North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 23rd August
Arnot Herd Dispersal Monday 21st August 2017 North West Auctions were extremely honoured to host the Young Stock Dispersal sale of the ‘Arnot’ Herd of Pedigree Holstein Cattle on behalf of Janet Whitlow at our Lancaster Sale Centre, with Glyn Lucas of Harrison & Hetherington acting as guest auctioneer. A packed ringside of prospective purchasers were a reflection of a lifetime of hard work and passion for attention to breeding detail, with the herd being known as one of the very best in the UK and a real credit to Arthur & Janet Whitlow. Impeccable pedigrees reflecting the numerous awards which the herd have achieved, the most notable being awarded the Master Breeder Shield in 2012 and winning the Best Herd in the Lancashire Herd Competition four times in 2007, 2009, 2014 and 2015 (and being placed second in 2016). (L-R) Oliver Greenhalgh, Aiden Garvey, Luke Lancaster, Jack Raby, Ben Coates, Janet Whitlow, Harriet Jackson, Fiona Wallbank, Amelia Lancaster (front), Katherine Raby The cattle attracted strong interest from all four corners of the United Kingdom and Ireland, with no doubt from purchasers that the best of the Arnot genetics is still to come through these classy young heifers.
The sale commenced with the consignment of In Calf Heifers which looked on tremendous form, with all nearly being in calf to sexed semen with the sires chosen being the very best of the breed. Topping this section at 3300gns was from the famous ‘Carlina’ family, which have won the Family Group five times in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015 and 2016. ‘Arnot Carlina 258’ sired by Larcrest Commander, was noted as being in calf to sexed semen from Seagull Bay MJ Solaris due 25th November and went on to join the herd of Middle Shorrock Farm. Other notable lots within the in-calf section included others from the Carlina family; ‘Arnot Carlina 262’ by Seagull-Bay Silver, in calf to Mr Rubi Agronaut achieving 2800gns and ‘Arnot Carlina 263’ by Seagull-Bay Supreme, in calf to Walnutlawn Solomon selling for 2500gns. All of the In-Calf Heifers forward from the herd averaged 1908gns. The Bulling Heifers saw the top price of the day being achieved at 4400gns, a tremendous looking heifer in the ring, which attracted strong interest from the ringside. ‘Arnot Carlina 270’ an embryo heifer by De-Su 11914 Hilliard, with a strong pedigree behind her including her grand dam ‘Carlina 130’ EX95-5 (10 years) SP LP90. She was sold as being served to DG Charnley on the 28th June with AI Interest and selling to Wyenalley Dairy Genetics Ltd. The average achieved for bulling heifers being 1277gns. Maiden Heifers attracted the strongest interest, with a fantastic average achieved of 1525gns which included calves as young as 5 months old. ‘Arnot Carlina 296’ topped this section at 3700gns joining the herd at Penhill Farm. She is the maternal sister to the sale day topper ‘Carlina 270’ by Seagull-Bay MJ Solaris and noted as having a GTPI of +2244 she was also sold with AI Interest. One of the youngest calves of the sale ‘Carlina 302’ by EDG Rubicon, also sold with AI Interest went on to sell for 3600gns joining Craig Fad Farm. The two homebred bulls on offer attracted keen interest, with ‘Arnot Crafeeti’ by Ladys-Manor RD Grafeeti out of Carlina 158. Crafeeti was noted as being maternal brother to Commodore EX within the Dungall Herd, N. Ireland. Crafeeti went on to sell for 3300gns also joining Craig Fad Farm. The bulls forward averaged 2500gns. A fantastically well supported sale, which all purchasers would leave very proud to have gained exceptional bloodlines and breeding to add to their herds.
