North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 22nd February
J36 Anniversary Show & Sale of Calves & Store Cattle - Thursday 16th February The Anniversary Show and Sale of Calves at J36 was kindly judged by Dennis Thwaite of Kirkby Stephen. The pre-sale show saw the Champion rosette awarded to HJ Robinson and Son of Elm Tree Farm with a 27 day old, very stylish, British Blue bull that later went on to sell for £405 to regular buyer Ian Ellis of New Hutton. The Reserve Champion was awarded to JW & D Robinson & Sons of Hollins Farm with a 39 day old British Blue bull selling to £390. Strong beef calves were in good demand and good to sell with British Blue bulls from JW & TE Sharp of Flodder Hall selling to £395. British Blue heifers sold to a top of £375 from B Mallinson & Son of Ravens Lodge. Younger and smaller beef calves were slightly harder to place this week with Limousin heifers at 14 days old topping at £265 from B & MJ Nelson & Son of Heversham. A very mixed entry of Black and White calves forward sold to £160 and £140 from CG Birkett of Nether Kellet. A larger entry of stirks in the market today saw British Blue heifers sell to £750 from JR Handley of College Green. A consignment of Hereford bullocks and heifers from E & SM Halpin of Barrow in Furness sold to a strong trade with bullocks selling to a top of £570 and heifers to £525. Black and white bullocks sold to £285 from JR Handley of College Green. Calf Show Results Judge Mr D Thwaite Class one: Best Beef Bull Calf 1st Lot 857 HJ Robinson & Son, Elm Tree Farm 2nd Lot 844 JW & D Robinson & Sons, Hollins Farm 3rd Lot 843 EA & E Lund, Pump House Farm
Class two: Best Beef Heifer Calf 1st Lot 831 JJ & MA Park & Son, Low Sizergh Farm 2nd Lot 832 JJ & MA Park & Son, Low Sizergh Farm 3rd Lot 838 R Morris-Eyton & Son, Beckside
Class three: Best Black & White Calf 1st EA & E Lund, Pump House Farm Champion Lot 857 HJ Robinson & Son, Elm Tree Farm Reserve Champion Lot 844 JW & D Robinson & Sons, Hollins Farm
A catalogued entry of 263 Store Cattle for the Anniversary Show and Sale, sold to a strong trade throughout the day with a busy ring of buyers who were looking to purchase all types of cattle. The pre-sale show was judged by Carole Benson of Gamswell where a strong line up of bullocks and heifers forward saw the champion rosette awared to lot 280 a 9 month old Limousin Bullock from D Hatton, Knott End, Broughton-in-Furness selling for £980.
The store trade topped at £1,210 for Limousin bullocks sold by GH Jones of Fold Farm, Far Sawrey with plenty of strong bullocks selling in the region of between £1,100 and £1,200. Heifers sold to a top of £1,130 for a Limousin Heifer from TA Chapman & Son of Heslington. Yearling Limousin bullocks sold to a top of £1,180 from D Nicholson of Birch Bank. The trade was strong with many vendors selling on a par with their trade at the previous month’s sale. Please note there is no sale on Thursday 2nd March. The next sale of store cattle will be held on Thursday 16th March to include a Special Show for Suckler Bred Cattle under the age of 12 months. Entries close on Wednesday 8th March. Store Cattle Show Results Judge Mrs C Benson Class one: Best Store Bullock 1st Lot 280 D Hatton, Knott End 2nd Lot 58 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm 3rd Lot 273 TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm Class two: Best Store Heifer 1st Lot 63 D Nicholson, Birch Bank 2nd Lot 220 B & HM Wilson, Ashstead 3rd Lot 273 TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm Champion Lot 280 D Hatton, Knott End Reserve Champion Lot 58 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm
