North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 4th April
NWA Lancaster - Store Cattle, Calves, Stirks & OTM Cattle Friday 30th March The sale of Store Cattle saw a reduced entry due to the bank holiday weekend but this had no effect on trade with a strong prices achieved through-out the sale. The trade topped this week for Limousin Bullocks at £1390 from WA Hodgson, Whinfell. This was closely followed by Charolais Bullocks selling to £1340 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Natland. Aberdeen Angus Bullocks twice sold to a top of £1340, firstly for a pen of four from G Sagar & Son, Caton and then a pen of three from EW & CR Clegg & Son, Stalmine. Heifers saw British Blues sell to £1310 from ME & J Swarbrick, Poulton le Fylde. Black and White Bullocks sold to a top of £1120 from JM & AG Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – LIMOUSIN: £1390 Whelpside Farm; £1300 High House Farm; £1200 Hazelslack Tower Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1340 High House Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1340 New Parkside Farm; £1340 Yew Tree Farm; £1240 Hazelslack Tower Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £1160 Bridge Farm; £1160 Stubb Hall Farm; £1130 Lathwaite Farm. FRIESIAN: £1120 Bensons Farm; £1060 Stubb Hall Farm; £950 Buck Bank Farm. HEREFORD: £1120 Thorns Farm; £1120 Lathwaite Farm; £11080 Bouthwaite Farm. SIMMENTAL: £1120 Lathwaite Farm STORE HEIFERS – BRITISH BLUE: £1310 Bridge Farm; £1080 Bouthwaite Farm; £1060 Wood Nook Farm. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1220 New Parkside Farm; £1090 Isle of Skye Farm; £1020 Broad Oak. LIMOUSIN: £1150 Stubb Hall Farm; £1070 High House Farm; £990 Todgill Farm. CHAROLAIS: £1140 Brown Edge; £1020 Narrow Gate Farm; £1000 Brown Edge. SIMMENTAL: £1060 Stubb Hall Farm.
There was a small entry of Cast Cows forward, with 30 in the market selling to an overall average of 128p/kg. Limousin Cows sold to a top of 171.5p/kg or £1203 from T & S Blades, Arkholme, with plenty of well fleshed beef cows selling between 145-170p/kg. Black and White Heifers sold to a top of 167.5p/kg from AB & J Parkinson & Son, Out Rawcliffe with Black and White Cows selling to 149.5p/kg from T & CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping. All black and whites forward sold to an overall market average of 131.5p/kg. Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COW – LIMOUSIN: 171.5 Hill Top Farm. FRIESIAN: 167.5 Liscoe Farm; 149.5 Brown Brook; 144.5 Park Farm. SIMMENTAL: 161.5 Todgill Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: 149.5 White Lund Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 144.5 Low Moor Head Farm; 124.5 Todgill Farm. STABILISER: 141.5 Low Foulshaw. CAST BULL – FRIESIAN: 114.5 Higher Core.
