued entry of 1700 for the sale. A busier sale ring of buyers and on lookers than expected with a good buzz ringside. The pre-sale judging was in the capable hands of Will Sedgley of Kirkby Lonsdale and George Riley of Bolton-le-Sands. There was the largest entry of Mule shearlings seen for some time with eight good quality pens forward. The first prize rosette for Mule Shearling was awarded to RA Batty of Selside with the Continental Shearling class won by JK & BE Townley of Brookhouse. There was a buoyant trade for ewes which saw them eagerly bid for. A consignment of pure Texel ewes from S & SE Capstick of Warton saw aged ewes sell to £165 and £150. Mules sold to a top of £128 and £124 for one crop ewes from M & YS barker of Halton. The flock dispersal of ewes from JA and VM Lamb of Conder Green sold to a top of £125 for Continentals with two further pens selling to £122. There was plenty of interest for shearlings with buyers looking to purchase powerful well-grown sheep with purchasers even keener for shearlings that have lambed and been vaccinated against abortions. The trade topped at £170 three times today, firstly for the first prized pen of Mules from RA Batty, secondly from JK & BE Townley with the first prized pen of Continentals, and thirdly by the third prize pen of Mules from SM Taylor of Tatham. There was plenty of pens of good sheep selling in excess of £140. The overall market average was very similar to the previous year. Class One – Ten Mule Gimmer Shearlings 1st RA Batty, Candy Slack 2nd JK & BE Townley, Mearsbeck Farm 3rd SM Taylor, Beethams Farm
Class Two – Ten Continental Gimmer Shearlings 1st JK & BE Townley, Mearsbeck Farm 2nd JK & BE Townley, Mearsbeck Farm 3rd EI, EA, & TW Wilson, Guides Farm
Friday 17th August There was an entry of 200 Store Cattle today, which saw a mixed entry in terms of quality and a shortage of meated stores. Topping the trade today at £1220 were British Blue steers from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling which was closely followed by R & A Easterby, Westhouse selling Blues to £1180. Angus’ topped at £1160 from DR Preston, Caton for a pen of three. Plenty of bullocks sold in excess of the £1100 mark. The heifer trade was topped by FA Nowell & Partners, Bentham, with a Limousin Heifer selling to £1130, followed by Blackburn & Wood, Out Rawcliffe with a Limousin selling to £1120. Black and white bullocks topped at £970 from L Parsons & Sons, Levens.
Store Cattle Top Prices: Store Bullocks Aberdeen Angus £1160 Ellers Farm, £1120 Hillam Farm, £1090 Green Close, Gulf Farm, £1070 Wyre Farm. Blonde £1150 Fellside Farm. British Blue £1120 Pasture House Farm, £1180 Fellside Farm, £1170 Bensons Farm, £1140 Pasture House Farm. Hereford £1120, £900 Moss View, £860 Boundary House, £800 Black Bull Farm. Limousin £1060 HillamFarm, £1040 Hawkrigg End, £940, £900 Boundary House, £880 Ghyll Farm. Friesian £970 Low Levens, £950 Bensons Farm, £860 Ellers Farm, £820 Greenbank Farm, £790 Withnell Fold Farm. Shothorn £930 Greenbank Farm. Ayrshire £710 Thorns Farm. Store Heifers Limousin £1130 Oak Head Farm, £1120 Lynwood, £1110 Lodge Cottage, Oak Head Farm, Lynwood. British Blue £1110 Lodge Cottage, £1080 Viver Mill Farm. Simmental £1000 Lynwood. Bazadaise £1020 Oak Head Farm. Aberdeen Angus £980 Chestnut House Farm, £950 Ghyll Farm, £930 Intak Farm, £920 Cragg Farm, £840 Hillam Farm. Charolais £950 Hawkrigg End. Shorthorn £940 Brow Foot Farm. Friesian £750 Berryholme.