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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 17th February There was a smaller entry of Store Cattle forward this week but sold to the continuing strong trade. Short keep, well fleshed cattle continue to be in strong demand with buyers also looking for beef bred cattle to turn out in the spring. Over 20% of the cattle forward today sold in excess of the £1,200 barrier selling to a top of £1,400 twice, both times being Limousin steers firstly from TR Pricket of Hutton Roof and secondly from DE & SM Moorhouse of Natland. Angus bullocks sold to a top of £1,350 from J Hesketh of Hutton with Angus heifers selling to a top of £1,180 from JH Woof & Son of Underhelm. Black and whites were slightly harder to place this week with a plainer show forward with buyers looking to purchase black and whites carrying flesh. Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCK – LIM: £1400 High House Farm; £1400 Hutton Roof Hall; £1380 Millbeck. AA: £1350 Middle Grange Farm; £1290 Windy Hill Farm; £1280 Morecambe Road. MON: £1270 Rowell Farm; £1150 Cock Hall Farm; £1050 Kendal Hill. BRB: £1250 Staffords Farm; £1240 Fell End Farm; £1200 Cock Hall Farm. HE: £1190 Raw Head; £1130 Morecambe Road; £1100 Chestnut House Farm. CH: £1160 Brown Edge. FR: £1000 Snapewood Farm; £950 Ravald Farm; £940 Abbotsons Farm. SHO: £830 Snapewood Farm. STORE HEIFERS – LIM: £1220 Daniel Fold Farm; £1210 High House Farm; £1170 Park House. AA: £1180 Underhelm Farm; £1150 Croppers Farm; £1120 Isle of Skye Farm; £1100 Sykes Farm. CH: £1120 Brown Edge; £1100 Brunstow; £1070 Bouthwaite Farm. BRB: £1080 Staffords Farm; £1070 Bouthwaite Farm; £1040 Middleton Hall. STAB: £1040 Park House Farm.
Exactly the same number of OTM and Cast Cows forward this week as last, with 119 forward. The trade is continuing to be strong with an overall market average of 115p/kg. OTM bullocks sold to a top of 209.5p/kg or £1,334.66 from DW & NM Alderson of High Green with OTM heifers selling to a top of 201.5p/kg from SA Hill of Beaumount Grange. Cast cows sold to a top of 181.5p/kg or £1,214 for Limousin cows from F & ML Lee & Son of Bentham. Black and white cows topped at 164.5p/kg for a young cow from DJA & L Sutcliffe of Throstle Nest with black and whites grossing at £958 from P & EM Mason of Kirkby Lonsdale. Black and whites averaged 102p/kg. Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COWS – LIM: 181.5 Oak Head Bank; 179.5 Hill Park; 129.5 Intack Farm. FR: 164.5 Throstle Nest Farm; 124.5 Spital Farm; 124.5 Midge Hall Farm. SRW: 137.5 Throstle Nest Farm. SIM: 129.5 Throstle Nest Farm. STAB: 129.5 Park House Farm. FKV: 124.5 Norbreck Farm. HE: 124.5 Moss House Farm. MON: 121.5 White Lund Farm; 117.5 Lane House; 111.5 Greenways Farm. BB: 119.5 Beaumont Grange Farm. CH: 111.5 Nether House Farm. CAST HEIFER – BLON: 201.5 Beaumont Grange Farm. FR: 157.5 Blackwood End; 154.5 Bambers Farm; 154.5 New Brows Farm. CAST STEER – AA: 209.5 High Green. BRB: 199.5 High Green; 189.5 Intack Farm. HE: 189.5 High Green. FR: 149.5 Higher Knowehill; 149.5 Ivy Farm. CAST BULL – SIM: 119.5 Sellerley Farm.