The monthly sale of Stirks, including the weekly sale of calves saw the largest entry forward for the sale for sometime with 175 going under the gavel. The Stirk sale attracted plenty of interest from buyers, with the busiest ringside seen for sometime, with many potential buyers leaving empty handed and some not being able to get a bid. The entry consisted of Continental, Native and Black and White Stirks ranging from weanlings to yearling cattle with the majority being the 5-6months age. The trade sold to a top of £680 for a Hereford Heifer from J Maxwell, Halton. August born British Blue Steers sold to a top of £610 from M & M Carr, Burton in Kendal. July born Hereford Steers sold to £590 from R & A Jolleys, Cabus. There was plenty of continental bred steers selling mid to late five hundreds. Three month old Aberdeen Angus Bulls from J & M Sanderson, Kirkham sold to £410. June and July born Black and White Bulls sold to £390 from RE & P Miller, Barnacre. Yearling Black and White Bullocks sold to a top of £550 from WJ & EA Woodhouse, Nateby. The strong demand for Stirks will continue until the Spring, with our next Stirk sale being Friday 27th April. The weekly sale of Calves saw three week old British Blue Bulls sell to £275 from T & CM Kelsall & Son, Chipping with others from the same good home selling to £270. Black and White Bull calves saw best ones selling over the £100 mark, topping at £115 from WN & D Smith, Cockerham. Calf & Stirk Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – HEREFORD: £120 Redfields. BULL CALF – BRITISH BLUE: £275 Brown Brook.HEREFORD: £190 Kitchlow Farm. FRIESIAN: £180 Brown Brook; £115 Cocker House Farm; £110 Liscoe Farm. MONTBELLIARDE: £125 Redfields. BULL STIRK – ABERDEEN ANGUS: £490 Pasture Barn Farm. LIMOUSIN: £465 Hare Apple Tree; £300 Redfields. HEREFORD: £435 Redfields. FRIESIAN: £390 Lower Lingart; £325 Hare Apple Tree. HEIFER STIRK – HEREFORD: £680 Whinney Garth; £580 Heald Farm. LIMOUSIN: £585 Sella Farm; £400 Hare Apple Tree. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £570 Gibsons Farm; £465 Ellers Farm; £450 Sella Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £540 Sella Farm; £520 Boldens Farm; £480 Clawthorpe Lodge. SIMMENTAL: £450 Clawthorpe Lodge. SALER: £220 Clawthorpe Lodge. BULLOCK STIRK – BRITISH BLUE: £610 Clawthorpe Lodge; £555 Sella Farm. HEREFORD: £590 Marlholes Farm; £550 Whinney Garth. ABERDEEN ANGUS: £580 Ellers Farm; £570 Boldens Farm; £565 Green Lane Farm. FRIEISAN: £550 Gibsons Farm; £410 Myerscough College; £390 Bambers Farm. SIMMENTAL: £530 Clawthorpe Lodge. FLECKVIEH: £490 Farleton House; £355 Clawthorpe Lodge. CONTINENTAL: £360 Longwood House. SALER: £305 Clawthorpe Lodge.
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Lancaster Sale Reports Monday 2nd April A smaller entry of Spring Lambs forward this week at Lancaster saw plenty of interest from buyers once again. The trade topped at £143 for 49kg Charollais lambs from Neil Sutcliffe of Cockerham. This was closely followed by JD & V Towers of Farleton selling to £140 or 318p/kg with a pair of Charollais weighing 44kg. Lambs twice topped at 324p/kg firstly from JD & V Towers of Farleton with 42kg Charolais lambs with W Bradley of Goosnargh selling 34kg to £110. There was an overall market average of 310p/kg. Spring Lamb Top Prices: CHAROLAIS: £143 Lathwaite Farm; £140 Camp House Farm. TEXEL: £112 Whittingham Lane.
A stronger trade than expected for Prime Hoggs following the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend with 374 forward selling to an overall market average of 225p/kg with 39-45kg selling to an average of 238p/kg with 45-52kg Hoggs sold to an average of 250p/kg. Prime Hogg Top Prices: TEXEL: £146 Blackleach House Farm; £129 Throstle Grove Farm; £122 Low Moor Head Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £129 Throstle Grove Farm; £125.50 Middle Ridge Farm; £115 Park Farm Barn. SUFFOLK: £125 Medlar Hall Farm; £116.50 Medlar Hall Farm; £101.50 Inverbervie. MULE: £111 Conder Mill; £107.50 Park Farm Barn; £102 Low Moor Head Farm. SCOTCH BLACKFACE: £108.50 Tarnwater Farm. CHEVIOT: £95 Cragg Farm; £92 Tarnwater Farm; £90 Weavers Farm. ROUGH FELL: £94.50 Medlar Hall Farm. DORSET: £86.50 Medlar Hall Farm. DALESBRED: £78.50 Medlar Hall Farm. HAMPSHIRE: £71.50 Medlar Hall Farm. HERDWICK: £70 Marl House. SWALEDALE: £69.50 Rooten Brook; £64 Medlar Hall Farm; £60 Marl House.
