North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 3rd January
J36 Young Handlers Show & Sale Tuesday 2nd January The annual show and sale of Young Handlers Prime Hoggs at J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, saw another good entry of over 30 forward and it was great to have so many young handlers in the market this year showing their skill and enthusiasm. Our thanks must go to our Judge, Mrs Denise Elliott, Penrith, for giving up her time and expertise today, with thanks also going to Rural Law Practice Thomson Hayton Winkley and Wynnstay. The champion Young Handler Rosette was awarded to George Harryman of Kendal, who expertly held his 50kg Beltex hogg and led it very well on its halter which later sold to a market top of £190 to Plumgarths Farm Shop. The champion young handler lamb, awarded for its conformation and finish, was awarded to Abigail Winn, High Underbarrow Farm, Burneside, with her Beltex Hogg which she has bred herself from her flock of 8 breeding ewes. Credit must go to this young shepherdess for breeding such a great hogg and handling it ever so well in the show. This Beltex hogg later went onto sell for £140 weighing 52kg also selling to Plumgarths Farm Shop. The Reserve Champion Hogg was awarded to Johnathan Winn, High Underbarrow Farm, Burneside, also with a Beltex hogg, weighing 49kg selling to £112 to Lancashire Halal Direct. Recognition must go to all the Young Handlers in today’s show for their time and effort in taking part. Following on from the show hoggs the commercial hoggs sold to another strong trade with 1500 hoggs in the market, which sold to a market average of 179p/ kg with 39-45kg hoggs selling to an average of 183p/kg. There was, once again, plently of demand for Beltex hoggs with all Beltex forward selling to a market average of 227p/kg with good conformation Texel Lambs often selling in excess of 200p/kg. There were more Mules in the market today seeing them top at £85 for heavy weight hoggs from F & SA Edmondson of Netherhouses, 45kg Mules twice sold to £83.50 from WI & A Atkinson & Son, Holme House and ME Wannop & Sons, Heaton Hall. There was a strong demand for heavy weight lambs with best types weighing in the 50kg bracket selling in the region of £40 over their weight.
Young Handler Show Results Judge Mrs Denise Elliot Sponsor Rural Law Practice Thomson Hayton Winkley & Wynnstay
Class two – Single Upland Lamb – Under 10 yrs 1st Maddy Watson 2nd Elizabeth Wilson 3rd Emmy Watson
Class one – Single Lowland Hogg – under 10 yrs 1st Jonathan Winn 2nd Aiden Batty 3rd Sophie Batty
Class two B – Single Upland Lamb – 11-16 yrs 1st Abigail Winn 2nd Andrew Bateman
Class one B – Single Lowland Hogg – 11-16 yrs 1st Abigail Winn 2nd George Harryman 3rd Andrew Bateman Class one C – Single Lowland Hogg – 17-26 yrs 1st Bob Lawrence 2nd Tom Fishwick 3rd Robyn Allen
Class two C – Single Upland Lamb – 17-26 yrs 1st Robyn Allen 2nd Tom Fishwick
Class four – Best Young Handler 1st George Harryman 2nd Aiden Batty 3rd Elizabeth Wilson 4th Thomas Wilson 5th Sophie Batty 6th Maddy Watson Champion Abigail Winn Reserve Champion Johnathan Winn
Class three – Single Horned Lamb – 11-16 Yrs 1st Thomas Wilson Class three B – Single Horned Lamb – 17-26 yrs 1st George Wilson
Prime Hogg Top Prices: Beltex - £190 The Galleon, £140 High Underbarrow Farm, £116 Holme Farm, £112 High Underbarrow Farm, £105 Hill Park. Texel - £99.5 Cumbrae, £99 ST Annes Farm, £97 Guides Farm, £97 Grayrigg Foot, £96.5 Hall Croft Barn. Suffolk - £98.5 Ashstead, £98 Toadpool Farm, £95 Hill Park, £92.5 Smithy Green Farm, £92 Yoad Pot. Cheviot Mule - £96, £90 Brow Head, £76.5 3 Seedhowe Cottages, £70 5 Summer Hill, £62 3 Seedhowe Cottages. Charollais - £92.5 Holmelands. £79.5 Low Gregg Hall, £75.5 24 Howgill Close, £72 Bank House Farm, £69.5 Crabtree Farm. Horned - £86 ST Annes Farm, £43 Riddings, £40 Moss House Farm. Mule - £85 Nether houses Farm, £83.5 Holme House Farm, £83.5 Heaton Hall Farm, £83 Tongue House Farm, 382 High Underbarrow Farm. Cheviot - £80 Ashstead, £78.5 Green Lane End Farm, £75 Hutton Roof Hall, £75 Crooklands Farm. Continental - £76.5 Hill Park, £74.5, £67.5 Ninezergh, £55 Low Brundrigg. Swaledale - £70 Ashstead, £65 Nether houses Farm, £61 Middale Farm, £57.5 Forest Hall. Herdwick - £66.5 Bowkerstead Farm, £40 Overmere. Rough Fell - £65, £60 Millbeck. Dales Bred - £63.5 Fell End Farm. Kerry Hill – Hutton Roof Hall.