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Lancaster Sale Reports Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings Wednesday 16th August The annual show and sale of Mule, Masham and Continental ewes and shearlings at Lancaster had a bumper entry of sheep forward this year with over 2,000 entered. The pre-sale show was kindly judged by John Capstick of Killington and Stephen Garnett of Stank who had ten pens of Mule gimmer shearlings to judge with the first prize rosette awarded to JK & BE Townley of Mearsbeck. It was also JK & BE Townley who won the Continental class with a very stylish pen of ¾ Texel gimmer shearlings that later went on to win the days overall championship. The champion shearlings, being a much admired pen of sheep, topped the trade selling to £200. The trade wasn’t as fast as some had hoped but top pens of Mule gimmer shearlings were still selling in excess of the £150 barrier numerous times with buyers looking to purchase big stylish sheep, preferably lambed and vaccinated against abortions. The Mule Gimmer Shearling trade topped at £160 from P & M Crackles of Burrow with others selling to £155 from E Parker, Crag Bank, JS & KM Wilson and Son, Kendal, JK & BE Townley, Caton Green and SM Taylor, Tatham. Mules Shearlings sold to an overall market average in the early one hundred and thirty mark. A larger entry of ewes in the market, with numerous flock dispersals as farms in the Lancaster area are changing their farming policies, attracted plenty of attention from buyers. Mule ewes sold to a top of £135 and £132 for one crop ewes from T & S Binns of Clitheroe. Texel ewes sold to a top of £130 from JW & SE Drinkwater of Quernmore.
Show Results
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Judges Mr J Capstick & Mr S Garnett Class one - Best Mule Shearling 1st JK & BE Townley, Mearsbeck Farm 2nd JS & KM Wilson, High House 3rd JK & BE Townley, Mearsbeck Farm Class two – Best Continental Shearling 1st JK & BE Townley, Mearsbeck Farm 2nd TA Chapman, North Lodge
Class three – Best Ewes 1st T &S Binns, Hecklin Farm 2nd T Nelson & Partners, Cockerham Hall 3rd T & S Binns, Hecklin Farm Champion Continental Shearlings from JS & BE Townley, Mearsbeck Farm Reserve Champion Mule Shearlings from JS & BE Townley, Mearsbeck Farm
Monthly Dairy Sale Monday 21st August A bumper entry was seen this month at Lancaster’s Dairy Sale, with 62 cattle being placed under the hammer, including consignments from new vendors. An active ringside of buyers ensured that trade remained buoyant throughout the day, with vendors leaving satisfied and purchasers impressed with both the quantity and quality forward for sale. Top price of the day was achieved by AB&J Parkinson & Son of Out Rawcliffe for their pedigree heifer ‘Liscabank Asterix Sweet’, noted as giving 35kgs daily and being 14 days calved. This heifer proved to be not just ‘Sweet’ by name, when looking back at the strong pedigree behind this heifer going back to its 11th dam there is an excellent classification history of both VG and Excellent. This lot proved to see strong interest with the hammer falling at £2200. Messrs Parkinson’s consignment (including a 2nd calver) averaged £2026. Four of the lots offered for sale today achieved the £2,000 mark. First the Champion from the pre-sale show (1st prize Halter Led Heifer) from JJ&G Eastham of Samlesbury. Their pedigree heifer, ‘Samlea Goodwhone Tilda’ was noted as being 25 days calved and giving 31kgs daily. Next on the list being ‘Pennine Peace 704’ from the Drinkall Family of Over Wyresdale. Peace 704 was recorded as giving 36kgs and being 25 days calved. H&SD Cornthwaite & Son of Kirkland, with the Reserve Champion, also hit the £2000 mark with ‘Kirkwood Free Emily’ giving 35kgs daily. The final animal in the ring went out on a high, ‘Highgro Steady Crocus 2’ from Enchanted Holsteins of Elswick, a strong milky heifer, freshly calved giving 32kgs also achieving £2000. A strong average of £1697.47 was achieved for all newly calved heifers forward.