Inside fed and well fleshed Hoggs sold to a strong premium where more could have easily been sold. Topping the trade today at £146 was heavy weight Texel Hoggs from GH Sanderson & Family, Catforth who also sold Hoggs to 304p/kg for 47kg amounting to £143, the entire consignment from the Sanderson Family average £142. There were numerous pens of good quality Continental and Suffolk Hoggs selling between £120-£130. Mule Hoggs sold to a top of £111 from JW & SE Drinkwater, Quernmore. Horned Hoggs sold to £108.50 or 258p/kg for 42kg Scotch Blackface from WM Pye, Ashton with Stodday. More Cast Sheep could have been sold this morning with, once again, all selling to a strong trade with vendors urged to take advantage of this. Topping the trade today was Elsie Hartley, Hornby with Texel Ewes selling to £120. Suffolk Ewes sold to £108 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. Cast Sheep Top Prices: TEXEL: £120 Hazel Brae; £89 Burrow Heights Farm; £81 Barnacre Close. SUFFOLK: £108 Burrow Heights Farm. MULE: £80 Burrow Heights Farm.
The largest entry of Sheep with Lambs at Foot this season at Lancaster saw 65 outfits or 175 lives forward. Despite the very wet wintery weather there was plenty of interest ringside with everything well bid for. Topping the sale was D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe selling Continental Ewes with Twins to £188. This was closely followed by £182 for Continental Ewes with Twins of WW Hunter & Sons, Cockerham. Aged Mule Ewes with Twin Texel Lambs sold to a top of £180 from D & K Swarbrick who also sold three further pens to £175. Continental Ewes with Single Lambs sold to a top of £135 from WW Hunter & Sons with two further pens from the same good home selling to £130. Next sale of Sheep with lambs at foot at Lancaster Monday 9th April at 11am. Entries are welcome Breeding Sheep Top Prices: SHEARLINGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT – TEXEL: £142 Moss End Farm EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT – SUFFOLK: £142 Higher Hollinhead Farm. TEXEL: £188 Bensons Farm; £182 Braides Farm; £180 Moss End Farm. MULE: £180 Bensons Farm; £152 Claife Avenue; £140 Higher Hollinhead Farm.
On-Farm Dispersal Sale On Behalf K Whitaker & Son, Bay Horse Saturday 21st April at 10.30am Entries include 2016 John Deere 6110 MC & MXT410 Loader, 2008 John Deere 5820, International 385 C/W Loader, Mini Digger Kubota KX363, 5 Buckets, 2016 Yamaha 700SE Quad Bike, International 454 Hydro Static Drive, International 454, Bateman 12ft Livestock Trailer, C/W Sheep Decks & Division Gate, Redrock 1800gallon Slurry Tanker, West 1300 Dual Spreader, V Mix Plus BVL 12mt Feeder with cross conveyer, 8 Ton Twin Axel Horn Trailer, Fahr Appollo Scaling out Machine, McHale Shear Grab 48inch, Tanco Big Bale Squeezer, Abbey Off set Pasture Topper 8ft, Richie Galvanised Yard Scraper, 2008 RECO Sulky Till Sower DRC, Primex 17ft Slurry Stirrer, IAE Crush C/W Foot Trimming Attachments, Richie Com bi Clamp Sheep Handing System with Weigh Scale – as new, 2016 Modulamb Sheep Handling Trailer, 7 Galvanised Calf Pens, 90 Cow Mats & IAE Super Comfort Cow Cubicles, Honda Generac 4000hp Generator, Milk Barrow 100l with Electric Mixer,Cattle & Sheep Handling Equipment Etc. Please see website for full list of entries and photos