There was a larger entry of Cast and OTM Cattle forward at Lancaster with 92 being sold to a sharper trade with numbers nationally having tightened. OTM Steers sold to 179.5p/kg from DR Preston, Caton with Montbeliarde heifers selling to the same price from P & A Bell, Pilling. Gelt black and white heifers sold to a top of 164.5p/kg or £1052 from WT Whitaker & Son of Nether Kellet. Beef cows sold to a top of 169.5p/ kg twice for a Limousin and British Blue from MJ Whitworth of Bolton-le-Sands. Dairy cows sold to a top of 137.5p/kg from JK & BJ Birkett & Son, White Lund. Black and white cows sold to a top of 129.5p/kg numerous times. Top price per head was £1102 for Friesians from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. Plenty of strong fit cows selling around the £1000 mark with an overall market average of 117p/kg with black and whites averaging 109p/kg
Cast Cow Top Prices: OTM Cow: Limousin 169.5 The Bungalow, 154.5 Brookside, 131.5 Moss View, 124.5 Mosergh Farm, 121.5 Brookside. British Blue 169.5 The Bungalow, 141.5 Brookside. Charolais 147.5 Ghants Lane. Montbeliarde 137.5, 114.5 White Lund Farm. Bazadaise 134.5 Yarlsber. Friesian 129.5 Derby Lodge Farm, North Farm, Holme House, High Snab, North Farm. Aberdeen Angus 124.5 Sykes Fold Farm. Swedish Red & White 124.5 Walkers I’th Fields, 114.5 White Lund Farm. OTM Heifer Montbeliarde 179.5 Village Farm. Friesian 164.5 Lane Ends Farm, 161.5 High Snab, 159.5 Marlholes Farm, 139.5 High Snab, 131.5 Lane Ends Farm. Cast Steer Limousin 179.5 Ellers Farm. Friesian 144.5 Outerthwaite Farm, 131.5, 129.5 Throstle Grove Farm, 129.5 Ghants Lane. Cast Bull Friesian 109.5 Greenside Farm. Meuse Rhine Issel 119.5 New House Farm.
There was an entry of forty Calves forward for the sale today at Lancaster. The trade saw top quality calves selling in strong demand with younger beef calves and native beef calves harder to place, as seen at other markets over recent weeks. The ring was busiest seen for some time with plenty of interest from purchasers. Topping the trade was a consignment of top quality British Blue bull calves from J & G Thornley of Roseacre selling to £400 twice and £390. There was plenty of interest in black and whites, with there currently being a large number available on the market, but plenty of interest ringside. A consignment from WN & D Smith of Cockerham sold to a top of £108. Good young rearing calves were often selling around the £70 mark.
Calf & Stirk Top Prices: Heifer Calves Limousin: £168 Hatters Farm. Hereford: £140 Tills Farm. Bull Calves British Blue: £400, £390 Derby Lodge. Hereford: £195, £160 Tills Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £160 Hatters Farm, £135 Tills Farm. Friesian: £108, £72, £70 Cocker House Farm, £68 Hatters Farm.
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Lancaster Sale Reports Monday 20th August There was a smaller entry of Prime Lambs forward this week for the sale as many Lancaster vendors had been purchasing breeding sheep at the previous sales this week and also many on top of their lambs. The overall market average was 174p/kg. Topping the trade today was Ian Richardson of Goosnargh selling Beltex lambs to a top of £86 closely followed by T Noblet of Heversham selling to £85 with Cheviot Lambs. Texel lambs twice topped at £85 from MJ & K Ayrton of Thurnham. Lambs topped at 198p/kg and 195p/kg from Ian Richardson of Goosnargh. Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £86 28 Northgate; £85 £82 Bambers Farm; £83 Newhouse Farm. SUFFOLK: £77.50 Conder Green Farm; £76.50 £73.50 Walnut Tree; £75 North Farm; £71 Lowcroft. CHEVIOT: £85 £67 Church Farm; £65 Cragg Farm
There were less Cast Sheep on offer which sold to a strong trade. Texel ewes sold to a top of £92 from MJ & K Ayrton of Thurnham with others from the same home selling to £82. Mule ewes sold to a top of £76 and £75 from T & CM Kelsall of Chipping. Cast Sheep Top Prices: TEXEL: £92 £82 Bambers Farm. CHAROLAIS: £77 Bambers Farm. MULE: £76 £75 Brown Brook
J36 Sale Reports Thursday 16th August The fortnightly sale of Store Lambs had an entry in excess of 1,000 forward. The trade would be similar, if not a little sharper, with the lambs forward being less in size then the previous sale. The sale topped at £70.50 for Texels from G Nelson of Brigsteer with lambs from the same home selling to £69. Texels also sold to £69 from JA Chapman of Kendal. Suffolks sold to a top of £67.50 from TJ Beaty of Troutbeck with others selling to £66 from JW Robinson & Son of Farleton. Strong lambs sold in excess of the £60 pound mark. Mules topped at £60 from RI Dixon of Low Newton with many consignors of Mules selling a couple pound up on the week. Medium keep lambs often selling mid to late fifties. Store Lambs Top Prices: Texel £70.50, £69 Lane House Farm, £69, £67.50, £67 North Lodge. Suffolk £67.50 Stonethwaite, £66, £65.50 Green Close, £64 Stonethwaite, £63 Nun House. Mule £60 Low Newton Farm, £57 Main Street, £56 Crag House Farm, £55.50 Mosergh Farm, £55 Ashstead. Cheviot £59 Ellermire Farm, £55.50 Nun House. Cheviot Mule £58.50 Low Newton Farm, £56.50 Riverside House, £55, £51 Low Newton Farm. Continental £54.50 Stribers Farm, £52.50 Guides Farm.