A smaller entry of Calves today selling to another strong trade with all calves keenly bid for. Strong beef calves once again the easiest to sell and short in supply. British Blue bulls sold to a top of £380 and £375 from AW & AM Park & Sons of Ellel. British Blue bull calves just over a month old sold to a top of £360 from Philip Halhead of Norbreck Farm. Native bred cattle are always good to sell at Lancaster with Angus bulls selling to £355 with heifer calves selling to £320 and £300 from Wallbank Farms from Abbeystead. Only a couple of stirks forward this week due to the large monthly sale being held next Friday. They sold to a top of £435 from A Coates of Caldervale. Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – AA: £320 Tills Farm; £230 Wyre Farm; £205 Gibsons Farm. BRB: £170 Norbreck Farm; £158 The High Farm. BULL CALF – BRB: £380 Walkers I’th Fields; £360 Norbreck Farm. AA: £355 Tills Farm. BULL STIRK – FR: £435 Stirk Hey Farm.
Monday 20th February There was a smaller show of Prime Hoggs forward this morning at Lancaster with just 233 forward. Due to the shortage in numbers the trade was sharper on last week with an overall average of 165p/kg. Topping this morning’s trade was a pair of Charollais Hoggs weighing 55kg realising £85, from GA Haston and Son, Lane House. A single Beltex x Hogg saw a top of 192p/kg which weighed 37kg from LA Bradshaw, Moss House Farm with good Texel Hoggs selling £30-£33 above their weight. Horned Hoggs also sold well this morning with 22 Scottish Blackface Hoggs weighing 39kg sold to £66 from WM Pye, Tarnwater Farm with good meaty Swaledale Hoggs selling to a similar trade. More Hoggs could have easily of been sold, with a keen ring of buyers. Prime Hogg Top Prices: SUFF: £82 Throstle Grove Farm. MULE: £73.52 Low Kit Brow, £68.50 Bibbys Farm, £64 Low Moor Head Farm, £61.50 West Lynn. SWAL: £64 West Lynn, £63.50 Sykes Farm, £59.50 Moss House Farm. HRN: £66 Tarnwater Farm. CHAR: £85 Lane House, £78 Park Farm Barn, £78 Lane House, £69 West Lynn. TEX: £84 Throstle Grove Farm, £80 Humblescough Farm, £79.50 Gibsons Farm, £79 Humblescough Farm. JAC: £57 Cross Farm, £43 Cross Farm, £37 Cross Farm.
A small show of 34 Cast Ewes forward today which saw RD Lambert, Jacksons Farm top the trade for a good pair of Charollais ewes sell to £89 with Cast rams selling to a top of £71 for a Jacob from A&J Smith, Cross Farm. All classes of ewes sold well and to a strong ringside of buyers with an overall average of £62. More cast ewes could easily been sold to supply our customer demands. Cast Sheep Top Prices: DORS: £66 Corney Hill, £36 Corney Hill. SUFF: £68 Conder Green Farm. MULE: £64 Throstle Grove Farm, £61 Conder Green Farm, £59 Throstle Grove Farm, £59 Tarnwater Farm. TEX: £89 Jacksons Farm, £85 Gibsons Farm, £83 Tarnwater Farm, £82 Conder Green Farm. JAC: £71 Cross Farm, £46 Corney Hill Farm.