Show Results Judge Mr D Wallbank Class one – Halter Led Heifer 1st Lot 21, Samlea Goodwhone Tilda, JJ & G Eastham, £2000 2nd Lot 27, Stardale Varney Stella, J Burrow & Son, £1950 3rd Lot 30, Stardale Al Vanessa, J Burrow & Son, £1900 Class two – Non-Halter Led Heifer 1st Lot 3, Kirkwood Free Emily, H & SD Cornthwaite & Son, £2000 2nd Lot 68, Witherslack Topsy Missy, Strickland Hill Farming, £1800 3rd Lot 31, Bilsrow Gerard Olympia 2, DJ & S Tomlinson, £1880
Class three – Cow 1st Lot 42, Sandcrest Madrigal 30, J & M Sanderson, £1720 2nd Lot 48, Sandcrest Mary 255, J & M Sanderson 3rd Lot 41, Sandcrest Gumbo 13, J & M Sanderson, £1520 Best Pair of Heifers Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm Champion Lot 21, Samlea Goodwhone Tilda, JJ & G Eastham, £2000 Reserve Champion Lot 3, Kirkwood Free Emily, H & SD Cornthwaite & Son, £2000
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J36 Sale Reports Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings Saturday 19th August The Great Annual Show and Sale of Breeding Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings at J36 saw a fantastic catalogued entry of 6003, the largest entry seen at North West Auctions. The pre-sale show saw both quality and quantity forward for judging, with judges, George and David Whitwell for the Mules and James Burrow for the Continentals facing the difficult task of selecting their prize winners. The best pen of ten Mule Shearlings was awarded Richard Batty of Kendal, who also went onto achieve the Overall Champion Rosette. F & SA Edmondson of Ulverston remain unbeaten in the Mule Ewe class taking home the Derek Cleasby Memorial Trophy for the fourth year in a row. The Continental Shearling class grows stronger each year and saw Sue Cunliffe, Grange-Over-Sands, being awarded first prize with her Charollais x Texels. Following the judging the packed out sale ring was buzzing from start to finish with buyers in attendance from throughout the UK. The breeding ewes were the first section for sale which saw the first prized ewes from F & SA Edmondson sell to £145 to Frankland Farms. The annual consignment of Mule Ewes from AR Edmondson, Broughton Beck, sold to a high of £158 for a pen of 10 to Mr M Cook of Ulverston, with Alan’s run of Ewes averaging £135. The Gimmer Shearling section, which always attracts a great deal of attention for purchasers for the quality stock on offer, saw a steady trade from start to finish with both vendors and purchasers leaving satisfied. The Champion pen from Richard Batty, looked tremendous in the sale ring, attracting frenzied bidding with the hammer falling at £220 per head to the pre-sale judges George & David Whitwell. All the Mule Shearlings forward for sale averaged £126. The sale day top price was achieved by Messrs Ladds of Benson Hall for a Texel x Beltex Shearling, perfect for future tup breeding selling for £340, followed by others at £200.
Show Results Judges MR G & D Whitwell and Mr W Burrow Class one – Pen of 10 Mule Shearlings 1st RA Batty, Candy Slack 2nd PJ Elliot, Bank House 3rd GE Jackson, Mount Pleasant Champion RA Batty, Candy Slack Prices
Sponsored By Class two – Pen of 10 Mule Ewes 1st F & SA Edmondson, Netherhouses 2nd FI & ME Little, Helm Croft 3rd AR Edmondson, Hawkswell
1st S Cunliffe, Seatle Hall 2nd JD & V Towers, Camp House 3rd J Woodburn & Partners, Mansrigg
Class three – Pen of 10 Continental Shearlings
Breeding Ewes Overall average - £109 Charollais av. £114 Texel av. £111 Mules av. £110 Masham av. £100 Gimmer Shearlings Overall average - £125 Cheviot av. £145 Mules av. £126 Zwartble av. £124 Texel av. £123 Masham av. £121 Charollais av. £112 LLeyn av. £108
Breeding Ewes: Mule £158, £155 Hawkswell Farm, £145 Netherhouses Farm, Hawkswell Farm, £140 Helm Croft, Netherhouses Farm, £135 Hole Beck, £135, £132 High Green. Texel £130, £122 Forth House Farm, £120 Seatle Hall, £120, £116 Forth House Farm, £115 Helm Croft, £114 Forth House Farm, £112 Wath Farm. Charollais £130, £117, £115, £110 High Green, £95 Espford. Suffolk £110 Espford, Netherhouses Farm, £95 Helm Croft. Zwartble £105 Moor Farm. Continental £102 Helm Croft, £95 Bambers Farm. Masham £100 Helm Croft. Lleyn £90 Hare Tarn Farm, Gaitbarrow Farm. Gimmer Shearling: Texel £340, £200 Benson Hall, £192 Seatle Hall, £168 Camp House Farm, £165 Mansriggs Hall, £160 Camp House Farm, £150 Seatle Hall, £145 Parkside Farm. Mule £220 Candy Slack, £180, £170 Bank House, £168 Mount Pleasant, £165 Candy Slack, Mearsbeck Farm, £162 Marsh House Farm, £158 Bank House, High Tenement Farm, £155 Davy Bank. Cheviot £158, £155 High House, £150 Marsh House Farm, £146, £145 Summer Close Farm, £118 Fernlands. Masham £135, £130, £128 Moss End Farm, £122 Herdsmans House, £110 Cobble Hey, Herdsmans House, £102 Herdsmans House. Zwartble £130, £115 Moor Farm. Charollais £125 Espford, £120, £112, High Green, £102 Riddings. Beltex £120 Grandy Close. Suffolk £110 Espford. Lleyn £116, £106, £104 Gaitbarrow Farm. Continental £102 Fairbank Farm.