17th Annual Production Sale of the Whiteley Hey Flock Monday 20th August On Monday 20th August 2018. The 17th Annual Production sale of The Whiteley Hey Flock on behalf of Mr Paul Slaters was held at North West Auctions J36 Rural Auction Centre, Kendal in conjunction with Mitchells Auction Company, Cockermouth. The Annual Production sale was very well attended with the Pre-Sale Pens full with both new and old customers looking to purchase some outstanding sheep. With Paul continuing to use the best bloodlines year in and year out, this was evident with his sheep, being classy with great muscle depth, and terrific skins. The Sale opened with a packed ring side of bidders looking to purchase some of Paul’s females. Leading the females were an outstanding pair of Beltex x Texel 2 shear ewes which sold for £450. Closely behind these were Lot 39. A pair of ¾ Texel x ¼ Beltex gimmer shearling which sold for £440. Paul this year had some tremendous bred Black Beltex x Texel females which sold extremely well topping at £400 for Lot 47. Shearling Rams averaged £734.04 with the leading price being 2400gns for Lot 93, a pure Texel which was sired by The Scrogtonhead stock ram and sold to The Brow Farm Flock. Just before this, Lot 77 sold for 1600gns another sired by the Scrogtonhead stock ram. With bidding frantic throughout the ram section another 14 rams reached the 1000gns barrier and above. A well-travelled ring side of customers were at the auction and would go home pleased with the stock which Paul Slater had turned out again. Averages 150 Rams 100 2&3 Shear Ewes 199 Gimmer Shearlings 200 Ewe Lambs
£734.04 £250.72 £232.15 £152.32
Leading Prices Rams Texel- 2400gns, 1600gns, 1500gns, 1400gns, 1100gns, 1000gns(x4), 950gns, 900gns(x2) Beltex- 1500gns, 1400gns, 1250gns(x2), 900gns Charollais- 1200gns 2&3 Shear Ewes Texel- 320, 300, 280, 270, 260, 250, 240 Charollais- 250, 240 Black Texel- 400, 350, 230, 200, 190(x2)
Shearling Gimmers Texel- 440, 380, 370, 310, 300, 260, 250, 240 Beltex- 400, 360, 320, 310(x2), 300(x2), 280, 270, 260(x4) Charollais- 280 Black Texel- 400, 310, 300, 260, 220(x3), 200(x2). 190, 180, 170, 160 Gimmer Lambs Texel- 340, 190(x2), 180, 175, 165, 160, 155, 150, 140 Beltex- 260, 230. 200, 190, 170, 165(x2), 160(x6), 155 Charollais- 180, 175, 150, 140(x2) Black Texel- 165(x2), 160(x2), 155
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North West Auctions Tuesday 21st August There was a smaller entry of Prime Lambs this week following on from a large entry last week and many tied up with six-day movements. The trade topped at £97 for Charollais lambs from Sally Cooper of Ulverston weighing 50kg. This was closely followed by Texels from E Dodgson of Kendal and P & TL Edmondson of Kirkby Furness selling to £96. Beltex lambs sold to a top of 202p/kg from Sally Cooper with Texels selling to 199p/kg from P & TL Edmondson. The overall market average was 176p/kg. Masham and Mule lambs sold to £78 from JA Bennett of Longseddale. Prime Lamb Top Prices: Charollais - £97, £91.5 Tarnside Farm, £85.5 Spital Farm, £85, £84.5 Smithy Green Farm. Texel - £96 Low Hall Farm, £96 Spital Farm, £95.5 Low Hall Farm, £94, £92 Spital Farm. Continental - £94.5, £91 Tarnside Farm, £68 Crooklands Farm. Cheviot - £91 Meadow Oaks, £73 Gilberton Farm, £71 Green Head, £66.5 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Suffolk - £86 Smithy Green Farm, £85 Hill Top Farm, £79 Meadow Oaks, £77.5 Longlands, £75 Ackenthwaite Farm. Beltex - £85 Tarnside Farm. Masham - £78 Middale Farm. Ryedale - £50 The Old Parsonage.