There was a bumper entry of 600 Cast Ewes forward with a very mixed entry in the market, with many pens of Ewes looking weathered following this wet weather we have endured. A shortage of big ewes in the market today saw Beltex ewes sell to £91 from PJ & H Onions of Keer Falls and Suffolk Ewes sold to £90 from RA Batty, Endmoor. Bigger Continental type Ewes were selling into the eighties. Best Mule ewes sold over £70 mark, with a shortage of good fit ewes in, topping at £77 from P Rossall of Claughton on Brock. A very mixed show of horned ewes in the market today saw Rough Fell Ewes sell to £64 from CP Bateman of Croftfoot and Swaledale Ewes sold to £49 from Inman Family of Strickland Hill. Fleshed Horned ewes were regularly selling in the forties.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Ewe: Beltex - £91, £60 Keer Falls. Suffolk - £90 1 Western Houses. Zwartble - £87, £71 Low Foulshaw Farm, £67 Mint View. Texel - £83 10 Claife Avenue, £70 Keer Falls, £68 Riddings, £67 Hall Croft Barn, £66 10 Claife Avenue. Mule - £77 8 Lapwing Close, £75 Grayrigg Foot, £74 Green Lane End Farm, £70 Cracalt Farm, £68 Lambrigg Head Farm. Cheviot - £72 5 Summer Hill, £70 3 Seedhowe Cottages, £60 Low Mill House, £53 Overmere, £45 5 Summer Hill. Charollais - £71 Low Foulshaw Farm, £53 5 Summerhill. Rough Fell - £64 Croft Foot Farm, £46, £39, £36 High Swinklebank Farm. Leicester - £54 Overthwaite Farm. Swaledale - £49 Strickland Hill, £45 Holme House Farm. Dales Bred - £45 Fell End Farm, £37 Middale Farm. Horned - £44 Lathwaite Farm. Lleyn - £39 Cragg Farm. Cast Ram: Zwartble - £87 Low Foulshaw Farm. Lleyn - £81 Cragg Farm. Teeswater - £80 Middale Farm, £66 Harbarrow Farm. Texel - £79 Highfield, £52 Cragg Farm, £50, £48 Guides Farm, £40 Millbeck. Suffolk - £74 Hall Croft Barn, £74 Guides Farm, £60, £45 Mouse Syke, £41 Guides Farm. Charollais - £73 Guides Farm. Leicester - £72 Re Braida Garth. Cheviot - £66, £56, £41 Guides Farm. Scotch - £57, £40 Riddings. Dales Bred - £54 Holme House Farm. Swaledale - £49 Mouse Syke, £45 High Borrowbridge, £41 Forest Hall.
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Lancaster Young Handlers Show & Sale Tuesday 2nd January The annual Show and Sale of Young Handlers Prime Hoggs at Lancaster saw another well supported show and it was great to have the future of farming in the auction mart showing their hoggs. Thanks go to our Judge Mr Tim Hamlet of Hamlet Butchers, Garstang for giving up his time and valuable expertise today. A special thank must also go to Wynnstay for their continued support and sponsorship, with a special thanks to Ruth Hatton. The first prize handler was awarded to Harry Huddleston of Overhouses, Wray who showed his Mule Hogg off expertly with the judge commenting on his style and composure throughout the show, this later went onto sell for £85.50. The Champion hogg, awarded for its conformation, was awarded to Lily Bargh of Old Woodhouse, Heaton with Oxcliffe. This stylish Beltex hogg sold to a market top of £102 to Lancashire Halal Direct. The Reserve Champion was awarded to Harry Carter, Crag End, Ellel with a Texel hogg, bred from Harry’s increasing Texel flock, selling for £93. Also selling into the triple figures was Adam Ayrton of Yates Farm, Over Wyresdale selling his Texel lamb to £100. Commercial trade unfortunately saw not all buyers present due to the change of sale day for this week. There was an overall market average of 173p/kg for a smaller entry of hoggs forward. Best conformation Texel Hoggs sold in excess of 200p/kg with plenty of first cross Texel hoggs selling either side of 190p/kg. Mule hoggs were regularly selling in the region of £30 above their weight.
