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North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 25th February

Weekly Report & Newsletter J36 Monthly Machinery Sale The monthly Machinery Sale at J36 saw a large crowd of buyers in attendance from throughout the Northern, Eastern and Midland counties.

With over 400 lots offered there was certainly something for everyone. Highlights include a NH TS100A selling for £17,650, Kevernland 4F Plough £5250, Amazone Power Harrows £4700, L200 Truck £3150. Seasonal equipment attracted keen interest with sheep feeders £600, £340, creep feeders £170 and lamb adopters £195.

Next sale at J36 is on Wednesday 25th March.

Please contact the office with early entries for advertising.

Date for your Diary Saturday 9th May Farm dispersal sale to include 6 tractors plus large selection of grassland equipment

NWA Property FINDING YOU PASTURES NEW - 015395 66222

Hullater Farm, Oxen Park, Ulverston Dairy & Stockrearing Farm Extending to 358.10 Acres/144.92 For sale by Informal Tender in 5 lots A productive dairy and stockrearing farm extending in total to 358.10 acres/144.92 hectares of meadow, pasture, upland grazing and heathland.

Also of interest to those seeking amenity land and with potential for a small valuable sporting estate.

Tenders to be received by 3.00 p.m. on Thursday, 19th March, 2015.

Full particulars and tender form available from the offices of the Agent. e. info@nwauctions.co.uk t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) t. 015395 66200 (J36 Kendal)

NWA Lancaster , Wyresdale Road, Golgotha, Lancaster, LA1 3JQ

e. property@nwauctions.co.uk t. 015395 66222 (J36 Kendal) t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster)

e. help@nwauctions.co.uk t. 015395 66222 (J36 Kendal) t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster)

NWA J36, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7FP

Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 27th February Another strong entry of Cast Cows with 82 cows forward, comprising of only 3 beef cows. Trade was significantly stronger than last week, averaging 126.2ppk, some 15ppk up on other local centres. Topping the sale at 179.5ppk was a stabiliser bull from JA & R Geldard & Sons, Levens. Top gross of the day came from GA & A Atkinson & Son, Cantsfield with a Friesian cow selling to £1391. Dairy hefiers sold to a top of 169.5ppk from JB & JB Lawson, Cockerham and J, CH & JG Bland, Silverdale. Dairy cows sold to a top of 149.5ppk from JM & A Wallbank, Wray, Lawsons Farm, Cockerham & E & N Wright & Sons, Roeburndale. Dairy cows in general much sharper with well fleshed cows’ 137-149ppk and plainer sorts 117-131ppk with boning cows above the 100ppk mark. The better trade here at Lancaster far outweighs the cost of a Tb pre-movement test. All classes of cows in demand again next Friday.

Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COWS – FR: 149.5p/kg Sweetings Farm & Allcocks Farm; 147.5p/kg Mill Farm; 144.5p/kg Barnfield Farm, Bowsber Farm, Low Levens, Berryholme & Pilling Hall; 139.5 Park House; Abbotson Farm, Tunstall Hall & Catteralls Farm & Batty Hill. AA: 124.5p/kg Ghyll Beck Farm. SIM: 111.5p/kg Longstripes Farm. SRW: 144.5p/kg Holme Head. JER: 119.5p/kg Longstripes Farm.

CAST HEIFERS – Fr: 169.5p/kg Bank End Farm & Arnside Tower; 164.5p/kg Bank End Farm; 149.5p/kg Batty Hill.

PRIME BULL - ST: 179.5p/kg Low Foulshaw Farm.

A reduced entry of Store Cattle this morning were met by a ringside of active buyers. Trade for all classes was similar to last week, with quality a touch less.

Topping the day was a Limousin steer at 27month from Cowell & Moore, Woodplumpton, selling for £1480. Closely followed by a pen of four Limousin bullocks around the 24month realising £1430 from H Champman & Son, Middleton. Angus bullocks sold to £1280 from TC Whiteside & Son, Pilling. Heifers sold to £1240 for a single Charollais from W & J Parkinson, Garstang. Trade for B&W store was similar for older sorts, with younger sorts a fraction less, selling to £1150 from A & E Clarkson. Overall average of £1015 for bullocks and £972 for heifers.

Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE STEERS – FR: £1150 Cock Hall Farm; £1140 Abbotson Farm & Newsham Hall Farm; £970 Hilderstone Farm & Hallbeck; £960 Fern Lea; £950 Old Hall Farm; £900 Bolton Fold Farm. AY: £880 Old Hall Farm. AA: £1280 New Ridge Farm; £1230 Little Tunstall Farm & Intack; £1200 Underhelm; £1190 Foredales Farm; £1170 Isle of Skye Farm; £1100 Bank Field Farm & Lodge Farm. SHO: £1040 Valley View. MRI: £840 Middle Ridge Farm. LIM: £1480 Newsham Hall Farm; £1430 Millbeck; £1370 Whelpside; £1210 Brown Edge; £1190 Moss House Farm; £1120 Green Lane Farm, £1100 Low Woodedge. DR: £780 Granville House. CHAR: £1220 Brown Edge; £1160 Trapp Farm & Oxen Park; £1120 Cock Hall Farm. HE: £1270 Fern Lea; £1260 Raw Head; £1240 Foredales Farm; £1180 Windy Hill Farm; £1160 Low Kit Brow; £1150 Little Tunstall Farm. SIM: £1270 Hilderstone Farm. ST: £1280 Low Foulshaw Farm. BB: £1270 Fleets Farm; £1190 Old Woodhouse; £1050 Cock Hall Farm. MON: £1010 Intack Farm; £980 Middle Ridge Farm; £960 Fanny House Farm. BAZ: £840 Springfield. SRW: £960 Fanny House. NOR: £1060 Fanny House Farm. BLO: £1130 Low Kit Brow.

STORE HEIFERS – AA: £1230 Newsham Hall Farm & Croppers Farm; £1220 Low Levens; £1170 Intack Farm; £1110 Eskew Beck; £1080 Bank Field Farm; £1060 Field House; £1030 Brown Edge. SHO: £850 Cabus Nook. LIM: £1250 Fell End Farm; £1120 Brown Edge; £1080 Bank Field Farm; £1070 Mee Farm; £1020 Oxen Park Farm.

CH: £1240 Cross House Farm; £1140 Low Foulshaw Farm; £1130 Trapp Farm; £1120 Brown Edge. HE: £1180 Raw Head; £1150 Cross House Farm. SIM: £1120 Bodkin Cottage; £1030 Cross House Farm; £1000 Clawthorpe Lodge. ST: £980 Low Foulshaw Farm. BB: £1200 Pasture House Farm; £970 Intack Farm.

STORE BULLS – BB: £840 Brown Brook.

A strong entry of Calves this morning with trade comparable to last week. Topping the calves was AJ & AJ Gibbons with a Blue Bull at 6weeks realising £470.

Other Blue bulls from S & IA Robinson, Burton in Lonsdale realised £465 (x2). Blue heifers sold to £450 at 8weeks from the same home. Angus calves sold to £405 for a nice heifer from RT Halhead, Cockerham. Limousin heifers sold to £340 again from Steven Robinson and £310 from Ben Towers of Tunstall Hall.

Younger Angus bull calves sold to £172 & £170 at only 15-18days from Messers Jones, Sandvilla. Friesian calves not quite as fast on the week, selling to £152 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green. Others to £108 again from JH Towers & Son. Younger fleshier sorts £50-£80. Overall average of £62 for all Friesians forward.

A flying trade for all Stirks forward today selling to £605 for a trio of 5month Blue heifers from A Shepherd, Pilling. Blue bulls, the same age, sold to £600. A younger 4month blue bullock to £580 from A & L Gardner, Quernmore. More stirks urgently required to meet the increasing demand.

Winning the Dugdale Nutrition Calf Competition for the highest price calf under 6weeks for February was AJ & AJ Gibbons with a 41day old Blue Bull selling for £470 to J Townson.

Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALVES – AA: £405 Norbreck Farm. LIM: £340 Longber Farm; £310 Tunstall Farm. BB: £450 Longber Farm; £350 Norbreck Farm.

