North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 24th February
Anniversary Show & Sale of Store Cattle & Calves Thursday 18th February ANNIVERSARY CHAMPION SELLS FOR £1260 AT NWA J36 North West Auctions held its fortnightly sale of Store Cattle which included a show to celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of the opening of Junction 36 Rural Auction Centre. The show, which was kindly judged by Mr David Anderson of Maryport, attracted a strong entry of cattle with over 20 forward for the show. The championship rosette was awarded to a British Blue x steer from MJ & JA Winn which later sold for £1260 and was purchased by Mr J Bowling, Wigan. Trade throughout the sale was strong for all classes with vendors leaving pleased with prices achieved. The sale topped at £1280 for a trio of Limousin steers from PE & M Capstick, Millom with heifers to £1180 for Limousin x from TS & SM Park, Millom. Young bulls peaked at £920 for Limousin x from DJ & MJ Hoggarth, Ulpha. Yearling cattle met strong bidding with buyers eager to secure stock ahead of turn out and more farmer buyers around the ringside looking to purchase groups of cattle. Cash prizes awarded every sale now for highest priced groups of 3 or more steers and heifers. ANNIVERSARY SHOW & SALE OF STORE CATTLE – SHOW RESULTS Judge: Mr David Anderson, Maryport Overall Champion – Lot 59 from MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm Class 1 – Store Heifer 1st – Lot 63 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm – BRB £1080 2nd – Lot 60 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm – Lim £1120 3rd – Lot 16 T Ayrton & Sons, Yates Farm – BRB £980 Class 2 – Store Bullock 1st – Lot 59 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm – Lim £1260 2nd – Lot 207 D Nicholson, Birch Bank – Lim £1070 3rd – Lot 61 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Farm – BRB £1110 Highest Priced pen of 3 or more Store Bullocks – PE & M Capstick, Whicham Hall Second Highest Priced pen of 3 or more Store Bullocks –E & S Bower, Burney End Highest Priced pen of 3 or more Store Heifers – J & ME Bateman, Lowgill Farm Second Highest Priced pen of 3 or more Store Heifers – M Robinson
The anniversary show and sale of Calves at J36 was kindly judged by Derek Bateman of Sedbergh who did a great job of judging what was a top quality show of beef calves. The first prize beef bull was awarded to B & MJ Nelson & Son of Halforth Farm with a well grown stylish Limousin. The beef heifer class was won by JW & TE Sharp of Flodder Hall who swept the deck with his British Blue heifers. The black and white bull calf class was won by HJ Robinson & Son of Elm Tree. ANNIVERSARY SHOW & SALE OF CALVES – SHOW RESULTS Judge: Mr D Bateman, Sedbergh Class 1 – Beef Bull Calf 1st – Lot 732 B & MJ Nelson & Son, Halforth Farm, Lim £350 2nd – Lot 745 JW & TE Sharp, Flodder Hall, British Blue £305 3rd – Lot 746 JW & TE Sharp, Flooder Hall, British Blue £315 Class 2 – Beef Heifer Calf 1st – Lot 750 JW & TE Sharp, Flodder Hall, British Blue £295 2nd – Lot 742 JW & TE Sharp, Flodder Hall, British Blue £290 3rd – Lot 743 JE & TE Sharp, Flodder Hall, British Blue £320 Class 3 – Dairy Bull Calf 1st – Lot 715 HJ Robinson, Elm Tree, Friesian £120 2nd – Lot 709 AE & M Hayhurst, Natland Park Farm, Friesian £70 3rd – Lot 716 HJ Robinson & Son, Elm Tree, Friesian, £72
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