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Lancaster Sale Reports Monthly Dairy Sale - Monday 20th February Monthly Show and Sale of Pedigree and Commercial Dairy Cattle saw a catalogued entry of 37 Dairy Stock, there was a great deal of interest prior to the sale, with plenty of folk around the show ring and shippen. Mr Graham Bradley was the judge in charge of proceedings, and the companies kindly sponsoring the show were Wynnstay and Northern Nutrition and we greatly appreciate their time and expertise. Mr Bradley's choice of Champion in the show yard today was the first prize nonhaltered heifer from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack with Witherslack Caramel Tammy, a very sweet animal, she has been 25 days calved and producing 34L. She realised £1920, and was purchased by S Forshaw & Sons, Bolton Fold Farm. The Reserve Champion and 1st Prize halter led heifer was awarded to J Burrow & Son, Tunsteads Farm, Barton. Their smart heifer, Stardale Seaver Vaakje, calved on the 21st January and giving 35.1L, sold for £1800 again to S Forshaw & Sons, Bolton Fold Farm. Lot 31, Sandcrest Jade, from J & Sanderson, Pasture Barn Farm, Wisham was placed 1st in the Cow class, she calved on the 28th January, producing 32L a day sold to £1550 to A & J Staveley, The Hill, Higher Tatham. Hitting the high spot today was J Burrow & Son, Tunsteads Farm, Preston with their heifer, Stardale Pirlo Vaakje 2, she is producing 33.5kg and has 11 generations of VG/EX behind her. She sold for £2220 to J & MM Walmsley & Son, Hookcliffe Farm, Worston. 2 Dairy Cows averaged £1400 29 Dairy Heifers averaged £1718.28 Show Results Class 1 – Halter-Led Heifer 1st Lot 8 J Burrow & Son, Stardale Seaver Vaakje, £1800 2nd Lot 19 DJ & S Tomlinson, Bilsrow Regent Peg, £1720 3rd Lot 7 J Burrow & Son, Stardale Al Vaakje, £1920 Class 2 – Non Halter-Led Heifer 1st Lot 15 Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack Caramel Tammy, £1920 2nd Lot 25 Drinkall Bros, Pennine Poppy 1279, £1880 3rd Lot 17 Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack Mincio Hiedi 2, £1980 Class 3 – Cow 1st Lot 31 J & M Sanderson, Sandcrest Jade 6, £1550 Best Pair of Heifers Lot 15 Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack Caramel Tammy, £1920 Lot 17 Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack Mincio Hiedi 2, £1980 Champion Lot 15 Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack Caramel Tammy, £1920
Reserve Champion Lot 8 J Burrow & Son, Stardale Seaver Vaakje, £1800
J36 Sale Reports Thursday 16th February - Continued from first page A good entry of just short of 50 Cast Cows were forward selling to a continuing strong trade with an overall market average of 114p/kg. The trade topped at 157.5p/kg for Limousin cows from NA & J Temple of Ulpha with plenty of fit beef cows selling in excess of 140p/kg. Cast cows sold to a top gross of £1,113 from P & SA Edmondson of Stainton with Limousin cattle. Black and white cows sold to a top of 117.5p/kg or £961 from W Garnett & Son of Ackenthwaite Farm. Geld black and white heifers continue to be in strong demand selling to 149.5p/kg and 145.5p/kg or £988 from JM Barton & Son of Lupton. Cast Cows Top Prices: OTM Cow: Lim 157.5 Black Hall Farm, 154.5, 147.5 Low Barrows Green, 144.5 Ridding Side Farm. Stab 141.5 Kit Cragg. Char 139.5 Low Barrows Green, 111.5 Woodvale Farm. BB 134.5 Low Barrows Green. Brb 127.5 The Coach House. FKV 124.5 Hawkrigg Farm. Blo 121.5 Woodvale Farm. Fri 117.5 Ackenthwaite Farm, 114.5 Halforth, Lupton Hall, Ackenthwaite, Cinderbarrow, 111.5 Lupton Hall, 104.5 Far Audlands, 99.5 Beckside. Ayr 114.5 Sunny Bank. Nor 114.5 Hawkrigg Farm. Here 114.5 Cooper House. Mon 111.5 Bradley Farm, 91.5 Green Lane End Farm. Sho 109.5, 104.5 The Thrang. Ang 104.5 The Thrang. OTM Heifer: Fri 149.5, 145.5 Lupton Hall.
Calf Top Prices: Bull Calf: Brb £405 Elm Tree Farm, £395 Flodder Hall, £390 Hollins Farm, £245, £240 Beckside. Ang £345 High Barnes. Lim £225, £185 Halforth Farm. FKV £205 Hawkrigg Farm. Here £195 Mount Pleasant. Fri £160, £140 Netherbeck Barn, £120 Pump House Farm, £100, £90 Rakesmoor Farm. Sho £130. Heifer Calf: Brb £375 Ravens Lodge, £340 Whitestone Farm, £320 Ravens Lodge, £305, £260 High Barnes. Lim £265 Halforth. Blo £260, £135 Low Sizergh Farm. Here £150 Mount Pleasant. Ang £145 High Barnes. Bull Stirk: Here £570, £460, £440 Rakesmoor Farm. Fri £285 College Green. Heifer Stirk: Brb £750, £490 College Green. Here £525, £420 Rakesmoor Farm.