BULL CALVES – FR: £152 Sellerley Farm; £108 Tunstall Hall; £80 Tills Farm. AA: £172 Sandvilla; £122 Walkers i’th Fields. BB: £470 Catteralls Farm; £465 Longber Farm; £400 Norbreck Farm. SRW: £25 Walkers i’th Fields.

BULL STIRKS – BB: £600 Muffys Platt Farm; £580 Redfields. FR: £430 Brown Brook.

HEIFER STIRKS – BB: £605 Muffys Platts Farm. AA: £430 Redfields.

Monday 2nd March Prime Hoggs sold to a dearer trade averaging 12 pence up on the previous week. The market average was 198ppk with SQQ hoggs averaging 200ppk. An entry of 427 forward saw all classes of hoggs in strong demand and keenly bid for especially inside fed and well finished hoggs. Better types of hoggs sold around 210ppk topping at 213ppk from J Bargh & Son of North Farm.

427 Prime Hoggs to £95 & 213.0p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 213.0 190.5 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 211.0 201.5 Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 200.0 189.1

Prime Hogg Top Prices: SUFF; £95 North Farm; £90 Fell End Farm. MASH; £85.50 Holme House Farm. MULE; £85 Fell End Farm; £84 Yates Farm; £74 Low Moor Head Farm. HORNED; £81 Tarnwater Farm; £75 Holme House Farm. CHA; £74 Throstle Grove; £92.50 Walmsley Fold. CHEV; £84 Weavers Farm; £83 North Farm. TEX; £92 Bamber Farm; £92 North Farm; £92 Old Woodhouse

A reduced number of Cast Sheep forward today sold to a continued good trade. Texel tups sold to a top of £140 with Charollais’ to £135 from P Lawrenson, Brindle. Continental ewes sold around the £100 mark with fit mule ewes selling into the nineties.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: SUFF; £102 Highfield Farm. MASH- £94 Stirzakers Farm. MULE- £94 Burrow Heights Farm; £92 Highfield Farm. TEX; £140 Deepclough; £135 Walmsley Fold; £103 Stirzakers Farm

Three Prime Bulls from E & N Wright & Sons of Allcocks Farm saw British Blue bulls sell to 199.5ppk and 191.5ppk with Angus bulls selling to 179.5ppk.

Prime Bull Top Prices:

3 Prime Bulls to 199.5p/kg or £165.33 Class Top Av. Other 199.5 190.0

AA; 179.5 Allcocks Farm. BRB; £199.5 Allcocks Farm.

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Lancaster Sale Reports The weekly sale of Breeding Sheep at Lancaster had an entry of 71 families forward selling to once again a ring full of active buyers. Texel Shearlings with twins sold to a top price of £242 a family from M Sutcliffe of Tarn Farm with Texel singles from the same home selling to £182. Older Texel ewes sucking strong Texel twins sold to £227 with single lambs topping at £190 from Peter and Susan Robinson of Claughton on Brock. Aged mule ewes sucking young twin lambs from D Miller of Cobble Hey sold to £194 with other pens of aged mule ewes selling in the £180’s. Mules sucking singles sold to £158 from Peter Anderton of Scorton. An overall average of £71 per head including a lot of older sheep and young lambs.

Breeding Sheep Averages

Texel Shearlings with Twins Texel Shearlings with Twins Texel Aged with Twins Texel Aged with Single

Av. £242 £167 £209 £165

Top. £242 £182 £227 £190

Vendor.

M Sutcliffe M Sutcliffe G & M Robinson G & M Robinson

Suffolk Aged with Twins Mule Aged with Twins Mule Aged with Single Masham Aged with Twins

Av. £194 £181 £147 £178

Top. £194 £194 £158 £185

Vendor.

DC Miller DC Miller P Anderton DC Miller

J36 Sale Reports Thursday 26th February The weekly sale of Calves, saw an entry of 36 forward. All classes once again keenly bid for. Black and whites continue to now sell to a consistent trade at J36 with good rearing types to £145 twice from ML & SM Dobson of Espford Farm. Older weaned Black and Whites sold to £290 from TK Robinson & Son of Greaves Farm, with others from the same home selling to £210 and £160. All Black and Whites sold to an average of £89 with majority small calves selling £30 plus.