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J36 Sale Reports Tuesday 3rd April A few less Sheep with lambs forward in the market today but the brisk trade continued especially after the poor weather over the weekend. A few more younger sheep now starting to come forward, sold to a top of £195 for Mule shearlings with Texel twins from NJ Strickland and Son of Whinfell, with other Mule shearlings and Texel twins from John Young of Lindale to £190. Broken mouthed Mule ewes with Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £175 from JF Cook of Witherslack. More ewes and lambs required each week with 65 outfits to date booked in for Tuesday 10th April 2018. There were no Spring Lambs forward this week but purchasers are expressing interest for next week, if you would like to discuss contact Ian Atkinson on 07766521472. There was a smaller entry of Prime Hoggs today with the strongest trade seen this season. An overall market average of 248p/kg or £102.07 was achieved, with hoggs weighing 39-45kg averaging 260p/kg. The trade topped at £148 for heavy weight Texel hoggs from MD & SA Park of Lyth Valley, closely followed by heavy weight Beltex hoggs from NJ Strickland and Son of Whinfell, selling to £143 with plenty of heavy weight hoggs selling in excess of £130. Best quality Beltex hoggs sold around 300p/kg, selling to a top of 313p/kg and 306p/kg from JG Harryman of Ambleside. Mules sold to a top of £118 for heavy weights from TE, JS and SA Carruthers of Underbarrow. Prime Hogg Top Prices: Texel - £148 Whitbarrow Cottage, £141 5 Mint Close, £138 Toad Hall Farm, £135, £134 The Galleon. Beltex - £143 The Borrans, £129, £116, £100 The Galleon. Suffolk - £131 Hill Top Farm, £119 Hawkrigg End, £115 Helm Croft, £107.5, £103.5 Tullithwaite Hall Office. Charollais - £129 Underhelm Farm, £119 Red Scar, £65 Lundholme Farm. Mule - £118 Red Scar, £116 2 Netherbeck Barn, £112 Fell House, £108.5, £100 Helm Croft. Cheviot - £100 Silverhow Farm, £89, £88 Hartrigg, £85 Poole Bank Farm, £83 Moss House Farm. Horned - £100 Red Scar, £97 The Borrans, £77 High Borrans Farm. Herdwick - £99 Millriggs, £86 High Borrans Farm, £79.5 Gaisgill Row Farm, £76 Moss House Farm, £75 Wall End Farm. Swaledale - £94 Wall End Farm, £86.5 High Borrans Farm. Continental - £86.5 Moss House Farm. Rough Fell - £85, £76 St Annes Farm, £74 Moss House Farm. Scotch - £82 Moss House Farm.
The strong Cast Sheep trade continues, with ewes an even sharper trade this week then last. The trade topped at £160 and £157 for Texel ewes from J Stott Jnr of Crosscrake. Beltex ewes topped at £139 from RJ Willison of Levens, closely followed by £135 for Beltex ewes from DW Cottam of New Hutton. A consignment of strong ewes from W Garnett and Son of Milnthorpe topped at £137 for Texels with Mules from the same good home to £107. The Cheviot Mule trade topped at £133 from AR & C Fawcett of Gosforth. Mule ewes sold to a top of £112 from WT Whitaker and Son of Nether Kellet. Plenty of good Continental ewes were selling £120 plus and best mules around the £100 mark. The horned ewe trade equally as strong today. Cast Sheep Top Prices:
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Kentmere Forthcoming Sale On instructions from the Exors of Mrs. J.H. Strickland GRANDY BARN, KENTMERE, KENDAL which is to be sold by public auction (subject to conditions and unless sold previously) on Tuesday, 15th May, 2018 at 7.00 p.m. at The Exhibition Hall at J36 Rural Auction Centre, Grandy Barn comprises a well-situated and attractive detached 5 bedroom house together with a barn, buildings at Pumple Syke and 21.86 ac/8.85 ha of land. To be sold in seven lots.