Store Cattle Top Prices: Store Bullock: Lim £1210 Fold Farm, £1190 Lowgill Farm, £1180 High Underbrow Farm, Birch Bank, £1160 Fold Farm. Char £1150 Mountain View, £1080 High Wray Farm, £1040 Low Longmire, £1000, £980 High Wray Farm. Brb £1120 Carlingwha, £1100 High Underbrow, £1080 Moors Farm, £1010 Knott End. Ang £1110 Cracalt Farm, £840, £770 Low Stennerley. Mon £980, £960, £940 Green Lane End Farm. FKV £960 Green Lane End Farm, £940 Carlingwha, £910, £880 Green Lane End Farm. Sim £960, £930 Speelbank Farm, £800 Bank House Farm, £770 Low Garths Farm, £760 Bank House Farm. Here £940 Moors Farm, £890 West Plain Farm, £880 Tock How Farm, £800 West Plain Farm, £760 Cooper House. Sho £890 Ashstead. Con £870, £850 Hoses Farm, £800 Bowston Hall, £780 Hoses Farm, £660 Whinney Garth. Blo £850, £810 Granby. Store Heifer: Lim £1130, £1110 Lane Head Farm, £1060 North Lodge, Lowgill Farm, £1040 Carlingwha. Ang £1080, £930 North Lodge. Char £1020, £1010, £950 Moun tain View, £860 High Wray Farm. Brb £1000 High Underbrow Farm. Blo £920 Granby, £860 Mountain View. Here £800 West Plain Farm. Con £750 Bowston Hall. Store Bull: Lim £890, £830 Low Newton Farm. Brb £850 Low Newton Farm. Sim £660 Speelbank Farm. Here £640, £570, £510 Natland Mill Beck Farm.
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Tuesday 21st February
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The weekly sale of Prime Hoggs sold to a top price today of £105 was a cracking 48kg Beltexs consigned by Fishwick Farms, Bank House Farm, they also had the top price per kilo of 232.1p/kg/£97.50 for a pen of 42kg Beltexs.
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Texels peaked at 237.2p/kg/£92.50 for 39kg Hoggs, from Messrs Hodgson, Rydal Farm, and £92.50 for a pen of 11 Texels scaling 44kg from G Harryman, The Galleon. Charollais sold away to £88 from J Cooper, Tarnside and JC Walling & Son, Dawson Fold had a pen of Suffolks at £86.
Tuesday 28 February at 10.30am Sale of 30 PRIME PIGS Thursday 2nd March Please note no Sale this day
The hill breed section saw Fishwick Farms sell Cheviots to £83.00 with horned hoggs selling to £79.00 for Blackfaces from S & M Cooper, Tarnside Farm. Mules sold to £76 from Redmayne Bros, Cuerdale Hall Farm and S & M Cooper, Tarnside Farm.
Saturday 4th March at 10.30am Sale of Tractors, Machinery, Implements & Tools Tuesday 7th March at 11am Opening Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs Please advise of entries
Hoggs sold away to a good sound trade today, with buyers keenly biding on handy weight hoggs. The best bred hoggs with good skins and shape were selling away at 200-220p/kg. Heavier types were slightly up on the week, and small plainer types were stiffer to cash.