Plenty of beef calves on offer with something to suit every buyers’ needs. Weaned British Blue bulls sold to £400 from TK Robinson & Son of Greaves Farm, who sold British Blue heifers to £400. Younger beef calves in demand with British Blue Bulls to £305 from J Hoggarth & Son of Manor House.

Calf Top Prices: BULL CALVES - FR: £290 Greaves Farm; £145 Espford Farm; £120 Endmoor Farm. LIM: £370 Greaves Farm; £330 Spout House. BB: £400 Greaves Farm; £305 Manor House Farm.

HEIFER CALVES – LIM: £375 Greaves Farm; £290 Espford Farm. BB: £400 Greaves Farm; £265 Manor House Farm.

The opening monthly sale of Stirks had a smaller entry than hoped for, although the sale had attracted plenty of interest from buyers far and wide. The buyers around the ring were looking to purchase all types of stirks.

Angus steers sold to a top of £590 from R Cowin of Kirkby Lonsdale, who also sold six month old Flekvieh steers to £540 and £525.

Heifers were keenly sought, selling to a top of £580 for Limousins from B Butterfield & Son of Moss House Farm. A mixed entry of Black and Whites ranging between 3 and 5 months old sold to a top of £310 from MH & AR Robinson of Holmescales.

Stirk Top Prices: BULL STIRKS – FR: £310 Holmscales Farm; £220 Moss House Farm.

HEIFER STIRKS – AA: £560 Moss House Farm; £555 Hawkrigg. LIM: £580 Moss House Farm; £500 Holmescales. HE: £545 Moss House Farm. BB: £440 Sleatburn Farm.

STEER STIRKS – AA: £590 Hawkrigg. FKV: £540 Hawkrigg

A very mixed quality show of Store Hoggs as the store sheep season now nears its end. Short keep hoggs carrying flesh sold to £64 plus, topping at £71 from J & H Bland & Son Ltd of Ninezergh for Suffolks. Medium keep lambs sold around the sixty pound mark with Rough Fells selling to £63.50 from James Potter of Low Stead. Store hoggs sold to an overall market average of £56.42.

Store Hogg Top Prices: STORE LAMBS – SUFF: £71 Ninezergh; £68.50 Lupton High; £65 Hall Farm.

MASH: £59.50 Mealrigg. SWALE: £31 Hall Farm. RGH: £63.50 Low Stead; £60 Buckingham Road. TEX: £65.50 Low Stead; £64 Low Woodedge Farm; £61 Lupton High; £60 Beck House.

An entry of Breeding Sheep that included the dispersal of in lamb Texel and Mule hoggs from W Huddleston & Son of Borrans Farm. Mule hoggs in lamb sold to £115 with Texels selling to £109. Empty mule gimmer hoggs selling to £88 and empty texel hoggs to £93. Mule gimmer in lamb shearlings sold to a top of £160 from Dalton Old Hall with other pens of in lamb mule gimmer shearlings selling between £140 and £155.

Breeding Sheep Top Prices: GELD HOGGS – MULE: £88 Borrans Farm. TEX: £93 Borrans Farm.

IN-LAMB EWES – MULE: £160 Dalton Old Hall; £156 Halton Park Farm; £115 Borrans Farm. TEX: £104 Borrans Farm.

Forthcoming Sales Thursday 12th March Spring Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle Thursday 26th March Special Sale of Dairy Youngstock

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Tuesday 3rd March The Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep at NWA J36 saw Prime Hoggs sell to 222p/kg for Beltex x from F G & G C L Stephenson Ltd. and S A Hill, with well fleshed hoggs commanding a premium. A top price of £98 achieved, again from F G & G C L Stephenson Ltd. Hill hoggs sold to £90 for Cheviot x from L A & M Lambert with SBF £87.50 from S & M Cooper.

An SQQ average of 191p/kg saw a rise from last week with all types selling to full value.