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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 18th August This weeks Store Cattle sale saw another large entry of 372 which saw a continued good trade to the previous week T he trade was topped by EW & CR Clegg & Son of Poulton Le Fylde for an Aberdeen Angus Bullock selling to £1450 closely followed by AG Stafford of Preston selling Charolais Bullocks to £1420. Native Bred Cattle saw Hereford Bullocks selling to £1300 from H Hesketh & Son of Preston. Topping the Store Heifers today was an Aberdeen Angus from A & P Hodgkinson of Poulton Le Fydle. Black and White Bullocks sold to £1030 from A Kirkby & Co of Pilling. Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – AA: £1450 Yew Tree Farm; £1360 Scotch Green Farm; £1320 Scale House Farm. CHAR: £1420 Birch Croft; £1180 Holme House; £1180 Colt Park. BRB: £1380 Scotch Green Farm; £1300 Dunningwell Farm; £1300 Hawkrigg End. LIM: £1340 Dunningwell Farm; £1240 High Green; £1230 Red Scar. HERE: £1300 Thornthon Barn Farm; £1210 Scotch Green Farm; £1200 Windy Hill Farm. SIM: £1200 Thornton Barn Farm. MON: £1140 Fanny House Farm. SHO: £1130 Cock Hall Farm. FKV: £1090 Croft Farm. FR: £1030 Gulf Farm; £1010 High Green; £940 Scale House Farm. STORE HEIFERS – AA: £1270 Bank Field Farm; £1160 Mill Farm; £1140 New House Farm. BRB: £1240 Gibraltar Farm; £1240 Pasture House Farm; £1200 Head House. LIM: £1240 New House Farm; £1110 Croppers Farm; £1090 Red Scar. CHAR: £1100 Thornton Barn Farm. HERE: £990 High House Farm; £960 Hall Farm. BULL – SIM: £1080 Market Street.
A large entry of 122 Cast Cows saw an overall market average of 129.34p/kg with all Black and White Cows selling to a market average of 114.69p/kg The day’s trade was topped by a Limousin Cow from G Lowe of Chipping selling to 184.5p/kg and topping price per head was Nether Hall Farms of Kirkby Lonsdale selling a Limousin Cow to £1221.50. Black and White cows sold to a top of 144.5p/kg from P & EM Mason of Kirkby Lonsdale. Plenty of Dairy Bred cows still sold in the 130-140p/kg mark. Cast Steers sold to 199.5p/kg for a British Blue from A Kirkby & Co of Pilling. All Cast Steers foward averaged 153.656p/kg. Cast Cow Top Prices: OTM COW – LIM: 184.5 Lickhurst Farm; 179.5 Hazelslack Tower Farm; 174.5 Nether Hall Farm. CHAR: 164.5 Braida Garth. AA: 159.5 Cragg Farm; 147.5 Abbey Manor. STAB: 157.5 Low Foulshaw. SLR: 154.5 Abbey Manor; 149.5 Lickhurst Farm. FR: 144.5 Spital Farm; 139.5 Yew Tree Farm; 139.5 Baldromma. HERE: 139.5 Abbey Manor. SRW: 139.5 Holme Head; 134.5 Baldromma Farm. SIM: 139.5 Langthwaite Height. BRB: 139.5 Brookside; 127.5 Brookside. . MON: 114.5 Lane House. OTM HEIFER – BRB: 199.5 Hawkrigg End. FR: 174.5 Ancliffe Hall Farm; 169.5 Lawsons Farm; 149.5 Hall Farm. CAST STEER – BRB: 199.5 Gulf Farm. FR: 174.5 Green Dragon Farm; 139.5 Greenside Farm. SRW: 139.5 Cliftons Farm. CAST BULL – FR: 139.5 Gibsons Farm; 119.5 Sandvilla; 114.5 Baldromma. LIM: 137.5 Lickhurst Farm.