Cast Ewes: Texel - £160, £157 Kingsland, £137 Ackenthwaite Farm, £129 Crabtree Farm, £123 Middleshaw Hall. Beltex - £139 Cinderbarrow Farm, £135 Hagg Farm, £132 Silverhow Farm, £116 Farleton House, £115 Silverhow Farm. Cheviot Mule - £133, £118 Silverhow Farm. Suffolk - £131 Smithy Green Farm, £131 High Biggarsbank, £122 Ackenthwaite Farm, £109 Ninezergh, £105 Smithy Green Farm. Mule - £112 Lane Ends Note – The Contracts and Conditions of Sale will be available Farm, £107 Ackenthwaite Farm, £103 Lane Ends Farm, £103 Smithy Green Farm. Cheviot from 4th May, 2018. £105 Poppy Farm, £92 High House Farm, £77 Middle Ridge Farm, £70 Green Lane End Note – The house is subject to an agricultural Farm, £44 Croft Foot Farm. Continental - £85 Silverhow Farm, £85, £60 10 Abbey Drive, occupancy condition. £50 Mosergh Farm. Charollais - £79 Poppy Farm. Masham - £71 Mosergh Farm. Viewing – Saturday and Tuesday from 2.00p.m. – 4.00p.m. Leicester - £69 Cinderbarrow Farm. Rough Fell - £69 Croft Foot Farm, £66 Mosergh Farm. Swaledale - £68 2 Netherbeck Barn, £68 The Borrans, £60 Helm Croft, £53 Moss commencing Saturday, 7th April, 2018 Head. Scotch - £65 Silverhow Farm, £40 Farleton House. Horned - £56 High Farm. Full details and plans available from the Auctioneers. Dales Bred – Mosergh Farm. Cast Ram: Leicester - £85 Wads Howe. Texel - £84 Bramaskew. Herdwick - £70 Wall End Farm.
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Lancaster Auction Mart
Monday 9th April 9am 50 SPRING LAMBS, 500 PRIME HOGGS followed 200 CAST SHEEP Last Sale Spring Lambs averaged 310p/kg. More butchers lambs required 11am Weekly Sale of 100 SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT Entries inc. 35 Cont. & Mule Ewes with Cont. Lambs. Friday 13th April 10.15am 60 REARING CALVES 10.15am 150 CAST/OTM CATTLE 11.15am 400 STORE CATTLE Last Wk Blks to £1390 & Hfrs to £1310 Monday 16th April at 11am Show & Sale of SHEARLINGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT Judging at 10.30am Show Pens of five Mule & Cont. with Twins. Please advise office of entries Tuesday 17th April at 11.15am Monthly Show & Sale of PEDIGREE & COMMERCIAL DAIRY CATTLE inc. sale of YOUNGSTOCK All Breeds of Cattle Required to Fulfil Buyers Requirements. Last Sale Cows Av. £1764 & Hfrs Av. £1652. Sale topped at £3000. Entries close Friday 6th April. In Conjunction with HASSALL BROTHERS Contact 01829 260545 for more information
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Saturday 7th April at 10.30am Monthly Sale of 1000 Lots of MACHINERY, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Phone the office with entries for advertising. Email photos to info@nwauctions.co.uk Tuesday 10th April 10.30am Monthly Sale of all classes of PIGS See website for entries 11am Weekly Sale of 100 SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT 1pm 50 SPRING LAMBS, 1000 PRIME HOGGS followed by 750 CAST SHEEP Tuesday 17th April Show & Sale of SHEARLINGS & EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT Show Pens of five Mule & Cont. Shlgs with Twins & five Ewes with Twins. Please advise office of entries. Judging at 10am Thursday 19th April 10.15am 80 REARING CALVES & STIRKS 10.30am 60 CAST COWS inc. TB Restricted Cattle 11am Monthly Sale of BEEF BREEDING & 150 STORE CATTLE Entries close Wednesday 11th April Saturday 28th April at 10.30am Sale of RARE & MINORITY BREED LIVESTOCK Sale of POULTRY, WATERFOWL, HATCHING EGGS & EQUIPMENT Entries close Tuesday 17th April Thursday 17th May – MAY FAIR DAY Inaugural MULTI-BREED BULL sale. Pedigree & Commercial Beef Bulls. Entries forms now available. More info contact Ian Atkinson on 07766 521472
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