Prime Hogg Top Prices: Suff: £95, Stank; £93, £89.50 Low House Farm; £91.50 High Tenement Farm; £90 Netherhouses Farm. Mash: £85, £83 Swallowmire; £82 Killington Drive. Mule: £87 Sellat Mill; £84.50 Tarnside Farm; £84.50, £84 Cuerdale Hall Farm; £84 Sykes Farm. Swale: £79, £78 Sykes Farm; £78 Well Foot; £76 Old School House; £75 Red Logde. RFell: £79 Killington Drive; £78 Millbeck; £74.50, £70 Croft Foot Farm. SBF: £87.50, £86 Tarnside Farm; £79.50 Slack Farm. Char: £80 New Close; £79.50 Skelwith Fold; £74.50 Charley Crag Farmhouse; £73 Kirket Nook. Chev: £90 Brow Head; £83.50 Hutton Roof Hall; £80 Swallowmire. Tex: £95 Killington Drive; £92, £91 Low House Farm; £92 Old School House; £90 The Borrans. Herd: £76, £60.50 Tarn Foot. Belt: £98 Deansbiggin; £89 The Dell, Blea Tarn Road.

Cast Sheep sold to £145 for best Texels from A W Crowe with others regularly £116-£130. Mule ewes averaged £89, topping at £109.

Hill ewes £81 for Rough Fell.

Cast Rams sold to £132 with Suffolks from F & S A Edmondson

Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Sheep Suff: £112 Ninezergh. Mule: £109 Johnscales Farm; £108 High Green, Long Streets Farm; £107 Hill Top; £106 Rinkfield. Swale: £73 High Green; £64 Well Foot; £63 Long Streets Fam; £60 Skelwith Fold Farm. RFell: £81 Swallowmire; £74 High Green. SBF: £72 Moss Howe Farm. Char: £128, £126 High Green. Chev: £106 High Tenement Farm; £97 Green Lane End Farm. Tex: £145, £143 Ashtree Cottage; £141, £126 Spital Farm; £122 High Foulshaw Farm. Lleyn: £98 Gaitbarrow Farm. Herd: £63 Middle Fell; £62, £58 Cross Hill Cottage; £60 Tilberthwaite. Belt: £108, £96 The Dell.

Cast Rams Suff: £132 Netherhouses Farm. Tex: £120 Hutton Roof Hall; £118 Johnscales Farm; £110 Wray Farm.

Poultry & Waterfowl Sale At J36 Saturday 21st March Sale Of Equipment Hatching Eggs, Geese, Ducks Bantams, Large Fowl Miscellaneous Poultry Entry forms available online For more information please contact Will Alexander on 07976 646035

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Basic Payment Scheme We are now able to register clients for the new Basic Payment Scheme, whether you have received a letter from the RPA or not. Please contact either Rodney 015395 66213 or Carole 015395 66216

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March

March

Monday 9th

Tuesday 10th

Weekly Prime Stock Sale at 9am & Sheep & Lambs at 11am

Monthly Pig Sale at 10.30am Sheep & Lambs 11am Weekly Prime Stock Sale at 1pm

Friday 13th Weekly Cattle Sale Calves & OTM 10.15am Store Cattle 11.15am

Thursday 12th Calves, Dairy Cattle, Beef Breeding Cattle, Store & Breed Sheep Sale to commence at 10.15am

Saturday 14th Collective Sale of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Equipment, Tools & Timber, focusing on Springtime Machinery & Equipment

Saturday 21st Poultry & Waterfowl Sale & Plant & Shrub Sale

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Annual Spring Sale of Rare & Minority Breed Livestock At J36 Saturday 2nd May Also today

Retirement Dispersal Sale of Alpacas on behalf of Town End Alpacas Sale of Registered Fell Ponies on behalf of the Fell Pony Society Entry forms available in due course For more information please visit our website or call the office

Contact Details Bill Nelson - Livestock Manager 07785 542738 Gary Capstick - Auctioneer 07970 830518 Matthew Probert - Auctioneer 07760 557932 Ian Atkinson - Auctioneer 07766 521472 Will Alexander - Fieldsman & Trainee Auctioneer 07976 646035 Richard Gardiner - Fieldsman 07713 787510 George Harryman - Fieldsman 07759 278741