The weekly sale of Calves had a similar number entry to last week selling to the continued strong trade. The trade topped at £440 twice for strong British Blue heifers from Wallbank Farms of Abbeystead. Blue bulls topped at £400 from J & G Thornley of Roseacre with Hereford Bulls from the same good home selling to £380 twice and £375 and the heifers to £325. Once again better quality young beef calves selling in excess of the £300 mark. A mixed entry of Black and whites forward saw stronger calves sell in excess of £100 topping at £162 from T & CM Kelsall of Chipping with numerous passing the £100 mark. A hand full of stirks in the auction today topped at £520 and £470 at 8 month old from RJ Smalley of Out Rawcliffe with yearling black and whites selling to £400. Next week more beef and Black and whites required including the monthly sale of stirks at 9.45am please inform Ian of entries 07766521472. Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – BRB: £440 Tills Farm; £340 Brown Brook. HERE: £325 Derby Lodge Farm. LIM: £285 Deansbiggin. AA: £240 Birkland Barrow; £145 Forton Hall Farm. BULL CALF – BRB: £400 Derby Lodge Farm; £345 Knowsley Farm; £310 Hatters Farm. HERE: £380 Derby Lodge Farm; £285 Forton Hall Farm; £280 Birkland Barrow. AA: £340 Tills Farm; £325 Nobreck Farm. FR: £162 Brown Brook; £120 Catshaw Hall Farm; £105 Knowsley Farm. SHO: £135 Hatters Farm. BULLOCK CALF – FR: £90 Brown Brook. HEIFER STIRK – BRB: £435 Markfield Farm. BULLOCK STIRK – BRB: £520 Markfield Farm. FR: £400 Markfield Farm.
Monday 21st August The Prime Lamb trade today achieved the exact same overall market average as the week previous for all lambs sold, 184.46p/kg. Topping the day’s trade from ST Birkett & Son of Carnforth was a pen of Beltex x Lambs selling for 217p/kg, with a top price per head of £95 being achieved for Continental lambs from MJ&LC Lund of Quernmore. Suffolk lambs selling to £86 from ST Birkett & Son and Mule Lambs topping at £83.50 from JS&S Atkinson of Scorton. Overall lambs weighing 39-45kgs proving the best to sell. Prime Lamb Top Prices: CONT: £95 Corney Hill Farm. TEX: £94 Hall Croft Barn; £91 Ellers Farm; £91 Farleton House. BEL: £91 Hall Croft Barn; £89 Forgelands Estate; £88 Hall Croft Barn. CHAR: £89 Springfield Farm; £70 Oak Avenue. SUFF: £86 Hall Croft Barn; £82.50 North Farm; £82 Walnut Tree. MULE: £83.50 Sykes Farm; £78 Yarslber; £76 Moss House Farm. DORS: £73 Corney Hill Farm.
Over 200 Cast Ewes forward this week, there was a firm trade which topped at £103 from CM&CA Jackson of Caton for Continental ewes. Mule ewes were regularly achieving £74-£80, with a pen of 14 selling for the top price of £81 from A&J Rhodes of Ellel. Again, well-fleshed Continental and Suffolk ewes were easy to place. Cast Sheep Top Prices: CONT: £103 Forgelands; £90 Bambers Farm; £85 Low Kit Brow. CHAR: £100 Lingrow. TEX: £95 Lane House; £87 Old Woodhouse; £78 The Dingle. SUFF: £91 Lyndale Farm; £90 Hall Croft Barn; £81 Greenbank Farm House. MULE: £81 Low Kit Brow; £80 Ellers Farm; £80 Greenbank Farm. SWALE: £40 Wyresdale Park. .