Young Handler Show Results Judge Mr Tim Hamlet Sponsor Wynnstay
Class two B – Single Upland Lamb – Over 12 Yrs 1st Amy Ayrton
Class one – Single Lowland Lamb – Under 12 Yrs 1st Lily Bargh 2nd Adam Ayrton 3rd Rachel Philips Class one B – Single Lowland Lamb – Over 12 Yrs 1st Harry Carter 2nd James Bargh
Class three – Best Young Handler 1st & Champion Harry Huddleston 2nd Adam Ayrton 3rd Jonathan Ayrton
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J36 Rural Auction Centre Saturday 6th January Monthly Sale of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Please advise the office of entries. Email photos to info@nwauctions.co.uk for advertising Tuesday 9th January 10.30am All Classes of PIGS Please advise the office of entries 1pm 2000 PRIME HOGGS followed by
750 CAST SHEEP Thursday 11th January 80 CALVES, 80 CAST COWS, TB RESTRICTED COWS, BEEF BREEDING CATTLE inc. 15 Luing Cows IC to Sim Bull due June, 8 Galloway Cows with Calves & 150 STORE CATTLE Catalogue entries close Wednesday 3rd January Thursday 18th January 11am Fortnightly Sale of 2500 STORE HOGGS Entries close Wednesday 10th January Thursday 25th January 80 CALVES, 80 CAST COWS, TB RESTRICTED COWS & 150 STORE CATTLE Including Show & Sale of Bullocks & Heifers, Champion to be awarded the Janet Gorst Perpetual Challenge Trophy Entries close Wednesday 17th January 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
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Champion Lily Bargh
Monday 8th January 9am 700 PRIME HOGGS followed 200 CAST SHEEP
Reserve Champion Harry Carter
Class two – Single Upland Lamb – Under 12 yrs 1st Harry Huddleston 2nd Ella Jackson 3rd Anne Marie Huddleston
Friday 12th January 10.15am 60 REARING CALVES 10.15am 150 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11.15am 400 STORE CATTLE Entries Close Monday 8th January Monday 15th January
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Prime Hogg Top Prices: Texel £102 Old Woodhouse, £100 Yates Farm, £99 Low Moor Head Farm, £98 Park Farm Barn, £97 Springs Farm. Bluefaced Leicester £93 Springs Farm, £75 Low Kit Brow. Beltex £92 Bibbys Farm. Suffolk £89.50, £80, £76.50 Maddison Avenue, £70, £64.50 Bensons Farm. Mule £85.50 Overhouses, £84, £80 Springs Farm, £78 Yates Farm, £75.50 Low Kit Brow. Charollais £78, £76 Maddison Avenue, £75.50 Park Farm Barn. Cheviot £74.50, £64 Moss Side Farm. Continental £70 Moss House Farm, £67.50 Yates Farm. Swaledale £56.50, £54.50 Overhouses.
There was just a handful of Cast Ewes in the market today which saw Texel Ewes sell to £64 from JM & MH France & Son, New House Farm, Littledale. Just the one Prime Bull in the market today saw an Angus sell to 199.5p/kg or £1101 from P & A Bell, Village Farm, Pilling
At our staff party in December we recognised staff for their long service with the company, all have worked over 25 years. These included Gary Capstick, John Baines, David Birkett, Robert Dixon, Kath Robinson, Colin Pye, jackie Stephens, Raymond Robinson, Micharl Mashiter, Gillian Ellis and David Bainbridge. Congratulations to all.
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Show & Sale of 50 PEDIGREE & COMMERCIAL DAIRY CATTLE SHOW & SALE OF HOLSTEIN BREEDING BULLS Entries close Friday 5th January Wednesday 17th January Sale of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT To include Lambing Equipment. Please advise the office of entries. Email photos to info@nwauctions.co.uk for advertising