North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 27th December
J36 Boxing Day Primestock Sale Tuesday 26th December There was a smaller entry of Prime Lambs in the market this week, but there was certainly plenty of interest with fresh buyers ringside. An entry of 609 lambs sold to a market average of 207p/kg with consignments of heavyweight and Beltex lambs selling to averages of over £100. Heavyweight lambs topped the trade at £115 from LA & M Lambert of Brow Head with Suffolks. This was followed by Charollais’ from J Stott Jnr selling to £110.50 for 45-47kg Lambs. Beltex lambs sold to a top of £110 from Alistair and Bradley Thompson of Poppy Farm with George Harryman of The Galleon selling to a top of 256p/kg and 254p/kg, his consignment of lambs averaged well over the £100 mark. All Beltex lambs forward sold to a market average of 248p/kg. Best Texel lambs were often selling over £100, topping at £106 from F & SA Edmondson of Netherhouses. A large quantity of lambs forward today were hill bred and they were met with plenty of demand. Mules sold to a top of £102.50 and £96 from F & SA Edmondson of Netherhouses for heavy weight lambs. Mules topped at 207p/kg from ST & SE Allen of Hillcroft with Mules often selling towards 200p/kg. All Mules in the market sold to an average of £81.24. Horned lambs sold to a top of £82 or 210p/kg for Scottish Blackface lambs from Williamson Brothers of Ulverston and Swaledales sold to £78 or 200p/kg from JF & AW Sutton of Nether Houses. Herdwick lambs from Low Moor Howe sold to £77 or 201p/kg. Prime Lamb Top Prices: SUFFOLK: £115 Brow Head; £110 Netherhouses Farm; £100.50 Crook o’ Lune Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £110.50 Kingsland. BELTEX: £110 Poppy Farm; £105 The Galleon; £100 Keer Falls. TEXEL: £106 Netherhouses Farm; £105 Red Scar; £104 St Annes Farm. MULE: £102.50 Netherhouses Farm; £93 Nether House Farm; £90 The Borrans. CHEVIOT: £85 Brow Head. CONTINENTAL: £83 Sykes Farm. LEICESTER: £82 Sykes Farm. TEESWATER: £80 Keer Falls. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £82 Greenhills Farm. SWALEDALE: £78 Nether House Farm. HERDWICK: £77 High House Farm.
There was a smaller entry of Cast Ewes today but there was certainly a strong trade, all specifications of ewes selling to the dearest trade seen for some time. Large continental ewes sold into the nineties topping at £97 and £95 from SH & PI Bowes of Harbarrow Farm. Best Mule ewes sold over £70 selling to a top of £78 from J & M Wilson of Cooper House with plenty of stronger Mule ewes in the mid-seventies. Hill bred ewes were eagerly bid for with Herdwicks selling to £56 from TW & C Shepherd of Nook Farm. Swaledale ewes topped at £51 from JF & AW Sutton of Netherhouses with fit horned ewes often selling in the late forties.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Sheep TEXEL: £97 Harbarrow Farm, £87 Holme Farm, £77 Ivy House. SUFFOLK: £83 Ivy House. MULE: £78 Cooper House, £77 Nook Farm, £76 Harbarrow Farm. CONTINETAL: £73 Fairbank Farm. HERDWICK: £56 Nook Farm. SWALEDALE: £51 Netherhouse Farm, £49 Nook Farm, £42 Harbarrow Farm. JACOB: £49 Harbarrow Farm. DALESBRED: £25 Fell End Farm. Cast Tups: CHAROLLAIS: £84 Fairbank Farm. TEXEL: £70 Nook Farm. LEICESTER: £55 Fell End Farm, £36 Low Hall Farm.
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Young Handlers Show & Sale Lancaster Auction Mart Tuesday 2nd January 2018
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Tuesday 2 January 2018 1pm 2000 PRIME HOGGS followed by 750 CAST SHEEP including YOUNG HANDLERS SHOW. Show at 11am. Classes for Single Lowland & Upland Hoggs + Best Young Handler (all ages up to 26)
Thursday 4th January 11am Fortnightly Sale of 2500 STORE HOGGS Sale Day Entries Welcome, Ballot Drawn on Day Tuesday 9th January 10.30am All Classes of PIGS Please advise the office of entries
Judging at 8am Sale at 9am
Saturday 6th January Monthly Sale of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Please advise the office of entries. Email photos to info@nwauctions.co.uk for advertising
Classes 1. Single Lowland Lamb 2. Single Upland Lamb to include Mule, Masham & Cheviot 3. Best Young Handler - all ages up to 26
Thursday 11th January 80 CALVES, 80 CAST COWS, TB RESTRICTED COWS & 150 STORE CATTLE Catalogue entries close Wednesday 3rd January
To be shown by a young handler age 26 or under Show classes for ages under 12 year and over 12 years
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Saturday 27th January ROUGH DIAMONDS Show & Sale of IN-LAMB ROUGH FELL EWES, GIMMER SHEARLINGS & GIMMER HOGGS Show & Sale of IN-LAMB BLUEFACED LEICESTER EWES, GIMMER SHEARLINGS & GIMMER HOGGS followed by Multi-Breed Individual & Commercial In-Lamb Females Entries Close Friday 12th January
Lancaster Auction Mart st Monday 1 January 2018 - NO SALE
Tuesday 2nd January 2018 9am 700 PRIME HOGGS followed 200 CAST SHEEP including YOUNG HANDLERS SHOW. Show at 8am. Classes for Single Lowland & Upland Hoggs + Best Young Handler (all ages up to 26)
Judging at 11am
Sale at 1pm
Classes 1. Single Lowland Lamb 2. Single Upland Lamb to include Mule, Masham & Cheviot 3. Single Horned Lamb to include Swaledale, Rough Fell, Dalesbred & Herdwick 4. Best Young Handler - all ages up to 26 To be shown by a young handler age 26 or under Show classes for under 10 years, 11-16 years and 17-26 years
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Friday 5th January 10.15am 60 REARING CALVES 10.15am 150 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11.15am 400 STORE CATTLE Entries Close Tuesday 2nd January Monday 15th January RENOWNED JANUARY DAIRY EXTRAVAGANZA Show & Sale of 50 PEDIGREE & COMMERCIAL DAIRY CATTLE SHOW & SALE OF HOLSTEIN BREEDING BULLS Entries close Friday 5th January