There was a smaller entry of Cast Ewes forward for the sale today. There was plenty of interest ring side for cast ewes of all sizes with grass now starting to grow and a few more starting to look for feeding ewes. The ewe trade topped at £85 from AT Threlkeld of Ulverston with Beltex rams. The ewe trade was topped by Texels from K Thomas of Sedbergh selling to £80 with plenty in the seventies. Horned ewes sold to a top of £76 from MW Parsley of Roundthwaite. Mule ewes sold to £68 from F &CE Bentley and Son of Shap. Cast Sheep Top Prices: Texel - £80 Hill Top Farm, £77 Bowkerstead Farm, £76 Hill Top Farm, £73 Crooklands Farm, £70 Hill Top Farm. Suffolk - £76 Latterbarrow Farm, £50 Thacker. Scotch - £76 Roundthwaite Abbey Farm. Charollais - £70 Gateside Farm, £58 Gowan Bank Farm. Mule - £68 Hill Top Farm, £65 Crooklands Farm, £61 Mireside Farm, £55 Yew Tree, £55 Overplains. Leicester - £65 Beckside Farm. Cheviot - £61 Crooklands Farm, £56 Hill Top Farm, £56 Thacker, £47 Crooklands Farm. Swaledale - £57 Latterbarrow Farm.
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Saturday 25th August RARE & MINORITY BREED LIVESTOCK & POULTRY Comprising of Pedigree & Non-Pedigree Ryelands, Shetlands, Hebridean, Zwartbles, Jacob, Kerry Hill & Germon Fox Sheep, Goats & Ponies inc. Flock Dispersal of 37 Oakton Pedigree Norfolk Horns. Tuesday 28th August 1pm 1500 PRIME LAMBS & 750 CAST SHEEP Thursday 30th August at 10.30am ***Change of time, one week only*** STORE LAMBS Sale day entries welcome Thursday 30th August – LADS NIGHT OUT Evening Show & Sale of 680 TERMINAL SIRE BREEDING RAMS Compr. Beltex, Beltex x, Texel, Charollais, Berrichon, Zwartble, M’Blue 80 FEMALES Compr. Texel, Zwartble, Charollais, Suffolk, M’Blue Saturday 1st September at 10.30am Monthly sale of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT, PLANTS & SHRUBS Tuesday 4th September BELTING BELTEX Show for Pairs of Beltex Prime Lambs Thursday 6th September Fortnightly Sale of all CATTLE
TWO DAY SALE OF 12,000 GIMMER LAMBS
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Friday 14th September – Ambleside Fair Great Annual Show & Sale
Over Kellet, Carnforth For Sale by Private Treaty 16.72 ACRES/6.77 HECTARES OR THEREABOUTS OF PRODUCTIVE MEADOW AND PASTURE LAND AT KELLET LANE OVER KELLET
4000 GIMMER LAMBS Compr. Mule, Masham & thContinental. Entries Close Friday 24 August
‘Stars in Your Eyes’ Evening Show & Sale of Individual Mule Gimmer Lambs from NEMSA Members. Followed by NEMSA Judging Saturday 15th September Great Annual Sale of
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Withnell, Chorley For Sale by Private Treaty A detached farmhouse, a range of modern and traditional buildings, with development potential, and 83.44 acres/33.77 hectares of meadow and pasture land, known as Higher Stanworth Farm Bolton Road, Withnell, Chorley
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Monday 27th August 9am 1000 PRIME LAMBS & 200 CAST & FEEDING SHEEP Friday 31st August 9.45am Monthly sale of 100 STIRKS Entries close Monday 27th at 2pm 10.15am 80 REARING CALVES 10.15am 100 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11.15am 350 STORE CATTLE Last Wk Blks to £1220 & Hfrs to £1130 Friday 7th September Second Sale of BREEDING EWES, GIMMER SHEARLINGS & RAMS Entries close Tuesday 28th August Wednesday 19th September Annual Show & Sale of 3000 GIMMER LAMBS including Mule, Masham & Continental. Entries close Friday 24th August