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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 17th August The fortnightly sale of Calves and Stirks had another strong entry in the market. Not as many quality or beef calves on offer this week with there being a large proportion of young black and whites in the market. Suckler bred Charolais calves topped the trade at £500 from M & C Booth of Kentmere. British Blue bull calves topped at £430 from JW & D Robinson of Nook with British Blue heifers topping at £340 from HJ Robinson & Son of Preston Patrick with plenty of beef calves selling in excess of £300. There was a very young entry of black and whites today with the majority being a fortnight to three weeks old with best types of five week old rearing calves selling to £135 from GR Park & sons of Whinfell. Young black and whites were eagerly bid for by numerous buyers in the auction looking for this type of calf. A couple of Dairy shorthorns in the auction topped at £165 and £155 from Messrs Robinson of Old Hutton. Calf Top Prices: Bull Calf: Brb £430 Hollins Farm, £340 Ravens Lodge, £310 Overbeck, £190 Townhead Farm. Lim £330, £300 Sunny Bank, £160 Hawkrigg Farm. Char £305 Colby Laithes. Here £305 Moorhouse Farm, Mount Pleasant, £300 Moorhouse Farm. Fkv £290, £270, £130 Hawkrigg Farm. Mon £280, £210, £170, £165 Colby Laithes. Sho £165, £155 Strickley. Fri £125 Low Deepslack, £70 Far Audlands, £60 Sunny Bank, £55 Burneside Hall, £52 Halforth Farm. Heifer Calf: Brb £340 Elm Tree Farm, £280 Elm Tree Farm, £275 Ravens Lodge, £165, £140 Townhead Farm. Char £290 Colby Laithes. Here £235, £230, £220 Moorhouse Farm, £165 Mount Pleasant. Ang £190, £180, £170 Colby Laithes. Mon £100, £90 Colby Laithes Bull Stirk: Char £500 Hartrigg.
There were more Cast cows and OTM cattle on the market this week with over 50 forward selling to a continued strong trade, especially for the time of the year. The trade topped at 154.5p/kg for Stabiliser cows from A Dixon and Son of Selside, with others from the same home selling to 147.5p/kg. Black and white heifers topped at 147.5p/kg from AE & M Hayhurst of Natland. Black and white cows topped at 144.5p/kg from R & J Dodgson of Natland which were in the TB restriction section, showing that selling through the ring is the best option and vendors are strongly urged to take advantage of this service. Black and whites sold to a market average of 109p/kg with an overall market average of 114p/kg. Cast Cow Prices: OTM Cow: Stab 154.5, 147.5, 144.5, 141.5 Kit Cragg. Fri 144.5 Cracalt Farm, 137.5 Lupton Hall, 134.5 Middle Birkby Farm, Lupton Hall. Sho 121.5 Strickley, 124.5 West Plain Farm, 109.5 Ghyll Farm, Borwick Lodge Farm, 101.5 Lile Yaks. Sim 114.5 Kate Farm, 109.5 High Fell Gate, Kate Farm. Ayr 111.5, 109.5 Sunny Bank. LNGH 109.5 Kate Farm. OTM Heifer: Fri 147.5 Natland Park Fam. Ang 139.5 Capplerigg Cast Steer: Lim 134.5 Singleton Park
There was a larger entry of Store Cattle than catalogued, with 50 forward selling to a brisk trade throughout. There was bullocks just over 12 months selling in excess of £1000 with Charolais from SH Wightman of Milnthorpe topping at £1090 and British Blue steers selling to £1000 from the same home. Angus bullocks topped of £1,000 from John Twigge of Lindale. Yearling heifers sold to a top of £800 twice, for Limousins firstly from John Twigge and secondly from N Cooper & Sons of Broughton in Furness. Store Cattle Prices: Store Bullock: Char £1090 Low Woodhouse. Brb £1000 Low Woodhouse. Ang £1000 Holmelands, £990 Low Woodhouse, £910 Troughton Hall, £810 Holme Farm. Here £900 Holmelands, £740 Holme Farm. Sho £850 Holme Farm, £670 Abbots Reading Farm. Lim £700 Holmelands.
Tuesday 22nd August The weekly sale of Prime Lambs saw a similar number of lambs forward but sold to a lightly easier trade with an overall market average of 174p/kg achieved. Top price of the day was achieved by J Bargh & Son, North Farm with 49kg Charollais Lambs selling to £97, this was closely followed by DW & NM Alderson & Son, High Green selling Charollais Lambs to £96. Top price per kilo was 214p/kg for a Beltex Lamb from P & TL Edmondson, Low Hall Farm. Prime Lamb Top Prices: Char £97 North Farm, £96 High Green, £90 Bank House Farm, £89 North Farm, £85 Bank House Farm. Tex £96 Hill Top Farm, £95 Southways, £94 North Farm, £93 Low Chapel, £92 Red Lodge. Bel £96 Brown Edge, £90 Red Lodge, £89 Hill Park, £88 Low Hall Farm, Red Lodge. Suff £95 Lawsons Farm, £90 Bank House Farm, Lawsons Farm, £88 Hagg Farm, £87 Crooklands Brow. Mule £77 Brmaskew, £76.50 Brown Edge, £60 Moss Howe Farm, Preston Patrick Hall, £59 Mosergh Farm. Mash £73 Steps Farm. Chev £64 Howriggs, £62 Whiteside Fold Farm.