Thursday 9th March at 10.15am Weekly Sale of Calves & Store Hoggs
974 Hoggs avg. 165.95p/kg. Prime Hogg Top Prices:
LancasterthAuction Mart Monday 27 February at 9am 800 PRIME HOGGS & 100 CAST SHEEP
Bel £105, £97.50 Bank House Farm, £96.50 The Galleon, £94 Bank House Farm. Tex £92.50 Rydal Farm, The Galleon, £92 Springs Farm, £91 The Galleon, £89 Millom Castle. Char £88 Tarnside, £86 Dawson Fold, £84 Tarnside, £83 Tarnside, £82 Brow Head. Suff £86 Dawson Fold, £82 Topthorn Farm, £77.50 Park House Farm, £72 Skelwith Fold, £69.50 Crabtree Farm. Chev £83, £77 Bank House Farm, £72.50, £70.50 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £70 Brow Head. Sco £79, £76 Tarnside, £69 Greenhills Farm. Mule £76 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £76, £74 Tarnside, £74 Cuerdale Hall, £70 Barrowfield. Rye £74 Viewpoint. Herd £72 Rydal Farm, £66 Cockley Beck, £62 Rydal Farm, £53 Cockley Beck. Rough £68 St Annes Farm, £57.50 Bridge Stone, £52, £50 High Borrowbridge. Swale £67 Skelwith Fold, £66.50 Thursgill, £64.50 High Salter, £61 Skelwith Fold, £58.50 Thursgill.
Friday 3rd March at 10.15am Weekly Distinguished Sale of 60 CALVES,
100 CAST COWS & 300 STORE CATTLE Last week Stores sold to £1400 Monday 6th March at 11am Opening Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs Please advise of entries
The weekly sale of Cast Sheep saw a continued strong trade where more sheep could have been sold with only just over three hundred forward. Topping the day’s trade was Alistair and Bradley Thompson of Selside, selling their Texel ewes to a top of £117 with Beltex ewes selling to a top of £102 from J & O Galbraith from Endmoor. Strong Continental and Suffolk ewes continue to sell in the region of ninety pound and Mule ewes sold to a top of £73 from M Archer and Son of Bolton-le-sands with strong Mules selling around the £70 mark.
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A good number of hill ewes in the market today saw Rough Fells sell to £62 from Alistair and Bradley Thompson, with Swaledale ewes selling to £50 from Fishwick Brothers of Longsleddale. Fleshed horned ewes sold to a strong trade and a good tup trade was had throughout. Cast Sheep Top Prices:
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Cast Ewes: Tex £117 Poppy Farm, £89 Low Chapel Fell, £85 Flodder Hall, Causeway Farm, £81 Endmoor Farm. Bel £102 Endmoor Farm, £99 Poppy Farm, £79 Hutton Roof Hall, £55 Endmoor Farm, £45 Poppy Farm. Suff £91 Endmoor Farm, £83 Carlingwha, £59 Brow Head, £45 Barker Knott. Mule £73 Redbank Farm, £71 Hill Park, Endmoor Farm, £70 Low Chapel, £69 Skelwith Fold. BFL £72, £69 Hill Park. Chev £67 High House Farm, £62 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £50 Brow Head, £49, £48 Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Rough £62 Poppy Farm, £59, £57 Steps Farm, £54 Low House, £42 Bridge Stone. Sco £60 Flodder Hall. Rye £60, £49, £42 Viewpoint. Herd £59 Bowkerstead, £47 Barker Knott, £45 Bowkerstead. Swale £50 Middle Sadghyll, £12 Skelwith Fold. Cast Rams: Tex £99, £75, £66, £55 Johnscales Farm. Bel £80 Johnscales, £80, £51 Woodside. Herd £64 Cockley Beck Farm. Chev £64, £58, £55, £50 High Arnside Farm. Char £63 Moss House Farm. Swale £60 Tongue House Farm.
Which is to be offered for sale by auction (subject to conditions and unless sold previously) on Tuesday 28th February 2017 at J36 Rural Auction Centre at 7pm The property comprises of a detached 3 bedroom farmhouse, having a date stone of 1788 and enjoys good views over the Duddon Estury together with a garden area and paddock. Full details available from the Auctioneers
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