An increased entry of Cast Sheep this week saw Texel top the trade at £99, twice, firstly from Messrs Young, Moss End Farm and secondly from JC Dunning, Low Chapel Farm. Suffolks were also good to sell selling to a top of £98 from RHM & S Boyren, Hill Park and to £96 from D Metcalfe, Crooklands. Horned ewes topped at £67 from JW Little, Riverside House who also sold Rough Fells to £58. Swales topped at £54 AJ Pratt, Buck Bank Farm. Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Ewes: Tex £99 Moss End Farm, Low Chapel Farm, £95 High House Farm, Hall Croft Barn, £94 Oakfield. Suff £98 Hill Park, £96 Crooklands Brow, £88 Red Lodge, £60 Swindon Manor. Bel £85 Lyndarick. BFL £84 Low Longmire. Lleyn £82 Low Foulshaw, £79 Cragg Farm, £65, £59 Low Foulshaw Farm, £54 Kate Farm. Chev £80 Ewelock Bank, Mule £78 High House, North Farm, £77 High House, £75 Low House, £74 Red Lodge. Cont £75 High House Farm. Chev Mule £68 Crooklands Brow. Char £68 Low Greenriggs. Horned £67 Riverside House. Rough £58 Riverside House, £54 Steps Farm, £48 High Green, £44 High Green. Swale £54 Buck Bank Farm, £44 Fellside Farm. Sco £38 Dubside, £37 Swindon Manor, £32 Bank House Farm. Cast Ram: Tex £88 Low Longmire, £86, £77 Bank House Farm. Lleyn £80 Low Foulshaw Farm. Cont £70 Bank House Farm.
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Saturday 26th August 10.30am RARE BREEDS 12.30pm POULTRY
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1000 CAST SHEEP
Thursday 31st August 10.15am 80 CALVES & STIRKS, 10.30am 80 CAST & TB COWS, 11am 100 BEEF BREEDING &
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Show & Sale of 627 TERMINAL BREEDING RAMS & 71 FEMALES Viz. 236 Texel, 182 Beltex, 142 Suffolks, 12 Charollais, 55 Other Breeds
On instructions from the Exors of Mrs. J. Fawcett Sale by auction of 25.04 acres/10.13 hectares of sound pasture land, in one block Being part of LOW GREENRIGGS FARM, UNDERBARROW, KENDAL
TWO DAY SALE OF 12,000thGIMMER LAMBS
Friday 8 September at 10am
AMBLESIDE FAIR
which is to be sold by public auction (subject to conditions and unless sold previously) on Thursday, 7th September, 2017 at 7.00 p.m. at The Conference Room, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe. LA7 7FP
Great Annual Show & Sale
4000 GIMMER LAMBS
Compr. Mule, Masham & Continental. Friday 8th September at 5.30pm
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Show & Sale of Individual Mule Gimmer Lambs Pre-sale Show of Pens of 10 & 20 NEMSA Mule Gimmer Lambs
The land is sound pasture land with access a short distance along Second Moss Lane, opposite Tullythwaite Hall. The land has a natural water supply and is in good heart.
Saturday 9th September at 10am Great Annual Sale of
8000 MULE GIMMER LAMBS
Note – The Contracts and Conditions of Sale will be available from 29th August, 2017. The land can be viewed at any reasonable time give possession of a set of the particulars and plan. Full details available from the Auctioneers.
On behalf of Kendal Branch of NEMSA. Friday 15th September Evening Show & Sale of
BELTEX RAMS & FEMALES
on behalf of the Northern Beltex Club followed by BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Sale of Terminal Sire Breeding Rams & Individual Females. st Entries close Friday 1 September
Saturday 16th September Second Sale of Breeding Ewes & Gimmer
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Friday 1st September 10.15am 60 REARING CALVES 10.30am 120 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11.15am 300 STORE CATTLE Last Wk Blks to £1450 Hfrs to £1270 1pm 1000 BREEDING EWES, GIMMER SHEARLINGS & RAMS
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